When choosing a tailored wedding suit – Follow these top tips in Australia

When choosing a tailored wedding suit - Follow these top tips in Australia

If you’re lucky enough to have found the love of your life, then it’s time to celebrate – because your wedding day is just around the corner! As the groom, you may think that most of the planning will fall on your soon-to-be bride, but don’t forget – you have some important tasks to tackle too. Remember, this day is just as significant for you, and you’ll want to look your absolute best standing next to your stunning bride.

In all likelihood, you’ve already been asked to pick out your own suit, with a few pointers given by your future wife. If there was ever a time when you shouldn’t be attempting to cut corners when it comes to cost, this is definitely it. You need to invest in tailored wedding suits if you want to look your best, and you want this to be a suit that you can wear on occasion, afterwards. It can be difficult knowing what to do, because there are so many choices. The following are some top tips that will help you to pick wisely.

  • Don’t leave it until the last moment – You may think that from your engagement to your wedding day is a long way off, and a year is a long time. You wouldn’t believe how quickly this year can catch up with you, and this is why you need to start searching for your tailored suit as soon as possible. You may leave other things in your life until tomorrow, but in this case, you need to start early and not leave it until the last moment.
  • Set yourself a budget – You need to talk to your fiancée to come to an agreement about how much money is to be spent on your suit. A tailored suit does cost a little bit more, but it’s a very smart investment. If you’re thinking of choosing a suit off the rack, get that notion out of your head immediately, because other people may be wearing the same suit at your wedding, and it probably won’t fit you very well. Set your budget, talk to your tailor and he’ll create the perfect suit for you.
  • There are so many choices – Some see this as a positive thing, while others see it as a negative. Having too many choices can sometimes make it difficult to decide on one. There are many different materials from which to choose, different buttons and fasteners, different patterns when it comes to the internal lining and so many other options. Use this to your advantage, and try everything that’s available. Talk to your fiancée, but there’s nothing to say that you have to stick with the traditional plain black or plain blue suit.

If you stick to the above three bits of advice, there’s no reason to believe that you won’t choose wisely. Start your search early, make good choices and stay within your budget. Your experienced tailor is there to help; pay attention to their useful advice.

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Vintage hosiery ads

Three vintage hosiery ads | H is for Home

Boxes and drawers full of old paper ephemera come into the antiques centre quite often. It’s well worth spending 10 minutes to have a sift and sort through. Amongst the old newspapers, shopping lists and receipts lie some little hidden gems.

Vintage Sponsor Hosiery ad | H is for Home

We keep an eye out for vintage advertisements, menus, recipe booklets and so on. In particular, those originating from the mid twentieth century which have eye-catching designs or artwork.

Vintage Hudson hosiery ad | H is for Home

This week, we found three lovely vintage hosiery ads in a pile.

Vintage Burlington Support Stockings ad | H is for Home

They date from the 1950s and promote Hudson, Sponsor and Burlington brands.

Detail from a vintage Hudson hosiery ad | H is for Home

The lady’s legs forming the letter ‘H’ of Hudson is a particular favourite for graphic design – and we also love the sky blue colour and era-defining ‘New Look’ fashion of the Sponsor advertisement. They’ll look lovely framed and displayed near a wardrobe or in a dressing room.

The Return of Glad Rags

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Colourful vintage ladies fashion

We don’t actually have a ‘Glad Rags’ section in our web shop any more. When we did last year’s re-design, we thought that the layout looked better with one less department so we sacrificed it in the name of web design harmony. For that reason we tend not to pick up much vintage fashion these days, but sometimes we see pieces that are hard to resist… like this colourful trio that we bought during the week.

Green vintage coat by André Peters for Louis Feraud

This gorgeous knee-length green coat dates from the sixties. The colour is fabulous and the zig-zag stitch detailing mirrors the angular collar shape. It’s by Andre Peters for Louis Feraud and has a label to the inside.

Red vintage Jaeger leather jacket

The red leather jacket is by Jaeger. The leather is lovely and soft – and the condition is excellent. We’re not sure when it dates from – 70s/80s maybe… but it has such a classic, timeless shape whichever decade it hails from.

Yellow vintage summer dress by André Peters

Last but certainly not least is the very sweet little yellow dress. As with the green coat it’s by André Peters. It’s the perfect thing for spring as the daffodils start to appear. Actually, Adelle was so taken by it that it mysteriously vanished after the photographs were taken!

Vintage Louis Feraud label Vintage Jaeger label Vintage André Peters label

She hasn’t got a yellow dress so perhaps we can turn a blind eye to the theft. But as she already owns about fifty coats, we’ll have to be stricter with the other two items.

Colourful vintage ladies fashion items

They’ll shortly be listed on eBay – click here for further details and bidding if you’re tempted.

Another valet

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vintage valet stand with suit jacket, cuff links and watch

In a blog post almost 3 years ago we featured a gentlemen’s valet stand. It sold quickly and you wouldn’t believe the number of enquiries we’ve had subsequently asking if it was still available to buy!

vintage valet stand

Since then, we’ve kept our eyes open for good-quality, vintage stands. This example, picked up last week, really fits the bill.

detail from vintage valet stand showing the Brevettato label

It was produced by Brevettato of Italy in the 1960s.

vintage valet stand with suit

The wood looks to be teak and it has clean, mid century modern styling.

detail from vintage valet stand showing vintage 'A' cufflinks, Smiths watch and tie

In addition to the main hanging racks for jacket & trousers, there are also nice touches such as the shelf for wallet, loose change, cuff links, watches, keys etc.

detail from vintage valet stand showing vintage Smiths watch

Also charming, extendible finials – which can be used for hanging watches, bracelets or ties. To the base is a simple shoe rack.

detail from vintage valet stand showing vintage brown leather brogues

The whole piece stands on lovely, little castors for ease of movement around the room. Perfect!