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#1 2010-08-19 05:01:25
- Trojan
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Chambray - BD, or not BD?
Lands End have a nice looking chambray shirt - £30 I think.
I was well on my way to purchasing said shirt, when I saw a comment over on MC Forums, which raised the issue of BD collars on more casual shirts.
The poster said they preferred BD collars on smarter shirts.
I need to be swayed, one way or the other.
Opinions?
Robbo what a fucking wanker you are.
#3 2010-08-19 05:29:20
- Hard Bop Hank
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Re: Chambray - BD, or not BD?
both...
It depends how you want to wear it:
If you like it with a Tweed sack and a knit tie, go for a BD, and if you just want to wear it like Steve McQueen did, just go for a plain point...
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#4 2010-08-19 05:31:05
- Harpo
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Re: Chambray - BD, or not BD?
Randy lower-class trifler
#5 2010-08-19 05:36:56
- nouvelle vague
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Re: Chambray - BD, or not BD?
I think it depends on the collar itself. How is the roll etc.
And as allways, go with what you like. what feels right, what would you wear.
'Jean-Paul Sartre and john lee hooker'
#6 2010-08-19 06:11:35
- Prof Kelp
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Re: Chambray - BD, or not BD?
Or you could spend your money on this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Decide-How-Make-Any-Decision/dp/0964426013/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1282219825&sr=1-5
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#7 2010-08-19 06:16:52
- Moose Maclennan
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Re: Chambray - BD, or not BD?
I say button it down, if it's a long sleeved shirt you'd ever be wearing without a jacket.
Didn't LE have a nice chalk-white chambray BD this year too?
#9 2010-08-19 06:20:10
- Prof Kelp
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Re: Chambray - BD, or not BD?
http://thetownoutside.tumblr.com
#10 2010-08-19 06:28:29
- Hard Bop Hank
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Re: Chambray - BD, or not BD?
“No Room For Squares”
”All political art is bad – all good art is political.”
"Would there be any freedom of press or speech if one must reduce his vocabulary to vapid innocuous euphemisms?"
#12 2010-08-19 07:03:15
- michael-j
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Re: Chambray - BD, or not BD?
the Chambray on the LE site looks a bit too much like a faded denim shirt to me, could just be the photos though...?
#13 2010-08-19 07:18:53
- Hard Bop Hank
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Re: Chambray - BD, or not BD?
“No Room For Squares”
”All political art is bad – all good art is political.”
"Would there be any freedom of press or speech if one must reduce his vocabulary to vapid innocuous euphemisms?"
#15 2010-08-19 07:51:32
- Taylor McIntyre
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Re: Chambray - BD, or not BD?
Both!
Check out LL Bean & don't be shy of giving them a quick dip in bleach when you get them home just to get the shade you really want...
Chet wore Chambray shirts from The Andover Shop.
#18 2010-08-19 08:09:44
- Trojan
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Re: Chambray - BD, or not BD?
Just not my cuppa tea Andy. I get paid to argue so prefer not do it for free. Plenty of good stuff there too though.
As for the shirt - walking in the Peak with the family (occassionally).
Work (more often than not).
Work is a fairly casual affair - no prescribed limitations as to what I can/can't wear, but casual is better.
There are few/no lines drawn in my wardrobe between workwear and weekend wear.
Robbo what a fucking wanker you are.
#19 2010-08-19 08:12:37
- Rip Rig & Panic
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Re: Chambray - BD, or not BD?
You get paid to argue?
All right, not a BD then.
#21 2010-08-19 08:18:48
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Re: Chambray - BD, or not BD?
Chambray is only a nice little step up from denim. I'd never wear a denim shirt with a button-down collar.
#22 2010-08-19 10:48:32
- Trojan
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Re: Chambray - BD, or not BD?
On second thoughts, 'The Sussed, the Bad, and the Ugly'.
Works better.
On multiple levels.
Robbo what a fucking wanker you are.
#23 2010-08-19 12:21:20
- Boarshead
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Re: Chambray - BD, or not BD?
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#25 2010-08-19 13:08:35
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Re: Chambray - BD, or not BD?
I think a chambray shirt is more "proper" with a plain collar. and I'm not keen on chambrays worn with coats (tweed, wool etc)....for me a chambray needs to be worn with a more casual jacket. The only lapel'd coat I'd like it with is a peacoat.