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    Show us your suits

    I'd say the suit in itself looks good on you but as it has been already pointed out, some details do not fit with the era you have in mind. - jacket is too long for the style (but the length isn't technically incorrect for you especially as you are a taller gentleman). - shoulders and...
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    What the Actual Hell is This?

    Before I take a splash of eye bleach, please allow me to defend European, and in particular Italian, fashion. I'm sure that abomination the OP posted will be described as "Italian" (many of you have pointed out the European origin already) since it looks like all of what is tight and short or...
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    Good Budget Suit Companies

    It really depends on what you need your suit for. Since you mention you are a student, I actually suggest against spending too much now and keep searching eBay for solid pieces you will really need in the immediate future, at a low price. You will struggle to find ready made clothing with the...
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    OXXFORD CLOTHES OF CHICAGO!

    I am. I own one brown cashmere sportscoat (probably from late eighties) with wonderful soft shoulders and lovely classjc proportions. It's one of my favourite garments, also because it is of extraordinary quality. The only drawback: Oxxford's pre-owned garments are almost impossible to find...
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    Where to find today a suit in early 60s style (slim cut)?

    I second all of what you said and in particular I concur with the above part. Used clothes still have a bad reputation among Italian people, especially among people not living in the outskirts of big cities like Milano or Roma. I grew up in the Tuscany country during the 90s and second-hand...
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    Where to find today a suit in early 60s style (slim cut)?

    Despite the general enthusiastic attitude "you will find plenty of them", I would actually say that your possibility are quite limited unless you have access to the forementioned thrift shops - which, by native experience, are not carrying this kind of stuff in Italy. You have to be steady and...
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    Is it appropriate to wear a morning coat at night?

    I think this kind of reasoning is the same that makes people eating in downtown restaurants in shorts and shapeless t-shirts without even feeling a bit embarassed. So for me is no, you should not wear a morning coat except when it is appropriate (and even in that case, there are rules to...
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    White tie tailor made in 1953.

    Great! I think high rise trousers from that era are the best for formal wear; you'll just need to find a white waistcoat of the proper length (and this won't be too difficult) and you'll see how your silhouette will magically become dashing! From the picture I see the signs of a potentially...
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    White tie tailor made in 1953.

    Nice tailcoat, indeed. Did it come with matching trousers? Otherwise, unfortunately, it won't be of much use. I agree that full white tie sets (tailcoat and matching trousers) are rare but not too much (they can be found regularly on eBay); orphaned tailcoats are even more common and cheaper...
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    moth hole repair?

    What you are looking for is invisible mending; the knowledge of the technique has almost been lost in time but luckily there are few companies left offering the original product. I read somewhere that at least one is in the US, but frankly I cannot give you more information that this. However...
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    Vintage Suiting Fabric

    I might be wrong but I don't think the original user is interested in coarseness of the hand per se; this has nothing to do with weight and can be found even on very lightweight fabrics (you mentioned Tropicalair, but also note all of Hardy Minnis' Fresco and Holland & Sherry's Crispaire). He...
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    What Jeans brand has a sort of W on the back pocket ?

    The WAMPUM Italian Brand had this design many years ago, amongst several others. It is unlikely you have seen some WAMPUM, however (this depends on your location) so maybe this was a minor brand with a similar feature. By the way, I think the last time I wore jeans was in 2008 or so...
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    Vintage Suiting Fabric

    I would say that this kind of cloth still exists, though in a less "rough" form. Suiting of heavy weight and superb resilience capabilities can be found in most suiting fabric shops in UK (you can find it online too). As I noted earlier, mills have managed to get density consistent within...
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    Vintage Suiting Fabric

    If you are asking who is using this kind of fabric for new products, well then the answer is practically nobody. One reason is that cloth with such "qualities" is not produced anymore and, thus, whoever would like to produce a garment using this kind of material has to restort to the few bolts...
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    Mapledoram Suits on Etsy...any experiences?

    I would say the problem is more with crazy wrinkling. Thinner material made of cachemire takes creases quite easily; the best quality cachemire suitings will last long but they will wrinkle every time they are worn (although if the material is really good these wrinkles should go away with some...
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    New Suit made here for me in Vietnam

    Very nice material, seems a wool blend but one of the good quality ones. Did you choose this button stance? It might be the angle of the camera but it looks really high; a couple of inches lower would be far more balanced and would flatter you a lot more. Asian tailors can be a bit of a...
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    Jack Nicholson's suits, Chinatown

    You forgot versatility. And I'm not making any case, this is a forum and happens to be, by its own definition, a place of discussion in which one shares opinions. I said that "fancy" features (am I allowed to say that a belt-back design is a fancy design or is even this going to be blamed?)...
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    Jack Nicholson's suits, Chinatown

    Exactly, using an original paper pattern. My reasoning was assuming that the tailor had only pictures to work with, which I thought was what the original poster had in mind.
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    Jack Nicholson's suits, Chinatown

    If I am going to spend £1000 on a piece of clothing, I am expecting it to be versatile, long-lasting, of excellent quality, good-looking and comfortable. Attributes that can be rarely found on almost any piece of clothing sold nowadays. But I'm not going to question how you use your money.
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    Jack Nicholson's suits, Chinatown

    Very true, belt-back tailored garments are extremely popular amongst the vintage crowd. For which reason, I don't really fathom; to me such a piece of clothing would be useless today, unsuitable for business, too eccentric to wear casually, not formal enough to use on smart dinners... But I...

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