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Thanks all for your responses - in particular, couch. Stultus Many thanks for your observation and encouragement. I will look for this dimple tonight. M-lan I will indeed spend more time in the Great Photos archive - a fantastic resource. I will also try to find Mr. Alden’s note – thank you for bri...

From what I've read and heard, I don't think I'd be his biggest advocate as a person ... largely because it seems he doesn't stick to his own principles!!! (cf. Communism) ... but the idea of brutally honest feedback is one to which I'd wholly subscribe. EDIT: On which note ... I'd love to hear a) y...

You have in fact posted this elsewhere for some reason but my opinion of it has not improved so here you are: From what it is possible to tell from two restricted photographs No 1 Too tight around button point Shoulders exaggerated - too much padding/roping and so too dominant Sleeves too short Lap...

I will try to get some shots of the back of the jacket. It hangs very cleanly. The trousers are high-waisted, 20" at the knee and 19" at the bottom. They are flat-fronted and without front pockets (ruin the line, in my opinion) although do have two rear pockets. The crotch/rise is cut high so as to ...

The second suit is single-breasted with large, appreciably bowed peak lapels. It has natural shoulders (almost no padding) with hand-finished roped sleeveheads and an appreciably curved breast pocket. The back is double-vented and the front quarters are cut away at a sharper angle than usual. The bu...

Two suits from an 'off the row' London tailor Here are two suits - quite different from one another - made recently for me by an 'off the row' tailor. Being just 25 I'm at the beginning of my bespoke journey and find I learn something new with each suit I have made. I'm very involved in the design ...

Hi all, I'm writing a piece on how the Credit Crunch has shaped the suit ... Does anyone have any thoughts/sources on what happened to the development of the suit aesthetic last time we saw a serious financial crisis in 1929? I've found a few sources/images (mainly Hollywood) which suggest the follo...

Stephen, that is indeed the one. Many thanks!

Good afternoon and a happy boxing day to all! Perhaps you can help; the internet is a fantastic resource but indexing it is very difficult ... as such, I often remember reading a great article or seeing a great image but cannot retrieve it days later. The article (and image) in question relate to wh...