NYT on 100 hands

NYT: 100 hands

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“Handmade shirt skills have died out in North Italy, France and the U.K.,” he said. “There is still some hand-sewing in Naples, but the vast majority is not at the same level as 100Hands.”

Collars

Specifications of separate collars.

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But the brothers don't mention that separate collars made it possible to wear a shirt without washing for months at a time, cleaning just the collar.

Washing and ironing, especially white, shirts was a very expensive proposition - economically feasible only for the moneyed classes.

Here is what one called Manton says about the white shirt.

New In From Haberdashery

 New arrivals to wardrobe from a haberdashery (or whatever).

A fairly nice rtw piece of shirting.

With a split two-piece yoke and chevroned checks too.

Some claim that it's a hallmark of high quality shirting... and it could as well be... but not on rtw.

And a pair of trouserings or whatever is the genteel word for the pants.

Coffee Fit - Learning from the Classics

 Coffee Fit - Learning from the Classics

Starbarks coffee... or something close anyway.

Dressing down a gray business suit... and yes double chins should avoid button downs but I am doing it just the same.