Jeff Naylor

Be seeing you.

The trailer for the AMC miniseries of The Prisoner.

Dude does not get it.

Obama: ‘I’m a little frumpy’
Asked in an NBC “Today” show interview about the well-worn bluejeans he wore to the pitcher’s mound to throw out the first pitch in last week’s major league baseball All-Star game, Obama said, “I hate to shop.”
He said that up until two years ago, he had only four suits and said [...]

I appreciate the Visa fraud prevention people.

I really do, but it’s getting to the point that you can’t even use a credit card anymore.  Michele at Bookster sent me a bill to get on with the making of my overcoat this morning, so I whip out a credit card and proceed to attempt to pay.  Denied.  Annoyed, knowing I have a [...]

The overcoat is underway

After discussing the matter with Michele at Bookster again this morning we’re moving ahead on this overcoat matter that I discussed earlier.  The fabric will be Harris Tweed in a shade Bookster calls “Nearly Black.”  I’ve no idea whether that’s their nomenclature or Harris’, but I like the color for a formal-ish overcoat.
As I said [...]

Visiting Tailors in Indianapolis

If anyone is interested, Hemrajani Tailors will be in Indianapolis twice in September:

Friday, September 4 at the Double Tree in Carmel
Sunday, September 27 and Monday, September 28 at the Keystone Sheraton

To make an appointment, click on the Hemrajani link, then on the city name.  Made-to-measure clothing is such an upgrade over off-the-peg, and it’s surprising [...]

Mr. President, let’s talk.

Seriously, Mr. President.  It’s bad enough that you’re a White Sox fan, but I suppose I can forgive you for that because I’m in a generous mood and since I grew up as a Reds fan it has been a little tough to be critical of anyone else’s choices since 1990.
Now, unfortunately, we have to [...]

Disappointing customer service experience

My preference for formal dress gloves are gray suede.
Go ahead, try to find them.
I’ve been told in various gentlemen’s forums that Chester Jefferies in Dorset, England was where I needed to go to find precisely what I was looking for. Although gray suede doesn’t appear in their online catalog, they supposedly respond to such queries [...]

Working on Winter

Believe it or not, it’s almost too late to be concerned with winter clothing if you have your clothes made bespoke or to measure.
My clothing interests lately have been more on the formal end of the spectrum. As I said in my last post, I’ve already contacted Art Fawcett about working on a Homburg hat, [...]

I’ve thought about it long enough…

Time to start doing.  I’m working on commissioning a new dinner suit.  The bad news for the gents at Vitruvian is that they are going to need to begin enduring my presence once again.
I’ve discussed my requirements with the tailor, who assures me that he can give me precisely what I want, the primary aspect [...]

I need to start going back to lodge.

It’s going to be hard to justify having a new dinner suit made if I don’t.
I know just what I want, too.  Midnight blue, shawl collar, 4×1 double breasted.