tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post1695959267490489974..comments2024-03-15T04:27:26.708-07:00Comments on An Affordable Wardrobe: For the Last Time, HemsJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212956969066796818noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-16528120979491759502008-11-30T07:31:00.000-08:002008-11-30T07:31:00.000-08:00The Duke chooses a mild break -- see the slight in...The Duke chooses a mild break -- see the slight indentation just above the hem. He usually did this because of his fine taste in hosiery -- one not shared by most mere mortal dressers. When you "show sock," like the Prince or Fred Astaire, you'd better get it right.<BR/><BR/>We of the black- brown-and-blue-sock club know our limitations. We play it safe with the stockings and choose a longer hem and greater break just as an added measure of safety.<BR/><BR/>Of course, things can get ridiculous with the uber-break hem, though Sir Winston Churchill often pulled it off. I suspect that, fitting with his reactionary disposition, he considered socks to be underwear not to be seen, ever. But, like the Duke of Windsor, he was sui generis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-85785760560880706722008-11-26T11:56:00.000-08:002008-11-26T11:56:00.000-08:00If only local tailors would take note and stop arg...If only local tailors would take note and stop arguing with customers about the 'proper length' of trousers. I find this particularly true for those of us under six feet tall. Several tailors I have visited around Boston insist pants should reach the heels of my shoes - so that I tread on the hem when I change in to slippers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-83415093453605714542008-11-25T19:27:00.000-08:002008-11-25T19:27:00.000-08:00I couldn't agree more with his choice of hem lengt...I couldn't agree more with his choice of hem length.<BR/><BR/>Good workAndrew M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06378562384816274316noreply@blogger.com