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#226 2022-06-13 01:18:16

woofboxer
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Re: New In At Chiltern Street...

Restock of linen jackets and trousers in the shop in olive, cocoa brown and navy.


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#227 2022-06-13 05:40:43

RobbieB
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Re: New In At Chiltern Street...

Good to know that there has been a restock of the linen clothes. The internet site shows my size is still unavailable but maybe it's not up to date. I can't get to the shop till July and I need to see and try on the suits before buying.


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#228 2022-06-14 03:09:38

Runninggeez
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Re: New In At Chiltern Street...

JS has put 3 of the Made in London Ivy Jackets on the JS fb page (2 hours ago), 2 x linen and the Navy seersucker. But when you click on the products on the Fb page it says they're all sold out. I don't really see the point in that.

 

#229 2022-06-14 13:21:50

AFS
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Re: New In At Chiltern Street...

A clear case of overexposure?

 

#230 2022-06-14 13:39:43

woofboxer
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Re: New In At Chiltern Street...

Or not updating your website.


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John Simons

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#231 2022-06-14 13:59:25

AFS
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Re: New In At Chiltern Street...

All too common, unfortunately.

 

#232 2022-06-15 00:11:02

AFS
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Re: New In At Chiltern Street...

Lots of businesses fail to update or adjust.  The Internet is often a very poor source of information.  And the Chiltern Street website is often clunky, inaccurate and utterly lacking in charm: verging on 'bells and whistles'.

 

#233 2022-06-15 01:21:26

RobbieB
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Re: New In At Chiltern Street...

The Chiltern Street Website doesn't seem that good when it comes to what's in stock. I wonder what percentage of sales is done over the internet? I can buy t shirts, jeans, boxer shorts on line but when it comes to shoes, jackets, some shirts, trousers I have to try them on. I'm not into returning goods.


'I am a closet optimist' Leonard Cohen.

 

#234 2022-06-15 02:40:12

AFS
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Re: New In At Chiltern Street...

And just to think what John Simons, Ian Strachan and others achieved during all those years doing it all the hard, old-fashioned way. 
The original website, promoting Russell Street, was a very different creature, full of vibrancy, charm and allure.  I used to get back from work, sit down in front of an old-style computer in what was then my 'study' (usually of plump nudes) and simply drink it all in: 'Soho Pasta Fill', Coltrane in Madras, Plymouth coats.  It should have been preserved, like an old field Blues holler.

 

#235 2022-06-15 02:44:07

AFS
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Re: New In At Chiltern Street...

Where is our Lomax?

 

#236 2022-06-16 05:02:28

Hard Bop Hank
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Re: New In At Chiltern Street...

I think most of it could be retrieved via waybackmachine.

Mark Isaacs even had that image of Bryan Forbes in a corduroy suit by Doug Hayward that was posted on the old website.


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#237 2022-06-16 05:06:10

AFS
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Re: New In At Chiltern Street...

It would be lovely if it could - but TRS seemed doubtful when this issue was raised before. 
Thank you for reminding me of that image of Bryan Forbes.  I'd absolutely forgotten about it.

 

#238 2022-06-16 05:11:54

AFS
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Re: New In At Chiltern Street...

What I should like to see, ideally, is a kind of scrapbook containing Mr.Gaul's solo work (i.e.no connection with Graham Marsh) presented online from around - when? - 2010 onwards?  Perhaps earlier?  I'm talking about 'The Syllabus' here, which I was exploring the other day for information on Sergio Mendes.  The website could be included - double-page spread or something of that nature. 
Books can be produced via subscription. 
No-one else I can think of has produced so much of value in recent years.
Probably a pipe dream.

 

#239 2022-07-13 08:12:25

Staxfan
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Re: New In At Chiltern Street...

New ' Ivy' shirts and looks like re-stocks,

 

#240 2022-07-13 08:52:19

AFS
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Re: New In At Chiltern Street...

The navy linen trousers look pretty good.  Right time of year of course: hot up here.
But I cannot bring myself nowadays to visit London.  I don't mind arriving but departing is a pain in the arse.  All in the same day.  My experience of London hotels has not been very satisfactory. 
For some strange reason I've just watched the trailer from the movie - just to see and hear JS himself.
The rest...  meh, as Jimbo used to put it...

 

#241 2022-07-13 09:49:27

RobbieB
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Re: New In At Chiltern Street...

