Re: Suits : Wed Nov 30, 2011 10:05 pm  

Dave Lister wrote: I'm leaning away from a suit now and I'm instead on the lookout for a tweed jacket. Anyone got any experience of http://www.vintagewhistles.co.uk? I've also found this shop on eBay: http://stores.ebay.co.uk/THE-ENGLISH-SQ ... 4340.l2563 Some extremely reasonable prices, almost seems too good to be true considering the price of new jackets, which I appreciate are a rip off in most cases. If you can't find a decent Savile Row tweed at reasonable money, then go for a Harris Tweed or a Donnegal at a push. They're woven by crofters and if you look hard, there's some stunning Harris patterns

Dave Lister wrote: I'm leaning away from a suit now and I'm instead on the lookout for a tweed jacket. Anyone got any experience of http://www.vintagewhistles.co.uk? I've also found this shop on eBay: http://stores.ebay.co.uk/THE-ENGLISH-SQ ... 4340.l2563 Some extremely reasonable prices, almost seems too good to be true considering the price of new jackets, which I appreciate are a rip off in most cases. If you can't find a decent Savile Row tweed at reasonable money, then go for a Harris Tweed or a Donnegal at a push. They're woven by crofters and if you look hard, there's some stunning Harris patterns

Re: Suits : Wed Nov 30, 2011 10:07 pm  

At the moment I'd kill for Nucky Thompson's wardrobe, if it wasn't for that skinny bastad Steve Buscemi

Re: Suits : Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:18 am  

cod'ead wrote:

I've currently got snipes in on two eBay items that are currently on 99p and from the crap listings, I doubt they'll go much higher.

One down, one to go.

Just won an auction for two BNWT Seaward & Stearn silk ties at their starting price of 99p

Re: Suits : Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:34 am  

Dave Lister wrote: I'm leaning away from a suit now and I'm instead on the lookout for a tweed jacket. Anyone got any experience of http://www.vintagewhistles.co.uk? I've also found this shop on eBay: http://stores.ebay.co.uk/THE-ENGLISH-SQ ... 4340.l2563 Some extremely reasonable prices, almost seems too good to be true considering the price of new jackets, which I appreciate are a rip off in most cases. Oh, now you've done it ... I hadn't seen The English Squire. I can now imagine me turning up at a client's site in a Norfolk jacket ... or maybe not. Had a look at Bookster? at ---> http://www.tweed-jacket.com/ Some nice tweed cloth there.

Dave Lister wrote: I'm leaning away from a suit now and I'm instead on the lookout for a tweed jacket. Anyone got any experience of http://www.vintagewhistles.co.uk? I've also found this shop on eBay: http://stores.ebay.co.uk/THE-ENGLISH-SQ ... 4340.l2563 Some extremely reasonable prices, almost seems too good to be true considering the price of new jackets, which I appreciate are a rip off in most cases. Oh, now you've done it ... I hadn't seen The English Squire. I can now imagine me turning up at a client's site in a Norfolk jacket ... or maybe not. Had a look at Bookster? at ---> http://www.tweed-jacket.com/ Some nice tweed cloth there.

Re: Suits : Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:35 am  

James Mason at his finest.

The Shooting Party

Re: Suits : Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:59 am  

WIZEB wrote:

James Mason at his finest.

The Shooting Party

He would have looked good in the 1950s vintage Moss Bros bespoke Crombie overcoat I'm currently flopping out.



Cut on military lines with full-working cuffs, football buttons etc etc

Re: Suits : Thu Dec 01, 2011 11:14 am  

Another Yorkshire lad was James Mason.
Once had a chat with him on platform 1 at Wakefield Westgate.
Yes, I am that old.

He was, of course, immaculately dressed.
I'd put money on his suit having been woven in Huddersfield.

Re: Suits : Thu Dec 01, 2011 12:14 pm  

El Barbudo wrote:

Another Yorkshire lad was James Mason.

I'd put money on his suit having been woven in Huddersfield.

Possibly supplied by Dugdale Bros out of Huddersfield.

They weren't anywhere nearly as established as the outfit I worked for in London in the mid 80's but Dugdales daughter 'Bobby' used to come down to the smoke and rep for them around the West-end.

She was rather trim, and in her mid-20's, similar age to me, and I regularly bumped into her at shared customers.

I walked into Vigos Wine bar round the corner from Savile Row one mid-week afty and she was in there, deep in conversation with Edward Sexton (he had his own outfit on Savile Row and thought he was the bees knees), who was obviously sniffing round her, filling her full of bollox.
She'd obviously had a couple of vinos and I was stood at the bar and it wasn't long before she was rubbing her stillettos up and down my suit trouser leg. (this sounds better than Mills & Boon ).

Anyway, cut a long story short, we ended up in the Piccadilly Hotel, across the road on Regent Street, about 4pm in the afternoon banging the fook out of each other.

Plus she paid for the room on her daddys piece of plastic.

Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesult!!!

Re: Suits : Thu Dec 01, 2011 12:52 pm  

Can anyone namee some good quality branded double cuff shirts?

Re: Suits : Thu Dec 01, 2011 12:56 pm  

Can anyone name some good quality branded double cuff shirts?