Workshirts

[borkborkbork]

For those on a budget at the monent, like me, Gap have their special edition shirt of a few months back on sale for £15, around $22 I guess, at the Oxford Street Branch. A few S, lots of M and L left, I downsized to S.

Speaking of Gap (for the Poors on sufu), what do you guys think of this chambray pullover? To cop or not to cop...

[rnrswitch]

I like pullover tunic type shirts. My two LVC shirts are similar and I think they are a great addition to a wardrobe. Many times though they need to be worn slightly "oversized" to be able to comfortably get in and out of.

[Paul T]

I'm a pullover fan, too. I saw a dark grey chambray pullover in the 1969 line that looked terrific in a fashion shoot, altho I've not seen the same one in the shops. Yours looks good, borbork, if not quite as must-have.

[Doug C]

Speaking of Gap (for the Poors on sufu), what do you guys think of this chambray pullover? To cop or not to cop...

Hey borkborkbork, I saw that yesterday at the store, I like it enough to want it when they put it on sell real good (as they usually do), however be aware that this particular one is not so much a chambrey shirt (though it is called that), to me it's real close in texture to a poplin rather than chambrey. Gap do have some nice workshirts in a true chambreys material right now though that I'd pick before this one. The one's I'm waiting to go on sell is the tan workshirt and the grey one - I got too many in blue already.

[chris_n]

just copped the gap chambray on asos... we'll see how it is. for 20something why not.

EDIT:

SON OF A B. guess not. i guess they don't ship GAP stuff to the USA.

fail.

[Shorty Long]

I bought the LVC Bunkhouse chambray shirt that was "finished" (ie, nearly destroyed) and was a US-exclusive a season or so before they released a similar shirt in both finished and raw versions over in Europe (must have been 05-06). Mine is made in the USA, and I absolutely love the cut and construction details, but the fact that it's so worn and the fabric is almost dry-rotted has become a huge turn-off. I still wear it occasionally, but I wish LVC would have made it available in a more "unfinished" version. I purchased their striped Sunset from last season and really like it too.

[hollowsleather]

Buzz Rickson Navy chambray sz. 16-16,5 large

What kind of Bibs are these? Roundhouse?

[zissou]

^I believe they are Pike Bros.

[LandoCal126]

^I believe they are Pike Bros.

Agreed (+1)

[Doug C]

just copped the gap chambray on asos... we'll see how it is. for 20something why not.EDIT:

SON OF A B. guess not. i guess they don't ship GAP stuff to the USA.fail.

Hey Chris, what was the issue ? Were you able to submit the order then get a message or what? I added one to my cart to get a total, it came to $24 w/shipping to the USA. I didn't complete the order 'cause like I said too many blue work shirts already. But it didn't seem to be a prob to that point.

[RRLselvageDenim]

Heads up for anyone interested: http://shop.ebay.com/sparowe/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340

[beatle]

some beautiful shirts

[chris_n]

Hey Chris, what was the issue ? Were you able to submit the order then get a message or what? I added one to my cart to get a total, it came to $24 w/shipping to the USA. I didn't complete the order 'cause like I said too many blue work shirts already. But it didn't seem to be a prob to that point.

It stops at the payment screen.

[almostnice]

What kind of Bibs are these? Roundhouse?

as Zissou and Landocal said,these are the Pikebrothers 1935 mechanic bib:

http://www.pikebrothersshop.com/epages/61700288.sf/en_US/?ObjectPath=/Shops/61700288/Products/P01020232/SubProducts/P01020232-0003

more info and pics here:

http://www.superfuture.com/supertalk/showthread.php?t=56656&page=3

on another note,that long wallet you made for me over a year ago is holding up great and ages beautiful.time for update pics in the leather evo-thread soon..

[akka225]

It stops at the payment screen.

i had the same issue. any other cheap and decent workshirts out there?

[chris_n]

ok everyone, I thought I'd try some of the normal people work shirts and FYI, the "KEY INDUSTRIES" LS chambray fits about a size larger than tagged.

S = M. etc.

just received it today and to my dismay, too big for me. if anyone wears a M and wants it, PM me. I got it for 20$ + $9 shipping, so if you're in the USA paypal me $29 and it's yours.

[zissou]

I had the worst dream last night! I dreamed that we were doing a thrift clothing sale for charity at work, and the boss asked me to hang my workshirts on the wall to spice things up a bit. I left for a while, and when I came back they had all been sold! And probably for $5 a piece! I think at this point I started yelling at my boss and saying not so nice things. His response was something like, "Well, I buy all my shirts at Wal Mart for ten bucks a piece." It took me a while to calm down after waking up.

