From Bill
I am looking to have made a blue chalk stripe suit, 2 button, single breasted, with ticket pocket. The trousers will be rather high waisted and pleated, with cuffs, without belt loops, to be supported by braces, as are often wonderfully depicted in your own photos. It will be for city or formal wear.
Previously, I have only had the standard single breasted 6 button vest. However, I have seen recent pictures and commentary on double breasteds and vests with lapels. What is your opinion on the most traditional choice?
Country suits often have lapels on the vests. The most formal city suits can have a DB vest. And well dressed men sometimes add country details to city suits.
The only caution I'll add is that a ticket pocket and a double breasted vest together might be a bit busy on a suit for formal occasions.
From Mark
I need to get a new trench coat and am looking for something hyper-durable and ideally not too light in color (I find the traditional tan to be a stain magnet, which as an agribusiness executive who travels frequently in India/Africa, comes with the job).
Any suggestions on brands and colors? I was thinking brown or very dark khaki, but perhaps olive green would work as well. I need something that goes with a standard navy/grey suit palette however.
Aquascutum or Burberry will have what you're looking for and both will be on sale after the holiday. I'm currently wearing a Burberry microfiber trench that doesn't stain and it's closer to taupe than it is to khaki. It works well for me.
I need to get a new trench coat and am looking for something hyper-durable and ideally not too light in color (I find the traditional tan to be a stain magnet, which as an agribusiness executive who travels frequently in India/Africa, comes with the job).
Any suggestions on brands and colors? I was thinking brown or very dark khaki, but perhaps olive green would work as well. I need something that goes with a standard navy/grey suit palette however.
Aquascutum or Burberry will have what you're looking for and both will be on sale after the holiday. I'm currently wearing a Burberry microfiber trench that doesn't stain and it's closer to taupe than it is to khaki. It works well for me.
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An interesting illustration, the second one. As its background, it has the now defunct Fribourg & Treyer snuff shop.
In its day, it was known as the great snuff shop.
Very nice one-piece raglan sleeve on the coat on the right, a dashing look I think. Also functional. I have a very old Burberry trench with such a sleeve, which also has a bit of an underarm gusset cut on to the sleeve pattern. This makes for an airy fit around the shoulder (nice in a raincoat) and good mobility from a high arm scye. And very sensibly, both coats are flared, which keeps the water off your trousers. Mitchell
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