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#1 2022-06-30 01:10:28
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Jimmy And The Obscure Shetland
The late JFM was something of a Shetland nutter. Nothing wrong with that. Nothing at all. More than once, when I've been trawling, I've found references to Odie and Anderson; to the Press 'Shaggy Dog' (naturally); and to Manson. Mostly hand-framed, I'm guessing. But he enjoyed the 'no name' item so long as it had The Look. And the reason Jimmy went overboard for the crew neck Shetland was, it was Golden Age, Boom Years, Unchanged Since The 50s. He said so himself.
And, now I've lost weight, I can happily wear them again and am collecting ('curating' until autumn perhaps).
I've no idea how many inches Jimmy added to his penis by pissing off Christian C. But when it came to knowing his onions, like TRS, the old lad was spot on.
#2 2022-06-30 04:27:20
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Re: Jimmy And The Obscure Shetland
'Callan' - made in Ireland - look good for autumn and winter.
#3 2022-06-30 05:34:48
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I've no idea how obscure the make is but I've just bought a 'Clansman' in baby blue. Nice label to it, very.
#4 2022-06-30 05:38:25
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Re: Jimmy And The Obscure Shetland
They seem to be more of an American thing, judging from a quick shufti at Ebay Com.
#5 2022-07-05 02:44:50
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Re: Jimmy And The Obscure Shetland
This can be extended into other areas of chunky autumn/winter knitwear (phew, though, what a scorcher it is in Robbie's neck of the woods - though it's like mid-March where I am). Sweaters made of Shetland wool certainly turn up that were made in Hong Kong, Mauritius and elsewhere. Irish items are just as nice (and doubtless every bit as warm) and will often be a fraction of the price over the tediously overrated Shaggy Dog.
#6 2022-07-05 02:48:47
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'Callan' at £16.95. It'd look fine with some faded 501s and desert boots.
#7 2022-07-05 03:16:34
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Re: Jimmy And The Obscure Shetland
Sweaters made of Shetland wool certainly turn up that were made in Hong Kong, Mauritius and elsewhere.
Seen a few Braemar cable knit Shetlands on eBay that were made in Hong Kong. I had one but I'm pretty sure mine was made in Scotland. Don't think I would've bought something made in HK.
#8 2022-07-05 04:15:29
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Re: Jimmy And The Obscure Shetland
I have a Saks Fifth Avenue sport sweater that was made in Hong Kong. I remember, when I bought it around 2010, being slightly irritated that it wasn't 'Made In The USA' - irrational as I'd owned one of those Taiwanese G9s. The prices on those sweaters can be quite high (when they're obtainable), so I'm glad I hung onto it. It's Ivy/Prep/what you will. Don't our American friends sometimes go in for what they think of as cricket sweaters?
#9 2022-07-05 05:09:51
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Re: Jimmy And The Obscure Shetland
In my youth, accusing a mate of wearing a made in HK clothing item was considered a deep insult and it was also an opportunity of practising the 'one upmanship' that we all tried to practise.
'I am a closet optimist' Leonard Cohen.