Last edited by Alex Roest (2009-04-17 05:59:34)

Two tidbits of 'advice' I have put into practice: giving my gaudier checked shirts a quick soak in mild bleach to take the edge off them, and leaving my loafers under my desk to get them a bit dusty.

Poplin jackets in particular need to be be a bit rumpled to look good IMHO, Oxford shirts I never iron either. Loafers need not be shiny, in fact I think I prefer them a little dulled - brogues and oxfords though, always well polished. Wax jackets, be they Barbour or no, should always look pretty wrecked.

Crisp though, I never am. Dishevelled comes naturally to me!

depends...on a normal day at at college i might not bother ironing an OCBD...but i would definitely iron a polo shirt(they look terrible with creases!)..i'd also iron a jumper to get any horrible creases out but wear it around the house first to get the sharp creases out of the sleeves...jeans unironed with slack around the knees through lack or washing (i have to keep them dark!)..jeans also have threat coming off on the turnup and small holes and fraying in the turnup. Keds are very well worn in. white pair are a tad grubby, navy faded because i wash them in the washing machine and the blue labels are kind of falling off.

however on a night out somewhere cool i'd properly iron my shirt, have the jacket and trousers pressed and polish my shoes.

Night and day approach - classic early mod.  Casual by day, smart at night.  Can't fault it.  (Old chaps like me never go anywhere after dark...)...

There is a bit of an art to rolling, Adam.  Half-sleeves are my preference - as is the case today.

See what I mean?  I'd swear I'm a No.3 man...

Tom, you always look the biz IMO.

is this a "british" thing, to not wear short sleeve shirts?  First time I heard of this affliction it was from a UK guy who said he (and included Brits in general) wouldnt wear short sleeves.  **and also added that "Paul Weller never wore short sleeves"...as if I could care less what Mr Weller wore/wears/doesnt wear

when it's hot, I feel quite a bit of difference between wearing a s/s vs. a l/s rolled up...the area where it rolls feels too damn suffocating with the fabric bunched up by the elbow...and in general I don't like the rolled look on l/s.  a true s/s just appears so much more streamlined, if baring your forearms is what you want.

Last edited by Get Smart (2009-04-17 14:14:56)

GS, plenty of us over here wear half sleeves from spring through until late summer.  I love 'em.

Time is a great teacher.

I think I've moved from 'putting on a good show' to simply showing what I'm like.

Back then I was polished & pressed and wore my style like a suit of well-Sussed armour.

Today I'm more at ease with myself & the world. I live in my clothes & they look lived in.

Again this goes back to my theories about style - If your Look isn't you then what is it?