Good Natured Advice Thread (improving a business wardrobe)

[TweedyProf]

Pic on phone. Phone is dead. ET no phone home.

It fits you then?

 

[The Noodles]

@in stitches
The SHE is saying she wants to clean the bling bling. Can I just take my electric toothbrush and make it sparkle again?

 

[in stitches]



It fits you then?

Yes!

Well, fit is very nice, but a tad snug. Thankfully its totally unlined and there is room to take out by both side seams and the back seam, so it should be a cake walk for my tailor to make it perfect. YAY!!!

Spoiler: @in stitches

@in stitches

The SHE is saying she wants to clean the bling bling. Can I just take my electric toothbrush and make it sparkle again?

Um, yes. But dont use toothpaste. Just warm water lightly soapy. Also, MAKE SURE THE DRAIN IS SEALED!!!!!! Remind me next week to send you some jewelry cleaner.

 

[Mr. Six]

Skoaktie has some Carmina boots in Chromexcel that I'm drooling over.



http://www.skoaktiebolaget.se/collections/carmina/products/carmina-brogue-boot-chromexcel-1

Can't go wrong with those. I got these from Epaulet awhile ago and they're great!

 

[TweedyProf]

Can't go wrong with those. I got these from Epaulet awhile ago and they're great!

Patina is quite nice there. I like the toe shape. @Murlsquirl , you should strongly consider these.

 

[jungleroller]



Sidebar - Thanks again to @Monkeyface for forcing me to get the Eidos jacket from SCS. It arrived today and it is hot fire.

I tried this one on last night at Haberdash in Chicago. Too tight in my usual 42 and def not long enough, wasn't an "L", but damn the raw silk green herringbone was amazing! They're getting Fall shipments in 1-2 weeks, can't wait!!

Btw it's still available for anybody in Chicago-land area who wears a 42 regular.

 

[jungleroller]



Can't go wrong with those. I got these from Epaulet awhile ago and they're great!

Are those Carmina in CXL?

 

[Mr. Six]

Quote: Are those Carmina in CXL?

I think the only differences are that the Epaulet version is taller and single Dainite.

 

[jungleroller]

I want to get something in CXL badly. I love the Patina on them after awhile and supposedly they hold up like a tank.

 

[Mr. Six]

Quote:
Patina is quite nice there. I like the toe shape. @Murlsquirl , you should strongly consider these.
Thanks! I agree. I tend to wear them more in fall and winter (which in the Bay Area just means some rain). They complement tweed and flannel nicely.

 

[Murlsquirl]

6, those are in the Forest too? They look narrower.

 

[Henry Carter]



Thanks C&A.

Are those zig-zag's made by Sozzi then sold for a higher price? Henry Carter has some for sale, but none in chocolate or navy, alas.

Sozzi are the only people that make them, so any you see are from the same place. Chocolate and navy are still full price but still much cheaper than VM price once you do the conversions.

 

[Mr. Six]

^^ Yep. Also Forest. Actually the soles might be the leather/Dainite combo that Carmina does, which I can't remember the name of at the moment.

 

[New Shoes1]

Mr. Six: I was under the impression that CXL did not age well and tended to take on a wrinkled look. Yours look great! How old are they and what do you do to treat them?

 

[Murlsquirl]

That was my impression as well...I've seen some nasty pictures. Still a little reluctant to try it out