The London Lounge

Hi Gents. Just to let everyone know that we have confirmed Houston as our 7th city on our upcoming October trip to the U.S. The date is a week later than we had previously planned so we will be meeting with people on Friday, 16th October at the Granduca Hotel in Houston. The full itinerary can be fo...

Many thanks Matt. Is my understanding correct that the width of the breast pocket and its distance from the arm hole (horizontally) is more or less given / standard so that there isn't much leeway for the tailor to 'move it around' to cater for a wider lapel? BB BB, You are correct, there isn't too...

I am actually with you on the side vents, even for the dinner suit. Yes it isn't traditional but I also prefer the look and comfort of the side vents. Dad (Edwin) says he has a buttonhole on his dinner jacket but we both understand your tailors good point of keeping the facings clean. P.S Funny coi...

I am actually with you on the side vents, even for the dinner suit. Yes it isn't traditional but I also prefer the look and comfort of the side vents. Dad (Edwin) says he has a buttonhole on his dinner jacket but we both understand your tailors good point of keeping the facings clean. P.S Funny coin...

I have gotten to the stage in my bespoke career that I feel ready to commission a DJ. It will be a three piece, peak lapel in a thirties style with horse shoe waist coat. I am almost certain that I will go with midnight blue (as dark as at all possible), and have been looking at the Smith formal bo...

ps..Minnis Flannels are made in Spain. By Gorina? (I'm sorry, I thought to remember having see "made in England" on the label of the last one I bought. But the quality was good.) cheers, david Hi Gents, Just to put the record straight, as I have been talking to Ellie from Hunter & Winterbotham. All...

Dear All, We are pleased to announce that we will be including the new Fox Flannel bunch that Michael has personally designed in our ongoing London Lounge Promotion for 2012. For full details of the promotion please follow the link below. http://steeds-view.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/london-lounge-cloth...

Concordia wrote:Your work for Vox just keeps getting better. Way to go.

m-lan wrote:Thank you for sharing.

Thank you both for your kind words.

This is something we are looking to continue with along with a few other nice stories we have in the pipeline to share on the blog for people to enjoy.

Best wishes,

Matthew

Hi Everyone, We have now completed Part 2 of, "A Work in Progress", for those of you who have been following the series we are publishing on our blog Steed's View. If you missed Part 1 then you can find both links below. http://steeds-view.blogspot.com/2011/10/work-in-progresspart-1.html (Part 1 Lin...

Hi everyone, Would just like to post a link to a new article I have written for Steed's View which highlights a London Lounge cloth and the process of making it up. This is part 1 and we will follow it through in a few parts so you can see the various stages of production of this great looking cloth...