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#1 2013-11-05 12:09:54
- Yuca
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Pyjamas and dressing gown
This has got no ivy connection, as I don't have time (or the inclination) to wait for something from the US. However I'm sure this is a good place to solicit advice.
I need some quality pyjamas and a dressing gown, preferably not made in China (if that's possible these days). Nor can they be gratuitously expensive. They must be available from the UK (high st or online). Thanks.
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#2 2013-11-05 13:34:27
- TheExpandingMan
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Re: Pyjamas and dressing gown
Can you get Brooks Brothers stuff on your side of the pond?
Their pj's are pretty nice, but sadly made in PRC. I have a flannel pair and a plain cotton pair. The cotton are especially nice; no elastic in the waistband.
#3 2013-11-05 17:16:06
- Chet
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Re: Pyjamas and dressing gown
You might want to try Wood's of Shropshire Yuca. I need to buy pyjamas and a dressing gown as gifts, and they seem to have a decent selection:
http://www.woodsofshropshire.co.uk/
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#4 2013-11-06 01:57:47
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Re: Pyjamas and dressing gown
Pendleton do great robes. Derek Rose for pyjamas.
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#5 2013-11-06 02:10:30
- Axelist
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Re: Pyjamas and dressing gown
I would second Derek Rose, although they are quite expensive.
I also have one from BB, made in China, but really great -once you get used to the drawstring they have instead of an elastic band.
Just to get a repp..
#6 2013-11-06 03:17:26
- Lord Ivy
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Re: Pyjamas and dressing gown
Heartwarming to hear my favourite brand praised so fulsomely here. Why as I type this I am in my pink and mauve Winceyette Dereks and they are wonderfully warm and particularly comfortable around the orchestras.
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#7 2013-11-06 04:13:35
- Leer R.
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Re: Pyjamas and dressing gown
If you want to shell out money, Derek Rose. Fantastic stuff. If not, Made in Vietnam is the way to go - Marks and Spencer, very good for what you pay. But the really good stuff is Derek Rose. I would stay away from BB and the likes, as the expensive Made in England stuff there is probably Derek Rose, too - but more expensive. Same with Derek Rose slippers and all the slippers they have in the US - they all come out of the Draper of Glastonbury fabrication. And guess what? They are half the price if you buy them via Pediwear or Shoes International...
BTW, I would second Pendleton, too. Expensive, but very nice. But Pendleton robes you can get easily via the bay... used but much cheaper...
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#8 2013-11-06 04:19:36
- Leer R.
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Re: Pyjamas and dressing gown
BTW, real "Ivy" Pyjamas and Dressing Gowns always were Made in England stuff, apart from Pendleton stuff (which I wouldn't consider as Ivy, that's more Americana anyway)...
#10 2013-11-06 06:22:07
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Re: Pyjamas and dressing gown
Noel Coward was a charmer,
As a writer he was brahma,
Velvet, jackets and pyjamas,
The gay divorce and other dramas.
Van Gogh did some eyeball pleasers,
He must've been a pencil squeezer,
He didn't do the Mona Lisa,
That was an Italian geezer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPvRsLWlDXw
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#11 2013-11-06 06:24:13
- Moose Maclennan
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Re: Pyjamas and dressing gown
^
clever bastard!
#12 2013-11-06 08:53:01
- Oliver
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Re: Pyjamas and dressing gown
Vtg Pendletons and Beacon Blankets... Check eBay/Etsy!
O'Connell's has a nice pair of plaid flannels I've been eyeing also.
And I've got a few pairs of Paul Stewart pj's on sale (with added discount code) that weren't exactly cheap but not anywhere near the exorbitantly priced full msrp. I like 'em a lot.
#13 2013-11-06 14:44:06
- Yuca
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Re: Pyjamas and dressing gown
Went with D Rose. 2 pairs of pjs plus 1 dressing gown for 200 - expensive, but not the sort of things I can be bothered with getting on the cheap.
Hopefully mine by Friday.
Thanks for all advice.
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#14 2013-11-06 14:47:17
- Bop
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Re: Pyjamas and dressing gown
Primark pants and an electric blanket. Youll be in heaven
#15 2013-11-06 14:59:38
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Re: Pyjamas and dressing gown
I've found whatever is under my clothes works great.
"We close our sto' at a reasonable hour because we figure anybody who would want one of our suits has got time to stroll over here in the daytime." - VP of George Muse Clothing, Atlanta, 1955
#17 2013-11-07 00:36:18
- fxh
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Re: Pyjamas and dressing gown
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#18 2021-11-02 12:37:35
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Re: Pyjamas and dressing gown
Mine - rarely worn as it is an item of great beauty - is by Altman of New York. Very 'golden age' Ivy.
Up until a couple of years ago we were buying art glass from a dealer who also sold a certain amount of vintage clothing.
She told my wife that her instinct was it was exactly my kind of thing. A snip at £8.
It's crimson with small diamond shapes upon it and is made of some kind of post-war unnatural fibre.
My M&S gets a good deal more wear.