What would the turn-up be on those jeans - 1.5"?

Any ideas about the knitwear, Mark?  Frankly, I don't like it. 

Maybe it's that 'sheen' that makes me think of nylon. 

£60 seems quite reasonable when you think of the rubbish Baracuta are putting out now.  God save us from brands who 're-discover' themselves around the same time they happen across ex-communist countries ripe for outsourcing and joining the EU.

Sad to say Farah and Lyle and Scott are just two of the names of which I am now suspicious, due mainly to their 'casual' connections.  I was a bit surprised to see Pringle in J.Simons the other year.  Maybe he'd been charity shopping.  I was in York last year and found a shop, mainly for skate kids, but absolutely stuffed with Pringle jumpers, some of which are awful.  The Nick Faldo ones come immediately to mind.  In terms of knitwear, Pendleton did a damn good cardigan with welted and lined pockets.  I bought mine on Ebay from a lad up north for about £4, and wear it round the house, to work and out and about.  Superb.  Alan Paine are also excellent of course, especially the old stuff which seems to have been made here for export to the US.  Navy blue and mid-grey cashmere v-necks. 

Nice to know there are still things we can rely on.

Last edited by Chris_H (2009-05-26 15:23:40)

Y'know I always thought that was some kind of weird Carnaby type shirt. It's a windbreaker! Gee whiz I need to pay closer attention...

^ New to me and another bit of Top input from Chris. Eric initially took Mr. Dreja along to Austins with him I believe.

Richard Barnes' little known book "MODS!!!!!!!!" has a great B&W pic of some cropped mods in crewnecks snapped in a shop down Carnaby Street in the 60's. One has shades on with those round black frames that that architect Corby used to sport.  Top Pic - I've not seen it for years. Could anymoddybody post it?

Ta, ever so.

On my bicycle this morning I peeped the buttoned sleeve on my old mcGregor windbreaker and thought - Mr Clapton could have been wearing the same jacket on that pic. Buttoned sleeve ends, elasticated side bits. Could have been a London Fog too. Did that old Baracuta you spotted have these same features, Staceyboy?

^ True, dat. Could've been any old make.

It would be a difficult look to pull off convincingly in 2009 IMO.  Too much dirty water under the bridge if you know what I mean.  Here we are, fighting a losing battle against the philistines - the heathens, as Paddy would say - and that might well be a semi-heathen look now.  Brilliant for 1964, certainly, but I never go long without thinking of what John Simons has said more than once about 'mods': there are thousands of them.  Once upon a time, there was the onlie begetter, but no one now seems to know who he was.  I like to think he was a hip young Jew, about seventeen years old, family in the rag trade, with a fine mind and a sharper tongue and always a step ahead of that poseur MacInnes.

Great thread Staceyboy and nice pics Chris! Great work guys.

BTW, could anyone blow up the pic of Clapton in the natural zip-up-jacket? Did anyone notice the cuff? It seems to me, that it's a turned back cuff... You couldn't do that with a G9 and its elastic knit cuffs ... so this should be the proof...