I don't like beefrolls or split toe loafers. Those are nice though I will admit.

I’d had my eye on one of the JS overcoats in green herringbone, when I visited the shop end November I tried on an overcoat in a different color herringbone for size purposes and the medium seemed a good fit, so when I see a medium green herringbone in the sale I was delighted, called the shop around 4:30 on Saturday asked if they still had it and could they put it to one side for me and I’d be there when they opened on Sunday, so I’m now planning my journey for Sunday, 1/2 hour later Tom called back and said there was a mix up on the website and they didn’t have the coat, glad he called as it saved me an almost 4 hour round trip, but disappointed they didn’t have it.i guess the moral here is to buy at full price when they get the jackets and coats in, looking at the discounts they aren’t that big on their own brand items, I’ll need to be on the case come autumn ‘22 to avoid disappointment,

Yes Tom is a nice guy, when I was there in November he identified I was wearing a Gitman shirt from the buttons believe it or not, a good eye for detail, he told me Shaun ‘ head hunted ‘ him from Trunk which is a few doors away,on Saturday he told me he’d never seen the shop as busy as it was on Saturday which of course is really good to hear,

You’re right Robbie , probably been tempted by the moleskin trousers and the scandi made scarves , glad I bought a flannel shirt at full price a few months ago, just odd sizes left now, the cloth and fit are really good, but the buttons let it down, they look and feel cheap to me and not in keeping with the price & quality of the shirt, I changed them, 3-4 attempts to get the collar buttons in the right place !

Update on the Barker/Saxone loafers at the top of the thread. I've got mine now, and the workmanship is beautiful; really top notch. Channel stitched and made with what feels like a very good quality calf leather.

One word of warning though: I took a punt and bought them without knowing the last shape. No width was stated, and they're a bit on the tight side. I've been spraying and stretching them, and think they'll break in, but consider carefully if you take an EE or wider, like me.

Half price sale on the Original Montgomery Duffle Coat site, every bit as good as Gloveralls, if not better!

https://uk.originalmontgomery.com/collections/mens-duffle-coats

JeanStore are selling the G9 Harrington, in quite a few colours, for £255 reduced from £340. Not sure anyone on here would be interested at that price.

If anyone is interested 'All Blues Co' have Drakes shirts on sale, hefty price to start with but down to around £130,(still fairly hefty), a good few available in ' middling sizes', (15.0 - 17.0) , I was attracted to the one described as a blue oxford, ( in the main description it is again wrong I think),on closer inspection and checking the Drakes website it is actually a chambray b/d, I don't own any Drake's shirts, nearly did last year, ordered a madras check, heavily discounted, (down to around £50), from Mr Porter, they sent a yellow striped shirt..... they didn't have the madras anymore, I did give it a good inspection and they are lovely shirts, ( apart from the detail on the pocket).... BTW , AB Co will have some more Kamakutra shirts next month I believe, easier to return to Yorkshire than Japan if they don't fit....

Alvey, thanks for the advice, I’m sure I tried on the shirt Mr Porters sent in error and thought it was a bit ‘neat’, I agree with you regarding the ideal Ivy shirt, I was thinking about a Jakes bd but they seem too ‘blousy ‘ for me, no returns if you don’t like the fit, and Woof said the one he has is difficult to iron, I’m waiting to see what new offerings Kamukutra ( have I got the spelling right ?!), come up with,

AFS - You could be right, although I haven't spotted her for a couple of weeks, but as it's Wednesday today and that's the day I've usually seen her , I'll be at the gym today,

£125 for socks!  Falke and Anonymous-Ism both seem pretty highly priced - and the Falke I bought have, on the whole, not lasted.