Fashion

^Dirty boy.

Besides, SB3's have been long gone since the millenium.

Again, the ostentatiousness of it just bugs me. I guess it's the difference between liking style/craftsmanship and liking where the ideas come from - i.e. editorial stuff like that and cat walk couture. I don't feel inspired by images like that, but I wouldn't know how to. Nor how to deduce what to wear or take from it.

I think you know exactly how to be inspired by it, you said you like the shirt, so thats the part of it that speaks to you.

Editorial and runway play huge roles in pushing capital-F Fashion as the weird semi-art from it is and keeping it new and interesting and while that is supper important to me, its not for every one but I fell most people can look at a well styled editorial (I'm refraining from calling that one good b/c I think the photography is a bit boring but I do like the grooming and styling) or runway show and find a piece or two that they like, and a piece or two that they hate and that can help inform and shape their style for the next season.

I'm well aware that I'm in a minority of people who will be hitting the stores in late February to grab their spring wardrobe, hell I bought a piece from a "pre-spring" collection yesterday.

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What, now?... now it's getting all classy?

....yeah, True Religion, Franklin & Marshall, 'Spring wardrobe'....

dirty stuff....
cant go wrong with a nice sherman.

Fred Perry has been more interesting for that market for the past few seasons and BS' rebranding seems to be " leave the skin thing behind and bite Fred Perry hard" while Fred has been remembering when skins wore their stuff.

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Didn't our very own Savile Row suited VinylVillian also mention the high quality of M&S slacks and suits?

Indeed i did - 150 quid gets you an M&S suit with 2 pairs of trousers - their suits are designed to be altered, so the first thing i do is pop down the tailor and pay em 50 quid to get the fit perfect.

The most disapointing suits i have had are Gieves and Hawkes, never got more than a year out of them, and their tailors were not overly receptive to my request to double the crotch to make them more saddle proof. Nice fit though.

I would never waste my money on an OTP suit from one of the big designer labels, when John Lewis and M&S will do you something of equal if not better quality.

If i want something tailored, i go to either Buckleigh on Lower Sloan Street, or Welsh and Jeffries on Saville Row.

However i cant stand designer ponces, many people are under the misconception that certain brands/labels offer you exclusive access into some mythical stylish elite, when they mostly just mark you out as a twat.

Fred Perry has been more interesting for that market for the past few seasons and BS' rebranding seems to be " leave the skin thing behind and bite Fred Perry hard" while Fred has been remembering when skins wore their stuff.

yeah, i get the whole biting fred perry thing.
but for me its- ben sherman for shirts and fred perry for polos.
i dont exclusively buy shirts at ben sherman though, they just do really nice shirts.

....yeah, True Religion, Franklin & Marshall, 'Spring wardrobe'....

And no one has even mentioned Supra.

And no one has even mentioned Supra.

... or Rapha. I hear that they make nice, if somewhat expensive, clothing for cyclists.

Here we go...

... or Rapha. I hear that they make nice, if somewhat expensive, clothing for cyclists.

Zing!

So the guy I was talking to wasn't wasted/talking out his arse? I'm glad else, I feel it was a waste of a fair load of schmoozing to try and get a cheap tailored suit! HA

cheers VV you've allayed my fears

What about goths and Emo Fashion, who's into that?

Chris?

there's a lot of brands going round, but what of details, to whit:

double/single breasted
1, 2, 3, 4 buttons,
pockets and arrangement thereof,
vents,
lapels,
cuffs,
other details, such as action back, belting, lapel tab for buttoning up

and fabrics:
wool and blends,
worsted,
flannel,
tweed,
cashmere, mohair, merino

colours?

linings, trim, patterns:
birds eye,
pick and pick,
herringbone,
pin stripe,
chalk stripe,
prince of wales check,
windowpane check

etcetera

http://www.bandofoutsiders.com/
discuss...
i may even tell you a tale

So the guy I was talking to wasn't wasted/talking out his arse? I'm glad else, I feel it was a waste of a fair load of schmoozing to try and get a cheap tailored suit! HA

cheers VV you've allayed my fears

A good tailored suit is always worth the cash, its just that there are a lot of expensive suits that are no better than some on the hight street.

I have some city boy mates who go and drop 2k on a designer label suit, and all your paying for is the name

http://www.albazarmilano.it/

Excessive awesomeness above, they do cracking shoes!

w.i.d.e.!

All Saints stuff is quite nice but it's gotten massively overpriced for what it is, their jeans are shit too. Always find myself ending up with Ralph Lauren stuff but again it's mainly overpriced unless you're buying from an outlet store. Their Rugby label do some cool stuff but as far as I know it's only available in USA and again some of it is absolute muck. Hard to beat the very good classic styles though, always found myself inspired to be more like Chet Baker.

A good haircut and a classic cut white tee can go a hell of a long way!

"Official nasty asses, straight shots in dirty glasses
Wu-Wear fleece for you and your stinkin piece" Still living life like it's '96 baby!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgZ8xICliQA

Quality knits are the business also, can't go wrong with a good knit cardigan or sweater. The most important thing is fit though, doesn't matter how fancy the materials if it doesn't fit perfectly.