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post #46 of 66
6/26/10 at 4:42pm
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Originally Posted by fox81 View Post
ok, nice choice. just be careful about booking your return trip. they are sometimes prone to slippage in their delivery dates

For a moment, I thought it was just me. Fully agreed that they are quite prone to slippage in their delivery dates, though this might be down to me having very exacting timelines, or it might just be a mark of the trade.
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post #47 of 66
8/25/10 at 4:37pm
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Just completed my first fitting with Russell at Graham Browne last week.
The Moonbeam 36532 turned out great, and im quite happy with the choice of fabric.

Russell adjusted the chest a bit, raised the collar (since i wear quite high shirtcollars) and
took up the lenght an inch or so. Russell also noted that my right shoulder drops a bit.
This is my first basted fitting, and i was quite pleased.

Obv. one cant make out every last detail at this stage,
and the picture taken with my phonecamera could be better. But feel free to chime in with notes, questions or observations.

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post #48 of 66
8/25/10 at 5:34pm
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Originally Posted by Getzione View Post
Just completed my first fitting with Russell at Graham Browne last week. The Moonbeam 36532 turned out great, and im quite happy with the choice of fabric. Russell adjusted the chest a bit, raised the collar (since i wear quite high shirtcollars) and took up the lenght an inch or so. Russell also noted that my right shoulder drops a bit. This is my first basted fitting, and i was quite pleased. Obv. one cant make out every last detail at this stage, and the picture taken with my phonecamera could be better. But feel free to chime in with notes, questions or observations.
I look forward to seeing it when it's finished. We don't see a lot of Browne's work posted on the internet and it's always nice to see an off Row tailor's work. How do you find the cloth? I have the brown/black Twill and like it very much. Nice and soft.
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post #49 of 66
8/26/10 at 5:55am
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I look forward to seeing it when it's finished. We don't see a lot of Browne's work posted on the internet and it's always nice to see an off Row tailor's work.

How do you find the cloth? I have the brown/black Twill and like it very much. Nice and soft.

Very soft indeed. Feels almost like cashmere. I was actually worried about it getting shiny at the elbows etc after a while, like cashmere tends to do, but was assured it should hold up almost like wool. Whats your take on this?
I love the Harrison Moonbeam. If this jacket turns out the way i hope it will, ill probably order another one or two from the moonbeam book right away.
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post #50 of 66
8/26/10 at 6:24am
good call on the higher collar. my stuff from GB has a lower collar than my Chan stuff, i think i'd prefer it higher.

and your shirt collar is pretty high
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post #51 of 66
8/26/10 at 7:49am
Looks good so far.
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post #52 of 66
8/26/10 at 8:05am
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Very soft indeed. Feels almost like cashmere. I was actually worried about it getting shiny at the elbows etc after a while, like cashmere tends to do, but was assured it should hold up almost like wool. Whats your take on this? I love the Harrison Moonbeam. If this jacket turns out the way i hope it will, ill probably order another one or two from the moonbeam book right away.
To early to say yet. I didn't get much wear out of it last year, but I don't get the impression that it is a 'delicate' cloth, like some have suggested. Soft, but not delicate. There are, as I recall a few different weaves in the book, yours looks like the barleycorn one.
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post #53 of 66
8/26/10 at 12:39pm
Looks very nice even at this stage! Looking forward to seeing the final result.

Is it just me or could the pockets be just a little higher? Hard to make it out on this picture...
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post #54 of 66
8/30/10 at 6:39pm
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Looks very nice even at this stage! Looking forward to seeing the final result.

Is it just me or could the pockets be just a little higher? Hard to make it out on this picture...

The picture is crappy for sure. I should have brought a camera.
The pockets arent actually attached yet (it will be a 3 patch). Im not sure what the horizontal lines on the hips indicate, maybe someone with more experience with Graham Browne or bespoke in general can explain.
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post #55 of 66
8/30/10 at 6:49pm
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To early to say yet. I didn't get much wear out of it last year, but I don't get the impression that it is a 'delicate' cloth, like some have suggested. Soft, but not delicate.

There are, as I recall a few different weaves in the book, yours looks like the barleycorn one.

If im not mistaken, mine to is a twill weave:

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post #56 of 66
8/30/10 at 6:57pm
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If im not mistaken, mine to is a twill weave:
Yep, I noticed the the overcheck later but was too lazy to edit my post. If you take a look at the Despos thread you'll see a DB made out of the blue Barleycorn.
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post #57 of 66
9/18/10 at 5:11pm
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Im leaving for London on the 27th this month, for my second fitting. I'll be sure to update this thread when i get back.
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post #58 of 66
9/18/10 at 8:35pm
what a great thread. i wish more members would post their bespoke experience for shirts/suits/etc..
guess most of us aren't brave enough to!
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post #59 of 66
9/19/10 at 10:33am
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Im leaving for London on the 27th this month, for my second fitting. I'll be sure to update this thread when i get back.

will this be your final trip to london? are you going to get them to ship it back after any changes this time around?
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post #60 of 66
9/19/10 at 11:42am
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will this be your final trip to london? are you going to get them to ship it back after any changes this time around?

I havent decided. Probably not, though. Im hoping i'll find the time to go pick it up, and choose a cloth for the next one. If im satisfied with the result on this one, that is.

Any suggestions clothwise? 10-13 oz prefferably. Plaid perhaps?

I've also been looking at another moonbeam. No. 36525:

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