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  1. kentpope

    The unofficial Drake's London Appreciation Thread

    A word of advice to anyone browsing. The filters don't really work properly, at least not the few that I tried. For example, if you filter by "shirts" you'll get some of the shirts but not all. If you filter by "clothing" you only see a page worth of inventory. You have to remove the filters and...
  2. kentpope

    The unofficial Drake's London Appreciation Thread

    Drake's is also, once again, falsely advertising the canvas construction of their jackets. This jacket in particular, among others, is completely unlined with no canvas, but it's described as having "half-canvas construction." This is really disappointing from a brand that purports to be about...
  3. kentpope

    The unofficial Drake's London Appreciation Thread

    Shirts advertised at 3 for $275 which is a steal, but discount was not applied in cart. Refreshed the page a few times and now the "3 for $275" notice is missing. Booooooooooooo.
  4. kentpope

    The unofficial Drake's London Appreciation Thread

    It's a complicated topic in general but my overall take is that it's probably fine. I think it's really only problematic if Drake's was to obscure the origins of the shirt, like for example if they took the guayabera design and acted like it was something they came up with on their own. Or if...
  5. kentpope

    The unofficial Drake's London Appreciation Thread

    Oh yeah, wool could be different for sure. I was only speaking about cottons and linens, which I’ve never known to shrink just from machine washing regardless of temp.
  6. kentpope

    The unofficial Drake's London Appreciation Thread

    I can't say with absolute certainty that there aren't exceptions, but I've never had anything cotton or linen shrink simply by washing it, even if it's on the regular cycle. I don't own the Drake's item in question so don't take this as gospel but shrinking happens in the dryer, not the washer.
  7. kentpope

    The unofficial Drake's London Appreciation Thread

    Just hazarding a guess here but I would wager that most of the sample sale inventory will be returns and unsold inventory from the Archive sale.
  8. kentpope

    The unofficial Drake's London Appreciation Thread

    Just got a Drake’s houndstooth sportcoat (AW2019) delivered from YOOX and was a little surprised to see the sleeves are lined with polyester. Wasn’t aware they did this as the other ones I’ve seen largely use cupro for the lining. Also looks like it’s another one that’s not canvassed at all...
  9. kentpope

    The unofficial Drake's London Appreciation Thread

    People recreating lookbook/styles with more affordable options is definitely something that happens on reddit, thought it’s generally meant to be helpful rather than snarky. There certainly might be an audience for people poking fun at Drake’s styling or whatever, and I don’t think there’s...
  10. kentpope

    The unofficial Drake's London Appreciation Thread

    While we’re on the subject of oxford shirts, does anyone have any intel of how much these shirts shrink in the dryer? Sleeves are a tad bit long so I thought a cold wash and regular dryer run might sort that out. Have the same issue with Brooks Brothers and a warm wash/dry always gets the...
  11. kentpope

    The unofficial Drake's London Appreciation Thread

    Seems roughly the same to me though I could be wrong about that, as it’s been awhile since I’ve handled one of their older oxfords.
  12. kentpope

    The unofficial Drake's London Appreciation Thread

    Not that I can tell. Collar roll is still great. Some other details: Gauntlet button Side gussets Rear collar button Locker Loop
  13. kentpope

    The unofficial Drake's London Appreciation Thread

    Just received a batch of oxford shirts from Drake’s that I ordered using that buy-three deal. Decided on yellow ticking stripe, white and cream, all of which are lovely fabrics. The curious addition of a pen(cil) compartment to the chest pocket isn’t really my preference at all but not...
  14. kentpope

    The unofficial Drake's London Appreciation Thread

    Definitely agree that some variety is nice, but the least they can do is be transparent about it. Fabric is lovely and the fit is spot-on, but I have some reservations about how well it's going to age without any structure whatsoever. In some respects, it's more of a tweed overshirt that just...
  15. kentpope

    The unofficial Drake's London Appreciation Thread

    It’s actually even less substantial than that. The paper-thin “fusing” on the Drake’s jacket is literally just a small piece of fabric covering some of the area surrounding the armpit. It’s presumably there to offer some reinforcement against tension caused by your arms moving, but that’s it...
  16. kentpope

    The unofficial Drake's London Appreciation Thread

    Sad to report that the Brown, Green and Burgundy Houndstooth jacket is probably going back. The fit is impeccable, but unless I'm mistaken, the jacket is entirely uncanvassed. There's a 3x5" piece of what appears to be fusible interlining near the armpit area on the interior of the jacket and...
  17. kentpope

    The unofficial Drake's London Appreciation Thread

    I agree, and would also imagine that people are also buying less tailored/“nice” clothing while so many people are working at home and/or experiencing COVID-related economic uncertainty.
  18. kentpope

    The unofficial Drake's London Appreciation Thread

    In my defense, I made no comment about “quality” and only said I was disappointed because it was not was I expected. Which I think is fair. To be clear, I’m not claiming that Drake’s ripped me off or anything. However, to return to my original question, I am mostly curious if this fabric weight...
  19. kentpope

    The unofficial Drake's London Appreciation Thread

    I received a cream oxford shirt from the archive sale in the mail today, and I’m genuinely a little confused by the quality. The entire shirt is spackled with small brownish dots, almost like the sort of thing you’d find on a linen shirt. The fabric is also decidedly more lightweight than a...
  20. kentpope

    The unofficial Drake's London Appreciation Thread

    The stars aligned and I was fortunate enough to grab the Brown, Green and Burgundy Houndstooth Wool Jacket, which I had been lusting after for months and figured I'd probably never get except as a longshot. Got a shipping confirmation within about eight hours too. Assuming it shows up as...

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