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    Full Review - Richard Lim Tailor – PLUS - Finished Navy Summer Jacket Pics

     Just saw the email subscription notification from this thread. I'm glad you found the information useful! It's great that you mentioned the thread. Helping people discover his value is exactly why I wrote the review. I think he's just starting to realize the amount of interest generated in...
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    Unfunded Liabilities: a/k/a The Cloth Thread

     Thanks, Richard Lim in Los Angeles made it. I posted additional pics as an update to this review thread I started last year: Full Review - Richard Lim Tailor - PLUS - Finished Navy Summer Jacket Pics Forex, yes they are LL linens. Specifically the "Cypress" and "Oakmont". I absolutely...
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    Unfunded Liabilities: a/k/a The Cloth Thread

    One liability funded: (13oz London Lounge RAF PoW Brisa) Two liabilities added to the closet: (13oz London Lounge Linen PoW Suiting) Seasons be damned, I can't wait to have these linens made up for LA's permanent summer.
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    Full Review - Richard Lim Tailor – PLUS - Finished Navy Summer Jacket Pics

     I'm probably leaning in that direction as well. But it certainly isn't a deal breaker on the jacket, IMO. I'll just chalk it up as a bespoke quirk. Something else to specify on my next order!
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    Full Review - Richard Lim Tailor – PLUS - Finished Navy Summer Jacket Pics

     Hi Renault, thanks for the comments. You're right that I have a strong interest in clothing, but it isn't officially an academic pursuit. After my first jacket order at Lim (a few years ago), I tried another bespoke tailor out of curiosity (A guy named Mr. Lee on Fairfax). I had 3 shirts...
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    Full Review - Richard Lim Tailor – PLUS - Finished Navy Summer Jacket Pics

     Thanks again! C.M.T. cost on this jacket was $520 + tax ($485 + $35 for working button holes). I feel so lucky that Richard is only 20 mins away! I thought the same thing when I looked at the photo. I think it's a combination of the low angle of the shot and the wide angle distortion of...
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    Full Review - Richard Lim Tailor – PLUS - Finished Navy Summer Jacket Pics

    Hey guys, time for another update! Just got back from picking this up from Richard. Trousers and waistcoat are next. Still deciding on the details. This jacket is lined with china silk (silk habotai) and uses the same construction as the last jacket I had made. The shoulders are unlined, with...
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    Full Review - Richard Lim Tailor – PLUS - Finished Navy Summer Jacket Pics

     Despos, thanks for taking the time to comment on this. I'll be sure to discuss your suggestions, for tweaking the jacket back, with my tailor. I also appreciate the distinction between high rise with pleats and not-as-high with flat fronts. Taking the leap to high rise trousers was a...
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    Full Review - Richard Lim Tailor – PLUS - Finished Navy Summer Jacket Pics

     Turns out you're right! I'll take a two pronged approach. I'll use my boxers with no seams in the back and I'll have the pants let out a bit. Thanks again +1 It's hard to convey just how finicky the cloth is. Here's a shot I forgot to process from yesterday. It's perhaps the...
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    Full Review - Richard Lim Tailor – PLUS - Finished Navy Summer Jacket Pics

     Thanks a lot! I noticed that as well, the funny thing is, I'm wearing boxer briefs, so I don't even know where the outline came from. The pants aren't even tight, just snug. The cloth is just too thin. I may have everything let out just a bit.
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    Full Review - Richard Lim Tailor – PLUS - Finished Navy Summer Jacket Pics

    Okay, so here are the "proper" pics! Couple notes: The fabric is pretty damn light and drapes pretty poorly. As such, it was almost impossible to get a clean shot, even though the suit appears clean in the mirror. I suspect I tense up when waiting for the auto timer. Upcoming tweaks: I think...
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    Full Review - Richard Lim Tailor – PLUS - Finished Navy Summer Jacket Pics

    One interesting detail I just discovered: shirt buttons behind the jacket fastening button. Perhaps this was their reaction to the fact that I've been pulling out my fastening buttons recently (on a few jackets). Has anyone else had this done on their jackets? My other guess is that it's there...
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