Sadly not, Sir.
Two nice Greys and an Olive Herringbone, then a number of wonderful checks as usual.
Now if The Andover did a line of basics, THAT could be quite something...

But then again it's never been a 'basics' sort of company.

Odd that I have a catalogue in England before you. Worth chasing them up?

Miles.

These would be my guesses:

1)  Andover's feature model is 2 button undarted.  This makes it marginal to the online trad community.  3 button is definitely available but requires special order in most cases.

2)  Kind of expensive for tweed jacket.  Online trads tend to balk at spending $800 on a tweed.

3)  Andover falls off the radar in summer.  Their online/catalog offerings are heavily geared toward fall/winter.   A summer catalog would help I think.

4)  Jacket patterns tend to be a little "fashion foward" for the online trad community.

5)  Shirts also tend to be a little expensive.

I believe that Andover has a good market though.  I believe the problem lies mostly with the limited pallet of what I keep calling "online trads".

I think LongWing's about right.


I would buy more Andover if it didn't cost $800 to pick up a jacket.  Now, maybe I have not thoroughly researched enough and Andover jackets are better quality...but I've never heard anyone say so. Basically the same goes for Cable Car, and Cable Car's on the opposite coast. I think if I lived in CA I would be more a Brooks-Cable than a Brooks-Press man.  But since I can actually drive to Brooks, Press, or Andover within 2 hours (sans traffic jam) what's the point.


I do buy things from Andover but they are usually sweaters and scarves.

Also, no objection to 2-button sack jackets, have a few in the closet, but it's just hard to justify the huge expense for Andover product.

If I ever have the inclination to drop $1000 on a field coat I'd love last years charcoal tweed one at Andover. And if Cable Car ever sold that slate blue suit I keep looking for, or began producing club collar shirts en masse, well, they might get my business too

I recently bought some trousers and sweaters from Andover.  They were already reasonably priced, but they had a very early fall sale of last year's items to make room for this year's.  I like the shetlands a lot.  I have read that the Press Shaggy Dog runs kind of small so I'll stick with andover going forward ( though I don't need much variety with these).  The trousers were from Hertling/Executive Trouser .  I have some summer trousers from this manufacturer from Press.  These, a flannel and a calvary twill, however were not lined as the Press summer trousers were.  I don't know if they build different trouser for Press and Andover or if there is some reason you line summer trousers but not winter.  The Press price is generally higher for these, so I guess Press gets theirs lined.

I have been on the lookout for a good peach oxford so I'm looking forward to seeing their offering.  I would also be tempted if they are once again carrying the pink stripe broadcloth.  And if someone would please once again offer a yellow striped ocbd that would be great too.

Andover offers a variety of jackets -- 2 and 3/2 -- with different vents and some with darts (they look like the Southwick Dorset model).  Also -- there are less expensive jackets and shirts -- but you've got to go the store.  After all, they do have a market (however modest) with the undergrads.  I believe it's still possible to find jackets at Andover that will fit a more modest budget.

To actually go to the store is the best bet.  Plus you get to take advantage of their tailoring which is very very good.