Alan Paine originally manufactured in Godalming, Surrey. There was a ‘factory shop’ in the town that sadly closed a few years ago. Luckily I got some nice pieces in there while it was still going.

Am tempted to pick up another of their corduroy ivy jackets....though, perhaps not entirely surprisingly, I'm not convinced they wear too well as for me they lose a little shape (and the linen jacket is all over the place, needing regular pressing)

^Stax, They are. I posted on Monday having visited "yesterday"  what was the Sunday.

They have just posted a pic on Insta showing the pop-overs. I forgot to mention the lovely Miles green Oxford version.

JS offering Hoxton sta press trousers at £89. A quick search and I found them on offer for £79. Not sure they are for me anyway. I'm going for high rise these days. I can't understand slim fit, low-mid rise, tight fitting etc when many people I see are on the big size

Ematt, from what I can remember, don't iron your sta press trousers.

Pendleton shirt in the Beach boy style now available from JS. £250!
I wore my Pendleton shirt (bought from Stax) yesterday with a white t shirt and khaki chinos. I had a Champion baseball cap on. 70 going on 20 years old.Ha

Yes mate, although the missus wasn't so convinced about my 'rig' even when I showed her that the JS offering was £250.

New Ivy jackets online at JS

I too have more than a full Ivy jacket set and only I buy jackets that have something distinctive in fabric such as Austrian loden or Donegal flecks.
Even then, I could not make quite an effort in my work style and nobody would care.
I am pleased for those buying these jackets for the first time.

I think all of us old Ivyists are in the same boat as far as Ivy jackets are concerned, we've collected them over the years, they don't wear out, and they suit out dress style,
I think I'd only be tempted if they produce a summer cotton jacket in khaki,
BTW: I was looking at an email from Kamakura in Japan and they now produce a couple of Ivy jackets in grey tweed and green corduroy, US495, they look very good, but of course it would be a faff around to return them if the fit wasn't suitable,

On Sunday I visited John's.

What immediately struck me was that in these days of either too tight/too short tailoring or baggy and shapeless casual wear John Simons remains a bastion for timeless, elegant menswear.

On display were the reassuring mix of button downs, sack jackets and loafers.

Since my last visit they have launched their latest collection of Ivy Jackets. Number of options available including cord, tweed and hopsack but the one that stood out was a Johnstons Of Elgin cashmere.

This year rather than scratchy Harris Tweed they have used Abraham Moon tweed. It's much softer and in my opinion having previously bought the Harris sits better.

Other things of note were the BD Baggies flannel shirts. Again, very soft material. The olive green looked good when paired with the Vetra olive green cord jacket.

I believe a lot more is to come in.

Stax,

You know me well. Yes, I was overcome by temptation.

I ended up with Vetra trousers in olive to go with the cord jacket I purchased last month.

I'm really pleased with the jacket. It's got this slouchy thing going for it. 

As I've never purchased anything olive before it was a bit outside of the Singer Blue comfort Zone. I've been wearing it with navy chinos or jeans with merino polos in burgundy and blue.

I've decided to now wear it as an occasional, relaxed fit suit with Paraboot loafers.

I also purchased a Uniqlo olive merino polo shirt that pairs perfectly with the jacket - might be too much Olive if worn with the suit.

My key acquisition this fall is going to be grey trousers. I have several pairs of wool or wool/cashmere Polo trousers but they're too heavy for the mild winters we now have.

I'm thinking about something like  a 10oz wool material.

I was down in "that London" at the weekend.

Obviously, being weak of will power, I visited JS.

The shop goes from strength to strength. The new check tweeds are superb. Two were wool and one cashmere. each one has its own merits.

As the merino is a slightly thicker cloth anyone interested may need to size up.

Alvey - did your willpower hold up or did you cave in ? !!