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Wolfmanjack: I agree with what you said! I've mostly given up on off-the-rack suits. This particular one is made-to-measure, and I think that that will be the majority of my dressier clothes for some time to come. I certainly have been (and plan to continue) avoiding suit separates. Not...

Gene and Max: You're both correct. Alterations tailoring is within my budget, as is Made to Measure/Custom farmed out to another country. When I mentioned tailoring as beyond my price range, I was, in fact, referring to "true" bespoke, complete with in-person measuring, fitting stages, etc...

Thank you for weighing in on this. After my wife shot the pictures, I noticed that perhaps it would look better with only the middle button fastened, but I lost a suspender button right after these pictures, and have not yet been able to take a new set! I'm going to be taking the whole suit...

KeyGrip and Slim Portly: Thanks for the compliments. The braces are actually a larger contrast in person (they're pink and green striped Albert Thurstons), but they certainly look washed out in the photo! Charleston Bows: I don't want to say who made it yet (especially as I don't think most...

Good afternoon, ladies and gents. Despite what the thread title may say, this suit isn't exactly "new", I've had it since August (it was purchased for my wedding) and has been hanging around the house since then, waiting for me to snap these photos. Though I'm pleased with the color...

1. Montecristo #2 2. Cohiba Siglo VI 3. Partagas Black 4. Padron Anniversary series 5. Ashton VSG I'm sure I'm missing quite a few favorites.

I love Zippos (and that fuel taste) for cigarettes, especially in public. But when it comes to cigars, I have to use butane. I've only got a couple of zippos right now, but would like to start a bit more of a collection.

At our old apartments the wife and I both smoked indoors. Recently we moved in together and bought our first house, a 1919 four square. Given that the house is a bit of a tinderbox and in amazing shape for its age, we decided NOT to smoke indoors. We have a nice front stoop and a covered...

I work for an implantable medical device manufacturer as a label design/development specialist. It's not exactly graphic design, but that's part of it. I format and design the instructional pamphlets for surgeons using our products, but the actual job involves a lot of paperwork to fulfill...

Wow! I finally feel not so alone. :) I collect (among other things): Vintage postcards Magazines (my parents used to throw out BOXES full all the time, as it is I probably have a few thousand), especially Esquire, Magic, art/design, Mini Truckin', etc. Books, especially cookbooks...

I just polished off a Tanq and tonic, which isn't exactly seasonally appropriate, but I'm low on mixers. In a bit I may try either the single barrel rum I've had for a bit or some of the Bullit bourbon I picked up the other night on the rocks. I've mixed a few drinks with each, but haven't had...

Hmm, I'd definitely be tempted to splurge on a first growth Bordeaux or maybe a few boxes of Montecristo #2's...possibly a few pre-Castro vintage Cubans. Being a vegetarian, there are few meals I could enjoy for 1K...not to say I wouldn't try.

I just picked up my first pair of vintage snap links and though I wasn't sure I'd like them they're quickly becoming my favorite style in terms of use and convienance. I still love my gaudy wrap-around links, but the snaps are very secure and much harder to lose.

Growing up, my language was usually squeeky clean, as my Mom and Step-dad were very conservative, fundamental types, and a slip-up of the linguistic type would have been very, very bad. Now, I strive to have as full, diverse, and unincumbered of a vocabulary as possible...so of course I can't...

As someone with far too much experience imbibing in the drink, I've found that I can usually minimize (but not always avoid) the creeping death of the morning after by following a certain routine: 1. Drink water before and after a night out (and during, if you can make time between the...