Live Well, Dress Well
Pleats are back, baby. But they’re not all equal, so here are a couple of ways to get the ones that look the best. If you’re new to wearing pleated trousers, read this first!
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A writeup about the finished product of the suit I commissioned with Beg Your Pardon in Adelaide.
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How to mix T shirts with your tailored wardrobe and pull it off.
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I commissioned a suit with Adelaide tailoring shop Beg Your Pardon.
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I altered a fairly standard looking RTW double breasted jacket into a stylish traditional navy blazer with metal buttons.
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How to pull off the t-shirt and tailored pants look.
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Have you ever noticed that some jackets look better on you than others, even with the same measurements? Perhaps you’ve had a jacket at some point that has issues with tightness around the top buttoning point, even though the measurements say that everything should be correct. Or, a you’ve bought a regular length jacket off the rack that makes you look a bit short for some reason. Chances are that any of these issues – especially if they’ve arisen from a contemporary off the rack jacket – are caused by a button stance that is too high.
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What was that thing? It was the king. The one thing that matters more than anything; the fabric, the construction, anything else.
Fit.
When looking at suits, jackets, trousers and overcoats these days, many made from pure worsted wool fabrics will likely boast a super number somewhere on the tags. You will find these numbers tend to start at 100 (you can actually go as low as a super , brands simply tend not to advertise the super number on anything lower than a super 100s), and going – in some rare cases – above 200. There is a misconception that a higher super number means higher quality; this is not the case! It simply corresponds to the fineness of the fabric.
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Welcome to part 2 of the STS Guide to Choosing a Suit Jacket. In the previous instalment, we covered the choices concerning single and double breasted jackets, as well as lapels. In this instalment, we round out that knowledge with styles of shoulder and overall cut. We will also talk about the canvas; the inside component that gives the jacket its structure.
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