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My first post in this thread to share my new arrival dungarees!

Thought we were likely saying goodbye to Gus a few weeks ago (feat. my 33). He’s fine, I’m poor and this is him chilling completely better.

25oz 555s in 30c on Holiday in France.

Gus likes cars, doesn’t like when we work on them, and is starting to sleep a lot more now he’s 9. Working Cocker Spaniel. They’re a lot!

Thanks to the gent that is @Kasi I am very happy to submit my entry for membership. These arrived today, at exactly the same time as the Birkenstocks. Which is a very happy coincidence, my wife bought me them without her knowing I had ordered these, and certainly not the connection.

I am going to put these both through their paces in an 18 hour drive through France in Thursday. My cream car seats might not thank me.

I am not a fan of the Rolex hype. I am a fan of green, and I am yet to find a watch that is as comfortable as a Submariner. Pélagos got close.

I love the invisible micro adjustment on the VC Overseas now. That’s on my list next. That or basically any Grand Seiko.

Adam Goldberg. A known IH fan, having been a guest on the podcast. I was steered towards him today as I bought a shirt that he owned via Markkt where he had two drops.

I’ve been into watches longer than any other hobby, even taught myself to service and fix them. Lockdown was pretty dull for me!

In honour of my love of patina, but lack of patience, I am posting my IWC UTC Spitfire in Bronze. Unfortunately it’s got damp so is off for a service next week.

Also featuring Kersey shirt and 25oz 555s.

I’m ready.

Hi folks. I’m newish here. Been lurking a while.

Over the last 18 months I’ve been on a journey, going from 128kg to 75kg. This meant that in the UK I now have choices with the clothes I can buy rather than just getting anything that’s in a xxl. And I feel nicer wearing them!

I went pretty deep into clothes, getting all nerdy about RRL and SDA, and the ever decreasing size meant I got to try a lot of stuff from loads of brands.

It took me a little while, but I have settled on a weight, and subsequently found IH. The shirts fit me perfectly because at 75kg and 187cm I need those biker sleeves.

So I went on a spree and this is my current collection:

IHSH 330 BLK Raised whipcord
IHSH-208-IND Kersey Western
IHSH 192 UHF The Piglet Western XL
IHSH 33 IND 12oz Denim Western
BS69xSOP420 21oz 777 slim tapered (with IHUK being repaired)
IH-555-XHS 25oz indigo
IH-888s-UHR 21/23oz tag 31 relaxed tapered
SSBS-C4 Good Art Curb A bracelet
RS-M25 Good Art Ring
OGL Belt

My favourites so far are the Kersey and the 25oz 555s. The jeans are hard work but I adore them, the Kersey is a special special shirt, it’s also a fabric named after Kersey, Suffolk which very close to me too, which is nice. Suffolk, UK.

I’m new here, and I’ve searched through and I can’t see anything mentioning my favourite author.

Christopher Brookner writes in the genre of “tartan noire”. Which basically means Scottish darkly comic crime novels. He is funny and writes some of it in Scots which is interesting for an Englishman. But they’re brilliant, sometimes absurd.

More recently they’ve been less funny and more crime focussed, but very well written. Be My Enemy is my favourite.

It’s about a corporate getaway in the highlands where they are under siege by pay to play murderers, one of which manages to cut his own head off with garden shears whilst slipping on snooker balls.

@Matt 100%

I still miss the ST, and the Alfa but the allroad is a do everything car that is hard to beat for my needs. And the old boy I bought it from specced it to match his Bentley, and paid £8k for the paint!

Bonus photo of old man Audi, our dog Gus in the Vantage and the only place he was allowed in an F430.

@seawolf I think so. It’s beautiful but even with the most optimistic of diets this won’t fit me. I took a punt and it was always going to be tight. I figured it was low risk because I’m certain someone here would be a very keen owner.

@northsouthdenimguy it was incredibly made, hand knit, draped incredibly. I do miss it but never had cause to wear it.

The 30th anniversary jacket will never leave me. The only items of clothing I’ve ever had comments from strangers on are that jacket, and a wool/silk/cashmere over shirt by RRL.

I think I get my luxury from RRL you don’t get from many other places.

This is a catch and release from me. I hoped it would fit, it doesn’t. It’s in magnificent condition, considering these are from 2012 this really can’t have been worn very much and stored well. I can see no marks on it, certainly no moth holes or the like.

Tag size Small
Measured the IH way:
Shoulder 45cm
Length 72.5cm
P2P 51.5cm
Waist 48cm
Opening 52cm

Price: £250 plus actual postage cost.

Happy to ship wherever but customs and import risks cannot be on me! Shipping from the UK.

Not sold in here but bought a few bits and have been on eBay for 21 years.

Does Vinted count?

I can find no information about this shirt anywhere online. I’m hoping it’s not a fake, but it certainly doesn’t feel like it. IHT-2006 Japan Police.

My faded purple, London’s on holiday in France. Also pictured 25oz 555s. Hard work in 30c!

@Oaktavia they’re Birkenstock Londons in Faded Purple.

@Filson that jacket is incredible!

Thought I’d share the remaining RRL from my collection aside from tees.

This one is an eBay find for a steal. Wool, silk and cashmere. I don’t wear it much because I love it too much and it feels fairly delicate.

This western fits me absolutely perfectly, the platonic ideal fit for a shirt for me.

This jacket is really a statement. I wear it whenever I can. It’s the only item of clothing strangers have stopped me on the street about. 30th anniversary limited edition I believe. I bought this direct from RL and I want to be buried in it.

This is my latest purchase. 2015 Wool Reefer coat (longer than a pea). I got this on Vinted this week. I paid £60….

David McSavage- Irish comedian wearing a CPO throughout Last One Laughing Ireland on Amazon Prime.