SPIER & MACKAY - Official Affiliate Thread

[gnatty8]

So ordered a pair of the linen pants and wondering, do you all have these dry cleaned once before hemming to take care of any shrinking beforehand? Not sure how much these shrink with dry cleaning.

 

[apd90700]

So ordered a pair of the linen pants and wondering, do you all have these dry cleaned once before hemming to take care of any shrinking beforehand? Not sure how much these shrink with dry cleaning.

^ Main reason I avoid linen is it's so capricious when it comes to washing. Always safer to dry clean first if you're already set on keeping them.

 

[moimael]

Ok Gents. What do we want to see next Spring/Summer?

I second the deeper pleats.

Also how about a jungle jacket?

 

[Rafael Loh]

So ordered a pair of the linen pants and wondering, do you all have these dry cleaned once before hemming to take care of any shrinking beforehand? Not sure how much these shrink with dry cleaning.

Dry cleaning should not shrink the pants so hemming before or after wont make a difference.

 

[norMD]

@spiermackay

I keep getting this error message. Could you please do something about it?

 

[mhip]

@spiermackay

I keep getting this error message. Could you please do something about it?
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You have to develop a "relationship" with them to be able to order Solaro...

 

[norMD]

You have to develop a "relationship" with them to be able to order Solaro...

Is this a Rolex dealership?

Currently at six suits and four sport coats. Hopefully solaro will be lucky number eleven.

 

[wilcthree]

Returning to a full day of Zoom meetings. Posting some quick and dirty shots of recent SM wares that I’m sporting today as I excitedly look forward to ending the day with Taco Tuesday.

Sportcoat: SM Neo Brown Gun Check
Shirt: SM Lightweight OCBD
Trews: SM VBC High RIse Fresco Light Gray
Shoes: Yanko Reverse Kudo Suede Dark Brown

Notes: If I were to take these pictures again or wear a similar combination, I'd opt for a light blue shirt or one with more blue in it. The white seems to wash me and the sportcoat pattern out. I'd also go with a shirt that has a better collar roll; even after ironing the underside of the collar, I can't seem to get the lightweight OCBDs to roll as well as others. Also, I'm trying to up my photo game so please bear with the awkward posing, lighting, positioning, saturation, etc.

 

[ericgereghty]

Is this a Rolex dealership?

Currently at six suits and four sport coats. Hopefully solaro will be lucky number eleven.

Your mohair fresco photos pushed me to buy one (then a second lol). I don't imagine I'll need the same push for the solaro, but I suppose it couldn't hurt.

 

[teddyc4]

Ok Gents. What do we want to see next Spring/Summer?

M-65-esque field jacket (with drawstring waist)

 

[zurich64]

So ordered a pair of the linen pants and wondering, do you all have these dry cleaned once before hemming to take care of any shrinking beforehand? Not sure how much these shrink with dry cleaning.

I don't dry clean anything in 100% linen, wool, or cotton.

I always throw the pants in the laundry, at 30C gentle wash, iron it, and then go for hemming. With mixed materials, like linen/cotton, or wool,silk, linen combos, washing needs to be really gentle at 20C to avoid damage. In my personal experience, linen/cotton mixes are most likely to shrink length-wise.

 

[mossrockss]

I'm going to guess that the pale blue cotton linen trousers won't get a ton of love, but this old pic of george wang proves they can be outstanding:

 

[Sir_Longshanks]

Need some help with sizing here, ordered the moss green fox air in 38L contemporary and feel it might be a tad too long in the body? I do know that the sleeves need to be shortened and maybe have the waist let out a tad, just unsure about the length. Also added a couple of shots with 38R sport coat for comparisons sake (definitely need the waist let out there).
thanks in advance!

 

[mak1277]

Need some help with sizing here, ordered the moss green fox air in 38L contemporary and feel it might be a tad too long in the body? I do know that the sleeves need to be shortened and maybe have the waist let out a tad, just unsure about the length. Also added a couple of shots with 38R sport coat for comparisons sake (definitely need the waist let out there).
thanks in advance!

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I think the long looks better.

 

[apd90700]

Need some help with sizing here, ordered the moss green fox air in 38L contemporary and feel it might be a tad too long in the body? I do know that the sleeves need to be shortened and maybe have the waist let out a tad, just unsure about the length. Also added a couple of shots with 38R sport coat for comparisons sake (definitely need the waist let out there).
thanks in advance!

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Moss green does appear long in the body. The pants are flirting with negative break territory [style preference -- looks good no break or negative if you like the style], which combined with the length of the jacket does throw off the proportions. Makes your torso look longer and legs shorter.