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I'm a great fan of the horizontal stripe. However,...

2010-03-05T02:01:22.434-08:00

I'm a great fan of the horizontal stripe. However, I think the stripe should be a little more subtle - a thin silver on mid-blue - and, in my opinion, a French collar.

For those asking about retailers of the horizontal stripe, it is important to note that they are rare, largely because striped materials are not produced in square formats but rectangular formats and that the stripe pattern goes down and not across the loom - if a manufacturer decided to make horizontally striped shirts, he could make fewer of them for the same cost as vertically striped shirts.

Nevertheless, specialist and historically interested retailers like Ralph Lauren are currently offering them in store. However, it will almost certainly be cheaper to have one made by a tailor

Will, the suit in the photo has a relatively stron...

2010-02-24T11:56:14.752-08:00

Will, the suit in the photo has a relatively strong shoulder, similar to the shoulder in most of my suits and jackets -- the line is straight across (almost perpendicular) to the sleeve. I've noticed that many of your suits appear to have a somewhat softer shoulder that slopes ever so slightly as it meets the sleeve. Is this an example of the so-called Neapolitan shoulder? Perhaps a post on the construction of shoulders in tailored clothing is in order -- I don't believe I've seen anything of the sort in your older posts.

Have mixed opinions about HS shirts but not about ...

2010-02-24T06:15:22.089-08:00

Have mixed opinions about HS shirts but not about your blog which I've just discovered in the past few days. It's great. Having surfed some of the older entries your choices and advice are generally excellent and thought provoking so I expect to become a regular.

This might be the best representation of super-wid...

2010-02-23T21:48:41.978-08:00

This might be the best representation of super-wide peak lapels on a DB that I've seen. Often the width of the lapels makes a grown man look like a kid in his dad's clothes, but the horizontal stripes of the shirt justifies the width of the lapels. Nice job.

Dante

Scott, visit Hemrajani next time they are in your ...

2010-02-23T15:23:47.076-08:00

Scott, visit Hemrajani next time they are in your area, choose a stripe, and tell them you want it horizontal.

b, I don't know who made the suit as it's etutee's and if he's ever said I've long since forgotten.

I believe that Will's point is that, subtly employ...

2010-02-23T14:34:48.751-08:00

I believe that Will's point is that, subtly employed, the HSS offers a slightly askew perspective on a man's typical dress that rewards closer inspection without drawing undue attention to itself.

It's a great look.

Can anyone suggest a great place to purchase Horiz...

2010-02-23T13:09:07.825-08:00

Can anyone suggest a great place to purchase Horizontal striped shirts?

The shirt featured is interesting, most HSS that I...

2010-02-23T11:48:29.974-08:00

The shirt featured is interesting, most HSS that I have seen have a solid color collar (usually white). I like it personally.

As usual, good post--

I've definitely never thought about wearing horizo...

2010-02-23T09:29:18.086-08:00

I've definitely never thought about wearing horizontal stripes, but they look really unconventional yet solid in that photo. Good call.

Beautiful DB suit, Will. Who is the tailor?

2010-02-23T09:08:34.388-08:00

Beautiful DB suit, Will. Who is the tailor?

Because they look good isn't enough of a reason?

2010-02-23T08:44:24.536-08:00

Because they look good isn't enough of a reason?

Will I am a tremendous fan of your blog, read it e...

2010-02-23T08:23:14.256-08:00

Will I am a tremendous fan of your blog, read it every day. But this post is very strange to me...

It says the best way to wear horizontal stripes is to show as little of the shirt as possible and make sure the color of the stripes is as dull as possible in order to make them almost invisible. So what's the point of wearing horizontal stripes?