Runninggeez-Ive checked the website and they have my size in trousers but not jacket. I've asked them to notify me when my size is available. Not back in UK till 4 July so no hurry but I feel I will miss out again.

Another Gant archive Madras, all the details flap pocket, third button etc etc etc .

The reason being not many BB Makers out there and those that are, are way too expensive.

Plus also missed out on the JS Madras as I was anticipating the Kamakura Vintage Ivy Madras which was based on the one Coletrane is seen wearing but looks bloody awful and nothing like it.

At £14 it was also a bargain.

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Yesterday, in fact, it was that old Makers shirt.  Could it be from the 50s?  I'll be undertaking research.

Posties nowadays tend to be far too busy listening to music through their earphones to concentrate on anything as basic as actually reading an address with accuracy.  The perpetual wearing of shorts also seems to have affected any mental aptitude.

Cox Moore knitwear: not unlike a long-sleeve polo shirt.  The wool is possibly merino.

Made In England but apparently exported to the USA alongside Paine and Pringle in the early 60s.  I'm indebted to the gentleman over on 'The Wardrobe' who drew my attention to the name.

Ryder&Amies college scarf.  Solid blue, around six feet long, still in its original bag.  Contemporary.  It will go into storage until late autumn.

Alvey - where did you get your buys from?
Been looking for madras shorts for a long time,
Just back from 10 days in Portugal, swimwear- RL madras & b/w seersucker, and a pair of LE navy, the LE nowhere near as comfortable, so I’d be interested in another pair of RL, funny thing is they are the only RL items I have, only ever owned 3 RL shirts in 30 years, logo, no pocket, collar length are all no no’s for me, just saying!

Thanks Alvey,I’ll check out all your recommendations, I wasn’t aware RS did swimwear, I’ve been encouraging a friend who’s a big Grateful Dead fan (?), to get a RS GD resort shirts ! I just walk along the beach in my RL swimmers checking the talent on the beach..... sad old man some might say , haha

Stax- I also checked the Northern Fells site and agree some real bargains but nothing really in my size. Funnily enough I also fancied the off white Vetra jacket and also noted the expected no rear vent. Once upon a time it would have been a deal breaker for me as well but I've mellowed in my old age. I've become even more aware of where products are made however and I will pay extra for Made in 'Certain Countries'.

Robbie/Stax,
I bought the poplin a few years ago from Dicks Edinburgh.
It's a superb travel weight garment but alas it lacks a vent.
I'm hoping that the vented Vetra jackets at JS sell well and they're encouraged to continue this line into fall.
I have been exceptionally pleased with the hopsack cotton that I purchased earlier in the year.
The Shetland Woollen Co knits they stock I think are actually Lawrence Odie. I have a navy brushed and again I can recommend - I sized down.

Brooks shirts can be dated.  It has been done.  As my wife says, examining the various labels over the years is not unlike examining the marks beneath the pottery she once collected: sometimes slight changes over time, sometimes quite dramatic changes.
The shirt I picked up from Ebay for a couple of pounds the other week was dated by TRS to around 1967.  Paying £12.50 for a decent Makers would still make me very happy indeed.  I'm not so keen on M&M, however, even if they are made in the USA.
Two or three shirts I had from Shamrock around 2008 were made in Jamaica.  I've not come across any others since.

I may wear this next week, if the weather is hot, with chinos and my 'Sample' Pro-Keds.

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