Just seen a couple of pairs of Halrin on sale on line. Poly/cotton slacks and nice, inexpensive Madras trews. Would make excellent shorts. In the US of course. I'm interested.
Weejun, I wouldn't have the guts either - and I wore some funny stuff in my teens, enough to get me into a few scrapes. Why is, though, that a foot or so more of the same cloth makes such a difference? (all right, more than a foot). Why is something nice for a shirt but not necessarily for a jacket?
We are talking about a time when wearing a pink shirt was still considered peculiar!
Brooks Brothers chinos - Clark cut but a little baggy now because I've lost weight and had them taken in a few inches.
Weejuns - early 90's, made in USA. Stripped the shine off 'em and have been using brown polish.
Navy surcingle from Press (by Leather Man Ltd.). The stretchy kind with the cheap fittings.
Yellow university stripe oxford cloth button-down. From Rugby (RL). Trim fit, locker loop and button on the back of the collar. The sleeves were cut for a gorilla, so I took it to my Korean seamstress who transformed it to a proper half-sleeve.
Clear Anglo-American 406 frames on the face (45mm).
a frayed blue / white graph check brooks bros bd
beige chino shorts
navy / burgundy canvas belt
land's end dessies
chestnut brown linen flat cap, wigens of sweden
basically i've been living in dessies. chino shorts, lightweight cotton, madras or linen bd's for the last three weeks. + 32°c even now (10 pm local time) over here.. sweaty sweaty.
Khaki D1, silver grey lacoste polo, sand suede docksteps. Light blue oxford 3/2 roll jacket - freaking hot here, but I prefer a bit of LS when riding my scooter.
Heikki, I imagine you in a cloud of mosquitos, but I think that's only in the countryside?
..mostly, but in the cities as well, as soon one steps out of the inner city areas. my backyard is full of 'em buggers.
todays:
white ocbd
beige chinos
same belt as yesterday
black sebago beefrolls
no socks
overgrown college boy haircut
Like the sound of those black Sebago.
Wearing my pale yellow McGregor Drizzler over pale blue Brooks shirt (modest spread collar and sleeve monogram - all right, Flusser?). The Drizzler was my £2.99 Ebay bargain before the postage rates went through the roof, and came with a little history. The seller had worn it off-duty whilst serving with the USAAF in Suffolk during the 1950s, and I like to think it might have made the occasional trip into Soho. A good alternative to a G9 on a day threatening, well... drizzle...
Like the sound of that drizzler rrp.. and with such provenance.! post a pic!
I only wish I had the technical suss, NV. But, as the cannibal surrounded by heaps of bones in the Charles Addams cartoon says, "I'm an old man now, lads, and all I've got is my memories..."
Yes, I had a nice e-mail from the seller. Quite nice, McGregor. I sold an Anti-Freeze last year for good money.
Ask the kids... Where were you lucky enough to get the anti-freeze. ?
Ebay, NV. I got for nothing, don't ask why - one of those vagaries that sometimes happens on Ebay - like the time I got sent a buckshee Brooks linen jacket because the seller felt she'd misdescribed the colour of the tweed jacket I'd bought from her. The Anti-Freeze is really for a younger guy: 'Americana' rather than 'Ivy'. The more interesting Mcgregor item is the 'Ram', which looks a bit like a shortie, padded, cotton duffle coat, with metal toggles. A good friend of mine says it has a Japanese influence about it. It was about $10 in 2008. I saw it whilst browsing one Sunday morning, fell for the schtick about Chet Baker having worn one and Bought-It-Now. I sometimes wear it on nippy days over a Paul Stuart crewneck Shetland.
The 'ram'! that sounds great. Ive never seen it, Idont think.
I'm not sure that anyone has except Lloyd Johnson.
Purist candy stripe
Old Alan Paine navy blue cashmere jumper
Workhorse Bean jeans
Navy blue Falke socks
'Orrible Pavers for now...
Gant Salty Dog short sleeve, RL Bermudas, Chucks, fresh Princeton cut... changing into something warmer, because I see some dark clouds
* grey mtm wool trousers
* light blue open neck shirt (?)
* navy blue/white polka-dot pocketsquare with navy/white striped border (tie rack)
* navy cravat with white tiny white polka dots (tie rack)
* Bone patterned sportscoat. 30% silk 70% wool. (Burberry)
* black George Materna handmade shoos.
* black belt
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Old Troy Guild
Levis chinos
Weston loafers
A look I am favouring, mostly for indoors at the moment, is a maroon cashmere v-neck over button-down, with plain shorts. It can also be walked down to the shops in between showers. Another look I intend to try is one once mentioned by Gibson Gardens, of shorts worn with seersucker jacket.