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    Ecclesiastical tailoring

    You might enjoy this article on the BBC website. Some interesting photos too: Pope's tailor
  2. Chilli padi

    RM Williams

    Guys I hate to be a naysayer, but I am on my second and final pair of Craftsmen.  On each pair that I have owned, the sole has split along the side.  The first time this happened (after about a year of moderate wear), RM Williams replaced the boots no questions asked.  But this time I'm not...
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    Recommendation for simple aterations in London

    Do any of the other London correspondents have a recommendation for somewhere I can go, preferably in central London, to have some simple clothing alterations done without paying the Savile Row surcharge?  I have a few shirts with sleeves that are slightly too long and I also have a coat with...
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    E. Green "Exeter"...

    No. Twice a year: in winter and summer.
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    Who has both C&J last 337 and EG last 888 shoes?

    I have two pairs of each. My C&J 337 shoes are size 8E. My EG 888 shoes are size 8.5E and 8E - the 8E fit better. The 8.5E are fine length-wise but a little wide for me.
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    Stationery

    The Picollo Press is an interesting alternative to Smythson of Bond Street, for those in the UK: Picollo Press
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    Eyeglasses

    LabelKing: see if you can find Cutler & Gross (see C&G website) near where you live. Â They specialise in the retro look. Â In fact if you are in London anytime, they have a boutique that sells nothing but vintage frames.
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    C&j handgrade

    The Edward Green summer sale started this morning.  I am now the proud owner of two more pairs of these fine shoes, bringing the tally to five pairs.
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    Dunhill luggages

    LV epi and taiga luggage is nice-looking but the monogram stuff is not to my liking.  Have you seen the luggage at Swaine Adeney Brigg on St James's Street?  Old school, but looks sensational and the quality of construction is superb.
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    C&j handgrade

    Thanks for the tip on this. Today I bought a black pair of C&J Handgrade Belgraves for GBP195 + GBP40 for cedar shoe trees. Normally these shoes would have cost GBP300+. They didn't have many Handgrades left in my size (8E) - I was interested in a black pair of Weymouths to complement the...
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    Single-breasted, one-button suit coat

    Guys I can't give you a reason why only two working buttons on the sleeves, but what I can tell you, having spent a significant amount of time on Savile Row over the past couple of weeks, is that it is not at all unusual on a Savile Row suit for only two of the four sleeve buttons to be...
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    Single-breasted, one-button suit coat

    Why have only two working buttons on the sleeve? My answer is that while working sleeve buttons are a nice bespoke touch, if the sleeve length is correct and has four buttons why have any of the buttons working at all?  I don't intend to leave any of them undone.  Also, based on my...
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    Single-breasted, one-button suit coat

    Thanks for your input.   I have now been measured up and will report back.  First fitting will be towards the end of this month.  The coat will have four buttons (two of which will be "working") on each sleeve, but I'm one of those people who thinks it's ostentatious to leave the...
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    My ascot chang order

    If you have the chance to go to Hong Kong, I don't think they have a minimum order (can't remember) and the turnaround is two or three days.  I have four shirts from Ascot Chang, all ordered from the store in Central.  I also have about eight from Jantzen.  The AC shirts are noticeably...
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    Single-breasted, one-button suit coat

    It's been a while since this topic was last discussed. I am in the market for a new bespoke suit.  I am doing some preparation before I do the rounds at Savile Row and surrounding environs. For my new suit, I have in mind a single-breasted coat but I'm not sure about the number of buttons...
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