Howies Gear

Howies = Timberland.

you not buy American then fella? As far as I am aware, howies still use the same people, timberland just add marketing clout to the brand being the parent company? It does not affect the quality of the gear.

Well, I was very happy, especially after returning the womens cut top I bought by mistake!! The men's medium is much less figure hugging ha ha.

timberland = the official clothing of the best era of hiphop.

timberland = the official clothing of the best era of hiphop.
hehe

What about Kangol / Adidas?

i've gone right off howies. they are a good company though, i just can't bear the prices.

i've gone right off howies. they are a good company though, i just can't bear the prices.

I'd agree with that - it's got to the point where even their sale stuff is way out of my league. I appreciate the ethical approach, but it's hard to justify the spend sometimes - I mean, I'll never spend £60 on a shirt when I can get one down the market for £40-50 less than that, only it doesn't come with the organic/recycled/ethical tags attached. It's a shame because I do believe in that ethos, but just as I can't always afford organic milk for 20p more than non-organic, it's the same when it comes to clothing.

That said, the prices were good when I popped by on Sunday, and was tempted by one of their blue softshells, but was more tempted by the Opie flip-flops than most of the stuff on the Howies stand.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the e-mail I got from Howies said it was a sample sale. Why is it then that most of the stuff there was seconds, returns, faulty, misprinted, shrunk or ripped?

i went to an addict sample sale on brick lane and the stuff was all one season early trials, so the sizing might have been a bit funny or t-shirts that might not have gone into production.

everything was decent quality, as long as you found something that fitted it was a bargain.

got a jacket which i love which is a one off. fits great, well made, 30 quid, addict jackets go for well over £120.

love sample sales

Didn't see much ripped stuff, saw lots of size sample etc, along with design tweaks etc.
Some stuff is often a pre run of the actual item, so incorrect buttons, no tag etc.
Not sure about Flip Flops, but there was a stall selling Vega trainers, but I have too many shoes as it is!

i used to LOVE howies through and through, but now i find them quite patronising. i find the majority of their t-shirt designs utterly uninteresting (i like the nigel peake shed one though, and some others). todays t-shirt of the week has annoyed my typography-geek side quite a lot:

My loyalty to Howies has diminished since the opening of Carnaby St. Sell, sell, sell.

yup, +1

howies for some reason send me a very thick, expensively printed catalogue every three days or so.

Now lets talk about Rapha...

Only joking

now i think i may have sorted a cheap source of howies gear i can afford to stock up again

Just saw this on the Howies blog, a brakeless Bob Jackson with flats. Brave lads over there at Howies...

http://brainfood.howies.co.uk/2008/11/brake-free/

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• Charlie Carnaby Says:
  November 19th, 2008 at 11:24 am I was riding fixed last night on my mates pista.
  Brakeless.
  I had a slight scare when I started to tip over and I was clipped in.
  Still I can pull off a small skid =]

• Frank Says:
  November 19th, 2008 at 1:52 pm what, in your pants?

Their 'brakeless' tee is terrible.

rom1212 Says: Your comment is awaiting moderation.
November 19th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
breakless with flap pedals and flip flops…
you are a hipster.
ha

WAC

I hooked the one of the guys up from howies with some sidi's awhile ago I guess he needs to share them around the office.

WAC

Euuuwww, design fail!

I quite like it, although It would be false for me to wear it.

I quite like it, although It would be false for me to wear it.

Why, because you are not a skeleton and do in fact have flesh on your bones?
;)

yes.

Good to know. Was worried for a moment.