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    Please Explain High End Selvedge Jeans to Me

    Gonna rely on UK Distance Selling Act that underpins Assos's free returns policy
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    LVC Wool Jacket

    The 1967 Type 111 Corduroy Trucker is just what I've been searching for ages BUT I fear that It'll be as slim as the LVC Bedford Cord Truckers, which I'm not any more. LEE might be bringing one out AW13. Nothing from Wrangler. Trying to rediscover my 1960's (1965?) grey cord trucker - I lived in...
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    Please Explain High End Selvedge Jeans to Me

    Soon find out , they're on the way according to tracking. There were none in the new Neal St LEE store on Monday, not surprisingly, but American Classics still had some (not my size unfortunately) So, I'll report when they arrive.
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    RAF "On Strike"

    That was the impression I had from various sources and from general knowledge of the era. Dad was a Labour party activist in the 50's and coming from a Welsh coal mining background had significant neo-communist leanings. Really wish I had know about this early and could have talked to him about...
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    RAF "On Strike"

    Thanks for posting the memo. My father was in Bomber Command and I learnt from his recently received Service Record that he was posted to South East Asia Command as the European war ended. We knew he'd been in Burma, Egypt, India etc. , but not the precise chronology, and presumed it was during...
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    Please Explain High End Selvedge Jeans to Me

    Price seems funny too, Oi Polloi has £210 full price, Assos £300 RRP (sic). Also, I couldn't find it by a site search, so relied on the FL link. Anyway, they have a pretty good (I believe) returns policy if it goes t*tsup. I'll post when I get them.
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    Please Explain High End Selvedge Jeans to Me

    Popped for a pair, seems a good bet and a low(ish) risk way of trying heavy denim before shelling out for Ironheart/Pike Bros etc. I've already tried a pair on in American Classics, but even allowing for the over-size on these 101z s , thereir largest size at the time, a 32 was a bit optimistic...
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    Vintage French Foreign Legion Boots

    Sounds likely - someone is gonna be really p**sed if they go for the ebay deal.
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    Vintage French Foreign Legion Boots

    I guess its luck as well. My son has been wearing them to/from work each day in for 2 winters - no probs (yet)
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    Vintage French Foreign Legion Boots

    $700+ !!!! I got one a pair of these for £40 ish in London - they had quite a few pairs in (Out of Town - vintage and café in Clerkenwell - http://sanforized.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/out-of-town.html ) . Saw some on ebay later at £90 or so. But $700 - no way. Unfortunately, whilst the 43 was a...
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    Artisanal British clothing?

    Walker Slater are a tweed and mens accessories store in Edingburgh and Chelsea - got a nice tweed suit there that is my staple for Goodwood Revival. Dawson Denim of Brighton do great aprons etc. Private VC White (Lambs Conduit St) manaufacture in Manchester. Peckahm Rye is very British and I...
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    Has anyone bought the hat expander from hatsblocksdirect ?

    looks good -gonna see if they ship to UK at reasonable price
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    Denim repair in UK

    Wow - thats real invisible denim mending!
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    Has anyone bought the hat expander from hatsblocksdirect ?

    Quite - the hatjack isnt a subsitute for a proper expander. Its just for a bit of easing and dealing with a just worn hat
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    Has anyone bought the hat expander from hatsblocksdirect ?

    Looks like the HatJack, but cheaper. i got the L and Med to cover all hats/caps. Really useful for easing Hats and dealing with a sweaty hat when I get in. Also v.useful for easing caps - just a couple of turns has made a good fit on some old favorits that had hrunk just a bit and on new...
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    Steve McQueen "Cooler King" sweatshirt look in The Great Escape

    The pike Bros BLACK sweat is great: thick, short, big cuffs/waist and sturdy neck - boxy and fits me fine (American Classics). The grey marl is different:nice , but lighter and longer (Aero Leather)- you need to try then on to see difference. Looking at the blue in American Classics last week it...
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    Cuffed Jeans

    When Levis first hit the mean streets of Surrey in the '60s we discovered the joy of every permutation of sizes (no messing about with lot numbers or washes, just inch increments and multiple leg lengths); and the challenge of gettting the size choice right so the length would end up just right...
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    We are, we are, we are the mods.

    Ah, the battle of wills with the Burtons MTM manager over what I wanted, and what he thought was "trendy". The back that was incurably short ("the Beatles have it like that"); the lining that was pressed badly and showed below the back hem. But, they got the shoulders, lapels and trouser cuff...
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    Stretching leather footwear

    Quite - forget about length, other than a v.slight easing of a tight heel. A good wooden stretcher (or a semi-pro, alloy one) can ease a shoe widthwise if done steadily. Dont wind it all on at once, but do it in stages. (Women can get a canted boot version to get into high (ish) heals. Make...
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    British air museums

    The Mosquito Museum, north of London, is interesting to those who admire this special aircraft.( http://www.dehavillandmuseum.co.uk/museum_information.html )

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