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  1. scot

    Need new luggage

    Rimowa or B+R. I have the rimowa salsa 29", not the air listed above, and it weighs in at around 5lbs as well. Full up I hit 49-52lbs with diving gear, clothing and sundries for a week plus. Which means it is PERFECT for check-in if you are based out of the USA. It isn't cheap by any...
  2. scot

    Bespoke Shoe Makers that DON'T Require a Fitting

    I had bespoke shoes made, without a fitting, using a fiberglass casting process. Colors might not be to your liking though, and the sole is a bit stiff. http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=545752
  3. scot

    $180.00 Custom Tailored Suit Pics

    Fantastic diving in phuket. One day I am going to go back and do a liveaboard... As for the suits, I will mirror the more negative responders here. The fit is just not very good. I'm betting you stood up nice-n-straight when they were doing the measuring, so it fits a bit un-naturally around...
  4. scot

    VK Nagrani

    zenny: maybe so, and I agree that vk is a bit 80s honestly, but they are nice and are a serious "wait what the heck are you wearing" item without being fully in your face. I thought they would be sending me more wool socks though based on our conversation. I like what I have though so I ain't...
  5. scot

    Filene's Basement Closing 11 Stores

    I'm not surprised. Why have so many stores in the dc area? One or two larger stores would make more sense. Im guessing this means the one in tysons, the one north of baltimore the one in mazza and one that I didnt know existed... Leaving the one in dc.
  6. scot

    Recommend me a good dry iron or an iron a tailor would use

    considering it was revived, I'll answer mr grant's inquiry about tap vs distilled. you are correct that in most cases distilled is right. On the rowentas however, they use a softener. Softened water will not leave deposits in the same way that tap water will. If you have hard water, the...
  7. scot

    VK Nagrani

    Yep, just noticed the loop pulled out a small amount on the green/beige with orange lines. I'll give them a call tomorrow. Sucks cause thats my favorite color combo so far. I'll try to pull it a bit see if the thread goes back in.
  8. scot

    VK Nagrani

    Look what just showed up!
  9. scot

    Moving to NoVa - need "business attire" advice

    Dress is business casual in almost all government groups, slacks will get you noticed. Jeans are probably not acceptable in most cases, but paired a nice shirt and a sport coat and you should be ok as well. Properly tailored and people will probably wonder if you are out to steal their wo/men...
  10. scot

    Question about Jantzen

    My shirts from jantzen fit fine, even the first order. Not perfect, but good. Get someone else to measure you. As for in store, yep they are a bit rude but it is part of their "charm". Just step in and mix with the system and they are fine. They try to push the "I know better...
  11. scot

    eBay is getting depressing ..

    I've found stuff, but I have odd sizes. I think the general closet staples are hard to find right now, mostly due to the crap dollar to euro exchange rate. It is getting better tough, so some of those prices will be coming down. A few years ago I could have paid 400 bucks flat for any canali...
  12. scot

    www.tailorstore.com - anyone try ordering any of their $40 MTM shirts?

    I think much like jantzen or any of the other cheaper internet retailers the material is a bit of a crapshoot. I love my shirts from tailorstore and jantzen. Thing is, I like textured fabric and tailorstore seems to have very little of it, but what they have is decent in quality. The cut is...
  13. scot

    Do others really notice "fit"

    I just get the "Yeah we just through you liked italian suits" statement. Even if half my suits aren't italian, fit seems to translate into italian somehow.
  14. scot

    Recommend me a good dry iron or an iron a tailor would use

    distilled water + heat = a nice solvent for the interior of the iron. It will leach out the inside and gum up everything, eventually staining your clothing. Most of the rowentas have a softener tablet in the unit as well, distilled water doesn't play nice with that. Normal water is fine and the...
  15. scot

    Washington, DC sales

    NMLC in md has, well basically nothing. A bunch of poorly fitting brioni/NM sweaters (that I think are made for the outlet store) and two racks of bergdorf material. That would be fine, but honestly the stuff they have left is pretty pathetic. Only things not pathetic are 2 oxxford suits...
  16. scot

    I've worn my RLPL sweaters too much... Can I fix?

    They are RLPL, and real. Though I didnt pay 600 for them, I think the retail was 795. Mine was more in the 200 range on sale. I was wrong on the age, they are three winters old now, not two. I have worn them quite a bit, honestly more than I probably should. They don't look bad, but they just...
  17. scot

    Opinions on Beater Watch - Seiko or Longines?

    I don't believe in beater watches. Between those two I would go for the seiko, but I wear my planet ocean everywhere and all the time unless I have a reason to wear another watch. The biggest issue I have with your choice (again, considering the word beater) is that those are leather banded...
  18. scot

    I've worn my RLPL sweaters too much... Can I fix?

    I have a pair of cashmere RLPL sweaters that are awesome, but stretching out a bit. These are thin shirt type, not thick cable type sweaters. First year they were nice and form fitting, last year a bit less. This year they look positively frumpy. They don't need a huge shrinking, just a...
  19. scot

    Would a merino wool hat make your head itch?

    Actually, no merino wool (good stuff, not the crap stuff that some manufacturers have) doesn't itch at all. Hats, socks, shirts or underwear. Quite possibly my favorite clothing material ever.
  20. scot

    Hong Kong Handling Agency

    Price range? Any idea who makes your fabrics? How about USA based trips etc.

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