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Friday Challenge: An Accessory, Displayed & Used
I haven't been on here in a while but I want to say that @Eli Curt has really improved. Oh, how far you've come! Looks great.- Caustic Man
- Post #7
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Epaulet shop - Official Affiliate thread
That is the perfect shade of teal. Would make a great jacket, I'm sure, but a great necktie as well.- Caustic Man
- Post #73,358
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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Epaulet shop - Official Affiliate thread
Gimme my Doyle! :cool:- Caustic Man
- Post #73,303
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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The CM Graveyard: First Sartoria Partenopea... next J. Crew?
I don't think that's right. And "Ready Made..." is part of the reason why. If you disagree with him maybe that's for another discussion. But I actually don't think you and I are in as much disagreement as you might think. I'm taking a broad definition of the suit and you seem to be talking...- Caustic Man
- Post #2,849
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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The CM Graveyard: First Sartoria Partenopea... next J. Crew?
That's not exactly true. Labor historians have investigated the meaning of working class clothing in a variety of ways and it is clear that tailored clothing has long had bourgeois and "respectable" middle class connotations. I suggest "Ready Made Democracy" by Michael Zakim for a full treatment...- Caustic Man
- Post #2,847
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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The CM Graveyard: First Sartoria Partenopea... next J. Crew?
You've never been in the military. But I'm not sure it has more to do with respect for the work than it does with respect for oneself. A uniform is to be achieved. A suit is to be worthy of - or at least it was. Here's some interesting anecdotal evidence: in the early 20th century industrial...- Caustic Man
- Post #2,845
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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So I started a clothing company...
I hope that at some point you will want to be more specific about your business strategies and experiences. Right now you talk in a lot of generalities, and that's understandable, but if you really have no desire to do this full time, or any ambitions of having a million dollar business, then...- Caustic Man
- Post #295
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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The CM Graveyard: First Sartoria Partenopea... next J. Crew?
I haven't read many of the posts leading up to this so I don't know if this has been covered already, or if it's off topic altogether, but with regard to the subject of the suit's place in contemporary dress I begin to wonder if the story of its decline as business-wear is beside the point. The...- Caustic Man
- Post #2,824
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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So I started a clothing company...
Btw, if you need any more guilt in order to keep this thread going: this is the only thread I currently subscribe to and I look at it every time I get a notification. Super interesting, small business insider, stuff going on in here.- Caustic Man
- Post #288
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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SPIER & MACKAY - Official Affiliate Thread
walkinginplace listens to Nickelback.- Caustic Man
- Post #37,504
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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SPIER & MACKAY - Official Affiliate Thread
Crank the standard rise up 1/2 inch, do the same to the "high rise," and perfection is achieved. Btw, the lower rear rise introduced this season was genius.- Caustic Man
- Post #37,502
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Kent Wang - Affiliate thread
That's kind of like asking whether it's worth it to pay extra for the avocado. It depends on what you want. Every mill has different cloths that are priced differently and have different characteristics and KW can source them all. Some people fawn over specialty or high end cloth, others don't...- Caustic Man
- Post #7,488
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Kent Wang - Affiliate thread
Same construction for all cloth levels.- Caustic Man
- Post #7,486
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Kent Wang - Affiliate thread
A level is just the cost of the cloth. If I remember correctly I've had A through D level made and all are made to the same quality standards.- Caustic Man
- Post #7,484
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Why a Black Suit is the Most Versatile Choice
I see this topic come up about as often as I see an advertisement for one of those electrode abdomen belts. You know, the ones that shock your stomach muscles into contracting and are advertised as effortless exercise devices. Black is still not versatile for all the reasons mentioned here, and...- Caustic Man
- Post #43
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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MoneyWellSpent's Southern Trad Thread
By the by, for those of you interested in whether kids in the 50s and 60s obsessed over Ivy style details, Boyer seems to emphatically be saying "yes" they did.- Caustic Man
- Post #4,268
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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MoneyWellSpent's Southern Trad Thread
For those of you who haven't heard, Pedro Mendez (The Hogtown Rake) have a new series in which he interview G. Bruce Boyer about his life in fashion. The first episode premiered today and is about Boyer's experiences growing up with Ivy style. Enjoy. https://www.thehogtownrake.com/?p=4230- Caustic Man
- Post #4,267
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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SPIER & MACKAY - Official Affiliate Thread
That is correct in my experience. I probably need a Long size in the standard cut but the Neo is a touch longer and works well in a standard length for me. I'm 6-1.- Caustic Man
- Post #36,390
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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MoneyWellSpent's Southern Trad Thread
I agree. Ivy style is many things but it is also a fashion trend, so knowing the details was essential for the hard-core set. Undoubtedly there were kids who were satisfied to simply approximate the look but just as there were dedicated Mods in England so too were there dedicated Ivy kids in the...- Caustic Man
- Post #4,266
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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MoneyWellSpent's Southern Trad Thread
According to the kids who were there, yes, some kids did obsess over the details. I think it might have been Richard Press who said that you could tell what shop a kid frequented by the shirt and jacket details he wore. And if he didn’t go to the right shop he just wasn’t “in.” Kind of like how...- Caustic Man
- Post #4,264
- Forum: Classic Menswear