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Despos

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thanks, definitely gonna book mark this one...would it work for tomato sauce as well (only sorta kidding...)
Had multiple tomato sauce spots on jacket lapels and they all came out. Worked just as well removing the stains on a silk tie. The powder has worked 95% of the time for me.
 

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I need to get some baby powder then; I'm not a neat eater. However, I'm also not above tucking a napkin into the top of my waistcoat like a bib if I feel the nervous urge to do so.

Incidentally

I actually had John Di Pietro, the tailor that @Encathol Epistemia uses in Philly re-press my Kent Wang tux by hand...It wasn't all that expensive either, I'd use him again if it was easier but he has pretty limited hours as i would guess he is near retirement...not working/living in the city any more I think the only available time is Saturdays before noon and then i think its a 2 week turn around.

I believe that Mr. Di Pietro still keeps 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM Tuesday-Friday and 11:00 to 3:00 PM on Saturday hours at his shop on South Broad Street, aside from when it was closed while he recuperated from a minor surgery last November, although I've mostly visited him on Saturday afternoons for my convenience, although he's called me from his shop at within working hours. I do wonder how long he'll stay open. He once passingly mentioned that he might close the shop on Tuesdays at some point and says that he'll know when he has to retire. He seems well, always seems keen for more business and handily hefted an eighteen-pound antique gas iron around while he showing it to me and two other customers around last weekend, but he was also born in 1935, so and end must be sooner, rather than later. (I'd miss him and I've even been mooting asking to record some interviews him to record some of his stories about the old Philadelphia garment industry and making suits for the Eagles et al, although I rarely make good on such grand dreams. I also, more selfishly, worry that it might come while I have a commission being worked on that might be left unfinished)
 
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wanted to share my latest progress with Richard Anderson. Looks like everything is coming together nicely. But feedback as always welcome.
Especially like my wife’s barleycon tweed jacket.
 

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Anyone had shirts made in Naples recently?
Hoping to try one or more shirtmakers preferably around the 200-250 euro mark.

Will any of the usual suspects fall in my budget? Piccolo, Lombardi, Fluido, Formosa etc. I don't need Riva fabric, but would like handmade buttonholes and shirred shoulders, as that is different from my current shirtmaker.

I've searched through the relevant threads, but most posts are a few years old. Tried emailing a few of them, but no responses as of yet.
Camiceria Lombardi and Luca Avitabile have done a great job for me. Their work for me is on the “folded shirt” thread.
 

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wanted to share my latest progress with Richard Anderson. Looks like everything is coming together nicely. But feedback as always welcome.
Especially like my wife’s barleycon tweed jacket.

The posture and the picture may distort the proportions but the jacket looks too short to me and the buttoning point too high...
 

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The posture and the picture may distort the proportions but the jacket looks too short to me and the buttoning point too high...
It looks OK from the back and from the side. A lot of people (myself included) tend to straighten up unnaturally when someone is taking a picture of them, I think that might be the case here and in his natural posture the jacket would look fine from the front.
 

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The posture and the picture may distort the proportions but the jacket looks too short to me and the buttoning point too high...
Which one? The sports jacket? I agree on that but it’s RTW RA and less VAT it is relatively inexpensive and I can live with that I think it still fits decent. But you are right of course. The lighting is kind of bad but on the blue suit you can clearly see the lower button stance but since the rest of the jacket fits quite well oh wells
 

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It looks OK from the back and from the side. A lot of people (myself included) tend to straighten up unnaturally when someone is taking a picture of them, I think that might be the case here and in his natural posture the jacket would look fine from the front.
Interesting never thought about it that way but you are right but still the button stance is too high. But in regards to the length of the jacket it looks much longer from the side & back vs front.
Do you guys think the too high button stance is something you would live with or spend an extra $1,500 to achieve the below fit of my suit which I think is quite good.
Also any thoughts on the wrinkles and creasing on the back of my blue suit jacket? See above.
 

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personally would spend the extra 1500 to get the fit right. clothes that don't fit well just dont get worn.

Completely agree. Had a bespoke suit made by a Naples based tailor. Suit looked great but was too tight in certain areas. The only way to fix it was to spend some coin on lowering the armholes and some other items. Was worth every penny.
 

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Completely agree. Had a bespoke suit made by a Naples based tailor. Suit looked great but was too tight in certain areas. The only way to fix it was to spend some coin on lowering the armholes and some other items. Was worth every penny.
generally I agree but in this case the jacket fits me very well I like everything about it and the button stance while too high doesn’t bother me enough to go from RTW to MTM but it might change in the future... but appreciate your guys thoughts on this .

actually curious what’s your guy’s take on the fit on the below huntsman jacket from Simon C. Maybe I’m wrong but while the jacket seems “fuller” and longer than mine the one button look seems to result in higher than normal button stance no?
 

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generally I agree but in this case the jacket fits me very well I like everything about it and the button stance while too high doesn’t bother me enough to go from RTW to MTM but it might change in the future... but appreciate your guys thoughts on this .

actually curious what’s your guy’s take on the fit on the below huntsman jacket from Simon C. Maybe I’m wrong but while the jacket seems “fuller” and longer than mine the one button look seems to result in higher than normal button stance no?

As you well note, Salmon's jacket is good in length but the button stance is a bit on the higher side.

Only you will be able to assess whether it is worth spending the extra money in either MTM or bespoke. In my case, when I tried a good tailor for the first time I discovered that I would never go back to RTW/MTM.
 

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generally I agree but in this case the jacket fits me very well I like everything about it and the button stance while too high doesn’t bother me enough to go from RTW to MTM but it might change in the future... but appreciate your guys thoughts on this .

actually curious what’s your guy’s take on the fit on the below huntsman jacket from Simon C. Maybe I’m wrong but while the jacket seems “fuller” and longer than mine the one button look seems to result in higher than normal button stance no?

It's all preference, but I don't particularly care for the cut or fabric of that Huntsman coat.

I think the light-colored RA sport coat looks a bit boxy on you. IMO, the blue suit looks a lot better.
 

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