Australian Members

[Geoffrey Firmin]



Land's End have quite a few choices but, as it is the northern winter at present, some choices are limited and they seem to have sold out of the "tailored" option in quite a few colours/styles.
Still, could be worth having a look as their prices are very reasonable - there are a couple of nice styles here and here.

Journeyman

Thanks flat front not my cup of tea but found these http://www.landsend.com/pp/mens-pleat-front-traditional-fit-linen-cotton-trousers~236040_-1.html

which is more my style and do LE fit true to size?

lachyzee

do you know the discount code? if not I may as well go into a store in Sydney and get over the counter?

And on cartridge shaving my first razor was Gilet saftery razor with obligatory septic pencil, used that with a variety of blades til I was 21 then switched to G2. Always a brush and soap man till moved to a creme shave in 83 but now use a G3 disposable but find they work better with a creme rather than a lather.

 

[Geoffrey Firmin]

:foo:

 

[lachyzee]

I went with a DE Razor set up for 2 years and recently went back to Gillette Mach 3s. Tried a million things with the DE Razor set up but it just didn't work for me. I have thick wiry stubble that grows every which way. As long as their sharp, for me the cartridges provide a shave that's much quicker, and just as good if not better.

For anyone who uses cartridge razors, this thing works a treat and will save you a bunch of money http://www.razorpit.com/

It's still not DE cheap, but brings it a bit closer.

 

[Prince of Paisley]

There was some talk before about Drakes ties - here are a couple of mine. I don't find them to be too narrow, though Al Grasby might disagree.

I've found them to wear well, and the knit tie hasn't shown any signs of fraying etc.

 

[thebrownman]

Does anyone here play club cricket?

 

[lachyzee]

^^ I think ties, like everything else, should be somewhat proportional to your body shape. A 7cm tie might work well on a skinny guy, but look silly on a heavier set man.

 

[Prince of Paisley]



Does anyone here play club cricket?

I'm more likely to play ducks and Drakes ;-)

 

[Romp]

Does anyone here play club cricket?

thought this said pub cricket .. lol

^^ I think ties, like everything else, should be somewhat proportional to your body shape. A 7cm tie might work well on a skinny guy, but look silly on a heavier set man.

ties generally work best in proportion your your lapels/pockets. So big lapel is balance with fatter tie etc. If you notice the drakes/armoury guys always wear the skinny end on the side of the tie which actually conceals the width

 

[Selvaggio]



Does anyone here play club cricket?

No - too old and too useless. But I played a couple of seasons with Caufield as a junior.

 

[Journeyman]



ties generally work best in proportion your your lapels/pockets. So big lapel is balance with fatter tie etc. If you notice the drakes/armoury guys always wear the skinny end on the side of the tie which actually conceals the width

Maybe I'm just a fuddy-duddy, but it seems more sensible to me to just wear a wider tie and tie a normal knot, instead of wearing a skinnier tie and tying a funny knot.

 

[The Ernesto]

I've never considered an 8.5cm tie 'skinny'.

 

[LonerMatt]

i saw this on Tumblr today.. only for the brave or yakuza




kamisori . “japanese straight razors” .
wrought iron & aogami super steel .
190 euros

Sigh, one day I'll be able to. First I have to convince myself to move on to safety razors (currently just use an electric razor to take stubble down to nearly-stubble)

 

[Oli2012]

Anyone have a HC brown pin dot? I'll trade it for a navy.

 

[Romp]

Maybe I'm just a fuddy-duddy, but it seems more sensible to me to just wear a wider tie and tie a normal knot, instead of wearing a skinnier tie and tying a funny knot.

yeah - im not promoting it - just an observation that even the maker's/owner's need to "compensate" somewhat

 

[Henry Carter]



Anyone have a HC brown pin dot? I'll trade it for a navy. 

There both my ties so I'm biased either way, but I reckon the navy is a lot more versatile than the brown, because it can be worn with black shoes. The brown could too I guess but I wouldn't personally. I think I remember you saying you are a lawyer or becoming one so i'll assume black shoes will be a decent part of your shoe wardrobe?