Fashion

closer maybe
https://www.endclothing.com/us/comme-des-garcons-homme-plus-worsted-yarn-crew-knit-pd-n017-051-1.html

assuming everyone knows about this already but people might find this of interest - scans of Take Ivy which is being re released by powerhouse books

http://thetrad.blogspot.com/2008/12/take-ivy-chapter-i.html

great shots of ivy style if you're into that whole l'ettiquette thing

@JB

edit: the whole thing is here https://issuu.com/fiyero109/docs/takeivy

Nice one. I’ve always read mixed things about the quality of the photos so I’ve never bothered buying. But will absolutely take a look!

Yes, should have bought a few. Will need to go to the shops now
:-(

Fucking love sample sales. Just got ten pairs of Anonymous-ism socks for $70... and she gave me an 11th for free by the looks of things. Deeeecent.

You seem to be in the best spot for all the good sample sales too!

Saw this label and it made me smile whilst browsing and it made me smile:

Looking to refresh my clothing options. No particular track-record of dressing well.

Have done a uniqlo trip for everyday staples - what retailers (shops or websites) do people recommend for more interesting items? I'm aware of (and like) Folk, A Day's March and cos, would appreciate more places to look...

Is that the h&m comme des garçons Collab?
I had one, favourite sweater.
stupidly washed it in the machine, shrunk, very sad.
On the plus side it now fits my gf and of course like every item she wears from me looks better in it then I ever did

Albam?

Been a while since I read menswear blogs but I really liked https://putthison.com/ back in the day. Do a lot of googling / reading before you buy stuff to make sure you get it right, esp for more expensive pieces

The idle man, Oi Polloi, Peggs & son.

@owl

This one the most
Community clothing - https://communityclothing.co.uk/

But also these
Carrier Company - https://www.carriercompany.co.uk/
Pajotten - https://pajotten.com/

Outside of the UK, the Aspesi stuff might float your coat

I don't know if you have it on the isles (in Berlin), but I also like the more dressy offering from drykorn. All my suits are Drykorn Oregon's and have some t-shirts and a sweater.
The rest of my wardrobe is cos and/or secondhand. Also try second hand for brand stuff; I rarely buy new anymore; the aforementioned drykorn suits were bought for 15-25% of rrp worn once or twice.

Yes indeed, Oxford Circus shop. Yours still going? Mine is a bit getting on now even so worn sparsely.

Should have bought a few.

As said, now looking better on my gf.
Got it secondhand whilst back in home country the Netherlands, I am afraid that ship has sailed

Also, ln-cc and oki-ni. Expensive though, and FASHION

Uniqlo also does a JW Anderson and UUUUUUU line (by Christophe Lemaitre) which are nice. Only come out a couple times a year though and are limited.

A Kind of Guise
YMC
Engineered Garments

Hang on. These are all stocked by Oi Polloi. As above; I’d check the store.

Oi Polloi and End Clothing are both great, esp when they have a sale on

That said I don't think I've bought anything but basics new for the last couple of years, everything's been off ebay

Thank you all - lots of really great suggestions. Gonna look into all of these over the next few weeks... I bought one of the Carrier Company chore jackets recently after seeing it recommended a few pages back and really liking it.

I find a mooch around Mr Porter quite good for ideas, it’s a nice site to navigate and each item gets modelled as an outfit which leads you down some interesting rabbit holes.
The Universal Works Baker jacket is a useful autumn piece.

I thought that too... but there's currently 9837 items on Mr P just for clothing alone. Their filters are shit and their model photos are terrible. It's a huge effort to find anything. Not enough info on the fit of stuff either IMO.

I've actually stopped buying clothes online altogether unless it's vintage and on eBay/Etsy. It's just too difficult to get an idea of what will turn up and even though free returns are great, it's just a pain. Perhaps I'm just too picky on fit and fabric....

How'd those Thoro-Stitch work out? As predicted, I had mine tapered, shortened and had a permanent turn-up installed. I like 'em now.

Unfortunately, they didn’t. I sacked it off. I was about to hit order then thought I’d ask them to hem them but they never replied so I left it.

In hindsight, probably for the best. Not sure how many pairs of corduroy trousers I need...

I just got some new trousers from The Armoury though, made by Ring Jacket in Japan, which I’m picking up today, post hem and cuff, and they’re very nice.

Glad to hear they worked out for you, though!