quite like the look of the cord suit - have to check them out in the flesh.

Talking of BB - anybody had problems with the mail order from their website ?

I put in an order ofr a few things in the sale - so put in credit card details as normal - long number/dates/security no., all name and delivery details, etc...and then put the order through to deliver to the UK

BUT a few days later I get an email asking about the card issuer details and telephone number !?

....eg. i told them it was  an MBNA mastercard and the only number I had was the UK number off my statement.  Anyway I sent this off to them by return....and then....

I hear nothing for 4 weeks. I'm just expecting a parcel to be delivered.

So I chased them up the other day and get a response to say as they've not been able to contact the card issuer - they have cancelled my order ???(without even telling me)

Isn't that the point of credit cards - it's all processsed centrally - whether its Visa / Mastercard ?

It's just bizzare !!  - everything else I have bought from all over the planet at different types of businesses manage to process a credit card payment without having to contact an issuer by phone. I know it's not just me as they did the same thing to a mate's order but must have managed to contact a person and eventually put his order through.

Has anybody else found this problem with BB?

I've never had a problem, I use a Mastercard. The only problem I've had from the States was from the Mosaic website, as they were getting the expiry date mixed up.

Si Cheeba, you may find your parcel is sitting in customs.  I have that problem, within 48hrs of placing the order the package arrives in the Netherlands from San Francisco, then it sits in customs for 21 days.....

I feel like Brooks has totally missed the mark with the Levis collab.  First off I have seen the jeans in person and they don't look any different than the 50 buck Levis you can get anywhere.  They have that nasty faux fade treatment, and are not selvage.  Second, if Brooks is trying to tap into the heritage trend they had an OK idea in going with Levis, but dropped the ball in product development.  There is nothing "Americana" about these jeans (at least nothing more so than any other pair of jeans).

The new Brooks extra slim oxfords are nice though, and the new extra slim sport shirt oxfords in the new fall line have the abbreviated placket, gussets, and rounded coat front design found on the Black Fleece oxfords and Engineered Garments shirts.  Nice looking but with a shorter collar than most BB oxfords.

I'm just an old-fashioned girl...

I've written - mostly begging - letters to all sorts of people.  Only Paul Stuart disappointed.

I tried on the new flap pocket shirt the other day and was very disappointed - tiny collar, small flap pocket.  Not for me.

It was the Brooks Bros store in LA (Beverly Hills).  I had been really looking forward to these shirts too but they just seemed like J Crew shirts, not nice.

I quite like these Red Wing x Brooks chukkas that are avail now.  Commando sole seals the deal for me, tho I suspect is a dealbreaker for many.

http://www.brooksbrothers.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=525&Product_Id=1475150&Parent_Id=522&default_color=BROWN&sort_by&sectioncolor&sectionsize#

hopefully they will have instore when I drop in on saturday