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by Milo
Tue May 28, 2024 3:06 pm
Forum: LL Cloth Club Subscriptions
Topic: Special: Windsor 2 Tweed
Replies: 29
Views: 12085

Re: Special: Windsor 2 Tweed

I will increase my subscription by 2 m.

Milo
by Milo
Mon Jan 22, 2024 12:44 pm
Forum: The Structure of Style
Topic: Recreating oldest tartan
Replies: 0
Views: 5354

Recreating oldest tartan

Not entirely sure where to post this but thought others might also find this piece of news on tartan history interesting:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/202 ... -recreated

Milo
by Milo
Tue Jul 11, 2023 7:08 am
Forum: The Structure of Style
Topic: White tie restoration project complete.
Replies: 6
Views: 2433

Re: White tie restoration project complete.

Congratulations! Hunting for all the parts must have been a pleasure in itself, and I hope you will get to wear your completed white tie often! Did you aim for a complete restoration from the outset or did the project grow as time went by?

Cheers, Milo
by Milo
Fri Apr 14, 2023 11:12 am
Forum: The Structure of Style
Topic: Understanding French Ties
Replies: 10
Views: 2657

Re: Understanding French Ties

I would agree with Concordia on the diversity in choice of fabrics. As prominent example, former President Nicolas Sarkozy too used to wear dark, single-colour ties, but they were very often knitted (I think - though here I am less sure - Emmanuel Macron also wears knitted ties quite regularly). The...
by Milo
Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:32 am
Forum: Your Questions and Answers
Topic: Alteration tailor - Brussels
Replies: 2
Views: 1190

Re: Alteration tailor - Brussels

Thank you for your advice David. I will do so!
Milo
by Milo
Wed Aug 21, 2019 10:22 am
Forum: Your Questions and Answers
Topic: Alteration tailor - Brussels
Replies: 2
Views: 1190

Alteration tailor - Brussels

I am looking for a good alteration tailor in Brussels - good essentially meaning that (s)he should be trusted to take good care of bespoke clothes. Any recommendations would be most appreciated.. Hints on local drycleaners welcome too, though less urgent.
by Milo
Wed Jun 05, 2019 11:49 am
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: Untipped vs. self-tipped -Which type of tie do you prefer?
Replies: 8
Views: 1703

Re: Untipped vs. self-tipped -Which type of tie do you prefer?

WelcomeTinotti!

I prefer tipped ties over untipped ones as this gives some weight and volume.

Milo
by Milo
Mon May 01, 2017 5:17 pm
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: You cannot make a revolution with silk gloves.
Replies: 10
Views: 1487

Re: You cannot make a revolution with silk gloves.

Dear Melcombe, As Couch says, your post is one to make the reader smile, in the best possible sense. My only observation would be that you seem to let out one obvious option, that is too say a waistcoat (if you were to surmise that I just passed the windows of Favourbrook the other day, you would be...
by Milo
Tue Dec 13, 2016 7:30 am
Forum: Your Questions and Answers
Topic: vents or not
Replies: 8
Views: 1123

Re: vents or not

My DJ (in black Brisa BTW) is double-breasted and has two vent's as do my few ordinary DB jackets. From a stylistic point of view, I now think that ventless in the DJ would have been better, but at the time I expected to dance a lot in it so I wanted that extra freedom of movement. Seeing how it sit...
by Milo
Thu Sep 22, 2016 5:47 am
Forum: Elegant Living
Topic: Hand crafted Sardinian Knives
Replies: 51
Views: 7559

Re: Hand crafted Sardinian Knives

Those knives are beautiful right now, and I would like to see more photos. They will look even better though when they have been used for some years! As a kid, my first knife was my joy and treasure, and for years I always carried one. Now, walking in some cities, merely carrying a pocket knife is a...
by Milo
Mon May 02, 2016 4:47 am
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: Tokyo shirtmakers
Replies: 4
Views: 1090

Re: Tokyo shirtmakers

Hi. I think Japanese shirts makers in general do not take CMT orderes especially on first commissions. Famous traditional shirts makers are Tani Shirts, Yamatoya Shirts. New guys on the streets are Yamagami Shirts and Minami shirts If you cannot find their web site, let me know I can find those for...
by Milo
Mon Apr 25, 2016 9:44 am
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: Tokyo shirtmakers
Replies: 4
Views: 1090

Tokyo shirtmakers

I would be grateful for any hints on shirtmakers in Tokyo. It doesn't have to be a posh place, in fact I would rather find some small operation where I can talk to the person who actually cuts the pattern, not just to a salesperson. I would like to be able to bring my own cloth (LL linen...). Japane...
by Milo
Sat Jan 24, 2015 5:36 pm
Forum: Your Questions and Answers
Topic: William…?
Replies: 9
Views: 1317

Re: William…?

I like the idea of a suede monk strap, especially with a round toe.

Slightly off topic, it might be useful to make a gallery of past LL shoes in order to promote interest in making new ones.
by Milo
Tue Mar 25, 2014 6:59 pm
Forum: Elegant Living
Topic: Easter Music
Replies: 3
Views: 651

Re: Easter Music

I absolutely agree about the Messiah. Having grown up in a family where Karl Münchinger and the Stuttgarter Kammerorcherster's version of the Christmas Oratorio was the only orchestral Christmas music that really mattered, I was much surprised to learn as a college student that many would give that ...
by Milo
Mon Mar 24, 2014 8:11 pm
Forum: Elegant Living
Topic: Easter Music
Replies: 3
Views: 651

Easter Music

I have Bach's St Matthew Passion on the cd player as I write, and for reasons that have as much to do with personal biography as with its value over other musical creations I would probably rank Pergolesi's Stabat Mater second on my list of Easter music. At least as far as orchestral music is concer...