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Not really fixable and not really avoidable in RTW. IMO, not a big deal.

Is the Alden Shell PTB for Brooks Brothers on a Barrie last?

 

 

Hi guys,

Just received this navy knit tie I recently purchased from The Knottery.

As you can see in the photo, the back stitching (highlighted in white) completely deviates from the centreline.

I know it's not an expensive tie, but is this normal?

 

Thanks.

Thank you for your reply KObalto.

2942: I would say this is not normal. In purchasing inexpensive knit ties from Century 21 and from thetiebar.com, neither had the issue with stitching. It is likely to be returnable, though if it is not visible on the front and the knot ties reasonably, not sure it is worth the trouble. It would certainly bother me as well though.

Tailoring blunder:

 

 

 

Any ideas for fixes?

Hi!  I'm an elementary school teacher, and I am usually wearing wool slacks with sweaters in the winter and khakis or chinos when it is warmer.  I want to invest in better quality shoes for work.  What would you suggest to be my first purchase and then my second?  I'm visiting Austin and plan on going shopping tomorrow at the Nordstrom Rack Gateway.

Move the button?

I need some recommendations on which stores to visit for buying my first suit.

 

I read up a lot on suits etc etc to the point im getting pissed off bc its hard to be knowledgable without experience of wearing suits imo. Anyway, I live in toronto and for the first suit I'm leaning away from an online buy such as suitsupply/indiochino as I've read up on a lot of misfits and although they use good fabric, their quality isn't up to par.

 

My budget is 500-700. Might consider a little more if necessary but defnitely no more than 1000. 

The suit brands known for good quality based on research are Harry Rosen/Brooks Brother/Zegna/(Hugo boss? Seems to be a lot of hate for it)/Ralph Lauren purple line.

Are there any cheaper stores with good quality like Moores/Top tailers/etc? (I've never been to those yet)

Also is Strauss MensWear at Fairview Mall worth looking into? They carry 3 brands. Their own, Hugo Boss, Zegna

 

Any recommendation and advices are appreciated. 

Try Brooks Brothers, I believe their end of year sale is still going on, bringing their suits into your price range.

Hey everyone,

http://www.loake.co.uk/loake-1880/boot/kempton-rubber-sole.html

I think I'm getting these and would like some size advice. I have searched and wanted to verify my thinking based off of those searches. This is Loake, UK sizing, F-fitting (I think that's the width this boot comes in standard). I wear an 8 in the AE 5-last. I'm thinking I should go down a full size in this boot and buy a 7 but I'm not sure.

Sources say M58, not Barrie.

Hello forum members, I'm new here and have a question about some pants if somebody could give me any information on them. (They're Levi's)

I tried to make a new thread for it, but it just didn't happen. Do I need to have a certain amount of posts before I can open my own thread or something like that?

I just thrifted these AEs for 5$ but they have seen much better days. Does anyone think it's worth it to send them to AE and see what they can do? The worst cracking is near the front where the natural bend is. The worst overall is behind the right top seam which has about a 1cm tear but isn't extremely noticeable.

http://imgur.com/a/HTDZu

That's an option, of course. It's just that it'd bother me that AE would wind up charging me probably 2/3 as much as a new pair of shoes would run from the Shoebank, or even from amazon or Nordstrom during a good sale. Which doesn't mean I might not do it, just that it'd annoy me.

Still, for $5 those shoes are a major score. Even if you wind up choosing not to go the AE recrafting route, you could absolutely flip the shoes in their current condition on eBay, and make some profit on the deal.

Plus, if you do get them fixed up, they're nice, versatile shoes. Not some weird two-tone semi-demi-casual kiltie-and-tassel thing which you buy because they're Allen Edmonds, but never really want to wear. No, the pair you thrifted would work fine with most business suits.

Yeah, go get an estimate from AE. If it's ridiculously high, see if maybe there's a really good, old school cobbler, near you. They're not nearly as common as they once were, but in some places you can still find an expert cobbler. And if he could fix up your shoes, I bet he'd do it faster and far less expensively than would AE.
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Michael