The London Lounge

Heading in for a visit with Len Logsdail on Friday to commission a new order. Going to get a tux and two suits. Tux will probably jsut be a classic black single button peak lapel (love midnight blue but will be my only tux so I think I need to go black.) For the suits I am looking to get a nice dark Charcoal chalk stripe and not sure about the other (leaning towards a flannel mid gray chalk stripe or maybe going with just a more versatile blue birdseye or nailshead). Planning on going three piece for both suits, one with a double breasted vest and one with a single breasted vest. If anyone has any thoughts or fabric books I should take a look at let me know. Will keep the board updated as the process moves along.

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I think it's Smith's as well that has a great 10/11 ounce mid-grey (almost pearl grey) chalk stripe with a soft, milled finish. It's worth a look.

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Well I had a great visit with Len. I made some surprising choices actually. I chose a charcoal chalk stripe from Smith's Siena book (the same book my original logsdail navy herringbone is from and it is one of Len's favorite books) to be made up as a three piece single breasted peak lapel with a royal purple lining. The other choices were a surprise. I looked through absolutely everything but on Len's advice I ended up choosing a tux cloth and a navy windowpane (very subtle looks solid from far away but has a sort of fuscia and navy windowpane) from an italian book. It was from gladson, i believ barberis 110 cloth. I held that tux cloth up against every english tux fabirc and it really did have the most depth and richness. Len said he used to dislike the cloth but the last couple years it has changed and is now one of his favorite books. It is basiclaly the only italian fabric he will use and he recommends it highly. He has actually made some suits for himself out of that book. Also, Len had an overcoat he was making for himself that was incredible. A tan covert cloth from either smith or harrisons with a dark brown velvet inset collar, double breasted, belt back. It was the best overcoat I have ever seen, so I am having him make me one of those too.