The London Lounge

Very interesting points. I agree that once you've established a reputation for dressing well, people you know will expect you to dress in that way. That's one reason why I was wondering what people did when they were in places where people do not know them, such as a museum or restaurant. I also agr...

I agree with Nem500 that there is still plenty of scope to wear tailoring. I also agree with Alden that foregoing a tie is surrendering. But that brings me back to my question: do people still feel comfortable wearing their LL suits -- with ties -- around town, apart from special occasions such as g...

David, Thanks for your reply. To answer some of your questions, I am neither a Pitti peacock nor an actor. Just an ordinary person, with a closet full of suits, many of them made with LL cloth. A decade ago, I was wearing these suits every day, no matter what I was doing. But nowadays things are dif...

Back in 2017, this subforum held a lively discussion of the future of tailoring. The consensus was that tailoring was in a slow decline, as the practice of wearing suits (tailored or not) was dying. Seven years on, the situation has clearly played out the way lounge members were anticipating. So, I'...

Etutee, Many, many, thanks for sharing these wonderful pictures. I understand that in time you plan to move them to the photo-journal. But initially, at least, I think it is a splendid idea to include them in the forum, incorporated into your emails. That way, one can easily go back and forth betwee...

The new site is truly magnificent. Now, if we could just have a nice way to look at the pictures while we read the text, or alternatively to add some more text to the pictures, then perhaps even I can begin to understand elegance!

Cheers,

Josh Felman