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by abrandow
Sun Oct 12, 2008 8:48 pm
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: White flannels?
Replies: 14
Views: 5082

I would also be interested in ordering a few meters of white flannel.
by abrandow
Fri Apr 18, 2008 7:45 pm
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: Dressing gown?
Replies: 3
Views: 1699

Dressing gown?

Can anyone tell me where to buy a dressing gown like this and how much I might expect to pay? (Apologies for the poor image but it's a screen-capture from a Poirot eposide online!)

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by abrandow
Fri Apr 11, 2008 3:49 pm
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: Cloth top boots
Replies: 13
Views: 4993

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by abrandow
Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:19 pm
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: Cloth top boots
Replies: 13
Views: 4993

These responses have been very helpful. Although I also took my inspiration from the beautiful boot by Dmitri Gomez, I think that I will speak to my shoemaker and change my order from a buff suede upper to grey nubuck. I agree with Sator that the contrasting lightness would cause a visual break betw...
by abrandow
Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:00 pm
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: Cloth top boots
Replies: 13
Views: 4993

So is it or is it not advisable to wear light coloured uppers with a buff waistcoat? I agree that a grey/black combination would be more practical on a daily basis. The older gentleman in the image on the right, for example, is wearing a buff waistcoat and button boots with matching uppers, as one s...
by abrandow
Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:01 pm
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: Cloth top boots
Replies: 13
Views: 4993

I've just ordered a pair of dress boots from my shoemaker (black calf with buff-coloured reverse-calf tops). I wanted him to use canvass or a heavy felt, but he said that no such material was available and that I would be much better off with leather as it was stiffer and would hold its shape. I wou...