UK Gentlemen, your advice please.

• Sep 15, 2014

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Fellows,

I find myself in the position of needing a suit for a family funeral, one which is imminent rather than decided upon... I hope you follow my meaning.

Can anyone recommend a vendor for the larger gentleman?

I want something new, of vintage appearance and costing slightly less than a small car .

I wish to be able to wear it in future to remember my father with some pleasure, so... something stylish.

All suggestions greatfully recieved.

 

• Sep 16, 2014

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When you say "for the larger gentleman" what size do you mean?

 

• Sep 16, 2014

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Probably a 50" chest these days....

 

• Sep 16, 2014

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I can't think where would be best, sorry.

 

• Sep 16, 2014

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Always a tough call, the 'preparation.'Rob Crossley will make you a beautiful vintage suit, in pure wool, for around £600. When a dear friend of mine passed away, aged just 45, his widow insisted no black and nothing to show mourning, we were celebrating his short but wondeful life. I wore the zoot suit that Rob had made for me. Somehow I knew that Tim, (the deceased,) was smiling!

 

• Sep 17, 2014

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GHT said:

Always a tough call, the 'preparation.'Rob Crossley will make you a beautiful vintage suit, in pure wool, for around £600. When a dear friend of mine passed away, aged just 45, his widow insisted no black and nothing to show mourning, we were celebrating his short but wondeful life. I wore the zoot suit that Rob had made for me. Somehow I knew that Tim, (the deceased,) was smiling!

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I might gave to be slightly more traditional than a zoot, but that's definitely the "idea" I'm after.

 

• Sep 17, 2014

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Dragon Soldier said:

I might gave to be slightly more traditional than a zoot, but that's definitely the "idea" I'm after.

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Here's a couple Rob made, in a more traditional mode:
This one is on his website.



This one isn't, he probably doesn't want overkill. He did me proud with this one, faithfully copying my father's de-mob suit, from a photograph circa 1948.

 

• Sep 17, 2014

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Both are nice but the bottom one is fantastic.