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  1. Qirrel

    Pocket Square storage/organization

    Matter of opinion I would say. I have never starched any of my pocket squares. However they do look rather 'random', and I always considered it to be nice looking. Maybe I will have to try starching them.
  2. Qirrel

    A Suit To Make Anyone Proud

    They are all over the 1929/1930 Schneidermeister journals.
  3. Qirrel

    Pocket Square storage/organization

    Best way to do it. Never know what you're going to get &c.
  4. Qirrel

    The Vintage Tailoring Thread

    It is a bit difficult to explain everything in text. But I could make a small photo tutorial if you like. Do the lapels have buttonholes?
  5. Qirrel

    The Vintage Tailoring Thread

    Augsburger knopffabrik: http://www.schneiderknopf.de/ should have something similar to what you are looking for. For example...
  7. Qirrel

    What are you wearing today??

    Very cool. The jacket looks like one of your own creations? I dig that narrow, natural shoulder.
  8. Qirrel

    Spear point collar shirts

    I have washed one of the shirts, but I haven't worn it yet. I will get back with info when I do.
  9. Qirrel

    Reproduction classic workwear

    They can do all that if you ask them to. (See the "spearpoint collar shirts"-thread in general attire.)
  10. Qirrel

    Spear point collar shirts

    After receiving the yellow/striped shirt I decided to order four more right away. They arrived today, with slightly different collar styles, just as I requested. Turn down rounded points. Unlike so many club collars out there, this one does not have too much of a spread, and the fall is only...
  11. Qirrel

    Building a WWII era British Suit: the details?

    I don't think you have to worry. Even if there were restrictions (in production of the cloth) at the time, I think it is probable that the suit would have been made from wool produced before the restrictions applied. I can't remember where, but I did read that the Savile row houses had stocks of...
  13. Qirrel

    Dinner suit / eve tailcoat for dancing: high armhole / scye

    1. The way you have measured the height of the scye is not really accurate, as the "cuff" is not a definite point, and neither is "the shoulder seam" or "the underarm seam", although it does illustrate that vintage jackets have armscyes that come much closer to the armpit than anything (almost)...
  14. Qirrel

    Vintage Suitings: Discussions of, and sourcing modern equivalents, etc.

    Very nice. I am tempted to order something from fox to make a suit of, but something tells me that money is probably better spent buying furniture for my now rather bare apartment. Flannel or furniture.....hmmm....
  15. Qirrel

    Black dinner jacket / white trou?

    They had brown and gray dinner suits too, back then.
  16. Qirrel

    Nice pinched sportscoat

    Choose your weapon, sir!
  17. Qirrel

    Nice pinched sportscoat

    That is not a bad price at all, in my opinion. The fabric isn't exactly my favourite though.
  19. Qirrel

    Darcy's or Old Town Clothing? What are your experiences?

    What is the name of this tailor?
  20. Qirrel

    Gentlemen, show us what you've made!

    A bit long, don't you think?
  21. Qirrel

    Spear point collar shirts

    I can attest to the above. The shirt above is currently on its way to me, and by the looks of it I'll be ordering some more in the near future. Customer service was very good, and every detail I requested was taken care of.
  22. Qirrel

    The Vintage Tailoring Thread

    Fusing is an old idea, and many examples of using some form of glue instead of stitches to hold fabric or canvasses together can be found in 19th century tailoring. Back then it was referred to as "soaping", since the commonly used binder was a type of soap. In good garments, soaping was only...
  23. Qirrel

    Edwardian waistcoat?

    Yes. The lack of a front dart, high buttoning, and the small slightly rounded points are typical. The backing fabric is one I see more often in older garments (pre 1900), but that isn't definite. It would be easier to say with more detailed pictures. I'd say late victorian/edwardian.
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