It's a good example that an ivy sack needn't resemble an actual sack.

Last edited by Leer R. (2013-03-21 23:09:44)

Well I don't think we were aiming for the same thing in the first place. Rooster's is a shorter, moddier look. I can't see anything wrong with it, other than the sleeve lenght.

Some great looks whilst i've been away, Vile nailing it again, Henry on it as ever, and Newbie Rooster looking sharp too.

For me it's a dress down day, been a rough week so going for a laid back feel.

Red wing beckmans
Lee 101s
white tee
Pendleton blackwatch b/d
Fairisle vest
Shawl collar pea coat
Gieves silk/wool scarf

We're here every few weeks it seems.  Is the jacket fitting like it is in that pic a matter of taste or of proper fit?

Hello, Devil's Advocate here.

I'm sure we can all appreciate where Leer is coming from. Perhaps the jacket isn't one size too small but I know most on here would consider it a size short. A size longer and the button stance would drop slightly and cover the visible belt line (something I always think looks naff). Or the rise could come up an inch? I know that isn't a popular option for mods but it would certainly look better with that jacket.

Sleeves as GW said an inch on the cuff would be good.

Shoulders are perfect. Colours are lovely.

Winter weight tweed jacket with Weejuns? There was disagreement on  whether that works yesterday or day before wasn't there? What do  the  posters involved say about the look now that it's in front of us?

The jackets a good fit, apart from the sleeves, the shortness of it is a matter of taste. The shoes look ok but dress shoes would look better I think. What do you think Liam?

Let us hark back to the Son of Odin's grilled kipper I say...

I hate rules...especially with clothes....in this case, I believe Rooster's cock has been a-doodled and if he's happy...we should all embrace the happiness and joy he has brought to the forum, and whilst we may all offer up a short prayer aside for the loss of his DNA sleeve in what I certainly hope wasn't too hot an initial wash - I always wash cold on anything first time round that I would crap myself over shrinking and then sit there like a sap for a few minutes stretching collar n cuff?!? - the young man seems to have found a look that he "digs man"...and at the end of the day, we dress for ourselves...he'll get into longer jackets probably ...and maybe go back to shorter after that...I think you have to...but I can't be the only one on here who will suddenly get really bored of a particular look and disregard it for a year or two...t'is the joy of clothes mein bruders....I've only started wearing loafers again in the last few years but am already not sure where I'll be going this summer..it's obviously easier the older you get as if you're a hoarder like me, then it's easier to change styles...
Also the older and bulkier you get, the comfort factor is a big issue - anything vaguely constricting now drives me crackers.... but when I was Rooster's age (you may of course be a vampire fella, but you look to still have youth on yer side...) I couldn't bear anything even slightly loose fitting... I guess what I'm trying to say is that it's not really what you wear (sometimes) but how you wear it...Attitude is everything!

Right, don't mind me...I've doughnuts to eat...

I hear what you're saying el capitan. No judgement on the Roosters look or style from me. He has his look and I have no doubt he knows exactly what he's doing with it.

H, too right. He certainly has his own look spot on. From an Ivy point of view the jacket may be too short
... for Mods perfectly reasonable.  I believe Leer only commented on the jacket from the Ivy side.

The jacket reminds me of the sack jackets Jason at Thick as Thieves made
Short neat and with just a touch of waist suppression. One click back from the Ivy fashions endlessly peddled in mags and blogs and miles better for it... but much prefer the jacket in your post.

Lovely shot that btw Henry.

That's a much better look and fit, and the roll on the shirt is perfect. The tie bar looks a bit too perfectly placed and ornamental for me, but that's a pet peeve of mine.