SWD Discussion Thread for Tailoring

[#dadcore]

For where I am now, if I am wearing a suit, I’m doing it exclusively in a casual way like below. Ironically when I need to be dressed formally I almost always wear a sportcoat with trousers. I have a navy and a charcoal conservative business dress type suits that are basically in storage. Looking forward to reading/participating in this thread as I get very little inspiration from the CM part of the forum.

 

[FlyingMonkey]

For where I am now, if I am wearing a suit, I’m doing it exclusively in a casual way like below. Ironically when I need to be dressed formally I almost always wear a sportcoat with trousers. I have a navy and a charcoal conservative business dress type suits that are basically in storage. Looking forward to reading/participating in this thread as I get very little inspiration from the CM part of the forum.

If I took better (and more frequent) pictures, it would become apparent that we dress quite similarly some of the time!

 

[MeatFish]

Kind of a full suit/set-up today w/ Camoshita. The first brand to get me into tailored clothing and makes it really easy to wear in a swd kinda way.

 

[OccultaVexillum]

Pierre Maheo of Officine Generale is another guy that does this really well imo

 

[losrockets]

Don't have any pics but I've been wearing my Epaulet Sinclair jackets (which are unstructured "sportcoat" versions of their Doyle chore coat) in tweedy wool blends w/ cargos, wide-legged or carrot-fit cords, or casual wool pants this winter. I think previously I only wore these w/ jeans or proper trousers, but w/ the right pants and chunky footwear it makes for a more SW&D version of the look which I've started to appreciate. I don't even bother tucking in the shirt most days, and it's been a fun challenge trying to layer the Sinclairs w/ collared shirts that have a longer/scooped hemline (they play well w/ knits too). In retrospect, it would have been nice to get a pair of matching trousers for the set-up. In the summer I've started wearing seersucker or linen suits w/ a linen knit or patterned/band collar shirt and casual footwear. W/ the suits I still lean traditional and keep the knit or shirt tucked in. Still do a lot of CM sportcoats and suits for office days.

 

[kindofyoung]

Can't not mention Nicolas Gabbard in a thread like this

 

[oulipien]

A lot of these examples seem to be basically CM-ish stuff worn casually, or casualized by fabric or pattern or whatever. But there would seem to be an entirely other side, too—no one would mistake (say) Deepti or Devoa for classic meanswear or call it very formal, but their tailoring is or can be pretty structured (very structured, in Deepti's sense) and doesn't really read "casual" the way that a soft Camoshita cord suit does: the latter seems to belong to an existing casual/formal line and just occupy one end, whereas the former seems to be more at an angle to that line. (Or think of, say, the Abasi Rosborough ARC jackets, which are clearly suit jacket–like in some respects and doing their own thing in others.)

 

[d4nimal]

Kind of a full suit/set-up today w/ Camoshita. The first brand to get me into tailored clothing and makes it really easy to wear in a swd kinda way.

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This is amazing. I always assumed I could pick up a Camoshita coat like this secondhand over the years (or the blue one from years back) but they never show up on the pre-owned market here.

 

[FlyingMonkey]

Kind of a full suit/set-up today w/ Camoshita. The first brand to get me into tailored clothing and makes it really easy to wear in a swd kinda way.

This is fantastic.

 

[MeatFish]

I always assumed I could pick up a Camoshita coat like this secondhand over the years (or the blue one from years back) but they never show up on the pre-owned market here.

This was me except looking for the pants! Seems like the people that picked them up just hold on to them, maybe even more now that the label’s done.

I’ve done that search for a lot of different “suit” separates I’ve passed on, and just conceded I’ll never complete them. P sure I wouldn’t wear them together v much, but feels nice to know the options there.

 

[gs77]

This Camoshita navy seersucker suit worn without a tie and mixed with tee's, non-dress shirts, is an ideal casual travel suit and look IMO.You can mix it with just about anything else in your suitcase.(I wish the Camoshita would have fit me. Anyone know where I can get a navy seersucker suit?)

Spier&McKay, an affiliate here, has one although not sure what's left in terms of sizes and whether they're restocking.
I bought one few years ago. It's half canvased. Has all the typical features of "Neapolitan" suit. No padding, 3roll2, higher rise trousers, side adjusters... (style is a StyFo CM baby, so....)
Fabric is Hardy Minnies...

I usually wear it very casually, on hot summer nights out. Often with sneakers. I don't think I ever wore it with anything close to dress shirt.

 

[sipang]

Can't not mention Nicolas Gabbard in a thread like this

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Anyone wearing Husbands around here? I see someone just created a thread on the other side

HUSBANDS (Paris)

Hi there and Bonjour! I'm a bit surprised that there's not thread for HUSBANDS from Paris yet. Would love to hear from those that have some experience with the brand. It all looks very chic online and in their editorials - very structured and always draped over very thin models so it would be...

www.styleforum.net

Most of my TF trousers are getting a bit unforgiving in the waist, thinking of giving the flares a try.

 

[smittycl]

Looks like Kiton is in for casual tailoring.

 

[double00]

^ can it be called tailoring ? hm

 

[smittycl]

^ can it be called tailoring ? hm

Sure, why wouldn’t it be? I’ve picked up some nice drawstring wool trousers from Zegna and Lardini. Nothing wrong with the baggy jacket. Not quite for me I guess but I consider it interesting.