Fred Perry origin

[BostonRussell]

Unfortunately I lack source of Fred Perry shirts near home so I have to shop online. Anyone know an online retailer that's guaranteed to sell the "Made in England" line?

Thanks much.

 

[onion]

http://www.shopfarinellis.com/ They are an affiliate of SF, and the owner is also an active forum member here. (Mauro) Edit: Thinking about it, those might be the MiJ polos on the site. I'd double check by asking in this thread or PM Mauro.

 

[Mauro]

I do. check out my web site.

 

[ahjota]

To my knowledge:

M12 = Made in England
M120 = Made in Japan
M1200 = Made in China?

Farinelli's, Oi Polloi, Warrior Clothing, Oki-Ni all sell M12s.
Jump The Gun sells almost exclusively M12s.

 

[jselvedge]

Has anyone ever ordered them from Newbury Comics on amazon.com?

 

[phoenixrecon]

sorry for my ignorance here. But what makes Fred Perry worth the price?

What kind of materials do they use?

 

[Mauro]

It depends on what you are buying. The quality of the pique is very good. Where it is made alters the price way more than the fabric cost.
Best,
mauro

 

[shoreman1782]

Originally Posted by phoenixrecon

sorry for my ignorance here. But what makes Fred Perry worth the price?

What kind of materials do they use?

Price vs. what? RL polos are $75 at retail... FP's non-England polos are the same, and MIE and MIJ are only $20 more.

 

[phoenixrecon]

oh... I guess I should have payed more attention.

http://www.shopfarinellis.com/pa-380...rts-shirt.aspx

I looked at that one and went WOW...

thinking they all were that price.

 

[Mauro]

nope, those are the knits that aren't a pique and are made in Italy. I am wearing that polo today.
If that makes sense.
best,
mauro

 

[converge]

FYI: The ones from Zappos are made in china unless otherwise specified. They do specify the "Japanese polo".

 

[ahjota]

Originally Posted by converge

FYI: The ones from Zappos are made in china unless otherwise specified. They do specify the "Japanese polo".

Yeah, the Japanese polos are the M120s. They got a new shipment in of those recently.

 

[wildcard]

Originally Posted by jselvedge

Has anyone ever ordered them from Newbury Comics on amazon.com?
I have - very fast shipping and a f*ck load of color variations.

 

[BostonRussell]

Thanks for all the replies.

Every "slim fit" Fred Perry I've seen appears to come from China. Is that just how it goes?

Edit: Aside from the Japanese line.

 

[jselvedge]

Originally Posted by wildcard

I have - very fast shipping and a f*ck load of color variations.

Thanks. Been waiting to pull the trigger on some 36" MIE polos.