MC General Chat

[ThinkDerm]

slowear sample sale going on - discounts thanks to clinton, the sales rep ...

 

[dieworkwear]

GQ Story on the crowdsourced StyleForum sneaker

Here's What Happened When a Menswear Forum Designed a Sneaker

Enlisting a bunch of obsessives led to a familiar-looking shoe—and a ready-made customer base.

www.gq.com

An excerpt:

 

[imatlas]

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[IJReilly]

Looking for a good trouser pressing instructional. Any recommendations?

 

[patrickBOOTH]

I think @jefferyd had something on youtube or something a while back.

 

[dieworkwear]

Looking for a good trouser pressing instructional. Any recommendations?

TM Lewin has a guide




Also Permanent Style with Richard Anderson



The Armoury with Liverano

I think @jefferyd had something on youtube or something a while back.

I believe Jeffery's is about how to press a jacket

guide to touching up your suit without wrecking it

A large part of the beauty of a tailored garment is due to the shaping and molding imparted by a careful and elaborate pressing. In a manufactured garment. there are over 20 different underpressing operations and around 15 steps in the final pressing, most of which have specially-designed forms...

www.styleforum.net

Mitt Romney also demonstrates his technique here

 

[clee1982]

GQ Story on the crowdsourced StyleForum sneaker

Here's What Happened When a Menswear Forum Designed a Sneaker

Enlisting a bunch of obsessives led to a familiar-looking shoe—and a ready-made customer base.

www.gq.com

An excerpt:

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so any user review, if my addidas white sneaker gets destroyed might replace with this...?

 

[smittycl]

Just got the Paul Stuart catalog. Some very nice stuff and exuberantly colorful as usual. These leapt out at me. Seriously going to buy the blue plaid pants. Baller.


On another note, neat shoes but who on earth wants shoes that say “Paul Stuart” across the sides? I prefer zero logos in general.

 

[smittycl]

Just got the Wool Shacket from PWVC in size 5/L. Fits wonderfully and is quite well made with good fabric. Was sold out but I got lucky and one became available a few days ago.



This actually made me laugh. Permanent Style recognizing PWVC? Isn't lavishing an award on someone you're collaborating with to sell coats a bit of a conflict of interest?

 

[bry2000]

Not in the blogger world.

 

[dieworkwear]

This actually made me laugh. Permanent Style recognizing PWVC? Isn't lavishing an award on someone you're collaborating with to sell coats a bit of a conflict of interest?

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This was voted on by Permanent Style readers, not given by Simon himself.

 

[imatlas]

I gotta say, though, that PWVC x PS overcoat is killer. I was looking for something like that, but got sidetracked.

Your shacket is pretty awesome too.

 

[smittycl]

I gotta say, though, that PWVC x PS overcoat is killer. I was looking for something like that, but got sidetracked.

Your shacket is pretty awesome too.

I also really liked the greatcoat but just didn't need it.

 

[smittycl]

This was voted on by Permanent Style readers, not given by Simon himself.

Ah! You always have the inside scoop.

 

[Patrick R]

Ah! You always have the inside scoop.

You would have had it too simply by reading what you posted!