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Linus Chu
- May 3, 2019
- 4 min
W&S Summer Safari Suit: Fittings
If you have been following me on Instagram, you may recall several of my stories on designing a summer safari suit/ jacket. In brief, the concept behind this creation is that it would be a casual suit which could also work beautifully as statement pieces on their own. After all, chances of wearing separates in summer are even higher than during the colder seasons. Now, instead of the bold color palette which I notoriously chose for some of my existing pieces, I've come to th
Linus Chu
- Mar 6, 2019
- 5 min
Polo Coat Design Project: Review
Bespoke tailoring is all about being personal. Not only in the sense that the fit of the garment fits you exceptionally but more importantly it allows you to create something which is unique to your needs and character. And so this is clearly reflected on this polo coat I've designed. I should start off by saying this, by far, is my best bespoke tailoring experience. That's because most of my initial vision for the overcoat is materialized, if not ended up being even better.
Linus Chu
- Jan 24, 2019
- 5 min
Polo Coat Design Project: Fittings
Coat design is very fascinating, yet at the same time quite challenging. And this applies especially to the fitting process. Unlike suits or trousers, there are many variables that you could add to the design - whether it would be a pleat at the back or a buckle belt around the garment. Altogether, this makes the fitting process for an overcoat much more complicated. Welcome back to this series which I am documenting my Polo Coat Design Project from scratch to completion. Don
Linus Chu
- Jan 4, 2019
- 3 min
Whitcomb & Shaftesbury Trousers: Review
You know the feeling that when you've been waiting for a bespoke garment to be completed for a while, that you start to wear it very often once you've received it? Well, it's not something which I would recommend you to do; but this has been the case for me with the trousers which I've commissioned through Whitcomb and Shaftesbury earlier on. Overall speaking, I am quite satisfied with the result of this lovely pair of trousers. To begin with, it has very a clean front which
Linus Chu
- Dec 23, 2018
- 3 min
Polo Coat Design Project: Prologue
I always wish I could understand the importance of investing in timeless and durable overcoats earlier in my life. The problem, however, was that I had been living in cities with very different winter climate for the past few years (namely New York and Boston vs London vs Hong Kong), that there wasn't really the incentive to look for overcoats which I could wear in different places. But now that I am finally based in London (at least for a little while longer), I could finall
Linus Chu
- Dec 10, 2018
- 3 min
Whitcomb & Shaftesbury Trousers: First-Fitting
This is a part of a series on a bespoke trousers made for me by the tailor house Whitcomb & Shaftesbury. Click here to learn more about the prologue of the series, which I addressed the concept behind this pair of trousers as well as moments during my first visit there. I found the first-fitting process is always the most exciting part about getting something tailored -- you could start to see how the garment is starting to come together nicely from the original piece of clot
Linus Chu
- Oct 3, 2018
- 3 min
Whitcomb & Shaftesbury Trousers: Prologue
As much as people may say it is not the most practicable color to wear in London, I love wearing cream-colored garments. It is versatile, goes well with almost everything, and bridges the gap between more formal and casual colors. After a summer of wearing cream linen trousers intensively, however, I realized I actually don't have anything equivalent which I could wear during the colder seasons of the year. It was around the same time that I came across to this beautiful ecr
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