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Magnoli Clothiers "Jake Gittes" shirt

Benny Holiday

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I'm not sure how this photo makes me look so fat, seeing as I stand 5'8" and weigh 143 pounds, but anyway . . . here's a view of Magnoli's great Gittes shirt. Indy's great to deal with and the quality of his product is A1.

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(Apologies for the facila fuzz, it looks cool on Baron Kurtz but NOT on Benny Holiday! lol )
 

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That fabric looks pretty frickin' sweet.* Is it available as one of the regular shirtings or did it cost extra? Some more detail on it would be great, if you could show it. I've been looking around for a good Bengal-stripe-ish shirt for some time.

*(Napoleon Dynamite reference not intended.)
 

Benny Holiday

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Thanks guys. Indy is great. I refined the fit of the shirt slightly around the chest before ordering another couple from him, and nothing was a hassle for him.

Jovan, I'm pleased that I kept the original e-mail Indy sent me about swatches for the shirt. The striped patterns are not standard and cost a little extra (US$15). This is the swatch picture Indy sent me for the blue stripe:

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Indy also sent me a picture of a brown stripe fabric:

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You can't see it in the photos, but I had my Gittes ordered with French cuffs. And the collar . . . man, you just can't get a collar like that anywhere in Sydney these days, especially not with French cuffs.
 

Matt Deckard

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The collar looks long enough, though the spread looks like more than the one shown on the web page.

It's a cool shirt, very unique with it's pocket... Though I do think the collar is not quite what is advertised. Should be more accute.

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I like the daggers.
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jake_fink

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Matt's right. The spread is significantly wider than the shirt in the film. It looks like you prefer a broader knot (and a later vintage of tie) than Jake does, so it all works out. It is a really good looking shirt, though. Has anybody bought a Marlowe from Indy?
 

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:eusa_clap I got 4 shirts made at Sam's Tailor in Hong Kong this weekend. One of them was made with first blue stripe :) I guess I couldn't have gone wrong. I had it made with the infamous Portofino cuff, so I may have to post pictures with it later....sorry to mooch on your thread haha
Great looking shirt- kudos to Magnoli.
 

Jovan

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In one thread, they said it would be hell to keep it neat looking, not have it catch on the jacket sleeve, etc. I suppose that could be solved with REALLY tight armholes, but I like my comfort.

I was disappointed Bond didn't wear them in Casino Royale, given Turnbull & Asser have returned as his shirtmaker. Though I suppose there's no real action with him in a suit besides the suspiciously well tailored dinner jacket Vesper gave him.
 

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I had problems with it catching when the sleeves were all the way down, but the suit has shortish sleeves, so I used a shirt garter to hold it up and didn't have any issues the whole night.
 

Lionheart

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You can't see it in the photos, but I had my Gittes ordered with French cuffs. And the collar . . . man, you just can't get a collar like that anywhere in Sydney these days, especially not with French cuffs.

I've always been partial to shirts with nice long collar points - I think they look great, and this shirt is something I will be ordering from Indy. Thanks for the pics!:eusa_clap
 

Indy Magnoli

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MK said:
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I really like the look of this one. What kind of cloth is it?

That WAS a 3-ply 100% cotton, but we just ran out. I may be able to source some more, but I have a feeling it's gone. I've still got some of the fabric I used on my Marlowe shirt:

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It has a nice texture to it with white on natural stripes.

Kind regards,
Indy
 

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