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  1. RDiaz

    Offical Barbour Thread

    My 1994 Border (from eBay, reproofed by myself a few months ago, it came really dry) By the way, looking at this jacket, doesn't the color remind you more of the actual Olive used in the Sylkoil garments rather than the Sage? I've read somewhere that the classic Barbour green is the Sage but...
  3. RDiaz

    HOF: What Are You Wearing Right Now - Part IV (starting May 2014)

  4. RDiaz

    Did Magnanni get better?

    This might just confirm that the models I saw were "exclusive" to the department store and perhaps higher end, maybe even welted somehow. They certainly looked so. And very nice indeed. They were 60% off anyway, but the high retail price was quite a surprise...
  5. RDiaz

    Did Magnanni get better?

    Sure, but they were already making Bologna shoes for half the current price just 3-4 years ago... I like them a lot, and actually own a few, but I believe they've gone crazy with the prices. They are actually made just a few km away from here, and even Meermin (made in Spain too) is about half...
  6. RDiaz

    Did Magnanni get better?

    Well, if they're Blake, they are charging way too much for the shoes... I could get them in the past for €170, but right now, they're €350-400 which is crazy... They used to sell "exclusive" models at the El Corte Ingles department store in Spain, which is where I've seen them. Maybe they were...
  7. RDiaz

    HOF: What Are You Wearing Right Now - Part IV (starting May 2014)

    Just stopping by to say hello. Linen jacket. And a lot more weight, sadly...
  8. RDiaz

    Did Magnanni get better?

    I had some pairs in my hands yesterday and I could have sworn they were Goodyear. Much bulkier than their Bologna models, and with what seemed to be... a welt :p But it might just be my untrained eye - too much time away from luxurious stuff. In any case, the leather seemed to be quite a bit...
  9. RDiaz

    Did Magnanni get better?

    Magnanni are indeed much better shoes now than they used to be. But prices have doubled as well. It looks like most models are Goodyear welted now.
  10. RDiaz

    gennaro paone: former head tailor of rubinacci

    Jacket looks great kolecho, congrats. I might get slapped for this but I think it looks much better than the -mostly- overrated Rubinacci stuff. My point of view is that Rubinacci is not as terrible as some folks here say, it's just tremendously overpriced.
  11. RDiaz

    gennaro paone: former head tailor of rubinacci

    .......
  12. RDiaz

    whnay.'s good taste thread

    S FTW
  13. RDiaz

    whnay.'s good taste thread

     I wear my Mercers with a jacket and no tie. Sometimes I'll wear my Panta ties with them. There you have it. Sugar, I don't like collar stays because if you need them you might as well wear a stiffer collar (which I kinda hate, too). But that's just me... Perhaps it's just that cardboard...
  14. RDiaz

    gennaro paone: former head tailor of rubinacci

    I didn't see many well dressed people in Naples, either. Guess they were all in court, as Marco said.
  15. RDiaz

    Hands in jacket side pockets

    I close them with staples after buying, because that weak white thread is not resistant enough. Also, my custom jackets have a Velcro lining that keeps them fixed to flannel shirts; I can therefore raise my arms without the jacket riding up. Seriously, who said you should leave the pockets closed?
  16. RDiaz

    whnay.'s good taste thread

    lol, I guess. BTW, I hate non-buttoned collars with a coat and no tie, unless they are soft and sporty. I might be crazy as well. And whomever invented collar stays should have been kicked in the nuts. Multiple times. Many times. I'd still be kicking him today if he was alive. There's my take :p
  17. RDiaz

    gennaro paone: former head tailor of rubinacci

    Y Yes, some advice is useful even though it might act as advertisement at the same time. But it's not always that easy to differentiate good advice from bad advice, specially if you're a beginner.
  18. RDiaz

    whnay.'s good taste thread

    OCBD with no tie and sport coat is bad? Has the world gone mad or something?
  19. RDiaz

    gennaro paone: former head tailor of rubinacci

    This x1000, Foo. It's not just SF. It's thousands of blogs spewing nonsense because they're biased towards certain brands, or tailors. They get paid by them or get freebies, of course. SF is not the most blatant example of this unfortunate situation, but still. Out of all those blogs there...
  20. RDiaz

    gennaro paone: former head tailor of rubinacci

    If, as a tailor, you want to attract the iGent clientele, you need iGent advertising. What I hate is the fact that menswear blogs like that aren't really informative (though they pretend to be), they're just advertising billboards. How's a blogger going to make negative criticism about...
  21. RDiaz

    HOF: What Are You Wearing Right Now - Part IV (starting May 2014)

    If it doesn't fit, yes. He doesn't agree:
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