![]() ![]() Visit our coronavirus hub and follow our live updates page for the most recent information on the COVID-19 pandemic.Įven if you’re doing your best in a self-quarantine situation to keep yourself safe, how do you keep the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, from getting in? Most household detergents are sufficient to kill the virus when doing laundry.Īll data and statistics are based on publicly available data at the time of publication.This includes, in particular, high risk individuals such as healthcare workers.If you are taking care of or frequently in close proximity to an individual with COVID-19, doing laundry often is an essential part of preventive hygiene.There have been no documented cases of transmission of the novel coronavirus via clothing and shoes at this point.(With reference to the photo below) – Your more likely to see a grey sports coat in twill weave these days but with out a blazers metal buttons.Share on Pinterest Transfer of the novel coronavirus via clothing is unlikely, but experts agree there are a few scenarios in which immediate laundering is a good idea. He used a collar to help minimise and hide his neck. His neck muscles were so big from his days as an acrobat and stilt walker. He was very self conscious of his neck (he wore an 18″ collar). Listener MailĬary Grant was always wearing some sort of collar. See the review of how Niven Tailors helped create the Half Norfolk Jacket from Diamonds Are Forever for a Bond fan here. Please give Sajid from Niven Tailors a follow on Instagram and hit him up if you’re interested in getting the Cary Grant look. Don’t forget to leave a review on your smart phone. The full interview with John Williams from The Bond Closet about To Catch a Thief is available to listen in the player below or on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. ![]() Neckerchiefs or bandanas don’t sit as well across the neck the way Grant folded the cloth. His choice of course but it’s twice as expensive as the Dugdales samples I sent. He didn’t like the shades of the flannels I posted him. Quality not as good as English flannel in my opinion. (Below) Flannel sent by my Italian client double breasted suit. Never trust any tailor or cloth merchant who recommends black for a suit by the way. Never wear black unless one is an undertaker, security personnel or going to a funeral. I knew nothing back in those days so I followed “the expert’s advice”. BUT the first cloth he recommended for my 1st bespoke suit (for my cousin Sophia’s wedding) was a super 100 worsted. He said British cloth is higher quality then Italian when I asked what’s better. My first tailor back in the late 90s was Italian. It is dependant on fabric of course, as an example escorial flannel is £130+ a metre. I’m always happy to talk shop but as a guideline, the starting price a pair of bespoke trousers the price is £395. If anyone does want to commission a pair of trousers 50s inspired or otherwise please let me know. Model – Josh, a friend of Sajid’s nephew, rocking the To Catch a Thief Cary Grant inspired look. Flannel trousers of course we’ve made plenty and in fact we have several order’s to complete in the next two month’s. We have had a few enquiries but nothing materialised. Pete asked if I get requests for 50s style trousers hence the write up. I very much doubt the flannel that Grant wore was anything as light as possible probably 350/400gms /13-14oz. The lightest flannel I can think of is escorial (295gms / 10.5oz) which is as soft as whipped cream. The flannels are very much of the era (1955) with double forward pleats cut very comfortably.įor the weather of the riviera they must have been a very light weight otherwise they would be very uncomfortable. It became known as the Breton as historically a lot of sailor’s came from that region. I think they were a staple of the fisherman along the riviera to distinguish themselves from the French naval uniform the marinière tricot rayé (striped sweater ) that would be more visible with it’s wider stripes if a sailor fell overboard. The Jersey is navy inspired but the horizontal stripes are thin and not as I said earlier, as wide as a Breton or indeed the Russian “Telnyashka”. He apparently found it and the neckerchiefs he masterfully wore around his neck on location. There has been a lot written about Grant’s Jersey’s over the years, that it’s a Breton Jersey (it’s not, they have wider stripes). Now under the banner of John Foster another great name in English shoe making. According to Sajid the boat shoes that Grant wears on the left photo are bespoke from Maxwell’s Jermyn St. Click to watch the interview with my guest John Williams about To Catch a Thief on YouTube.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |