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Old Article on NY Bespoke Suit Options

mmkn

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^ Thanks.

Good to know the history, and see how Flusser aged!

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Eustace Tilley

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Maybe its just me, but it sounds like Sexton was providing a pretty sub-standard service to his U.S. customers.

Also good to know that some things never change - Nicolosi refused to provided prices but still managed to mention how he tailors for Tom Wolfe.
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Originally Posted by Eustace Tilley
All the way from the 1980s - a great read though, with a pretty good list of the NY-based tailors of the time:

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=V...yer%22&f=false


Originally Posted by voxsartoria
I know that the old hands are familiar with this New York Magazine article from 1988, but I thought it might be interesting to those of you new to it (or new altogether.)

Click here and then go to page 52.


- B


Use the search, n00b.
 

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The 80's ads are entertaining in and of themselves.

"The Forgotten Woman- Designer Fashions in Large Sizes Only"
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Originally Posted by F. Corbera
Use the search, n00b.

So it was
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jà vu.


For a second I thought it was jamais vu.

Long day.

- M
 

Eustace Tilley

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Originally Posted by F. Corbera
Use the search, n00b.

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Curses! Foiled again.
 

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I knew John Reyle very well.
He introduced me to numerous clients.
Kid Creole august Darnel)
a plastic baron from columbus ohio
and a big time Nigerian Heroin dealer. I never asked him what he did for a living.
I only found out when I was subpoenaed for his trial.

Dimitry had great style but did not always pay his tailors on time.

Not sure where Garrick Anderson is today. He always had great neckwear

FDR drive was a great little store on a side street in soho. I handled his shirt production for a few seasons. we made them in Alex kabbaz's factory when it was in Connecticut

i'll read through the article again later and see what else i remember
 

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will def checck it out..
 

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