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  1. comrade

    SPIER & MACKAY - Official Affiliate Thread

    Does their clothing run small? Last year I ordered a Harrington jacket in my regular jacket size, 44, and I could hardly close it. Admittedly, I had put on some weight, but even the shoulders were tight. I did not reorder. I found their refund procedure overly complicated and no one ever...
  2. comrade

    What can I wear with shorts other than sneakers or loafers?

    No. Construction is different.
  3. comrade

    Ongoing Bespoke Projects

    I love that film. I watch it at least once a year along with La Nuit de Varennes, Gettysburg, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs and Soprano re-runs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Night_in_Varennes
  4. comrade

    Spring outerwear for classic style?

    I would eliminate the field/safari jacket over a sport coat.
  5. comrade

    What can I wear with shorts other than sneakers or loafers?

    Boat shoes. https://www.sperry.com/us/en_US/men/footwear/shoes/boat-shoes
  6. comrade

    Ongoing Bespoke Projects

    To me it looks like Mr Browne's inspiration might come from the iconic film The Russian Ark (2002) whose protagonist/narrator is the Marquis de Custine( right), an adherent of rollino over 180 years ago:
  7. comrade

    The Bespoke Shoes Thread

    No doubt an homage to the legendary Pat Boone:
  8. comrade

    Ongoing Bespoke Projects

    What, specifically is an "arctic over coat" other than a Michael Browne design?
  9. comrade

    Why did traditional beige raincoats all but disappear and where can i find one?

    Here are some: https://grenfell.com/collections/campbell https://oconnellsclothing.com/outerwear/raincoats.html
  10. comrade

    Should I shorten the jacket?

    Fits beautifully.
  11. comrade

    Ongoing Bespoke Projects

    Dunhill London as in pipes, tobacco, and later clothing bought out the New York bespoke, completly separate, Dunhill Tailors in 1985. For a time the combined firm offered Dunhill Tailors bespoke and MTM at the NYC store. That ended within a few years. What Dunhill still sells has little in...
  12. comrade

    Ongoing Bespoke Projects

    The Block Brothers, Norman, and Leon. Mentioned in Simon Crompton's article.
  13. comrade

    Ongoing Bespoke Projects

    When I shopped there in the 80s and 90s before I moved to CA and no longer got to NYC often, I got an alternative model that they offered with a nipped waist, two buttons and often side vents but with a very natural Ivy ( or) Neapolitan shoulder. Paul Stuart also had a similar model. It was...
  14. comrade

    The Overcoat Thread

    Yes. I recall that. Not that I had the money to afford them.
  15. comrade

    The Overcoat Thread

    More "get-up" than stylish.

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