Hong Kong Bound

Right im off to Hong Kong for 10 days in Jan.

http://www.thecoolhunter.net/travel/W-Hong-Kong/

Im going to get some shirts made up, and a suit or two made.....

Jantzen http://www.jantzentailor.com/
Thinking some plain white, a couple of pink shirts, and maybe a jazzy one or two

Looking for some input about midrange Hong Kong Tailors

Ive had recomendations for

http://www.ashtailor.com/

http://www.maxwellsclothiers.com/

http://www.samtani.com/

http://www.mohinifashions.com/

Doha Shirts

a number of precipiant factors made me visit my tailor last night for a couple of shirts including my washing machine is on the fritz and has stained

- origionaly thaught three but ended up commisioning a 5 all 5 in Italian super 120

2 blue bengal stripes - one lighter than the other.

1 french blue.

1 Black.

1 i cant remember which but super 120.

Barrel convertable cuff, wide spread collar, Placket, 3" tail as a scoop, no pleats.

Musings on the ‘tan suit’

Right I mentioned previously that I’ve got some 7oz cashmere airborne JJ Minnis fabric in rather lovely oatmeal in fact this stuff –



So im wondering what to do with it,

2 odd jackets or a 2 piece suit?

Full, quarter or skeleton lined?

a couple of photos of 'the first one'

Auditing my wardrobe:

Thinking about this stuff I already have a fair few items

- Suits
1 black 3 piece tailored suit in super 120 open weave fabric with spare pair of trousers.


- Dinner Jackets
o x Black satin faced – screen print of Hamish from AC/DC – will show pix later
o 1x white/ivory self faced in a un-identifiable fresco – Tailored for my grandfather.
- Sports Coats/ Odd Jackets
o 1x Black Two Button Single breasted blazer – M&S Travel Wear – blue lined
o 1x Black three button Single breasted linen blazer – Unidentifiable Spanish made – quite ratty.
o 1x windowpane, single breasted wool occasional jacket in brown/tan/green.
o 1x tan rohan travel jacket strange wrinkle free synthetic nylon/ballistic fabric that’s quite pleasing, patch pockets, which I fly in/ go shooting in.

Shirts in good quality that fit * this is an issue from time to time.

- 2x white short sleeved linen – tailored/MTM by Kashmir Tailors (KT) Doha
- 2x royal/French blue short sleeved linen – tailored/MTM by KT Doha
- 1x Blue poplin French cuff modified spread 3” tailored/MTM by KT Doha
- 1x White oxford French cuff modified spread 3” by KT Doha
- 1x Pink oxford French cuff modified spread 3” by KT Doha

Ties

- 1x Flat red
- 1x Flat orange
- 1x Patterned red and gold
- 1x Flat Navy with thin silver stripe
- 1x Green paisley print – regret this purchase

Shoes – strange collection of misfits and espadrilles, boots and other – of note

- 1 x pair of hand tooled cowboy boots in brown.
- 1 x pair of Ecco Oxfords in black
- 1 x pair of orange espadrilles
- 1 x pair of black combat boots, brown laces

Starting the Blog

Embarking on a sartorial adventure.

Ok, starting this blog

I aim to catalogue my embarkation on a ‘grown up' wardrobe – aided in part by the tailoring prices here in Doha, it has the down side of being awfully hot here in the summer.

Im about to get a number of suits made

I’ve found my tailor, had one three-piece made already I like the quality,

A black and red pinstripe.

Im headed off to Hong Kong

yardage of JJ Minnis fresco & Rangoon fabric in hand. A lovely oatmeal.

Im going to take the following as an example of the wardrobe I need


As found as a comment on http://asuitablewardrobe.dynend.com/
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MajTJKingKong said...

I love the square root rule and I extend it a bit.

252 business days implies
Business Wardrobe:

16 shirts
// breakdown of shirts
-2 white as you won't normally wear them during the day

-2 ecru solid & semi-solid

-4 blue solid and semi-solid

-1 pink poplin or oxford

-6 stripes, including a blue banker's stripe and a maroon banker's stripe

-4 checks

8 suits (Half as many as shirts)
8 Odd Trousers

4 Sport Coats (you need one for each decade you are old or half as many as you have suits.)

24 Ties = sum of suits + shirts
(You might not always wear a tie with a sportcoat.)

3 Over coats
Black, Brown, Rain

2 Umbrellas (English Cane style)
Black, Green

2 Brief Cases
Black, Brown

6 pairs of Shoes (midpoint of suits and jackets)
2 Winter boots in black and brown
4 Laceups in Black and shades of brown and various patterns.



Weekend Wardrobe:
10 Shirts
1 Country suit
1 Black Tie Suit or Tux
1 Hacking Jacket or country Jacket

1 Overcoat/country jacket (I could be convinced of two, but one Barbour is fine)

country weekend shoes
1 Boot for work
1 garden boot of rubber
2 loafers in black and brown
1 water shoe
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