Last edited by Prof Kelp (2009-12-17 09:10:26)
I have one very similar in pattern to the top photo. Handknit deal. The tag said it was done by a lady named Jean France. Interesting to know that sort of thing. Haven't worn it in a long time. Have to put it back into active service.
Yes. I'm thinking over a BD with a pair of jeans or brown cords and Dessies. Not cheap though so not a "whim purchase"
They do get pricey. Got mine at a pretty reasonable price back in '93 at Pringle's factory store in Inverness. I did a spring break trip to the UK. While most of my classmates were swilling margaritas at Cancun foam parties, I was driving up the Great North Road in a blizzard.
Last edited by AQG (2009-12-17 09:31:06)
I've collected a bunch of Arans in a few different colors. They are perfect for the damp weather in the NW.
I pair them with jeans, cords, chinos, button downs and turtlenecks.
Last edited by Kingstonian (2009-12-17 11:54:37)
Don't Yanks pay an awful lot of money for knitwear ?
They seem to have no concept of an inexpensive wool jumper. Everything is top dollar.
I wear them because they are warm. Don't give a hoot about lineage. No one is going to mistake me for Irish. Hint. Hint.
I appreciate this Arran:
http://www.arranwhisky.com/
^ I have a cask of that in bond on the island.
^The new style island whiskies i.e. Arran, Scapa and to a lesser degree Jura are superb. I will be getting some Arran and Scapa in over Christmas.
Last edited by Hard Bop Hank (2009-12-29 17:48:30)
Don't mention the war!
Honestly, I was only thinking about the terrible matching couple look. You do see this in Germany, though...
I remember buying one in the Irish shop in 1985 which was located quite close to the Burlington Arcade. My mention of being descended from Irish revolutionaries was not appreciated at the time. J Press has offered a handknit version for years. When I was at University in the mid 1970s they were important kit. Every kid who had traveled abroad brought one back and wore it with a down vest. An exotic look back then. I'm only 30 years behind the times when I wear the outfit.
ive got several. theyre issued to us blue-collar irish-americans at birth generally....as far as i can tell from movies, also popular with our cousins in south boston gangland. not really considered "ivy" here for that reason, more "unemployed electrician vomiting in tavern after st pats parade"