The London Lounge

I don't know if this is quite what you're after, but Lavenham now offers their quilted jacket in some tweed options:

http://www.lavenhamhorserugs.com/quilted_jackets.htm#

Tyrwhitt does--or at least did--the two holes for length tweaking as well.

HappyStroller, I think you can find lovely vintage linen handkerchiefs on ebay; there are many deadstock/never used examples available. I prefer at least a 12" square. My personal policy has been to avoid scalloped edges as well as embroidery and applique. I do have some nice woven designs, and of c...

I do sometimes, but usually wear bows with odd jackets or blazers.

Both garments are stunning, and the overcoat is really something special.

richt wrote:However, I can't help wondering if there's someone out there who snuck in a tape recorder and captured one of these Evenings for posterity.

I find it hard to imagine that someone didn't record something at some point.

Nice review, Manton. I look forward to reading the biography; I had hoped the book would be a good one, but those things are so often botched.

Just curious, but how do the Marinella grenadines compare to those from, say, Paul Stuart or Ben Silver?

Hackett had already gone 'Burberry hip' before the sale, hadn't they? Lots of logowear and such. There's probably no hope for them.

...some die-hard aficionados (and tailors) are known to recover old corozo buttons from dismissed suits and jackets to recycle them on new bespoke items of clothing. I 'recovered' some beautiful horn buttons from a mothhole ridden Oxxford recently at a thrift store. They are slated to replace the l...