Recent content by Aloysius

I think the people here who've gotten really into finding some kind of "silver bullet" maker somewhere in the world that will somehow deliver what you want at a fraction of the cost are throwing good money after bad. Yes, there absolutely are good makers around the world. However, you have to...

I’m not telling anyone that he must follow fashion trends haha. I’m just saying that actually the fashion trends are the opposite of what many people on TFL assume.

"Male Hide LEATHERS" is quite a name. :D

Skinny and low rise has been out of fashion for years, so ironically it's generally a sign of people here being out of touch with fashion when they think those are trendy. :D (I'm not insulting here!) Most infamously, Zangy kept calling us out of touch fashionistas about his X-Files jacket, when...

Seeing the price, this seems like a no-brainer. I'd assumed all Bates were around $3k because of their cross-zip.

Aero posted on here before when someone was advising to request underarm footballs on a jacket to say they only do it on those military designs that already had it.

They will only do it on designs that historically came with them, like the US Navy jackets or the Irvin. @MrProper I quite like the look of shoulder gussets but my experience has been that they feel very different with different makers' patterns. Schott's feels almost like a full action back...

Leaving aside content, this reads like AI.

It's definitely designed to be a bit longer. But if that isn't to your tastes, keep me in mind when you sell lol.

The cream will react so violently that your own hand will burn.

Wait, you placed the order including an alteration and then posted to get people's basic info about its quality?

This doesn't look too long to me at all. From the pocket placement you can tell this is not meant to be a waist-length jacket. Proportions are great.

Marc Chevalier who is one of my fave posters from the old days of TFL would often emphasize this. There are the obvious examples we know about, like Ralph Lauren essentially basing his entire project on prewar American and British styles, but he'd also point out how many traditional items were...

Excellent. I've really wanted one but they're so expensive new.

Goat roughout? The whole thing is stunning. DM me first when you're selling it.