Kent Wang - Affiliate thread

[vriche]

Correction regarding the pleat options. I either misheard Aaron or he misspoke but with reverse, they can do single deep or shallow. With forward, single shallow but not single deep.

 

[shabbytraddy]

@Kent Wang

Delighted with my new, smart-looking swimsuit, but I have a question about wear/washing. My kids' filthy paws got sunblock on my shorts (lotion/not spray) and it didn't wash out bagged in gentle cycle. Do I really need to dry clean a swimsuit? Any tips are appreciated. Thanks so much!

 

[Siepi]

@Kent Wang

Delighted with my new, smart-looking swimsuit, but I have a question about wear/washing. My kids' filthy paws got sunblock on my shorts (lotion/not spray) and it didn't wash out bagged in gentle cycle. Do I really need to dry clean a swimsuit? Any tips are appreciated. Thanks so much!

Lol, swim trunks labeled "dry clean only"? That's dumb.

Doh. We put the wrong text on that label. Yes, it's machine washable.

 

[El Argentino]

Shameless bump: have a pair of KW suits for sale, see the link in the sig.

 

[venividivicibj]

Going to have a few KW's made up in the next year or so- just thinking about what changes to pattern need to be done

Tuxedo (single button peak lapel?/silk facings?/roped shoulder) - details up for discussion
Olive Cotton SC
Navy Cotton or Tobacco Linen

 

[heldentenor]

PSA/self-help that I hope Kent et al will be okay with:

Edmorel is clearing out his fabric stock over on B&S. I can't buy at the moment, so you all should. Ed's fabrics plus KW made to measure has been my m.o. for all of the tailoring I've bought in the last two years.

 

[venividivicibj]

PSA/self-help that I hope Kent et al will be okay with:

Edmorel is clearing out his fabric stock over on B&S. I can't buy at the moment, so you all should. Ed's fabrics plus KW made to measure has been my m.o. for all of the tailoring I've bought in the last two years.

+1 to this. I have purchased several of his fabrics, and all are top notch

 

[Caustic Man]

PSA/self-help that I hope Kent et al will be okay with:

Edmorel is clearing out his fabric stock over on B&S. I can't buy at the moment, so you all should. Ed's fabrics plus KW made to measure has been my m.o. for all of the tailoring I've bought in the last two years.

Can you provide a link to the listing? I can’t see any listings from him.

 

[ericgereghty]

+1 to this. I have purchased several of his fabrics, and all are top notch

Still have a killer mohair Zegna I need to have made up. Ed is the shizzzz, so hoping all is well on his end.

 

[heldentenor]

Can you provide a link to the listing? I can’t see any listings from him.

Absolutely. Fabrics are listed in two different places:
https://www.styleforum.net/threads/holland-and-sherry-fabrics-clearance.628721/
https://www.styleforum.net/buyandsell/loro-piana-zegna-holland-and-sherry-fabrics-clearance.11009/

If some kind soul would snap up the PoW suitings from Holland and Sherry and Loro Piana so that I don't have to look at them any longer, I'd be grateful.

 

[Caustic Man]

THat wool/linen Zegna PoW is tempting...

 

[caktaylor]

@Kent Wang

Delighted with my new, smart-looking swimsuit, but I have a question about wear/washing. My kids' filthy paws got sunblock on my shorts (lotion/not spray) and it didn't wash out bagged in gentle cycle. Do I really need to dry clean a swimsuit? Any tips are appreciated. Thanks so much!

What kind of stain do you have? Is it this...

https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-remove-sunscreen-stains-2146959
(I have no affiliation with this site. It is simply an example.)


If I were you, I would try washing again (perhaps taking into account the advice in the linked article), but in a "regular" cycle. I wash my KW swimsuit in the regular cycle; it can take it.

 

[8675309]

Absolutely. Fabrics are listed in two different places:
https://www.styleforum.net/threads/holland-and-sherry-fabrics-clearance.628721/
https://www.styleforum.net/buyandsell/loro-piana-zegna-holland-and-sherry-fabrics-clearance.11009/

If some kind soul would snap up the PoW suitings from Holland and Sherry and Loro Piana so that I don't have to look at them any longer, I'd be grateful.

Typically, how many yards of fabric would one need for a suit?

 

[heldentenor]

Typically, how many yards of fabric would one need for a suit?

Depends on your proportions and the fabric (plain fabrics need less than patterns). @aaronatKW has recommended 3.5 meters for plain cloths and 3.65 meters (a touch less than 4 yards) for checks for me, and I am about a 38R/38S, give or take.

 

[shabbytraddy]

What kind of stain do you have? Is it this...

https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-remove-sunscreen-stains-2146959
(I have no affiliation with this site. It is simply an example.)


If I were you, I would try washing again (perhaps taking into account the advice in the linked article), but in a "regular" cycle. I wash my KW swimsuit in the regular cycle; it can take it.

PEBCAK + search function fail = public humiliation

Thanks, gentlemen.

Don't anyone tell KW his swim shorts are eliciting much confusion from the suburban contingent whist on vacation: "Thar ain't no drawstring on them!?"