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post #9106 of 12599
10/13/12 at 9:44am
Maybe he meant leather laces with this?:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NPS-Solovair-Country-Collection-All-Leather-Brogue-Stable-Boots-/251164522823?pt=UK_Men_s_Shoes&var=&hash=item8019a5eaeb&ssPageName=RSS:B:SHOP:US:101
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post #9107 of 12599
10/13/12 at 9:54am
One thing about undershirts is yes they look unsightly under a button down, but this is fixed with a V neck undershirt.I've never known anyone to wear one with a tennis shirt. But in the summer months excessive sweating can ruin an otherwise fine button down polly cotton with unsightly sweat under the arms and the back, so sometimes an undershirt is a necessary evil with them
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post #9108 of 12599
10/13/12 at 12:03pm
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Originally Posted by Darksideoftheforce View Post

One thing about undershirts is yes they look unsightly under a button down, but this is fixed with a V neck undershirt.I've never known anyone to wear one with a tennis shirt. But in the summer months excessive sweating can ruin an otherwise fine button down polly cotton with unsightly sweat under the arms and the back, so sometimes an undershirt is a necessary evil with them


Bang-on. Light-colored tennis shirts get sweated through by yours truly at noachian rates, so needs mustwith the v-neck undershirt.
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post #9109 of 12599
10/13/12 at 5:30pm
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Originally Posted by browniecj View Post

They were about but not in great Numbers.
Heavy cotton-type stuff...
'We' wouldn't have worn them. nod[1].gif
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post #9110 of 12599
10/13/12 at 5:32pm
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Originally Posted by Brideshead View Post

Don't see any reason not to mention prices on the board here...
The trousers start at £195 unlined - I specified part lined (front to the knee) at £205.
Suits come in around £750, I gather.
My main interest was in trousers at this stage so I focused on a couple of fabric books which included the dogtooth and a range of other larger and smaller dogtooth checks. My tailor said regrettably it is very hard to find any thing but black and white. In Prince of Wales check there were many different options and weights of cloth. I did not ask about mohair.
All the cloth comes from English factories and all the cutting, tailoring and finishing is done by my tailor and his small group of associates in and around Ilford.
I had the first consultation (at his house actually) then went back for a fitting after two weeks. There were some small alterations and I collected them after another week. The matching buttons took a little longer so he fitted horn buttons first. I wore the trou a couple of times and then took them back for the matching ones and one further tweak (he made the waist smaller by ½ inch).
He is a very nice man BTW!
I like houndstooth - they look firkin' brilliant BTW - Unfortunately, no good for those of us wiv a fuller figure."

But thanks for making a fattie feel fatter! biggrin.gif
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post #9111 of 12599
10/14/12 at 9:17am
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Originally Posted by Ed Vaughan View Post

I like houndstooth - they look firkin' brilliant BTW - Unfortunately, no good for those of us wiv a fuller figure."
But thanks for making a fattie feel fatter! biggrin.gif

You are a fine Specimen,Ed!!!smile.gif

The Jackets were not too heavy Cotton.Funny,I thought they were more widespread.
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post #9112 of 12599
10/14/12 at 9:21am
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Originally Posted by Darksideoftheforce View Post

Maybe he meant leather laces with this?:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NPS-Solovair-Country-Collection-All-Leather-Brogue-Stable-Boots-/251164522823?pt=UK_Men_s_Shoes&var=&hash=item8019a5eaeb&ssPageName=RSS:B:SHOP:US:101

Here you are-what are the thoughts about the Dr.Martens Longwing Shoes.This goes out to our American Cousins.Personally speaking,I do not mind them.
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post #9113 of 12599
10/14/12 at 9:29am
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Originally Posted by Botolph View Post



Dynamite.  Thanks for the insight and explanation, gents. 
I wear an v-neck undershirt even under polos, as the New England summers are brutal and humid, and with my Northern European blood, I sweat at the sight of sun... so the undershirts have a two-fold purpose: 1.keeps me from looking soggy in the summer and 2.provides me with an extra layer of warmth in the harsh New England winters(gets down to -30 degrees here). 

We get bloody cut-off in Lincolnshire.That reminds me,get the Supplies in !!!smile.gif
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post #9114 of 12599
10/14/12 at 11:27am
Brownie, I suppose the dm brogue shoes are nice, but personally I prefer long wing shoes with leather soles and no yellow stichings. The latter just defeats the purpose of wearing smart dress shoes imo. The yellow stichings just reminds me of a pair of boots for kicking around in. I personally prefer either loake royals or a pair of floresheim kenmoors. Floresheims are much more affordable though, and they do make decent classic long wings.

What does everyone think of the solovair brogue stable boots btw?

And does anyone own a pair of these? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ikon-Originals-Toe-Cap-Skinhead-Mod-Brogue-Shoes-Ox-Blood-/370662842759
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post #9115 of 12599
10/14/12 at 12:32pm
Can anyone please post that photo, from Margate '70 I think, of the lads kicking over some motorbikes outside what looks like a guest house? I'm buggered if I can find it anywhere. We just want to inspect the main perpetrator's strides. Ta.
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post #9116 of 12599
10/14/12 at 1:29pm

Got my Solovairs this weekend, really nice! Thanks for the tip. 

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post #9117 of 12599
10/14/12 at 4:28pm

Do you guys think it's worth paying the extra money for solovairs over docs?

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post #9118 of 12599
10/14/12 at 5:28pm

yes

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post #9119 of 12599
10/14/12 at 6:10pm
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Originally Posted by Gorecki View Post

cheapest online place to get me some 3989 in oxblood or burgundy?

I have bought several pairs over the years from ebay for around 60-70 quid

some here for 90 quid
http://www.jakeshoes.co.uk/item/Dr-Martens/Leather-3989-Brogue-Lace-Shoe/143E
Edited by albion - 10/14/12 at 8:30pm
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post #9120 of 12599
10/14/12 at 10:47pm
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Originally Posted by captainfalcon View Post

Do you guys think it's worth paying the extra money for solovairs over docs?

I just got mine, so i cant say anything about long term durability, but they seem very well built, thick in a way. Plus; they look beautiful.
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