Top o' the mornin' to you all,
I'm developing a dangerous addiction to the clothing of T M Lewin. Their shirts are top notch and I want more! Trouble is, you need to spend £100+ to get four of them. More money than I can afford at the moment. So, does anybody know of any legitimate websites (apart from Fleabay) that sell good quality second hand T M Lewin shirts please?
I thank you.
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Rubbish shirts, sorry. They're made to poverty spec. Their tails are too short and so come untucked. They wear out far more quickly than their better competitors' shirts.
Their clearance shop on Jermyn St (downstairs) will have them for £10-£15 or so in the sale.
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Tails untucked is cool and modern - innit? Well, if you think Clarkson and Hammond are cool - probably not!Try Charles Trywhitt
Last edited by: Meldrew on Tue 31 May 11 at 10:38
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...Tails untucked is cool and modern - innit?...
Some say that habit in originated in prison.
So a lad who had been released from jail would continue to wear his shirt untucked to show his mates he'd been inside and was well-hard.
Sad when going to prison is something to boast about.
Can't really help Badwolf with secondhand shirts, but if he will consider another brand, Boundary Mill Stores are good for the likes of Van Heusen and Tootal.
There's often offers of three for £40 or so.
www.boundarymill.co.uk/
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I must admit that I don't agree with Mapmaker, but horses for courses :-)
Ok then, I'll alter my criteria a tad. Can anybody recommend a maker of good quality, double cuffed mens' shirts, and also an outlet (online or high street) where I can buy them either new or second hand?
Ta :-)
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...Can anybody recommend a maker of good quality, double cuffed mens' shirts, and also an outlet (online or high street)...
At the risk of repeating myself, I've seen one or two double-cuffers in Boundary Mill, although most of the stock is single.
Last edited by: Iffy on Tue 31 May 11 at 11:20
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Sorry Iffy, wasn't poo-poohing your suggestion at all. There is a Boundary Mill about an hour's drive or so from me so next time I head over to our friends near Skipton I'll pop in for a gander.
Odd how I now seem to want to dress smartly all the time. I almost always wear a long-sleeved shirt with a pair of smart jeans these days. I *never* go out in what I would term 'loungewear', saving this for slobbing around the house. And where once I would have gone out for a meal wearing jeans and a shirt, it's now smart trousers and a double cuff shirt.
'Spose this means I'm getting old...
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>> Ok then, I'll alter my criteria a tad. Can anybody recommend a maker of good
>> quality, double cuffed mens' shirts, and also an outlet (online or high street) where I
>> can buy them either new or second hand?
Marks & Spencer used to sell CottonTECH crease resistant shirts. The two that I have had for some years now are double cuffed, but I don't know whether they still stock them. They were also available with an additional 2" sleeve length.
Historic DT link here. Page down to last two paragraphs.
tinyurl.com/4x6j6te
Last edited by: Clk Sec on Tue 31 May 11 at 11:40
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...Sorry Iffy, wasn't poo-poohing your suggestion at all....
Don't be daft, didn't think you were.
And as I say, most of the shirts in there are single cuff.
I've been to the Boundary Mill near Skipton - it has an enormous cafe upstairs, like something you might see in a factory.
I think the store is destination for coach trips, so you should feel at home. :)
Edit: Marks and Sparks was my other thought (Clk Sec, above), but the quality of their stuff has dropped so much in recent years, I'm not sure I'd bother.
Last edited by: Iffy on Tue 31 May 11 at 11:40
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"it's now smart trousers and a double cuff shirt."
"Spose this means I'm getting old..."
It is perhaps a rather "old person" look. I would re-assess the need for double cuff shirts unless worn formally with a suit and tie and buy something a little more casual perhaps.
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...I would re-assess the need for double cuff shirts...
Me giving sartorial advice is a bit like an alcoholic advising on sobriety.
But as a factual point, you can wear links with most single cuff shirts because they have two button holes.
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You can, but personally I would use only use links when dressing formally with a suit.
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...You can, but personally I would use only use links when dressing formally with a suit...
Tend to agree, although in my case that would mean buying links...and buying a suit. :)
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I've got some links somewhere but chucked out the suits.
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It's great not having to wear anything formal for work - jeans and T-shirt (or company polo shirt), and long shorts when it gets warm. Last time I wore proper trousers was for a funeral.
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Nip to Matalan on Ocean Plaza - apart from the odd M and S shirt I always buy my shirts there at prices from £4 upwards.
I'm still using some shirts from Matalan which I bought when it originally opened its first outlet at Bamber Bridge (cost was £3.98 even then); they've been worn and washed hundreds of times but are still in good nick..:-)
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>> Nip to Matalan on Ocean Plaza
Aye, I've got a few shirts from there. Mainly from the Jeff Banks range as I'm rather partial to a colourful patterned shirt (a la James May) every now and then.
I've not really looked at their formal shirts much but I'm off today so I'll schlepp up there later.
Ta! :-)
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...Mainly from the Jeff Banks range...
I interviewed Jeff Banks last year.
He had been hired by Matalan/Kia to present a car - a Jeff Banks designed Kia Soul - which the companies were giving away in a joint promotion.
What a nice bloke.
These occasions can be a bit forced and awkward, but Banks put everyone at their ease, particularly the lass who had won the car.
This link is when the promotion was launched in late 2009, but it does give a few details of the car:
www.cardealermagazine.co.uk/publish/matalan-jeff-banks-kia-visits-dealer/23664
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>>I've not really looked at their formal shirts much but I'm off today so I'll schlepp up there later.>>
Have a look at the Taylor and Wright shirts - remarkable value for money...:-)
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I bought a dozen pairs of (new) socks about 12 years ago that a colleague was selling for 25p/pair, and I'm still wearing some of them now. It's still possible to get quality for next to nowt.
Last edited by: Clk Sec on Tue 31 May 11 at 12:26
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Second hand = ebay.
New, try here:
www.whtshirtmakers.com/ProductResults.aspx/Clearance/Coles_Shirts_Clearance/52/
These are *proper* Jermyn St shirts, not lookalikes like Lewins. They are much better made and will last much better than Lewins and at these prices are a bargain. The best shirts came from Coles (now defunct) and come from New & Lingwood, Hilditch & Key and Turnbull & Asser.
BTW Charles Tyrwitt shirts make Lewin's look like pure silk.
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I have had good shirts from Racing Green and M&S have a range of cotton with 10% silk on the Timothy Everest label - £39.50 each but buy 1 get one 1/2 price
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I hate clothes shopping and usually buy day to day work shirts at M & S but am also concerned that the quality is dropping off.
I have seen Van Heusen and Tootal shirts in TK Maxx on occasion.
I tend to buy Pierre Cardin shirts (and suits) in their shop in Doha where they are cheap ( Arabs do not wear western type clothes ) but that is probably a bit too far for Badwolf to travel..
Best time I find to buy shirts is in the sales at your High St department stores when you can get them half price or less, particularly if you are a non standard size...... I bought some half price (£15 instead of £30 each ) in our local Beales which SWMBO tells me are excellent quality.
My best buy in clothing was also at Beales where I got two pairs of Dockers chinos which retailed at £65 a pair for a tenner each.
Or you could go to a charity shop in a top residential area and look through the shirts , I have seen Harrods and other top make shirts in these sort of shops.
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Second hand mens' clothing - Mapmaker
