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 of which being that I want grosgrain facings and not satin.  All I have to do now is decide between midnight blue and black.  I have until they come back in August bearing sample books to think about the other details, most of which are already settled in my mind.

Homburg

Homburg

In the meantime, I’ve also decided I’d best have a new hat to wear with a new dinner suit.  The proper hat to wear with black tie is a Homburg.  Somewhere along the line I’d gotten it in my head that my normal hat maker, Art Fawcett, either didn’t or couldn’t do Homburgs, but I discussed it with him this morning and he said he would be happy to do so, and that settles that.

The model at left is a Homburg, which is different from a fedora in that it’s stiffer, has a center crease with no pinches, and has a bound brim that turns up all the way around.  The hat Art will make for me will be very similar except that it’ll be black.  Or maybe midnight blue…  We’ll decide that detail when my name comes up on his calendar.  Where ARE those samples, anyway?  Drat.