I think I looked at that exact jumper.
― kinder, Wednesday, 14 January 2015 17:03 (nine years ago) link
Which look were you going for?
― djh, Wednesday, 14 January 2015 17:08 (nine years ago) link
lol Eazy
― valleys of your mind (mh), Wednesday, 14 January 2015 17:10 (nine years ago) link
whatever it is, I don't love it. It looks like the exact kind of thing I'd buy thinking "well, it's a little odd but it's BARBOUR and it's ON SALE"
― walid foster dulles (man alive), Wednesday, 14 January 2015 17:23 (nine years ago) link
i don't like the asymmetry. suede elbow patches on sweaters can be cool though. i have a green cable knit sweater with suede elbow patches and i look sharp when i wear it.
― Treeship, Wednesday, 14 January 2015 18:27 (nine years ago) link
<3 my barbour jacket so much but their casualwear is pretty bad
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 14 January 2015 18:37 (nine years ago) link
idk I have an aversion to Barbour so I'd get something like this instead (actually I did buy this): http://www.youmustcreate.com/products/aw14-ymc-knitwear/crew-knit-jumper-2/
― Vote in the ILM EOY Poll! (seandalai), Wednesday, 14 January 2015 21:34 (nine years ago) link
A few Barbour shirts but its a South Shields thing.
― Mark G, Thursday, 15 January 2015 06:48 (nine years ago) link
d) a football casual c. 1983. Worn with jumbo cords (slightly flared and frayed at the bottom) and suede Adidas. GIS The Farm.
― mahb, Thursday, 15 January 2015 09:50 (nine years ago) link
I fancy buying a cord jacket. A bit sorta "French Sign Painter" rather than particularly smart.
― djh, Thursday, 20 April 2017 21:32 (seven years ago) link
Recommendations for nice cord jackets?
― djh, Tuesday, 25 April 2017 20:10 (seven years ago) link
Best *bleu de travail*?
― djh, Sunday, 27 May 2018 19:05 (six years ago) link
jeans : TK Maxx.t-shirts : band websites.DMs local shop.the rest : Primark.
― mark e, Sunday, 27 May 2018 19:16 (six years ago) link
jackets and walking shoes/boots: Milletseverything else: M&SWhy yes, I am in my mid 40s.
― 2018 has to be better (snoball), Sunday, 27 May 2018 19:29 (six years ago) link
Next, Gap and especially Cos for me.
― the word dog doesn't bark (anagram), Sunday, 27 May 2018 19:31 (six years ago) link
everything else: M&S
an outlier.
― mark e, Sunday, 27 May 2018 19:32 (six years ago) link
Their stuff is good quality, reasonably priced, and most items in a large size fit me.
― 2018 has to be better (snoball), Sunday, 27 May 2018 19:39 (six years ago) link
My colleagues regularly make reference to me being Man at M&S although only my socks and underwear are from there (and they have not seen the latter).
― djh, Sunday, 27 May 2018 19:52 (six years ago) link
Kind of feel like I need a new spot. Mostly have been relying on J Crew and Nordstrom. Haven't been happy with Nordstrom lately, feel like their buying has gone downhill. Tried Century 21 a couple times but not much luck.
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Sunday, 27 May 2018 23:08 (six years ago) link
GoodwillLast ChanceValue VillageAmerica's ThriftLost-N-Found
the latter is my fave, a pretty cool somewhat new place where i have found some really nice vintage shirts/jackets there (as well as records & CDs). plus shopping there is for a good cause:
Lost-N-Found Youth is an Atlanta, Georgia based nonprofit (501c3) that exists to end homelessness for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ+) and all sexual minority youth.https://lnfy.org/mission-and-history/
https://lnfy.org/mission-and-history/
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 16:40 (six years ago) link
i bought some brooks bros shirts recently and decided i'm only going to buy from brands that are 200 years or older
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 16:46 (six years ago) link
Fabrics from Mateen and Saeed fabrics on Walthamstow High st.patterns by Simplicity, folkwear, Burda and taking apart old pieces of clothing.& then cutting, construction, etc by me. When I can get myself together to do so.
Otherwise various charity shops for external coats.
Boots from leatherup or TKmaxx
― Stevolende, Tuesday, 29 May 2018 16:49 (six years ago) link
Any recommendations along the lines of Carrier Company or Old Town?
https://www.carriercompany.co.uk/collections/mens/products/norfolk-work-jackethttps://www.old-town.co.uk/collections/product/products/the-borough
― djh, Saturday, 11 August 2018 17:18 (six years ago) link
Nothing to suggest, but I am v interested too. I've always had trouble with trousers, but Old Town Plains feel like they've solved it. Cut suits me, great materials, hard wearing.
― woof, Saturday, 11 August 2018 20:18 (six years ago) link
Aye, a fan of Plains. Have that vague feeling I should wear something else on some days, though!
― djh, Saturday, 11 August 2018 21:04 (six years ago) link
I'd like to shop at H&M but I'm just too damn tall. Maybe if I was 5' 10" or something...
never really understood why H&M don't stock long leg jeans, there must be quite a lot of men who can't shop there because of that.
having gone shopping for jeans today, hard to give a shit about High St clothes shops going out of business when they don't stock anything that fits me anyway
― Colonel Poo, Saturday, 11 August 2018 22:01 (six years ago) link
XpJust remembered this - don’t know if you’ve seen it djh:http://dieworkwear.com/post/160521653624/the-spring-gardener-lookGood news: advising on brands similar to Old Town and Carrier coBad news: it’s basically Monty Don - shop the look.
