The LL Sportscoat Derby

[Simon A]

Thankyou for the kind remarks. I must admit the pants need to be a bit shorter so they still need a little work. I am happy with the jacket, although very envious of Costi's dartless shaping, which avoids the distortion of the check pattern on the front panels. My tailor has still done a good job of matching the checks through the dart.

The photos were taken in the Old Town of Tbilisi, next to the Maidan (Persian town square). This area has natural sulphurous hot springs, so there are many ancient bath houses housed below the brick domes, as well as an Ottoman-style structure pictured. Tbilisi was actually chosen as a capital by the 5th century king Vakhtang Gorgasali, because after shooting a game bird with an arrow, it fell from the air into a hot spring and was almost cooked before the King could retrieve it. He thought this such a neat trick that he ordered his capital to be relocated there, and the city was named Tbilisi, ("the site of warm springs" in Georgian). This area is a jumble of indigenous Georgian, Arab, Turkish, Persian, Armenian and 19th century Russian architectural and cultural influence, with Christian, Jew and Muslim living and worshipping cheek-by-jowl.

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The photos were taken in the Old Town of Tbilisi, next to the Maidan (Persian town square). This area has natural sulphurous hot springs, so there are many ancient bath houses housed below the brick domes, as well as an Ottoman-style structure pictured. Tbilisi was actually chosen as a capital by the 5th century king Vakhtang Gorgasali, because after shooting a game bird with an arrow, it fell from the air into a hot spring and was almost cooked before the King could retrieve it. He thought this such a neat trick that he ordered his capital to be relocated there, and the city was named Tbilisi, ("the site of warm springs" in Georgian). This area is a jumble of indigenous Georgian, Arab, Turkish, Persian, Armenian and 19th century Russian architectural and cultural influence, with Christian, Jew and Muslim living and worshipping cheek-by-jowl.

Very cool to know!

[Lance]

Bravo Simon A, inspirational in a number of ways! You and Costi have the Derby off to a fine start.

[Costi]

Let's not forget Michael and Montesquieu, Lance, who were ready before Simon and I! It'll be great when we have on display all the variety promised when the cloth was subscribed.

[marcelo]

That's a very nice looking coat, Simon. The place, too, looks fantastic. Is that somewhere in Spain?

[Simon A]

Thankyou Lance and Marcelo. The location is in the Republic of Georgia, in the Caucasus.

[Lance]

oops, thanks Costi and apologies to Michael and Montesquieu; I've been away for a while. The derby is a wonderful idea and I look forward to the pics.

Lance

[yialabis]

A stroll around my neighborhood .. Shetland and heavy linen
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[yialabis]

Ps ..click on the image once and it will take you to the well known Image schack page , then if you click again on it you can see the real size photo .

cheers

[Simon A]

Well done! I see you are fond of open quarters, you wear it well. A very stylish and comfortable looking outfit.

[yialabis]

Thank you Simon . Yes I was very comfortable strolling around in this coat and although the temperature is quite high in Athens at the moment it did not feel unpleasent at all .. it kept me feeling cool .

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[alden]

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Very well done.

There is some excellent work appearing so far in the Derby and more on the way.

Cheers

Michael

[yialabis]

Thank you Michael .

Vassilis

[yialabis]

here is the back shot I've been trying to post ...


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Vassilis

[Costi]

I hope you know some good prayers against envy and the evil eye, Vassilis!