AndyRM
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Nope. I rattle canned them with matte black BBQ paint the day after I got them, with gloss red for the "blood" trails around the top. Polish would probably have destroyed the patina.
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Nope. I rattle canned them with matte black BBQ paint the day after I got them, with gloss red for the "blood" trails around the top. Polish would probably have destroyed the patina.
Profpointy
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I used to buy those too. Not too expensive when you went for the "buy five" deal. Nice quality. Still have a couple in their packets. Should probably break them out and cut up for rags a couple of my badly frayed ones, but keep on thinking "oh well, it's good enough for down the pub so I'll wear it one more time"
Got a couple off Harvie and Hudson when they had a sale on. A notch or two nicer than CT, but a bit too dear full price. Got two very nice linen suits off them too at half price. Well, the jackets were very cheap but had to wait a couple of years before the trousers were on sale; still fairly dear but less than the "I'm not paying that" full price
Sadly can't seem to get stripey shirts these days.
I have seen several new ones of these in Charity shops, don't know if they are seconds etc, but they looked good value if they are your thing.
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winjim
Straddle the line, discord and rhyme
I wear CT shirts at work. Good quality and I like the length particularly, plenty of material so they stay tucked in. Brass collar bones and all.
I'm on the search for a better alternative preferably without plastic buttons but they all seem really expensive.
I'm on the search for a better alternative preferably without plastic buttons but they all seem really expensive.
Profpointy
Legendary Member
Harvey and H are better, but I don't think they're twice as good
winjim
Straddle the line, discord and rhyme
To be honest we live in a society where clothing is far cheaper than it has any right to be, and even £30 for a shirt is probably on the edge of what it's possible to produce with any sort of ethical credibility. £100 - £150 per shirt, which seems to be the going rate once you leave the high street, is actually quite fair, especially when you factor in labour and sustainability.
Profpointy
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There is something in that too. It does grate a bit that a fleece jacket is nearly a hundred quid, yet you more or less get a (regionally made rather than Jermyn st) bespoke shirt for a similar cost. I reckon I could run up a fleece jacket but a shirt is whole different level of skill and work
winjim
Straddle the line, discord and rhyme
Now I've got my eye on these shirts from wolk. Merino wool with corozo buttons. Italian fabric, made in Portugal. Not cheap by any stretch but seeing as I have enough shirts in my wardrobe already, I can probably save up for one or two to give them a go.
https://wolk-antwerp.com/collections/shirts
Lots of plastic free / eco / ethical options for casual shirts, less so for formal.
https://wolk-antwerp.com/collections/shirts
Lots of plastic free / eco / ethical options for casual shirts, less so for formal.
Gwylan
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Laces should be set French para style much more comfortable and easier to live with
AndyRM
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I googled "French para laces" because I had no idea what it meant.
The results are very dainty, and I don't think would hold my boots together.
Gwylan
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Experience is that it works very well. They, French paras, claim it protects your ankles too.
But I've never jumped out of a french plane so cannot vouch for that.
Gwylan
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This is the one I use. The French para reference seems to have vanished
https://dehner.com/guides-info/lacing-guide/
@Accy cyclist i saw someone earlier who reminded me of you.
In Tesco this afternoon there was a bloke who was at least in his seventies wearing a dark purple long wool coat, maroon trilby, desert boots, and camel trousers.
He was a proper smart looking gent. 😊
In Tesco this afternoon there was a bloke who was at least in his seventies wearing a dark purple long wool coat, maroon trilby, desert boots, and camel trousers.
He was a proper smart looking gent. 😊
T4tomo
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I use that method, but I've not done it meeting in the middle, just that style to the top. is it not a pain to slacken them off enough to get your foot in?
