The Hartford jacket I own is a grey corduroy number. It's a good jacket. Completely unlined. Sleeve length is perfect for me and great shoulders and pocket detail, but I can only confirm that it is rather short fitting. In my opinion definitely too short to fit in with a strictly ivy aesthetic. And I'm a pretty long way from a strict approach!

Looks good as a casual throw on with jeans, polo shirt or sweater but definitely gives off a more mid-century continental moddy vibe. I would say it's so casually cut that it doesn't even look quite right with a shirt and any shoe heavier than a loafer.

'If anyone is interested End Clothing have a mid-season sale , ( had an email notification this morning), some Gitman shirts & Jamieson knits in the sale, average 30% off, possibly some other stuff of interest, I didn't look too far,'

Good call staxfan. Jamieson knits are nearly half price in some cases. I have one of their fairisle knitted waistcoats which is very useful under a jacket. May have Monty Python gumby associations or James Herriot ones, but I like them and they are genuine, made in shetland garments too.

Its just a question of whether I really need more knitwear.

I have just purchased some nicely faded OrSlow Ivy 107 jeans. I've never bothered with anything stone washed or faded since the 80's but I really like the patina on these.

I always find that any dark denim I purchase doesn't fade uniformly. I must have boney knees as I get a lot more fade there and often give up on getting the look I want.

I'm thinking more about Summer and deck shoes and drivers with them. Alvey on the Riveria.

End seem to usually hold back from massive reductions, I’ve considered a few items over the last few years when I’ve received their 20% pre sale offers, holding back for a bigger reduction that hasn’t come and often the items haven’t come up in the sale, so when I see 30% discount on some GV’s I jumped in, a week later they were offering an additional 20% discount and they still had the shirt I’d bought in my size, aah !  But 30% discount was still good,

Alvey if you set up an account with End you’ll get the pre sale offers, glad it worked out for you this time,
Cheers

My pleasure Robbie, glad it's gone to a good home, no more sideways looks from the Mrs !

Lean Garments ‘denim’ shirt, via Sid Ford and eBay. It’s a lovely soft cotton that makes we wish I had bought more LG at the time.

Also an unlined cotton jacket from Uskees. A bit stiff at the moment, I’m hoping it’ll soften to a slouchy casual jacket.

Good to hear several posters have made use of the End sale for Jamiesons knits, I've 3 Jamieson shetlands, ( probably all from End), and like Kingy I've had to size up ,

^Got them too, the same time I bought the 1937's. Had the 1937 taken in to match the 1954 501's.

Did a cold wash in the bath not so long ago. Shrunk a bit. Not that much, but I sized up 2 sizes.

Amongst the inner-sanctum over at Dressedwell they have real disdain for Levi's Vintage 501 range. Not authentic for their tastes. They prefer more Japanese manufacturing content, although my 2 pairs are Japanese made.

So my LVC's turned up.

A disaster. All the on products tags/branding said they were 1954 zip jeans but the product wasn't. Even the sizes different.

Spoken to LVC and waiting their response

GRP Firenze Merino wool shawl collared cardigan in navy ( naturally !), from Kafta , been watching it for a few weeks, checked it on Friday last and saw it was reduced by £75, couldn't resist, had to size up but an excellent fit, that's my Christmas shopping done !

Not through my letterbox, as I went to try it on. Not Ivy either although there are apparently some Steve McQueen associations. I invested (heavily) in a Belstaff Trialmaster motorcycle jacket, in Mahogany Brown with thoughts of extending my motorcycle riding season. I had one for scootering when I was about 16 but there’s really no comparison with the modern iteration of this old man motorcyclist’s favourite. Wax cotton jackets have improved greatly in recent times and are no longer the mucky, smelly things they used to be. This one features a zip in liner and built in armour which is handy if you fall off. You could wear it down the pub really, but I won’t because I’ve got lots of better pub gear.

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I got a pair of sand Clarks rock boots delivered today from End clothing. Based on the desert boots but with a sole for winter conditions. I already have an oak colour version and they are just up my street. I got them for £60 so for me a steal. Obviously they have not proved popular as plenty available at half price.
Missus couldn't believe I'd bought yet another pair of shoes. HaHa it's a harmless obsession.

Another Gitman Vintage shirt from End, 30% off in their sale, it’s called midnight blue, dark’ish but not navy, I’m getting twitchy as there’s  less and less UK retailers selling Gitmans, more of them showing up on Maarkt which makes me think they’re out of vogue with the young regular buyers and they may not be easy to come by in the UK in the near future, as mentioned a number of times they’re not everyone’s choice with the double stitching on the collar but for me the best available ivy shirts, light years ahead of the offerings at 46CS for a similar price sorry to say,