The London Lounge

"Cotton is death." At least that is what explorer, survivalist, outdoors people say. Cheers I love naturally died cotton denim, but it is not practical for cold or wet weather (nor is it particularly comfortable in extreme heat). Therefore, as a future project, would it be possible to create a heav...

Another way to obtain a high gloss finish is to polish the shoes with normal wax, rub off the excess wax with a horsehair brush or cloth towel, form a ball using a pair of women's nylon stockings, and then rub the shoes in a circular motion with the ball to remove excess wax. I learned this trick fr...

Despite the idiosyncrasies, I would not dream of going back to industrially made alcoholic grape soft drinks. Real wine is just too good and it does not hurt at all. I could not agree more with this statement. For anyone looking to learn more about natural wine, Alice Feiring's thoughts on the subj...

Michael - Thank you for re-posting the images of your reefer. I've decided to have something similar made up from the TW10 remake. Now, I am on the fence as to whether it would be better to use the dark brown side with patch pockets or the navy side with side pockets? There is probably no wrong answ...

This jacket is inspiring. I'm tempted to have the 646 or LLTW 08 from the current offerings made into a similar design.

Does the jacket have vents? Also, is anyone able to post a link to a photo of Michael Alden's LL reefer jacket?

Most of the pinstripes on my jackets, such as the ones in the photo of the Enzo Caruso suite below, match at both the top and the bottom of the pocket: https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1719/24421791170_72be5fe91a_b.jpg IMG_6213 I recently tried a new tailor, and the first couple of suites made for me ...

Plain antique silver buttons, and you'll be ready for anything. I've always found gold and silver blazer buttons based on a traditional suiting four hole button to look elegant and understated at the same time. However, though I have seen ones that are a true metallic copy of a traditional four hol...

elegant1 wrote:Not to hijack this thread, but I must comment that Freddy made my dress shirts as well and he is very much missed! I hope he is well, back in his native land of Belgium!

When I spoke to Freddy, had just returned from Belgium. He says he loves retirement and has been traveling a lot.

I spoke to Freddy Vandecasteele, and he said that his standard button sizes were 16 lignes on a button down collar and 18 lignes for everything else. Apparently a ligne is a historic French unit of length that was first used by German button makers in the 9th century to measure the diameter of a but...

Michael – Thank you for the Fernand Mercier recommendation. The Nacre 510 T Pal shown below looks like a classic dress shirt button. But, do you know what size of buttons in millimeters to purchase for the different elements of the shirt, such as the front of the shirt, the flaps of the collar if bu...

What are the forum’s thoughts on the best buttons and button sources for dress shirts? My long time shirt maker Freddy Vandecasteele recently retired. I liked Freddy’s standard buttons, which were shell, bright white but not too shiny/flashy, and relatively thin. They were also the same buttons seen...

What colors does the LL linen jacket lining come in, and would it be possible to post photos of them on the forum?