denk you denk you

That is the Press gingham shirt, a favorite.

The combination of checked shirt, knit tie, and cord jacket is always a favorite of mine--IF you skew it "60s collegiate" rather than "70s Robert Walden in 'Lou Grant.'"

To quote Willie Rushton on porridge: The world's only grey food.
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black chelseas, in need of a polish...
navy socks
faded greyish-blue bootcut jeans from a local cheapo emporium. For the first time since the early 90s, a 29" waist. I am still shrinking, dammit...
blue Brooks slim-fit OCBD
navy Guernsey sweater
black Sympatex mac

topsiders
yellow socks
501 buttonflys
plain brown leather belt with silver initialed buckle
flannel shirt in navy/green/yellow on white (some sort of tartan)
brooks navy blazer

Chum,

the chinos with grey hose and weejuns is top drawer.

H.

Charcoal Herringbone 3/2 Sack (Press) & Olive Chinos (Landsend) - flatfront & 1.5" cuffs.
Brooks Blue/White Candy Stripe BD.
'Navy' Shetland Shaggy Dog - The colour of spilled ink.
Navy/Burgundy/Silver/Dark Green repp tie from Marco Polo in the Knightsbridge Arcade (long gone now). The knot just shows above the crew neck of the Shetland framed by the belling out of the BD collar roll.
Dark Charcoal socks & Black Penny Weejuns.
Kinda Bronze coloured Metal framed reading glasses.

I'm liking the Black loafer more & more these days with Olive, Blue or Grey trou. So many places muck up Brown & Cordo these days that a good looking Black shoe is easier to find. I like 'em slightly dull, not highly shined. To get the right look polish them then just leave them lying around under your study desk so the dust can settle on them. Gives them the right look I think. Just like a White shirt looks best after a few washes so it's dulled down too...

Donkey Brown seemless Westerway/Westaway Shetland.
Crimson Shop Tattersall BD. Blue/Blue/White.
Khaki Woolrich Cord Chinos. J. Simons.
Mid-Grey/Grey/Grey Burlington Argyles - One of the three shades of Burligton Grey Argyle which you can get in Paris, but not in London
Buffalo Creek Traders Handsewn Virginian Penny Scotchgrain loafers.


^ I mention these items only to make it clear that I have them.

Cry 'trad' boy, cry!

...torn at the shoulder?

Got out my old Eastland Beefrolls today just to sit & admire them. One pair Black, one pair Cordo from J. Simons in '87. Wot a lovely shoo they are. Handsewn in Freeport, Maine. The company still exists, but in a much reduced way. Nice deep toe box. Ian at The Ivy Shop thought they were Sebagos at first until he looked closer. The early Autumn morning sunlight is slanting down through my study window and spotlighting them in a most attractive way as they sit there on a pile of invoices which should have been sent out a few days back...

I'm going with the Cordo today with yet more Grey Argyles. Khaki Chinos & Tan Cord 3/2 Slack. Blue/White Candy Stripe BD & a wool knit tie that looks like the A&S but done in horizontal stripes. I think Mr. Polling has a similar one.

Coltrane on the record player again. Kettle just about to boil...

Last edited by Russell_Street (2008-10-02 01:47:43)

EG brown brogues
navy socks
levis 501 button flys
plain white tee shirt
forest green shetland wool crewneck sweater
brooks navy blazer

kinda somber eh?

i love patrick.

Ah, the ol' green tie with the blue blazer.  A classic reinterpreted by Patrick.  You appear to be ruminating like ol' Richard Milhous in one of those pics.