Kent Wang - Affiliate thread

[Thrifter]

Just got my dark brown benchgrade captoes. No duty to Canada KW always takes care of the Canadians.

 

[blazingazn]



Just got my dark brown benchgrade captoes. No duty to Canada KW always takes care of the Canadians.

Sweet.

Thanks, good to know!

 

[Samir]

Just got a pair of the dark brown captoes in this weekend. They're beautiful, but I think might be a little too big for me. I'm sized an an 8D on the Brannock and wear Park Avenues in that size, so that's what I ordered.. there's some slight gap at the heel when I'm wearing them normally, but if I slide my feet up to better conform to the forefoot of the shoe (not jamming them by any means), I think I have a solid 0.5" of gap.

Hey guys, any advice would be appreciated. I sent back the captoes in size 8 with plans to exchange them for a pair of 7.5s, but I'm wondering if I should size down even more to a 7 given how noticeable the heel gap was. Does going down a full size from the AE 5 last (and what I assume was accurate sizing on the Brannock) seem too extreme?

 

[rc121]

just got my first suit from kent yesterday and wanted some fit opinions on chest and waist. Trying to get this tailored asap and I've not used this tailor to do a jacket before so I want to be clear on what I tell them, thanks

 

[PiCcolocV]

Hey guys, any advice would be appreciated. I sent back the captoes in size 8 with plans to exchange them for a pair of 7.5s, but I'm wondering if I should size down even more to a 7 given how noticeable the heel gap was. Does going down a full size from the AE 5 last (and what I assume was accurate sizing on the Brannock) seem too extreme?

I am a 10D in AE Strands, got the 10D KW captoes. Had minor heel slipping at start, found out this was common until the shoe breaks in. After ~2 weeks of regular but light wear, no heel slip to date. YMMV

 

[CousinDonuts]



just got my first suit from kent yesterday and wanted some fit opinions on chest and waist. Trying to get this tailored asap and I've not used this tailor to do a jacket before so I want to be clear on what I tell them, thanks

Shorten the sleeves. I personally like my jackets more fitted through the chest and body. If that's what you want, simply tell the guy you want it more tapered from [here] to [here], have him pin it, then decide if you want more or less.

 

[Winston S.]



Hey guys, any advice would be appreciated. I sent back the captoes in size 8 with plans to exchange them for a pair of 7.5s, but I'm wondering if I should size down even more to a 7 given how noticeable the heel gap was. Does going down a full size from the AE 5 last (and what I assume was accurate sizing on the Brannock) seem too extreme?

I tried on a pair of shoes at the first trunk show and actually thought one size down from my Brannock was good. Did not have them on for long though and don't remember which shoes I tried on.

 

[burghler]

Speaking of vests, has anyone gotten a vested suit yet? I'm curious what the 4-button notch lapel vest looks like.

Late response but here is a pic of the 4-button lapelled vest from PS blog. Not KW, but I believe it is the same manufacturer http://24.media.tumblr.com/40e364fe174df8d670b564faae1fbf7c/tumblr_mmtc4gHQ9k1rig4joo1_500.jpg

 

[GradSchooler]



Late response but here is a pic of the 4-button lapelled vest from PS blog.  Not KW, but I believe it is the same manufacturer  http://24.media.tumblr.com/40e364fe174df8d670b564faae1fbf7c/tumblr_mmtc4gHQ9k1rig4joo1_500.jpg

Thanks! I'm not familiar with PS blog. What does the PS stand for?

 

[burghler]

Thanks! I'm not familiar with PS blog. What does the PS stand for?

It's Proper Suit's blog. I've never ordered from them but saw the pic while browsing. And I didn't want it to seem like I was advertising for them on KW's thread

 

[GradSchooler]

Kent, any chance you will be putting up a Fall/Winter look book?

 

[TyCooN]

bought a pair of the navy sneakers. it is exactly what I expected

 

[Samir]

I am a 10D in AE Strands, got the 10D KW captoes. Had minor heel slipping at start, found out this was common until the shoe breaks in. After ~2 weeks of regular but light wear, no heel slip to date. YMMV

I tried on a pair of shoes at the first trunk show and actually thought one size down from my Brannock was good. Did not have them on for long though and don't remember which shoes I tried on.

Thanks for the advice, guys! I think sizing down to 7.5 (the AE 5 last can't be a whole size bigger, right?) should work fine, but I'm just being extra wary since the costs of returning the shoes (a second time) would make my grad student budget very very sad, haha.

 

[Kent Wang]

Kent, any chance you will be putting up a Fall/Winter look book?

Sorry, we didn't get around to it. Now it's too late.

 

[lee_44106]

Kent,

the shoe trees that you sell, are they better fit for the benchgrade shoes, compared to (for example), the Woodlore Epic trees?