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I believe that some of the articles and discussions on this forum are very interesting.

A selection of them could easily be introduced on facebook. By doing that, they would also reach a wider audience.

Gentlemen I am planning to make a sport jacket in flannel. I have found some wonderful glen check patterns from Fox flannels mid weight and classic english flannel bunches. My question is: How warm is flannel compared to other cloth? Can the 10/11 ounce midweight flannel be used all year round? And ...

Yes it should.

Several good sites and blogs, like "A suitable wardrobe" and "Permanent Style" are already there.

Muy lindo, che... (lived in Argentina during the nineties)

I really enjoyed your article, who depth describes an artisan and his work. I also liked the part comparing English, Italian and Spanish bespoke.

Keep up with the good work!

Pichao

Has anyone been gto Buenos Aires recently and checked out the price level?

Pichao

I am not an expert, but I am planning to buy an umbrella from this site myself. They seem to have high quality umbrellas, but to a relatively low price.

http://www.european-umbrellas.com/handmade/handmade.php

That is among the best tailoring I have ever seen.

That Paul Smith does bespoke was news to me. I tried to look at the link, but there was no information behind it.

His suits doesn`t interest me either.

I like the smaller things, like scarves, socks, etc. Paul Smith also has some nice cufflinks.

I've followed a similar path, going from RTW to MTM to bespoke. I'm not sure you can justify expensive bespoke on the grounds that it is more cost-effective in the long term. No matter how many more years a bespoke suit might last you, it is still thousands of dollars. For me, the real value of bes...

Thank you, RWS, for a very nice description of Buenos Aires. I have been to Bs As severeal times, my first visit was in 1989, my last one this winter. However, I have never had time to visit any bespoke tailors. Buenos Aires is a very european city with a cosmopolitan flavour. This winter, I only st...

This may not be the right forum ,but anyway, I would like to know your opinions about Paul Smith. I like bespoke clothing, but if we speak about off the rack clothing, I am really fond of Paul Smith: I like his clothes, sunglasses, accesories, etc Here is a short you tube film with an interview wth ...