just realised every item of clothing I am wearing today is from some kind of outdoor brand.
Columbia boots
bridgedale socks
keela trousers
edz merino jockeys
smartwool jersey
paramo windproof
rab gloves

I feel kind of embarrassed now.

I do.
But the advert is from about 15 years ago 🙂

Just in from a couple of hours out with the dogs in a biblical downpour up on the tops. Harkila goretex trousers, Meindl socks, meindl boots, paramo baselayer, snugpak softie, paramo waterproof jacket, sealskinz gloves…..oh, and a tweed cap.

No, I have a H&M jumper on, a pair of Adidas shorts and my five tens.

At least they’re different brands. I felt a bit self conscious all of a sudden when I realised that I had a Mountain Equipment fleece and hat picking one of the kids up.🙄

Just don’t wear it shopping on the high street…

From the 1990s, yeah…

Clarks shoes
Community Clothing chinos
Laura Ashley shirt
House oF Fraser jumper
Decathlon down puffa
Lowe Alpine waterproof sheel
trekmates waterproof gloves

We do have a spare room that is better stocked than most Tiso shops.

Nope
I refuse to buy anything that has any prominent branding.

Boots might be Salomon, because they were the ones that seemed to fit best.
Jacket is CMP, because it’s 99% identical as Colombia or something else, but only costs 2/3rds of the price and has a less prominent logo.

Absolutely no way in hell would i buy anything with a super prominent advert, eg nike, superdry, etc. or one with a “look at me” logo, eg Hilfiger, Lacoste, …

Hmmm…top to bottom.

Lowe Alpine
Orvis
Estribos
Sunspel
Orvis
Pearl Izumi
Sorel

So, yeah.

Dog bitten 5:10s

Socks by next, they match.

Jeans some fancy brand with more iron on patches than original denim.

Pants by M&S 🙂

Holly Hansen 10year old merino wool top.

M&S Jumper, aging like its owner.

G-star parker 15years old, frayed at the edges like its owner.

Perfect for going up a lightweight aluminium ladder held by a hyperactive 11year old boy to fix some Christmas lights up for my girls when they get home.

Messy hair in all the wrong places. Models own.

Not when I’m not doing anything that requires it, because I have some self respect. Wearing shoes for hiking/off road running in civilisation is the mark of someone who just doesn’t give a shit.

I’ll wear a technical jacket if it’s cold or raining, though.

someone who just doesn’t give a shit.

that’s me.
but in my defence, I wear this stuff 5 days a week to ride to and from work in.

Vivo boots
Cords from Cotton Traders (shameful)
Joe Browns top
Barts hat
Altura Jacket

Old Five Ten Guide Tennies (that won’t quite die)
Bridgedale socks (don’t own any non-bike socks that aren’t Bridgedale)
Prana flannel lined jeans
Sainsburys keks
Rapha merino baselayer
Rab fleece
Mountain Equipment gilet

Hmmm… I resemble that remark!

Have about 15 different Montane jackets, fleeces, waterproofs and soft shells.
I work outside so i consider it my uniform..

Not when I’m not doing anything that requires it, because I have some self respect. Wearing shoes for hiking/off road running in civilisation is the mark of someone who just doesn’t give a shit.

I was going on holiday a couple of years ago and realised everything I was wearing was from Decathlon, apart from my underpants. I was a bit embarrassed, but I’ve got some Decathlon underpants now, so I can hold my head up with a properly co-ordinated ensemble wardrobe.

Yep, my office attire today was..

5.10 Camp4 trainers
Rab shorts
Last Exit to Nowhere T-shirt

Plus Black Diamond Fleece if the aircon gets too cold and Black Diamond Down Jacket for cycling to/from work…

Only the Rab jacket

DM work boots
G-Star jeans
Diesel tee
Oakley glasses
G-shock watch

Prana jeans
Very Old Macpac fleece
Scarpa shoes

This time of year mud covers all the logos.

