The Official-ish DC Thread

[smittycl]

Got in a nice run on the Mall at lunch. Strong headwinds on the way out but smashing tailwind on the return. Tracksmith stuff keeps me warm.

Got an email today advertising this overshirt from Fox Bros. Really neat but I don't think I can justify another one.

Fox Tweed Indigo and Black Ink Prince of Wales Overshirt

The Merchant Fox Tweed Overshirt Size Small and XXL is available on a pre order for delivery March 2021 We are pleased to announce the arrival of our new Fox Tweed over shirt, lightweight at only 500g and essential for the more relaxed, non tailored everyday wear. With rich deep Indigo with ink...

www.themerchantfox.co.uk

 

[hpreston]

Today is the coldest day of the season thus far. I heard that weather forecasters are predicting a colder-than-normal December for DC. Soon it will be time to break out the Kaptain Sunshine Traveler Coat/Sage de Cret bunny parka/Stephan Schneider Merino Coat.

I'm just going to wear my Clint all winter unless it gets below about 15F

Love this season for similar reasons as AC, I love to layer a nice shaggy dog or cahsmere knit under the Barbour on the weekends, and all the flannel suits and trousers, plus tailored coats for the work week.

Also need to break in my Valstarino…

Got in a nice run on the Mall at lunch. Strong headwinds on the way out but smashing tailwind on the return. Tracksmith stuff keeps me warm.

Got an email today advertising this overshirt from Fox Bros. Really neat but I don't think I can justify another one.

Fox Tweed Indigo and Black Ink Prince of Wales Overshirt

The Merchant Fox Tweed Overshirt Size Small and XXL is available on a pre order for delivery March 2021 We are pleased to announce the arrival of our new Fox Tweed over shirt, lightweight at only 500g and essential for the more relaxed, non tailored everyday wear. With rich deep Indigo with ink...

www.themerchantfox.co.uk

Saw the same e-mail. tempted, very tempted.

 

[smittycl]

Love this season for similar reasons as AC, I love to layer a nice shaggy dog or cahsmere knit under the Barbour on the weekends, and all the flannel suits and trousers, plus tailored coats for the work week.

Also need to break in my Valstarino…



Saw the same e-mail. tempted, very tempted.

The Teba Jackets are really nice as well. I love all things Fox Bros.

Fox Char Brown Flannel Teba Jacket

The Merchant Fox Travels to Spain. We are excited to launch our new Fox Flannel Teba Jackets, made by the talented Justo Gimeno. The Teba jacket is an iconic piece of the Spanish wardrobe, light and very comfortable, it is at a crossroad between a jacket and an over shirt. Made in our classic...

www.themerchantfox.co.uk

 

[Ambulance Chaser]

Great news for Brooks Brothers fans: Michael Bastian has been named Creative Director. Bastian is one of my favorite designers and I can't wait to see his takes on American trad and sportswear.

 

[smittycl]

Great news for Brooks Brothers fans: Michael Bastian has been named Creative Director. Bastian is one of my favorite designers and I can't wait to see his takes on American trad and sportswear.

I guess they are shifting to strictly online now? Their website is up but their B&M stores are disappearing fast.

 

[TheSuitBurnsBetter]

Great news for Brooks Brothers fans: Michael Bastian has been named Creative Director. Bastian is one of my favorite designers and I can't wait to see his takes on American trad and sportswear.

I remember Bastian's name being everywhere in the late 00's and early 10's when I was reading magazines like GQ and Esquire. I really loved his aesthetic (and still do) but I feel like I haven't heard much from him in the last few years?

 

[Ambulance Chaser]

Detailed story on Michael Bastian and the new Brooks Brothers.

 

[trafficjam]

I find Bastian's output profoundly uninteresting, but I don't think that disqualifies him from being a good choice for Brooks Brothers. Just make it possible to buy a normal-ass white shirt for less than $200 and I'll come back.

 

[hpreston]

I guess they are shifting to strictly online now? Their website is up but their B&M stores are disappearing fast.

From the story AC posted:
"Turning to its retail stores, SPARC is retaining Brooks’ most profitable brick-and-mortar units while working to significantly increase the brand’s online presence, which it believes can easily be quadruple the size it is today."

I wonder if this means there may be more B&M closings, or if they are going stick with their current footprint.

I remember Bastian's name being everywhere in the late 00's and early 10's when I was reading magazines like GQ and Esquire. I really loved his aesthetic (and still do) but I feel like I haven't heard much from him in the last few years?

I was about to say the same.

Overall, I am very interested in what happens at BB. I did really like this comment from the article:
“In a whiteboard at the new Brooks Brothers offices at 1411 Broadway is the “icon list” that Bastian and the design team created to ensure the signature pieces customers expect to find when they visit the brand are not forgotten. “The customer is really loyal, but there’s been a level of frustration,” he said, when some of the classic items such as the oxford button-down shirt — “Our Levi’s 501s,” Bastian described it — are out of stock.”

 

[smittycl]

From the story AC posted:
"Turning to its retail stores, SPARC is retaining Brooks’ most profitable brick-and-mortar units while working to significantly increase the brand’s online presence, which it believes can easily be quadruple the size it is today."

I wonder if this means there may be more B&M closings, or if they are going stick with their current footprint.



I was about to say the same.

Overall, I am very interested in what happens at BB. I did really like this comment from the article:
“In a whiteboard at the new Brooks Brothers offices at 1411 Broadway is the “icon list” that Bastian and the design team created to ensure the signature pieces customers expect to find when they visit the brand are not forgotten. “The customer is really loyal, but there’s been a level of frustration,” he said, when some of the classic items such as the oxford button-down shirt — “Our Levi’s 501s,” Bastian described it — are out of stock.”

Hard to believe they gave up 346 Madison Ave. Insanely expensive I’m sure but iconic.

 

[OldTown]

Today is the coldest day of the season thus far. I heard that weather forecasters are predicting a colder-than-normal December for DC. Soon it will be time to break out the Kaptain Sunshine Traveler Coat/Sage de Cret bunny parka/Stephan Schneider Merino Coat.

Last year they said it'd be massive blizzards and more snow than normal. We had like 2 snow days all winter. I stopped believing these weather wizards a long time ago.

 

[smittycl]

So wifey gets grumpy at me as apparently everything I sent her on my Christmas ideas list was either a broken link or out of stock. Perplexed, I asked her what wasn't working? She said that "for example all links for Barneys are broken!"

She had somehow opened an older email with the same title. Did make me miss Barneys, though.

 

[hpreston]

It’s a little funny and a little sad all at once.

 

[Kangnamstyles]

Wow...metro is f*cked. Clarendon metro could be closed in July.

 

[smittycl]

Wow...metro is f*cked. Clarendon metro could be closed in July.

Metro has a long history of having to shriek to be heard in order to get funding. I’m hoping the politicians finally assist. Metro is too valuable to this region to let it suffer.