Jodhpur making
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Jodhpur making
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The royal titles were abolished in 1971, not 1950....
Polo and jodhpurs in Jodhpur
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Polo and jodhpurs in Jodhpur
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Noted, thanks Bradley. Shirt by Satriano Cinque by the way...
Reader question: pleats
D ear Mr. Crompton, I am hoping to follow up quickly on a blog post of yours concerning pleats. I’m having a bespoke suit made up from a Neapolitan tailor, and can’t decide on whether to go with pleats. Do you have any ins...
Reader question: pleats
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No, they shouldn't affect the fit through the back. They will affect the front, for example when you sit down, but not the back...
Five tips on trousers
1. Jeans are great. But wearing them every day is boring. Most importantly, you will never let out the stylish man that lies within if you always wear jeans. Get some variety. The jeans that you do wear should be a raw denim, starting indigo dark and...
Five tips on trousers
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my issue was, I was playing with measurements and going with higher back rise. well, this one turned out about an inch too high, so rise was bunching. took me a year to send them back to yeossal, as a "hey lets try it an...
Reader question: Trouser waists
Anonymous: Do you prefer adjustable metal tabs or adjustable buttons on your suit pants? Is one more formal than the other? Also, I assume your suit pants do not have belt loops…correct? I’ve had a few such questions over the past few...
Reader question: Trouser waists
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Thanks for that....
Four-inch waistband and self straps
To Palm Beach via the French Riviera Esquire, February 1938: “Here are two important new fashions in beach wear. On the left, the combination of the new mocha-coloured linen and cotton-mixed beach shirt, made in collarless style, with seawe...
Four-inch waistband and self straps
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Got it thanks!...
Panta: Great trousers made in New York
I’ve written before that trousers can be the hardest thing for a man to source once he has gone bespoke with his jackets and shirts. It seems like a waste to have separate trousers made by a bespoke tailor – so much less figuration requir...
Panta: Great trousers made in New York
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as of 8/21012 the trousers are now $329 for a pair of plain cotton khakis. Hardly a bargain anymore....
Where the brace buttons should be
I recently received my first braced suit. That is, one designed to be worn with braces, featuring a high waist and fish-tail back. When I first wore the suit it seemed that the front two pairs of buttons were a little too far round to the side. They ...
Where the brace buttons should be
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Hi Simon, I feel I have to bring this guy to your and your readers attention. https://papilionaceous.com Makes silk ribbon for Albert Thurston. I had never heard of him before seeing a post on Instagram about a custom fa...
Finally, lap seam pictures
A while ago a few readers requested a picture of the lap seam, as referred to in my feature on Pogson & Davis, tailors of Mayfair. Apologies this has taken so long, but here they are. The lap seam is a decorative technique that creates an ov...
Finally, lap seam pictures
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Trousers for bright shoes
Summer brings many things bright and unusual, one of which is shoes. They may be a normal colour but in suede, they may be a pale leather or they may be in adventurous and contrasting hues. I’ve had two questions in the past week asking about w...
Trousers for bright shoes
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Why men are scared of real trousers
It often seems odd quite how many men wear jeans outside the office, and no other trousers. I was sitting in a taxi with three friends a while ago, all facing each other as you are in a black cab, and it struck me that we were all wearing mid-blue je...
Why men are scared of real trousers
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Jeans are something that everyone thinks thev can wear but as Mastroianni once said “ they only look good on people who are slim and tall” . No way you could wear them with spectators ....
