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What's the weave of this fabric?
Here is example of Hopsack weave, (URL below), and the pattern you get is orthogonal, like a 'nailhead' but if you look closely, you will see, I think, that there is no mid-weave, or intermediate layer: the layer of contrasting color thread gives a nail head pattern the distinctive pattern. I...- robert in LA
- Post #3
- Forum: Menswear Advice
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HOF: What Are You Wearing Right Now - Part IV (starting May 2014)
The tie picks up the color of the slacks and the shoes nicely. I'd roll with that. If it were later in the day, or evening, I would tone down the color in the socks.- robert in LA
- Post #55,229
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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HOF: What Are You Wearing Right Now - Part IV (starting May 2014)
This is good advice. The pullover is lovely: very nicely made. This said, a pullover that has such a high stitch count with a fine and supple yarn does not pair well with with a shirt with a lot of structure, such as this oxford cloth with a full, deep placket. More weight in the yarn of the...- robert in LA
- Post #55,222
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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What's the weave of this fabric?
Some people would think of that as one of the 'nailhead' weaves. The fabric tends to be heavy, with the exposed second color as a mid-weave between the top and bottom layers. Like traditional Harris Tweeds, nailheads were more common one hundred years ago, in colder climates, and before central...- robert in LA
- Post #2
- Forum: Menswear Advice
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Ask A Question, Get An Answer... - Post All Quick Questions Here (Classic menswear)
Oh my, why would you look at American labels when you can have anything you want made to measure locally for 1K per suit, in nice tropical worsteds . . .- robert in LA
- Post #16,285
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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HOF: What Are You Wearing Right Now - Part III
The sub-text of these shortened, unstructured jackets, is to poke fun at the 'dreadnought' of blazers: full canvas, full padding, some cashmere in the blend, perhaps gold plated cast brass buttons, and worn very little these days. And the dreadnought's time has passed, and something else...- robert in LA
- Post #32,167
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Ask A Question, Get An Answer... - Post All Quick Questions Here (Classic menswear)
On a pair of cotton twill slacks like this the stitching holes really will not be visible after a washing or two. I am with you on taking the label off, BTW.- robert in LA
- Post #15,750
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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HOF: What Are You Wearing Right Now - Part III
The current cut (raised hem) of those jackets is always a little problematic. They probably work best either with jeans, and unbuttoned, or in a suit where the transition from the the jacket to the pants is made less obvious through the continuity of the fabric. Wearing these jacket...- robert in LA
- Post #32,144
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Really? It sounds as if you know the line very well, and I do not. Yet from the photo there does not seem to be room for a Goodyear welt in the stack.- robert in LA
- Post #15,732
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Ask A Question, Get An Answer... - Post All Quick Questions Here (Classic menswear)
Almost certainly Blake stitched.- robert in LA
- Post #15,729
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Ask A Question, Get An Answer... - Post All Quick Questions Here (Classic menswear)
With Loakes, I would definitely go with the 10.5 UK for a US 11.- robert in LA
- Post #13,351
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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HOF: What Are You Wearing Right Now - Part III
Nice jacket. I have a soft spot for linen. The fit does seem on the snug side, or is there some tension in your shoulder? You might try taking a deep breath, rolling your shoulders in a full circle, and then leaving them further back, and taking the photo again. Posture always matters, but it...- robert in LA
- Post #23,615
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Ask A Question, Get An Answer... - Post All Quick Questions Here (Classic menswear)
Eyebobs, www.eyebobs.com does a broad range of very low power reading glasses, all the way down to 1.0 magnification.- robert in LA
- Post #13,348
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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HOF: What Are You Wearing Right Now - Part II
Thanks for the include Fred! -TTO This set of photos picked up more negative comments than I thought they deserved, even in these dark times. So I thought that I would make a few remarks about why this ensemble tends to fall through the cracks a bit. Let me start with what is right about...- robert in LA
- Post #35,872
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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HOF: What Are You Wearing Right Now - Part II
wow this is bad. Why are you hating on the guy? I admire his candor. And his color choices, although simple, have a certain integrity. The larger question, I suppose is whether or not you like the whole truth-to-materials thing in largely unstructured garments made of cotton twill. Apparently...- robert in LA
- Post #35,793
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Zegna navy blazer help
A fully machine-made shirt/jacket (shacket(?)) for $1235+ strikes me as a tad rich, but what do I know. +1- robert in LA
- Post #13
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Ask A Question, Get An Answer... - Post All Quick Questions Here (Classic menswear)
No. They let my collar stays go. I find that TSA prohibits in one location what they accept in another. This can be a real nuisance. You think you have their routine down, and then you don't. To be on the safe side, I would use plastic collar stays, and put any jewelry, including my watch in my...- robert in LA
- Post #6,962
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Ask A Question, Get An Answer... - Post All Quick Questions Here (Classic menswear)
I would say more like a POW. Don't be a dick, he is asking for real advice. I would try a blue or grey SC and see how it works. Mike What's a POW? Oh, Prince of Wales . . . I wonder when that came into common use . . . ?- robert in LA
- Post #6,959
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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^ ??? They are PRL trousers. I am specifically wondering what kind of top to wear with them. The pattern is a very busy, active one, and it is a strong pattern that embeds itself as an afterimage in the eye. Wearing such an active pattern below the waist is always a bit problematic in that it...- robert in LA
- Post #6,958
- Forum: Classic Menswear