peteyross

I've got the Marine Sweater from FW 2007 (I've only seen it for sale in NDG, never online) and the quality is marginal at best. It won't keep it's shape so stretching it even a little bit (ie while putting it on) ruins it. Now I own a droopy sweater. It also wrinkles a lot and I've never had wrinkling problems in any sweater. I don't expect it to last beyond this season and I wear it once, maybe twice a week.

The more I look at their clothes, it seems like a cleaner, slimmer fitting amalgamation of every preppy brand ever.

If anyone is a size 13, there are Carpe Diem boots (in brown and in black) on sale at Barney's Madison for $389.

shame they didn't make it. i'm surprised the collab shirts aren't very good.

I find that t-shirt collabs with Stussy suck the hardest (haven't paid attention in a while though). It ends up making stussy and the other brand look even worse.

Has anybody seen some Officine Creative combat style boots that have a zipper down the front, as well as laces? I just tried some on and really liked them, but they didn't have my size and I can't find them anywhere else. I need an 8-9 probably.

Saw them in Barneys on Madison a week ago

Union sells a limited selection of US LVC. If you want to find other denim stores in New York, go look in the denim forum -- the same question has been asked dozens of times before.

There isn't anywhere to get it in the United States. You'll have to proxy it from Japan.

ill-fitting topcoats reek of middle management

Fixed it for you

And seriously, you shouldn't be making this comment unless you're a real working man yourself (maybe you are, but from your outfits I've seen it doesn't look like it). There's nothing wrong with topcoats, especially if you wear suits. It's like any other clothing. It can be worn well or can be worn poorly.

Anyway, I'd say check the outerwear section on Yoox. It's 40% off right now and there are a lot of European market topcoats on there that are pretty slim.

Somet has showed up on Yoox

http://www1.yoox.com/searchResult/YOOX/SOMET/tskay/3FD17CD7/m/2273/toll/P/gender/U/areaid/148

LED Lamp time:

This: http://dwr.com/productdetail.cfm?id=10859

or

That: http://dwr.com/productdetail.cfm?id=12893

Yeah just hit the streets. Look at your other shoes and see if you have heel/toe damage. If you do, explore the idea of taps. Otherwise just avoid wearing them in bad weather.

They probably wouldn't look good on Carpe Diem's because the toe curls upwards. I don't think putting them on the heel would be weird though.

i've put half soles on a pair of leather soled boots and surprisingly they haven't exploded with fungus. people outside nyc may not be familiar with the experience of walking long distances through rivers of slush, which is a major consideration

anyway, if you're going to glue anything to a leather outsole i have been instructed you should wear it a few times to give a rough texture so the glue sticks better. although if your stuff hasn't fallen off that could be spurious advice.

I live in New York too and I put taps on because of all the walking I do. Never needed topy's though. For the most part I just keep a few shoes with rubber bottoms for this reason. Should you really be wearing your Balenciaga boots on days when you know you'll be walking through rivers of slush?

So this is different (not bad for the breathe-ability of the shoes) because the rubber doesn't span the entire sole and is sewn on instead of glued?

Honestly I'm not sure -- I'm not an expert in this department and there's obviously no evidence that it makes a huge difference. Keep in mind that this argument is focused on the breathe-ability of the leather outsole, not the shoe itself (most of the shoe's "breathing" will be through the huge hole where you stick your foot in). Imagine this scenario:

You're walking in the rain with your topy-ed shoes and the outsole/midsole of your shoe gets thoroughly waterlogged through the sides. How does that moisture get out if you've covered the outsole with rubber & glue?

Styleforum or AskAndy will have the answer (or debate) as to how the soles are done. I wonder if there is leather underneath the rubber on forefoot of the Aldens you posted? Or maybe the sole is done differently when rubber is involved?

Well, I'm not sure if this makes sense, because the entire sole is not covered, just the part that touches the ground (obviously). So the leather between where the heel ends and the first part of the sole touches the ground is exposed. It's not like anything is "locked in". Also I've never heard the term "topy" before this thread, and I've been having shoes made/altered/repaired for a good amount of time.