Mountain equipment jacket
Crew jumper
Boden t shirt
A&f jeans
Scarpa approach shoes

My style is confused

#humblebrag

More of an Englebert Strauss advert at work tbh. Outdoor advert at weekends.

I could be doing a Patagonia catalogue today.

None of it bought new though…

Yes, every time I go to work, but I’ve learnt from experience you can’t do my job in “regular” clothing. Also, again from experience, I’ve realised in certain key areas i.e. footwear, waterproofs, you can’t go cheap.You buy cheap, you literally buy twice.

Over the years my accountant has questioned the odd purchase, to which I always say when its a particularly bad day, ” go stand in your carpark, you can put a coat on, and stay there, don’t move, for several hours”.

Some days I am wearing only Aldi. Actually, I don’t have Aldi shoes, but that’s it. Cheap, convenient, comfortable, hard wearing.

I’ve just taken my Alpkit trousers out of the wrapping and or them on with my Rab hoodie, so not far off. Dunno what kind of advert I am, though.

Most of today I’ve been outside so yes:

Trespass walking trousers,
craghoppers black fleece,
fleece gilet,
thin puffer jacket,
rab jacket,
du barry boots.
hand knitted (indi shop) alpaca/lambs wool hat.

I was going on holiday a couple of years ago and realised everything I was wearing was from Decathlon, apart from my underpants. I was a bit embarrassed, but I’ve got some Decathlon underpants now, so I can hold my head up with a properly co-ordinated ensemble wardrobe.

This is worryingly familiar. I too have bought the pants.

I once bumped into a chap on a trail in France. We were wearing the same shirt and shorts, both from Decathlon, but my Merrells were a different colour to his!

Today, a working-from-home day, followed by a walk to watch the barn owls this afternoon, I am wearing;

Decathlon socks
Decathlon soft shell over ancient holey Patagucci base layer bottoms
Alpkit base layer top
Decathlon grid fleece pullover.

And that’s just the outfit I went to the cafe in, not the stuff for the walk later…

When it gets too warm in the flat later, I shall probably just remove the top layer and prance about in my base layers…the joys of being old enough not to care. And single.

Not today, no.
Nike trainers
Edwin jeans
H&M jumper
Decathlon down jacket.

I work in the trade so literally every item of clothing I own is from an outdoor brand. The novelty quickly wears off.

Wearing shoes for hiking/off road running in civilisation is the mark of someone who just doesn’t give a shit.

Who just doesn’t give a shit about what?

Somedays I wearer the clothing which I got as payment after I modelled for an outdoor clothing brand photoshoot 15 years ago. Does that count?

Yes and no, all the gear but it’s so old and scruffy it just wouldn’t cutnit for an advert.
And with the not giving a **** about the shoes, that’s me. Got some smart ones which live at work, but here I have a choice of two pairs of walking boots, four pairs of running shoes, at least three of which are wet at any given moment, my riding shoes, and some wellies and climbing shoes for when the need arises. I will always wear walking or running shoes in civilisation as that’s pretty much all I have, although TBH I did Tescos in wellies yesterday

I’ll wear a technical jacket if it’s cold or raining, though.

That sounds like a cop out.

I do, but mostly because I’m handsome and sitting on a rocky outcrop looking pleased with myself.

Most of the time outside of work I look like a tradie….because padded shirts and rigger boots are cheap and comfy/warm……and I’m usually found pottering and tinkering around the house or cars..

I often wear old running trainers about because they are no longer fit for the purpose of running and I don’t want to just chuck em.

Mostly though when I buy stuff I buy stuff with small logos-its almost always possible to get the same technical features and fit without the huge branding.

Teeshirts are a pet hate. I like a nice design and il pay for that with a little logo but I’m not paying 20+ quid for a tee that has no design feature other than a Gert big logo.

Although I appreciate for some the logo is the important part.