Recent content by Lokar

Au contraire, every time I've seen white tie trousers discussed on the lounge, and in all the vintage plates I've seen, white tie trousers have had one or two stripes.

Frock coats demand better tailoring and a better body to look good, but if you have both of those, they're simply stunning.

I bought two panamas from Bob a little over a month ago and they've just arrived. I've also never posted my Christy's panama and I thought I'd show that too. It's the "superfine preset". The two hats from Bob were a really cheap grueso for working at the allotment and a sub-fino montecristi that...

Oh, I didn't mean you followed Victorian rules, just that if they thought it was okay (and they had strict rules) you shouldn't worry. In all the photos I've seen of you you look fantastic and have obvious style. I'm sure you would easily be able to pull off dark linen in a city. And yes...

The actual sewing of a body coat might not be a huge amount more difficult (although there are many more seams - e.g. the horizontal waist seam, and more pieces on a body coat - a morning coat has two tail pieces, one centre back, two back and two front pieces - a total of seven compared to a...

Are you based in a city btw, avedwards? Obviously in cities traditionally in the UK you'd never wear beige or linen (or straw) but if you're in a tiny town, village or hamlet, it'd be completely okay. I'm aware you're not a fan of the Jeremy Brett Holmes, but it was very accurate when it comes...

A body coat is far harder than a lounge coat. I do agree with not calling him a tailor though (as that implies a career).

I know he's made fully tailored overcoats at least, and have seen photos. He's said he's made body coats (and I have no reason to disbelieve him), so a regular lounge coat seems doable.

True, although he can tailor, just doesn't do it professionally.

The thing is, the Cutter & Tailor is primarily for tailors and for sustaining the craft. I'd love it if all tailors could start making morning dress, vintage-style suits with heavy weight wools, etc., but that's not what fashion dictates and so not what people want. Yes, there are some people...

Yes, but when pantaloons were used the items they described looked nothing like modern trousers. pan·ta·loon (pnt-ln) n. a. Men's wide breeches extending from waist to ankle, worn especially in England in the late 17th century. Often used in the plural. b. Tight trousers extending from waist...

Funnily enough, even south Sweden is warmer than the UK in summer (and by the UK I mean the south - I'm from Wiltshire and it's noticeably cooler there in summer, and especially a lot less humid). I can't wait to move back and be more comfortable in summer.

I'd not say it's a high crown bowler. This is a high crown bowler: The squared off bowler-style (we'll ignore the brim as that's probably just because it's a cheap modern hat), also worn by Churchill: I seem to think that someone on the forum managed to find a name for these a while back...

True, but a google search for Tux with Tails http://www.google.co.uk/search?um=1&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-GB%3Aofficial&biw=1280&bih=700&site=search&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=tux+with+tails&aq=f&aqi=g1g-m2&aql=&oq= shows white tie, but nobody's trying to get that used ;)...

I've had a look through the texts I've got and haven't really found anything either way. Most references have been just about the coat. However the more I think about it the more I agree with you. It's the same as I said about the stroller/black lounge - outside of eveningwear and at funerals...