SPIER & MACKAY - Official Affiliate Thread

[jankdc]

should be by tomorrow.

I thought it was up now. I just bought a suit this morning and it had a way to change the currency to USD.

 

[spiermackay]

I thought it was up now. I just bought a suit this morning and it had a way to change the currency to USD.

That gives an approx USD. The USD prices will be pretty much the same as the approx. We're trying to be as fair as possible.

 

[jamie411]

It's the exact same cloth. you can make a suit from it.

Might want to change the description since the trousers note they are Super 110, and the jacket is Super 120. Also a note on each the jacket and trouser page indicating they can be paired as a suit would be a good idea.

I may have to add the trousers to my jacket purchase...

 

[kammerer66]

Moleskin while we wait for Neapolitan sport coats.

Dark brown and camel. The camel in particular is much better looking in person. It’s more a typical khaki or camel tone. The website pics on my devices are a bit saturated looking and make it look like it has a bit of yellow undertone. I suspect these are both going to get a lot of wear.

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Burzan, if you had a sport coat in exactly the same dark brown color as the trousers on the left, which of the current SM flannel and/or moleskin trouser colors would be good matches for it?

 

[Burke]

Flannel trousers are up now: https://www.spierandmackay.com/shop/apparel/trousers.html

These are the new VBC flannels. We kept them simple this year. No strange colours, just staples. The navy, as requested, just a hair on the brighter side of a true, deep navy.

Hold on, just noticed the Navy is not up...stand by.

Rick is the vbc blue houndstooth the navy you are referring to above or is the navy still to be posted?

 

[Burzan]

Burzan, if you had a sport coat in exactly the same dark brown color as the trousers on the left, which of the current SM flannel and/or moleskin trouser colors would be good matches for it?

These are the first ones that come to mind.

Moleskin: lovat, camel, new lovat

Flannel: light brown, light grey

 

[kammerer66]

These are the first ones that come to mind.

Moleskin: lovat, camel, new lovat

Flannel: light brown, light grey

Thanks! I found more photos of both light gray and light brown:
http://pantalons-scavini.fr/collect...anelle.html#/3-taille-38/5-couleur-gris_clair
http://pantalons-scavini.fr/collect...nelle.html#/3-taille-38/9-couleur-blanc_casse

They call the second color "creme" or "egg shell".

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[DFWWingnut]

I got a few packages from S&M today. Pretty excited to see all of the new stuff after reading about and anticipating it for several weeks. A few observations;

1) The duffel coat is nice. Based on suggestions here I sized up so that I could wear it over a suit or sportcoat. The arms are super long and it's pretty liberally cut so I think I'll size back down. Also, they shipped me the wrong color (black instead of navy) which I am sure they will take care of. Also, I'm not a fan of the zipper. For a heavy weight coat the zipper is quite whimpy. Not a deal breaker but something to consider an upgrade on next run.

2) The new Neopolitan suit is very nice. I got the medium gray and fabric is quite nice and soft. The cut of the coat is great and the option to size down the trousers is appreciated. This said, the size of the pocket flaps seems a bit large. Maybe thats the style but they seem to be a bit large for my liking. I can't wait to get it altered down to size.

3) The new E Thomas light blue check sportcoat is amazing. The fabric is super soft and luxurious. The cut of the coat with the patch pockets is awesome. My only challenge is what to style it with. Any suggestions on what color trousers or chinos?

4) I also picked up a pair of the royal blue trousers. These are super nice. A great value!

 

[SJR3]

2) The new Neopolitan suit is very nice. I got the medium gray and fabric is quite nice and soft. The cut of the coat is great and the option to size down the trousers is appreciated. This said, the size of the pocket flaps seems a bit large. Maybe thats the style but they seem to be a bit large for my liking. I can't wait to get it altered down to size.

It was definitely intentional and I like the large pocket flaps on my S&M Neapolitan jackets. I recall the item description on the old S&M website (for the first version of Neapolitan suits) mentioning that the larger flaps are in keeping proportion with the wider lapels. Looks like they left that part out of the current product description.

Anyway, you might come to like the larger pocket flaps. I look now at the "standard" flaps on some suits I've had made by other MTM makers, and they definitely look too small when considering lapel width and even the 2" cuffs I like on trousers.

 

[tricky]

I was in the store weekend and tried on the slub and tweed sportcoats in slim. I was very impressed with them and they fit great in 40 (just would need to bring in the waist a touch).

But seeing the conversations here I wanted to ask if the new Neapolitan coats fit different or would be the same size? I'm still trying to learn the various offerings/styles.

 

[7_rocket]

This thread is on fire!

 

[mrpaul]

Can anyone enlighten me on these new sportcoat fabrics (tweeds, slubs, and flannel). Do they maintain shape in the elbow and resist pilling for a workhorse type sportcoat? If these thick fabrics are like my wool sweaters, I think they will pill after a season of wear.

 

[spiermackay]

Can anyone enlighten me on these new sportcoat fabrics (tweeds, slubs, and flannel). Do they maintain shape in the elbow and resist pilling for a workhorse type sportcoat? If these thick fabrics are like my wool sweaters, I think they will pill after a season of wear.

The tweeds are hard wearing and will be fine. The slubs are not really meant to be "workhose" fabrics but shouldn't bag at the elbow. They are 60% silk, one of the strongest and most resilient fabrics.

 

[tnjed]

Rick - Just fyi that the navy shadow check has extra photos of a different trouser.

This said, the size of the pocket flaps seems a bit large. Maybe thats the style but they seem to be a bit large for my liking. I can't wait to get it altered down to size.

How do you alter pocket flaps? Or are you talking about the suit as a whole?

Rick is the vbc blue houndstooth the navy you are referring to above or is the navy still to be posted?

I had the same question. Or is the navy posted as the Guabello Bright Navy?

 

[DFWWingnut]

How do you alter pocket flaps? Or are you talking about the suit as a whole?

Sorry, just talking about the suit alteration in general. Not the pocket flaps.