The London Lounge

A white bow tie goes with a wing collar, a white waistcoat and black tails. A black bow tie goes with a turndown collar, a black cummerbund or waistcoat, and a black jacket, either single or double-breasted. That is the way it should be, in my book, and because of that I would perceive a white bow w...

While we are on the topic of mohair, is anyone here familiar with the cloth offered by William Halstead? I am considering several summer suits made from their 60% mohair / 40% wool fabric since my tailor showed me the bunch. Some really nice colours there, including all shades of blue I can think of...

(...) The style of the coat will be SB 1b with peak lapels, the pockets are slanted along with a ticket pocket (...) Some great stylistic choices there. I am very happy to see another enthusiast of this configuration. Although I have far too many projects in the works right now to commission yet an...

Ah, I remember very well when I walked into my tailor's workshop to order my first bespoke suit. At that moment, all the research I had done suddenly went out the window and I felt not unlike a child in a toy store - overwhelmed by the sheer amount of cloth, unfinished garments hanging all aroung me...

DFR wrote:Welt out-breast and patch side pockets are well in order on this type of garment.

I aggree, and that is exactly the configuration in which I will be ordering one of my summer DBs soon. What is everyone's position on pocket flaps with that layout?