Tom Ford look?

CMD.EXE · Jul 14, 2010

Any men's clothing by Tom Ford is a farce and a caricature, plain and simple. What Tom Ford attempts to do now is an ideological contradiction. The man knows nothing about real mens clothing, anyone around the row on a semi-regular basis could catch him running around the shops looking for details to steal. He designed dresses and whatnot based on aesthetics, now wants to make mens clothes which is based on craftsmanship? Yea, right.

To answer your question, the look is chopped pieces of zegnas suits, with obnoxious and hilarious peaked lapels, and vents I believe.

GradSchooler · Jul 14, 2010

Originally Posted by CMD.EXE

Any men's clothing by Tom Ford is a farce and a caricature, plain and simple. What Tom Ford attempts to do now is an ideological contradiction. The man knows nothing about real mens clothing, anyone around the row on a semi-regular basis could catch him running around the shops looking for details to steal. He designed dresses and whatnot based on aesthetics, now wants to make mens clothes which is based on craftsmanship? Yea, right.

To answer your question, the look is chopped pieces of zegnas suits, with obnoxious and hilarious peaked lapels, and vents I believe.

Thanks for that useful input

CMD.EXE · Jul 14, 2010

Originally Posted by GradSchooler

Thanks for that useful input

Same to you, sir.

GradSchooler · Jul 14, 2010

Originally Posted by CMD.EXE

Same to you, sir.

Isn't that cute? He thinks he's people.

CMD.EXE · Jul 14, 2010

How long did it take you to come up with that one?

Because it sucked.

But let me give you a reply that answers your question.

Its point less to try to get specifications of the suit here to try to relay it to a tailor that would do it for less. You will not be happy with the result. Unless you buy the suit and they tear it apart to make a pattern, and see construction details, and info in this thread or others is essentially pointless. Peak lapels and vent is all a cheaper tailor will understand.

Furthermore, the chest is stiffer because there could be as many as 3 layers of canvas as opposed to 0-2. Again, you would not know without either calling Zegna up and asking or buying the suit and taking it apart.

Beggers cant be choosers so either take what information is given to you or get a school loan and buy a crappy tom ford suit to wear or to copy.

GradSchooler · Jul 14, 2010

It took me about 0.3 seconds. Or, about as long as it seems you are capable of going without spitting a thick stream of vitriol about Tom Ford. Which, by the way, I couldn't give more than half-a-**** about.

Your original post didn't respond to the question I originally posed. Nor did your second, though you seem to think it did. How you think so, I don't know. Since my question asked about the "Tom Ford look", not about your personal opinions on whether or not a tailor could replicate it.

You are entitled to your opinion, of course. But don't hijack my thread with some TF bashing just because you don't like what the man does.

And relax. They're just clothes.

Perdogg · Jul 14, 2010

Originally Posted by steadzo

Here is a quote from Louise Frogley, the Costume designer on Quantum of Solace.

"I wanted to use "˜mohair tonic' for the suits. It is very difficult to find because it is a sixties fabric and I am quite sure Sean Connery would have worn it in at least one of his suits. It is a very strange material but it films beautifully, it's just lovely. Not only did we want a very rare material but we needed a huge quantity because we had to make so many suits. Tom Ford found it for us."

You can read the rest of the article here.

I wish they had put more effort into the script than the did in the costumes.

apropos · Jul 14, 2010

Originally Posted by trader

sorry the mirror is so nasty. it's about to go in for some minor alterations. 3 piece, wool/cash flannel like

Originally Posted by CMD.EXE

Any men's clothing by Tom Ford is a farce and a caricature, plain and simple.

I think a little bit of me died inside after watching your demonstrations of your leviathan stupidity on the internet.

MalfordOfLondon · Jul 14, 2010

Originally Posted by CMD.EXE

Any men's clothing by Tom Ford is a farce and a caricature, plain and simple.

Not so.

MBreinin · Jul 14, 2010

Originally Posted by vida

Wow! I can't believe this suit is from 1976. It looks very modern and stylish. Are the pants flared or funky in some way? And by the way, why does Morty Sills sound familiar to me?

Morty Sills sounds familiar because he was a famous NY Tailor and you probably heard the line from Wall Street that goes something like "and don't come in here looking like that again. Get a decent suit. Go to Morty Sills, tell him I sent you."

The pants are not flared at all, as a matter of fact they are nicely tapered. The suit was a total score. It is really well made, in perfect condition and I snagged it for $20 on E-Bay. It is very structured in the chest and it is a tight fitting suit.

Mike

SkinnyGoomba · Jul 14, 2010

Trader, that suit looks awesome!

aj_del · Jul 14, 2010

^^ +1

Bull · Jul 14, 2010

Originally Posted by StephenStyle

Not so.

Most excellent rebuttal.

GradSchooler · Jul 14, 2010

Originally Posted by foggy

No worries. I have 3 from Magnoli and half a dozen shirts. Like em.

Quick question about Magnoli's work: How hight/tight are the armholes?

Perdogg · Jul 14, 2010

Originally Posted by StephenStyle

Not so.

Beautiful suit

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