So JS used to sell Saville Row Co shirts for a while and I had him recommend them to me personally as a cheap but right BD. Outsourced I'm sure....

How is Astorflex okay but other brands not? It seems to be whether you like it or not.

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I went in the Kingston Uniqlo last week looking for some ‘trackie bottoms’ as they call them in Liverpool. They didn’t have the cotton, or, if you want to be pedantic, 95% cotton/5% polyester ones that I like. They pnly had the full polyester versions that I can’t tolerate.

Uniqlo are good for basic sweatshirts and polos and trackie bottoms.


But I did notice that they had good looking lambswool crew neck sweatersthat were quite Shetlandesqe with saddle shoulders and a ribbed neck. They were a bit on the thin side although that might mean they were more wearable in today’s aircon world. They were good value for £25, if you can live with the Chinese manufacturing bit.

What about Aldi budget pasta?

Haven't been to Uniqlo for a while. If I'm at Stratford Westgate it's one of the few shops I visit. Over the years I've bought socks,boxer shorts, t shirts, a parka type of coat,merino wool jumpers, selvedge jeans. All made in China cheap and cheerful. I get a kick out of shopping for clothes and getting a bargain. A few years back I thought I detected that they had a young ivy vibe going on that might appeal to cash strapped students.
Haven't shopped in Aldi for some time. I remember buying a bottle of gin from there that won in blind tasting competition against expensive brands.

Lidl Queen Margot 3 year old blended scotch is the bargain spirit offering.

Pleased to see Kingers again, over here, getting to the heart of the matter.  'Old School' 'TI' like Chris_H, Brideshead and Richmond Hill.

I haven't seen their Kingstonian Socks - great name though! I shall seek them out.

Whisky is for losers. Ivyists drink grappa.

Grappa is shite - along with most schnapps and Poire Willem.

You try to look grateful when it is offered for free at the end of a meal in an Italian ski resort.

The glorification of all things Mediterranean is complete wank.

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Woof, yes same sort of thing.

I do like Austrian Stroh rum which has a very artificial taste, but its not a ‘lifestyle’ beverage.

Not the drink of choice for flaneurs and boulevardiers.

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^ I like the candles

Kingers is funny.  I experienced no great hardship going from a camping holiday in South Wales in 1970 to a fortnight in lovely Liguria in 1971.  Magical.  Absolutely magical - just like my first trips to 2 Russell Street.  I'm not knocking England too hard here - there are a couple of spots that remain sublime, within a forty five minute drive of my front door.  Alsop-En-Le-Dale.  Just go into the churchyard, wander round to the south door, and marvel.  Some quite decent pubs can be found nearby, often selling Landlord. 
The only place in Italy I never really took to was Florence.  Better in its suburbs, though, where a modest eating place served deep-fried vegetables.  I went twice for those.  Pisa I liked, although I was clocked by, I think, Italian football fans.  Maybe it was my Clarks' desert boots they had their eyes on.  In Florence I was asked if I knew Harry The Dog.

I was having a chat about drinks the other night and we all agreed that Grappa was the crapiest of the spirits we had tasted in our time.
Places visited around the Mediterranean are amongst my favourite holiday locations. Venice and Florence I didn't rate very highly. Big fan of Sicily and Croatia. What's not to like about the food?
In the UK I quite like a 'free' limoncello at the end of an Italian meal although it never quite tastes the same as in Italy.
A taxi driver in Pisa tried to wind me up about the crap English football team but I wrong footed him by agreeing. I got the argument back on track by slagging off Italian football

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