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[blahman]

^^Picked one up for $500. So not too bad I guess?
Really liking the strong roped shoulders, waist suppression and MoP buttons. Slim fit Drop 7. What would you say the quality is in line with?

 

[JohnsNotHere]

Originally Posted by JSSM

I haven't yet come across them in person - does anyone in Sydney currently sell them?

Where does one go in the conservative business dress for a decent selection of hats (specifically the fedora)?

Strand hatters

 

[__PG__]

Originally Posted by blahman

^^Picked one up for $500. So not too bad I guess?
Really liking the strong roped shoulders, waist suppression and MoP buttons. Slim fit Drop 7. What would you say the quality is in line with?

Well it's pretty much a Mabro suit. Read what other SF'ers think of Mabro here.

The Sarti D'Italia I tried on a long time ago was very slim fitting..I had to upsize to a 54 as the 52 fitted me like glue. I've lost weight since then though.

 

[blahman]

^^ o.o Better than Canali and Corneliani? Hmm arm holes could have been a little higher though.

 

[__PG__]

Yeah that's my only gripe with my Antichi Telai suit.

 

[JTA]

The one that I had a first hand experience was very good. Fully canvassed, conservative with lots of handworks.

If you can get it for $500 in a bricks and mortar within Australia, you can say that you have a jackpot there.

 

[Geoffrey Firmin]

A word of caution for any business travellers. I used the hotel computer at the Collins Hotel in Hobart on Friday to access my gmail account. When I got home that night i found that my account had been hacked from China and they had used my address book and sent mail to span a couple of hundred recipients. I spoke with a friend who is an IT geek and he thinks that the computer I used had a key stroke tracker trojan. Wonderful.

Spent the morning sending emails advising people that I have not begun an IT venture capital company.

On things sartorial I did buy a very stylish blue and gold striped tie at the Shirt Studio on Bourke St.

 

[TheWraith]

Originally Posted by CHECKstar

You wouldn't know what price shoes start from? I am starting to think that I will never get a perfect fit in shoes.

Very affordable. MTM and bespoke shoes for less than $1,000. Just a few hundred for MTM. I'm planning on a pair of bespoke shoes from them and possibly building up with them from there.

 

[TheWraith]

Originally Posted by JohnsNotHere

Strand hatters

There's a nice hat shop in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains also, though I can't for the life of me remember their name. Nice selection of fedoras and other hats, many of them made in England and Ireland. They had a good selection of gloves (some Dents), too, when I was last there.

 

[Geoffrey Firmin]

Originally Posted by JohnsNotHere

Strand hatters
Not impressed with Strand Haters, last time I was there the service sucked and they didn't know much about hats, the place has changed hands in the past few years. The original owners were quite knowledgeable, the Australian mentioned a Jonathan Howard in Double Bay. The Katoomba store mentioned does have a couple of specific models of Akubra's that only they stock.

 

[jaypee]

Originally Posted by TheWraith

There's a nice hat shop in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains also, though I can't for the life of me remember their name. Nice selection of fedoras and other hats, many of them made in England and Ireland. They had a good selection of gloves (some Dents), too, when I was last there.

Four Hats Providores

 

[blahman]

Here's a pic of the suit I got down at Azzaro.

Do you think the cuffs are currently too small to be SF approved?

Those patches are crap on my mirror I couldn't be arsed to clean up.

 

[fxh]

Originally Posted by blahman

Here's a pic of the suit I got down at Azzaro.

Do you think the cuffs are currently too small to be SF approved?

Cuffs are almost long enough - but there is a big kick in the pants and they meet your shoes!

 

[fxh]

Originally Posted by Geoffrey Firmin

A word of caution for any business travellers. I used the hotel computer at the Collins Hotel in Hobart on Friday to access my gmail account. When I got home that night i found that my account had been hacked from China and they had used my address book and sent mail to span a couple of hundred recipients. I spoke with a friend who is an IT geek and he thinks that the computer I used had a key stroke tracker trojan. Wonderful.

Spent the morning sending emails advising people that I have not begun an IT venture capital company.

On things sartorial I did buy a very stylish blue and gold striped tie at the Shirt Studio on Bourke St.

Wish I'd known you were going to Hobart - possibly best menswear shop in Australia is in Hobart

see this post:: http://www.styleforum.net/showthread...rt#post3818600

 

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Originally Posted by blahman

Here's a pic of the suit I got down at Azzaro.

Looks great. I might have to post some of my suits now. What shoes are they?