The other day a young person showed me how to change the background on a photo on your mobile phone, surprisingly easy. So I guess the dust sheets etc in the J Press brochure is just some attempt to be artistic and edgy.

Nothing stays the same, I used to like the old Brooks brochures that showed drawings of guys wearing the clothes.

They’ve certainly put their prices up over the last few years.

Looks like they ran out of socks.

One bloke forgot his comb.

There is now a Press collection film online.

I lost count of number of items I was attracted to. It's under 3 minutes and absolutely crammed full of goodies.

I can almost forgive them for the men holding bowls of fruit and being propped by dust sheets.

'There's also some items that are close to the classic English country style.'

They never get that right. Wrong colours and patterns, Tattersalls with button down collars etc, etc.

Saltwater New England tries to copy that look. She must make a fortune from Cordings and various British knitwear companies

I also like a button down tattersall, I was getting worried it was jyst me. Has to be the right ones though, not the ones made for country sports.

Last edited by An Unseen Scene (2024-09-07 12:54:34)

Yes I am intending to try Oxford Shirt Co tattersall at some stage. I have a few still going across different brands, including a number of Viyella for Austin Reed that are still in good quality.

Being offered a seat on the tube increasingly sounds a win for me.

Never had a worry that tattersall looks old, it depends on the specific shirt and accompanying clothes.

We are wearing a style at its peak sixty years ago when people increasingly wear lounging around clothes in grey or black as their norm (and that includes some founder business people now too). Any views about our clothes looking old are valid. But I remain confident and do not have any issues often being the oldest in the room with clients.

So views on my age be damned, the tattersalls are going on...especially with tweed jackets!

Last edited by An Unseen Scene (2024-09-11 13:11:12)

Re Tattersall aging you. As with most things it comes down to how you mix it up and how well the clothes are cut.

Baggy, shapeless stuff ages me and makes me full underdressed.

For a tattersall  shirt I’d pick some strong colours on a ivory rather than yellow background. I’d Add a pair of well cut dark jeans, a colourful crew neck and suede loafers.

I’d be surprised if someone offered me a seat on the tube these days, regardless of my age.

It registered with me that I was getting on a bit a few years ago when I got onto a fairly crowded tube train. I was standing and as the train moved off I cast my eye around the carriage and noticed an attractive young woman sitting nearby who seemed to be paying me a lot of attention. She smiled at me and I smiled back, one of those little moments of connection with the opposite sex that brighten your day. I thought ‘nice, she obviously appreciates how sharp I look in my Ivy gear’. ….. then she got up and offered me her seat.
Needless to say I was crushed, something changed for me that day.

Occasionally things work differently. I was on the Metro from Central Newcastle to Whitley Bay after a day on the beer on Saturday. Three young women sat next to me. They worried I might miss the stop. We got chatting and I told them I was getting off at Whitley Bay which was also their destination. When we all got off they invited me to join them for a drink. I had to refuse their offer as I had my fill and had left others in the pub opposite Newcastle Central station.

No Ivy clothing was involved.