Austria. A truly amazing country. Nestled in the Alps, it’s the kind of place you dream of when city life becomes overwhelming. And it’s a beautiful dream… you’re surrounded by green fields and blue sky, high in the mountains, gently running your hands over the tops of the long grass (like that scene in Gladiator [...]
Categories: Dress Shirts
Tagged: Austria, Broadcloth, Cotton, Dress Shirt, Fabric, Getzner, Pinpoint, Satin, Shirtings, Tattersall
On a whim, I picked up the book Heat by Bill Buford. And then I read it twice. If you like cooking or personalities, you’ll like this book. It’s full of detailed descriptions of fancy food and the colorful characters that prepare it. Part of the book covers Mario Batali and his famous Manhattan restaurant [...]
Categories: Life
Tagged: Cooking, Culture, Entrepreneurship, Passion
From the letter box: Dear Proper Cloth, I’ve always bought my dress shirts from Brooks Brothers, size 16-34 Slim Fit. I believe this means my collar size is 16 and my sleeve size is 34. I’m now thinking of switching to custom tailored dress shirts, so I went to a tailor to be measured. According [...]
Categories: Dress Shirts,Fashion Advice
Tagged: Custom Dress Shirt, Dress Shirt, Men's Dress Shirt, Shirt Sleeve, Sleeve Length
If you haven’t heard of Mayer Hawthorne, consider this your introduction. I’m loving his songs. I won’t try to over analyze it but this song just feels good. Hawthorne’s nerdy style is cool too – very proper – but aren’t those sweaters a bit warm for Venice beach? This video seriously captures the SoCal vibe. [...]
Categories: Music
Tagged: Mayer Hawthorne, Style
It’s been a while since our last post. Sorry we lost touch. We’ve just been spending so much time, relaxing in the Hamptons, living our fabulous lives. Ok, not really. We’ve been hustling on a whole lot of new custom shirt stuff and now it’s ready. Here are some highlights: 100 new fabrics Yes. We’re [...]
Categories: Dress Shirts