I like the look of the new ivy shirts. I'm planning a visit soon but the jacket I'm after doesn't seem to be available in my size. AFS - I can understand your lack of enthusiasm re visits to London. I'm not that keen myself these days even though I live an hour's train journey away.


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#242 2022-07-13 10:09:27

AFS
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Re: New In At Chiltern Street...

Ten years ago, Chiltern Street still had a low-key, 'un-Mod' feel to it.  A Duke Ellington tune was playing softly in a back room (my father would have enjoyed that) and the few customers I saw were, well, gentlemen: all hush and no hurry.  John asked me to mind the shop for a few minutes; can't remember why.  TRS turned up and we ate a delicious Italian lunch together, then walked a bit, chewing the Ivy/art/design/architecture/music/movie fat as we went. 

Happier times.

 

#243 2022-07-13 11:34:48

AFS
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Re: New In At Chiltern Street...

Chiltern Street before 2018...  in the trailer...  a very nice overcoat lurking in the background...  'vintage', I'm guessing...  plaid...

 

#244 2022-07-14 06:58:25

RobbieB
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Re: New In At Chiltern Street...

I visited Chiltern Street this morning with a view to buying a linen suit. They didn't have my size jacket (40) and I tried on a 42 and a 38. Unfortunately they didn't fit. J Simons always seem to sell out of popular sizes very quickly. I was told they aren't getting any more made up this summer. They didn't seem to have any size 40 jackets! I ended up buying a blue Oxford Ivy shirt to fill a gap in the wardrobe.


'I am a closet optimist' Leonard Cohen.

 

#245 2022-07-14 07:00:10

RobbieB
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Re: New In At Chiltern Street...

I tried the medium sized shirt on in the shop and it was a perfect fit so I didn't have a wasted journey.


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#246 2022-07-14 07:30:21

Staxfan
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Re: New In At Chiltern Street...

Robbie - Glad it wasn't a totally wasted journey to Chiltern St for you, just wondered if you noticed whilst you were there the j.press & Gitman shirts they had on their facebook page earlier this week , interested in  what the sizes were and if they were NOS or pre-owned, thanks,

 

#247 2022-07-14 07:47:56

RobbieB
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Re: New In At Chiltern Street...

No I didn't notice the Gitman shirts. There was a blue Brooks Brothers made in USA shirt in the changing room. I was trying to be focused on the suit and the new Ivy shirts. There was a nice Madras shirt but it was XXL.
By the way Stax I stopped off in Uniqlo Stratford to check out the Spooner shirts. They didn't have any on display.
I didn't want to buy not seen. Internet site seems to be running low on sizes. Yet again you are ahead of me in the Ivy stakes. 53 years and counting. HaHa


'I am a closet optimist' Leonard Cohen.

 

#248 2022-07-14 08:08:36

Staxfan
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Re: New In At Chiltern Street...

Thanks anyway Robbie, I don't think the RS shirts @ Uniqlo have been on the website very long and are going quickly, not sure if they would stock in-store, at the weekend I was considering the red & the blue, ( size M), by the time I decided to go ahead there were no red's left in M, if you are considering one ( and why not at £24.90), the sizing on their size guide is accurate, I usually take a 'L' in (say) Gant or Gitman but the M was plenty roomy enough, quick out of the blocks us West London lads , haha

 

#249 2022-07-14 08:17:38

RobbieB
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Re: New In At Chiltern Street...

It was the red one I was after. I was thinking medium as well although I'm in between M and L.
Yes, West London quick out of the blocks. HaHa


'I am a closet optimist' Leonard Cohen.

 

#250 2022-07-23 01:14:13

Hard Bop Hank
Ivy Soul Brother
From: land of a 1000 dances
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Re: New In At Chiltern Street...

That is not what I meant, Andy, Waybackmachine is a page that finds stuff on the internet that is gone.

The last time I checked it had 10000s or at least a hundred of captures of the old website.

All that you need is the old orange address and if you type it in there it finds this stuffs.

This means you can find more content from the old JS homepage than when it was actually online, you can find most of the changes that were made throughout the years.

I copied and pasted some of the stuff that I found over here in one of John’s threads on JS.


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”All political art is bad – all good art is political.”
"Would there be any freedom of press or speech if one must reduce his vocabulary to vapid innocuous euphemisms?"

 

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