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Birkenstock Styling Advice
A bathing suit and a terry cloth after-swim overshirt, such as those made in Portugal by OAS. Just because you can wear open-toed sandals everywhere nowadays doesn’t mean you should. Generally speaking, nobody is interested in seeing men’s toes unless they are within stepping distance of the...- maxalex
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- Forum: Menswear Advice
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Are these trousers too wide?
Bought one pair of Transatlantic El Jadidas. Fit was ok for cheap khakis (requiring some adjustments to eliminate extreme bagginess and get that high waist to fit properly in the seat (they’re not jeans). I spent about half the cost of the trousers at my tailor. But they’re cheap so worth it...- maxalex
- Post #12
- Forum: Menswear Advice
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Quality of this wallet I purchased?
Love Chester Mox (I have a small front pocket card holder that seems like it will outlast me) but I’ve never understood the appeal of a passport/billfold thing. You only need your passport when you’re actually traveling internationally—and then only on travel day. In most countries it’s best not...- maxalex
- Post #10
- Forum: Menswear Advice
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Custom suit and color/fabric choices
It sounds like this company, a small chain, is doing MTM. That involves using block patterns and making some adjustments based on your measurements. It’s not true bespoke, where the whole pattern is cut directly to your measurements. That costs more, sometimes a lot more depending on the skill...- maxalex
- Post #6
- Forum: Menswear Advice
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Sunspel Riviera Polos and Wrinkles, what to do?
Not familiar with that garment but some fabrics just wrinkle quickly. Most polos are a type of knitwear and generally don’t wrinkle much; obviously not yours. Spray starch when ironing can help.- maxalex
- Post #2
- Forum: Menswear Advice
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Summertime Wedding in Greece. Looking for fabric suggestions.
Loro Piana has a lot of nice wool/silk/linen (mostly wool) blends for summer. Many are in patterns more suitable for jackets, but not all.- maxalex
- Post #3
- Forum: Menswear Advice
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Should a sportcoat fit differently than a blazer or suit jacket?
Whether a suit or a separate, a jacket should fit you..well. There is no different approach. In both cases, a closer waist looks better on most men, unless you're going for the old Brooks Bros sack look--not recommended, nor would most guys on this forum recommend the other extreme of the...- maxalex
- Post #4
- Forum: Menswear Advice
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Are shoe trees necessary for dress boots and dress shoes/loafers?
Cedar has no advantage over any other wood, but the stubborn myth of its superiority means most shoe trees are made of it, as that’s what people expect. Buy the cheapest wooden shoe trees you can find. Any wood.- maxalex
- Post #6
- Forum: Menswear Advice
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Can I wear this suit jacket as a blazer?
I g By beige I meant a light color, like a khaki or creme. Yes, very few people these days would even notice if you wore the jacket of a navy pinstripe suit as a separate. You should be safe.- maxalex
- Post #4
- Forum: Menswear Advice
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Can I wear this suit jacket as a blazer?
Personally I would wear that suit jacket as a separate, but I live in Europe where splitting up a suit is more accepted. Even in the States where it causes trauma, the jacket has enough of a pattern to work separately, perhaps with beige trousers. To me.- maxalex
- Post #2
- Forum: Menswear Advice
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White Tie wedding advice
That’s more versatile than white tie, especially as you needn’t always wear the waistcoat with the tux. Or the wingtip collar. For a later gala event or just a night on the town, you can wear a conventional collar and skip the waistcoat if you want a more contemporary look.- maxalex
- Post #7
- Forum: Menswear Advice
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White Tie wedding advice
One of the advantages to manhood (beyond the ability to relieve ourselves anywhere) is that we get to dress for our wedding in clothes which we can wear again someday. Brides, by contrast, traditionally wear a very expensive onetime outfit. This is an advantage not to be ignored. If, as you...- maxalex
- Post #4
- Forum: Menswear Advice
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Which shade of navy/blue for a "not-boring" versatile suit?
The modern suit can be traced to the Industrial Revolution and the rise of the middle class. Before then, Europeans were either serfs who wore homemade work clothes, or nobility who had private tailors and dressers. The new class of merchants and bankers and lawyers needed to dress better than...- maxalex
- Post #8
- Forum: Menswear Advice
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Foregoing undershirt when wearing dress shirts?
Ammonia and bar soaps don’t alter color. At any rate, yellowing underarm stains are mostly a problem with white shirts.- maxalex
- Post #10
- Forum: Menswear Advice
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Black sportscoat advice
Black is not associated with business attire, as you suggest. Traditional business suits are navy or grey. Black jackets and suits have recently gained acceptance as after-work attire (meaning out on the town) but black is very hard to wear and pair, which is counterintuitive. If you want to...- maxalex
- Post #6
- Forum: Menswear Advice
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Foregoing undershirt when wearing dress shirts?
Armpit stains don’t ruin shirts, they can be removed with ammonia, Grandma’s laundry bar soap such as Marseille or Fels Naptha, overnight soaking and elbow grease with a stiff brush. What does ruin shirts are frayed collars and cuffs, which used to be replaceable before the advance of throwaway...- maxalex
- Post #8
- Forum: Menswear Advice
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Is this a suit coat or sports coat?
Americans are more hung up on the horrors of an orphan suit jacket than Europeans. Men here in Italy would happily wear that with separate trousers.- maxalex
- Post #5
- Forum: Menswear Advice
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Any hope to alter this jacket?
The problem with the sleeves looks more like the pitch, which refers to the angle at which they are attached to the shoulder. In bespoke jackets, the pitch is tailored to the way your own arms rest; an OTR jacket is gonna go for an average, which could account for the baggy wrinkles. A good...- maxalex
- Post #8
- Forum: Menswear Advice
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Fasionable bum-bag/fanny-pack/cross-body bag?
Ok. You said “soon” so I figured like now. May/June is spring and not generally hot there, albeit not overcoat weather. To me, a lightweight tailored jacket in, say, a linen/wool/silk mix would give you enough pockets to carry a phone, wallet, notepad and other small things and be a better...- maxalex
- Post #5
- Forum: Menswear Advice
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Fasionable bum-bag/fanny-pack/cross-body bag?
It’s still winter so presumably you’ll be wearing an overcoat of some sort, and possibly a tailored jacket underneath. What do you need to carry that won’t fit in all those pockets, not to mention your trouser pockets? Only you can know. And why a water bottle? Again, Tokyo in winter. It’s not...- maxalex
- Post #2
- Forum: Menswear Advice