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by Luca
Tue Feb 20, 2024 3:41 pm
Forum: Your Questions and Answers
Topic: when to wear a suit?
Replies: 16
Views: 8166

Re: when to wear a suit?

A few quick comments: -> I personally veer towards what Andy and Daviduh have said: I wear clothes that I enjoy. Since they are, IMO, objectively not offensive nor impractical, I really don't see how it' anyone else's business> My experience of this is quite positive. -> At the same time, I complete...
by Luca
Mon Oct 23, 2023 2:30 pm
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: Wool/Silk/Linen fabrics
Replies: 11
Views: 3960

Re: Wool/Silk/Linen fabrics

This is a actually very useful thread. I suspected this sort of mix might have... mixed results but it's good to hear from actual experience.
by Luca
Tue Sep 26, 2023 12:16 pm
Forum: Your Questions and Answers
Topic: Are the days of tailored clothing numbered?
Replies: 74
Views: 10902

Re: Are the days of tailored clothing numbered?

Interesting post. I think that in terms of straightforward social analysis, the days of tailored clothing being necessary or commonplace are clearly numbered, unless the trend is (improbably) sharply inverted, somehow. At the same time, there is considerable pluralism in lifestyle so I would guess t...
by Luca
Thu Mar 30, 2023 11:26 am
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: Morning Suit - advice sought please
Replies: 16
Views: 6793

Re: Morning Suit - advice sought please

Lots of hardly worn morning coats available from people like Savvy Row, if the budget is tight, BTW.

On the waistcoat, I'm surprised no one mentioned the compromise between garish ones and rather funereal black (at a wedding...).
Something in buff or light blue is festive but not garish.
by Luca
Thu Mar 30, 2023 11:23 am
Forum: Your Questions and Answers
Topic: Dress the dinner table
Replies: 5
Views: 1771

Re: Dress the dinner table

Definitely tablecloth, by a country mile. In a formal setting, something with texture but otherwise white (or mostly white) will show off the beautiful crockery, glasses, flowers, etc. You can get fantastic table setting ideas on the net and I've found that guests *really* appreciate a well-laid-out...
by Luca
Tue Dec 20, 2022 11:52 am
Forum: Great Photos
Topic: Lucius Beebe in White Tie
Replies: 10
Views: 4185

Re: Lucius Beebe in White Tie

I think that from the late 1930s to the 1950s, when (some) people wore evening dress (black or white tie) very often, some folks just gave up on stiff collars or wore them rarely for reasons of comfort. In black tie, while well into the 1920s wing and other high collars were more common, by the 30 i...
by Luca
Tue Dec 20, 2022 11:46 am
Forum: Your Questions and Answers
Topic: The waistcoat conundrum.
Replies: 10
Views: 3694

Re: The waistcoat conundrum.

I have found waistcoats to be quite wearable, in a suit.

As Concordia said, the outfit can look v. nice with the jacket open and the waistcoat showing fully. If for any reason you take yourt jacket off (I know...), you till look quite "dressed" with the waistcoat.
by Luca
Tue Sep 13, 2022 8:54 am
Forum: Your Questions and Answers
Topic: Paris signing
Replies: 6
Views: 2581

Re: Paris signing

Just saw this now. Not sur if I can make it to Paris but I'll put it in my diary just in case.
by Luca
Wed Jul 06, 2022 12:25 pm
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: Tailor your encounters
Replies: 2
Views: 2207

Re: Tailor your encounters

"Wear your good stuff sometimes"... Such simple but good advice....
by Luca
Mon Mar 14, 2022 11:40 am
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: Reid & Taylor Bronze Eagle
Replies: 8
Views: 4069

Re: Reid & Taylor Bronze Eagle

A fantastic fit, judging by the photo. Those sort of mixed-thread worsted suits (it is worsted, right?) were popular mid-century but you rarely see them now.
by Luca
Mon Sep 06, 2021 8:04 pm
Forum: The Bespoke Forum
Topic: RIP Bebel
Replies: 1
Views: 2150

Re: RIP Bebel

He always seemed like a cool dude but also kind of fun, not too serious.
I honestly didn't realise he was still alive.
RIP, JP.
by Luca
Wed Apr 21, 2021 4:11 pm
Forum: The Structure of Style
Topic: Last Bow Tie Day
Replies: 19
Views: 4921

Re: Last Bow Tie Day

Looks good! It is a bit of a trick balancing the smaller bow tie with the large surface of a suit, especially when DB or 3pc. This combo works well. I should concur with JayDeputy about the practical use of bow ties. Shrinks like them, of course, because they protect one from strangulation by patie...
by Luca
Tue Apr 13, 2021 3:22 pm
Forum: The Structure of Style
Topic: Prince Philip
Replies: 14
Views: 4008

Re: Prince Philip

There's a nice tribute to HRH on Scavini's blog

https://stiff-collar.com/
by Luca
Tue Jan 26, 2021 6:53 pm
Forum: The Structure of Style
Topic: Last Bow Tie Day
Replies: 19
Views: 4921

Re: Last Bow Tie Day

Finally! The new (first) bow tie.

ImageIMG_0795 by info at claxity, on Flickr
by Luca
Wed Jan 13, 2021 5:07 pm
Forum: The Structure of Style
Topic: Last Bow Tie Day
Replies: 19
Views: 4921

Re: Last Bow Tie Day

I have heard it said “ most men who wear bow ties do so because most men don’t “ - any thoughts? Regards Snapper Not so long ago, I wrote a piece about the three main types of vintage aficionados / retrocentrics. But it could also apply to other stylistic choices. In my opinion, some fellows will p...