Australian Members - Page 1438

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Originally Posted by Romp 

check suit supply - although its their winter collection now there are a few cotton and linen blends 

 

like this

http://us.suitsupply.com/jacket-blue-herringbone-paris-c496/C496,en_US,pd.html?start=26&cgid=Jackets

That is actually a damn nice jacket, how are you so good at finding stuff!?

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Originally Posted by Journeyman 


Most of mine are from Land's End - I've got several pairs of their chino shorts and a few pairs of their plaid shorts. The chino shorts are very durable and soften up very nicely with wear.

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Originally Posted by thebrownman 

Mine are J Crew, Uniqlo or chinos that I got bored of as pants that I hemmed into shorts. In fact, the majority of my shorts began life as pants.

JM, I decided to go with a couple of pairs from J. Crew. My entire wardrobe consists of 1 pair of 'non sports/wear around the house' shorts - those Cotton On shorts. So I badly needed some.

$43 and $53 a pop, with the 30% thingo it's not bad. The LE photos just didn't float my boat. With postage, they would have cost the same however, I think the J. Crew shorts are little more 'fashion forward'. Ah well, another SF purchase :\.

EDIT: Is it bad when you seriously can't be fucked going into the city and trying on a heap of brands, just for shorts? I know I run the risk of sizing/styling, but fuck, it saves heaps of time.

What do you guys think about the Spring/Summer 100% cotton chinos at Country Road? $99 and they have a nice array of colours, they seem to fit me really nicely as well. Do you think they're worth it? If not is there a better option in Brisbane?

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Originally Posted by Prince of Paisley 


The Perth in suede would be a lovely shoe. And the Legate is a solid business choice. Congrats and look forward to your report!

Kicked off with the Legate today. First impressions are that the 73 last is nothing like the Loake 026 (Herring Knightsbridge), although one of the CS reps at Herring said they were very close. Very tight across the toes, but seem to be loosening up verrrry slightly.

For now, ouch.

Actually they feel pretty similar to the Meermin Olfe last. I'm thinking the G width would have been fine. Hopefully they stretch out just a little across the toe cap seam.

Edit: I got the 10 F, as the 10.5F in the Knightsbridge were too big

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Originally Posted by lachyzee 

I am actually about to purchase something from theiconic.com.au, something which seems to have been advertised in a bit of a blitz recently. Go Aus online retail!

The Iconic is tops. I'm more than willing to support local businesses if they choose not to charge extortionary shipping rates. It may take a few more years but eventually Australia will have an online retail ecosystem as robust and varied as the States'. Whether DJs and Myer are a part of that is up to them, but their vision may be clouded by decades of "the old way". (See: newspapers.)

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Originally Posted by lachyzee 

This is usually fxh's job, but he seems to be late to the party today:
http://www.theage.com.au/business/myer-djs-online-plans-tell-em-theyre-dreaming-20121119-29kua.html
The pair's 'omni channel' internet strategies – pretty much cut-and-paste jobs from Nordstrom's annual report – are based on a lack of understanding of the businesses they are trying to copy, fundamental differences between US and Australian retail structures and the simple mistake of comparing apples with oranges. Or perhaps sheep with goats.
I pretty agree with everything he has written, i.e. that DJ's/Myer's online approach is half-arsed, does not address the major causes of their woes and isn't suited to the Australian retail climate. Still, a step in the right direction nonetheless
I am actually about to purchase something from theiconic.com.au, something which seems to have been advertised in a bit of a blitz recently. Go Aus online retail!

I agree. He's pretty much gotten to the heart of the matter. I had a look at the Myer FAQ at http://shop.myer.com.au/shop/mystore/faqs and that's just a joke!