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    Tie length - again and again

    I wonder what etiquette book that is? Few well dressed men even wore belts in 1923. They wore braces.
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    Fabrics

    I have no disagreement with your desire to have a suit made. My point is that Prince Henry provides fabrics. They presumeably know more about it than you do, so why not get them there? You're not going to save a significant amount of money sourcing cloth yourself, and if you make a mistake...
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    Fabrics

    At Prince Henry's price point you may as well have them provide the cloth IMO. If you find anything at comparable prices yourself it will be from a no-name Chinese or Indian mill and you'll have no way to know if it's decent quality.
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    Anyone like a Coke?

    Most of what's on offer today are soft hats. If you got a copy of an original from Patey, perhaps. They were riding helmets after all. Unfortunately, a Patey will cost as much as a case of bike helmets. I believe they want $800 for one.
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    What's Your Take on Modern Men's Fashion (Not Talkin About Tieless Busi- Casual Crap)

    Just cover yourself in Spencer Hart.
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    Tweed too light for suit?

    The weight appears light because these are half-width fabrics woven on small looms. For the real weight, double the stated number (unfortunately, the same is also true of the price per meter). In other words, the Hardy Harris tweeds are 15 ounces. Generally, anything less than 14 ounces is a...
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    "Dry Clean the Suit? Are You Crazy?"

    Dry cleaning removes dirt. It does not remove odors. Brushing and airing do that.
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    London Bowler hats

    Velvet doesn't absorb smoke odors so the cap keeps your hair from smelling like a chimney.
    • Will
    • Post #10
    • Forum: Hats
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    Why Do You "Dress Up"?

    I wear a suit or odd jacket 6-7 days a week, because that's what I choose to look like.
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    'Fishtail' waist

    As a man with a few pair of these I will say that the cut of fishtail that you get is less important than consistancy from one pair of trousers to another so you don't have to adjust your braces every time you put on a pair of trousers.
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    Does a tweed cap make someone below 35 look too old?

    But a tweed cap IS an English tribal headdress.
    • Will
    • Post #12
    • Forum: Hats
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    Best bowler in London?

    In my experience Lock is wildly over-priced compared to the best American hatmakers, and their felts in particular are second-rate. You'll be better off to contact Art Fawcett in Oregon. VS Custom Hats.
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    Business formal?

    Since it's a software company, the liklihood is that no two people there have the same idea what 'business formal' means. You'll see everything from khakis to dinner jackets - I doubt that any of the engineers so much as own a suit. Wear a dinner jacket. You'll look great and everyone else...
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    Classic Style Wingtip Boot

    Here in California, cordovan season (also called rainy season by people who do not prioritize their shoes highly enough) will be starting in the next couple of weeks.
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    Cologne and perfume

    There is someone that buys the original Tabarome and re-bottles it in smaller containers so one doesn't have to spend $600 with Creed for a decade's supply. Of course, now that I've written that I don't recall the seller but I found him with Google originally. I wear Penhaligon's Blenheim...
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    Three Standard Suits

    My list is for a major metro area. Lot of places a check is too informal then - you can always be a bit too dark when too light won't get you past the gatekeeper. I think of the glen check as a sixth suit for the city. For a man who needs to wear suits but is working in a less formal place...
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    Three Standard Suits

    Navy solid, charcoal solid, charcoal pin stripe and navy pin stripe are the four basic suits. Pick one of the latter two for your third.
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    Anyone done business with J.L. Powell?

    I've bought a couple of sweaters from Powell and the service has been fine, though I didn't need anything special. No comment about the hats.
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    Collar pins

    I like both. Round club collars are especially pinnable.
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    Linen socks?

    O'Connell's in Buffalo has some. It's a great texture for summer.

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