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[tailleuse]

I've seen a lot of bespoke menswear updated with zippers and quilting, etc., but think this is a handsome example.

Edited by tailleuse, 06 June 2015 - 05:59 AM.

[napoli]

Their shirts are simply Bangladesh Zara same quality but priced over 300e.

Poor.

[dpcoffin]

Lovely, thanks! (Can't stand those rope-y sleeve caps, though...How COULD I look without at least SOME critique!?

[greger]

He does good work. Don't care for his artistic enjoyment. His construction standards are high. He has some neat futures, such as the zipper hidden beneath the lapel.

[tailleuse]

Their shirts are simply Bangladesh Zara same quality but priced over 300e.

Poor.

 

I wouldn't know. I'm not familiar with their shirts.  This is a jacket made to special order.  I guess they put on the dog for Bentley.

Edited by tailleuse, 06 June 2015 - 01:41 PM.

[tailleuse]

He does good work. Don't care for his artistic enjoyment. His construction standards are high. He has some neat futures, such as the zipper hidden beneath the lapel.

 

I think your autocorrect function may have caused a miscommunication: You "don't care for his artistic enjoyment"? Or did you really mean it's too "arty"? Yes, I  also thought it had some fun features, like the plaid undercollar.

Edited by tailleuse, 06 June 2015 - 10:40 PM.

[cperry]

I appreciate how you bring things like this to the attention here.

 

It does seem that Davide Taub gets to create jackets with interesting details.

Edited by cperry, 07 June 2015 - 04:34 AM.

[hutch48]

Nice enough jacket, I wonder how it feels if you drive in the upright seating position with near straight arms. This may not matter if you own the Bentley to go with it.

Edited by hutch48, 06 June 2015 - 03:41 PM.

[tailleuse]

Lovely, thanks! (Can't stand those rope-y sleeve caps, though...How COULD I look without at least SOME critique!?

 

Thanks, David.

[tailleuse]

Nice enough jacket, I wonder how it feels if you drive in the upright seating position with near straight arms. This may not matter if you own the Bentley to go with it.

 

Good one.  I was trying to think of a good Bentley joke, such as how many jackets of this type equal one Bentley?  

[cperry]

This is one of my favorites of Taub's work.

 

http://davidetaub.bl...ring-horse.html

 

I've always thought the matching of the seams on the back and the sleeves must take a higher level of skill.

 

I also appreciate how he posts pictures of the various stages of his work along with the types of cloth and the other supplies he uses, like pearl buttons, etc.

Edited by cperry, 07 June 2015 - 04:34 AM.

[tailleuse]

This is one of my favorites of Taube's work.

 

http://davidetaub.bl...ring-horse.html

 

I've always thought the matching of the seams on the back and the sleeves must take a higher level of skill.

 

I also appreciate how he posts pictures of the various stages of his work along with the types of cloth and the other supplies he uses, like pearl buttons, etc.

 

cperry:

 

I leave that to a professional to answer. It's beautifully done, but I suspect that matching the seams is not that hard with a well-cut pattern.  I think that stripes, and especially uneven plaids, are much harder.

 

Did you notice the stray thread in the center seam?  Horrors! 

 

As a self-sewer, I am truly grateful that I don't like plaids. Yes, at some point I will move beyond the sample flap pockets in plaid that I've done, but there are so many other things I need to work on first.  

Edited by tailleuse, 07 June 2015 - 02:41 AM.

[Henry Hall]

I've posted up Davide Taub's work previously, an excellent tweed jacket with plaid contrasts. His work is always interesting and he bends the 'rules'. I like his half-lined linen dinner jacket.

 

Lovely, thanks! (Can't stand those rope-y sleeve caps, though...How COULD I look without at least SOME critique!?

 

The shoulders are not all that strong. Shoulders need some shape otherwise a jacket looks weak and round-shouldered.

[dpcoffin]

 

The shoulders are not all that strong. Shoulders need some shape otherwise a jacket looks weak and round-shouldered.

 

OK, Henry; when you order yours, have 'em your way, and I'll just keep mum about your funny-looking shoulders when I compliment you on your new jacket. When I order MINE, I'm going for this, and I'll just ignore it when you tell me my shoulders should be more ropey:)

 

Apparently Taube's versatile enough to go either way.

[cperry]

 

Did you notice the stray thread in the center seam?  Horrors! 

 

 

I missed that! lol

[dpcoffin]

It's just occurred to me that a multi-layered garment that extends over the hips is pretty awkward, even downright uncomfortable, when driving, let alone anything so heavy. I'd certainly never keep a suit or sport coat on during anything but a very brief car ride.

 

So I've become grumpy about this project, a great and missed opportunity to invent a really comfortable yet tailored outer piece for the well-heeled driver to wear while actually driving. Yet again, iron-clad conventionality trumps true design integrity:(

 

Still, I won't be minding wearing my soft-shouldered version about after I hand my Bentley off to the valet.

[MANSIE WAUCH]

Still, I won't be minding wearing my soft-shouldered version about after I hand my Bentley off to the valet.

 

It's a long time since I have seen a 'Donegal Tweed'.

[dpcoffin]

It's a long time since I have seen a 'Donegal Tweed'.

 

That one's a really lovely creation, I think, even if it suggests an accident in a glitter factory...or at a child's birthday party! Fun:)