The London Lounge

Materna is now owned by one of his apprentices, Mr. Dellantonio. Mr. Materna is still in the shop and still making shoes, however. As has already been said, the price spectrum is generally quite large in vienna, starting at about 550,- and going up to about 4000,- The quality is not directly related...

For the cold days of the year, I prefer flannel, especially Minnis 0300. From a distance, it gives the impression of a light grey cloth while up close, it proves to be a melange of white, black and mid grey. I can wear it with almost anything in my closet. For summer, I have come to really like Bate...

So, ideally, one would start one's dressing career with simple outfits in order to get the basics (cut, quality, cloth) right. Only after these tasks are mastered one would then move on to more complex combinations and introduce patterns and colour to one's outfits. That sounds logical, if perhaps ...

Scot, a very interesting topic! Thank you for that. I think whether or not one is better off to wear simple, unpatterned looks or heavily patterned, colorful ones comes down to who, where and how "sartorially enlightened" (I don't quite like that term but here it is really usable) one is. Wearing a ...

John,

how about polished corozo nut buttons for your dinner suit instead of covered or horn buttons? There are some lovely numbers with two holes out there. My tailor insists that these are "the real thing" — they seem to be so at least in Austria, where he lives and works.

Also , the Glenhunt book by Bateman Ogden is a sturdy ,strong ,pleasure to work with cloth .. Having two jackets from this book, I must say that it is truly underrated in the internet community. Strangely enough, many tailors I have spoken to or used do recommend it. Some of BO's other offerings ar...

I always find a bit of dancing (standard and latin ballroom) to be very effective in order to stay in shape.

My shirtmaker(esse) insists that linen is far less likely to cause any problems in handling and care than any other material. By linen, of course, she refers to what she calls "proper linen", which is handwoven or woven on slow commerical looms and of the best overall quality (in lack of full insigh...

Welcome, Clemens! As far as my personal experience goes, I can say that most tailors will let you decide basically anytthing concerning your suit (it will be yours, after all), from the button and lining to the lapel shape, amount of padding, wadding and canvas and so forth if you ask for it. Howeve...

Costi, thank you for your answer and compliments on my clothes. Indeed, there are various ways a suit or jacket or trouser can look good and I consider myself lucky to be able to exchange here with people of so many different schools of thought. What one likes especially about his jacket cut may be ...

Costi, aren't you overinterpreting or misunderstanding a bit the original point made by Schneidergott? :wink: I think he didnt mean that a good jacket fit is determined by looking lifeless. I think we can all agree on the fact that we want clothes which are made expertly. What SG was trying to say i...

Boxing gear, anyone?

signorlaine, congratulations, your first bespoke project looks like a real success! I can only attest to what has been said about traditional fabrics against the cold. While modern high-tech fabrics may be able to keep us equally warm, they lack the breathability of the "old stuff", resulting in a w...

Michael, apart from the fact that every single piece of clothing visible in this short sequence fits your body and (much underrated, I think) mind incredibly well and simply conveys quality in a quiet, very elegant way, I was especially fascinated by the texture and knot of your scarf. Is it silk? I...

Alden, thhis sounds like a good idea so make the all too boring choice of blazer fabrics a bit borader and richer. I could definitely imagine ordering a length of about two colors.

BTW, is there still a possibility to jump on the train for the summer flannel? I'd only need about 1.4 metres.