Liam Mac wrote:

As colourful as I get I think today;

Yellow/white candy stripe Brooksgate madras BD
Navy raglan sleeve cardigan
Stone twill US made Levis 519's tapered to a 14" bottom/no break/12"rise
Off white Wool/cotton ragg socks
white US made Vans (probably about the 5th time I've worn these and feeling a bit precious even though I know they aren't of any great vintage)

Nice and neat 8-4-2 and clean shaven.

Sounds real nice, Liam.

Liam Mac wrote:

I never wear jeans with a jacket I have to say but that sounds just about right to me. I like dark green sta prest with burgundy Weejuns but that's about as daring as I go, these days  colour wise. I'm far more conservative than you Lee, I think. But if it's one thing I can admire it's braver souls than myself so more power to you.

You said you were in your 50's on another thread, right? How long has Ivy been an influence for you Lee? I guess you have been a mod for years, has Ivy (even if you didn't call it that) been a part of your wardrobe for a while too? I'm interested because we often talk here about people feeling their way unknowingly towards The Look for a long time. Is this your experience?

As colourful as I get I think today;

Yellow/white candy stripe Brooksgate madras BD
Navy raglan sleeve cardigan
Stone twill US made Levis 519's tapered to a 14" bottom/no break/12"rise
Off white Wool/cotton ragg socks
white US made Vans (probably about the 5th time I've worn these and feeling a bit precious even though I know they aren't of any great vintage)

Nice and neat 8-4-2 and clean shaven.

Thanks for the compliments! Wow! I love the sound of that madras...Your Levi's sound like Bedford 'fog' big E's?

I was influenced from a very young age. My Dad was/is a 'Modernist'. He was going to the jazz clubs in Soho in the late 1950's before Modernism morphed into Mod.
He never wore an off the peg suit, he always had them made. He also had his shirts made by a local tailor. So style and the appreciation of a good cloth and cut have been handed down from him. There are some fantastic photos of me when I was a baby. They were taken in my grandparent's back garden in S.E. London. In the photos,my Dad and my uncles are wearing some very nice gear indeed. Italian knitwear, soft shouldered blazers and jackets etc..
Our family has always been 'into' music. My grandfather was an opera nut but my Dad and my uncles were well into jazz.THey were also into The Kinks, The Stones, The Who, Ray Charles, Georgie Fame ...the usual stuff. Notice that I didn't mention The Beatles? There were rows about who were better; The Beatles,Stones,Kinks....games of cribbage were ruined because of these rows ;-).

During the late 1970s/early 1980s  when the mod revival was happening ,I became bored with the 'sheep-like' way that so called mods dressed so much alike. That is not what Mod/Ivy is about. It should be a statement of individualism...within certain  peramiters. During this time, Covent Garden was being transformed from a run-down fruit market into a shopping area. Shops such as American Calssics and Flip opened up there. I would trawl through these shops picking up American made clothes for pennies...well almost. I bought about half a dozen pair of Levi 505s and 501 Big E for about £5 a pair!. Then John SImons opened up in Covent Garden and all my dreams came true...and I haven't looked back since.
There's so much more that I can tell you about this...If ever there is a meet-up in or close to LondonI would love to come along...

Last edited by Lee (2012-05-05 14:06:56)

It's bit unseasonably nippy out  so...

Moore's of Canada dark brown Scottish tweed jacket
Brooks brothers OCBD
Highland snuff coloured wide wale flat front cord trousers
Burlington brown and burgundy argyle socks
Crockett and Jones -   'Nicely weathered,10 year old'  tan, scotch grain storm-welted dainite derbys.

Last edited by Lee (2012-05-06 14:52:33)

LL Bean oxford (blue with pink butcher stripe), Paul Stuart 3" silk knit in olive, brown Donegal fleck tweed sack (1970s, patch pockets, hooked vent), J.Press chinos (8.25" bottom, 2" cuff), Alden color 8 shell plain toe bluchers, yellowish tan socks.

We're having April in May. Camelhair blazer and big fat bastards, plus the Norwegian Sweater tie. In haste.

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Dark Navy Baracuta G9 Harrington Jacket
White Hanes Beefy T-Shirt
Sand/Khaki Red Herring Chinos
Oatmeal-Flecked Ribbed Socks
Dark Navy Keds Anchor Chukkas

steve mcqueen fan wrote:

No shirt, Lee?

Oops! Well spotted that man..

Amendment

Dark Navy Baracuta G9 Harrington Jacket
White Hanes Beefy T-Shirt
Lands End 'Cornflower' Blue Madras short sleeve BD
Sand/Khaki Red Herring Chinos
Oatmeal-Flecked Ribbed Socks
Dark Navy Keds Anchor Chukkas

Last edited by Lee (2012-05-09 07:04:47)

steve mcqueen fan wrote:

Is it a new one? Whatta ya think of them?

It is a new one. I'm really pleased with it. Genuine  Indian Madras with a decent roll to the collar.

Last edited by Lee (2012-05-09 07:16:15)

muggy day here in the smoke.

PS seersucker sportcoat
uniqlo b.d polo
Dockers D0 trouser
Florsheim imperials
Out of shot cream trilby and grey Albam mac

Tomiskinky wrote:

muggy day here in the smoke.

PS seersucker sportcoat
uniqlo b.d polo
Dockers D0 trouser
Florsheim imperials
Out of shot cream trilby and grey Albam mac

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I wish that I had worn my seersucker jacket...It is quite muggy.

It has been a while.

Thin Repp - Looks great.

Tomiskinky wrote:

muggy day here in the smoke.

PS seersucker sportcoat
uniqlo b.d polo
Dockers D0 trouser
Florsheim imperials
Out of shot cream trilby and grey Albam mac

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8159/7169 … 8908b2.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8148/7169 … ce4276.jpg
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Tom,

I bought one of those Uniqlo button downs after seeing a post by your goodself. Haven't tried it yet but it looks a little on the small side but with my impending diet going into operation it may well turn out to be a good fit in a month or so.

Richard Bergman wrote:

I bought one of those Uniqlo button downs after seeing a post by your goodself. Haven't tried it yet but it looks a little on the small side but with my impending diet going into operation it may well turn out to be a good fit in a month or so.

Not cut for those carrying a little extra timber, but i like them, good simple everyday utility item, might pick up a couple more.