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  1. Thin White Duke

    Shoe repair / sole conversion question

    For a long time now I’ve been in search of a pair of burgundy pebble grain penny loafers. You’d think this wouldn’t be such a rare beast but they seem to be very hard to find. I recently came across these by Blackstock and Webber...
  2. Thin White Duke

    Any Enthusiasm For A New York City SF CM Meet Up?

    I can’t believe it’s been NINE years since I was lucky enough to be in NYC when a few SF regulars were meeting up. I had a great night and hung out with a few fellas but unfortunately from the group only Crusty remains a regular SF poster these days. Among the others in attendance were...
  3. Thin White Duke

    Help With Title Of Gents’ Style / Lifestyle Magazine

    Alright fellas? I was in Barnes and Noble a couple of weeks ago and was browsing a mens magazine but can’t for the life of me remember it’s name. I hadn’t come across it before so I’m guessing it’s somewhat new - at least in the US as I think it was a UK publication. Seemed to be covering a lot...
  4. Thin White Duke

    Packaging - what do you do with it?

    I wonder if there’s a general consensus among the SF CM regulars? My late Mam used to have an ornate cabinet in which she stashed all the presentation boxes of her rings, brooches and other assorted jewelry. I’m not sure what happened after she dies but I have a feeling my sister probably...
  5. Thin White Duke

    Burgundy pebble grain penny loafers - recommendations?

    I recently took delivery of a pair of allegedly burgundy pebble grain penny loafers from Morjas to round out my shoe options. The pic on the website looked great. This was the last pair as they are now only doing burgundy smooth calf. My beef is that the colour of the shoe is nowhere near...
  6. Thin White Duke

    Esquire big black book spring 2019

    I’m honestly not that bothered as these BBBs have been on a slow but steady decline, like the parent magazine, for a number of years now, but I haven’t seen any mention nor evidence of the spring edition. Have they finally been binned off now? I flipped through the GQ Spring Style magazine and...
  7. Thin White Duke

    Can you buy H and S wool/mohair online?

    Looking to have a second pair of trousers made for a suit I already had made. They are silver gray sharkskin from H and S wool and 15% kid mohair, I think the swatch book may have been February 2017. The tailor is no longer in business so I’m hoping to source a length elsewhere, any help much...
  8. Thin White Duke

    Penny Loafer Showdown - and advice requested

    I'm looking into getting the ‘ultimate’ (for me) penny loafer. I discovered the Howard by Cheaney which ticks all my boxes, then found another identical Howard by Shipton and Heneage. (I’m not interested in Aldens). Anyone know who actually makes these and why one licenses them to the other...
  9. Thin White Duke

    This Korean Spam ...

    ... never used to happen on the old platform. Another triumph for progressive technology eh? How come this can’t be blocked at source? I’m clearly no techie but I participate on several other message boards and have never seen anything like this before. Did Fok piss someone off in the Far East...
  10. Thin White Duke

    Wrinkly elastic gores on Chelsea boots

    This happened on a cheaper pair I own and now it looks like it's starting to happen on my Carminas after only a couple of wearings. I'm careful not to overstretch them when pulling them on. Is there anything that can be done to avoid / delay / remedy this or is it just the consequences of most...
  11. Thin White Duke

    Help please re linen trousers

    OK gents I live in a hot climate almost year round so most of my wardrobe leans towards summer-associated items. I've acquired several linen jackets and my OCD nature suggests that I should attempt to pair them with linen trousers. So I now have a few pairs of the more tailored variety, not...
  12. Thin White Duke

    Odd Jackets / Trousers Question

    I seem to be currently in a phase of wearing odd jackets more frequently than suits, and in my usual OCD way I am now trying to acquire one pair of trousers to pair up with each jacket, in most cases made of similar fabric and of course in complimentary colours. It got me wondering if this is...
  13. Thin White Duke

    Remembrance Day

    Make time today to remember those who served. My Dad with some other bloke. He served in the RAF from 1936 to 1955, flying Lancasters in WW2. He died from lung cancer aged 61 in 1982.
  14. Thin White Duke

    Loud ties - would you ever?

    It seems to be that the general consensus is for the well dressed man to wear conservative pattened ties these days - solid grenadines, repp stripes, neat patterns ... ... but back in the Nineties loud ties ruled. I've edited my tie collection over the years but for some reason just can't...
  15. Thin White Duke

    What colour trousers with donegal SC?

    Apologies if his has been done before but I didn't see anything with a search. I'm in the market for a donegal jacket, 'salt and pepper' mottled grey coloured. Given the igent aversion to charcoal, navy and black odd trousers, should I go for the suit, or something in lighter than navy blue...
  16. Thin White Duke

    Calling New York I-Gents ...

    Anyone up for a festive foot circle next week? By a huge stroke of luck my job is sending me to New York. I will be staying and working in the Chelsea area and hope to sneak in time to visit a few of the downtown establishments mentioned on here: Suitsupply, Epaulet, etc. Anyone in the...
  17. Thin White Duke

    Fabric gurus - advice required re mohair versus silk blend?

    Hello Gents, I'm getting married on a Florida beach in July and have been planning my wedding suit for some time. I was pretty much set on a lightweight, light silver-gray sharkskin that would also be a smart option for future semi formal summer events. I was at the tailor yesterday and viewed...
  18. Thin White Duke

    Double sided cufflinks

    I just got my first pair, ready for the black tie outfit on New Year's Eve. I know double sided chain links are seen as more traditional/formal than the swivel/T-back variety but they were disappointingly smaller than I'd imagined as they have to get through the cuff button holes and they seem...
  19. Thin White Duke

    Red bow tie with a tuxedo for Christmas / New Year party ...

    ... Would you ever do this or do you think black tie should be sacrosanct, and to do so is a step too far in the direction of reindeer-and-santa-emblazoned cummerbunds?
  20. Thin White Duke

    Battle of Baker Street - sartorial musings

    Following on from the 'Well dressed movies' thread ... I don't claim to be an avid Sherlock Holmes buff but I recently saw a made for TV film version of 'Hound of the Baskervilles' with Richard Roxburgh as Holmes (I recognised him as the villain's sedekick in Mission Impossible 2). To my...

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