Like I said, I don't really have an opinion. The argument may or may not have any merit.

Go here for a more in depth thread: http://styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=40419&highlight=topy

Why then do some manufacturers put a rubber sole on top of a leather sole at the factory?

To tell you the truth, I'm not sure. But I've never seen a pair of shoes with a leather sole covered with rubber. I've seen leather/rubber combo soles but the rubber is never a layer that is applied on top of the leather. Can you find an example?

im in the same situation. i have a leather jacket that i would like to have taken in a bit at the shoulders and chest area. its a really nice jacket and it has some sentimental value so i am willing to pay more for a good tailor who wont fuck it up.

any recommendations? i did a search for good tailors in NYC. it seems that the two most popular are Stanton tailors (anybody know their address?) and

Campos & Campos Custom Tailors (237 W 14TH St New York, NY 10011-7120 Phone: (212) 989-7620)

however, i think these places were recommended for being great suit tailors. anybody know if they are also skilled with leather jackets? or alternatively, anybody know of other great leather jacket tailors?

Shoulders and chest is the most substantial alteration a tailor could possibly do. Many tailors will not even do it. Whoever you go with is going to have to take the jacket apart and re-sew it. This would definitely require a skilled tailor and you may get charged a lot for it (if you're in NYC, think hundreds). The lousy part about such a big alteration is that the jacket may not even feel familiar to you once it comes back.

Any chance the coat will fit you in a few years onces you've gained some weight?

There is a school of thought that putting a topy on leather soled shoes ruins the sole from the inside out. I don't have an opinion on the whole thing but the thought process goes like this:

Leather soles "breathe" and once you put the topy on, they can no longer do so. If moisture never escapes from the leather sole, they will rot from the inside out.

I don't put topys on any of my dress shoes. I do put taps on most, if not all of my dress shoes.

Does this exclude one-wash too? If you don't want them pre-distressed, just buy one wash.

There needs to be more modern furniture here. Post some cool shit. I'll kick off the thread with a lame this or that post.

Trying to decide between the two LED desk lamps:

Brazo Desk Lamp

http://www.dwr.com/productdetail.cfm?id=12893

Leaf Light

http://www.dwr.com/productdetail.cfm?id=10859

Taking in jackets in the chest (ie across the sternum) is a huge alteration and may not be realistic. Do you mean taking the jacket at the sides? If you mean at the sides, try taking it to Jack at Hong Kong Tailor (on Waverly & 6th Ave). You may need an appointment because he's gotten very popular, but I've seen him make alterations to leather garments and outerwear before. I've had him alter my suits before and I've been quite happy.

After looking a little bit, Alessi seems to have a good selection of well made cups. I know which Illy cups you guys are referring to and I agree that they are nice. I certainly don't mind plain illy cups but if I can find cooler looking cups that still hold all of the properties of a good espresso cup, I'd be psyched.

I was looking through a recent Barney's catalog, they had a suit by Lanvin in it, I think I liked it the best out of all the ones they showed. Just my two cents.

Barney's sells their Lanvin suits (maybe just the made-to-measure program?) on the same floor as other top-line sartorial companies like Kiton, Isaia, et al.

It's strange seeing Lanvin sneakers on the designer floor and then going up to see their suits with the sartorial brands. I don't see other companies casting a net like this. Many shoppers who buy Kiton and Isaia consciously avoid designer brands. Something about Lanvin allows it to be high-end streetwear and also high-end sartorial, all without trying too hard.

Everyone who wants to order something should start a buying group in supermarket or something to lower the customs/shipping charge. Because that 50euro and 10% customs fee sure makes the sale price not seem as good.

Just a thought.

Don't forget that the VAT gets removed once you fill out the shipping section (provided that you're outside the EU).

I'm looking for some cool espresso cups. Anyone got any ideas?

The line was for the Opening Ceremony sale next door to BIG. There were hardly any people in BIG this afternoon.