Posts by codhead

Quote:Originally Posted by FaceOfBoh I agree. I see quite a few of these. They're great quality shirts but I find margins on shirts are thin. Spoo mentioned on the ebay thread that even he has thin margins on shirts, something...

The company I mentioned previously is: Suitcase London Here's the bag my friend bought:

Quote:Originally Posted by DanM  Is Eton decent?  This is the only one I've ever seen.  Normally I wouldn't pick up a white shirt at the thrift, but this looked unworn.  Awesome collar, french cuffs, just a tad snug, so it may be...

Quote:Originally Posted by LooknGr8 On a linen one, the color ran. Silk ties (my experience) either don't unwrinkle, lose their shape/loft and wither or pucker, and I've tried to just gently dampen/heat areas with spots to I could...

Quote:Originally Posted by cptjeff Found myself a navy blazer today (fits better than my old one). Only trouble is that it has Royal Navy buttons, and I don't qualify. So, two questions: first, anyone want a set of royal navy...

Quote:Originally Posted by VLSI Quick fake check? Sorry but that looks absolutely, totally, 100% fake. It could only look more fake if they'd coloured the label in blue crayon.

Quote:Originally Posted by Ian Erickson oh I thought tattersall was multi colored gingham oops No probs, some gingham patterns are often described as tattersall but a true tattersall is square mesh (in 2 or more colours) over a...

Had a little trip out to a small village 10 miles away that has a couple of charity shops. Not a fantastic haul but I managed to come away with this lot from them. One is a real rummage of a place, with stuff just piled any old how....

Quote:Originally Posted by Ian Erickson great pick up on the tattersall! That's not what I'd call a tattersall check, Tattersall is more like the LP in 330CK's post below yours

Why not find a little old lady who has a penchant for sewing bags? Anyone who has worked in saddlery would have the expertise and equipment. There's a guy in London who custom makes laptop bags from things like old Harris tweed sports...