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#1 2022-02-11 04:16:12
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Bagged A Bargain Today?
A bit of a sequel to Alvey's thread/inquiries on buying 'vintage' clothing.
Does anyone remember the John Simons/Aertex collaboration of around ten years ago? I bought something or other at the same time I bought one of the seersucker caps and an unlined J.Press jacket.
Trawling on Ebay some weeks ago I came across an Aertex Madras shirt, allegedly from the 1960s. XL but apparently a bit fitted - not my usual kind of thing but, losing weight steadily, I'm trying to be fairly cautious about new purchases. But this shirt hung around and hung around - until I finally bought it this morning. I've no real idea of what it will be like but, for a fiver, I'm willing to take a chance.
Wouldn't you?
#2 2022-02-11 04:25:51
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Re: Bagged A Bargain Today?
Of course, looking at the thread above, it's perfectly possible your bargain will fail to turn up.
#3 2022-02-11 05:04:46
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Re: Bagged A Bargain Today?
No specific clothing bargains. To your point on Aertex, I recall a joint feature Aertex did with John Simons to promote that collaboration.
I recall people here saying it didn't really happen at scale and John saying there was some kind of breakdown before it really got going. Infact, I think he may of said it to me himself when I asked. That was around 2011 I guess it was promoted and I was going in a fair bit to support the new shop.
I do recall putting it up at the picture blog I did that is still somehow up it seems: https://squareendknittedtie.tumblr.com/ - you'll probably find it if you click through the pages of this area (link is at the bottom, it should be a bit of fun anyway): https://squareendknittedtie.tumblr.com/tagged/ivy%20look
(edit: just search Aertex at the top of the page and a picture of the raincoat and some coverage is there. I recall a full page promotional thing with more pictures that I think was at the old John Simons site and possibly even at the Aertex old site too - gone from both new sites now - see links below that have more full coverage and pictures)
I'm buying bargains at t'bay but they are all plants at the moment. I have wanted to do it for a while, so this year I've started to grow succulent houseplants - Crassulas, Sedums and the like. Some amazing plants and they are very cheap. The same thrill of an Ivy clothing find, but generally a fraction of the price.
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#4 2022-02-11 05:17:37
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Re: Bagged A Bargain Today?
I'm somewhat vague about it all now, to be honest. There was too much going on in my life in 2012. But I do remember some sniffy remarks about the get-together. I'd very much like to see one of those raincoats. I wonder if they were anything like the unlined Brooks I like so much. Utterly useless in an English downpour, though, as I found out once on a visit to Calke Abbey.
#5 2022-02-11 05:27:06
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Re: Bagged A Bargain Today?
Seems a fair bit on it here: https://www.modculture.co.uk/aertex-x-john-simons-range-images/ - quite a few pictures there.
https://www.thetweedpig.com/2011/07/john-simons-and-aertex-collection.html
But I'm pretty sure that beyond a few samples it was all abandoned and was a thing John would umm about, shuffle his feet then divert you to some lovely looking item.
(EDIT) seems to of been captured here at the forum: https://forums.filmnoirbuff.com/viewtopic.php?id=9899
Samples produced then 'something went wrong at the Aertex end'. When I asked in the shop, it never really got that far. Samples are just test pieces - I'm entirely guessing somebody needed to fund it all and the two parties ended up looking at each other. See that a lot in business.
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