January 2012
47 posts
Drake's Diary: Sixteen Stylish Maxims for the New... →
drakes-london:
Style and taste are a particular sort of intelligence, and vice versa.
Aesthetic judgments rarely transcend the culture of the judge.
The style of studied nonchalance is the psychological triumph of grace over order.
Style is a simple way of saying complicated things. Which is…
Rugged Old Salt: Proportions, or Bespoke - the... →
ethandesu:
A great tailor once told me that you cannot beat superstructure. Great tailoring can help to level out the playing field a little, but there are proportions that are easier to tailor, and those that will always look a little less precise.
Tailored clothing tends to work best when it can drape…
December 2011
68 posts
Rugged Old Salt: Liverano - The Second Fitting,... →
ethandesu:
At second fit -
This was the first jacket to be fitted. It will have a half lined body with unlined sleeves.
This is the surprise first fitting - a Dormeuil Tonik 2000. This is a fully lined 3 piece, and while I have had no fittings as yet, it feels great. I am a particularly…
Rugged Old Salt: Liverano - The Second Fitting →
ethandesu:
Apologies for the tardy return to this post - our time never seems to be our own, even when doing the things we love. Antonio and Taka are due to return to us this Friday, and so our range of fitting garments arrived on our doorstep last week in anticipation. As usual, the cloth choices were so…
Rugged Old Salt: Liverano →
ethandesu:
It’s a few days before I fly out again for London and Florence, and my third Pitti buying for The Armoury. Quite an honour, and I feel incredibly lucky to be doing what I do.
I am also due to collect my pieces from Liverano that I ordered the last time I was there, so I thought I should share the…
