Unfunded Liabilities: a/k/a The Cloth Thread

[Concordia]

Eh. I went on to use Anderson for DB and 2-5b, and Hitchcock for SB 2b.

 

[undertheskin]

i just visit my tailor and ask him for stuff and he always nails it. what are you doing wrong?!

 

[Mr. Six]

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• Mr. Six
• Jun 13, 2022
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• Mr. Six
• Nov 15, 2021

Two of my three most recently completed pieces from Steed. (The most recent just arrived but is pretty much the same.) Lapels look good to me!

The second one is green and very wearable.

 

[reidd]

Anyone have good recs for winter weight cavalry twill or whipcord? I have a pair in Dugdales and it’s pretty good but want to try something else this time around. Standeven version looks promising from online pics. Any others to consider? Ideally nothing lighter than say 14oz or so.

 

[lordsuperb]

i just visit my tailor and ask him for stuff and he always nails it. what are you doing wrong?!

Sometimes it takes a while for a tailor to figure you out. Except for raglan overcoats, my tailor makes me what I want these days.

 

[lordsuperb]

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• Mr. Six
• Jun 13, 2022
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• Mr. Six
• Nov 15, 2021

Two of my three most recently completed pieces from Steed. (The most recent just arrived but is pretty much the same.) Lapels look good to me!

The second one is green and very wearable.

The grey jacket you had made was perfection.

 

[TheLawBeard]

I find most tailors inflexible to what I want in changes, simple changes at that. Those Neapolitan tailors like to make jackets short and tight. How hard is it to make a longer jacket? I had to ask Edwin to slim things down multiple times before the changes were incorporated. I’ll stick to one tailor for the time being because I start the process over again when using a new tailor.

To be fair: many tailors have a house cut/style that is very much their "trademark." I can understand them wanting to have their work represent their chosen style. I also know that I dislike some of those styles and wouldn't be able to appreciate their work.

 

[Mr. Six]

The grey jacket you had made was perfection.

That's the one that just arrived. It's pretty much the same as the others. I actually like the look of the green tweed the best of the three.

Nearly finished fitting picture for those curious:

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[undertheskin]

Sometimes it takes a while for a tailor to figure you out.

oftentimes it just takes customers a while to figure out that they should choose a maker based on what they actually like without meddling with the makers style.

 

[lordsuperb]

oftentimes it just takes customers a while to figure out that they should choose a maker based on what they actually like without meddling with the makers style.

If something is off I will ask them to correct, that has nothing to do with meddling with a makers house style.

 

[FT412]

Dugdale bros brown cream puppy tooth from the English and town classics. Having a sport coat with patch pockets.

 

[krudsma]

Anyone have any experience with Tricotine? Really like the look of what Mark's wearing here. Thinking of ordering something when Steed visits next week.

 

[DavidLane]

That's the one that just arrived. It's pretty much the same as the others. I actually like the look of the green tweed the best of the three.

Nearly finished fitting picture for those curious:

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Which barleycorn is this? I have such a soft spot for barleycorn. Thanks.

-DL

 

[Crispyj]

Which barleycorn is this? I have such a soft spot for barleycorn. Thanks.

-DL

It's from Standeven San Lorenzo.

San Lorenzo 130 years of design with the world’s rarest and royal fibre

We are incredibly excited to announce and present our new “San Lorenzo” range, available as a cut length service, woven in 100% Escorial Wool.

www.standevenfabrics.co.uk

 

[Mr. Six]

Which barleycorn is this? I have such a soft spot for barleycorn. Thanks.

-DL

Crispyj got it. It's Escorial wool. I wanted a larger scale barleycorn that wasn't tweed. That turns out to be a rarity. Escorial has grey, brown, green, and I think two blues. The green would make up really nicely. Escorial is lovely stuff--light and very soft but with some visual texture.