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    Double sided cuff links

    Search for Kum A Part Baer & Wilde cufflinks on Ebay.
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    Caring for patent leather boots?

    Patent leather is more or less leather that is coated with plastic. This is from an article on the product: Disadvantages of patent leather Discolouration and darkening Prone to scuffs and scratches Chemical odour No patina Can become sticky Creases and cracks are irreversible My experience...
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    Biltmore Hats

    Custom 100% beaver dress hats are available from several artisan hatmakers. Gannon, Northwest, Hornskov, Hufvud, and Optimo are a few. The first 4 have fedoras for under $500. Optimo has grown and has several grades above 100% beaver and starts higher and goes way up with different qualities of...
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    What to wear to a "Celebration of Life"

    Memorial services like this have WIDE ranging dress codes. Of late the couple I attended were purposely casual as sombre and dark was not at all what they were about. Lots of cheer and happy remembering was the idea. The two I attended were 60 or more days after the death and the grieving was...
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    How difficult is it to polish Lucchese Black Cherry colored boots?

    I had Lucchese Black cherry Roper boots for many years. Those were red leather with black dye to get the color. I tik that is still how they get the color. If scratched the red would come through but black polish fixed it. I had no issues using black polish to maintain them. If the black got to...
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    Metal Buttons on a Suit

    The first thing anyone will think when they see the metal buttons is "Blazer with matching pants!!!!" No rules but the years of metal buttons marking a blazer will be hard to overcome. If the buttons are dark or tarnished and don't look like metal buttons then why have them?
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    Differences in Men's Hat Quality?

    Hufvud hats is a Swedish hatter and his hats have gotten great reviews. In the US, specifically Oregon but not because beavers hang out there, there is Northwest Hats and Michael Gannon hats. Both of these guys turn out very nice hats and are less than $500 for 100% beaver. I do agree Optimo...
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    The Overcoat Thread

    Very nice and fits you well. I have a question: does the coat have **** openings for trouser pocket access? I had a coat of similar style with patch pockets like this but semi-hidden behind and below were **** openings, not trimmed or announced in any way, that allowed me to reach into trouser...
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    Did dry cleaning ruin my jacket?

    That looks like a suit coat I had that I used as a casual jacket on occasion, run to the doughnut shop on Sunday morning in jeans and T kind of garment. It got dirty and my spouse decided to try washing it. It looked like that after going through washing machine on delicate cycle. I am not sure...
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    In search of everyday trench coat

    did you see this...
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    Suit fit help/opinions 2

    I think it looks great. The coat needs a little pressing to get rid of the crease on the right front lower. Standing in a suit for a photo for fit is far from easy. Most are hard-wired to get rigid and stand in a posture we likely never have. Put on a comedy channel and do the photos. Most will...
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    Feedback on shirt collars

    It might be OK but that doesn't mean that the collar won't look like crap unless you have a taut neck with ZERO hint of a double chin or relaxing skin of aging. Also the collar must be the right size and not at all undersized. Button downs with tie very readily ending up making you look like the...
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    Advice appreciated on my shirt collar

    My shirts range a bit in this same area. From my fussing around with the shirts I think the band height is part of it but taper in the band also affects it. I'm using "taper" to describe circumference of bottom of the band being larger than top of the band. It seems on my shirts that if the...
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    Advice/help for my wedding near Houston

    I think this thread moved away from the OP's question. The skinny tie, overly short, overly tight suits look broke the rule book so discussions of what is proper is a waste in 2022. Sounds like the bride wants the groom to be dressed up and that a unique look is in line with her wishes too. If...
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    Bespoke western shirt?

    First COVID and now a bespoke western shirt thread goes 170 pages on SF.
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    Isaia vs Zegna

    If you are buying 2 RTW and 1 MTM then pricing may be discounted for volume. Then the new question becomes, "Is Isaia or Zegna less expensive when buying multiple suits at once?" No one really wanted this to stop now did they?
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    What colour lining for long black Zegna coat?

    How about silver or light grey? These other odd linings might get interest and people would want you to open your coat wide to see it. This would seem to the others behind you that you are a flasher.
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    Handsome Lapel Widths

    Skinny ties indicate more cream filling, the nasty cheap stuff, is needed in the doughnuts.
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    Differences in Men's Hat Quality?

    I have been a hat guy over 40 years and 200 hats. The felt quality varies widely and the finishing steps vary the end product greatly. I have no idea about Chinese hats so my experience is from US made hat bodies and Portuguese hat bodies. I do not think I have ever had a hat that was made from...
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    What to do when pants waist is either too big or too small?

    Must be jeans construction
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