The Official-ish DC Thread

[Ambulance Chaser]

I still haven’t been there. I thought it would open normally without requiring tickets but it never did and then Covid hit. Is it back open now?

Yep. The museum is another one you should not attempt to see in one sitting. Go see the history of slavery exhibit in the basement, then choose another exhibit that interests you.

 

[smittycl]

Since work started again I’ve noticed some of my dress shirts are reaching the end of their serviceable lives for me. Thinking of a cull of shirts and some ties to LuxeSwap.

May do a restock at Mashburn of some standard white and lightly blue dress shirts.

 

[CollingsD2H]

Anybody here wear APC denim? I'm trying to figure out what size to order but it's confusing as hell and their sizing chart is not really helpful. I guess I'll just order one and try to order the right size based on that.

 

[smittycl]

I love a rainy day.

 

[hpreston]

I am in a similar boat to @smittycl, have been back at work in the office for a few months now. Yesterday I got to wear my new Minnis Flannel suit kopped during Covid shutdown from NMWA

 

[TheSuitBurnsBetter]

I definitely would have switched to flannel by now if I was going into the office. But as the weather in my apartment maintains a balmy 71 degrees it looks like it's indefinite hopsack for me. Maybe in November I'll break out the wool ties.

 

[zalb916]

Anybody here wear APC denim? I'm trying to figure out what size to order but it's confusing as hell and their sizing chart is not really helpful. I guess I'll just order one and try to order the right size based on that.

I did the APC thing years ago and have since tried a handful of other raw denims. I'm going to suggest an alternative. Feel free to skip to the end for the recommendation.

The raw APC denim has a lot of stretch, which I'm guessing you've read. But then they also shrink, which I'm guessing you've also read. It's not unusual to size down three and barely be able to button them and have them stretch to a comfortable point. Others prefer a fuller fit and may only size down one. Two is probably the mode. Of course, this all may also depend on which of the cuts you get. Not to mention people also like to wear their denim slimmer or fuller than others.

To be honest, it's all a bit much, if you're not super into denim. You're trying to figure out about soaking to get them to shrink. Then it takes a lot of wear to break-in. If you only wear jeans on the weekend, it will take a while, and it's not a particularly pleasant process. If you're the kinda guy who obsesses over tiny measurements (hmm ...), then dealing with the stretching and shrinking can be stressful. Nothing worse than spending a year breaking them in, having a perfect fit, washing them, and then realizing that they're now two inches too short. It happens.

There's a ton of excellent raw denim out there at similar prices, probably better quality, and without the hassle of being unsanforized denim that is gonna shrink and stretch as much as APC. Most guys should just just get sanforized denim. No painful and stressful break-in period. No games to play with sizing. Just where them wherever and whenever. They will start molding to you and develop fades pretty much the same as unsanforized. When you want to wash them, just put them in the washing machine and wash them with cold water. It's really not gonna mess with them. Pretty much the only thing you shouldn't do is put them in the dryer.

For a solid quality, basic raw denim jean that doesn't shrink or stretch very much and is pretty wearable out of the box, I recommend any of the 3sixteen 100x models. They have several different cuts, including a high rise and moderate taper that a lot of guys seem to like.

 

[smittycl]

Liking this. PWVC makes pretty good stuff. Not sure about forgoing a Barbour, though.

The Wax Walker

The modern wax jacket. A highly water-resistant piece with both style and functionality - including a removable, reversible liner. This latest collaboration between Simon and Manchester factory Private White VC was aimed at producing a more contemporary, urban version of the traditional waxed...

shop.permanentstyle.com

 

[lordsuperb]

I am in a similar boat to @smittycl, have been back at work in the office for a few months now. Yesterday I got to wear my new Minnis Flannel suit kopped during Covid shutdown from NMWA

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White linen pocket square?

 

[TheSuitBurnsBetter]

I feel weird wearing a white square with anything besides a white shirt.

 

[hpreston]

Liking this. PWVC makes pretty good stuff. Not sure about forgoing a Barbour, though.

The Wax Walker

The modern wax jacket. A highly water-resistant piece with both style and functionality - including a removable, reversible liner. This latest collaboration between Simon and Manchester factory Private White VC was aimed at producing a more contemporary, urban version of the traditional waxed...

shop.permanentstyle.com

I enjoy Simon’s writing and his website. I admit I haven't purchased anything from his shop. Although some of his coats look intriguing, the pea coat, bridge coat and the current tweed Bal style coat are particularly interesting to me.

Having said all of that, if I was in the market for a wax cotton coat, I would just get a Barbour, and not spend twice what a Barbour costs for Simon’s version.

I am still debating getting this:

The New Donegal Overcoat

The Donegal Overcoat is a heritage piece of outerwear, born out of the need for a versatile coat that could be worn with jeans for a walk, or tailoring to the office. Says Simon: "Donegal tweed is so pleasing in the texture it creates, yet subtle. There’s slubbiness in there and colour...

shop.permanentstyle.com

White linen pocket square?

A white square would have been perfect, not wearing any square is a conscious choice. Things are decidedly more somber at work post COVID, so I feel like a square of any type is “too much”. Note that pre COVID, I would always wear some sort of square, even when not wearing a tie.

Maybe I’ll return to wearing pocket squares after the election, or when a vaccine is approved, or start again in 2012...

 

[TheShetlandSweater]

I am in a similar boat to @smittycl, have been back at work in the office for a few months now. Yesterday I got to wear my new Minnis Flannel suit kopped during Covid shutdown from NMWA

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Looks good. Is that Carrara? If so, MTM or RTW?

 

[hpreston]

Looks good. Is that Carrara? If so, MTM or RTW?

There happen to be a few Sartoria Formosa pieces left in my size, so I decided to jump on this one during the shutdown.

 

[smittycl]

I enjoy Simon’s writing and his website. I admit I haven't purchased anything from his shop. Although some of his coats look intriguing, the pea coat, bridge coat and the current tweed Bal style coat are particularly interesting to me.

Having said all of that, if I was in the market for a wax cotton coat, I would just get a Barbour, and not spend twice what a Barbour costs for Simon’s version.

I am still debating getting this:

The New Donegal Overcoat

The Donegal Overcoat is a heritage piece of outerwear, born out of the need for a versatile coat that could be worn with jeans for a walk, or tailoring to the office. Says Simon: "Donegal tweed is so pleasing in the texture it creates, yet subtle. There’s slubbiness in there and colour...

shop.permanentstyle.com

A white square would have been perfect, not wearing any square is a conscious choice. Things are decidedly more somber at work post COVID, so I feel like a square of any type is “too much”. Note that pre COVID, I would always wear some sort of square, even when not wearing a tie.

Maybe I’ll return to wearing pocket squares after the election, or when a vaccine is approved, or start again in 2012...

I’m balking at the price a bit as well. I have a linen field jacket from PWVC and the copper hardware looks good. Not completely sure I like it on a waxed jacket, though.

I basically wear a white linen tv fold daily. I just take it outat end of day and put it in the next day’s jacket.

 

[hpreston]

On the PWVC topic, does anyone know why there seems to be a $200 (approx.) difference between buying the Donegal top coat from the PS Store vs from PW website? Even after I put in shipping info (which should calculate taking off the VAT and shipping from the UK to US)

After inputting address and calculating shipping, on the PW site it comes to about $1200, from PS Site, it comes to just over $1000. Maybe I have to go all the way past payment on PW site to get the VAT taken off??