Thomas Pink shirts, are they really worth it? Other suggestions?

[thinks this is probably not the place to start talking about the inordinate amount of pleasure hanging washing on the line gives me]

MrsF, seen here in a recent portrait

Good Man

over my head, sorry. ❓

I hate buying shirts, i have a 13.5″ collar and i’ve found nowhere except Gap and Ralph Lauren boys makes off the peg ones that fit.

Kryton (sp?) – he does all the cleaning, ironing etc on Starbug in red dwarf

probably not the place to start talking about the inordinate amount of pleasure hanging washing on the line gives me

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utter random one – TK Maxx – they get a load of v.nice italian stuff in – sadly for this fat lad, they never seem to go beyond a never over a 16″ collar…..

thanks hora.

😆 notheeth

I quite like the look of this design:

what do ya’ll think?

i have a 13.5″ collar

Do you often find yourself being asked if you’ve “been ill recently”?

Either that, or you write very well for an eight year old…

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inordinate amount of pleasure* that is to be had in the smell of line dried washing, full stop…..

*not gay or owt 😉 only recently got access to outdoor drying again following months of poor weather / building works………

what do ya’ll think?

You’re trolling or have a degenerative eye disease….

psychle, that shirt’s very, erm, well it’s very…..

No. Just no.

now this is a cool (t)shirt im wearing mine today, so far only 2 people actually know what it means

Passe. Loads of them down here in That London’s famous London.

And the fact that you think it’s cool, makes it instantly uncool. You’ve decided to wear it because it’s ‘cool’, but it is not. FAIL.

Cool is something that can only be achieved without trying. Any deliberate act to appear cool, is uncool.

Cool is something that can only be defined by others. I buy stuff that I like, and feels comfy, not stuff I think is ‘cool’. If other people decide that it is cool, then it is cool. Thus, my Newham Sure Start t-shirt (freebie nicked off my old flatmate) is cool, whereas my Bench ‘Chopper’ T-shirt is not. Nice T-shirt though.

As for ‘proper’ shirts, I’m the last person to ask. But (and I’ll probbly be met with horror and howls of derision over this) I bought a nice shirt from Ted Baker about 12 years ago; very nice cut, fit me really well, good quality material, well made, nice. Several people have remarked on what a nice shirt it is (it must be cool, then!). I’ve still got it (I’m not a regular shirt wearer), and it’s had a good few washes, although it’s sightly tired looking now.

I think it was about £60-80 or so. Spensive, for me.

Go and try a few on, get one you like. Don’t be worried about what label it is.

Really? I quite like it 🙁 honestly. I don’t have to wear it for work, so I’d rather have something interesting than business like…

what do ya’ll think?

Wedding photos have a nasty habbit of hanging around for a long time.

Well, maybe not the tie then, but the shirt is nice no?

what about this black version?

that shirt and tie combination is very llewelyn bowen

in the smell of line dried washing

oh yes, you’ve got to have a good inhale as you take the washing off the line.

If you’re going to spend a lot of cash, may as well get something you will be able to use more often. There’s nothing quite like a superb quality, heavy plain white shirt, IMO. That tie would then look superb!

Christ Almighty; you want to look like a ponce?

TM Lewin def a good one and hit those outlet places. Cheshire Oaks, Bicester for posh stuff (Paul Smith, Gieves and Hawkes, etc)

Other option is the bargain hunting in TK Maxx. Definately worth a look, got a Calvin Klein suit for £100. Single button dark blue.

Christ Almighty; you want to look like a ponce?

That’s a bit harsh RB ain’t it? thought you were an opened minded sort of chap 😀

psychle – how is that suit? I’ve wondered how these tailored numbers are – I know they are a step up from OTP but I went full bespoke for my last one. Well worth it.

If anyone is in the Midlands area and in need of a proper suit, I can recommend Coleman and Sons in Leicester. Great price and superlative tailoring and service.

just need the jacket to go with…..

Oh – the tie with that blue shirt is great – the shirt is shocking. The tie would look great with a plain shirt.

Don’t try too hard – it just looks like you tried too hard – not cool or anything alse. Plain shirt, splendid tie, good shoes, dark socks. Sorted.

The suit is full bespoke, if you go in to get measured up (or you can do your own measurements). Suit is excellent, just a couple of small issues to sort out and I’ll be happy (sleeves are cut a little too short for my liking, though apparently this is so you show your cuff and cufflinks off? And I’d prefer it a little tighter on the hips than it currently is, like to show off my broad shoulders 😆 )

That’s a bit harsh RB ain’t it? thought you were an opened minded sort of chap

I am, until it comes to issues of poncification. ask yourself; what kind of person would wear a shirt like that?

See? You now know why you mussunt ever wear anything like that.

You want advice on style? You come to me, son. Forget all these poncy fops on here. Most of ’em woon’t know style if the V+A museum got up and kicked ’em in the nuts.

Never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever get a matching shirt and tie combo. These should be used only to identify and humiliate wrong-doers in society. Anyone who willingly wears such a criminally unholy alliance is a wrongun anyway, in my book.

ask yourself; what kind of person would wear a shirt like that?

This guy?

he’s the company director of Duchamp… 😀

Psychle

If you think that’s a nice shirt, I dread to think what the suit looks like. Got any photos..?

Well, my point exactly. He’s a ponce.

FAIL. A very dark shirt will look rubbish in photos and in a year’s time (now) look as out of date as flares.

Get something very plain and then go for a serious tie. Also next time you have to wear the suit, but a new tie and everyone will think you have totally new gear

suit is a standard single breast model in plain dark/midnight blue (fabric is kid mohair wool). The only ostentation is the gold paisley lining 😀

I like CT, the slim-fit cut is nice and they’re one of the few that do that cut in non-iron fabric (I am both lazy and travel a lot).

As said though, if you’re in London then browse along Jermyn Street, there’s loads along there.

The only place;

http://www.turnbullandasser.com/%5D

Not being picky here but I can’t not mention it

The suit is full bespoke, if you go in to get measured up (or you can do your own measurements).

The suit is tailor made for you, not bespoke. The measurements were sent to a workshop in Nepal where the suit was made to those measurements and sent back to the UK.
Bespoke is fully hand cut and made on the premises and would also require several fittings before the finished atricle was fit to wear.
I just don’t want you thinking that is bespoke when bespoke is something very different.

suit is a standard single breast model in plain dark/midnight blue (fabric is kid mohair wool).

OK, shirt is either white or pastel blue or – if your colouring takes it – pink. Tie to go with – but not “match” – shirt.

Socks to have a colour in them picked out in the tie.

Shoes are black: English, Italian or French.

Cufflinks are “chain”, not “t-bar”.

Enjoy being well dressed..!

OMITN, a couple of notes;

Shoes should be English, nothing else. Duckers in Oxford make mine, smashing place
Socks – Not sure about colour in socks with a formal suit, myself.
Cufflinks – I am actually rather a fan of Turk’s Head knots, as they can add to/compliment both shirt and tie. Other than that, I have a collection of lovely old ones inherited from my grandfather.

after all this, you’ll need to post pictures of you in the whole outfit so we can take the piss say how nice you look.