Great guy -- excellent shoemaker -- a real loss.
The few pairs I have from him are some of the finest and most comfortable shoes I have every had.
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- Tue Feb 15, 2011 6:47 pm
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: Balint shoes, Vienna-- death of Mr. Balint
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2178
- Sat Sep 20, 2008 9:37 pm
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: Death Knell for harris Tweed?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 7344
Terry: Apologies for the late response. The key differences that I see are: > Weight -- Breanish is lighter weight (typically 10-12 oz) vs Harris (typically 16-22 oz. for jacket weight) > Design -- Ian was a master at mixing colors to create fundamentally new designs that did not previously exist (I...
- Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:34 am
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: Impressions of Vienna
- Replies: 27
- Views: 8276
Sator said: "Curiously, Balint does not believe in trial shoes. They don’t feel they are useful and will make a new pair up free of charge if the first pair fail to fit." Absolutely true -- my pair fit reasonably well but were still slightly off in a few areas -- yet still wearable. When I showed th...
- Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:20 am
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: Death Knell for harris Tweed?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 7344
- Wed May 14, 2008 10:06 pm
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: SR houses: more or less, all the same?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 17865
Why does everyone feel the need to criticize A&S all the time? Especially the A&S alums with these veiled references to "changes afoot"? Get a life guys! I have used A&S for several garments for the past few years and been completely satisfied. The fit is as good or better than any tailor I know. Th...
- Sun Apr 13, 2008 3:51 pm
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: Summer Jacketings
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2209
- Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:06 pm
- Forum: Elegant Living
- Topic: hello & a call for references re pleasant drink near the
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4385
Re: Not a pub, but...
Visited that restaurant during my last trip to London. I liked it so much for lunch that I returned for dinner! Meeting Richard Corrigan during the lunch hour and helping him pick just the right condiments for the new four-year aged ham was a blast. In addition to the food, their fresh-baked breads ...
- Mon Apr 07, 2008 2:44 am
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: Ties - T&A??
- Replies: 33
- Views: 9654
- Sun Apr 06, 2008 11:44 pm
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: Ties - T&A??
- Replies: 33
- Views: 9654
Hi David: I get the bespoke ties at T&A -- similar construction to their basic ties but you can pick the shape, width, linings, etc. as with your offerings. As a result my T&A ties and SH ties are in essence the same shape and width. There are three points I would make: 1. The colors of the T&A gren...
- Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:32 pm
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: Ties - T&A??
- Replies: 33
- Views: 9654
- Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:30 pm
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: Sartorial quiz
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3985
- Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:06 pm
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: Turning Corners
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6845
Manton: The most versatile business travel shoe I own is a round-toe black elastic sided shoe -- great with just about everything and easy to remove and put on at airports. Knitted ties are great and go with just about everything -- Rubinacci carries some very nice examples. Each shop seams to have ...
- Thu Feb 07, 2008 2:03 am
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: Summer tan/fawn
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6589
- Thu Feb 07, 2008 2:02 am
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: Summer tan/fawn
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6589
Re: Woodhouse
They have had problems getting proper distribution -- one guy carries one book of their fabrics but doesn't really market them Then these were planning to use the former head of Oxxford but he never could set up US wide distribution Only realistic options are Jodek and Isles and those two probably d...
- Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:34 am
- Forum: The Bespoke Forum
- Topic: Classic plain brown tweed?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2210
Re: Classic plain brown tweed?
Kolecho -- I have a couple pieces of old brown harris tweed that are now being made into jackets. Personally, I cant think of a more handsome sport jacket.kolecho wrote:What would you consider as a classic plain brown tweed?