I've also bought stuff in past, but nothing in last 2 years. As above - need to return to well made, practical clothes and don't change the styles every season!
Ruben .. good to hear that someone is listening. Don't usually join in on the regular Howies bashing thread ... but seriously that email with the £55 beanie just got my back up as well. I have lots of Howies stuff of old - in recent years have only ever bought in the sale, but lately there's nothing I'd want to buy even if it were reduced, cause it's boring and severely - even if I squint at it - overpriced. Sort it out!
To be fair the jeans are really really nice. Comfy, hard wearing and actually not an awful lot more than the usual suspects on the high street. My T shirts and sweat tops have stood the test of time too. Had some cords disintegrate around the waist band, but the mother in law fixed them, gawd bless er.
@Ruben - PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do short legs in your ranges! I can't be the only hobbit in town!
Ahhem - yes I am wearing a pair of howies trousers in work today :). I do like their stuff as I have said in my previous posts but I do find most of the prices prohibitive 🙂
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Ruben - good to hear from someone at Howies.
FYI I find the service second to none - have had returns sorted very quickly a few times and all queries answered immediately.
My wife, 2 year old son (smallest stuff just fits!) and I spend not far off a grand a year on your stuff so clearly like it - nice to see Merino/technical stuff coming back again - for a while it seemed like you were dropping it all and only doing "fashion."
Some stuff IS OTT price wise, some seems okay. I like the lack of big logos on most stuff, the quality (apart from some button sewing) and the cut of much of it.
Oh and I like the catalogues too.
Havign read that, I think you should do a garment called the "Surf Mat".
Sounds like he's been keeping the company afloat almost singlehandedly, so you owe him some kind of tribute really.
I used to buy a fair bit of howies stuff, but I can't say I have for the last 5 years. To be fair some of my old stuff is still going strong, but when I was down in cardigan on a long weekends biking, I had a rather tasty bowl of soup in the cafe under the howies shop, but could even work up the enthusiasm to go into the shop. I'm not shy of paying premium prices for nice kit, and don't dislike howies, but stuff like that hat is silly and the rest of their stuff seems to offer nowt more than quite a few other brands now and it costs more.
I spend not far off a grand a year on your stuff
two t-shirts and a pair of gloves?
i emailed howies last year (was drunk at the time and having a right proper rant sat in front of my pc) complaining about the prices and how they used to be loads better than they were etc. I got a phone call from one of the office staff the next day explaining loads of reasons why they thought they deserved to keep high prices - quality garments, portugese is good apparently, it was all codswallop tbrhwua.
I used to buy a fair amount of their stuff. Its become way too overpriced over the last year/18 months.
I did buy a merino top recently as the NBL classic was back in stock. Their merino stuff is the best quality IMO - I had a couple of the zip collar NBL tops for a couple of years - worn pretty much on every non summer ride. Great stuff.
Found myself shaking my head sadly when I got emailed the 55 pound beany this afternoon.
two t-shirts and a pair of gloves?
Plus a pair of merino pants.
saw you coming! seems appropriate
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dazzlingboy - MemberIf Howies has gone from niche (we like niche here don't we?) skate/bike inspired gear to w@nk designer gear aimed at the kind of people who buy jack Wills, then who are the new Howies?
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Finisterre.
It's not cheap either, but the quality is second to none.
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