Have you tried Richard Lim yet?
http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=243288

All gorgeous pictures. Makes me feel like visiting LA. My friend, born and raised in Sydney, has uncles and cousins there. They have like 2 sport cars in their various garages. I thought he was just mindfkin me until he showed me pics, right hand driving an Aston Martin. So everyone's is mega rich there ah? No place for poor folks like me?

Before reading, I thought P.Diddy's tailor was one of those two women

I have not, but have heard mixed reviews about him.

I heard nothing but good things about Bijan on Rodeo - and sometime a few years ago I walked in inquiring about the price of one of their suits.
The kind gentlemen politely said "To get you into one of these, we start at no less than $15,000, but most of our clientele will spend on average of $50,000 per suit."

I didn't flinch, even though it was far too rich for my blood. I said "That's wonderful. And just how much is this bottle of perfume?"

He looked at me and asked me to sample some of it. It smelled pretty good, but nothing extraordinary. He said "$3,000 for the bottle."

Lately, I've seen this incredible looking yellow Bugatti Veyron parked outside of his store. I need to snatch a photo of it to share with you guys. Although he passed away earlier this year, I am sure his son is enjoying driving it.

As I normally do when I have a moment, I spent a few hours shopping on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. This time, I tried my best to capture the overt displays of wealth by the many BH patrons, by trying to take a picture of the cars that roam around the streets. Unfortunately, they move far to quickly for my slow BlackBerry camera, but I did my best to get what I could.



The newest Rolls Royce Ghost and a Ferrari 458 Italia parked outside of Club Monaco.



An Aston Martin DB9 Coupe in front of Miu Miu.



Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe

The Mercedes and BMW's are just kids cars, including my own E500 AMG.



Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster (my next car)

For all the Aston Martin's and Rolls in these pictures, I missed some beautiful R8's, Bentley's, Murcielago's and a Carrera GT. I simply wasn't fast enough to grab a photo.



And of course to keep the forum admins happy, here's some on-topic pics.





Two of these will be gifts, but I haven't decided which ones. I'm leaning towards keeping the one to the left.




Anyways, since I'm here in the states, and I love to share (not just photos), if you guys need me to help acquire or ship some fine luxury goods to add to your collection, let me know and I'll do my best to accommodate.

Your ride ain't that bad either Chino! You'll be pimping it if you drive that in KL...

Why not keep 2? The one on the left and the middle one. Both beautiful!

chino - i like the centre one best. take the brown strap from the other belt though. nice car by the way. and what the hell is a ferrari doing in front of club monaco? that is a ferrari right?

fusionex - i would have expected kot to have much more than 4 warnings by now. are you slacking?

i took the one to the left and gave the other two away.

the one in the middle looks like any other belt.

the other two have the ganccini and double ganccini logo, which is a signature mark for Ferragamo. I chose the single ganccini, which is similar to the one worn by Shia Lebouf (I think) in the movie Wall Street.

the brown colour is what is exactly what i needed to match up with my watches and shoes.

thanks for the feedback!

club monaco in BH is actually pretty decent. they curate a different selection of clothes that are definitely more upscale, although they are still reasonably priced and compete with brands like J. Crew, Banana Republic, A|X, etc.

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Added on July 1, 2011, 3:53 pm

I picked up a pair of these earlier this week on a rush, but after closer inspection .... extremely disappointed.

Not even 10 years ago, this brand was making some very good high quality stuff. Now it's just another fashion label, with low quality overpriced goods.

The stitching is terrible, the calf grain is barely acceptable grade, and the moulds used for the sole are a joke.

They look okay, and are reasonably comfortable, and still have a strong name. Sometimes the "flashier" side of me makes the "reasonable, quality-appreciating" side of me upset.



This post has been edited by CHiNO730: Jul 1 2011, 03:53 PM

i was browsing through an array of articles last weekend, but nothing caught my eyes. then i saw it lying behind the cash register. i asked the sales lady there if it was on sale. the answer was positive with additional discount for vip.

just can't help it. i bought it straightaway. i selected the best among the two.

i like the details very much. the logo was crafted into its wooden handle. black on the outside, red tartan inside.


















This post has been edited by attacusatlas: Nov 30 2019, 07:07 PM

FP should branch out into pens and and baby strollers... Do they make baby clothes?

^lol you don't know me. i have a lot more weird stuffs in my possession.

btw, to answer your question (if that was indeed a question), no, they don't produce any baby clothes. not yet.

the have children wear though.
http://www.fredperry.com/kids/kidswear/

Do you know where can i get some decent collar stiffners btw?

Costing 39 pounds..









Nike Terminator. My first hi-tops.

I think Charles Tyrwhitt is at the low end of the Jermyn Street RTW makers. No better than Brooks Brothers. Fluffy, wooly cottons, fused to the eyeballs, tent-like fit.

Hilditch & Key and T.M. Lewin make better shirts. The latter also have slim fit lines.

However, all of these RTW makers use relatively cheap cloths except for the premium range. If you want to have shirts made from stunningly good cloth (not to mention really good fit) then bespoke by a masterful shirtmaker is the only way to go. The cloths woven for the bespoke trade are a whole category better than the RTW stuff, and are not available in RTW.

I use thin plastic collar stiffeners myself. They are more pliant than metal ones.

This post has been edited by kotmj: Jul 3 2011, 03:13 AM

that is pretty cheap. bought online?

39 pound only?

Yup. ASOS had some sale thingie. I missed out on a 20 pound voucher.. gah!

asos still got discount now?

Can we buy from ASOS and ship to Malaysia ?

Yes, I think they're still on.

And yes, ASOS ships to Msia.

i am not certain actually. these brass ones comes with the shirts from Charles Tyrwhitt, and I usually order a few extras.
keep in mind that collar sizes vary depending on the shirt made. not just varying difference between point or spread collars, but even amongst the same collar type w/just diff shirt brands.
so you'd have to buy a few different sizes of stiffners to get the best fit for your shirts.

these brass ones are great, because they are incredibly stiff and durable. no worries about your plastic ones bending out of shape during frequent wear, and if you prefer the collar pinned down to your neck, you can bend the metal stiffners and they will stay that way permanently.