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Very nice fabric. More luxurious than the frescos. Decidedly more delicate than the heavier weights. If you wear the suit sparingly, in rotation with several others, it would last you a while. If you look to wear it more than a few times a month, your investment may be more sound in other alternativ...

Gary Cooper was tall and lower gorge seemed to balance things out for him. For what it's worth, I am lucky to have suits made by 2 exceptional tailors and they tend to make gorges at different heights for me -- both work great, as everything else is proportional and expertly balanced. It does make s...

Excellent tribute to a true master of his craft and a gentleman. Thank you, Michael

Thank you, Rowly. I ventured outside my comfort zone ordering this SB 2 piece suit in a brown pindot 13 Oz Lesser (29784). It does look excellent with a burgundy tie and dark brown brogues.

Thank you very much for the feedback, gentlemen. Frank, the non-interventional approach, involving attempts at stretching the fabric did not work in my hands. I spoke with my cutter in London who readily agreed to redo the button hole and lapel as necessary, aknowledging that he would want it to loo...

It looked about the same originally. They first thought that it might be a "chalk line" creating the distortion and said they would address it. It seems to me that the lapel facing is shearing medially away from its backing, putting tension on the fabric and causing dimpling at the button hole edge....

I just received my suit from a major Savile Row house after requesting a correction to this lapel. This is how it came back. Advice much appreciated.

Above advice much appreciated. Thank you.

Yes, Rowly, but handling it in style won't make you less effective!

Gents, which books (and patterns) come to mind for suitings appropriate for corporate boardrooms, but also offer something intrinsically special, besides the requisite cut, tailoring and styling?

Thank you all.

Thank you for the advice. I will stay clear of Glenroyal for a country suit. To follow up, any tweed ideas, that would work as a jacket and trousers?

Happy New Year,

Michael

Gentlemen,

Would P&H Glenroyal tweed (14 oz) lend itself to be made up as a 2 piece (in other words, does the fabric have the "guts" to produce reasonably wearing trousers?)

Thank you for your insights. Happy Holidays!

Michael

Gentlemen, I came across some samples of Scabal Shetland tweed on this forum, which looked fantastic and described as having a nice, soft feel, at the same time being "real tweed". Unfortunately, I learned that the Scabal Shetland has been discontinued. Any suggestions on comparable makers/bunches? ...

I am now looking at some beautiful dark blue 13 oz Henry Lesser swatches, comparing the hopsack and twill weaves. For the purposes of making them up into a DB suit, would one expect one to wear ("breathe") differently than the other based on the pattern? It seems to me that the more experienced peop...

Are there ideal weight suggestions for this type of suit (assuming no hot or cold extremes)?

Michael