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#1 2019-05-26 15:07:00
- SanchoPanza
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Madras shorts
Since summer is approaching I need some new shorts and this year I will go with madras. Is there any contemporary brand that sell some good ones or is Ebay the only alternative?
#2 2019-05-26 15:16:57
- Berkeley_Breathes
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Re: Madras shorts
O'Connell's sells madras shorts that I'm sure are excellent. J. Press is selling some nice-looking madras shorts at the moment too, for about $30 cheaper... However, there are lots of options kicking around on eBay, mainly old RL stuff but some older things occasionally as well...
"The only comment a gentleman’s outfit should generate is that he is properly dressed for the occasion" - Calvin Trillin
#3 2019-05-26 22:53:02
- stanshall
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Re: Madras shorts
madras shorts are a pleasure of summer to be sure, just maybe you don't want to wear the same pair every day, unlike your solid cottons
I like these:
http://www.oconnellsclothing.com/O-Connell-s-Plain-Front-Madras-Bermuda-Shorts-Navy-and-Olive-PSA123.html
https://jpressonline.com/collections/casual-trousers-1/products/cotton-madras-classic-shorts-teal-wht
"bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay"
#4 2019-05-26 23:46:12
- Berkeley_Breathes
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Re: Madras shorts
^ A+ selections stan!
"The only comment a gentleman’s outfit should generate is that he is properly dressed for the occasion" - Calvin Trillin
#5 2019-05-27 02:58:24
- Treble Clef
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Re: Madras shorts
I got a pair of patchwork Jpress last year and the quality was pretty poor. Uneven stitching and plastic zip.
#6 2019-05-27 05:21:06
- Sid Ford
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Re: Madras shorts
Gotta say I think charging over $100 for a pair of shorts is taking the piss.
Always lots of new (with and without tags) Ralph Lauren madras shorts on eBay
#8 2019-05-27 09:07:50
- Berkeley_Breathes
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Re: Madras shorts
"The only comment a gentleman’s outfit should generate is that he is properly dressed for the occasion" - Calvin Trillin
#10 2019-05-30 11:04:00
- CuffNoBreak
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Re: Madras shorts
I would second RL. Loads about on eBay (I got some for about £20 NWT), and they’re well cut with a decent rise in the classic fit.
#11 2019-06-03 03:18:06
- SanchoPanza
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Re: Madras shorts
Then I have to go on a hunt for the perfect ones. Thanks for the tips guys!
#13 2019-06-04 10:13:59
- stanshall
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Re: Madras shorts
"bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay"
#14 2019-06-04 13:07:06
- Goodyear welt
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Re: Madras shorts
Rocking traditional, current and classic Italian Ivy since 2011.
#15 2019-06-04 13:32:07
- Berkeley_Breathes
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Re: Madras shorts
"The only comment a gentleman’s outfit should generate is that he is properly dressed for the occasion" - Calvin Trillin
#16 2019-06-05 05:17:17
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Re: Madras shorts
"As I looked out into that night sky, with all those infinite stars, it made me realise how unimportant they are"
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#17 2019-06-05 16:03:28
- stanshall
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Re: Madras shorts
"bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay"
#18 2019-08-04 01:58:12
- Horace
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Re: Madras shorts
I have a couple of pairs. Somehow I feel that unless it's the right region - and those seem somewhat more limited these days -- these things are falling into costume or pastiche.
I also wonder -- just in general -- if popularization hasn't killed a certain something about our chosen togs. Yes, I know they were once mainstream. And then less so. But the vulgarization by chains, and corporate dress, and changing work mores, and whatnot. Even the internet. There used to be a code. Maybe it got cracked. Or maybe I'm cracked and sounding more like Tom222 now...I sure as hell hope not.
""This is probably the last Deb season...because of the stock market, the economy, Everything..." - W. Stillman.
#19 2019-08-05 12:42:00
- stanshall
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Re: Madras shorts
"bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay"
#20 2020-03-25 13:24:43
- IvebeentoDuluth
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Re: Madras shorts
First and foremost let me apologise for the necropost. I am on the lookout for madras shorts to be procured within the confines of the European Union. But with one caveat! I do not wish to employ the services of Ebay Inc.
Is that a popped collar or are you just happy to see me?
#21 2020-03-25 14:07:34
- stanshall
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Re: Madras shorts
"bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay"
#22 2020-03-25 14:43:57
- Berkeley_Breathes
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Re: Madras shorts
"The only comment a gentleman’s outfit should generate is that he is properly dressed for the occasion" - Calvin Trillin
#23 2020-03-26 06:42:45
- IvebeentoDuluth
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Re: Madras shorts
Is that a popped collar or are you just happy to see me?
#24 2020-04-01 03:29:08
- IvebeentoDuluth
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Re: Madras shorts
Oh man! Lands End got a pair of madras shorts on their US site. With 40% off I thought that I would save some money. Nope. 45 bucks to have them shipped to where I live.
Am I being stingy? 3-4 years ago I bought a couple of shirts from the US site but I never paid that much for shipping.
Is that a popped collar or are you just happy to see me?
