What will you be buying for Fall ???

Originally Posted by DocHolliday

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I'm sorely tempted to try one of the Bookster sportcoats. There's a lot to like about that enterprise, and it looks like they've really tried to refine their products to increase customer satisfaction.

I bought a jacket and a couple of pairs of moleskins from him last fall, I'm really pleased with them. Peter and Michele are a treat to work with.

Michele says they're adding a Chesterfield to their catalog, too. I'm anxious to see that.

Originally Posted by AlanC

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^Sounds nice. Keep us updated. Art will treat you right.

This will make my third, I have a Tucker and Art blocked a Panama for me a few months ago.

For the Fall I'm buying the following items:

a. An odd jacket made from Scabal Shetland;
b. An umbrella stout enough to stove a man's head in with from Fox Umbrellas (dark green canopy, with calma "choice stout" handle);
c. 3 blue ties from Sam Hober;
d. 2 shetland sweater vests;
e. Some Thomas Mason cotton shirts from Hemrajani;
f. A pair of heavy weight mid-grey trousers; and
g. Maybe a hybrid safari/military jacket made from striped tweed.

Here is the Shetland I am after:

Originally Posted by Jeff Naylor

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This will make my third, I have a Tucker and Art blocked a Panama for me a few months ago.

Have you posted any pics? I don't remember seeing them.

Originally Posted by Jeff Naylor

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Peter and Michele are a treat to work with.

Pete's a really good guy.

Originally Posted by AlanC

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Have you posted any pics? I don't remember seeing them.

I haven't, I hate posting pics of myself.

Originally Posted by Brad

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Pete's a really good guy.

He really is. Pete is a lot like Art Fawcett, he's one of those guys who you talk to for the first time and feel like he's been your friend for years. He's doing some really nice work. If the dollar didn't suck so badly I'd be spending a lot more with him.

* Engineered Garments and Nom de Guerre pieces
* Some more Alden and Quoddy boots/mocs
* Inis Meain, Black Sheep knits
* Something with nice fur

Jeff, pics of the hat sans you would be fine. I'd just love to see them.

Originally Posted by AlanC

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Jeff, pics of the hat sans you would be fine. I'd just love to see them.
I have a couple of not so good pics I took with my cell phone, but you'll get the idea: The crown on the Tucker is really just a few clicks too tall for me.

Hmmmm...I need a nice hat. I really like these^^^^^

i am still assembling my summer wishlist. most of it has been taken care of, but there are a few odds and ends in that dept. my rl blk lbl navy linen suit should arrive tomorrow so that will go a long way towards filling out the summer wardrobe.

left on the summer wishlist:
1)off white linen trousers
2)seersucker pants
3)barker black mto loafers
4)navy grenadine tie

for this fall:
1)suede shoes (perhaps the lobb chapel in suede or a barker black mto tassle loafer i have in mind)
2)b/w herringbone trousers
3)dark herringbone sportcoat
4)navy wool tie
5)red and white striped oxford
6)some jantzen shirts if i'm feeling brave (never ordered before)
7)a fall weight sportcoat tbd

i feel like socal2nyc with this list

Originally Posted by Jeff Naylor

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I have a couple of not so good pics I took with my cell phone, but you'll get the idea:

http://www.hoosierilluminati.com/ima...loads/felt.jpg

http://www.hoosierilluminati.com/ima...ads/panama.jpg

The crown on the Tucker is really just a few clicks too tall for me.

Very nice. Both are very versatile. Thanks for posting them. I've been loving the Panama I got from Art last week.

+ another pale blue, medium spread collar FC dress shirt and maybe a striped FC shirt. apparently, i can't get enough of blue shirts, and I need to replace a couple that aren't large enough in the cuffs to fit comfortably/ comfortably allow for my wristwatch.

+ some new medium width ties, especially a blue + navy to wear with either a grey suit, or navy blazer and grey trousers. hopefully kiton, but more likely zegna.

+ a new MTM suit, although after much deliberation on cloth/ pattern......I still haven't come up with a solution of what to get! All I know is that I'm going to copy the first one I had done, stitch for stitch. I guess it will be some sort of gray color, and the weight will be 300 grams/ around 10 oz wool. damn, it's getting hard to find a conservative suit color/ pattern I don't already have.




+ a new pair of prescription-lenses sunglasses, definitely not for wear with tailored clothing tho!

I've been wanting a Brigg umbrella for a while now maybe I'll pull the trigger this Fall.

From my friends in Kowloon (W.W. Chan, for the uninitiated): one 14 or 15 ounce tweed jacket; an 11-ounce worsted jacket in a "country" check--in all probability from the H&S "Peacock V" or (less likely) the Porter & Harding "Glorious Twelfth" collections.