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I don't understand those as they look like suit jackets with less shoulder pad. Charcoal is especially weird; navy or tan makes more sense.
+1.
Look at Spier and Mackay’s hopsack sportcoat. The navy option sold out in a heartbeat while the charcoal option is still hanging around. Every time I see someone in a charcoal sportcoat, I look for signs that it’s a orphaned suit jacket..... like pick stiching on the lapel (pardon the slight snobbery there).
Can anyone recommend a winter jacket that meets this criteria?
Not a peacoat (already have one) - want an option I don't have to wear with a scarf
Suitable for wearing to both a workplace but also bars/restaurants at night (not some crazy ugly puffer jacket)
Under $200
Warm enough to wear down to 10-30F or so.
Can anyone recommend a winter jacket that meets this criteria?
Not a peacoat (already have one) - want an option I don't have to wear with a scarf
Suitable for wearing to both a workplace but also bars/restaurants at night (not some crazy ugly puffer jacket)
Under $200
Warm enough to wear down to 10-30F or so.
Anyone that's gotten a suit from Spier and Mackay -- how long did it take to ship to you? I ordered one a while back, and it still says "processing" as my status on the website. Just wondering if they are making it, and it takes a while, or if I should give them a call and see whats up.
Anyone that's gotten a suit from Spier and Mackay -- how long did it take to ship to you? I ordered one a while back, and it still says "processing" as my status on the website. Just wondering if they are making it, and it takes a while, or if I should give them a call and see whats up.
I would definitely get in touch with them. They had a problem with their inventory system (I assume with reservations/allocations). In my case, customer service was right on it once I contacted them.
Suede is supposed to be quite durable (if it's not cheap thin suede, which I doubt Alden's would be). I even read somewhere that suede is one of the original snow boot materials.
OK, that might not be the absolute best advice, but honestly suede isn't all that bad to maintain. Spray it down with waterproofing spray once in a while, and maintain with a suede eraser and suede brush. I think it's a misconception that it's fragile, for some reason. Heck, it's the hide of an animal. It's not going to melt when it gets wet!
Suede and tough weather are not a great combination.
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There is a version in chamois which is actually (I just learned this) another word for roughout leather. This makes it very weatherproof and interesting the same time. I have a pair of Chippewas in light brown (snuff?) roughout leather
and love them.
Suede is supposed to be quite durable (if it's not cheap thin suede, which I doubt Alden's would be). I even read somewhere that suede is one of the original snow boot materials.
OK, that might not be the absolute best advice, but honestly suede isn't all that bad to maintain. Spray it down with waterproofing spray once in a while, and maintain with a suede eraser and suede brush. I think it's a misconception that it's fragile, for some reason. Heck, it's the hide of an animal. It's not going to melt when it gets wet!
Since they would be chamois, they wouldn't need extra waterproofing. I have three pairs of suede shoes that I wear commonly in the winter (two of them have dainite soles as well), and the spray works very well. I won't wear them if there is a down pour though.
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