SPIER & MACKAY - Official Affiliate Thread

[FlyingHorker]

Why the irrational fear of Contemporary? It's not like a Brooks Brothers potato sack, just a tad bit more room compared to Slim (which is quite slim, even by 2019 standards!)

FWIW, I'm fairly thin and most people found my 36 contemporary to look "slim" on me.

 

[Riva]

This ^

People must not be paying too much attention to the size chart. It's only .4" extra in the chest and .8" extra in the waist, when moving from slim to the contemporary (comparing against the same cloth of course). I own jackets in both fits and honestly they are pretty much the same depending on the cutting tolerances on any given cloth. I have contemps that fit like slims and slims that fit like contemps.

Not quite as normal people have been commenting the slim looks much better than the contemp before any alteration. Even after waist alterations on both they still prefer the slim cut.

 

[dazedstate]

S&M shirt ? If yes, which collar??

No sorry. It's actually Kamakura

 

[varsityreds0123]

Not quite as normal people have been commenting the slim looks much better than the contemp before any alteration. Even after waist alterations on both they still prefer the slim cut.

Perception does not equal reality.

 

[everyday]

All S&M today.

Also question...has anyone opened up the chest on their coats? I'm b/w and 38 slim and contemporary. I think slim is better but I could use some more room in the chest. Wondering if it's an easy job on these.

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I found that this is actually a good idea most of the time over sizing up imo. My spine rounds out toward the shoulders and it’s just more work to size up and take in the body and shorten the collar to adjust the fit on the shoulder and upper body. As long as there is enough fabric and you know where you need to let it out, why not?
Although maybe for more room it might still be smart to size up.
Also this fit is fantastic, I’m very jealous

 

[Riva]

Perception does not equal reality.

Indeed. You aren't real.

 

[Wilson13]

Just submitting my weekly inquiry... @spiermackay , @induere_to - are the denim and lightweight oxford shirt fabrics going to be available for MTM?

 

[soaped]

I wish I had a better picture. Here is a contemporary suit (both jacket and pants). I consider myself skinny as hell but I enjoy every extra inch of room in that armhole. And mentioning the pants - I need every bit of room in the hip, thigh and knee area. If these garments were any slimmer I'd need to size up on everything.

I tried a slim pair of pants once and I couldn't put the pants on because the hip and legs were so slim. Power to the people who can wear them, they are truly slim fit.

 

[Ezio]

How many hints did you have to drop? Or does she subscribe to the S&M newsletter (that would be amazing)?

I told her there's a sale and she said to get two cause it's too good of a deal not to and it's my birthday this week.

 

[Don L]

I told her there's a sale and she said to get two cause it's too good of a deal not to and it's my birthday this week.

She is a Keeper

 

[theh00d]

Yesterday in the San Francisco heat

Pencil stripe cotton/linen shirt
Indigo linen trouser

Linen shirt today

 

[ULCajun]

Just a heads up on sizing with the new oxfords. Shrunk 1 inch after a cold wash/air dry. Thankfully I sized up

 

[FlyingHorker]

Just s heads up on sizing with the new oxfords. Shrunk 1 inch after a cold wash. Thankfully I sized up

I'm still confused as to S&M sizing for sleeves, but why aren't shirts washed and dried before cutting for OTR?

 

[Churchill W]

Just s heads up on sizing with the new oxfords. Shrunk 1 inch after a cold wash. Thankfully I sized up

That's with an air dry?

 

[ULCajun]

That's with an air dry?

Yep air dry