Anyhoo, I have discovered psychic powers... Previously these manifested themselves when - say - I decided, sitting in traffic, that I would pull into that petrol station up ahead. Invariably every car in front of me would then have the exact same idea and I would end up waiting an extra quarter hour while they did their grocery shopping along with paying the cashier.
The same is happening with this place. I have an idea for a project, then a month after I place an order there's a helpful discussion on that topic. I order a whipcord change coat / sports jacket and mere weeks later, Mr A is floating the idea of a LL whipcord.
Now I decide that I need a DB blazer and the very week after I collect it, here we are chewing the cud on just the points I had been mulling over 2 months back. Oh well. This is what I collected :
My perennial problem is having very thick set shoulders. By all receved wisdom, I should avoid DB, but I do like the idea, even if some of my past acquisitions - especially off the peg - have been less than flattering.
I liked the idea of 'lapels that mean business' and vaguely suggested whis was what I wanted to my tailor. The position here is that I am loath to be overly prescriptive as leaving detals to his discretion usually results in a very positive outcome. I wanted patch side pockets - it's a blazer not a suit jacket after all, and picked the heaviest merino basket weave that was knocking around (16+ oz?) - it would have made a reasonable light overcoat, but it's remarkably soft. The finished coat weighs about 2Kg. (The raw horn buttons were my idea -ok, maybe I should have left that to him too).
Im very glad that his overriding achievement, in my opinion, is balance. And i do like the belly on the lapels - it's what he does and I came to terms with it long ago. For my part Im absolutely delighted with every aspect, including having been talked into double vents rather than my default single.
Oh, and if anyone wants their lottery numbers picking, my psychic powers are at your disposal for a modest share!..
