tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post3439849573228793424..comments2024-03-15T04:27:26.708-07:00Comments on An Affordable Wardrobe: History & SoulJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212956969066796818noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-32371690994354782402010-12-15T11:09:00.580-08:002010-12-15T11:09:00.580-08:00Very good post.Very good post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-5953547122999460832010-11-30T16:14:53.703-08:002010-11-30T16:14:53.703-08:00Reasons for thinner cloth:
1. Better heating and ...Reasons for thinner cloth:<br /><br />1. Better heating and insulation, in homes, offices, and cars<br />2. Thinner cloth requires less raw material and is therefore cheaper to make<br />3. Increased population in warmer climes<br />4. The growth of planned obsolescence<br /><br />I'm sure there are more, but that's what pops to mind.Young Fogeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-84012994637098399922010-11-30T12:29:48.658-08:002010-11-30T12:29:48.658-08:00At the risk of being enthusiastic, Affordable, I d...At the risk of being enthusiastic, Affordable, I do love your stuff, though can you do food again soon?<br /><br />In the matter of central heating and heavy fabrics, I've recently bought two or three beautiful old Savile Row suits that practically stand up on their own and I can probably only wear them, even here in England, November to February. But they didn't cost much and I don't have to wear an overcoat unless it's snowing.<br /><br />Fatfriend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-17773161773997846932010-11-29T23:26:00.171-08:002010-11-29T23:26:00.171-08:00Cool find. But - can we have a second, or updated,...Cool find. But - can we have a second, or updated, post show the whole jacket? I'm really curious.<br /><br />As to the cloth quality, Everyone complains about how thick cloth isn't made anymore, but the fact is that improved indoor heating probably has something to do with it. If you want to wear a suit to work, you simply can't wear a thicker one since you'll be sweating crazy much.Enapanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-45203622334954161342010-11-29T22:34:11.854-08:002010-11-29T22:34:11.854-08:00Great post. I've always noticed how much heavi...Great post. I've always noticed how much heavier fabrics were on suits and jackets in the past, and the historian in me wonders if it has to do in part with changes in the efficiency, effectiveness, and cost of indoor heating. Perhaps a suit like Roger's grandfather's was more readily available at a time when a) fewer people (proportionally) lived in the warmer climate zones of the U.S. (Miami, Atlanta, Houston, Phoenix all having experienced explosive growth since the early 60s), and b) it was simply colder much of the time indoors.<br /><br />And, as others have said, amazing jacket.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-52754743180887954702010-11-29T22:25:04.025-08:002010-11-29T22:25:04.025-08:00I am grateful that you sell at such reasonable pri...I am grateful that you sell at such reasonable prices. Adam is right, you could get a lot more for many of these pieces. I am glad that you're making them accessible to others for less than maximal profit.<br /><br />I envy the quality of your thrift stores. I live in Reno... you should see our local second hand shops.Steve Piratesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-21258623038097849242010-11-29T16:53:27.564-08:002010-11-29T16:53:27.564-08:00That description is simply mouth-watering. Just th...That description is simply mouth-watering. Just the words 'heavyweight serge cloth'. It's frankly appalling that so many modern jackets/suits are made from such thin cloth, and yet priced so high! <br />Even a bespoke suit of today is somehow different, and I can compare an example I have with an altered ready-to-wear suit my recently deceased grandfather wore which dates from about the 1950s - twice as thick and that was supposed to be the one he wore in late Autumn!<br /><br />The way you (and others here) ressurrect gems from the past and, more importantly, wear them, means people get to see what kind of quality was once available, and to perhaps demand it again.Roger v.d. Veldehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01171223872098970110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-62102843070801466262010-11-29T10:29:08.431-08:002010-11-29T10:29:08.431-08:00Soul is the correct word here. Such passion for on...Soul is the correct word here. Such passion for one thing is definitely enough to make a guy well up. If he still made clothing (well, for all we know, he still does in some little shop we'll never know about), I suspect his goods would be all over the blog world.<br /><br />For no real reason whatsoever, I get the feeling Domenico was feeling flustered at the flashy designer crap that was being flung about back then with the rise of such brands. He probably created that wild jacket to show what was possible by the best of the best, to blow the designers out of the water with such style and quality they couldn't stand it. A double breasted jacket with a ticket pocket and five button functional cuffs? Probably unheard of back then. While the world may no longer know Domenico Nicolosi, with the likes of Cucinelli and Rubinacci, he's probably resting easily knowing the art survived and continues.<br /><br />I'm glad us thrifters are around to recognize the truly special items among the fraying masses and bring them to light for someone else. Great post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-86047688719566473152010-11-29T08:30:17.054-08:002010-11-29T08:30:17.054-08:00If I was only a little heavier ...
Anyway, I hope...If I was only a little heavier ...<br /><br />Anyway, I hope that it finds a good home!Thadhttp://www.rtp3.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-13863276693404721662010-11-29T08:03:11.472-08:002010-11-29T08:03:11.472-08:006'3"ish but, alas, only a 42.
Tragic.6'3"ish but, alas, only a 42.<br /><br />Tragic.Gregorius Mercatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646438198533603643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-52031734942775468252010-11-29T07:19:41.482-08:002010-11-29T07:19:41.482-08:00Dude - You really need to raise your prices. You ...Dude - You really need to raise your prices. You are practically giving this stuff away. Everything you've got could sell for 2x the price you've got them listed at and they'd all still be great deals. Just sayin.Adam Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218215389469318110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-91721218245065622892010-11-29T01:27:05.681-08:002010-11-29T01:27:05.681-08:00Wow, this is one seriously great piece of cloth......Wow, this is one seriously great piece of cloth...and hell boy, you got golden hands when it comes to thrifting.spoozyliciouzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608977793826086599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-27462239520924130652010-11-28T22:23:07.102-08:002010-11-28T22:23:07.102-08:00Prego!Prego!Old Schoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144953018591590369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-23176231264781235042010-11-28T21:57:09.212-08:002010-11-28T21:57:09.212-08:00Old School,
thanks for the more accurate translat...Old School,<br /><br />thanks for the more accurate translation<br /><br />Orthodox,<br /><br />thanks for the homeworkGiuseppehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11582043853388196139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-66760087014769116402010-11-28T21:05:11.994-08:002010-11-28T21:05:11.994-08:00Notes on the Catania school of tailoring:
http://...Notes on the Catania school of tailoring:<br /><br />http://irenebrination.typepad.com/irenebrination_notes_on_a/2010/05/the-sicilian-tailoring-school.htmlOrthodox Tradnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-71750218159656348032010-11-28T20:43:16.114-08:002010-11-28T20:43:16.114-08:00Ciao Giuseppe,
"Linea" is "cut&quo...Ciao Giuseppe,<br /><br />"Linea" is "cut" (of a jacket/suit)<br />as in "la linea classico di un abito".<br /><br />My translation:<br /><br />"The cut of this article of clothing was designed in my atelier in Catania to preserve the art of Italian tailoring for the world".<br /><br /><br />A free translation:<br /><br />"This jacket was created in my atelier in Catania to help preserve the art of Italian tailoring"Old Schoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144953018591590369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-29185161301057829742010-11-28T20:05:32.055-08:002010-11-28T20:05:32.055-08:00Wow. Another amazing find.Wow. Another amazing find.Jho78https://www.blogger.com/profile/17672892971295502004noreply@blogger.com