Fashion

Yeah that's super frustrating. Not sure what normal warranties are these days but my Gore jacket started leaking after about 4 years (it was never perfect to start with). It'd had a good run so for the last 5 years i've been using it for gardening or lying under the car. I'm having a jacket sale atm and realised i didn't have a shell for riding so i dug out the Gore for a wet commute and it was fine tbh. I'll still be looking for a new shell but the Gore will remain with me as leaking issues aside it's bulletproof. And this is from a die hard minimalist who hates having too much stuff.

Hope so. How's the sizing on Nanamica? I'm normally a medium but they only have small or large in stock.

I'd say its pretty spot on (their EU stuff) remember trying on clothes in Japan and basically nothing fitted...I wear medium but bought the coat when I had more timber, still fits fine on a padded coat a bit of room isnt too much bother

Good shout that.

The winter sales have been great for getting a couple of lovely smart winter coats, a camel one from AMI and then last year a navy, slightly oversized one from Officine Generale. I adore both.

I got an ultralight down hooded jacket from uniqlo for walking my dog and I honesty never want to take it off.

Slightly regretting the fact it's orange and so will continue to be mainly used for dog walking.

Thanks for the Yarmo suggestion for knitwear up thread. Chunky folk singer poloneck delivered today.

Any one got recommendations for a suit in the ranges of 150/200.
Have found a nice one at M&S but there must be better options out there. Will be in London next week so can Hunt down.
Black slim cut style is ones I prefer.

I had the same mission a few years ago. Ended up with a fairly conservative suit from m&s. Most stuff I found in that price range were very on-trend which would’ve rendered it useless in a few years

Cheers I'll keep doing the rounds. Prob end up at M&S

Try Arket? Got a couple there, seem quite hardwearing, modern cut, go well with a t shirt or sweater instead of a shirt as well (current office attire during the pandemic).

https://www.arket.com/en_gbp/men/suits/modern.html

It is a recurring issue though eh.

I like the uniqlo ones. They're very unstructured but if you're not going super smart I don't think you can better them for the price.

In that price range M&S + alterations by a tailor are the best bet.

Only retailers the size of M&S are going to have the economies of scale to deliver a decent quality product for that price.

Also make sure you're going to the right M&S. In London that used to meant the Oxford St. one near Marble Arch or the big one by Morgate.

Thanks all. Like the Arket ones. @hugo7 yeah that's the M&S I was heading for is that still the flagship one? Didn't think of Uniqlo 👍👍

Typos corrected.

Its been ages since I went, but I assume so. John Lewis also have OK cheaper suits in the sale, although the M&S one I had altered was better quality. I did have to go through a lot of suits to find one that wasn't River Island either or shirt pocket with pens.

In case it's helpful in terms of alterations I had the waist on the jacket done and the trousers slimmed. Think it was £30-50.

Minor crisis: took my suit out to press before a funeral tomorrow afternoon and bastard moths have been at the trousers in pretty visible areas (they seem to have taken a liking to my crotch).

Not a person of many suits (or trousers that aren't jeans), I'm going to have to do a panicked run to Westfield Stratford to pick up a replacement.

Off-the-peg the options look like Moss Bros, John Lewis, Ted Baker and H&M (assume all Charles Tyrwhitt will need adjusting).

I've got about an hour from when they open at 10, to having to leave to drive to the funeral, does anyone have any recommendations as where to start for something a) that doesn't look like a bin bag and b) isn't too spenny? I'm a pretty standardly built 180cm.

That blows. It's the sweat. Same thing happened to my DJ. Which luckily is a fairly easy thing to find a close match form.

TM Lewin do quite a few cuts now. Some of which are super slim. That would be my first port of call followed by Moss Bros.

Also probably worth grabbing an assistant as soon as you walk in to save time.

Good luck!

Yeah grab an assistant and explain your situation, that should get them going

Excellent stuff, thanks - will try TM first!

Thanks for the help -TM Lewins has shut (permanently) in Westfield Stratford, but I managed to get a pair of pretty closely-matching trousers in Charles Tyrwhitt's. Panic (and disapproval from the grave) averted.

Now, to work out what to do with the wardrobe to deal with the moths. Looking online it's worth bunging everything in the freezer for a few days, then investing in some cedar wood balls?

https://www.permanentstyle.com/2020/03/how-to-deal-with-moths-cleaning-and-smoke-bombs.html

^^ this has some good advice but imo plastic box or suit bag anything natural that you like

heard mullets will be making a comeback next year, not that they really ever went out of fashion

Barry?

I’m looking for a Shetland style sweater (raglan or saddle shoulder) in a substantial weight, like Tricoteur. Prefer Scottish made because obviously.
Any leads?

these are nice
https://www.northern-fells.com/collections/shetland-woollen-co

Thanks, you have one of these?
Good weight to them?