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Martin Greenfield of Martin Greenfield Clothiers
With deep sadness, Martin Greenfield has passed away at the age of 95. He founded Martin Greenfield Clothiers The New York Times ran a front page obituary today. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/20/fashion/martin-greenfield-dead.html There have been other obituaries, such as The Wall Street...- Mark Seitelman
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Turnbull & Asser tie price increase of 37%
Yes, the full price of a T & A tie is daunting. The funny thing about pricing is that some makers can increase each year and not see a loss in revenue. E.g., Hermes and Chanel. However, T & A is not in that class. One is better-off with a custom tie at Sam Hober, Cappelli, Marinella, or...- Mark Seitelman
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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How many of these Business /stores do you know
This is why proper business dress has died as have the stores that sold it. It used to be that any salesman or owner of a company had to wear a suit and tie. It was the uniform. It was the accepted clothing of a gentleman. This is no longer the case. Now salesman see prospects in shirt...- Mark Seitelman
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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How many of these Business /stores do you know
One further note. Wallachs was a New York based chain of mens stores with branches on Fifth Avenue and 45th Street, lower Broadway, Brooklyn, Newark, and around the metro area. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallachs_(clothiers) I would say that it was middle market as compared to Tripler's...- Mark Seitelman
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How many of these Business /stores do you know
Bravo, Carl, for this trip down memory lane. Bruce Cameron Clark. The Lord of Lexington Avenue. Still holding court. BTW, this is his old label. Knize. It used to have a New York branch. My grandmother was a bookkeeper there. For her, it was just a job. Her prior job was at a...- Mark Seitelman
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Your opinions please on Grenadine ties!
Sam Hober is the king of ties! A solid tie has a certain simplicity or purity that is lacking in a tie with a design. I have some grenadines with stripes and dots, but they are distracting from the purity of essence of a solid grenadine. The color and grenadine weave create enough visual...- Mark Seitelman
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Dear Tamimasa, Is the Holland & Sherry brown Permanent Style Harris Tweed still available...
Dear Tamimasa, Is the Holland & Sherry brown Permanent Style Harris Tweed still available? Mark E. Seitelman.- Mark Seitelman
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The cloths that you are selling: 1. weight; 2. color; 3. length; and 4. price for cloth...
The cloths that you are selling: 1. weight; 2. color; 3. length; and 4. price for cloth and shipping. Thanks. Mark Seitelman- Mark Seitelman
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Differences in Men's Hat Quality?
Rabbit fur felt is the "entry level" fur felt. These are generally priced in the $300's. Beaver fur felt is better and goes for $500's to $600's. Supposedly, beaver is stronger, more water resistant, keeps its shape better, etc. In the "old days" quality hats were made of beaver. Optimo...- Mark Seitelman
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Unfunded Liabilities: a/k/a The Cloth Thread
I like this suit. I have a similar one in navy. It works as a suit, but it is more on a less formal, less traditional suit.- Mark Seitelman
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Unfunded Liabilities: a/k/a The Cloth Thread
On a different note, Dieworkwear (Derek), when are you going to offer another cloth? I have both the linen/silk and the fresco houndstooth. Both are excellent.- Mark Seitelman
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Unfunded Liabilities: a/k/a The Cloth Thread
Yes, I would say that 21+ oz is topcoat/overcoat weight. I have had suits and slacks in 21 oz and higher. They are suited for below freezing weather in the teens and twenties. I have cavalry twill slacks in 21+ oz. They were a little stiff, but they have softened. I have two suits in...- Mark Seitelman
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Sneakers With Tailoring: Yes, No, Maybe?
To quote Noel Coward when asked to play Dr. No: "No! No! No!"- Mark Seitelman
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Ticket Pocket--Yea or Nay
Sometimes "yes" and sometimes "no." Some of the great dressers of times past had ticket pockets, such as Adolphe Menjou and Fred Astaire. Menjou had them on double breasted suits. On the other hand, Alan Flusser advised me against it for a double breasted suit on the basis that there are...- Mark Seitelman
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Covid accelerated dress code de-formalization - true or false?
The citadel has fallen. Covid-19 is not the sole cause of casualization, but it has accelerated the fall. People no longer interact with one another in person. It has been supplanted by that dreaded Zoom. You have no reason to wear a suit and tie when broadcasting out of your kitchen, den...- Mark Seitelman
- Post #221
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Are Neckties Going To Go The Way Of Bowties?
The discussion reminds me a quote by Frank Sinatra, Jr. Frank, Jr., mused on his lackluster career in the shadow of his his glorious father. Frank, Jr., continued his father's style of music. Frank, Jr., said that music styles and tastes had moved to a different level when he came of age in...- Mark Seitelman
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Are Neckties Going To Go The Way Of Bowties?
Bravo.- Mark Seitelman
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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NY made-to-measure: LS Men's Clothing
Gee, I have been a customer of LS Mens since the late 1980's. I have a suit a couple of pairs of slacks being finished. It started selling overstocks which it purchased direct from Hickey Freeman, H. Freeman & Son, Norman Hilton, and others. Although it carries some RTW, it has evolved to...- Mark Seitelman
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Why is Harry Windsor dressed so atrociously now?
The ballyhoo building-up to the interview reminded me of Geraldo Rivera's opening of Al Capone's safe. When the safe was opened, there was nothing inside. The same here. My impression is that they are adrift. And they are sad.- Mark Seitelman
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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