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Jil Sander Sartorial (MTM)
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ibleedwhite
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well it is your money, so you can enjoy it anyway you like. take pics and post when you can
SoCal2NYC
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Don't get super 150's. I hate high count woolens, they are thin and far from hard-wearing.Originally Posted by Connemara
Aye Lassy, nay a thread there warm enough to keep your soul at rest like the Sweet Virgin Mother.
Sorry Conne, we can't all dress in heavy wools and dowdy FairIsle sweaters.
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What' so special about Jil Sander mtm?
I remember seeing a pretty nice Jil Sander blazer along time ago... it had all kinds of tags telling me about how it was made using the time honoured artisan method... but it was only half canvassed
I remember seeing a pretty nice Jil Sander blazer along time ago... it had all kinds of tags telling me about how it was made using the time honoured artisan method... but it was only half canvassed
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Aye Lassy, nay a thread there warm enough to keep your soul at rest like the Sweet Virgin Mother. Sorry Conne, we can't all dress in heavy wools and dowdy FairIsle sweaters.Originally Posted by SoCal2NYC
Hardy har har. When I talk about high super counts being undesirable, I don't mean to imply that's because they don't offer warmth. There's a reason some bespoke tailors won't use high-count supers: they do not tailor well, and they do not drape well.
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Forgive my ignorance but what exactly is the Jil Sander cut? Is it sloping natural shoulders, minimal padding, high button stance, with a high armhole?
From what I can think of I associate the cut of Prada Mainline with that of Jil Sander but I could be wrong.
From what I can think of I associate the cut of Prada Mainline with that of Jil Sander but I could be wrong.
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For something with as good (particular?) a cut as Jil Sander, I would go with a plain charcoal gray. I think it would show off the best part of the suit, which is the silhouette.Originally Posted by iammatt
Exactly my thoughts. Jil Sander is all about reduction and minimalism. Plain charcoal comes off as sober and slightly reserved, thus highlighting the features mentioned above. I understand that you, SoCal2NYC, already have some solid grey suits, but neither pinstripe nor plaid seem to go very well together with that trademark look of her´s, IMHO.
SoCal2NYC
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Forgive my ignorance but what exactly is the Jil Sander cut? Is it sloping natural shoulders, minimal padding, high button stance, with a high armhole?Originally Posted by Sprezzatura Custom
From what I can think of I associate the cut of Prada Mainline with that of Jil Sander but I could be wrong.
http://www.styleforum.net/showthread...ght=jil+sander
Obviously I take back a few things I said a month ago.
Exactly my thoughts. Jil Sander is all about reduction and minimalism. Plain charcoal comes off as sober and slightly reserved, thus highlighting the features mentioned above. I understand that you, SoCal2NYC, already have some solid grey suits, but neither pinstripe nor plaid seem to go very well together with that trademark look of her´s, IMHO.Originally Posted by ccffm1
I guess having followed the brand during her last few years, the interlude with the design team and what Raf is now doing I have a different sense of what Jil Sander as a house is about and all of their offerings are (not just a presumed notion of "minimalism" as a blanket term.
When I say pinstripes with Jil Sander I am talking about Pinstripes that from 10 feet away you would think was a solid color suit.
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Thank you for the valuable input LK.Originally Posted by SoCal2NYC
The only possible reason I can imagine paying that amount for an MTM suit would be because you want a suit that is very much Jil Sander.
When I talk about high super counts being undesirable, I don't mean to imply that's because they don't offer warmth. There's a reason some bespoke tailors won't use high-count supers: they do not tailor well, and they do not drape well.Originally Posted by Connemara
I agree that heavier fabrics drape better - that has been my experience and it just makes sense.
On the other hand, I don't know what exactly not tailoring well means. The couple really good tailors that I know may not prefer or recommend lighter weight fine fabrics but they also don't seem to have any real problem working with the stuff.
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