i went out in an antique bowler hat (100+yrs old) and a striped blazer from Gieves and Hawkes last night. (and ofc waistcoat, cravat, new trousers and prada shoes :P lol name drop) got sooo many compliments. only hired it unfortunately but was interesting speaking to the guy who runs the place i got them from, geniuine savile row stuff, costs a bomb but soo nice. been searching for a similar blazer since. but short of spending £250, it aint gonna happen
i went out in an antique bowler hat (100+yrs old) and a striped blazer from Gieves and Hawkes last night. (and ofc waistcoat, cravat, new trousers and prada shoes :P lol name drop) got sooo many compliments. only hired it unfortunately but was interesting speaking to the guy who runs the place i got them from, geniuine savile row stuff, costs a bomb but soo nice. been searching for a similar blazer since. but short of spending £250, it aint gonna happen
Get it second hand. I got a Gieves jacket off eBay the other week. From 1983, walked into Gieves today and straight away one of the guys said to me "nice jacket"
i went out in an antique bowler hat (100+yrs old) and a striped blazer from Gieves and Hawkes last night. (and ofc waistcoat, cravat, new trousers and prada shoes :P lol name drop) got sooo many compliments. only hired it unfortunately but was interesting speaking to the guy who runs the place i got them from, geniuine savile row stuff, costs a bomb but soo nice. been searching for a similar blazer since. but short of spending £250, it aint gonna happen
great shout on the Gieves blazer my friend! I invested in one a few weeks ago: tailor, fitted, gold buttons X2, gold hardware and deep navy blue
well indeed! Saville Row I assume? And can I ask how you managed to get an interview?!?
It is in the Liverpool one
I noticed they were looking for someone so I popped a CV in on Friday (previously worked for TM and currently work for DKNY) and they phoned me up on the Saturday to see if I was available for an informal chat. Popped in (just happened to be wearing my vintage Gieves sports jacket ) and they asked me if I was available for an interview tomorrow morning
I have tried to revise a few things. I know about Gieves as a company, what it offers, why it is the best, its Royal Warrants etc. But I was thinking about brushing up on my general suit knowledge in terms of material and technical specifics.
I also read a couple of blogs about high end suit trends for the coming year.
I noticed they were looking for someone so I popped a CV in on Friday (previously worked for TM and currently work for DKNY) and they phoned me up on the Saturday to see if I was available for an informal chat. Popped in (just happened to be wearing my vintage Gieves sports jacket ) and they asked me if I was available for an interview tomorrow morning
I have tried to revise a few things. I know about Gieves as a company, what it offers, why it is the best, its Royal Warrants etc. But I was thinking about brushing up on my general suit knowledge in terms of material and technical specifics.
I also read a couple of blogs about high end suit trends for the coming year.
For the interview I am thinking of going simple. Navy with a slightly different shade of navy pinstripe, DKNY suit. Dark Brown brogues. White shirt, windsor collar. Bit darker that royal but lighter than navy tie with a white fleur de lis pattern.
For the interview I am thinking of going simple. Navy with a slightly different shade of navy pinstripe, DKNY suit. Dark Brown brogues. White shirt, windsor collar. Bit darker that royal but lighter than navy tie with a white fleur de lis pattern.
I'd go with black brogues, but that's just me. Good luck!