Show us your suits

Asienizen · Feb 20, 2016

I don't think I've shown these photos yet. I live in Hanoi Vietnam, a rather crowded city with plenty of old-world charm. I saw Dicaprio in The Great Gatsby sporting a linen suit - so I had my tailor make my own version. It's natural colored linen with cotton lining and coconut buttons, the trousers are fish tailed back and take button braces. Needless to say, it is one of my favorite suits, and I get compliments every time I wear it.

Here I am in front of the old fortress walls.

In front of the fort gates. French cannons put a few holes in it.

Here is a shot of the back of the trousers

Fastuni · Feb 20, 2016

Great work - I like the color and overall cut.
But the patch pockets could have been placed lower.
Did you order it that way?

Dirk Wainscotting · Feb 20, 2016

Fastuni said:
Great work - I like the color and overall cut.
But the patch pockets could have been placed lower.
Did you order it that way?

With the shorter jackets now being made, placing them lower (in relation to ergonomic use) makes them look too low relative to the hem. You're right though, a centimetre or two lower would have helped.

I'm going to be pernickety and say the sleeves look long. Also, what's with the peaks flying away from the chest?!

It's still a nice suit though. The trousers hang nice and clean at the back

Asienizen · Feb 21, 2016

Dirk Wainscotting said:
With the shorter jackets now being made, placing them lower (in relation to ergonomic use) makes them look too low relative to the hem. You're right though, a centimetre or two lower would have helped.

I'm going to be pernickety and say the sleeves look long. Also, what's with the peaks flying away from the chest?!

It's still a nice suit though. The trousers hang nice and clean at the back

One of my other suit-aficionado friends told me the sleeves were too short. As far as the pockets or the lapels, this was probably the first time my Vietnamese tailor had done anything that was different from the usual cookie-cutter suit he'd always done. I had him change it so many times that after a while I finally accepted it as is. I didn't want to push my luck after the 6th trip to get it altered. A 100% linen suit with 2 trousers for less than $200, I can endure a few minor quibbles. He understands my tastes now, so he'll do it better next time.

Dirk Wainscotting · Feb 21, 2016

Asienizen said:
One of my other suit-aficionado friends told me the sleeves were too short. ..

Are you sure he wasn't being ironic? In the second photo it's hitting the top of the thumb.

I get that you didn't want to push the tailor with too many alterations. $200 is a great deal.

GHT · Mar 25, 2016

If you are of a larger size: 46" chest, 43" waist, with a further two inches let out, there's a gem of a suit at Savvy Row.
It's a mint unworn Benson & Clegg Savile Row made to measure blue h/bone d/b wool suit. Uncollected and stored from new. They are asking £300 for it.

CONELRAD · Apr 9, 2016

I got this Richman Brothers three-piece sack suit a little more than a year ago for peanuts, and it took plenty of work to get it looking good. It was previously in the service of the Williamstown Theatre Festival, and had a strap added to back of the vest to make it smaller, and the jacket pockets had been sewn shut with the flaps tucked in. I removed the strap, put false cuffs on the pants (there wasn't enough fabric for a full cuff, unfortunately), and had a number of other small alterations and repairs made, and I think it turned out pretty nicely.

While I suspect it was made around the early 1950s, based on labels and certain details, it's not typical for that period, and some details strike me as resembling earlier suits. The shoulders aren't terribly built up as many early 1950s suits are, and the cutaway of the jacket and slightly slanted breast pocket remind me of earlier features, as do the flat-front pants and long points on the vest (and being a sack suit would generally tend to lend to an earlier look on its own, I would think). It even has one of those little loops behind the lapel for your flower stem!

Overall, I think it's a pretty versatile suit, and a timeless design which, accessorized properly, should make for an acceptable imitation of an earlier style in lieu of my lack of an original 1920s/early 1930s suit.

There was once a date in the pocket, but it's long since faded away, and there are no union labels either.

I would welcome any of you folks' opinions on it.

(1926 comparison image found on Etsy.)

Fosinett · Aug 14, 2016

I suppose that it is about time I make a post here after months of lurking.

Was at a dinner invitation earlier today and had one picture taken and I am rather new to this, so please bear with me.

Polo Ralph Lauren, Beige/Brown Double Breasted 6x2

Claudio · Aug 24, 2016

CONELRAD said:
I would welcome any of you folks' opinions on it.

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(1926 comparison image found on Etsy.)

Looks perfect, really fits well and looks made for you - congratz!

Claudio · Aug 24, 2016

I'm working on the 'stach

Fastuni · Aug 24, 2016

Very 1920's! I like the button spacing in particular.

Claudio · Aug 25, 2016

Thank you Sir

Awesomest Guy · Aug 26, 2016

I have to say, if that's reproduction, it's an impressive job. What with the dropped shoulder seam and angled chest pocket.

Mean Eyed Matt · Aug 27, 2016

Great suit! Like the sand glass look and the curved lapels.

Claudio · Aug 27, 2016

Thanks Gents, it's a re-enterpretation rather than a re-production, so yes, it is new and not vintage.

Metatron · Aug 28, 2016

what about the cap? it's great.

Dirk Wainscotting · Aug 28, 2016

Dare I say the backs of the sleeves are a bit messy?

Claudio · Aug 29, 2016

Cap is also new. Back sleeves indeed look a bit messy, you're right, and am looking into this (it's still a sample this one)

Claudio · Oct 19, 2016

Vintage tie

1mach1 · Oct 20, 2016

Claudio said:
Vintage tie

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Wow! Sharp, Claudio!

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