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  1. herringbonekid

    FROMChloe Hong

    nice work. not necessarily what i'd wear myself, but i wish her every success !
  2. herringbonekid

    What are you wearing today??

    thanks. i don't think i could pick a 'best' out of the last 6 or so suits i've made, and i'm not really inclined to. yes, that's the paradox of the early 20s styles; they're earlier than the 30s-40s but probably appear more 'modern' due to the narrower legs and unpadded shoulders. p.s. more...
  3. herringbonekid

    Some quotes on style and fashion

    the last one ? it's April 2014. from here: http://timelessman.com.au/profiles/interview-nick-scott-editor-chief-the-rake-magazine/
  4. herringbonekid

    What are you wearing today??

    no, that's not really me then. i've never been a believer in obscurity for the sake of it. if anything, i've found that we (artistic natured types) tend to start out trying to push the envelope, only to later discover how conservative our taste actually is. :eek:
  5. herringbonekid

    What are you wearing today??

    it might have been this shirt that originally put the idea in my head:
  7. herringbonekid

    What are you wearing today??

    thanks gents. if i knew what 'going meta' meant it might be. i think by combining a contrast collar on a gingham shirt i've created the least popular Luxire shirt (for the Fedora Lounge audience) ever. :eusa_clap i have some more shirts planned to wear specifically with this suit. same...
  8. herringbonekid

    What are you wearing today??

  9. herringbonekid

    1920s suits

    good finds Nick. i don't think i've seen that triangular pocket flap used on a suit before.
  10. herringbonekid

    Some quotes on style and fashion

    Nick Scott, editor of 'The Rake' magazine.
  11. herringbonekid

    Some quotes on style and fashion

    "I’m fairly careful about the tailoring," he says, "I usually take my suits back to the shop at least half a dozen times—too much shoulder or too loose or too tight. What I dislike is wearing a lot of material." He meditates for a moment. "I don’t see any reason to carry all that extra cloth...
  13. herringbonekid

    Some quotes on style and fashion

    "Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise. Somewhere, like in Krazy Kat, you’ve got to throw the brick." Richard Merkin
  14. herringbonekid

    Some quotes on style and fashion

    “Those with little money must count on brains, hard work, and style to get ahead. Good manners and a sense of humor help as well. This is the nature of both the Dandy and Democracy: that our destinies are not written before we are born. I understood this from a very early age, and was lucky...
  15. herringbonekid

    Some quotes on style and fashion

    “British people still wear clothes. By clothes I mean actual clothes: jackets and shirts and ties and suits. The spirit of Beau Brummell is still visible. English men make an effort. We’ve lost that in the US. Everyone is more concerned with being comfortable” Tom Ford.
  16. herringbonekid

    Suits - Pre 1920

    UK, mid-teens:
  17. herringbonekid

    The Vintage Tailoring Thread

    i've mentioned this a couple of times before but i think it's either been misunderstood or fallen on deaf ears, so here's an explanation with pictures. i decided to do a notch lapel on my recent jacket, but adjust the collar edge to look more early 20s. the standard SB notch configuration is...
  19. herringbonekid

    quick question

    getting a vintage extravanganza made by a tailor in any country will be very difficult, unless the tailor already has a special interest in period suit styles. most tailors, for instance, see machine topstitching as an offence to their 'art' so would probably refuse any requests to topstitch a...
  20. herringbonekid

    quick question

    also depends how you define 'quality'.
  21. herringbonekid

    The Vintage Tailoring Thread

    Papperskatt, if the trousers have a separate waistband it might be possible to unpick the waistband and re-sew it back on higher, but only if the tailor left a decent amount of inlay inside the waistband, which, to be honest, is highly unlikely. usually the excess trouser top is cut down to...
  22. herringbonekid

    1920s suits

    excellent suits Nick !
  23. herringbonekid

    The Vintage Tailoring Thread

    thanks Dostioffsky, and with sleeve:

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