Why the Grey Suit is the Ideal Building Block for a Tailored Wardrobe
A grey suit is your best bet for a first suit, and here’s why.
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Made to Measure Suit from Beg Your Pardon: Final Result
A writeup about the finished product of the suit I commissioned with Beg Your Pardon in Adelaide.
Read MoreCommissioning a Made to Measure Suit with Beg Your Pardon
I commissioned a suit with Adelaide tailoring shop Beg Your Pardon.
Read MoreLooking Sharp Without Breaking The Bank
In this post I want to help bust the myth that looking sharp is expensive by sharing with you an outfit that I put together for under $60AUD in total. You absolutely can dress to impress on a budget.
Read MoreKnightsman Bespoke Tailors 3 Piece Suit Review
I have finally taken delivery of my three piece suit commissioned from Knightsman. See how it turned out!
Read MoreHow to Wear a Suit Without Looking Like a Mannequin
How is it this happens? Well, you’ve probably seen it before. Plain suit, plain shirt with open collar. No pocket square or personalisation of any kind. I call it the mannequin look.
Read MoreJacket Button Stance: What Is It, and Why Is It Important?
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.
Read MoreKnightsman Suit Commission Update
See what happened at the first fitting for my Knightsman suit.
Read MoreI Binned (Almost) My Entire Tailored Jacket Collection…
What was that thing? It was the king. The one thing that matters more than anything; the fabric, the construction, anything else.
Fit.
Commissioning my First Suit
After contemplating the thought for some time – and saving up – I have finally commissioned my first tailor-made suit. In this post I will share my experience in the first step of the process with Knightsman and a few thoughts on stepping into the world of custom suits.
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