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whnay.

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Originally Posted by voxsartoria
Stupid, lazy, but typical thread question: does anyone know what A. Caraceni costs these days?

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Low to mid 3s I believe.
 

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Originally Posted by voxsartoria
I think that people liked the A&S Breamfish more on you than your LH stuff, though...plebians all, true...

I get more comments on my A&S stuff from pedestrians that is for sure.
 

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It's interesting to note the difference between the Steed and Rubinacci buttonholes. As far as I can tell, they're equally well-finished, but the Steed buttonholes are more definitively keyhole-shaped (the circle and **** are very distinct from each other). In the Rubinacci buttonholes, the **** and circle melt into each other.
 

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Originally Posted by mafoofan
Thanks. I'm biased, too. Mariano puts a lot of effort into making things right. You guys know how whiny I am, so you can imagine how patient and attentive they've been with me.

Still, it's hard to argue with the enormous savings you get from dealing with A&S.



Muslin fitting for a suit? Interesting. Why haven't we seen pictures of this bad boy? In fact, I hear there's a thread dedicated to exactly that sort of thing . . .


I had one of these for my first Davies suit - they called it a toile fitting, though, and used some scrap gabardine suiting.

They did it because the cloth I had ordered wasn't ready in time, not because it is standard practice.
 

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Originally Posted by RJman
I don't show up on film.

You're the opposite of me: I don't show up in reality. Maybe we really are one and the same.
 

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Originally Posted by mafoofan
It's interesting to note the difference between the Steed and Rubinacci buttonholes. As far as I can tell, they're equally well-finished, but the Steed buttonholes are more definitively keyhole-shaped (the circle and **** are very distinct from each other. In the Rubinacci buttonholes, the **** melts into the circle instead.

More work goes into your buttonholes...that teardrop shape on yours has a name that I forget, but its skillful execution is a wonderful thing.

The most arduously done form of it would be on your lapel buttonhole...you should post a pic of that.

- B
 

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Originally Posted by dopey
I had one of these for my first Davies suit - they called it a toile fitting, though, and used some scrap gabardine suiting.

They did it because the cloth I had ordered wasn't ready in time, not because it is standard practice.


Seems odd to me. Given how differently one piece of cloth behaves from another, I wonder how much they could have learned from that sort of fitting.
 

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Originally Posted by dopey
I had one of these for my first Davies suit - they called it a toile fitting, though, and used some scrap gabardine suiting.

They did it because the cloth I had ordered wasn't ready in time, not because it is standard practice.

Did that make it a "half-breed muslin" fitting?
 

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Originally Posted by mafoofan
You're the opposite of me: I don't show up in reality. Maybe we really are one and the same.

the RJmafoopig singularity? What happens if we are both at the Carlyle at the same time? And why do I have Synchronicity II in my head?
 

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Originally Posted by mafoofan
Seems odd to me. Given how differently one piece of cloth behaves from another, I wonder how much they could have learned from that sort of fitting.

I wonder the same thing about the trial shoe that makers like JLP do.

When I visited Bonora in Florence many years ago, before they branched into RTW, they showed me their trial shoe process. Even then I found it puzzling.


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Look, Ma! All long seams done by hand!

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What kind of philistine gets shirt-sleeve shoulders on a DJ?

I finally get to wear my new DJ Monday night. I went to an event last night that was not black tie, which sort of ticked me off. Stacy London was there. She complimented my suit.
 

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Originally Posted by Manton
What kind of philistine gets shirt-sleeve shoulders on a DJ?

An incredibly elegant one. Plus, all the seams are lapped--sprezzatura!
 

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