Last edited by Leer R. (2014-07-22 02:26:04)

you going down TC? I'm up west on The Row to see a tailor friend later so might stick my head in on the way back.

Open till half 6 I see.... probably get there around 17:47:39....

how do this one look? there's a 30% off sale right now
http://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=1007798&vid=1&pid=989788012

edit: was just browsing and this OCBD of theirs has a back collar button http://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=1007798&vid=1&pid=989788012

Last edited by alec (2014-12-10 21:23:37)

Good to hear T - glad you're happy with it!
Did get to The Real McCoys btw but can’t really see me doing any business…

It’s quite a pokey little place and any questions I asked were not met with an answer I’d be looking for….

Fookin’ EXPENSIVE TOO.. and I’ve been happily in bed with Buzz Rickson for years now…

SEE – new kids on the block have a lot to live up to…..ha ha….

If it ain’t broke……

Your're looking at 40 squid n upwards on their chambrays/sweats compared to Buzz..... and whilst they is nice, they ain't NICE-ER by any means...

Fella in store had a Size Large sweat on which looked way too big for him as well...either they come up v large then or there's not much to him underneath...he wasn't much smaller than me...

I tried on a lighter weight one in American Classics a few months back and needed an XL....much prefer the lighter weight neck stylee too tbh..

I asked which chinos had the biggest rise...may well have asked him where he stood on climate change on the Kaffeklubben Island..

It was just too painful really...

I said I liked your A-1 Leathers...he said I like the A-2s.....BUT I LIKE THE A-1s I came back with....

Probably called me a hoho once I'd left...

So everyone happy all round then...

All in a day's espionage, eh?

Did you size up one on the BR sweat? I.e. go large if you're a medium?

I know geez, I've seen some good-looking Tellason stuff I wouldn't mind trying but I am not that much of a collector or connoisseur that it is going to improve the look of my own old Levi's and Champion and Russell get-it-anywhere stuff on me ....

to a denim and sweats hound the fancier stuff is much more desirable, same for someone who wants a more precise fit with these casual items than I do but ...

I think with jeans and sweats and t-shirts and sneakers actually many times

cheaper is better.

I know the better sweats and jeans are made on special machines or use better material or have more features or better stitching .....

when I need to upgrade to a more upscale similar garment, I'd go with a wool sweater from Scotland or a cotton one from the USA.

I keep seeing some of the better hipster/heritage places offering expensive and special sweats ... I love the fact that many are USA-made, which makes me want them even more.

now I know better than to try to get my size with anything made in Japan or by LVC or Battenwear etc. because who wants a slim-fit sweat?  Velva-Sheen is too tight too ....

same with jeans ... slimming this stuff down cuts its functionality and is poor design regardless of its putative hotness 

and then I bust out my own everyday Russells and Champions and they look perfect and in fact are perfect, especially given what was paid for them ....

part of what makes these things great is the low cost ... to have the look for pennies ... if they get beaten up you get new ones .....

to me paying more for a sweatshirt than a Shetland sweater does not seem quite right but of course we in the States don't have the same easy access to good Shetlands at nice UK prices .....   

also: if you dig fancy sweats and jeans and they're your main thing Thee Captain Prince Among Men then you know it's all good and of course one can have a range of sweats and jeans from high to low, it's not necessarily one or the other .... you can have it all .

I am about to buy a few all kinds of sweatshirts, t-shirts, and my new fave style of sweater, and when I invest baby I'll report back ....

just saying I took the plain old Russell out for a spin last night and it slayed ......

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Who here likes hoodies?  I love them.  Some detest them ..... but they are part of the history and I go bonkers every time I see one in a great vintage Ivy or Americana photo, like I do when I see JFK's striped tennis crew socks ....

Last edited by stanshall (2014-12-11 13:10:03)

I hears what you say Gents and can only say that I too pine for an old decent knockabout sweat but I've not seen them and after the bobble hell of Uniqlo......AAAAAGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!

I just want summat that keeps its shape, fits well, washes well...and LASTS!!!

I have old Champions/Russel A's that still get an airing mind...

I should add too that I'm not really on a major mission here....the thread is for the "POIFECT SWEAT"...and as yes, I'm a sucker for silly details here construction wise, I'm happy to go looking....but I still maintain that Buzz rule currently...and I need no more for now...

It is much more up my alley of course than the search for the perfect sack as whilst I go in n out of that stuff, sweats n jeans will never leave me...

Prices do be stooopid for fancy denim today as well I'll add...but again, I've been lucky with LVC say over the years...the stuff I love is the least popular and I've always got it for great prices...There's been v little LVC in recent years I've really cared for tbh - it's really gone off the boil for me...

As I say, we all find a way to satisfy our needs, eh?!?

I like a hoodie too Stanislav - for the record.... Thank you please...

/\  I hear ya Tomiskinky ... you do this stuff so well, you and TC and Acton_Baby -- you know what the vintage details are ....

...  I think that plain old Champion Reverse Weaves of today do the trick perfectly well for me ....

.... after I posted I went trawling for good sweatshirts and I saw many beauties .....

I also like zip-front sweats and I saw some with a detail I crave - a brass two-way zipper ... but these guys were way up there ...

don't know Uniqlo but Kellsport is definitely on my wishlist, they make some unique items in the sweat world

... I was looking at $250 Japanese sweats and realizing that the Japanese size 4 would not be big enough for me even if I was okay with the price

but as I said above if you're a connoisseur and you're particular the expensive ones might be what you need ..... and you get good results with your clothes judging by your pics ....

I wasn't trying to be especially curmudgeonly, just saying holy smoke look what they charge for a better-quality sweatshirt, you could get a Shetland or two for that ....

carry on sir, you wear it well