Spring and summer boating type striped blazer to make me stand out from the riff raff...help me decide

[Accy cyclist]

I reckon you could totally carry it off Accy, but I get what you mean, if you don't feel right in something

I'm gonna try them on tomorrow. I have a pair of knee length tweed (what else🧐 ) socks that'll suit. If they look ok I'll take them to try out before buying or not.


Pic's to follow of course!

 

[Accy cyclist]

Sadly the plus fours have disappeared. The owner of the shop told me today that it looks like someone has literally walked out with them without paying! How he/she nicked them I don't know. They were too thick/baggy to take into the changing room then put their own pants over them and walk out. We have stuff stolen quite often. Earlier in the year a 300 quid original price pair of sunglasses on sale for £50 had only been in the shop window an hour when they disappeared. Seriously, there are some very sneaky thieves in Accrington! 🧐 The shop's owner says CCTV isn't worth the cost and 'would put people off coming in' if he installed it. He also said that even when caught and prosecuted they rarely have to pay compensation to the shop owner.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I found this in the shop yesterday. It fits almost perfectly. The only slightly obvious signs of wear and tear are on the middle chest button hole and the buttons themselves which are slightly faded. I could put a bit of shoe polish on them and buff them up with a cloth, but I think the faded/worn affect looks better, as with all buttons on tweed jackets. There's a sewing and repairs shop five minutes from my flat that could tidy up the frayed button hole for a fiver.

Looking at the maker's history http://tweedlandthegentlemansclub.blogspot.com/2019/09/bladen-supersax-great-british-attire.html I'd say it's very well made and worth the £25 I paid for it. 🧐

 

[Accy cyclist]

I'm not happy. I tried to buy this yesterday, but my bank blocked the sale thinking it might be card fraud ( by the seller not me, I hasten to add 🧐 ) . When I cleared it with the bank I saw It'd been sold out in my XL size.

That's a quality hat! Look at the thick and rough/tough wool it's made out of! That hat would've gone with so many of my tweed/wool jackets and coats! 🤔

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/708783615/holmes-genuine-scottish-harris-tweed?ref=cart

 

[stephec]

I'm not happy. I tried to buy this yesterday, but my bank blocked the sale thinking it might be card fraud ( by the seller not me, I hasten to add 🧐 ) . When I cleared it with the bank I saw It'd been sold out in my XL size.

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That's a quality hat! Look at the thick and rough/tough wool it's made out of! That hat would've gone with so many of my tweed/wool jackets and coats! 🤔

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/708783615/holmes-genuine-scottish-harris-tweed?ref=cart

Has you account got some kind of automatic good taste filter that's applied to all transactions? 😂

 

[tyred]

I must admit that as someone with a very traditionally Scottish surname I have been toying with the idea of buying a nice "bunnet" in my clan tartan 🤔

 

[Profpointy]

I must admit that as someone with a very traditionally Scottish surname I have been toying with the idea of buying a nice "bunnet" in my clan tartan 🤔

Remember the authentic ones come with a built in ginger wig

 

[Accy cyclist]

I must admit that as someone with a very traditionally Scottish surname I have been toying with the idea of buying a nice "bunnet" in my clan tartan 🤔

I bought a tartan scarf in my 'Scottish name', but it doesn't really count I suppose as the Scottish name/clan/tartan is my Christian name, not my surname. And no, my first name isn't Stewart.

 

[fossyant]

You'll need a new flat with all those clothes.

 

[Accy cyclist]

You'll need a new flat with all those clothes.

I will soon! They came to service my boiler and radiators today. Straight away on seeing my 'bedroom' he said Oh, a walk in wardrobe I see"!

 

[tyred]

I bought a tartan scarf in my 'Scottish name', but it doesn't really count I suppose as the Scottish name/clan/tartan is my Christian name, not my surname. And no, my first name isn't Stewart.

Glenmorangie?

 

[Accy cyclist]

Glenmorangie?

This slight off topic section reminds me of a bloke I know who's first name is Kerry. He insists he has 'Irish blood' because he's 'named after the county in Ireland'.

 

[Chromatic]

This slight off topic section reminds me of a bloke I know who's first name is Kerry. He insists he has 'Irish blood' because he's 'named after the county in Ireland'.

When I was young I had a friend whose first name was Ceri, his mum was Welsh.

 

[stephec]

I found this in the shop yesterday. It fits almost perfectly. The only slightly obvious signs of wear and tear are on the middle chest button hole and the buttons themselves which are slightly faded. I could put a bit of shoe polish on them and buff them up with a cloth, but I think the faded/worn affect looks better, as with all buttons on tweed jackets. There's a sewing and repairs shop five minutes from my flat that could tidy up the frayed button hole for a fiver.

Looking at the maker's history http://tweedlandthegentlemansclub.blogspot.com/2019/09/bladen-supersax-great-british-attire.html I'd say it's very well made and worth the £25 I paid for it. 🧐

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I've finally worked out who this reminds me of, Christopher Lee in The Wicker Man, classic. 😊

 

[Badger_Boom]

I bought a tartan scarf in my 'Scottish name', but it doesn't really count I suppose as the Scottish name/clan/tartan is my Christian name, not my surname. And no, my first name isn't Stewart.

I was introduced to a fellow at a wedding who was wearing “my trousers”; a rather smart pair of troos in my tartan. I really should get some.