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  1. lordofpi

    Forum feels clogged

    Greetings all. I haven't been around here in a very long time. I decided to stop by and see how things are getting on. All I can see for the first few pages are threads that are years old and hundreds of pages long. I know repeatedly answering the same questions was annoying to some...
  3. lordofpi

    Oblivious / Lordofpi 2.0

    Hi all. Long time SFer from the other side of the fence in Men's Clothing. I apologize in advance for the rambling. Since I was a kid, I was always an admirer of higher end men's wear. In high school, I was already working in professional fields, and I eventually moved into an executive...
  4. lordofpi

    Shoe boxes are going in the trash!

    That's it, I can't take it anymore. I've lived around these things and made special places for them for years, but it's starting to look like Gary's Shoes & Accessories's stockroom in my house. I think I am going to save all my shoe bags (maybe...). Looking back, shoe boxes are a funny thing to...
  5. lordofpi

    Carrying fountain pens in a suit

    If this is not the appropriate forum for this, I apologize. I have always had a fancy for fountain pens, even back in my early teens. My father had given me a couple back then (cartridge fills), and I most certainly cherished them. In early high school, I can remember a couple of mishaps with...
  6. lordofpi

    Lobb St. James versus Santoni?

    I was having a conversation with a friend of mine who sells shoes today. He is always particularly proud to sell Santoni -- particularly the FAMs. We somehow got on a tangent about bespoke, and he remarked to me about Santoni having better quality construction as well as better leather than the...
  7. lordofpi

    President Obama, What is he wearing today? Pinned to HOF?

    Well, tongue-in-cheek, I just wanted to be the first to say it and yet make it relevant. Possible WIHWT thread pinned? It can't be any worse some of the previous administrations, or can it? Leading off on election night is a black suit with... ah, forget the whole thing. Impeach this guy: the...
  8. lordofpi

    Best Chesterfield RTW Coat (cost irrespective)

    I am really lacking in the overcoat department, and I have decided to make it my goal this winter to finally, after years of "roughing the cold," get up to par with proper winter outerwear. My primary concern is to first begin with the coat that can be worn anywhere without being too casual (I...
  9. lordofpi

    Stroller to a funeral (Followup)

    My first thread posted here in the spring asked the question if it would be advised in the modern day to wear a stroller to a funeral. I know that from years past, formal daywear was the sine qua non for events such as this, among others. That is why there never was the need for a black suit...
  10. lordofpi

    Shirt Quality vis-a-vis Diminishing Returns

    This may seem to be a rehash of previous topics, but I am interested in exploring the returns present in obtaining higher end shirtings. Whenever this query has been presented in the past, it seems to garner, "If you have to ask, you'll never know."-type responses. I would like to finally give...
  11. lordofpi

    Studs for Black Tie waistcoat

    I have commissioned a semi-formal evening-ware outfit, a.k.a. a tuxedo. It is a black single-button, peaked lapel, no vent, grosgrain faced jacket with a flat-front trouser and a low-cut black waistcoat. That last part is the focal point for my question. What I'd like to know is how common it...
  12. lordofpi

    Any use for a Santoni Earl II grosgrain?

    I mentioned here that a salesman with whom I work regularly suggested the Santoni Earl II (I was mistaken at first; I saw him today and it was in fact the Earl II) for semi-formal wear as a preferable alternative to patent pumps. He says he wears them with semi-formal-wear, which kind of made me...
  13. lordofpi

    Rude to wear a wrist-watch in the evening?

    My other half and me have been invited out by some friends to a very nice restaurant for dinner next week. The level of dress will be informal (I have confirmed this time that all men will in fact be in suits ). I have been enjoying a vintage Vacheron watch I got recently and started to think...
  14. lordofpi

    Balmoral formal boots RTW!

    I am attending my sister's wedding within the next 4 weeks, and I really want to find a RTW balmoral boot to go with my semi-formal daywear for the occasion. All I can ascertain from this site is the EG Shannons, which are most assuredly MTO (not enough time). Does anyone have any other...
  15. lordofpi

    Proper Waistcoat color, cream DJ

    I have a cream-colored dinner jacket that I occasionally wear around this time of year for black-tie events. I have always kept my cummerbund black with this outfit to match my trousers and bowtie, but for my normal black tuxedo, I always enjoyed wearing a waistcoat. If I am to attempt this...
  16. lordofpi

    3-piece using odd waistcoat

    After seeing Get Smart in the theater today, I decided to come home and cleanse my pallette by watching the original series, which I own on DVD. Don Adams frequently dressed in some nice suits for the series (if I remember correctly, Botany handled wardrobe for the show), particularly a lot of...
  17. lordofpi

    Polishing white leather Oxfords

    Hi all. I saw one other post in the search engine about this, but it really didn't address my specific situation. I got ahold of one of those pairs of shoes that no one really needs, but I figure might come in handy a couple of times per year -- a white leather oxford cap-toe. Made by Ferragamo...
  18. lordofpi

    Dinner party attire

    This weekend past, I attended a birthday party for my cousin. She is a lawyer, and I was mailed a nice invitation to the affair, which was arranged by her firm. The host, her law partner, had the invitations read that dress was "informal, but dressy;" we were to have a 5-course meal in a...
  19. lordofpi

    Southern NJ clothiers (Phila burbs)

    Living in the Philadelphia suburbs, the answer to get anything good is always, "Go into the city!" but I know plenty of us out here in New Jersey who are not satisfied with malls and outlet stores are frustrated by the inconvenience.. Can anyone speak to some finer clothiers and even bespoke...
  20. lordofpi

    Stroller to a funeral (close family member)

    Hi all; long time reader, first time poster. Over the past couple of months, I have been pondering purchasing a nice stroller suit since I own no daytime formalwear (or semi-formal, if you want to be technical) whatsoever. I have just found out last week that a very close member of my family is...
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