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@SahilBloom Designer clothes don't help anybody. A fit body isn't of much help either, if we speak about style. What works, really, is an experienced eye for silhouette, colors and patterns. Fat people can look very elegant.

I wasted so much money on clothes in my 20s that I should have just invested in my own health. Getting fit is worth more than any style makeover. A fit person looks better in jeans and a white tee than an unfit person in a $2000 designer outfit.

@Sr_Phileas Antonio Muro

@SartorialNotes Marinella tie? Thanks

Spring combination. The legendary German tailor Volkmar Arnulf has made the suit. He is still active in Potsdam, approaching his 90th birthday.

@formby1971 Old fresco cloth from E. Thomas

@SartorialNotes Interesting cloth

At the Royal Library to read big old books on tailoring.

In the 1830s men abandoned Beau Brummell’s white cravat for a black silk stock. This can be seen in portrait paintings from that time. Danish painter Købke on the left (1834), C.A. Jensen on the right (1843). In the late 19th century the modern tie appeared.

@FT Revisionism

'A tie that doesn’t reach the waistband looks childish. One that extends much beyond it looks vulgar,' writes the FT's Robert Armstrong. ft.trib.al/a6XQNSk

Another Patek I came across the other day. White gold.

How to wear a slack jacket

@themanscottyp 6 K

A Patek Philippe Calatrava from the 1960s that I tried on today. A template for dress watches.

March marks the end of the season for my bespoke Prince of Wales tweed overcoat. I will take it out again in October.

The old Armani style with larger suits and a lower buttoning point is popular. However, a lower buttoning point isn’t always best. If you have a larger chest/stomach, a higher buttoning point often creates a better lapel fit and a more balanced look. The Rubinaccis show us.

@OutGardening @GaianBrito It’s a post war derby shoe. Paraboot call their model, which could be the model he is wearing, Michael.

@GaianBrito @SartorialNotes I thought the same thing.

More colours, style anglais in Paris. All elements just go well together.

I read that Mariano Rubinacci has passed away. I don’t think I’ve ever seen person in the sartorial community with a better feel for colours. Rest in peace.

The best literary description of taste in clothes I found in Knausgaard's My Struggle

The cue is refined. It takes a lot of time, interest, and effort to apply it fluently.

In menswear at least taste comes down to a refined repetition of images we already know and admire.

@Condottier Yes, an opera cloak

@SartorialNotes Is that a cape in the background?

In a bespoke suit made from a 1970s vintage cloth.