The London Lounge

Still on my list to do. I can’t think there are any surprises in it. If you like tweed of that flavor, go forth.

They can be a pleasant novelty, and more than a practical consideration for psychiatrists not wishing to be strangled by patients. I remember having mine complimented on the street or in a store by a complete stranger in Kyoto. Japanese relationship with Ivy style might have built a different subtex...

Very nicely made. I don’t care for midnight blue dinner clothes, but this fabric would make an excellent suit for a night out. One length for me only. Now to choose a tailor and DB vs SB…

I believe the real issue is how formal one wishes to be. The medium grey is suitable for the Royal Enclosure and a summer wedding, although I've read people trashing the King for dressing down at someone else's occasion. If you are surrendering the Japanese Empire, black with striped trousers is def...

You mean Oxford grey to substitute for black with striped trousers, or mid-grey pick & pick? King Charles wore something of the former to his own wedding, and the latter to everyone else's.

Did General Motors really lay off 5 billion cows to improve the performance of their cars?

The shops that offer Rendenbach seem to think it is better than the rest of what they could sell. I don't know if it is actually the best. But perhaps this is an occasion to trust the wine steward re his recommended match for the dinner.

The VP does have pretty good suits.

The Valet in Piccadilly Arcade might be able to turn it around if you can post it to them. They seem to have a lot of Savile Row pieceworkers doing stuff for them.

Of course, post-Brexit that may be more complicated. But worth a look.

Add me-- 4.5m, anyway.

Rangoon is more of a conventional tropical. It makes no special effort to high-twist performance. But it is excellent stuff.

The midnight Piuma I have is the pindot pattern, not the solid.

In general, I think of Piuma as being a luxury, lightweight fresco. Finer texture, softer drape than the 10oz Fresco. A bit beefier than the 9oz.

More tropical. Less Fresco-ish.

Somehow I thought I'd ordered a bit-- but these pics should push the project over the line if it hasn't got there already.

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.