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    About tweed suits...

    Benproof, the thorn proof is worth getting, if you buy it from reputable dealers. It is not too hot, I find, and will last a lifetime. Get the cloth, and have the tailor work on it. Flannel might be right for casual, depending on the colour. I think it would also depend on the type of flannel --...
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    Mapledoram Suits on Etsy...any experiences?

    Dirk, You are right. The cloth was woven much tighter, I think, and of course was not always consistent (thick bits and thin bits here and there). I think the tailor on Cutter & Tailor is Zuschneider. He is extremely funny in what he writes, and is probably correct in calling it "carpet"...
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    I suit therefore I am.

    FWIW, I have worn a tie at least five days a week since about 1980. Weekends it is sports jacket and spectators, without a tie, but only to avoid putting people off at get-togethers. I find that wearing a tie makes other people feel important, and although we have a trend here of casual Thursday...
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    Mapledoram Suits on Etsy...any experiences?

    Eddie, I don't know that you can do much with cashmere, even if the weave is right. I think it is something to do with the fibre, where you trade soft and shiny for strength and ability to hold a crease. Cashmere is good for overcoats, I suppose, where a crease is not important.
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    Merry Christmas Fedora Loungers!

    Best wishes to all Loungers. Merry Christmas and a happy 2015
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    Show us your British suits

    This is really interesting, what you fellows write. I had often thought that the Burtons factory was more than just a production line. What I am surprised to hear is that they actually ran up a draft for a fitting. I thought they came back already made up. Sadly, I never had the chance to buy a...
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    How many suits do you own?

    "Classically styled" is often preferable to vintage, though I should perhaps not say that on this forum: for the sole reason that vintage garments may be difficult to find in one's right size, or could be so rare as to be too valuable to wear on a regular basis. I go for classically styled as well.
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    How often do you dress vintage/vintage inspired?

    Vintage, or vintage inspired, every day. Unless I have a meeting with a client who will definitely have an aversion to it, but even then the suits are cut in a vintage style, and I will probably wear a vintage tie. I can't imagine anything else.
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    How many suits do you own?

    Dirk, that sounds about right. Are they all vintage, or vintage inspired?
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    Show us your British suits

    GHT, you may be right. Austin Reed is not what it was, and Dunn disappeared, I think, though it was decent in the 80s. Keep in mind that (as far as I know), all the sellers you mention sold solid workmanship, perhaps slightly dull, but characteristically good English quality -- all the suits and...
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    I the Jury, with Biff Elliot, made in the 50s. Much better than the Armand Assante version, Elliot had a great combination of strength and simplicity.
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    Vintage Picking and Road Tripping with Dinerman

    Great thread, giving us social history. Those pictures of the signs on the top of the page bring back memories of western Canada in the 60s and 70s. Most of the designs were the same as what Dinerman shows, and haven't seen such things for decades. Thanks.
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Just watched Face Behind the Mask, with Peter Lorre.
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    Spectator Shoes

    I'll take your word for it. Price matches quality about sums it up. I am a little chary of ordering shoes online, particularly because of the fit, but it seems quality is difficult to check on the Internet.
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    Show us your British suits

    Great suit, Esteban, looks like one that I have from Austin Reed. Got it second hand in the early 90s, and reckoned it for late 60s to early 70s. Has the same slight curve on the lapels.
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    How many suits do you own?

    Speakeasy, that is logical. Seems there was a time when almost everyone wore double breasted suits. They were popular in the 80s, as I recall. Back in the seventies I tried to buy some OTR and could not get them. Sports jackets should be single breasted, I would think, but some members here may...
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    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Thanks Instained. New someone would have the answer. Dirk, "pardon me" is still in use in my house. Anything else gets a blast from yours truly.
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    Mapledoram Suits on Etsy...any experiences?

    Cashmere can be a good material, but I tend to avoid it, on account of it does not wear so well, at least that is my experience. Still can't understand why someone would make a replica demob suit and sell it for a fairly low price, made of cashmere. Plenty of cheaper hard wearing material around.
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    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    A term I haven't heard for years is "kopasetic". Does anybody know where that came from?
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    Spectator Shoes

    Giftmacher, I was looking at the ol Woogie shoes. What do you think of them?

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