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This is all terribly, terribly exciting.Originally Posted by iammatt
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The SwissArmySuit™: a sartorial strip tease
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Hey MagnaVox, does Steed charge extra for this Transformer work or is the price the same?Originally Posted by jcc123
I'd rather not say lest it lead to false expectations. I would contact Edwin direclty if you're interested in such a caper.
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Keep two rolls handy nearby for cleanup:Originally Posted by voxsartoria
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Well, my wife calls me Peter North sometimes, and we do have double rolls, but not in such an industrial style.
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I want the ribbon of gold kruggerands and the throwing knife, oh sorry that's Bond's attache.
At least we should have a toothpick and tweezers, no?
Far too much work and bother, not to mention the fact that small things have a tendency to misplace themselves when travelling.
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At least we should have a toothpick and tweezers, no?
Far too much work and bother, not to mention the fact that small things have a tendency to misplace themselves when travelling.
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This idea really intrigues me. I work in a super casual field, and live in a very casual town, and so do not have cause to wear anything above casual clothes that often. So spending the money to have many outfits made just doesn't strike me as too sensible. But having something that can fill multiple roles drastically increases the amount of value I get out it. But perhaps thinking about value when you are talking about bespoke clothes is not exactly the point =)Originally Posted by pblasco
No, I think value is definitely a valid consideration. A separate blazer would have cost me $2K more even with the currrently favorable exchange rate. Even for someone who might not be overly concerned with cost, that is the same as getting a completely free jacket.
And, for me at least, going from a three piece suit with navy horn buttons to a two piece suit with MoP buttons changes the whole character, and really is like having two suits. So, that's another $3K there (or whole new suit, a more fun way to think about it.)
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I want the ribbon of gold kruggerands and the throwing knife, oh sorry that's Bond's attache.Originally Posted by braised
At least we should have a toothpick and tweezers, no?
Far too much work and bother, not to mention the fact that small things have a tendency to misplace themselves when travelling.
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The only extra work for me was in thinking about it, and then entertaining you nerds.
I've managed to make it to 46 without losing a cufflink, but I suppose there is a first time for anything...
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I think the jacket is very well done. The contrast between the formal 3-piece and the blazer pictures is striking and shows that the SAS does exactly what it was intended to do. Nice.Originally Posted by Mr. Moo
Thank you, MooMoo.
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Very neat. But the real show-stopper is still the fit and cut of this particular suit, which stands out even against the other things Steed has made you.Originally Posted by mafoofan
+1. The jacket is really well cut regardless of all the button hoo-ha.
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Very cool, Vox. How long does it take for you to switch out all the buttons? I'm wondering if you could go from the boardroom to your hotel room, quickly transform the 3-piece into the metal-buttoned blazer, and then saunter into a more casual cocktail hour at the hotel bar in Guinness world record time.
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I wish I were smart enough to figure this out. Vox, your posts are always informative and entertaining. I'm dying to know what it is you do for a living.Originally Posted by Douglas
Not that this is all that bold a statement, but I'm sure it has something to do with the jacket. He's gone out of his way not to show us any closeups of the jacket, even though we got some closeups of the vest and trousers. I am guessing that he could wear any other trousers with this to dress it down.
I can't imagine it's reversible. How the hell would you get the thing to look right? The shoulders, drape... and the sleeve buttoning would be impossibly complex. And he mentioned the lining.
The jacket could be dressed down with more casual buttons, so I'd guess that the buttons are interchangeable in some simple fashion. Still, putting gold buttons on a one-button jacket might appear odd.
But that can't be it. Trick buttons are neat, but not all that novel.
I'd like to point out that I was the first person to be right on this.
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Very cool, Vox. How long does it take for you to switch out all the buttons? I'm wondering if you could go from the boardroom to your hotel room, quickly transform the 3-piece into the metal-buttoned blazer, and then saunter into a more casual cocktail hour at the hotel bar in Guinness world record time.Originally Posted by NakedYoga
I would guess 5 minutes, tops.
The question then becomes, how many people at a cocktail party would notice the change from:
A) 3-piece to blazer
B) 3-piece with navy horn to MOP buttons
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