Hi Simon Thank you so much for your posts! Your blog is the one from which I have learnt the most on menswear. Reading them has surprisingly led me to a kind of overhaul of my entire wardrobe!Interestingly enough, while I depict in your views a kind of britishness, however I also see a leaning that is arguably very cosmopolitan. Now, as I am on the verge to move beyond “the level of workwear essentials” – alas – I am still confused about an issue I haven’t solved yet with confidence, namely, the one about matching formality, texture and colour as to suede shoes. It happens that I belong to those who could be defined as suede shoes lovers. Think for instance to Lodger’s Chesterton penny loafer Almond to understand what I mean. And as you know, this does not mean that our shoes wardrobe is merely made up of suede shoes… So I have read a lot of pieces on the subject, seen various pics even the ones of Prince Charles in the country and on visit in Prag! And yet I am still a bit confused. I guess, you have ideas on the matter. I would be really thankful to you to know what you think of this item. Many thanks in advance. Nillo
Martijn Stolze
9 years ago
I have a question. I have a tie, with a loop stitch at the end, which has broken. Is there any way to repair this, say by sending it to a tailor, or is that too difficult? And will the tie now have trouble regaining form?
A tailor wouldn’t be able to repair it – it would have to be a tiemaker.
The tie will still be able to regain form, as the slip stitch will still be loose presumably. The issue will be if that loose end of the stitch starts creeping up back into the tie, at which point the tie could start to unravel. You could try tying a small knot in it to make this less likely.
Hi Simon
Thank you so much for your posts! Your blog is the one from which I have learnt the most on menswear. Reading them has surprisingly led me to a kind of overhaul of my entire wardrobe!Interestingly enough, while I depict in your views a kind of britishness, however I also see a leaning that is arguably very cosmopolitan. Now, as I am on the verge to move beyond “the level of workwear essentials” – alas – I am still confused about an issue I haven’t solved yet with confidence, namely, the one about matching formality, texture and colour as to suede shoes. It happens that I belong to those who could be defined as suede shoes lovers. Think for instance to Lodger’s Chesterton penny loafer Almond to understand what I mean. And as you know, this does not mean that our shoes wardrobe is merely made up of suede shoes… So I have read a lot of pieces on the subject, seen various pics even the ones of Prince Charles in the country and on visit in Prag! And yet I am still a bit confused. I guess, you have ideas on the matter. I would be really thankful to you to know what you think of this item. Many thanks in advance. Nillo
I have a question. I have a tie, with a loop stitch at the end, which has broken. Is there any way to repair this, say by sending it to a tailor, or is that too difficult? And will the tie now have trouble regaining form?
Thanks in advance.
A tailor wouldn’t be able to repair it – it would have to be a tiemaker.
The tie will still be able to regain form, as the slip stitch will still be loose presumably. The issue will be if that loose end of the stitch starts creeping up back into the tie, at which point the tie could start to unravel. You could try tying a small knot in it to make this less likely.