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In the UK, ligne 32 and ligne 36 are the standard for SB and DB jackets respectively, regardless of chest size.

Both modern western science and ancient ayurveda, at centuries of distance, have come to the same conclusion - the brain processes a fixed amount of information every second. Both believe that this number is in the region of 600. Six-hundred stimuli per second. The vast majority of these stimuli are...

davidhuh wrote:I can confirm that Federico is too much of an artist to follow orders, rules and rotations in a strict manner

Thank you, David. They used to say the same of Arnold Shoenberg, then one day he came up with dodecaphony and disappointed everyone

[...] There is no challenge if you rotate your neckties in that fashion and then adjust the jackets, suits, etc. to match them. The overall results would not be much different that the other way around, only that you will have your necktie wardrobe dictating the order of the outfits (which may not ...

A due update, after benefitting of your kind and experienced advice on ties in genearal first, and on yellow ties more recently. Below the new acquisitions of the last 6 months, all bespoke from Drake's. I started this thread assuming that a total of 24, 18 ties and 6 bow-ties, could be a good numbe...

Dear Andy, David, Melcombe and Hectorm, Thank you for the many thought-stimulating notes. I think it might be possible and useful to try and set a middle-path, by remembering that most of what can be said for flannel, to a certain extent is also valid for worsted. It's not only flannel to come out s...

Wonderful, David! Congratulations!

And you captured very well the elegance of these shoes with your photos. Thank you for sharing. Loking forward to spotting them around London and be inspired!

Thank you, Luca, David and Aston. David, very interesting notes. I'm also wearing Mistral these days, without waistcoat and with temperatures of 24C (more when underground). I'm quite happy with the way it wears. Is the flannel you mention for use up to 16C the LL/Fox's one (500 grams)? Has anyone t...

Flannel used to be the quintessential Summer (and sports) cloth, not only in London (with July and August averages of 23-15 C) but also in the US. No need to believe Apparel Arts; pictures of our heroes speak alone. I'm quite happy with 370-400gram flannel trousers all year round, warmest months inc...

davidhuh wrote:

Frederic Leighton wrote: The shop opened in 1914 and is an institution in Milan.

Dear Federico,

this can only be capelleria Melegari, no? A little gem, indeed, with some dusty corners

Beautiful Homburg btw! I'd wish I could wear one of those..

Cheers, David

Thank you, David! Yes, Melegari!

[...] deckle edges are used as a decoration to increase its appeal. What could be the equivalent of deckle on a bespoke garment? Ah! interesting question, Hectorm! Thinking better, this modern use of deckle edges reminded me of RTW more than bespoke garments, like those jackets with 4 buttons on th...

May I ask where you commissioned your fine headpiece? I join with Luca, please share with us the source of your very fine hat! (And I agree that it suits you and you wear it well!) Thank you, Andy! This is funny... the hat comes from Luca's old home town :D Luca, you must have been there already, a...

Dear Luis, Luca, Screaminmarlon, Hectorm and Couch, Thank you all for the kind words! Also, thank you, Luca, for joining in and sharing this photo of your outfit. Very charismatic! I know what you mean by "level-level": I used to wear vintage homburg hats and find it difficult to follow Michael's ad...

Robert Alter: The Book of Psalms. A Translation with Commentary; W.W. Norton & Co., 2009. Fascinating introduction, especially the part on the poetry of Psalms and the challenges of preserving the rhythm of ancient Biblical Hebrew in the English translation. Beautiful edition with deckle edge.