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[JIMIG]

Looking for a heavy, very soft (brushed?) sweatshirt with a boxy fit and high neckline. Any recommendations?

 

[smittycl]

Looking for a heavy, very soft (brushed?) sweatshirt with a boxy fit and high neckline. Any recommendations?

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[smittycl]

This is good.

"Where do you start?

Always the shoes. Start at the bottom and grow the character from there. Shoes are the most important article of clothing on a person’s body. They tell you everything. It’s like if you’ve ever fallen in love with a guy and you then see the shoes and realize, Oh, this is not going to work."

 

[othertravel]

Found this very interesting Caruso suit:

I typically like more conservative patterns, but this caught my eye.

Obviously not a staple, but what do you all think of this on a suit?

 

[smittycl]

Found this very interesting Caruso suit:

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I typically like more conservative patterns, but this caught my eye.

Obviously not a staple, but what do you all think of this on a suit?

Caruso makes great stuff.

 

[hpreston]

Found this very interesting Caruso suit:

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I typically like more conservative patterns, but this caught my eye.

Obviously not a staple, but what do you all think of this on a suit?

As Smitty said, Caruso construction is great. That said, I’m having a hard time visualizing this fabric as a suit. Do you a full length pic?

I have a Zegna sport coat in a very similar fabric. Not sure it would work as a suit though.

 

[smittycl]

As Smitty said, Caruso construction is great. That said, I’m having a hard time visualizing this fabric as a suit. Do you a full length pic?

I have a Zegna sport coat in a very similar fabric. Not sure it would work as a suit though.

Yeah, total sport coat fabric. Suit might be entering Batman Villain territory.

 

[smittycl]

As Smitty said, Caruso construction is great. That said, I’m having a hard time visualizing this fabric as a suit. Do you a full length pic?

I have a Zegna sport coat in a very similar fabric. Not sure it would work as a suit though.

I think Caruso and Lardini are the unsung heroes of Italian makers. Extremely well-made but not as pricey as Zegna and the other better known brands. Besides, both basically make wares for many makers.

 

[othertravel]

It’s tricky. Seems like something to wear at a garden party. Might be too peacockish for a work environment.

 

[smittycl]

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It’s tricky. Seems like something to wear at a garden party. Might be too peacockish for a work environment.

Yeah, too much for me to feel comfortable in as a suit. Separates? No problem.

 

[smittycl]

 

[Mirage-]

I think Caruso and Lardini are the unsung heroes of Italian makers. Extremely well-made but not as pricey as Zegna and the other better known brands. Besides, both basically make wares for many makers.

My problem with Lardini is that it seems most of their own-brand jackets (at least those I've seen around, I assume there are pricier collections?) are polyester-lined. It boggles my mind why you would construct a nice jacket and then ruin it with poly lining, to save what, literally a couple euro per jacket over cupro/viscose?

 

[whorishconsumer]

Protecting classism with their dying (halitotic) breath.

 

[smittycl]

My problem with Lardini is that it seems most of their own-brand jackets (at least those I've seen around, I assume there are pricier collections?) are polyester-lined. It boggles my mind why you would construct a nice jacket and then ruin it with poly lining, to save what, literally a couple euro per jacket over cupro/viscose?

I don't have any Lardini tailoring. Have pants, overshirts, etc. They used to make BB 1818 suits back in the day.

 

[smittycl]

Protecting classism with their dying (halitotic) breath.

<shrug> Cue up every Dieworkwear article about cultural issues and clothes.

I'm perfectly okay with general "Please Don't be a Slob" rules. I'm also okay with marijuana legalization but don't really like smelling it everywhere.