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by voxsartoria
Wed Sep 21, 2022 11:10 pm
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: Duke of Windor's shirt collar
Replies: 20
Views: 8742

Re: Duke of Windor's shirt collar

The notion that the body of a dress shirt should fit closely is a relatively modern one, and a function of shirts that button from neck down all the way to the hem. A man of the Duke's generation would have been accustomed to shirts that one would have to pull over your head. If you think about this...
by voxsartoria
Wed Sep 21, 2022 10:56 pm
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: What is your choice for blazer buttons?
Replies: 31
Views: 13223

Re: What is your choice for blazer buttons?

If you get emblematic buttons for your bespoke blazer, it is nice for the emblem to have some personal association with you. If none seem apparent, then your initials or a monogram might do.
by voxsartoria
Wed Sep 21, 2022 10:50 pm
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: Michael Browne
Replies: 14
Views: 8621

Re: Michael Browne

Very nice job fitting your shoulders.
by voxsartoria
Wed Sep 21, 2022 10:46 pm
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: Sean Connery's suit trousers and those pleats
Replies: 1
Views: 1959

Re: Sean Connery's suit trousers and those pleats

These photographs show why a single deep forward pleat that merges into the crease line often works better for a trim leg, although making all configurations work should be one's minimum expectation of a capable tailor.
by voxsartoria
Sat Dec 14, 2019 2:20 am
Forum: Great Photos
Topic: Peter O'Toole, 1976
Replies: 1
Views: 1668

Peter O'Toole, 1976

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by voxsartoria
Fri Sep 14, 2018 3:12 am
Forum: Great Photos
Topic: Prince Philip, 1954.
Replies: 4
Views: 2429

Prince Philip, 1954.

Note the neck, and the tight twist of the buttonholes.

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by voxsartoria
Fri Sep 14, 2018 12:14 am
Forum: Great Photos
Topic: Lucius Beebe in White Tie
Replies: 10
Views: 4167

Lucius Beebe in White Tie

Opening night, Metropolitan Opera, 1946.

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Garden Court, Palace Hotel, San Franscisco, 1960.

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by voxsartoria
Thu Sep 13, 2018 1:37 pm
Forum: Great Photos
Topic: Michael Fish, T&A, 1962
Replies: 0
Views: 4124

Michael Fish, T&A, 1962

Fitting Sean Connery, before the Peacock Revolution.

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by voxsartoria
Fri Sep 07, 2018 3:52 am
Forum: Great Photos
Topic: Color and Pattern
Replies: 1
Views: 1608

Color and Pattern

Why be shy?

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by voxsartoria
Fri Sep 07, 2018 3:45 am
Forum: Great Photos
Topic: Atlantic Style, 1947
Replies: 1
Views: 1609

Atlantic Style, 1947

Palm Beach and style with ease.

So many forgotten American tailors...to the Duke's left. If your view cuts him off, open the image in a new "window" or save it to your device and see it there.

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by voxsartoria
Fri Sep 07, 2018 3:39 am
Forum: Great Photos
Topic: Inspirational inspiration for The Windsor Tweed
Replies: 14
Views: 3382

Re: Inspirational inspiration for The Windsor Tweed

Michael, I attribute what little ease that I have to a steady and medicinal dose of cocktails.