clothing for the 30-odd year old man

clothing for the 30-odd year old man

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SWoll

18,206 posts

257 months

Thursday 11th October 2012
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Try Zara, their menswear is pretty good and reasonably priced. Reiss is pretty good also, as is French Connection.

You need to get off your arse and go into the stores though. I don't know how anyone can manage to buy all there clothes off the net without sending 90% of what they order back.

anonymous-user

53 months

Thursday 11th October 2012
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Go suave:-

















Edited by anonymous-user on Thursday 11th October 20:53

SWoll

18,206 posts

257 months

Thursday 11th October 2012
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Oh, and Javari for shoes/boots.

Blown2CV

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28,697 posts

202 months

Thursday 11th October 2012
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i should qualify here, i do own smartish things, however left to my own devices i generally slob about in trainers, knackered jeans and t-shirts.

Reiss - aware, not been for a while, will check
Zara - always thought their things were a bit weird, and they don't fit me
Debbos - like next for me, not sure why, but i don't feel i'm quite there yet...
supermarkets - not really what what i was looking for, cheers all the same

as it happens i was going to a GQ event at selfridges in manc tonight, so whilst mrs 2cv was smashing the free cocktails and chatting up the male-jail-bait staff i was beavering about and got a couple of pairs of jeans, a coat and a jumper. Happy days.

job - IT consultant (no not an assistant in PC world, like an actual one!)
school - stty comp, stty college, BSc leeds uni, MSc leeds met
location - erm, cheshire... not the footballer bit, but not quite the farmer weird bit either
shotgun - i won a clays comp recently... don't own a gun though!
dog - none
car - Jag XF


have been eyeing up the idea of having a tailored suit for a while... one day soon.

grey fox blog - like it, cheers for that

as for shopping on the web - i can't be arsed with having forced 'assistance' in shops constantly, and being looked up and down... maybe that goes with the occasional scruffball image.

GokTweed

3,799 posts

150 months

Thursday 11th October 2012
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Blown2CV said:
i should qualify here, i do own smartish things, however left to my own devices i generally slob about in trainers, knackered jeans and t-shirts.

Reiss - aware, not been for a while, will check
Zara - always thought their things were a bit weird, and they don't fit me
Debbos - like next for me, not sure why, but i don't feel i'm quite there yet...
supermarkets - not really what what i was looking for, cheers all the same

as it happens i was going to a GQ event at selfridges in manc tonight, so whilst mrs 2cv was smashing the free cocktails and chatting up the male-jail-bait staff i was beavering about and got a couple of pairs of jeans, a coat and a jumper. Happy days.

job - IT consultant (no not an assistant in PC world, like an actual one!)
school - stty comp, stty college, BSc leeds uni, MSc leeds met
location - erm, cheshire... not the footballer bit, but not quite the farmer weird bit either
shotgun - i won a clays comp recently... don't own a gun though!
dog - none
car - Jag XF


have been eyeing up the idea of having a tailored suit for a while... one day soon.

grey fox blog - like it, cheers for that

as for shopping on the web - i can't be arsed with having forced 'assistance' in shops constantly, and being looked up and down... maybe that goes with the occasional scruffball image.
sorry, no tweed for you wink

jonny70

1,280 posts

157 months

Thursday 11th October 2012
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Hugo Boss?

Blown2CV

Original Poster:

28,697 posts

202 months

Thursday 11th October 2012
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jonny70 said:
Hugo Boss?
got one of their suits a couple of shirts... bit pricey for every day though

jonny70

1,280 posts

157 months

Thursday 11th October 2012
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Charles tyrwitt casuals or Tm lewin?

Coco H

4,237 posts

236 months

Thursday 11th October 2012
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Fittster said:
Style tips for the middle aged gent: http://www.greyfoxblog.com/
Good clothing porn

stongle

5,910 posts

161 months

Thursday 11th October 2012
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Blown2CV said:
got one of their suits a couple of shirts... bit pricey for every day though
Hugo Boss really is your friend, despite the cost. I'm a bit older, nudging 40 and just had to buy a new jkt (smart casual for autumn winter), took weeks but ended up with a Boss one. Not cheap, but worth thE admiring comments from other women, much to the wifes bemusement. I'm not Quasimodo, but it's frikkin bizarre. Worth every penny, about 400 quid but I think they have definitely got this season bang on. Works well with either jeans or smart chinos (think narrow cut, slim fit and no pleats!).

Never forget good shoes either, at your/our age make friends with Jeffers West, main line preferably. /Gok mode

Pommygranite

14,229 posts

215 months

Friday 12th October 2012
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Dont ask on here - you'll get a bunch of fat old men who think the height of dapper is:

Brown trousers
Sports jackets
Nice double cuff shirt (probably with handkerchief in the top pocket)
Brogues
White socks.



For a 21 yr old at a club.



Hint - ask a women - they understand.

Talksteer

4,843 posts

232 months

Friday 12th October 2012
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I recommend all early 30's guys should get as many Claudio Lugli shirts as you can afford :-)

http://www.cbmenswear.com/claudio-lugli-m57

Shoes, I actually recommend Next, they do a decent line in reasonably flamboyant shoes. I've got a set of pointy blue, crocodile skin effect shoes with silver soles.

Zwolf

25,867 posts

205 months

Friday 12th October 2012
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Austin Reed. Possibly Land's End, Cotton Traders or M&S.

SlipStream77

2,153 posts

190 months

Friday 12th October 2012
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Savoy Taylor's Guild.

obob

4,193 posts

193 months

Friday 12th October 2012
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jonny70 said:
Charles tyrwitt casuals or Tm lewin?
Don't do this! I get all my work shirts from these two but ordered some casual stuff nd the cut really was disgusting.

Bitofbully

394 posts

138 months

Friday 12th October 2012
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If I wanted fashion / clothing advice, the last place I'd ask is a forum dominated by middle aged, middle class, car anoraks!

anonymous-user

53 months

Friday 12th October 2012
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There's nowt like having a suit built to your specifications. No other fugga will have one quite the same, and it gets better the more you wear it. Remember: your tailor is Jeeves, and knows more than you do, so if he says no to turn back cuffs or irridescent lining, listen to the man!

If you can have only one, make it dark blue, single breasted, single or two button, slightly slanted pockets, London cut, flat fronted trousers, narrow leg, no turnups. A good tailor will build in extra cloth in case you put on weight, so the suit can be altered later. Even for a chunkster like me, good tailoring can take pounds off you.

anonymous-user

53 months

Friday 12th October 2012
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It doesn't show up very well in this copy of the pic, but Cameron, Major, and Blair have all bothered to be well tailored; Brown has not, and there's a difference. Cameron's cuffs are too long. Blair is probably wearing Kilgour or Richard James, and is the winner.


crazy about cars

4,454 posts

168 months

Friday 12th October 2012
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Have you tried Hipster style? Best thing to happen for over 30s since Spandex.

klootzak

622 posts

215 months

Friday 12th October 2012
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T
Breadvan72 said:
There's nowt like having a suit built to your specifications. .... Remember: your tailor is Jeeves, and knows more than you do, so if he says no to turn back cuffs or irridescent lining, listen to the man!
This man speaks the truth. Though my tailor never actually says "no", preferring instead to remark upon the boldness of some choices.

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