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  1. Nick D

    The Vintage Tailoring Thread

    You can get good pads (not foam) fairly easily, but I've made them with cotton batting and a bit of canvas. The makeup of the sleeve head wadding depends on the look you're after. I don't use any canvas, just wadding, which works fine. Xandra showed me the Weldon's double-breasted pattern...
  2. Nick D

    FS: Linen trousers, blazer, suit, children's clothes

    Continuing to clear out things that don't fit or aren't used anymore. Pair of gent's cased hairbrushes: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321063673227?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 Modern men's double-breasted blazer...
  3. Nick D

    Gentlemen - Delicate Question Regarding Bathroom Decor

    Here's a non-pedal one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Y-NOT-TOILET-SEAT-LIFTER-LIFT-LOWER-SEAT-THE-CLEAN-WAY-/400139756539 I searched for 'toilet seat lifter', but there was a lot of sifting through pedal mechanisms. On the other hand, it's such a basic design that you could easily adapt a number of...
  4. Nick D

    Putting it all together

    I agree, period photography in a presentation would serve best. But if he's going to have it in class, it should at least not be worn.
  5. Nick D

    Putting it all together

    If you're going to teach history and want to use the uniform in class, then finish it off with appropriate insignia so it's representative of what you're trying to demonstrate, and wear an actual suit.
  7. Nick D

    OK, so it's official - caps are cool!

    For the same reason Matt Doyle needed five on his suit cuffs.
  8. Nick D

    Wool Knit Vests / Waistcoats

    Was it a buy-it-now that was already nabbed? I can't seem to find it.
  9. Nick D

    Formal Wear Primer

    1923?
  10. Nick D

    What are you wearing today??

    Armani?
  11. Nick D

    Formal Wear Primer

    Noël Coward's brown dinner suit:
  13. Nick D

    What are you wearing today??

    Great suit, I like the contrasting buttons. And a great roll to the lapel!
  14. Nick D

    What are you wearing today??

    Killer suit! Any photos with the jacket buttoned?
  15. Nick D

    Holy Grail of vintage suits

    I think the four patch pockets on the waistcoat work well on this, where I didn't think they worked on a suit in the Palm Beach thread. It helps that they harmonise with the four pockets on the jacket, but the flaps also break up the outline of the lower pockets enough that it doesn't look like...
  16. Nick D

    Holy Grail of vintage suits

    Yes, after looking closer I see the allowance. Easier to match the grain, too.
  17. Nick D

    Holy Grail of vintage suits

    I just noticed the side 'pleats' on the trousers are actually darts. I have a 40s trouser pattern I use a lot with this feature, though I think this is the first time I've seen it on a vintage original. I usually leave the dart as a pleat when I use the pattern, but it does work nicely.
  19. Nick D

    Holy Grail of vintage suits

    Wow! That's one hell of a suit. Do you have more detail shots of the trousers? Is the sleeve cuff folded back or seamed on to a shorter sleeve to simulate a cuff? How about the jacket back?
  20. Nick D

    Rubber vs. leather sole shoes

    All my dress shoes are leather, but you need more than one pair. If you wear leather soles several days in a row and they're wet you'll punch a hole straight through them, so they need to have time to air and dry. I have overshoes which extend the life significantly (only wear them in the...
  21. Nick D

    Horse meat in the UK

    The Anglophone world in particular has an aversion to eating horses, but they're traditional fare in other places (France and Italy, for example). The pork is more worrying, besides not being kosher or halal some people have a serious allergy to it, my wife included. Generally we buy our meat...
  22. Nick D

    Vintage Tailor Patterns

    That's very interesting. Do you have the collar and/or sleeve draft for it, or was the draft just for the body?
  23. Nick D

    F/S: Vintage patch-pocket sport jackets, larger sizes!

    I'd take all three in a heartbeat if they were my size :(

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