An older 3 roll 2 Alan Flusser suit made from a still older Hunters of Brora 15 ounce dress tweed. Worn without the vest on a dank Friday in San Francisco. Small burgundy on white check on the Turnbull & Asser shirt, pink silk pocket square (also from T&A), Nicky gold on burgundy necktie and Edward Green Rye oxfords in chestnut antique.
Hunters of Brora was a tweed mill in Northern Scotland that began operations in 1901 and enjoyed an excellent reputation. The original mill was shuttered in 1985 in response to a general decline in the European textile industry and the market's move to lighter cloth, and several attempts to re-start the business have enjoyed little success.
This make of jacket, which Flusser advertised as his Anderson & Sheppard influenced model, proved to be not very true to the original and too boxy for my taste. Like the textile market, I have moved on. But I still love this cloth.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
A Friday Suit
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Will,
I like how the top buttonhole of your 3 button jacket rolls the way it does. And I like the collar of your T&A shirt.
I bought a T&A shirt this past Summer (my first one) for about $265. It was a classic blue stripe with white contrasting collar. Although the shirt fits me fine, I do not like the shape of the collar and so have never worn the shirt. All of their ready-mades seem to have the same kind of collar which are too big in my opinion. I will have to get them custom made as I like the shirt otherwise.
As coincidence will have it, I was in Flusser's on Friday with a friend who was in town from Philly. He had never been there and wanted to visit. They showed him all around the store 3rd and 4th floors while I looked at the socks and pocket squares. After the fiasco with the 6 shirts I had made there 2 summers ago, I have moved on as well - even though I still get their Christmas mailings and invitations to their private parties. In fairness to them I did lose weight in between fittings but the shirts were still too big even without that.
But great outfit you have here.
Thanks for the post.
Will, that's a wonderful suit! I love the 3/2 roll, the colour of the cloth, and the trouser cuffs. Does the jacket have darts? I can't tell from the pic. Thanks for sharing.
Very nice Will. The color chroma of the ensemble is complimentary. I’m completely indecisive about placing an initial order with T&A – one day I’ll come around. The garment appears to be pre-Raphael tenure, yes?
John - I love T&A (haha). I've actually got a number of T&A shirts and really like them. If you're looking to dump that shirt, just let me know...
Will,
I love the suit and your blog, and I have recently started my own called WASP 101 (http://wasp101.blogspot.com). I am a young man that enjoys classic and traditional clothing.
I have a suit very similar to yours, and mine has a vest as well. We were fortunate to have had really cold weather this weekend, and I broke out my suit. I paired it with a tattersall shirt and a burgundy club tie.
Laguna, I am quite a distance from that suit today. I don't think it has darts but I'm not certain.
Smii, you have an educated eye. It is pre-Raphael.
Scott,
Because you're such a good fellow, it's yours. I'll bring it with me to dinner tonight. It's even dry cleaned and ready for wear. I never wore it once except to try it on. French cuff, no pocket and great collar if your head is the size of Fenway Park.
John
Are you coming out of a chelsea restaurant? GR?
Great look. Especially, the shirt and tie combination against the suit. Very well put together.
I like the suit but the color of the shoes is a little bit much. Shoes should blend in with a man's attire not dominate it.
Those EGs are beautiful. I love the way the shiny toes mirror the white splotches on the pavement in this photograph.
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