Mod to Suedehead

[Northants bloke]

Yes I joined as a junior in the early 80's

 

[Inkss]

Got this M&S St Michael 'prest' shirt for £8/$11

Actually quite a nice fit.

Had an old paisley Relco shirt that faded badly after one wash. Threw some red Dylon at it today.
Now it looks like a bruise

Oh well.

 

[donkeyjacket2]

Nice stuff mate, got them boots yesterday, eyelets on top need replacing, and are a bit old but the leather is nice.

 

[Inkss]

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[The Saint]

I think they changed early - mid eighties. The inferiority of our lads’ rubbish footwear was exposed during the Falklands War. They were taking boots off dead Argentinians as they were vastly superior. I think the puttee business dates back at least to the Boer War!

I always thought they were to protect the legs bu tactually they are supposed to support the legs in a long march and became popular after the British adopted them by other armies . I think after WW2 they thought the long marches were over , then in '82 the Flaklands war occured and they had that long yop and as you saw the boots were pish and some troops were close to trench foot. .

 

[Inkss]

Grabbed this Moss Bross wool/cashmere overcoat for £22/$29.50

Would have preferred navy over black, but I dare say I'll have a few funerals to attend soon.
It's a 42r rather than 42s, so I'll end up spending the same again on alterations. But £45/$60 for a decent overcoat is not bad.

 

[Man-of-Mystery]

Would have preferred navy over black, but I dare say I'll have a few funerals to attend soon.

Brings to mind the mod crowd in Blackpool before I moved down south. We had one bloke in our social circle who was as poor as a church mouse while still at school, and he got a black suit from a charity shop. The cut was okay, it was three-button, etc., but it had no vents, so it looked a bit out of place. He got the nickname "The Undertaker" on account of that black suit. Of course when he left school and got a job he started to buy better gear, and the nickname was dropped.

 

[Inkss]

Yep, lucked out. Doesn't need alterations.

Merry Christmas fellas and fellesses

 

[Luigi_M]

^ Looks perfect. I'd wish all my coats' sleeves were long enough, as yours are.

 

[Botolph]

Merry Christmas, everybody! Wes þu hal!

 

[Thin White Duke]

Great score there @Inkss

Merry Christmas all

 

[Swampster]

Merry Christmas, everybody! Wes þu hal!

Gōd hælo!

 

[The Saint]

Sláinte mhaith!!

 

[Man-of-Mystery]

на здоровье

 

[Inkss]

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