Crittendon - Quality and Construction (lots of pics)

[Artisan Fan]

Originally Posted by rnoldh

Have you ever tried any of the best chinese stuff?

Or do you stick with the high dollar stuff like Kiton.

I guess my question could be for either audio gear or Crittendon.l

I have heard the Cayin and Shanling lines and they are very good. But the Audio Research and Conrad Johnson gear made here remain the best.

 

[kngrimm]

Umm.. I'm kind of an Audiophile.

I own the Linkwitz Orion speakers. www.linkwitzlab.com

A picture of my speakers is at the top of the 'photo' page. Click the top left picture that looks like a circuit board.. then you can click 'photos' over the construction plan title... mine's the quilted maple speakers with a custom car paint job on the side panels that's on par with a Bentley's paint job...

Now you know what I don't have bespoke John Lobb or Cleaverly... and I wouldn't trade my speakers for shoes any day of the week =p

 

[A Y]

Originally Posted by kngrimm

I own the Linkwitz Orion speakers. www.linkwitzlab.com

Nice. Me, too, and there's another member here who went from a Meridian DSP8000 system to the Orions, and considered it an upgrade. They're the finest speakers made, price no object.

I posted pictures here:

http://www.styleforum.net/showthread...934#post813934

--Andre

 

[von Rothbart]

Originally Posted by MilanoStyle

I would never have imagined an audiophile wears Kiton suits and EG shoes ....

AF doesn't strike me as an EG man, he's a total Olga fran boy.

 

[acidboy]

tsk tsk tsk.... I don't get the China bashing. Both the Shanghai and the Canton regions have a very storied tailoring history, directly infuenced by the British and also the other foreign occupants of pre-WW2 Shanghai. That is why up till now there are this industry still flourishes, or at least exist, in both regions.

 

[whacked]

Originally Posted by acidicboy

tsk tsk tsk.... I don't get the China bashing. Both the Shanghai and the Canton regions have a very storied tailoring history, directly infuenced by the British and also the other foreign occupants of pre-WW2 Shanghai. That is why up till now there are this industry still flourishes, or at least exist, in both regions.

It's not an Italian province.

 

[yfyf]

Originally Posted by acidicboy

tsk tsk tsk.... I don't get the China bashing. Both the Shanghai and the Canton regions have a very storied tailoring history, directly infuenced by the British and also the other foreign occupants of pre-WW2 Shanghai. That is why up till now there are this industry still flourishes, or at least exist, in both regions.

I dont know about the Canton region but WW Chan was originally a Shanghainese tailor that high tailed it during the war. If you were to ask me of any notable historic Shanghainese tailors that have remained there, I'd say ... no. I'd imagine quite a few went off to Hong Kong or Japan. That's what the chefs did.

 

[T4phage]

From the look of the work on the coat (and I am depending on iammatt's physical examination), the fit (which any competent tailor can adjust to fit the client better - same with any well cut rtw), and the price, this coat seems an exceptional value. Especially if it is gunning for Kiton, Brioni, Oxxford, etc. At about 1/2 to 1/3 the price..

 

[acidboy]

Originally Posted by T4phage

From the look of the work on the coat (and I am depending on iammatt's physical examination), the fit (which any competent tailor can adjust to fit the client better - same with any well cut rtw), and the price, this coat seems an exceptional value. Especially if it is gunning for Kiton, Brioni, Oxxford, etc. At about 1/2 to 1/3 the price..

+1. I also appreciate the fact that Matt is offering his time to do this.

 

[Toiletduck]

I don't, bloody hell.


My wallet can't take anymore good deals.

 

[neyus]

Originally Posted by Coho

Not sure I'd want a Chinese made garment at that price point. Why can't they move production to Taiwan or Hong Kong? At least the people there are more attentive to details and not spend 2 hours to avoid a 15 minutes job.
Do you have some Taiwanese or Hong Kong made suits at that price point for comparison?

 

[jpb]

Originally Posted by Andre Yew

Nice. Me, too, and there's another member here who went from a Meridian DSP8000 system to the Orions, and considered it an upgrade. They're the finest speakers made, price no object.

I posted pictures here:

http://www.styleforum.net/showthread...934#post813934

--Andre


I have Orions too, it's almost the forum speaker.

 

[acidboy]

Originally Posted by neyus

Do you have some Taiwanese or Hong Kong made suits at that price point for comparison?

I'm curious about this too

I've looked around in Taipei a few weeks back and got nothing.

 

[Will]

Originally Posted by Manton

Patch pockets on a rope stripe is a really strange design choice.

I agree that the work looks good, though.

Cut! Cut! Cut!

It's comparable in that way to work I've seen from rural Italian tailors . The construction is never the issue, only the design choices.

 

[grimslade]

Originally Posted by Chips

I am just curious, on suits of this caliber, is the pattern on the top of the shoulders where the front meets the back, supposed to line up? I don't know the terminology but I noticed the chalk stripe doesn't line up there. I'm learning more by the day being on this site, being a novice, I appreciate the info provided here.

The patterns on not supposed to line up on that seam, and they won't on almost any well-made jacket you can find. Look around.