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Offical Barbour Thread
The Saxony: warm enough for winter? I'm thinking of either a Saxony or a Duke but haven't found any place to actually try them on. The idea would be to wear the jacket with casual stuff, including and up to sports coats, and during the winter. I live up north so it gets proper cold (well below...- Gent
- Post #1,698
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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What to wear to a wedding if no details are provided?
Here's a novel idea: instead of asking a forum that doesn't know anyone attending the wedding, why don't you call the people that are actually getting married?- Gent
- Post #8
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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white tie with DJ
Academic and diplomatic practices are separate from general practice. In the UK the black vest with a dress coat was a winter time and Court mourning garment. The Little Dook had one by Scholte, as already mentioned in this thread, made long after 1900. True enough, but academia is nearly all...- Gent
- Post #101
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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white tie with DJ
Not sure. I don't recall seeing it. However, if you look at (say) Charles Dana Gibson drawings, everyone has a black vest. Then After about 1900 it's mostly white and after WWI it's all white. Oddly enough, the black vest with tailcoat is still alive in unexpected parts of Europe. Apparently...- Gent
- Post #97
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Recent Sartorialist Looks
Seriously though, she could use a little exercise, but she's not a big girl. In Korea she'd be fat, but in Tennessee she's Kate Moss. Those thighs look like they're born out of excercise, not over-eating. They appear muscular rather than flabby.- Gent
- Post #6,410
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Unfunded Liabilities: a/k/a The Cloth Thread
This would depend on what books you have access to and what sort of fabric characteristics you are looking at. A simple color and design is insufficient to do a good narrowing. Well, I'm sure I can manage any books if need be. Anything from the fairly known merchants (H&S, Dormeui etc.l) would...- Gent
- Post #1,732
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Unfunded Liabilities: a/k/a The Cloth Thread
Just a quick question, as there seems to be a lot of cloth knowledge here. I'm looking for a cloth to make into a summer SC. Blue - not midnight, not a real dark navy, but nothing too light either; think more of an Italian type summer blue - with a strong white windowpane check, in a nice...- Gent
- Post #1,729
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Cheaney
I don't understand this "sourced from India" crap either. Even with workmanship this argument is used very poorly around here, but now we're talking about raw materials. What difference does the source of the material make? Absolutely none, it's the quality that counts. I'm also baffled by some...- Gent
- Post #27
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Where to wear tails?
Sure, on the orchestra. Do you play an instrument? Some guests might turn up in black tie, but that's probably on opening nights and that sort of thing. (Never having actually been to either, it's a guess.) Might be, but wearing white tie would be so much cooler, now wouldn't it? If you're...- Gent
- Post #18
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Please comment on my fit if possible
On the basis of that pic, it looks like a really nice fit.- Gent
- Post #4
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Unfunded Liabilities: a/k/a The Cloth Thread
Point heard. Huntsman seeks to stand out and accomplishes it very well. If your goal is to be outstanding and remarkable, then by all means, Huntsman may suit you very well. This is a matter of horses for courses. If your view of "country" is a race meet at Newmarket, a hunt breakfast in the...- Gent
- Post #1,328
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Unfunded Liabilities: a/k/a The Cloth Thread
Great cloth but I wouldn't go for the super shaped look as in the photo - it doesn't really work in the city or the country. Go less structured - the stuff would be great with jeans and a white shirt. B Huntsman disagrees. As do I, to be honest.- Gent
- Post #1,305
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Most annoying style-related adjectives / phrases?
Sprezzatura and all its cognates. /thread- Gent
- Post #3
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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How much length can I take off this jacket?
It has a decidedly long silhouette, so there's room to shorten it at least to a fairly "classic" length. I doubt you'll be making a balanced yet modern, short jacket out of it, but other than that yo can work with it.- Gent
- Post #13
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Critique my first bespoke suit, what do you think?
Almost all the criticism was based on the head on, full length front and back views, which have been curiously omitted this time around. These cropped, slightly side angle shots are much more flattering. Indeed, these pics don't show the major issues. They look relatively clean, as the only...- Gent
- Post #227
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Critique my first bespoke suit, what do you think?
One last post in this thread ( I hope I won't feel compelled to make any more). Stick to your narrow little world in future please. Go and find some other thread and poster to try and bully, it isn't working here. Anyone who knows the tailoring scene here knows I am right in the prices and what...- Gent
- Post #185
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Critique my first bespoke suit, what do you think?
There are only 3 or 4 real Tailors in Bangkok. Apparently the guy who did your suit just isn't one of them. Seriously, I've seen some Made In Thailand bespoke things that cost about 100$, which looked better than your stuff. You can put quotation marks around the "bespoke" for all I care, it's...- Gent
- Post #109
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Critique my first bespoke suit, what do you think?
It's 90% wool, hardly a "polyester suit" Don't make straw man arguments, it doesn't help. Don't get hung up on the 90% wool. Oddly enough, I know of people who've had truly cheap suits made in Asia, which had neither polyester nor fit issues. Living there is a moot point. If the quality is...- Gent
- Post #64
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Critique my first bespoke suit, what do you think?
To tell you the truth, I don’t think you should get hung up on the price point. 500$ for a fused, polyester suit isn’t cheap. Also, you say you’re in Asia, somewhere where good tailoring is hard to come by. In much of Asia 500$ is anything but cheap. As someone buying a tailored suit, you...- Gent
- Post #56
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Critique my first bespoke suit, what do you think?
The point he's making is that the natural shoulder and the high waist on the jacket are giving you a pear shape. This. Also, it's not a matter of absolute width. It's a matter of YOUR proportions, and I'm going by your images alone. If you look pear-shaped despite being quite the opposite...- Gent
- Post #53
- Forum: Classic Menswear