The London Lounge

Tutumulut, You could try a Proust saddle. Daniel Proust (a former team-mate of Raymond Poulidor) claims zero friction with his saddle (and thus also no more problems with private parts - for both men and women). He supplied La Poste with 20.000 saddles for their facteurs (and also makes hi-end carbo...

Mr. Hillier, Some pedals are of the aluminum cage variety. Those will indeed imprint in the soles of your shoes. If you would change them for a pair of pedals of the rubber platform variety (like we Dutch use on our city bikes) those troubles would be over. They offer enough grip and wear out quicke...

Funny you should mention Lacoste. That croc probably was the first logo I ever saw on a piece of clothing, back in the fifties, early sixties. I loved those polo's then...

At the level of the 5th button is where monograms go, at least since the habit of having them on the inside of the collar went out of fashion. If it were a monogram, shouldn't it me more to the side of the shirt, over the heart? It looks a bit ostentatious to me, too much in-your-face. Anyway, I do...

uppercase wrote:Can anyone reads what the monogram on DOWs shirt says, or is …?

.... an insect, perhaps? Odd place for a monogram, I'd say...

Also can't make out the belt…is it a necktie or is there a buckle there?

Looks like an oval buckle to me...

Meanwhile, I picked up my tweed coat on the first of May, expecting to store it until autumn. But thankfully, the weather has been such that I have been wearing it till last week - even on the longest day... Lucky me! :roll: Conclusions so far: 1) even at 610 g/m, Molloy and Sons' #6989 01 can be wo...

Alexandra,

How inventive and witty you are, and how skillfully your creations are made!
There's magic here: extravaganza without going over the top.
Congratulations on your graduation!

Rodes, a wise choice! I own only one pair of black shoes. :) And for the reason Hectorm mentioned: I need to downgrade formality. At the place I work, a shabby nonchalance (amongst the men) is the norm. Only a minority wears a jacket; suits are only worn if appropriate for outside meetings. And why ...

Thanks, Couch. So there's no rock-hard 'rule'? I must say I would feel awkward looking down at my feet in black shoes if I'd have brown buttons on the blue jacket above them - no matter what colour pants I'd be wearing. And as I'm aware that there are legions of gentlemen who wouldn't dream of weari...

Blue Suit + Brown Buttons = Brown Shoes. Right?

Taller

For side-adjusters I'd stay away from elastic - it deteriorates, and all the more so in hot and humid conditions. Perhaps D-buckles are a better idea: infinitely adjustable and lasting forever.

Taller, I have a hat made by Bookster in the 'Ross' tweed. It is waterproof in light/medium rain, should that be a factor for you. Lugano, that hat's a nice idea. I think a fully waterproof tweed coat does not exist - unless GoreTex-lined, perhaps. For a coat, this M&S-cloth appears more urban. It ...

Frank, There is no Bookster cloth that I know of. They mostly do stock supported cloth. However, they had commissioned some discontinued stock patterns....ie, not their own design but a standard design the Mill had discontinued....but, I'm not sure this is still the case. Look at this magnificent h...

Two month ago I wrote in this thread "Lovat also makes some darn good-looking heavier (teflon, even) tweeds, but at 640 grams (22 oz) I have to pass." Well, it seems I'm not going to pass after all, because I finally opted for Lovat Mill's Ross Tweed ('Teviotex All Twist 640g, Heavy Weight with Tefl...

Lecter's wardrobe in Hannibal may have been deliberately chosen by the costume designer for the slightly odd look of the two-button DB, to reinforce the Lecter character. (Just as when we see him portraying a gangster, Jean Gabin's suits look just a little too loud and a little too tight. How many o...