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Okay, but who’s going to mention the coat fabric. 1kg tweed! (34 oz, so close). What a cloth.

Thanks Jonathan...good luck with the new coat I have a beautiful coat made from the original Brora 646 and I have always thought that our LL 646 creation was far superior, better looking, more harmonious and, as a result, easier to wear with lots of things. https://live.staticflickr.com/1658/239360...

Looks nice! Thanks Michael! I’m thinking it’ll look quite nice with denim as well.

I had it in a drawer for several years before eventually having it made up, and when I did I wondered why I had waited so long, its fabulous. It is less green than it appears in the picture you posted (although I presume you have a length, so can tell that for yourself). I'm sure it would work very...

Hello everyone.

I was wondering if anyone had this old LL tweed made up.

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And could take a photo of them wearing it with denim. How do you like it? How versatile is it?

A tuxedo is logical, of course for this fabric. Is there a good place to buy silk facings? I’m thinking satin but get enough for more than 2-3 tuxedos and 2-3 bow ties so that it all matches. I sourced the midnight navy satin silk for the facings on my midnight blue dinner jacket from a place in Lo...

Andy: I ended up buying a length of standeven explorer midnight for the double breaded navy suit I was thinking about. (Also, it has the benefit of being great for summer, which was what I was going for). I also got a lumbs golden bale London shrunk for the fall / winter version of this. Throw on th...

I haven’t tried this in steamy weather, but I would be disinclined to slot it into that. More of a year round evening thing that could mitigate high temperatures at banquets and opera performances. Okay. So I have a follow up to this. I will do it as a tuxedo (I ended up getting a standeven explore...

Hello everyone:

The title speaks for itself. My initial thought was using it for a tuxedo. But now I am considering using it for a suit. What do yall think. I live in Florida, so itd hopefully be able to withstand hot weather.

Warm regards
Jonathan

And one final thought: On Michael, suggestion, I think I’ll go for ulster lapels, martingale back, inverted pleat. Maybe turnup cuffs on the sleeves (not sure, I’ll leave that to the tailor) & probably envelope pockets because it’s a 500g cashmere & vicuña blend fabric. Strongly leaning toward my Fl...

So I’ve narrowed it down. Now, the question is do I used a Milanese tailor or Florentine tailor? I’m leaning toward Florentine: 1. To me a polo should be soft, with a slightly extended shoulder & no front dart. 2. My Milanese tailor is making my ulster with the LL cashmere. Thoughts? Also the fabric...

Would consider perhaps nixing the breast pocket on this set up too, my tailor suggested going without on my polo coat and really find it looks a lot less crowded/more elegant. Oh interesting, I have to think about that. I need to think about it. I always envisioned it with a barchetta pocket. But n...

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I came across this coat, made where my Florentine tailor was trained. Man. That is a great looking coat - I think that is very convincing.

Thanks Michael, I’m on the same wavelength as you, with the one exception being peak lapels vs. doppio uso lapels. It’s something I’m thinking about. Obviously, with expensive purchases, you don’t want to make a mistake. My reasoning for peak over doppio uso was that I already had a doppio uso lapel...

Dear friends, I am considering placing an order for a polo coat for next fall (I have plenty of time). The fabric for a polo coat, of course is camel-colored. Perhaps you can do a camelhair, cashmere or even vicuña. Now, on to the styling details. Let’s start with the front & then move to the back d...