[almostnice]

what a nightmare.i had this experience in reality but was standing on the right side of the counter.went to a fleemarket 2 years ago and there was this stall with a VW camper behind,the sidedoor was open and among other stuff were a pair of brand new redwings 1907.i asked the women to have a look,they were my size!she said they are her sons who will be back in a minute,she couldnt give me a price.i said iam in a hurry,so how much? "well,those arent cheap,but i really dont know" so i said 30.-€.she replied" thats too cheap,they are 35.-!"never handed over some money that fast.i left the fleemarket very quick.

[Paul T]

I had the worst dream last night! I dreamed that we were doing a thrift clothing sale for charity at work, and the boss asked me to hang my workshirts on the wall to spice things up a bit. I left for a while, and when I came back they had all been sold! And probably for $5 a piece! I think at this point I started yelling at my boss and saying not so nice things. His response was something like, "Well, I buy all my shirts at Wal Mart for ten bucks a piece." It took me a while to calm down after waking up.

I have that dream., where my son sells my 50s Tele, old radios and mezzotints and gets just enough to buy a Nintendo Wii.

I think he has that dream, too .

[almostnice]

but not as a nightmare.

[A Beard of Stars]

what a nightmare.i had this experience in reality but was standing on the right side of the counter.went to a fleemarket 2 years ago and there was this stall with a VW camper behind,the sidedoor was open and among other stuff were a pair of brand new redwings 1907.i asked the women to have a look,they were my size!she said they are her sons who will be back in a minute,she couldnt give me a price.i said iam in a hurry,so how much? "well,those arent cheap,but i really dont know" so i said 30.-€.she replied" thats too cheap,they are 35.-!"never handed over some money that fast.i left the fleemarket very quick.

There's a special place in hell for you.

[almostnice]

i know, but as long as i will be able to wear nice boots there i really dont care.

[illumin8em]

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Your mezzotints as in ones you have made, or originals you have acquired?

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I have that dream., where my son sells my 50s Tele, old radios and mezzotints and gets just enough to buy a Nintendo Wii.

I think he has that dream, too .

[almostnice]

to those who wants to know:

Buzz Rickson navy and mocktwist side by side

colour is off,this macro is more accurate:

the mocktwist:

the navy:

i compared the measurements,only difference i could find was the navy sleeve being 0,5" shorter.to me they both fit identical.

as with all Buzz gear i got so far,attention to detail and quality is out of question.

[Paul T]

Whoa, glorious shirts, almostnice. I

illumin8em, old ones, of the top 17C totty ,which I seem to have somehow accumulated...

[fardin]

nice markus the brown mocktwist is on my wish list, i have the salt and pepper one and for now it has been my favorite shirt. the herringbone one is awesome too.

[rnrswitch]

Those are some nice lookin shirts. I like the brown one simply because it isn't blue. I have so many (too many) blue shirts and I definitely need some brown. I always balk at getting stuff not indigo dyed, because I have the feeling (may be incorrect though) that it won't "age" well. I just need to bite the bullet and get the brown mock twist shirt. Where did you get them from?

I have a very similar shirt from Stevenson Overall company, but it is a red salt and pepper fabric. I really need to post some pics of some of the shirts I have accumulated over the past couple of years.

I have a beautiful freewheeler stifel polkadot shirt that blown my mind away every time I look at it.

[fardin]

wow those freewheeler shirts must be great. where did you ordr it ?

[almostnice]

rnrswitch,i feel the same.i was going to order just the navy but Eastman/UK had those just in,so i gave it a try.its truly unique( well,for me at least) and i wear it more than the other(s).the other source i know is Historypreservation.

fardin,would love to see pics of both the salt&pepper and herringbone.

[rnrswitch]

wow those freewheeler shirts must be great. where did you ordr it ?

I had to proxy from banana fish, I believe. They are really nice, but waaay too expensive. I don't recommend anybody spend that much money on a shirt, unless it is exactly what you want. For me, it looked like a pretty exact replica of stifel fabric. The stifel fabric wasn't denim-like, which I think the similar sugar cane and flathead shirts are closer too, but a 1 by 1 weave similar to a chambray.

The way they dye the fabric is pretty cool as well. I believe they weave the fabric with white cotton fibers and put an indigo repellent where the design should be, so for polka dots they put the indigo repellent where the dots are. They then dip the fabric in indigo and the indigo sticks where it is suppose to and doesn't stick where the repellent is. Pretty cool process. Well anyways, from the pictures the freewheeler looked like the most accurate fabric from any "conductor" style shirt I have ever seen. Also, since the fabric is dipped, the entire fabric is extremely stiff and makes for a garment that "crocs" well, even though it is somewhat thin.