I quite agree with you about the potential wastefu...

2009-12-30T04:02:02.691-05:00

I quite agree with you about the potential wastefulness inherent in throwing out a shirt just because of a worn-out collar or cuffs. Whilst buying shirts with detachable collars is certainly an option (and quite affordable if, like me, you live within striking distance of a T.M. Lewin (http://www.tmlewin.co.uk/ ) shop, where the prices go down to the low £20s or below) there are also ways of eking out the life of the shirt itself. Whilst the fact that one can turn double-cuffs to double their wearing life is reasonably well known, it is less widely recognised that it is also possible, with the aid of a good seamstress, to have the "leaf" part of a shirt's collar removed completely and the stand provided with buttonholes, thus converting it into a passable tunic shirt. My local seamstress only charges a few pounds for this service, and the results are good. Detachable soft collars in white to go with your new tunic shirt can then be bought online quite reasonably from Ede & Ravenscroft, The Vintage Shirt Company or Classic Wardrobe (Bromley's.)

I can't remember if I sent this to you. British St...

2009-01-04T14:28:00.000-05:00

I can't remember if I sent this to you. British Style Genius - Episode 2: A Cut Above - The Tailored Look

http://britishstylegenius.com/?p=10

If you can't get it off the BBC site, I am sure there is a torrent floating around.

Now if you'll excuse me I need to make sure the maid if ironing my cuffs they way I prefer.

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I quite agree with you about the potential wastefu...

I can't remember if I sent this to you. British St...