Mercer has two shades of chambray cloth in charcoal and deep blue. I think they've also got some ugly preppy turquoise for goofy looking jerks too. Anyhow, I've received swatches of the charcoal and blue and I dig the latter as a casual summer shirt. It's got an old wax crayon kinda shade and the cloth is fairly lightweight. I'll probably have one made eventually in a full or half-sleeve popover, but I'm not crazy about the colors with a dressier look. The charcoal is much too dark to wear with a tie. Only Gambinos and waiters at Olive Garden dress like that (dark shirt with tie). The denim color might look cool with a sloppy cord sack but I see it as more of a summer cloth and that blue shouts beach or barnyard to me. I just think an oxford cotton looks way better with tweed.

Last edited by Oliver (2016-10-17 18:22:34)

The first incarnation of the Lean Garments chambray was a good version of the denim shirt.

hehe!

It feels just a little too 1990s via Eddie Bauer for my tastes.

Gotta agree, It's not so much the cost of the item but the charges that means buying from the US is less appealing than it was. If it's a one off item or if a seller marks down the price then I'll happily buy.

Maybe next time I visit the US I will organise myself better to buy things and get them posted to where I am staying.

Back on thread, I have the indigo Lean Garments button down, might wear it today little slim in the body but as it was a cheap shirt I don't mind that too much, do they have any end of stock left?

140 quid each is already serious money in my book! I'm sure Brooks BDs never used to cost that much (i.e. inflation-adjusted prices).

The glory days of UK ivy are over. I'm just glad I came along early enough to get some good stuff.

JS has the Gymphlex button down in chambray and denim at the mo', not a great collar but passable and the sizing is a bit odd.

Worth investigating at the Jazz Fest book launch perhaps ?

Woof might well disapprove of the button-down, made in the USA denim shirt that was handed to me by a courier early this afternoon.  It has a fairly meagre collar but at least the buttons are not Nashville yee-ha.  Again, this is for dossing around spending far too much time talking shit on here, reading American detective novels, watching DVDs and stroking my ancient cat behind her left ear.

All for camping it up.