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- Mon Dec 03, 2007 12:08 am
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: New Member
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8725
- Sun Dec 02, 2007 11:39 pm
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: Mr Thomas Mahon
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2968
- Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:02 pm
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: Books on suit fabric Quality
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4772
- Thu Oct 18, 2007 3:06 pm
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: Books on suit fabric Quality
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4772
Thank you for your wonderful wool testing tip, SchneiderGott,. I wonder, Sir, if there is a similar test for pure cotton, because there seem to be too many clothiers offering what they claim is pure cotton material, but whose plasticity or departure from the touch that traditional cotton has makes ...
- Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:37 am
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: Looking Before I Leap: Questions for "My" Tailor
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7955
- Fri Jul 20, 2007 7:04 pm
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: Back of a Waistcoat
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6266
Usually, cloth will always be dearer than lining. (exception could be a fairly cheap cloth with a pure silk lining, but that would be an odd combination anyway) However, with a bit of clever laying of the pattern, a cloth back doesn't have to cost that much more, and it's not unthinkable that a tail...
- Mon Jul 09, 2007 9:56 pm
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: range of movement
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2954
Both of you are right IMHO. The smaller the armhole, the less the sleeve will tend to lift up the body of the coat when moving one's arms. As you can see in the picture this is why the collar and the shoulders stay nicely snug on the body. Sometimes people are seen on tv, sitting at a table or desk ...
- Wed Jul 04, 2007 12:22 am
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: Back of a Waistcoat
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6266
- Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:24 pm
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: Back of a Waistcoat
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6266
- Sat Jun 23, 2007 9:42 pm
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: Morning coat pattern?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1588
Hi, and welcome Actually, it isn't so strange that you can't find a pattern on the web: Such things are the result of generations of study and development, hence a pattern is worth a lot of money, and even more so because one who knows how to use it can use it to make a lot of money. So it kind of m...
- Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:00 am
- Forum: Elegant Living
- Topic: Gin
- Replies: 32
- Views: 18139
- Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:40 pm
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: Pinstripes
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1856
my view is that you should aim for symmetry on either side but not necessarily a match. if you sacrifice a good fit to achieve a good match you have lost more than you have gained. Nicely put. Forget about matching stripes over the shoulder. I may work out that way sometimes, depending on the patte...
- Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:51 am
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: Oxxford.
- Replies: 40
- Views: 15960
Iammatt, Indeed, this is big part of what set me off on this mission, to establish for myself, what are the important elements to be done by hand, what is good hand work, can I learn to spot it easily and what can be done better by machine. They're the two big questions aren't they. :!: 1. What ele...
- Sat Feb 10, 2007 5:41 pm
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: Oxxford.
- Replies: 40
- Views: 15960
Why are they padding so far behind te roll of the lapel anyway? I mean, pad stitching just cannot be done invisibly, so that area ought to be left untouched, I was taught, precisely for the reasons being discussed here. ??? I always wondered that as well. Sometimes it is obviously outside the roll,...
- Sat Feb 10, 2007 5:31 pm
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: Oxxford.
- Replies: 40
- Views: 15960
A few people have commented on the pick marks on the back side of an Oxxford lapel in a negative sense, but if the roll is beautifully executed, I can't see the harm. I have only one Oxxford, in a slightly thick brown cashmere and even under a loop, no marks are visible. . Well the back of the lape...