Here I sit with cobwebs in my hair for I have been up into the Ivy attic on a mission for Mrs Street & totally by accident in an old suitcase I have found THE MISSING SHIRTS!!!!
Laundered by Jeeves of Belgravia around '90 and still in their laudry bags, presumed lost in the move to the country in 2000, 18 of my old BDs are now restored to yours truly once more.
(This shows the disgusting scale of my '80s spending that I could leave so many shirts in their laundry bags for 10 years and then mislay them moving house.)
4 Troy Shirtmakers Guild.
4 J. Press flap pockets.
2 Brooks.
8 Sero Purists.
The first of these shirts will be unveiled on Mr. Weejuns blog as soon as I get the thing to him. It will remain unopened until I get it to him & he can then do with it as he wishes. Ultimately it will go to Mr. Jantzen & be our template for the Repro-Sero project.
It's a little worn Sero Purist from J. Simons from the mid to late 80's. White. A work of art.
Other shirts wil be unveiled over time.
I really must clear out that attic...
J.
That is insane.
I know what it's like to get a 'barn find' in someone else's 'attic' but in your own!??
wow
And you get them first!
No BS - This is a real Howard Carter moment for me. If I blogged or had a camera that could do it I'd bore you all to death with this.
The Troy's a new one for me. I've seen passing references on this board to their shirts but I'd love to hear more about the details. A thicker shirt? Slimmer? Pocket? They don't make them anymore, right? This stuff is so nerdy but I love hearing about it.
I believe O'Connell's may still have old stock Troy with pictures up under their "customer pictures" section.
Exciting.
Are they not 'wearers' Russ?
I think Russell wants to do the whole Howard Carter Tutankhamen thing and have the shirt 'mummies' ceremoniously unwrapped and photographed before being put back to use!
Last edited by TheWeejun (2009-03-26 03:45:58)
You gotta be careful with those old Seros. A week after I opened mine, a cobra ate my canary.
Just sayin'.