The Oxford-Shoe-Worn-Casually Appreciation Thread

[dieworkwear]

The comments on this forum would suggest that many people aren't white because no one could be this unfamiliar with their own people's dress history.

 

[smittycl]

Derek was literally on the floor laughing at me the one time I learned my balmoral boots couldn’t keep my feet dry. The next week I ordered veldtschoen boots that are not as nice to wear with tailoring but will keep my feet dry the next time there’s a rainstorm, my neighbor fertilizes with manure, and the sidewalks flood.
if folks send me $5 a month I will send them links to stuff I am thinking of buying every morning

I make sure they are polished and somewhat water resistant. Seems to work! Of course they are not Duck boots. You'll get soaked standing in puddles but they work very well walking through rain and slush in the city.

 

[Cause Moe]

... their own people's ...

Really?

 

[dieworkwear]

Really?

I don't get it. What's the "really?"

 

[krudsma]

I don't get it. What's the "really?"

Wait does he think you're actually Elliot Richardson

 

[dieworkwear]

Wait does he think you're actually Elliot Richardson

One guy on here said he's from Britain but then said suits are only for formal environments. Like bro, didn't your people invent this thing? ? ? ?

 

[Stylewords]

One guy on here said he's from Britain but then said suits are only for formal environments. Like bro, didn't your people invent this thing? ? ? ?

Not just formal environments, but for cosplayers too!

 

[UrbanComposition]

Speaking of @RJman (I can derail the thread momentarily, because I started it) thinking of some Sulka pjs. Are the made-in-Italy ones any better or worse than the made-in-France ones?

 

[RJman]

Speaking of @RJman (I can derail the thread momentarily, because I started it) thinking of some Sulka pjs. Are the made-in-Italy ones any better or worse than the made-in-France ones?

Where they were made is less of a factor than what period of Sulka they date from. There are currently a couple of made in Italy items from the relaunched Sulka up on ebay, dating from 2015 or after. These are esthetically forgettable and don't have any of the flourishes that made Sulka stand out; I haven't inspected their stuff in person but it doesn't look any different from nice pajamas you could get elsewhere. The made in France stuff you mention might be from the 1990s when a number of Sulka's silk items were made in France. Again, by the 1990s a lot of what made Sulka individual had been flattened into corporate vision of making it an ersatz Hermes. Some of the stuff (ready-to-wear dress shirts, some of the leathergoods) was of mediocre quality too. Stuff older than that would be more interesting depending on condition.

 

[UrbanComposition]

Where they were made is less of a factor than what period of Sulka they date from. There are currently a couple of made in Italy items from the relaunched Sulka up on ebay, dating from 2015 or after. These are esthetically forgettable and don't have any of the flourishes that made Sulka stand out; I haven't inspected their stuff in person but it doesn't look any different from nice pajamas you could get elsewhere. The made in France stuff you mention might be from the 1990s when a number of Sulka's silk items were made in France. Again, by the 1990s a lot of what made Sulka individual had been flattened into corporate vision of making it an ersatz Hermes. Some of the stuff (ready-to-wear dress shirts, some of the leathergoods) was of mediocre quality too. Stuff older than that would be more interesting depending on condition.

I kind of like these, especially because they’re a nice muted paisley

Sulka $1.5k Paisley-Print Mulberry Silk Pajamas Set S/M Mens | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Sulka $1.5k Paisley-Print Mulberry Silk Pajamas Set S/M Mens at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

www.ebay.com

Thoughts?

 

[RJman]

I kind of like these, especially because they’re a nice muted paisley

Sulka $1.5k Paisley-Print Mulberry Silk Pajamas Set S/M Mens | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Sulka $1.5k Paisley-Print Mulberry Silk Pajamas Set S/M Mens at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

www.ebay.com

Thoughts?

Yeah, that's the new stuff. I'm sure it's OK, but don't expect anything extraordinary.

 

[dieworkwear]

Seems nice, but I think silk has to be hand-washed or dry cleaned, which seems like a lot of work for pajamas.

Merchant & Mills has a lot of interesting fabrics. While not meeting the level of "transgressive luxury" of old Sulka, they have things such as Tencel-linen blends and unique Japanese fabrics. If you have a shirtmaker, you can give them some of M&M's fabrics and get a pair of PJs that's more interesting than what you'd get from Brooks Brothers or whatnot

Fabric - Merchant & Mills

merchantandmills.com

 

[UrbanComposition]

Seems nice, but I think silk has to be hand-washed or dry cleaned, which seems like a lot of work for pajamas.

Merchant & Mills has a lot of interesting fabrics. While not meeting the level of "transgressive luxury" of old Sulka, they have things such as Tencel-linen blends and unique Japanese fabrics. If you have a shirtmaker, you can give them some of M&M's fabrics and get a pair of PJs that's more interesting than what you'd get from Brooks Brothers or whatnot

Fabric - Merchant & Mills

merchantandmills.com

Ooooh I like the idea of washable tencel pjs. I bought some silk pjs from Marc Jacobs and was a little miffed that they were dry clean only. So I gave them to my wife, since she never sweats.

 

[yorkshire pud]

I kind of like these, especially because they’re a nice muted paisley

Sulka $1.5k Paisley-Print Mulberry Silk Pajamas Set S/M Mens | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Sulka $1.5k Paisley-Print Mulberry Silk Pajamas Set S/M Mens at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

www.ebay.com

Thoughts?

Cuckoo ??

 

[krudsma]

Seems nice, but I think silk has to be hand-washed or dry cleaned, which seems like a lot of work for pajamas.

Merchant & Mills has a lot of interesting fabrics. While not meeting the level of "transgressive luxury" of old Sulka, they have things such as Tencel-linen blends and unique Japanese fabrics. If you have a shirtmaker, you can give them some of M&M's fabrics and get a pair of PJs that's more interesting than what you'd get from Brooks Brothers or whatnot

Fabric - Merchant & Mills

merchantandmills.com

Some of these cottons look lovely. I've gotten into shirtmaking lately and might order a length of this 12oz twill for an overshirt