Brands that aren't chavvy in the slightest.

[Fishtigua]

Fletcha said:

world powerboat championship?

All a bit new money these days.

Classic yachts are very classless. Multimillionaires mix with Old Bob who has restored his own boat in the backyard.

Sunseekers are as Chav as they come but Spirit Yachts are jolly nice.

http://www.spirityachts.com/spirityachts_gallery_s...

[andy_s]

Zod said:

Watches:

IWC, Universal Geneve, Patek Philippe, Vacheron-Canstantin, Jaeger Le Coultre, Breguet

3 Richmonts and a Swatch.... (only joshing...)

[Issi]

Slightly off topic but many years ago, GQ ran an article called '20 things a gentleman should own' or somesuch.

It featured-
Hunters boots
Barbour jackets
Hermes ties etc.

A friend of mine systematically went out and bought everything mentioned in the article.

I think that's a little bit sad.

[GadgeS3C]

Timberwolf said:

I've considered those chavvy since I found someone had used one as a sandwich toaster in a hotel I stayed in several years ago.

Was quite a nice hotel too.

[Twincam16]

Issi said:

Slightly off topic but many years ago, GQ ran an article called '20 things a gentleman should own' or somesuch.

It featured-
Hunters boots
Barbour jackets
Hermes ties etc.

A friend of mine systematically went out and bought everything mentioned in the article.

I think that's a little bit sad.

Then again, I consider GQ to be pretty chavvy - the magazine for men who think they can buy their way into being James Bond.

[y2blade]

Twincam16 said:

Issi said:

Slightly off topic but many years ago, GQ ran an article called '20 things a gentleman should own' or somesuch.

It featured-
Hunters boots
Barbour jackets
Hermes ties etc.

A friend of mine systematically went out and bought everything mentioned in the article.

I think that's a little bit sad.

Then again, I consider GQ to be pretty chavvy - the magazine for men who think they can buy their way into being James Bond.

Very true.

[Twincam16]

GadgeS3C said:

Timberwolf said:

I've considered those chavvy since I found someone had used one as a sandwich toaster in a hotel I stayed in several years ago.

Was quite a nice hotel too.

Was the previous occupant this guy?:

[fulham911club]

Zod said:

Rushmore said:

Food:
Venison
(thin) Pizza when in Italy and in a rural location the true home of pizza is urban Naples
Wild boar

Drink:
Vin de pays of all sorts
all 2nd wines from the Premier Crus (i.e. Pavillon Rouge)Too safe, dull and overpriced. Burgundy is the lodestar.
German Riesling ice wine instead of Sauternes Eiswein is a nouveau product. Auslese-upwards Pradikat wines are the unimpeachable quality standard, particularly the auction wines.
Tap water instead of Swedish imported bottled water That's just inverse snobbery (much like the 80s Volvo thing). Yorkshire tap water is good. London tap water tastes dreadful.

Life:
Buck's Club and Pratt's Really?
Rules Restaurant Dreadful place
The Beau-Rivage Hotel Assuming you mean the Beau Rivage Place in Lausanne, I agree.

Hate to say it Zod but your response to Rushmore's effort does make you come across as a total pompous tool

[StevieBee]

themanwithnoname said:

Rules of thumb I go with are as follows:

Does it have branding for branding sake?

Yes: Chav
No: Not Chav

Did you buy that brand to fulfil a distinct purpose/for the reputation they hold for quality/purpose?

Yes: Not Chav
No: Chav

Is this item for bettering your 'image'for other peoples benefit, rather than your own?

Yes: Chav
No: Not Chav

It's not about what you own/wear/like, more about how you carry it.

Quite right.

I'd also add (in some blindingly obvious instances)....

Do you have an unjustified snobbery (envy?) towards a perfectly acceptable brand? Then this envy can be overcome by suggesting the offending brand is 'Chav' thereby justifying your own purchasing choice when deep down you are doubtful.

[anonymous-user]

Zod said:

Rushmore said:

Food:
Drink:
all 2nd wines from the Premier Crus (i.e. Pavillon Rouge)Too safe, dull and overpriced. Burgundy is the lodestar.

Lodestone?

[DrTre]

This thread has surely deliberately turned into a parody of PH itself, no?

[sleep envy]

jonstable said:

Dunhill

Depends if you use one of their lighters to light a Mayfair cigarette.

>cough<

[Fane]

Victorinox Swiss Army Knife.

[vixen1700]

DrTre said:

This thread has surely deliberately turned into a parody of PH itself, no?

It couldn't have gone any other way really.

[mat777]

Fortnum and Mason
Holland and Holland
Brietling
Brics (luggage)
Le Creuset
Moto-Lita
Irvin
Old Rosie (cider)
Fiskens
Prime Oak (those timber car ports, conservatories etc that are even advertised with private schoolchildren in the picture )
Riva Aquarama
Norton

Ayahuasca said:

Land Rover

Jack Wills

What do you think of the average Evoque or RR sport buyer? Or indeed the chavs that buy older Range Rovers once they become affordable? The only non-chav part of Land Rover is the old classic leafsprung models, and even the occasional one of those ends up as a chequerplated, big-wheeled, stereo-packing wannabe-monster truck with an idiot driving it

And jack Wills... hmmm..... rather like Burberry,it started posh but have you seen the bright orange slags who wear "jack wills varsity" hoodies?

[Issi]

y2blade said:

Twincam16 said:

Issi said:

Slightly off topic but many years ago, GQ ran an article called '20 things a gentleman should own' or somesuch.

It featured-
Hunters boots
Barbour jackets
Hermes ties etc.

A friend of mine systematically went out and bought everything mentioned in the article.

I think that's a little bit sad.

Then again, I consider GQ to be pretty chavvy - the magazine for men who think they can buy their way into being James Bond.

Very true.

That was my point. By the way, the magazine was his, I've never bought a copy.

[y2blade]

Norton.

[Zod]

Greg66 said:

Zod said:

Rushmore said:

Food:
Drink:
all 2nd wines from the Premier Crus (i.e. Pavillon Rouge)Too safe, dull and overpriced. Burgundy is the lodestar.

Lodestone?

Lodestar = guiding light.

[Zod]

fulham911club said:

Zod said:

Rushmore said:

Food:
Venison
(thin) Pizza when in Italy and in a rural location the true home of pizza is urban Naples
Wild boar

Drink:
Vin de pays of all sorts
all 2nd wines from the Premier Crus (i.e. Pavillon Rouge)Too safe, dull and overpriced. Burgundy is the lodestar.
German Riesling ice wine instead of Sauternes Eiswein is a nouveau product. Auslese-upwards Pradikat wines are the unimpeachable quality standard, particularly the auction wines.
Tap water instead of Swedish imported bottled water That's just inverse snobbery (much like the 80s Volvo thing). Yorkshire tap water is good. London tap water tastes dreadful.

Life:
Buck's Club and Pratt's Really?
Rules Restaurant Dreadful place
The Beau-Rivage Hotel Assuming you mean the Beau Rivage Place in Lausanne, I agree.

Hate to say it Zod but your response to Rushmore's effort does make you come across as a total pompous tool

Isn't that the whole point of this thread? I engaged with Rushmore's pompous post in an equally, if not more, pompous manner.

[Four Litre]

Maurice Lacroix

end of thread!