Razele
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Greetings.
I've been a long time lurker of SF. I'm currently trying to remove myself of the 'buy everything at the lowest price point' approach. I've been stung to many times, so from now on I'm only looking to make less purchases at a higher quality rate.
Being in Australia, do you find it difficult to procure quality tailoring services?
I've been told Charles Nahlke is fantastic. I currently live in Brisbane, and wasn't planning on going down to Sydney till early next year. But I'm going to try him when I do go down.
The Cloakroom in Brisbane Queen St Mall look really good. Has anyone had any experience with them? 190 AUD for tailored shirts, 1200 and up for suiting. They use a producer in Hong Kong to actually make everything, doing all the measurements and fabric selection in store. They have a strong sense of house style, very minimalist with fabrics well suited to the 9 months of summer you get in Queensland.
Do fellow Australians use eBay and SF For Sale alot? And then get things customized at local places?
What about shoes? I'm looking at at buying a few pairs of R.M Williams over the coming months. However, I really like Allen Edmonds. Anyone know of any places that stock Allen Edmonds at decent prices in Australia?
Lastly, anyone got any general advice for someone starting out? I've been reading alot, and it seems to be, go for classics, value fit, fabric and then price in that order.
Thanks for your time guys!
I've been a long time lurker of SF. I'm currently trying to remove myself of the 'buy everything at the lowest price point' approach. I've been stung to many times, so from now on I'm only looking to make less purchases at a higher quality rate.
Being in Australia, do you find it difficult to procure quality tailoring services?
I've been told Charles Nahlke is fantastic. I currently live in Brisbane, and wasn't planning on going down to Sydney till early next year. But I'm going to try him when I do go down.
The Cloakroom in Brisbane Queen St Mall look really good. Has anyone had any experience with them? 190 AUD for tailored shirts, 1200 and up for suiting. They use a producer in Hong Kong to actually make everything, doing all the measurements and fabric selection in store. They have a strong sense of house style, very minimalist with fabrics well suited to the 9 months of summer you get in Queensland.
Do fellow Australians use eBay and SF For Sale alot? And then get things customized at local places?
What about shoes? I'm looking at at buying a few pairs of R.M Williams over the coming months. However, I really like Allen Edmonds. Anyone know of any places that stock Allen Edmonds at decent prices in Australia?
Lastly, anyone got any general advice for someone starting out? I've been reading alot, and it seems to be, go for classics, value fit, fabric and then price in that order.
Thanks for your time guys!