― woof, Sunday, 12 August 2018 06:50 (six years ago) link
My bugbear with H&M (sure other stores do it as well) is the way they restock their seasonal wardrobes way too early. Try and buy a T-shirt or some beachwear in August and you won't find one because they've cleared out all that stuff to make way for the winter lines. Try and buy a woolly hat and scarf in February and you can't move for all the T-shirts and beachwear on display.
― the word dog doesn't bark (anagram), Sunday, 12 August 2018 10:08 (six years ago) link
Yeah I once needed to buy an emergency linen blazer for a wedding in August and was lucky enough that Austin Reed had one on the "80% off - sale ends tomorrow" rack.
― A Box of After Dinner Comics Shipped to Your House Each Month (seandalai), Sunday, 12 August 2018 16:48 (six years ago) link
X-posts. Thanks Woof. It looked like there might be some good links in there but I haven't managed to buy anything yet! I did recently order a Carrier Company suit (well, trousers and jacket) and the sizing didn't work for me (I've also tried a smock but I looked particularly silly).
The inclusion of Prince Charles in the dieworkwear post is a bit odd.
― djh, Monday, 13 August 2018 18:58 (six years ago) link
Old Town are slowly changing their "look". I'm kind of assuming that Plains are a core product that they'll always make.
― djh, Wednesday, 15 August 2018 22:00 (six years ago) link
Remarkably haven't managed to buy anything since reading that dieworkwear post though I am hankering after a new pair of Plains, possibly not in Engineer's Navy Stout Twill (which is my usual choice).
― djh, Tuesday, 21 August 2018 15:59 (six years ago) link
Yeah, I'm feeling the same and thinking about one of the stout twills. My navy linen plains have served very very well this summer (in fact, right now I'm on a long hot holiday and they've been great again). The grey flannel (I think they call it Yorkshire wool now) my other favourite - nice weight for chilly weather.
― woof, Tuesday, 21 August 2018 16:13 (six years ago) link
and haha djh in a late answer to your older questions - Have a Laboureur bleu de travail and it is a gorgeous colour and good material, but maybe I should have gone 2nd hand - it will take a lot to wear in and look natural. Got a j Keydge cord slack jacket off ebay a few months back that I like a lot. Too heavy to wear this summer, but looking forward to getting it out for autumn. if we ever meet, let's check in beforehand so we are not wearing identical outfits.
― woof, Tuesday, 21 August 2018 16:27 (six years ago) link
Honestly there’s lots of great clothes for free. Just gotta check the condition to make sure they’re legit. Usually where I get mine - unfortunately otherwise been wearing the same suits and shirts for what seems like 20 years
― Ross, Tuesday, 21 August 2018 18:15 (six years ago) link
^shoplifter
― Britain's Sexiest Cow (jed_), Tuesday, 21 August 2018 20:08 (six years ago) link
x-posts. I've got the brown Le Laboureur jacket. I did read that the specific colours have specific roles/meanings in France. I asked a French friend about this and he suggested that people would definitely wear the black one for church but otherwise he wasn't sure. I have a horrible feeling I'm rocking a toilet attendant-look.
― djh, Tuesday, 21 August 2018 20:19 (six years ago) link
Lots of UK shops stock Le Laboureur and Vetra jackets ... I'm wondering why their other products (particularly trousers) aren't widely stocked? Too *work wear*?
― djh, Thursday, 23 August 2018 20:35 (six years ago) link
For anyone who cares, here stocks Le Laboureur trousers (in black only). Really odd cut. Wide and then tapered abruptly in. I couldn't work out the functional (work-wear) explanation for the cut.
― djh, Friday, 14 September 2018 19:01 (six years ago) link
https://www.jcosmo.co.uk/
Has anyone noticed how well (or not) Le Laboureur's moleskin jackets wash?
― djh, Sunday, 30 September 2018 16:28 (five years ago) link
Can't help you I'm afraid - mine's the drill & I've only washed it once.
― woof, Monday, 1 October 2018 18:28 (five years ago) link
If only Old Town had a shop in London :(
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 1 October 2018 18:40 (five years ago) link
They regularly(ish) pop up in Spitalfields. Probably worth sending them an email. Labour & Wait have some limited stock, I think?? You can also return stuff if you order it in a standard size (ie. without alteration).
― djh, Monday, 1 October 2018 18:59 (five years ago) link
Excellent, I'll check out Labour and wait and send that email. Been putting off getting trousers for months so will do some work in getting what's right for me, for a change
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 1 October 2018 19:10 (five years ago) link
i am (embarrassingly) wearing an entirely uniqlo outfit right now, except for my shoes and undershirt― max, Friday, 22 January 2010 01:29 (eight years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
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feeling this post
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Monday, 1 October 2018 19:23 (five years ago) link
Just checked:
Our X-over dress, Unity Suit, Stanley jacket and Vauxhall trousers are on sale in a limited range of fabrics at Labour & Wait, 85, Redchurch St., London E2.
― djh, Monday, 1 October 2018 19:42 (five years ago) link
Unity suit, xyzzz! Go full Mao.
― woof, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 07:41 (five years ago) link
I feel like it’s really hard lately to find decently made, reasonably stylish clothing that looks right for an almost 40-yr-old but isn’t in that $200 heritage craft shirt category.
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Tuesday, 2 October 2018 13:41 (five years ago) link
I bought a Laboureur jacket from this garden centre for £59 a few months ago, although they seem to have put the price up a bit now: https://www.greatdixtershop.co.uk/PBSCProduct.asp?ItmID=18433439
― fetter, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 14:04 (five years ago) link