FionaC

Able to follow a knitting pattern.

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@Gregrealviafone Fabulous!

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@ricsalizzo Rugby feels too tense, slow, heavy. Take away line outs, simplify scrums. NRL feels fast, fun, powerful, inclusive.

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@Gregrealviafone Oh super clever!

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@RobSuisted Whittaker chocolate cocoa husk is good in a henhouse

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@chrisluxonmp Is this a parody account?

[Mountain_Tui @Mountain_Tui]

Wellington NZ hospital carpark flooding picture as IAG warns that weather events are increasingly erratic, frequent & intense - just like the climate scientists warned

[Netflix @netflix]

Here is your first official look at Little House on the Prairie.

Meet the Ingalls family as they discover what “home” really means. Little House on the Prairie, based on the beloved books, premieres July 9, only on Netflix.

[FionaC @missastrid]

@YannickStevaert @amazingmap Let's hope the cyclone is way way below Artemis...

[𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐣𝐢 🪻 @horamiji]

OMG ELLA’S SINGING VOICE?!?? HER DUET WITH DÓNAL WOULD BE EPIC ANDHSHHSDBBDH

Marry Me Emelie! - When I Come To (Official Video) https://t.co/3LI6kZ112Z via @YouTube

[dul hdeztoski @kimrhxdes]

Serie de época y no tienen la típica ig face 🗣️

[FionaC @missastrid]

@JamieEnsor Is she still working for Casey Costello?

[Matt Shumer @mattshumer_]

https://t.co/ivXRKXJvQg

[FionaC @missastrid]

@gingereejit Dreadful policy

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@dieworkwear Such an elegant man

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@John_Dabell Thank you for your writing. Very truthful.

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@DavidLaneDesign Very good!

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

If you're interested in bespoke tailoring and based in the United States (or some parts of Europe), I have some trunk show announcements to share with you.

People who are new to bespoke tailoring often think they can ask a tailor to make whatever they want — a Tom Ford-style suit, a Kiton-style suit, or something they saw on a movie star. In reality, 90% of your commission has been determined by the time you walk through the door. Choosing a tailor is similar to choosing a restaurant. Just as you wouldn't ask a French chef to make Chinese food, you shouldn't ask an Italian tailor to make an English-style coat. It's always best to choose a tailor based on their house style and stick close to it.

WW Chan in Hong Kong is one of the few exceptions. Tailoring shops from this region are known for churning out a variety of styles — padded shoulder, soft shoulder, English cut, Italian cut, etc. — but few do so as convincingly as WW Chan. Their house style has moderate proportions and a measured structure, allowing you to wear these garments for decades. But if you ask, they can also do things such as their version of a London blade cut, Neapolitan shoulder, or even a Florentine dart.

When people are very new to tailoring and working on a budget, I often send them to WW Chan because their prices are more competitive than those of their British or American counterparts (meaning real bespoke tailors, not made-to-measure shops that send their work out to overseas factories). Additionally, Patrick Chu has been in this business since the 1980s. He's a skilled fitter who has worked with every body type, so you can trust you're in competent hands.

Speaking of sticking to a house style, when my friend @urban_comp and his wife visited Sicily over a decade ago, they stumbled into a shop called I Sarti Italiani. At the time, I Sarti Italiani mostly produced made-to-measure suits for local clients, often those in need of something nice to wear to a wedding. Their house style was generally slim, as was the fashion at the time, but Peter worked with them to create something a bit more classic. That meant a slightly fuller chest, extended shoulder line, higher rise, and fuller trousers. This is not the sort of undertaking I'd recommend for most customers, but through successive commissions, Peter was able to get them to develop completely completely new.

This sort of cut flatters a wide range of body types because it leans into what tailoring does best. By broadening the chest and extending the shoulder line, you can make the waist look smaller by comparison. When you lengthen the jacket, you can also lower the coat's buttoning point, lengthening the lapel and giving the jacket a nice V-shaped taper. Most importantly, by raising the trouser rise and making them a touch looser, you create a coherent silhouette between the jacket and pants. The slightly higher rise extends your leg line and allows the trousers to cover up the bit of shirt fabric that would otherwise peek out from below your coat's buttoning point when the jacket is fastened.

Consider I Sarti Italiani if you've ever admired how @urban_comp looks in his tailored clothing, as most of his suits, sport coats, and trousers were produced by them. It's also good for people who like a slightly more casual Italian style without getting into the skimpy cuts so prevalant in ready-to-wear. Like WW Chan, their prices are also very competitive when compared to the broader bespoke tailoring market.

My usual disclosure: this is not a paid tweet, as I don't do paid tweets. I don't get anything from making these announcements — no money, kickbacks, freebies, discounts, store credit, or whatever else. I only make these announcements because I love craft-based clothing and it's my pleasure to tell people about tailors. If you have questions, please contact the tailors directly, as I am not their representative.

[Christopher R. Weingarten @1000TimesYes]

I’ve known about Angine de Poitrine for less than four hours and I would fucking kill for them

[FionaC @missastrid]

@DavidLaneDesign Dark denim looks excellent on you.

[FionaC @missastrid]

@Gregrealviafone Much love and peace to you