The unofficial Drake's London Appreciation Thread

[Trevallon]

Crompton has been promoting, marketing and justifying these menswear brands for years. I would take everything he writes with an extremely large grain of salt.

Did you read the article?

 

[Trevallon]

Criticising Drake’s won’t go down well here, you are in the company of men who wake up at 4am and put special outfits on just to pose for a few hours in a queue and then crawl all over each other to save 10% at sample sales. They are very catty.

Also because it's the APPRECIATION thread. ;-)

 

[Dan Dynamic]

Quack quack, worth it

 

[Treble]

If you don't want to pay Drake's prices, and I'm in that camp for some of their items, simply move on to one of their competitors or wait for a sale. Strange thing to get bitter about.

 

[gettoasty]

This is why we lost DWW

 

[Mariokartfever]

Criticising Drake’s won’t go down well here, you are in the company of men who wake up at 4am and put special outfits on just to pose for a few hours in a queue and then crawl all over each other to save 10% at sample sales. They are very catty.

reported this comment as a "personal attack"

 

[nprose]

This is why we lost DWW

I miss Dww sometimes, but holy ****, that was an amazing meltdown when he left. Death, taxes, and complaining about Drake's pricing and editorial...it's all good. Honestly, if I could afford to buy all Drake's fits it would be kinda boring as there would be no strategizing involved. For the items they make really well, they are tough to beat. I put on my tobacco Clifford boots and olive linen safari shirt on the first day of spring and felt unbeatable. Those things will be in my wardrobe for as long as I can make them last, granted I bought them pre-pandemic so they were half the price haha

 

[Phillip Dean]

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Quack quack, worth it

I’ve been tempted.

 

[nprose]

I’ve been tempted.

Only $48 and Dodo > Duck https://rowingblazers.com/collectio...ap?primary=accessories&variant=33041478123554

 

[Phillip Dean]

Only $48 and Dodo > Duck https://rowingblazers.com/collectio...ap?primary=accessories&variant=33041478123554

not anthropomorphized enough

 

[alfredt]

Does anybody have a pair of the suede chard moc-toe derby shoes? If so would you recommend?

I quite liked the look of them but they are no longer available online. Don't think I ever saw any on foot pictures which made me wary. View attachment 1967357

I have these. Bought in an archive sale recently for half off. Will take a picture sometime this week. Feel free to remind me if I forget.

 

[LiamMcM]

Does anybody have a pair of the suede chard moc-toe derby shoes? If so would you recommend?

I quite liked the look of them but they are no longer available online. Don't think I ever saw any on foot pictures which made me wary. View attachment 1967357

Love my pair. The increase in eyelets relative to the Cliffords allows for a more secure fit without risking discomfort across the top of the foot. I’m a 10.5US and go with size 10. Size 9.5 was too narrow. Would recommend them. SSENSE has some on sale, among other Drake’s footwear.

 

[alfredt]

Does anybody have a pair of the suede chard moc-toe derby shoes? If so would you recommend?

I quite liked the look of them but they are no longer available online. Don't think I ever saw any on foot pictures which made me wary. View attachment 1967357

They are true to size. The upper on the toe box is very low which does squash my toes a little bit but they seem to be stretching and are getting more and more comfortable. Have only worn them a couple of times as I received them recently.

 

[Dan Dynamic]

Someone please enlighten me. Anybody familiar with the sizing of Drake's sleeveless cardigans? I usually wear an L in William Lockie, 54 in Drake's Chore jackets and Games blazers.

 

[jforjoel]

Two Drake's features posted in the last week on Esquire UK (https://www.esquire.com/uk/style/a44002160/the-rise-of-drakes/) and GQ (https://www.gq.com/story/drakes-london-prep-resurgence).

Despite some nice quotes from Michael and a good timeline in the Esquire piece, they both read like blatant Games blazer spon-con to me. Seems to me like the brand is making an effort to cement the Games moniker as synonymous with off-the-rack suiting like the Ludlow name was in the 2010s.