SPIER & MACKAY - Official Affiliate Thread

[JayDee90]

Thanks. That looks good, mate. Wear in good health. How's the padding?

From an old MTM I did in a heavyweight fresco requesting roping

 

[Dorian_Gray]

Thanks. That looks good, mate. Wear in good health. How's the padding?

Ah, sorry - I really ought to have said that. To my point about being re-made: another consequence is that this doesn’t feel particularly padded. It feels like today’s relatively standard “light padding”, rather than something more robust and heavily padded. Think: SuSu OTR standard padding.

 

[Dorian_Gray]

From an old MTM I did in a heavyweight fresco requesting roping

A bit more of a peak off the shoulder than mine

 

[DonRaphael]

From an old MTM I did in a heavyweight fresco requesting roping

That looks fantastic. Care to share the specific details of this commission? What model did you chose and did you specify anything specific in the notes?

 

[JayDee90]

That looks fantastic. Care to share the specific details of this commission? What model did you chose and did you specify anything specific in the notes?

I can dig it up..this was a few years ago and was in person MTM. I was however quite involved with the specs and wrote some detailed notes for them to pass on to the factory/along with some pics and speaking to Rick. If I find the order# you could prob quote that

 

[DonRaphael]

I can dig it up..this was a few years ago and was in person MTM. I was however quite involved with the specs and wrote some detailed notes for them to pass on to the factory/along with some pics and speaking to Rick. If I find the order# you could prob quote that

That'd be great. I'd love to take part of the notes and the order # as well.

 

[JayDee90]

You can use Ref# B1406-F to refer to the garmet, rope. No extension. Specified 10.5 cm for lapel width which is just over 4 inches. Padding I believe is standard although upon receipt of the final garment I did request an additional pad on the left shoulder to correct for the drop there. I also requested a 4 layer canvas which is more robust than their standard. Once again, this is not my preference for all suiting, this was a 13/14oz fresco so I kind of leaned all in with the whole suit of armour vibe this time around. I also live in Ontario so, it gets cold. The weight is noticeable when compared to other jackets (surprisingly even against my M&E undyed check from last FW), but not uncomfortably so, i.e. it is very reassuring to be enveloped in such a beefy cloth.

@DonRaphael

 

[blewnote1]

There should be a string loop on the other lapel, however in my case, and others, if I recall correctly, the loop is about half the size of the button so it’s unusable, unless you get it fixed. It’s a nice feature if you plan on wearing it outside in a colder weather - could help help some warmth in.

Wowzers! After further extremely careful examination I found it. It is indeed small! It does actually fit the button though, so I suppose it's usable. However, I doubt I have need for that.

 

[ericgereghty]

From an old MTM I did in a heavyweight fresco requesting roping

That looks seriously excellent.

 

[JayDee90]

That looks seriously excellent.

Thanks! Took 1 remake on the jacket and 2 on the trousers (I think, from memory) but got it done ..I would say I am 90% happy with the jacket and maybe 70% with the trousers which still have some issues

 

[Meanie]

Yes, yes and if there's no budget constraint.

Pretty fabrics. Should really organize a group MTO!

 

[MrFingers]

Pretty fabrics. Should really organize a group MTO!

@spiermackay why don’t we run a poll or something? This is a great idea IMO.

 

[theedoor]

Does anyone own one of the Abraham Moon buffalo check overshirts? Thoughts?

I just got mine today. Pretty nice, a bit lightweight.

The cuffs are ridiculously small though - tight even for a dress shirt, let alone an overshirt.

Guess I'll just wear the cuffs unbuttoned or figure some way around it.

 

[TheLawBeard]

From an old MTM I did in a heavyweight fresco requesting roping

That's probably one of the best-executed MTOs I've seen from Spier. Bravo. I might have to use those requests at some point.

 

[MrFingers]

@spiermackay why don’t we run a poll or something? This is a great idea IMO.

Looks like @ericgereghty is in