My Haberdashery Report

[Cufflink79]

Fellow Members of the London Lounge:

I'd like to share something with you. I'm currently working on my second BA degree in Broadcast Journalism at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.

One of the current courses I'm taking right now is Broadcast News II, in which we learn how shoot and edit video, along with doing newscasts throughout the term. My professor then puts them up online after final editing.

This is show 2 in which I not only helped produced the show but did a package and an interview on fine men's attire. This story only barley scratches the surface of the subject, but I'm proud of what I could get in with the time allowed.

I'll be anchoring as well later on, and doing two more packages as well. When those shows go up I'll post a link for them. In the meantime, here is show 2 which was taped on Feb. 5th 2009. My story is near the end of the show, the show is about 13 minutes long. I hope you'll enjoy it.

(BTW) The anchor for this show didn't know he was wearing a double cuffed shirt until he rolled down his sleeves, and since I wasn't wearing a pair of cuff links that day I ran down the hall and got some paper clips and made a makeshift pair of cuff links for him.

This is Frank Morganti, saying enjoy the show.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 4099411662

Best Regards,

Cufflink79

[le.gentleman]

Well done Frank!
You looked quite handsome - and by far better than Flusser on his Charlie Rose performance.
However, I found it a little irritating though that during the first part of the your clip, you held the microphone in front of the haberdasher although you were still talking to him. IMO it would have been better to hand him over the microphone not before you were almost done with talking.

Maybe you can give Mr. Doerfler (literally that means smalltowner in German) some advice on his wardrobe.

I look forward to seeing your other videos,

le.gentleman

[Cufflink79]

Thanks Le.gentleman for the kind words.

As for the microphone I was having trouble with lav mic, which can be put on the lapel or tie, so I used the hand held mic instead. Also when I went out to do the shoot, I was a one man band as well.

Best Regards,

Cufflink79

[cuffthis]

Frank,

Excellent. Well done!

Tom

[Cufflink79]

Thanks Tom.

Best Regards,

Frank (Cufflink79)

[Pelham]

I have to bristle at some of the suggestions of your haberdasher - like the suggestion to shy away from patterns, and the superiority of navy... maybe it makes sense for beginners, but grey has always seemed like a more sensible choice for the novice, to me. Maybe I'm a bit prejudiced against what I regard as the most overestimated colour in menswear, but navy just has such an 'ordinariness' to it that it seems better for the man who already has many suits. I like navy, but only when tailored and worn with more expertise than a novice is likely to have.

Best,
P.

[Costi]

http://thelondonlounge.net/gl/forum/vie ... gray++blue

[Cufflink79]

I have to bristle at some of the suggestions of your haberdasher - like the suggestion to shy away from patterns, and the superiority of navy... maybe it makes sense for beginners, but grey has always seemed like a more sensible choice for the novice, to me. Maybe I'm a bit prejudiced against what I regard as the most overestimated colour in menswear, but navy just has such an 'ordinariness' to it that it seems better for the man who already has many suits. I like navy, but only when tailored and worn with more expertise than a novice is likely to have.

Best,
P.

I should have stated that solid navy or grey was a good starting out suit for new suit buyers.

Best Regards,

Cufflink79

[Cufflink79]

Ok here is my anchoring gig this is show 4 which was taped on March 5th, the show is about 23 minutes long. There is no haberdashery story in this one since I did the anchoring.

Later on there will be a story on cuff links.

link to the show is below enjoy.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 0182290323

Best Regards,

Cufflink79

[Cufflink79]

Now that the LL is back up and running, I can put the rest of what I did in my broadcasting class from this past spring.

I ended up getting a B in the class and now I'm doing an internship at KRQE News 13 which is the CBS affiliate for Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Show 2 and 4 are already on the forum, these links are shows 6, 8, and 9.

Show 6 has my cuff link report, show 8 has my report on footwear, and show 9 is my second anchoring gig.

Show 6 link below.

http://www.vimeo.com/4560849

Show 8 link below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HiBK965-IQ

Show 9 link below.

http://www.vimeo.com/4416208

Enjoy.

Best Regards,

Cufflink79

[oscarsfan]

I got my doctorate at UNM. Albuquerque had a few decent shops. Stromberg's had a very nice wooden interior that may have come from a NY mansion. A few of the guys at Stromberg's left and joined "La Chemise" or something similar. There was a pretty decent alterations tailor either on Zuni or close to it.

Robert Bailey sometimes had interesting things too.

I do not recall getting anything bespoke made there. Are there any hidden gems you want to share?

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[Cufflink79]

Hey Oscarsfan:

Stromberg's closed there doors in spring of 2002 and Robert Bailey moved into Stromberg's spot in the spring of 2003. La Chemise closed their doors in the spring of 2003. Bert & Jess Clothiers opened their doors in the Fall of 2002 at I-25 and Jefferson, and this pass February of 2009 they had a chance to move to a new location with some more space.

Bert & Jess are now located right where La Chemise used to be, on the corner of Louisiana Blvd. and Menaul Blvd., Bert & Jess both used to work for Stromberg's and La Chemise before going into business for themselves. Bert & Jess are two of the greatest guys I know in the haberdashery business and are some of my closest friends. Their shop is small but grand, and I've never been disappointed with anything I've purchased there. Also Bert & Jess use a great tailor over on Eubank Blvd.

Here is their website: http://bertandjessclothiers.com/index.htm

Robert Bailey is alright, but they do a lot more European contemporary attire, the only thing I've brought there is a few linen pocket squares and a bottle of Truefitt & Hill cologne.

As for hidden gems in Albuquerque I can only say I've found a few snap cuff links at a shop on Central Ave. near the U called Larry's hat shop which sells hats and antique jewelry, another place is two or three doors from Larry's it is a vintage clothing shop called Off Broadway in which I've also found some neat antique cuff links as well.

Albuquerque is nothing like NYC, Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis, or San Francisco but it does have a good deal of locally owned restaurants. My favorite place is called Seasons, nice atmosphere, service, and great food. A great Italian restaurant near the U is called Vivace. Up in the uptown area near Bert & Jess there is Marcello's Chophouse and a sandwich shop called Cheese & Coffee two doors up from Bert & Jess.

Seasons website: http://www.seasonsabq.com/

Vivace website: http://www.vivacenobhill.com/

Marcello's website: http://www.marcelloschophouse.com/

Cheese & Coffee doesn't have a website, but here is their contact information:
2679 Louisiana Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110-3603
(505) 883-1226

Best Regards,

Cufflink79