3 Button suit, How we like it!

Met up with a fella that bought this 3-button house cut charcoal suit last year as he wanted to check out new fabrics.  This is the way we like a 3-button suit to be worn, sharp and clean, tight and fitted.  Easily the smartest looking fella in Crown City yesterday!

Sharkskin suit

This is a unique style of suiting, using a client's own sharkskin fabric.  Excuse the wrinkles as it is yet unpressed!!  It is a 3-button cut with fabric covered buttons, and multiple ticket pockets on each side. Sleeves have 6 fabric covered buttons on each side.  The left photo shows its 2-tone sheen when hit with the camera flash, the right side in neutral light to see the details clearer.  This is a perfect suit for the next time Roy Ellis comes to your town to play a gig!!

Sir Paul Smith!

It's always exciting to meet Paul Smith, one of my biggest inspirations when it comes to clothes aesthetics.  He was in town for a couple hours yesterday on a layover back from Tokyo so he dropped by his LA store to chat and meet with guests.  Always the gentleman and very down to earth with absolutely no pretentiousness!

Patch pocket sport coat

A 3 button patch pocket sport coat in "true navy blue new tweed".  This jacket has contrast light blue topstitching around the lapels, front quarters, and around the patch pockets.  The buttons are a mix of grey Mother of Pearl and a single white Mother of Pearl on the middle button as well as at the end of each sleeve.  This jacket is an idea of a fun social jacket that doesn't need to conform to convention (or good taste even)!  Jacket is worn with trousers made from the "sage green new tweed" fabric.

DETAILS: FUNctional cuff buttons

Here is a detail of the sleeves on this navy tweed jacket.  There are 5 buttons total, 4 in smoky grey Mother of Pearl, and the bottom-most button in white Mother of Pearl.  The white button also has a white stitched buttonhole and is slightly larger in size than the grey ones.  Just an example of a "fun" detail for sport jackets that don't need to be so serious nor follow convention.  The fabric is the "true blue navy new tweed".

DETAILS: Patch pockets

Here's a closeup photo of patch pockets with flap.  It is topstitched, in this case in a light blue thread for contrast, although the topstitching is generally done in a self color thread.  This particular jacket is a "fun jacket" for social wear, as it has contrast light blue topstitching throughout along with different colored Mother of Pearl buttons.  The fabric used is the "true blue navy new tweed".

DETAILS: Frogmouth pockets

A close up photo of house cut frogmouth pockets.  The advantages, besides just looking cool, is it keeps the trouser silhouette when you're moving around, as normal side slant pockets will gape open a bit especially if you are bending over.  The disadvantage is if you use your pockets to carry a lot of items, it is harder to access, but we don't advocate carrying more than 1 item in each pocket!!  The fabric on this trouser is the sage-green "new tweed".