For those on a very tight budget: H&M are doing plain grey and blue classic looking sweatshirts for 9.95€ at the moment. Not great quality and made in a third wolrd country, but they got that infamous X-stitching at the collar...
Sooner or later - later most likely - I may decide to part with two hundred dollars for that Made In The USA 100 per cent cotton example I once saw on FleaBay. Yes, it had the stitching. On the other hand...
The FOTL example I bought was disappointing.
A nice vintage one currently on Ebay with a starting price of $99. Duxbak?
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/\ Thanks Alex.......I could say the same back to you as well.
Oh, how you all love each other... Love and Peace crap!!!
can't we have a silly argument about something...???
Where's my old "suede fronted cardigan" thread? Where's that old Town mag ad for a Stanley Blacker blazer?
And where's a wanker who knows cheaper sources for Weejuns than JS?
OK, there was this little fight between Toffeeman and Rip, Rig & Panic, but I missed it, and I got the feeling it was more or less a staged fight...
back on topic: I like LL Bean, even though they're not a 100%... boring opinion, which certainly doesn't start a war...
Hey, man, we're all, like, very, very mellow with one another right now... you dig?
They used to call that a 'cluster fuck' in my day...
http://www.orvis.co.uk/store/product.aspx?pf_id=3X58s&dir_id=563&group_id=576&cat_id=8947&subcat_id=8948
25 quid
^ Jivy colours there mate.
Being a fan, I bought a heather grey Uniqlo sweatshirt in Paris. I had never been in one of their shops. It was horrible, but the sweat is fantastic.
I was suprised to find the current grey marl Uniqlo to be pretty sturdy. I was used to their flimsier all cotton ones of previous years but I guess it's because this grey one has some polyester in the mix. I don't mind at all. It's similar to the heather grey Hanes Ts, they used to have some poly as well while the other colours were all cotton.
For some reason grey marl is nearly always poly/cotton mix, especially with thin fabrics for T-shirts for example. Apparently it's hard to get the flecked grey colour right with 100% cotton.
I'm a fan of the Uniqlo sweater as well. The neck opening is nice and wide for BDs underneath.
This sweat might be worth a look. archivalclothing.com
The current unadorned LL Bean model gets most of everything right.
I didn't get a freebie with my last order, either. I just emailed the store and told them, and they told me they'd send one right away.
And they did.....
Can't remember when anymore but I was talking to JS about short sleeved sweatshirts... He'd sold them back in the day, before my time I think, & they'd done very well for him.
I wouldn't mind a couple in Grey & maybe a Navy too to wear with a White T or just by themselves. A bit McQeenish.
Anybody know of any good sources?
Thanks -
Cheers for the call, John - I knew you'd know - By the time I'd got me stick & got up to cross the room I'd missed you - I'll be in touch tonight. Thanks for the link.
Bit of work for me now & then some blood test results this afternoon. Then I'll probably have a nap & be back on fighting form again.
Good to hear your voice anyway, Mate. Take care -
Jim.