The unofficial Drake's London Appreciation Thread

[beepbop]

Drakes sport coat and ocbd from sample sales

 

[Lee1234]

Hi, just wondering if anyone has the chore jacket in Linen and attempted washing theirs? I feel mine is probably half a size too big for me and wondering if I would get much success washing it in the hope it would shrink slightly (but not too much). I know the fit is supposed to be a bit boxy and relaxed but feel it would look better if it was slightly smaller.

 

[yungchomsky]

Cotton / hemp games jacket + cotton work shirt

 

[Revelo]

Cotton / hemp games jacket + cotton work shirt

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Nice fit. Drakes jeans?

 

[yungchomsky]

Nice fit. Drakes jeans?

Cheers -- the jeans are vintage Levi's 501s!

 

[LiamMcM]

Anyone find the armholes on their chore jacket, at least in denim, a bit large? Perhaps it’s because I sized up, but lifting my arms pulls the fabric in the arms and across my back, seemingly given that the armhole is both large and away from my body. Wondering if anyone else has found this, or did I just mess up in sizing?

 

[wahnamhong]

FT article featuring a Drake’s oxford. Not sure if non-subscribers can read it though.

Help! I’m becoming a Sloane Ranger
https://on.ft.com/3KXFGe2

 

[tjs121]

FT article featuring a Drake’s oxford. Not sure if non-subscribers can read it though.

Help! I’m becoming a Sloane Ranger
https://on.ft.com/3KXFGe2

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Have been eyeing those Horatio loafers....

 

[wahnamhong]

Have been eyeing those Horatio loafers....

Comments are fun as well...

 

[othertravel]

Drake's for Barneys New York Suit / Italian 48 UK 40 / Made in Italy / Dark Grey | eBay

This is interesting. Didn't realize that Drake's had a vintage tailoring collection.

 

[Italianglo]

Some new fleeces, bucket hats, and bandanas:

New In

The latest shirts, ties, footwear, accessories and tailoring to come through the doors at Drake’s. Sign up for the latest releases.

www.drakes.com

Oddly attracted to the patched fleeces, especially this one: https://www.drakes.com/what-s-new/ecru-orange-and-brown-boucle-wool-zip-fleece-vest - don't think I could afford a one-off like that though. Very fall-esque

 

[tjs121]

Some new fleeces, bucket hats, and bandanas:

New In

The latest shirts, ties, footwear, accessories and tailoring to come through the doors at Drake’s. Sign up for the latest releases.

www.drakes.com

Oddly attracted to the patched fleeces, especially this one: https://www.drakes.com/what-s-new/ecru-orange-and-brown-boucle-wool-zip-fleece-vest - don't think I could afford a one-off like that though. Very fall-esque

okay but I feel like $145 for a cotton banana is actually insane

 

[Faroe65]

okay but I feel like $145 for a cotton banana is actually insane

The price is so marked up considering the quality of these Bandanas are just below average in terms of the hand-rolled edges...

 

[dieworkwear]

The price is so marked up considering the quality of these Bandanas are just below average in terms of the hand-rolled edges...

I don't believe Drake's accessories have handrolled edges. They are all machine rolled and sewn, like Rubiancci's pocket squares.

 

[Faroe65]

I don't believe Drake's accessories have handrolled edges. They are all machine rolled and sewn, like Rubiancci's pocket squares.

Well I'm not an expert on this. But I am sure the four or five untipped ties I own from Drake's (made at their old haberdasher st. workshop) are hand-rolled. I have also got a pocket square from drakes, hand-rolled as well but not neatly made. Rubinacci pocket squares are handrolled? But I cannot speak for their tipped ties and new Italian made Bandana sure.