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#1 2021-12-07 04:55:05
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Van Heusen 417
Anybody have any? I recently got hold of two at a price too good to ignore. Something like a fiver for the pair. They're only 60-40 polycotton Oxfords, but that notwithstanding I've been very impressed. Good feel to the material, accurate/non Alpha sizing and a good collar roll. Not sure how old they are, but single needle tailoring and Made In USA suggest early 80s at the latest I'm guessing?
Confession: I've always struggled to determine definitively if a collar is lined or not. These have a slight crinkle to the touch, but still roll beautifully. One is blue candy stripe. The other pink.
“I have never listened to anyone who criticised my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room.”
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#2 2021-12-07 05:04:26
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Re: Van Heusen 417
A fiver? Where? Where?
No, SB, I think you've done well. I bought a couple of USA-made Brooks about a fortnight ago. They have the most horrible collars you can imagine but they were under £10 the pair. My criteria: do they deserve a wooden coat hanger?
I do see Van Heusen from time to time (once owned one of their Taiwanese 'arringtons in natural), just as I sometimes see old Arrow. Confession: I cancelled an old Geoffrey Scott the other week on Ebay because price/shipping/customs I thought too high for poly/cotton. Some on here will not touch them. Others - I think Moose in the dim and distant past - didn't object. But my USA-made RA sweatshirt is poly/cotton and I love it. Just over a tenner.
SB, you'll soon know whether you've 'taken' to these shirts or not after two or three wearings/washings.
#3 2021-12-07 05:09:51
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Re: Van Heusen 417
I think they from eBay.
“I have never listened to anyone who criticised my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room.”
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#4 2021-12-07 05:24:03
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Re: Van Heusen 417
^ Lucky chap. My Brooks were, too. Not sure they'll hang around long, though.
#5 2021-12-07 05:45:23
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Re: Van Heusen 417
Do you know, SB, the very name Van Heusen takes one back to a different, more reassuring world. VH, Hathaway, Austin Reed. There are others.
#6 2021-12-07 07:18:28
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Re: Van Heusen 417
There's a rather nice 417 Madras on Ebay, but in the US. I admit to a definite weakness for Madras shirts.
#7 2021-12-07 10:17:53
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Re: Van Heusen 417
Me too. Pity eBay's ridiculous default international shipping renders almost all US clothing too expensive to be worth the effort nowadays.
“I have never listened to anyone who criticised my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room.”
Ray Bradbury
#8 2021-12-07 12:33:15
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Re: Van Heusen 417
It can get slightly frustrating. I do endless searches for USA-made items being sold here in the UK. There's just about enough to keep me satisfied. Recently I've had Brooks, Woolrich, Ralph Lauren, Russell Athletic, Campus. Not too bad. I do set a lot of store by those words 'Made In The USA'. I bought many, many items from American sellers until about ten years ago, then customs got busy. I even got stung on a scarf. Absurd. Anyway, I'm banned until the New Year - by my wife.