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Monogrammed Cinderella Smock for sure.

First tie, yes, second tie, no.

I'm not sure it's actually that tie. It is paisley, but the pattern isn't silver - it's just a selection of multi-hued blues - certainly not so garish but that was the closest I could find on their site.

anyone used this place on the cut?

http://www.dress2kill.com/home

had a suit made there a couple of months ago. love it. they do various deals depending on the cloth. the really cheap ones aren't really bespoke they just take a couple of measurements then send you the result. fully bespoke ones start from about £450 and they do as many fittings and adjustments as you want.

went for heavy-ish charcoal herringbone from a range that was £500 for a 2 piece with handmade shirt and extra pair of trousers. i swapped the extra trousers for a 5 button waistcoat with a cloth back (i'll get more trousers later).

absolutely love it.

If anyone is interested we have a space in our office:

Reiss have some really nice coats at around 70% off (£74), was going to buy but I restrained myself as I had already visited Muji and Albam - (as well as the estate agents!).

http://aheadlongdive.com/2012/01/25/...rom-the-1920s/

I just bought these...I'm pretty excited.

Heh, love Andy

Chunk "Bike Polo" polo shirts in some sorta greyish green colour* are £19.99 in TK Maxx (at last @ Temple Mills).
Those are £30 online

It's the one with this logo (not the RL inspired one):




*) RAL6012

i was enjoying that till i saw kanye

What's wrong with kanye?

i find him unnecessarily arrogant

Imma let you finish, but Kanye is the most arrogant person ever.

U serious bro?
I feel like nerging if you're serious..

Apart from being a cunt, yes.

I like Kanye West. He is a good cartoon character, a caricature. More interesting culturally than a dozen whining mediocre indie bands.

'Nerg' me all you like, KnowNowt.

Ur dead to me.

I mean... WTF!?

Thanks for adding reputation to one of the above users. May you .....blah,blah.........

Mad seeing all those familiar characters in the same room. Great vid!

The Nigel Cabourn SS12 collection is pretty ace

*ducks and logs off*

It always sounds like "Nigel Cabron" to me...

Made in China shite.

Which cunt said that??

Funny actually, I was wearing my NC coat @ Pitti and I was on the NC stand and he came over to me, "Nice coat that mate" knowing it was his
Then he gave me all his sales patter, "My fabrics this, only made in Japan or England that...."
I thought, "Oh really, is that right?". I was gonna show him the 'Made In China' label on the inside but didn't wanna mug him off in front of industry bigwigs

CSB >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

You crack me up, G. He was actually just trying to make you feel better about buying a moody coat ;-)

Csb?

Cool Story Bro

You someone needs to send him the picture.

That little sartorial vid was sweet - as in actually sweet, not as in 'sweet bro' - but amusingly my lasting impression is that i'm surprised scott schuman is so short. Was that what he was going for?

Some pretty good hair in it none the less.

B.

Yeah, he's like a little snap-happy gnome.

Re the Sart dinner video:

Due to the editing I keep expecting Scott to tell the others to "shut the fuck while I'm talking". Also I went through some of Kanye's past work and there is some decent stuff there. It's easy to be stained by a single action so I'm willing to cut the pleb some slack.

New Brooks/Timothy Everest/Fox Bros. collab cycle gear $1000.00:
as modelled by our very own SP ^(prob pea?)

http://www.brooksengland.com/catalog...shop/clothing/

How did you rate it Josh?

Oh God. Not a pea I don't think. That is definitely not a good colour on me and it's a size too big. Vicki also looks dreadful with her chav make-up and facial expression!

Not sure about the coat TBH. The fit seems like an original vintage rather than an updated 'fashion'/slim fit. I wasn't a fan of the copper-coloured hardware or either of the colours I saw, but overall the quality and detailing was ace. Ventile is a good bet. Not sure but that was possibly a prototype? Some of the pics I've seen since look more betterer.

HA!

need a suit for a wedding (my mums). where in london should i be looking?

burtons, no, next, no, top man, no, dunne & co (whatever happened to them?)

really do hate those places, was just wondering if there's anywhere that anyone recommends for tailoring/style etc.

Budget?
2 pc, 3pc?
SB, DB?
2B, 3B?
SV, DV?

Its aaaaaallll about vintage 3piece dahhhling

You mean stinky old, ill fitting, out of shape 2nd hand??

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^Key word there is budget.

M&S do mad good value stuff but you need to go to one of their big stores to find it.
Mid-range - honestly pop down to one of the big department stores in town - Liberty,Selfridges etc - probably a bit late for the sales but you might get lucky.
Higher end, consider getting something made. Bespoke doesn't have to be ridiculously expensive.
If you go to Savile Row, then yeah, you're going to be talking 2,500 for an entry level fabric and cut, but there are any number of tailors in London who will do a great job for a fifth of that price.

http://www.chriskerr.com/home.html I met this guy recently and really liked his stuff but had already committed elsewhere.


As to what to get, Mr Porter says:

And some general/safe advice on suits:

http://www.mrporter.com/styledirecto...ormalandoffice

Style advice from Mr Porter??!

Fuck me, what next....bike maintenance advice from 'scoble??!

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a little élan?

You can never have too much élan.