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by singlechange
Tue Feb 07, 2023 11:05 am
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: Morning Suit - advice sought please
Replies: 16
Views: 6984

Re: Morning Suit - advice sought please

I agree...black tailcoat with gray trousers. Stick to traditional and you will get more use for other occasions.
by singlechange
Thu Apr 21, 2022 2:37 pm
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: Optimo hats
Replies: 6
Views: 2941

Re: Optimo hats

I can recommend Graham Thompson. He does excellent work, is honest and accomodating too. I want to share with you my experience and views. I lived and worked in Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and owned at least a half dozen Optimo hats, all fedoras. When I was buying high quality fedoras and pan...
by singlechange
Mon Jan 31, 2022 2:31 pm
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: Father's Jackets
Replies: 6
Views: 3128

Re: Father's Jackets

To have had such a father! I once complained to my tailor, who I used for alterations on my expensive rtw clothing, that I spent thousands of dollars before learning and deciding to try bespoke clothing. He said that the very few lucky ones, for instance, have an uncle or another relative introduce ...
by singlechange
Sun Aug 16, 2015 1:15 am
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: Storage of a bespoke wardrobe
Replies: 10
Views: 1358

Re: Storage of a bespoke wardrobe

What do everyone's tailors suggest? It would seem the tailors would have their vast collective experience about storage. My local tailor shop lets in plenty of sunshine and the air is always circulating. I asked him about moths and about the chances of clients bringing in moth infested undetected cl...