I didn’t know the Kapital hospital jacket. Just looked it up. Lovely. Looks right up my street.
Any thoughts on fit/sizing? I often find Japanese brands a little small for my XL frame.
Waiting for the Kapital to arrive. Went for a L looking at the sizing. Will report back. I’m a fairly standard large in most European clothes - fair bit of extra lock down chunk is proving tough to shift.
EG is the killer - so unpredictable. I tend to be an M in their jackets (NB or loiter jackets for example).
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You’re twistin’ my sartorial melon, man.
Levis vintage does a nice line in Happy Mondays long-sleeved T-shirts.
Which one you like?
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go on then, i’ll say it. I’d like to get Bummed by the Happy Mondays.
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Old but gold… Wrong thread… Always stopped here on our annual shopping l visit to London from Ireland
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I quite like the cakes one. The others I’d feel too much like my 16 year old self.
I know what you mean. I might get Freaky Dancin’ for the kids and make them wear it.
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I like City Gent trilby hats and also got a couple of old Kangol wool mix grousers that are ok once the badge taken off. Was wearing one whilst out and about and as a car full of young men slowed down I prepared myself for the inevitable volley of abuse, was both pleased and disappointed when all I got was “sick hat”.
Best to try and find a shop that caters for older gents and see what you can find.
Have JD Sports bought them out now? Don’t know if the founders will stay on.
There was a quote in Casuals fro 2003 where someone opined “the scene’s dead, hasn’t moved on for years”. But things were starting to freshen up with Eleven Clothing (Rip) in Sunderland who sold an Oi Polloi style mix before Oi Polloi and of course Oi Polloi themselves. The latter should be congratulated for changing everything, and if this is the end for them in their current format then 19 odd years is not a bad go.
My main gripe is that so many stores even when open to customers don’t have the sizes in as so much is in a warehouse waiting for mail order.
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I honestly don’t know tbh. Not my business if you know what I mean but it feels like they’ve got a flow back and could do some damage again. I think the two owners have just got ridiculously good taste. All about the details…
Absolutely, they have inspired/been copied by so many other shops and lots of their collaborations have been spot on. From stuff they did with Rohan up until the recent things. Maybe they should have kept some of them going as core stock, the jumbo cords they did with Lee still go for £50+ on ebay and he colour of the Sebago soles were just right. but I’ve never run a shop so can’t comment.
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Community Clothing. Great concept, even better socks
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Get your stock before the prices skyrocket, quality goes to shit and collabs with LV et al ruin the brand for evermore…
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RIP 🪦 gotta love an economy that forces everything to either be plastic crap or an unattainable luxury item. Shoes lasting for more than a year, bad for business.
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Yeah, really like the ethos of CC.
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I imagine they will always produce a certain amount of stuff in Germany. I have only bought Arizona and Milano styles for the last few decades but they do such a huge range now. Though they might actually let them get on with what they are doing if they are making money.
If you get friendly with a cobbler they can maybe source a couple of sheets of the stuff they stick on the soles and you can bring in as and when to repair, so you may never need to buy anymore again!
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Done with them and Aqua di Parma… support the small folk say I, well maybe not small but just not LVHM and their ilk. Ruin everything they touch…
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Havs and have nots economy
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https://www.instagram.com/hawkwood_mercantile/
The incomparable Hawkwood has just sent out their latest catalog. No bargains here but if you want a made to order jacket that lasts forever and looks super fresh, this guy is hard to top.
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The best sweatshirts, hoodies and sweatpants you ever will buy - a great online store too:
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