The London Lounge

Actually quite curious about Battistoni or any other Roman shirtmaker endorsements too. Have heard Jaja Camiceria is quite good but otherwise only come across Neopolitan shirtmakers that have a base in Rome.

KC wears his black silk piped jacket with a matching black silk piped waistcoat for funerals so think fair to say do whatever you prefer re: piping.

For what its worth - The King’s more formal morning wear set up (the one he wore for his wedding to the Queen) features a black tailcoat with a plain - not herringbone - weave and black silk piping. I think it looks very good especially when he wears a shirt with a light coloured body (always with a...

Dear Bwooster, Michael is a wonderful human being, I enjoyed working with him so much. My fittings used to sometime take 4 hrs as we talked so much. I will say a word of caution as I actually did not end up enjoying the two suits I have from him. One I don’t wear at all as it has a huge collar gap ...

Thank you for the advice, I will certainly look out for that on my first fit (its usually the thing I look for first as the only time I have had an issue with collar gap was early bespoke days at Huntsman about 20 yrs ago). I use Caraceni (Rome) otherwise and have a similar rapport as you do with St...

Went for my first meet with Michael last week, ordered a DJ from him. Having been to my fair share of tailors in UK and Italy at this stage, from small off-the-beaten-track artisans to the big names, I must say I have never sat for 2 hrs geeking out over tailoring minutiae before, he obviously has g...

I’ve found Steve who works out of the Gaziano shop to be very good. Resoled a couple pairs of old Fosters for me, added flush taps etc. Mentioned he could relast and change the heels to pitched ones too which I didn’t need but certainly sounds beyond the scope of most other repair spots I’ve come ac...

Caffè Mulassano on Piazza Castello in Turin is my go-to for coffee, panini, and people watching. Beautiful interiors.

Would consider perhaps nixing the breast pocket on this set up too, my tailor suggested going without on my polo coat and really find it looks a lot less crowded/more elegant.

Went for the classic grey linen DB waistcoat with large lapels and 6 grey MoP buttons that are closely spaced together and are stacked in a V shape vs horizontally (hope that makes sense/A&S style), black plain weave coat with piping (mohair vs silk as not as stiff/shiny) and cashmere striped trouse...

Stephen in the lobby of the Hilton on Park Lane has done some superb work on a few pairs of my shoes, managed to bring back both a leather and a suede pair of old EGs from brink of death to like new.

Michael as always I’d much rather not risk it and get a LL cloth, not to mention the mix of blues used in the DD nailhead would be exactly what I’d hope for in a birdseye. Just wondering, would a similar navy birdseye be possible in the Mare quality as well? From how you’ve described Mare, that woul...

Brilliant, thank you, Leonard. Couldn’t ask for a more informed rec. Have asked Kemp & Hewitt and your Escorial rec led me a 11 oz birdseye one from Standeven so hope will have some swatches to compare soon.

For the first time in ages, it seems I may have to search for a fabric beyond the Cloth Club’s offerings as am very keen on getting a navy birdseye suit made up. Would any members have a good rec?

Thanks.

Walter Matthau’s wardrobe in A New Leaf inspired me to resuscitate this thread. His suits are extraordinarily well cut, his apartment extremely tasteful (spotted both a Philip Guston and Jules Olitski on his walls), and the film manages to tick a lot of other boxes too: hysterical and clever writing...