The London Lounge

Great top coat what is the hat - it bears a resemblance to a line of Lock's? Nicholas, You are right, it is the unlined Wetherby by Lock. Probably the nicest hat they make. Unfortunately it only comes in two colors: dark Brown and Green. Green is OK if you are Robin Hood or Peter Pan or playing eit...

My family motto, which could not be put on the ring is "Make haste slowly", which I believe is the perfect motto for any gentleman to live by.[/img] Incidentally, motto's are not actually meant to be added to the crest on a signet ring. I place smaller items on my scanner for a clearer image and th...

Interesting that Dorian271 and charles recommend the same company, which I note on their website claims: "The engraver's art is a very special one and we are proud to boast three of the finest engravers at work in the U.K at the moment". I have seen some horrendous engravings of crests in recent yea...

do loungers agree with this ranking order (best first) Turnbull and Asser Budd (OK so its in the arcade) New and Lingwood Hilditch and Key Harvie and Hudson Charles Tyrwhitt Pinks Lewins charles - Most of my shirts now come from Harvie and Hudson and Lewins and from experience would put them at thi...

Indeed, I do prefer buttons mainly for the aesthetic point of view, but I also feel that it isn't such a bad thing to be forced to take a little extra time to fasten or unfasten ones trousers! Important time to concentrate the mind in between dashing around this mad world? Why is it that everything,...

I wear waistcoats throughout the winter months and I believe that how one wears them is very much a matter of individual preference and environment. When attending client meetings I wear suits (often charcoal flannel - my favourite) with plain doeskin waistcoats from a richly coloured range as a con...

I suppose this could be called historical, as my favourite cologne throughout the 'seventies and early 'eighties was Worth for men, which in the UK disappeared in the mid-'eighties in the wake of all these ghastly 'designer' perfumey monstrosities that keep coming and going with prevailing fashions....

carpu65: What a treat - thank you! I have often thought that I was born in the wrong era and now I know.

Thanks Anthony. Which in your opinion is the most traditional style? I always thought a 'french bearer' was the name for the tab on the inside that fastens the inner half of the fly - so if I understand both you and manton correctly, a 'waistband extension' is the name for the tab on the outside. If...

Many thanks dopey, TVD and manton (good old reliable manton!) - some very helpful reassurance.

Yes, you are right - it could look odd. In that case I shall go with the style that has the waistband at the front and sides only. I will need to decide on side or back adjusters, but I believe that you are not in favour of them.

I mean at the front, instead of ending abruptly above the fly as shown in the image above.

Thanks manton - but would it be wrong to have a hook and bar tab without a waistband? It would surely look neater if one isn't wearing a waistcoat.

Thanks, dopey and TVD, here is an image of the 'third' version I was referring to, with no waistband at all...
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This is my first major post as a recent newcomer to the forum and I have saved it as a question of a specific tailoring nature. I have decided to have my next suit cut with the trouser waistband in the fish-tail style, but I am puzzled by the many variations I have seen and would like to know what i...