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Originally Posted by whnay.
Requested it.
Good for you. I like a monogram that is discreetly placed. Love the placing of yours!
 

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Originally Posted by iammatt
Oh, for **** sake.
Can you measure your zipper for me? I would like to order the finest zippers they make and then start on a fine wardrobe of non-iron shirts.
 

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Originally Posted by iammatt
Oh, for **** sake.

There is a severe case of button lust going around. Don't get in its way.
 

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Originally Posted by mafoofan
There is a severe case of button lust going around. Don't get in its way.
Am I the only one who isn't fond of "thick" buttons?
 

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Originally Posted by edmorel
Don't know about buttons but there is nothing like a thick Meerschaum in your mouth.

You do know that this is RSS to whom you are replying, right?


- B
 

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Originally Posted by RSS
Am I the only one who isn't fond of "thick" buttons?

No. I think it's actually very Big Time and Inner Circle to dismiss thick buttons. I like 'em because they feel nice and meaty between my fingers. Weird? No. Only natural.
 

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The best buttons are the ones Kabbaz uses, which are thick but not crazy thick, and are nicely rounded at the edges and back so they are easy to manipulate.

The worst are the ones Borrelli uses, which are too damned thick for their tiny buttonholes and which have very sharp edges that dig into your fingers when you try to press them through.

The Gevena button is decent. Thin, but not wafer-thin and breakable.

The Paris button is the worst. Super thin and breaks with ease. Junk. And those are the MOP ones. Sometimes they give you plastic and tell you it is MOP.
 

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Originally Posted by Manton
The best buttons are the ones Kabbaz uses, which are thick but not crazy thick, and are nicely rounded at the edges and back so they are easy to manipulate.
One of these days I have to try him ... if he'll accept me as a client ... and I can come up with the cash.

Originally Posted by Manton
The worst are the ones Borrelli uses, which are too damned thick for their tiny buttonholes and which have very sharp edges that dig into your fingers when you try to press them through.
I hear you. I have a linen shirt of theirs (love the color and cloth) but I get so very frustrated when trying to button that shirt.
 

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Originally Posted by voxsartoria
You do know that this is RSS to whom you are replying, right?
Now, now ... don't be snarky. But, yes ... I'm sure he knows.
 

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Originally Posted by RSS
One of these days I have to try him ... if he'll accept me as a client ... and I can come up with the cash.
I have to warn you... I believe he currently only accepts orders placed through the Ask Andy About Clothes Interchange subforum.
 

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Originally Posted by RJman
I have to warn you... I believe he currently only accepts orders placed through the Ask Andy About Clothes Interchange subforum.
Ask Andy ... is that a euphemism for AskKabbazAboutClothing?
 

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Originally Posted by iammatt
Oh, for **** sake.

Didnt mean to start a whole thing. AK buttons are $2.75 a piece. Ones i used were $1.75 and theyre the ones Manton hates.
 

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