Fred Perry Polos

[flyordie]

So.. what justifies the price of Fred Perry polos? I know they have some nice designs, but is there anything else I am paying for, beside the brand name?

Also, I'd like to hear your recommendations for quality polos with good fits.

[Michael Hunt]

how much are fred perry polos where you live then?

last time i visited the u.k they were £9.99 in all thrift stores.

Apart from the C.D.G and Paul Weller ones that is how much they are rrp., where are you shopping for these ?.

[bullen]

There's two differnet lines, one made in china for aorund 50 euros and one made in england for 70 euros. I personally think that the "made in england" quality is quite good.

[rocker4life]

the made in england ones have awesome fit and quality...they cost about 70 euros and are quite expensive...the cdg ones which have a better fit retail for 80 euros and the paul weller ones are more of a retro-style and retails at 85 euros

[mlproject]

the CDG ones were the same quality as any of my made in england ones. those are typically $70-80 in the states and the CDG ones were about $150 when i even saw them.

i have some shitty striped ones from macau or portugal that i grabbed at a closing sale for $5 each, but those shrunk really weird.

[hollaforadolla]

fred perry polos look tacky unless you wear it when playing tennis or golf...

other wise it just looks like a more expensive abercombie / la coste

[soraanaam]

his sweaters are hella nice but at 180 its kinda like apc

[hollaforadolla]

^ a little defensive there?

how is fred perry a mod staple? the brand? the cut? or is it that little logo on shirt, which proves my point you douche.

[lightinaugust]

shit of course fred perry is a mod staple. and britpop. its just a cool brand in britain, bit played out i spose.

[Michael Hunt]

i dont understand this...fred perry is another cheap mans clothing line in the u.k....la coste is 3 times more expensive. ....fred perry was the schoolboys choice cos it was so cheap your parents would buy it for you...if you asked for la coste you would get a clip right arounnd the earhole for your dayum cheek.

[rocker4life]

fred perry is the most expensive

[Michael Hunt]

http://www.jeanstore.co.uk/search/showitem.asp?1388,0,4,,

Fred Perry RRP £45 but £25 in sale. (which this brand is always on sale when i visit engerland)

http://www.baggamenswear.co.uk/acatalog/Lacoste_Polo_L1212T03.html

LaCoste RRP£50

thats from a 10 second google search and the first two answers. so you chat proper shite rockr for life.

[mlproject]

^ a little defensive there?

how is fred perry a mod staple? the brand? the cut? or is it that little logo on shirt, which proves my point you douche.

fred perry is one of THE mod and skinhead staples. do your homework!

[englandmj7]

I stumbled across a pretty cool store on Melrose here in LA that stocks a fucking absurd amount of Fred Perry, including many of their limited edition items, collabos, etc:

http://www.posers-hollywood.com/index.html

The lady that works there claims they are one of the top 5 largest Fred Perry accounts in the world. They literally have thousands of different items.........love that they have the "60's collar" shirts.

[jet]

That's get smart's go to spot for a long time now thought everyone knew about posers.

[superhero]

in aus they are $110... ripoff

[herpsky]

in aus they are $110... ripoff

If Made-in-Portugal is 110, then I guess it's considered a ripoff.

But that's pretty much the retail of regular made-in-uk ones.

So, 110 isn't bad.

[Tyro1]

made in uk ones are about £65 here, so that probably is $110 for portugal ones I assume

[nickt]

Awesome quality and fit. I never regret the day I bought one.

[outline]

that 60's style colar are beyond dope. FP is quite possible best polo money can buy.

[Mr. Potato]

Will be making a little trip to NYC. Anyone know where I can get some made in England Fred Perry polos there?

[superhero]

yeah theyre made in portugal... man i've even seen made in china fred perry too!! same price $110... ripoff max.

what about RL and lacoste... theyre both made in china now... well the ones i saw at the local department store. about $70 for RL on sale and $105 for lacoste...

How can this be justified?!??!

[gobbledock]

I've seen made in England Fred Perry polos in Australia retailing for 130-150 AUD. Sounds a bit ridiculous for a polo but I still have a massive urge to buy one.

[matthieu]

I'm looking to buy a Fred Perry X cdg, but have no idea about the size. Is a Large cdgxfp about a 5 in Lacoste or is it imore like a L Ralph Lauren polo? Anyone can help me?

[tm]

are you saying its unjustified to charge that much coming out of china due to suspecion of quality or because its a lower production cost?

[nickt]

From what I can tell, the China made ones are really thinner in comparison and the collar feels flimsy.

[herpsky]

i haven't worn a RL polo in years but all cdg x fp polos are made-in-portugal.

that said, they fit larger than the made-in-uks.

also, RL polos come in different styles. custom fit, regular fit, and etc.

even their regular polos have different fits. i remember picking up a polo (black with red mark) from a RL retail store and it fit HUGE compared to the same one i picked up at an outlet.

So,

CDG x FP large fits like American L. But the cut is completely different from the RL ones. RL ones have ridiculously long tails = looks like shit untucked

[matthieu]

Thanks Herpsky

You helped me alot. You are indeed right about the RL polo's btw!

[mlproject]

if these are £9.99 in shops, who wants to do a pickup for me?

[ailmader]

I personally love my made in england fred perry polos, great fit and last forever. I also have 2 CDG (made in portugal) The fit's not as slim an in my opinion the quality is not quite as good and they don't justify the extra £20, also the recent designs have been pretty weak. I would not even touch other fred perry stuff it is produced under license and the quality is crap as is the generic designs.

Also on the subject it's often worth checking out the sales at the official fred perry stores and on there web site as they have pretty good reductions 50% plus in a lot of cases.