WDYBT: What Did You Buy Today

Bought this Fox Brothers one button jacket from F.G. van den Heuvel today:
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Haven't had a one button jacket for years. I need to check out the vibe before investing in a Huntsman. And I've only got about two weeks worth of weather suitable for sporting this jacket.
 
Dropbear said:
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Outstanding purchase. Well done!
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Pimpernel Smith said:
Bought this Fox Brothers one button jacket from F.G. van den Heuvel today:
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Haven't had a one button jacket for years. I need to check out the vibe before investing in a Huntsman. And I've only got about two weeks worth of weather suitable for sporting this jacket.
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I don't get the two weeks weather thing.. can you explain?
 
fxh said:
I don't get the two weeks weather thing.. can you explain?
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It should start warming up a bit more, so thicker cloths will be going away. Winter Dainite shoes went into my shoe storage today, after being creamed and polished-up. That may prove somewhat premature as it's still going be under 10C most of next week and April can be pretty rainy here and windy.
 
Pimpernel Smith said:
It should start warming up a bit more, so thicker cloths will be going away. Winter Dainite shoes went into my shoe storage today, after being creamed and polished-up. That may prove somewhat premature as it's still going be under 10C most of next week and April can be pretty rainy here and windy.
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Oh you mean two weeks now - NOT two weeks each year?
 
Nice coat Pimp. Is it tweed?

I subscribed to a new magazine today, Valet. Over 300 pages to amble through during lockdown times. 4 issues a year for 69 bucks. Free post. Hope its not crap. I like the content on its website so fingers crossed.

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Valet

An independent print magazine about classic menswear, timeless style, literature, nostalgia, and aesthetics. Menswear is more than just clothes; it fosters interesting conversations and can teach us about the world.
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Sauce said:
Nice coat Pimp. Is it tweed?

I subscribed to a new magazine today, Valet. Over 300 pages to amble through during lockdown times. 4 issues a year for 69 bucks. Free post. Hope its not crap. I like the content on its website so fingers crossed.

valetmagazine.co

Valet

An independent print magazine about classic menswear, timeless style, literature, nostalgia, and aesthetics. Menswear is more than just clothes; it fosters interesting conversations and can teach us about the world.
valetmagazine.co valetmagazine.co
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It's a Fox Brothers tweed, that's all I know, don't know the name. That style of large pattern is not generally of interest to me, consider it old fashioned, but with the one button silhouette and green colours from a small distance it looks very distinguished indeed.

The Fox Brother Negroni tweed is of interest to me.

I need to up my game this year. You won't get fully bespoke now in the Netherlands, but you can get reasonable MTM with most of what you want and the cloth you desire. I'm 100% satisfied with my shirting choices going forward, everything else is up for grabs.

The Valet magazine is an obvious piss take, isn't it?
 
I think its from the, Fox Tweed II book. I battered it last year and had 3 made from it. I went for the same pattern as yours for one of them but in the other colourway. I like the Negroni as well. Think the red one is all gone now? The green one is pretty cool as well.

I'll see with that magazine. Hope it'll have good articles.
 
Sauce said:
I think its from the, Fox Tweed II book. I battered it last year and had 3 made from it. I went for the same pattern as yours for one of them but in the other colourway. I like the Negroni as well. Think the red one is all gone now? The green one is pretty cool as well.

I'll see with that magazine. Hope it'll have good articles.
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The Negroni was a limited edition and very well received, even with this chap, very deliberately drinking said cocktail:

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So very yes, indeed:
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Well, they all might as well dress like Shriners. Or maybe real estate agents with their matching jackets.
 
Journeyman said:
Absolutely - I really like the orange and blue striped tie.
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It's a odd story that repp tie. I bought it on my last physical trip to London from T&A in Jermyn Street and it was like pow! Got to have that as soon as I saw it. But I've hardly ever worn it for such a positive buy. It remains in one of my tie drawers waiting for a mission.
 
Last year I took full advantage of the Liverano Reach and Archive offers and scored a made to order chambray shirt and tie as well as a RTW wool knitted tee and wool/cash roll neck at 50% discount. Service was fantastic on the tie and shirt order, they were happy to alter the sleeve and shoulder measurements from a standard 42 size. The tee and roll neck are great and I was a bit sad they took away the Reach offer on their site. They reintroduced it for 72 hours last week and I grabbed another roll neck, this time in an off white which they call "cloudy white".
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Its nice but quite a bit thinner than the first one but I've brilliantly removed any disappointment by cunningly calling it a season transitional rollneck.
 
New boots:

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S&S x Wesco Skybreaker Boots

In our quest for the ultimate combination of form and function, we had some core questions we needed to answer: What if I was 6” taller? Would my legs be more strong if I strapped 5 pound weights to them every day? Is my sense of balance really that good? Our latest collaboration answers all...
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Dropbear said:
New boots:

standardandstrange.com

S&S x Wesco Skybreaker Boots

In our quest for the ultimate combination of form and function, we had some core questions we needed to answer: What if I was 6” taller? Would my legs be more strong if I strapped 5 pound weights to them every day? Is my sense of balance really that good? Our latest collaboration answers all...
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Has the nasty stench of a sad April Fool joke about it, but that said I bet Pauly Chase Pauly Chase is feverishly scrambling around the internet trying to buy them.
 
