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    Formal Wear Primer

    Someone called attention to the auction of the late Duke of Windsor's possessions in a separate thread. Here are pictures of the morning coat he was married in, and a midnight blue tailcoat. The clothes were purchased by Kiton at auction.
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    Proper Tie Width

    If we were not odd none of us would be here. :-) I was agreeing with the original poster. Narrower ties go with suits from the sixties. In the 30's ties were about the same width they are today. I'm a thirties guy.
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    Proper Tie Width

    3 1/2 inches has been the Savile Row standard for at least twenty years. The Italians went as wide as 4 1/8" for a while but are getting narrower again, to the 3 3/4" you mentioned. 3" and narrower is a fashion statement. They were last mainstream in the U.S. about forty years ago.
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    Stein Mart?

    Is the book Dressing the Man by Alan Flusser? I believe he designed a line of clothes for a company called Stein Mart. I've never seen either the store or the clothes though.
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    Your Perfectly Ingenious Closet

    Plus a treadmill for jogging while watching the morning news and thinking about whether that necktie really works with that shirt.
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    Your Perfectly Ingenious Closet

    None of my closets is a bedroom but one of my bedrooms is a closet.
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    The Duke's wardrobe up for auction

    The catalogs contain perhaps two dozen shots of the Duke's clothing, including photos from his life. Most of the auctioned items were jewelry and memorabilia and they get the majority of the attention.
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    Your Perfectly Ingenious Closet

    Just keep adding closets.
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    Walking Sticks & Canes.

    I've accumulated a blackthorne for the country, an ash crook for city daywear and an ebony cane with ivory handle for evening, but only carry one if some part of my body is dysfunctional and I'm unable to walk unaided.
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    Fresh fashion follies of Fedora Loungers?

    Whoever wrote that you never wear a vest with a DB was mis-informed. They are less visible due to the closing of the DB jacket and many men began doing without an expensive but nearly invisible part of the suit as buildings began to be heated. I agree that men have been wearing both buttons...
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    thin suspenders

    Email Richard Kew at Albert Thurston. If there is no objection related to the construction using 1" wide straps, he will make them for you. RKew@albertthurston.com
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    Cool shoes

    Edward Green Colonials, from a ten year old catalog.
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    The quality of a suit

    The standard cloth used in Savile Row suits before the start of the Super grading system was roughly a Super 80.
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    The quality of a suit

    I want my suits to last but I care even more that they drape. And you don't get drape from seven and eight ounce wool. Ten ounces minimum, though I've heard good things about Lesser's nine ounce cloth. My last 8 ounce suit, from Loro Piana wool, tore, and not at a seam, on the fourth...
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    Show us your TIES

    The photo is of the late Duke of Windsor's tie rack. A number of the depicted neckties were worn by the Duke in photos taken in the 1930's.
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    houndstooth suit?

    A 9 ounce black and white houndstooth two button suit is perfect for spring Saturdays at the track.
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    The covert coat...

    Covert cloth is a (usually fawn colored) twill. J&J Minnis's version is 18 ounces. That's topcoat weight rather than overcoating.
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    Handkerchiefs and Pocket Squares

    At the extreme end of the spectrum, Rubinacci has some of the world's more beautiful and expensive squares at his Naples store and on his web site. http://www.marianorubinacci.it/store.jsp?tmp_actionpaginazione=goPage&tmp_page=1
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    If you could cast YOURSELF in one goldenera movie...

    Since no-one else has claimed it, I'll play The Cat in To Catch a Thief so I can wear Cary Grant's wardrobe and have a young Grace Kelly throw herself at me.
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