OFFICIAL Simon Crompton thread (PermanentStyle.com)

[Treble]

Wearing outside shoes in the bedroom. Shudder.

 

[LA Guy]

It is all accurate though, even if you don't care for posters pointing out the bleedin obvious.

I've had a few complaints about this. So easy to fix though:
1) Don't call people fat.
2) The term preferred is "Asian". Use that.

So, there, just do that from now on. Thanks,

Fok (on behalf of the administration).

 

[LA Guy]

Neither GQ magazine, Civil Service ‘Whitehallese’ jargon, nor BBC ‘Birtspeak‘ have anything at all to do with ‘English as she is spoke’ in these islands.

I should remind you that you are living in the international community of Styleforum right now, not your version of the UK. So, when in Rome... Thanks!

 

[comrade]

"English Empire nations" It should be noted that the US left the
"English (British) Empire in 1776. I think it was George Bernard Shaw
who said:
The United States and Great Britain are two countries separated by a common language

 

[Thin White Duke]

"English Empire nations" It should be noted that the US left the
"English (British) Empire in 1776. I think it was George Bernard Shaw
who said:
The United States and Great Britain are two countries separated by a common language

I was under the impression it was Churchill but it seems to pre-date him. As he himself famously said, “you should never believe everything you read on the internet”.

 

[comrade]

https://rodsmodblog.wordpress.com/

I find this off-putting. It's what happen to Ivy Style when it was appropriated
by flashy types.

 

[kashmir]

https://rodsmodblog.wordpress.com/

I find this off-putting. It's what happen to Ivy Style when it was appropriated
by flashy types.

? this is true to the mod look. I like it for what it is

side note- TaT suit, a blast from the past! I wonder how Jason's doing nowadays @Thin White Duke

 

[DorianGreen]

I really like this colour and texture combination on Crompton.

 

[aristoi bcn]

15k a coat, really?

 

[DorianGreen]

15k a coat, really? View attachment 2127467

Well, if you are a billionaire...

 

[Texasmade]

15k a coat, really? View attachment 2127467

9775 EUR (with VAT) is also nuts!!! They must have a lot of super rich clientele to price that.

 

[classicalthunde]

9775 EUR (with VAT) is also nuts!!! They must have a lot of super rich clientele to price that.

Its really wild when you consider Qemal with do the same thing (maybe even better) for 5K EUR, Vittorio might even be lower.

At some point, it seems like L&L is now about brand heritage and possibly its vintage cloth vault. I'm no expert, but it seems like they're out a bit over their skis these days.

 

[othertravel]

Its really wild when you consider Qemal with do the same thing (maybe even better) for 5K EUR, Vittorio might even be lower.

At some point, it seems like L&L is now about brand heritage and possibly its vintage cloth vault. I'm no expert, but it seems like they're out a bit over their skis these days.

But are they doing well?

 

[classicalthunde]

But are they doing well?

I'm not to piped into the tailoring gossip...but I don't necessarily think so. My understanding is that:

- They had some foreign investor buy an ownership stake at big price tag (which means they probably need to turn larger profits) I might be wrong on this part
- They've been losing cutters (both Vittorio and Qemal are now independent and were both at one point head cutters since I've been paying attention to tailoring in the past 8 years)
- They've had to set up a "school" pay-to-apprentice program since they don't have enough people to make garments
- The garments have very long turn around times (I think someone said its 2-3 years to get a coat like Salmon's)
- They've cut ties with The Armoury, who has done a lot to popularize them to non-tailoring nerds so who knows how their foothold in the US will be going forward (which by comparative standards is where British tailor firms get 1/3-1/2 of their orders from)

 

[Texasmade]

I'm not to piped into the tailoring gossip...but I don't necessarily think so. My understanding is that:

- They had some foreign investor buy an ownership stake at big price tag (which means they probably need to turn larger profits) I might be wrong on this part
- They've been losing cutters (both Vittorio and Qemal are now independent and were both at one point head cutters since I've been paying attention to tailoring in the past 8 years)
- They've had to set up a "school" pay-to-apprentice program since they don't have enough people to make garments
- The garments have very long turn around times (I think someone said its 2-3 years to get a coat like Salmon's)
- They've cut ties with The Armoury, who has done a lot to popularize them to non-tailoring nerds so who knows how their foothold in the US will be going forward (which by comparative standards is where British tailor firms get 1/3-1/2 of their orders from)

Speaking of The Armoury, their prices start at $8800 so it's basically price parity once you deduct VAT and add FX rates. Not much savings between going to Italy and getting measured in person vs getting measured at The Armoury.