Style-wise, clothing-wise, attitude-wise, this is all very appealing.  All right, so it's a bit trainspotter-ish on my part, but what the deuce, I want to know.

What's he up to nowadays?

Ah, wavelengths, Mark, wavelengths...

The Tweed trou. I mention above were probably Parkes - Parkes were in the Ivy then & in Sam Fisher, Covent Garden / American Retro, Old Compton Street also.

A lovely Tan / Brownish, colour-flecked, 'Donegal' style, medium Herringbone Tweed.

John wore his cuffed and without a break above Cordo coloured Sebago Classic Beefrolls.

Dark socks & a dark Crewneck with a plain BD went with the look. The one 'show-off' item were the trou.

A lesser dresser would have added more to the look & ruined it.

JL just wore one 'Stand Out' item & played down all the rest.

Instinct?

Looked great anyway.

http://media.photobucket.com/image/john%20lally%20the%20ivy%20shop/WestLondoner_2007/InsidetheIvyshopRichmond.jpg

John is on the left.

Yes, that's John.

I was 22 and a fool. All I wanted to do was to pick Ian's brain when standing right next to me was an Ivy  computer ticking away. I couldn't see it then.

But I know it now.

i know several john lallys. one is a retired pipefitter from the south side. the other, a friend of some friends from the northwest side, drank his way out of notre dame and became a cop. i will have to ask them about their Style.

^ Not that it did any good then, but I believe he is to be found at Chiltern Street.

I saw John not too long ago in JS and he was well and on fine form. He still has great style - An Ivory Linen Slack jacket with White Trou & a dark Beret. And a big smile.

I saw Lally last week, looking great in a 2 button Savile Row jacket with the best shoulders and the softest tailoring I think I've ever seen. He just looks great in all his clothes. He understands fit and colour combinations and he really really loves clothes, which is very sweet and the least ageing thing of all in a man approaching 70. He looks especially cool in his Popeye Doyle porkpie.

GG

I've never met the guy but what intrigues me greatly is the look of the guys who worked in Richmond. If I think back to the Eighties, especially mid decade, it was all big and bold - colours, patterns, shoulders. Armani, Hugo Boss and Versace everywhere.

The style of Strachan in '87 and JL sounds so much subtler. Tweed trousers, cord button downs, loafers -elegant and timeless. I imagine also a flash of argyle sock, a simple Burberry fly front raincoat and a quality leather satchel to accompany the style.

Each and every year about late August i remember this thread about John Lally´s style. Flat fronted tweed trousers, plain BD, Sebby loafers and a dark crew neck. (The one 'show-off' item were the trou …) Btw. there is also a black & white pic of a young Ralph Lauren to be found on the net him sporting a similiar look consisting of a grey (or brownish?) trousers in herringbone tweed, white BD and a dark (navy?) sweater slung around his neck nonchalantly. What a great look! And each and every year i think about buying a tweed trousers for myself. Cordings maybe? Or invest the money in having one made to my exact specifications? But now celebrating July ... it´s all about linen.