Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Greg, Wish I had heard from you with this advice before I dropped a bundle at Harry Rosen. The suit is fine, but just isn't up to the quality of a 1940s suit that I own. The 40s one has lining in the pants, incredible detailed stitching around the button fly, etc. And while the arm holes on the Harry Rosen suit are smaller than the stuff I was looking at in places like Tip Top, there still is a difference between today's factory made suits and the more handmade ones of the past. Mark On 1/22/06, GREG LORENZO <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca> wrote: > > > What you want is a fine Italian fabric (still the best in the world IMHO) > from a good English or Italian tailor. I used to purchase 3 to 4 suits a > year to wear 5 days a week. Then things started to get more casual in the > oil patch here in Calgary and I only need to buy 2 suits a year to wear for > meetings with clients and government staff (I am very, very, hard on > clothing and shoes). > > The Calgary business herd is now moving back into the formal look five > days a week, so I'm now buying more suits again. In Canada, you could get > English and Italian tailoring with Warren K. Cook and Lou Miles made suits. > Now Cook has been purchased by Copley and Lou Miles is herd to find outside > of Montreal. So now I'm buying from Italian maker Trunk Shows (when > possible). > > Now how about men's shoes? > > Regards, > > Greg > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >