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What are you wearing today??
Working on Saturday (As usual... Today I'm wearing one of my too-long suits and dark gray Borsalino fedora again, this time with a vintage U.S. Customs Service OIA (Office of International Affairs) organizational tie, my Balestrino single-breasted overcoat draped over my shoulder and a black...- Choeki
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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The (mis)adventures of an amateur alterationist
Suit alteration study Part 8 I took a break on Thursday (went out with a girlfriend), so I ended up working on the jacket again on Friday night. First thing was to fix the button holes on the right sleeve by adding another 5mm of space and then slicing through the old border with a seam... -
What are you wearing today??
Thanks for the compliment! I've heard people refer to the Seiko 7S26 movement as the "pick-up truck" of watch movements due to its durability and dependability rendered by its innovative use of plastic in a few key components (supposedly a first at the time of the movement's introduction). I...- Choeki
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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What are you wearing today??
Here I am again in my Hart Schaffner & Marx vintage suit with a light gray odd vest and my dark gray fedora. Today I decided to use a linen handkerchief instead of a pocket square since I was wearing a brown tie: Today also happens to be a brown shoe and silver jewelry day, so I wore a...- Choeki
- Post #1,874
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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What are you wearing today??
I like the ensemble - especially the wool pullover. I'm personally not a big fan of bow ties outside of evening wear, but it definitely makes the outfit in my eyes (especially if it's a uniform item). BTW, you're looking very Christian Bale in the first photo.- Choeki
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Do you own a Tux?
I have two midnight blue tuxedos, one with a shawl collar and the other with a wide peaked collar; and one black tuxedo (ex rental) with a single button and notched collar. I've found that a lot of ex-rentals have shiny areas on the seat of the pants, but the solution is apparently to do a... -
Pocketwatches
That's odd. I have a chain with a "T" bar and double chain, but the chain for the charm is very short (3cm or so). Should the charm be tucked into the vest?- Choeki
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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What are you wearing today??
Looks good on you. I suppose you could claim it's a "Japanese style fit" since that's actually how most Japanese people wear their suits on a daily basis.- Choeki
- Post #1,858
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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The (mis)adventures of an amateur alterationist
Suit alteration study Part 7 I've heard of the canvas thing before for bespoke suits, but I was under the impression that a military uniform jacket would have had a slightly better quality level to it than this fused interfacing stuff. I suppose I'll have to figure out how to do that... -
What are you wearing today??
Finally a suit in the right size Today I'm wearing a suit that fits properly for once: It's a two-button midnight blue Japanese-made suit, made of a heavy wool tweed material in a herringbone weave. My tie is a no-name brand silk one I picked up in a recycle shop, apparently made in South...- Choeki
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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The (mis)adventures of an amateur alterationist
Laundry's finished! But it's 9 p.m. and I have tobe at work by 7:30am tomorrow... Hmm... You know, I actually didn't think about the implications of what period it would represent when I started the modifications. Back when I was just wearing it as a stripped jacket, a friend of mine... -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
lol Thanks! I see it as rare praise to be compared to Douglas, especially since I imagine my hat collection is quite a bit smaller than his. I actually have a great deal more military uniform hats, but I have no real occasion to wear them at all so they sit in the dresser cabinet. As I may... -
What are you wearing today??
Thanks! Actually this watch was a bit of work since I bought it as a "junk" item on Yahoo Japan Auctions. Basically it didn't have a band and the crystal was scratched to all hades. I took some MAAS polishing compound and some folded newspaper and basically worked on it a few days and was...- Choeki
- Post #1,819
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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The (mis)adventures of an amateur alterationist
Suit alteration study Part 6 Last night I finished sewing on the button panel, but I also had to do a bit of trimming up on the sleeve seam due to the thickness of the panel: As you can also see, I also added the foundation for the button holes on the leading flap. Here is the... -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
My dark gray fedora Today I'm wearing my only proper fedora. It's a dark gray, Italian made Borsalino branded fedora that came off the shelf with an open crown and a snap brim: I hand-bashed it myself using the guide stickied in this forum: It has a real leather sweatband and is... -
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What are you wearing today??
Here's today's (black shoes and silver jewelry day) outfit: As usual, the sleeves and hem of the jacket are too long (again, I'm working on my skill level to fix this problem). Today's tie is a no-name silk material with a goldenrod background and silver/blue chain pattern, purchased from a...- Choeki
- Post #1,816
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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The (mis)adventures of an amateur alterationist
Thanks! As much as I appreciate the compliment though, I'm still just barely an alterationist... I have had people tell me in the past that I should try and make some money from my sewing hobby, but I'm not efficient enough to work on more than one or two items at a time. Plus, I'm still not... -
What are you wearing today??
Marty M., Tomasso, scotrace<-- Thanks for the compliments! Actually, it's a bit funny to me to hear people compliment them since I usually get ragged on for them (I have a lot of military and police cufflinks and tie-bar sets). The Japanese Self-defense Force branches all make a variety of...- Choeki
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
I'm not sure actually. I believe it's a still from a TV commercial, but I don't recall the exact source. It may be early WW2, actually. Well, I'd hesitate to say I actually made it since it was just the modification of an existing piece of clothing. If you want to see some of my work, I... -
The (mis)adventures of an amateur alterationist
Suit alteration study Part 5 I decided to do something a little different this time (as opposed to the last time's results which I was currently dismantling) and make bespoke style functional cuff buttons. Here is the initial cuff with the ironed-in fold: I measured the functional suit...
