Australian Members - Part II - if you read the first post, you'll get what this is all about.

[Geoffrey Firmin]

Anyone own any KHAKI ALL AMERICAN CHINO from Modern Classic Shop I was looking on their site saw the above chinos on sale it claims that they are vanity sized eg a 36 is really a 38. So do you size down?

 

[Gerry Nelson]

Anyone own any KHAKI ALL AMERICAN CHINO from Modern Classic Shop I was looking on their site saw the above chinos on sale it claims that they are vanity sized eg a 36 is really a 38. So do you size down?

Give Tim a call at the shop. He's very helpful.

 

[Geoffrey Firmin]

@Gerry Nelson gave Tim a ring and they are oversized so a 34 is 36. Also great value as only $83 down from $279.

 

[fxh]

Cordings might have what you're after as well: https://www.cordings.co.uk/menswear/trousers/corduroy

Cording Cords have great rich strong colours and they are all Brisbane Moss from what I recall. I tried some on when I was there - they are medium high rise - I think 11" for a 34" waist but were a bit wide in the leg opening and all the way up /down and might require narrowing.They don't have belt loops - some people like that - I don't.

From memory they were pretty much UK TTS - that is not american Catalog sizing where a 34'=35.5. So a 34" was a strict 34" There's no odd sizes. So its 30 - 32- 34- 36.

I can't remember if they had a back waist seam allowance. (which was one of the reasons I tried them on!!) IIRC they are made (well) in Italy. As a contrast their cord etc Jeans are low ish rise and too narrow. I got some of their twill cotton trousers - I think they call it drill- which are medium high rise and relatively tapered. In store you can get the VAT thing sorted with them - I don't know about online.

 

[fxh]

@The False Prophet - Did you see my post about Brooks Brothers' boxer shorts?

No idea on the fit, though, but I think that they're discounted even further at present, or BB is having some sort of multi-buy deal or something similar.

@Journeyman can you get in touch thru messages

 

[Coxsackie]

For pre-1970s watches, he’s okay.
More modern watches: Michael Pressor - but nothing too complex.
Shonie, at Euro Watch Gallery, usually has a good recommendation, but he’s also very - hmmm. Won’t go there.
I had a brilliant chap in Armidale, now retired.

Have heard good and bad with regard to all of them.
Consider sending your watch back to manufacture - it really is a mine-field out there.

Anyone tried Michael Colman in Malvern?

 

[Scuppers]

Anyone tried Michael Colman in Malvern?

The clock chap? I haven’t, sure mum has. Would have to ask, not sure she would have much on a opinion other than to say: it works.

 

[Geoffrey Firmin]

Casual Saturday on way to the
Highly Recommended Hugh Ramsay exhibition @NGA quite a remarkable body of work

 

[California Dreamer]

Anyone tried Michael Colman in Malvern?

I had Michael fix a 400-day clock for me. He did a very good job, but I *********** damn thing up again on the trip home.

 

[eightace]

New suit:

 

[The Chai]

New suit:

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Where from?

 

[eightace]

Where from?

Luxius

 

[discomute]

It's a great suit and a well matched combo. Usually I'm a big believer of black shoes with that colour of grey, but with that particular combo it's clear brown is the winner

 

[eightace]

It's a great suit and a well matched combo. Usually I'm a big believer of black shoes with that colour of grey, but with that particular combo it's clear brown is the winner

Thanks mate!

 

[The Chai]

I have always thought dark brown looks better than black when paired with light grey