Great White Snark said:
Has the nasty stench of a sad April Fool joke about it, but that said I bet Pauly Chase Pauly Chase is feverishly scrambling around the internet trying to buy them.
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To be fair, the joke was directed at myself as much as anyone else - I have a few chunky double mid-sole casual boots. Not quite Kiss cover band size platforms though.
 
I was thinking of buying a Sea Island cotton shirt from Ede and Ravenscroft but ended up buying 19 budget shirts instead..
 
QuandoDio said:
19? At once. Why? Did you wardrobe get tossed in a fire?
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No over the Easter weekend. I have a shirt fetish and there were discounts for Easter.

Harvie and Hudson x3
Cafe Coton x4 - I haven't had these for 24 years when they used to be at Bicester
TM Lewin x2 - First order in 30 years
Charles Tyrwhitt x4 - First ever order
Hawes and Curtis x4 - First order in 30 years
Kilgour x2

I do order regularly from H&H. I mainly get my shirts from Smyth and Gibson now, especially since Chester Barrie (Gold/Black Label) and Grosvenor have closed. I do treat my self to luxury shirts, last month it was an Emma Willis Sea Island cotton and previously I have ordered T&A and Truzzi. The Ede and Ravenscroft Sea Island cotton will have to wait. I also want an EW Giza 45.
 
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Panama said:
No over the Easter weekend. I have a shirt fetish and there were discounts for Easter.

Harvie and Hudson x3
Cafe Coton x4 - I haven't had these for 24 years when they used to be at Bicester
TM Lewin x2 - First order in 30 years
Charles Tywhitt x4 - First ever order
Hawes and Curtis x4 - First order in 30 years
Kilgour x2

I do order regularly from H&H. I mainly get my shirts from Smyth and Gibson now, especially since Chester Barrie (Gold/Black Label) and Grosvenor have closed. I do treat my self to luxury shirts, last month it was an Emma Willis Sea Island cotton and previously I have ordered T&A and Truzzi. The Ede and Ravenscroft Sea Island cotton will have to wait. I also want an EW Giza 45.
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I forgot two John Henric Oxford's too...
 
I haven't had any English shirt since I gifted a couple of T.M.Lewin I had to a friend around 10 years ago. Since then, I only bought Spanish badspoke (that I don't wear anymore) and then Italian (mostly Neapolitan) that can be bought either bespoke or RTW from 80 to 350 euro with lots of handmade details. Am I missing something with English shirts?
 
aristoi bcn said:
I haven't had any English shirt since I gifted a couple of T.M.Lewin I had to a friend around 10 years ago. Since then, I only bought Spanish badspoke (that I don't wear anymore) and then Italian (mostly Neapolitan) that can be bought either bespoke or RTW from 80 to 350 euro with lots of handmade details. Am I missing something with English shirts?
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Not really.
I get them made bespoke in Madrid for 130-170
 
aristoi bcn said:
I haven't had any English shirt since I gifted a couple of T.M.Lewin I had to a friend around 10 years ago. Since then, I only bought Spanish badspoke (that I don't wear anymore) and then Italian (mostly Neapolitan) that can be bought either bespoke or RTW from 80 to 350 euro with lots of handmade details. Am I missing something with English shirts?
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TM Lewin are Far East shirts not English made shirts. I usually buy Smyth and Gibson which are made in the UK. They are excellent. I have bad experiences with bespoke, fortunately normal shirts fit me fine. I recently bought a Spanish shirt from Arnau.
 
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aristoi bcn said:
I haven't had any English shirt since I gifted a couple of T.M.Lewin I had to a friend around 10 years ago. Since then, I only bought Spanish badspoke (that I don't wear anymore) and then Italian (mostly Neapolitan) that can be bought either bespoke or RTW from 80 to 350 euro with lots of handmade details. Am I missing something with English shirts?
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What Italian shirt brands have you purchased?

I have looked at:

Borrelli, Barba, Brioni, Fray, Finamore, and Isaia.

I have Truzzi shirts. I also have Del Siena, Canali and Corneliani shirts.

Gutteridge seem inexpensive.
 
Panama said:
What Italian shirt brands have you purchased?

I have looked at:

Borrelli, Barba, Brioni, Fray, Finamore, and Isaia.

I have Truzzi shirts. I also have Del Siena, Canali and Corneliani shirts.

Gutteridge seem inexpensive.
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Kiton, Rubinacci, Borrelli, Barba, Camiceria Piccolo, Salvatore Piccolo, Luca Avitabile, Merolla, Golia, Starita, G.Inglese, Xacus, Delsiena, Ingram, Brancaccio Caruso, Bagutta, Guglielminotti and for sure I forget some.
 
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