tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post8767499763474572954..comments2024-02-11T19:28:27.997+11:00Comments on Personal Reflections: In praise of a well-cut wool suitJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-3055850914401020212017-03-12T19:27:32.892+11:002017-03-12T19:27:32.892+11:00I like sports jackets, 2t, although I would dearly...I like sports jackets, 2t, although I would dearly love a decent leather jacket as well. The fashion brand suits are rarely value for money. Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-32359236360681699392017-03-11T20:23:15.272+11:002017-03-11T20:23:15.272+11:00My last three really good suits were bought at the...My last three really good suits were bought at the Fletcher Jones close down sale. Better than the Hugo Boss rubbish I once bought (never again!).<br /><br />Spot on about mix and match, and the jeans and jacket look that came in. <br /><br />I now own a sports jacket, but it wasn't my idea, I don't like it and rarely wear it. My leather motorcycle jacket, OTOH, is a ripper.2 tannersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-39200710865347258612017-03-11T09:54:59.031+11:002017-03-11T09:54:59.031+11:00Hi kvd. It was the best photo I could find! There ...Hi kvd. It was the best photo I could find! There are damn all photos giving the picture I wanted.That was a neutral one. In terms of suits, they all have hankies in the pocket, a definite no no.<br /><br />On distressed gentlefolk, that link didn't work. This one is better - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Finn_Care<br /><br />Fletcher Jones! I didn't buy there, but they were an absolute institution<br /> Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-2477496050147715432017-03-11T08:27:26.057+11:002017-03-11T08:27:26.057+11:00That pic used to illustrate Jim's post is a wi...That pic used to illustrate Jim's post is a window of the tailor Maurice Sedwell: http://www.savilerowtailor.com/services/ but I don't think the gallery of his wares that I've linked is indicative of the 'traditional' suits Jim is thinking of?<br /><br />Also, the "Distressed Gentlefolk’s Aid Association" was intriguing (because you never know when you might need a 'leg up') so I checked that out and found: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Finn_Care lately merged with Turn2Us.<br /><br />And finally, the only times I have ever heard the word pant (as opposed to pants) used in reference to trousers were during my 5-yearly visits to Fletcher Jones, alas now sadly passed into history.<br /><br />kvd<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-18317574793699506352017-03-11T07:57:43.536+11:002017-03-11T07:57:43.536+11:00So did I Winton, I suspect for similar reasons. To...So did I Winton, I suspect for similar reasons. Took me back!<br /><br />Clothes mixes are interesting. You are right re that growing divide, with the expansion of non-suits into previous suit domains. One thing I do like, however, is the popularity of mix and match. I get much more use out of suit jackets whose pants have worn out!<br /> Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-62991259747434021832017-03-10T19:02:35.323+11:002017-03-10T19:02:35.323+11:00Jim, I loved the bit about a jacket for every occa...Jim, I loved the bit about a jacket for every occasion, but not a sports jacket!<br /><br />It is sad that the male population of Australia is now split between those who wear a suit five days a week and those who only wear a suit when they get married. When I was young I think nearly every adult male owned a suit, which they wore to the pictures on Saturday night and to church on Sunday morning.Winton Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07383561940886657594noreply@blogger.com