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  1. TimothyLeighton

    MTM, tweed addict, Connick and Locke, Sims and Mac Donald

    Sorry to hear George didn't work out. He's always been really great with my stuff. Sitting in his shop going over fabric and drinking whisky out of plastic cups while he bickered with his wife and greeted the various customers who came in, all of whom seem to have known him forever, was my...
  3. TimothyLeighton

    MTM, tweed addict, Connick and Locke, Sims and Mac Donald

    Just a thought: you're in London with a £1500 budget (assuming he's still around) George's Tailors 50 Wightman Street is a brilliant shout. George is old (very old) Savile Row, makes the jackets while his missus makes the trousers. He's a lovely guy, really easy to chat to and his modish...
  4. TimothyLeighton

    Jacket length vs Sleeve Length vs Huntsman vs Utter Confusion

    I'm not sure which part of my brain stopped working long enough to make a man with short arms so inconceivable. He's just got a longer torso. Thank you for giving me the (with hindsight totally obvious) answer to my question. Might still get it though... try my best to look like I mean it...
  5. TimothyLeighton

    Jacket length vs Sleeve Length vs Huntsman vs Utter Confusion

    Hi All, This is a tedious question but it's really bugging me now. Let's take it as a given that jacket length is roughly half the body/curl your fingers under the hem/ends at the nub of your thumb. I'm with that and get that there are shorter (young skinny men) jackets and longer (hunched...
  6. TimothyLeighton

    The official thrift/discount store bragging thread

    I don't post often but I totally agree how worthless posts of people bragging about making thrifting ****** for other people are It's really exciting to find something decent. If it doesn't fit you isn't there any joy in imagining how pleased the person who it does fit will be?
  7. TimothyLeighton

    Recent Purchases (Classic menswear - formerly Men's clothing)

    A totally ravaged tweed suit that's massively too big for me and has several holes. Can't wait to pull it apart and make it live again...
  8. TimothyLeighton

    Stupid Heavy Tweed

    I know right off that tweed is an acquired taste. Annoyingly it's a taste I've acquired. Now I'm wondering what is the absolutely heaviest cloth people would say to get stuff made off. I've got some 26 oz stuff but there's an idiot voice in my head that says go heavier. I know the London tailor...
  9. TimothyLeighton

    How versatile is this suit? (Glen Plaid inside)

    I always find the more busy the pattern the easier it is to stick something plain underneath it and make it look deliberate. Whether that makes it banking versatile I don't know but it's a fine looking garment none the less.
  10. TimothyLeighton

    The official THRIFT STORE tips and best practices thread

    Exactly what Pejsek said. Over here in the UK charity shops (thrift shops in all but name) are generally absolutely picked clean while Ebay is clagged up with semi-professionals hawking items described in sickeningly gushing prose. I hold my hands up, I've flipped stuff but finally realising how...
  11. TimothyLeighton

    Banana Republic Pushing Three-Piece Suits

    Over here in the UK Primark (bottom of the barrel copyright skirting sweat shop clothes on the ultra cheap) is going all out selling three pieces. How do I know? I was lost looking for the exit. Yeah that'll do. I was lost. Having filled my wardrobe with three pieces my elitist heart sinks a...
  12. TimothyLeighton

    Value English Tailor?

    There's a bloke called George up in North London (Harringay i think?). He used to be Saville Row and moved out. He does the jackets, his wife does teh trousers and his mum does the stitching. It's an absolutely brilliant shop, George is lovely and the suit he made me is one of my best...
  13. TimothyLeighton

    Tweed for winter

    Ive had great luck with ebay-- tweeds seem to largely go unnoticed by people, and you can pick up steals. You can also search by size, so you do not have to wade through all the dross to get to the 36s' Without a doubt Ebay is like the crack alley of tweed jackets. Once gorgeous jackets...
  14. TimothyLeighton

    wearing a tie with jeans

    I'd go for it. I always find that jeans are a good 'get of jail free' card when it comes to not wanting to turn up somewhere massively overdressed but not wanting to turn up without your precious pocket squares/blazers/french cuffs etc... What's totally beyond the pail is jeans, jacket tie...
  15. TimothyLeighton

    Bespoke Gone Bad?

    Cheers for all the responses. With hindsight the warning signs were all there. I think taking someone along is a great idea. My missus has a much lower tolerance to bullshit than I do and we usually buy clothes together. Think I'll go with an open mind and should it not be working out try a...
  16. TimothyLeighton

    Bespoke Gone Bad?

    Hi, First up cheers to everyone who posts here, it's a brilliant read and if I hadn't read as much of it as I have I probably wouldn't have known enough to have the problem I currently have: I've just ordered a bespoke suit (my second) for my wedding. I ordered it from a tailor I've had...
  17. TimothyLeighton

    Velvet Collars on Suits

    Well, I wouldn't wear it for business, but I own a grey 3 piece suit with a contrasting velvet collar in claret-red. I am not expecting much love for that one around here, but i like it. Maybe I will post pics anytime. Do post I'd love to see it. I work in Soho and there's a couple of...
  18. TimothyLeighton

    Aquascutum coat on ebay - your opinion

    Having bought second hand Aquascutum as long as it's in good nick (i.e. not ripped etc...) they wear really well. I'd go for it. I wouldn't worry about it being too formal, from what people are wearing on the streets of London that kind of style is much more 20's- 30's age bracket with formal...
  19. TimothyLeighton

    Velvet Collars on Suits

    On a Chesterfield coat, classic. On a suit coat, gimmicky. I think there are stills from The Avengers which show this, and while it looks cool on Steed, that is after all a costume. Hmmm... yeah Steed is definately partially to blame for all this...
  20. TimothyLeighton

    Thoughts on this Odd Jacket

    I love that kind of fabric, I'd go for it.
  21. TimothyLeighton

    Velvet Collars on Suits

    About to go and get a suit done up and have worked out just about everything I'm after (thanks everyone who posts regularly here, especially all the guys who are good enough to put up pics of what they're wearing - really good stuff). I however have one question: I am really keen on getting a...
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