Middle Aged Man - Where to Clothes Shop?

Jacamo(Nap)

only kidding, whats your budget for clothing items, what would you pay for a t shirt etc?

John Lewis, online is superb.

John Lewis will be dearer than M&S but better quality and more choice imo

Have you tried Dunn & Co?

I've always found Bravissimo quite satisfactory.

Primark

Oxfam

Moss Bros

Man at C&A?

"Been to the shops this morning"

Do people still do that?

I go to Slaters in Leeds quite a lot. Been there Aunty? Albion Street.

French Connection

House of Frasier have a 50% sale online at the moment , not that I shop there but had a quick nose yesterday & you might find a few goodies

House of Frasier ?

Elliott Bay Towers, Seattle

they All seem to have 50-70% Sales tbh

but vastly overpriced to begin with as with everything but usually depends what you're looking for

YOOX also have a huge clearance sale on upto 80% off & do have a few bargains although I bought 3 jackets & had to send them all back

was just a thought Platini

YOOX did have some good bargains £220 jackets for £56 but all the best stuff will be gone by now

a lot of it is just cheap cr^p though with huge prices to begin with , names you've never heard of , ohhh that'll be £440 , what size do you want , XL , ohhh that'll be XXXXL Nowadays

Everyone has their own taste of course. I like some casual clothes from Edinburgh woollen mill  and am wearing a James Pringle fishermans sweater from them at the moment.

No contest - TKMaxx. Designer labels - massive choice/ good clothes and reasonable prices.

voltage - where do you live?

anne summers

Used to love shopping, but it's not the same doing it on your own.

I've only done it once, in the last fourteen years, and that was at the outlet in York.

We used to go to Leeds every Wednesday, after picking up my wedge, and always ended up at "Da Marios", "Bistro 5", "Bibis" or "Ninos On The Park" at Roundhay.

Never heard of "Slaters" but got some superb clothes from "Lord John" (in the new Albion Street precinct) and otherwise "Cecil Gee" and "Austin Reed".

Good days...Good times....

Slaters is a very nice shop, as you would expect in Leeds these days. A disturbing recent trend, however, seems to be to put patches on the elbows on a lot of mens' jackets, just like my school teacher's had over 50 years ago.

Obviously had to take a peek kenny...

Four suits for only £60.00!

You couldn't get them from a charity shop so cheap!

How come the "Stick Insect" models still have them too small? I guess they have to skimp on material
to get them down to the price!

That with minimal lapels and skinny trousers has to dictate the fashion.

Incidentally, do you know why "Wide Boys" were thus called?

Hey kenny, do you know of "Great Clothes" on York Road?

It's an age since I was there (back into the 80s). Some superb clothes there.
I bought three suits in one visit. Two by "Griff" and one by "Boss".

Best thing is you just park right outside.

Is it still there, as again I am in my time machine?

I absolutely hate shopping and I don't really need anything anyway. M & S for socks and boxer shorts etc and Fat Face stock pretty good shirts and tee shirts but that's about it really.

4 suits £60! I hope you don't think that's why I go, Aunty.

I do indeed remember Great Clothes. I probably still have the card somewhere, although I'd forgotten all about it.

I used to frequent a pub quite regularly on York Road. The Prospect, or Prospect City as it was known. Plus The Cherry Tree which was not far away.

Weird Fish, Fat Face, Monterey at Debenhams, Jack Wills stuff looks good, if a bit preppy, bit pricey but might try some stuff in the sale.

Next for jeans.

What age is middle-aged?

Mid 60s imo.

M&S Blue Harbour is the correct answer for all us middle aged me who don't know what to wear.

Also like a bit of Timberland stuff.

M&S have all different ranges so not sure how you can say all their quality is crap. Ultimately you get what you pay for...e.g. their cheaper shirts will have polyester in them.

Jaeger stuff is ok.

debenhams a shocking omission

chit chat fashion - the forum that style forgot

Ralph Lauren and Bench for me.

I use RL for big and tall..

Jack Wills stuff looks good if you want to look like a ****, is the rest of that sentence.

Poster seeks advice and then disappears Has this happened before

Steve has just started a world tour, first stop the Japanese fashion market in Tokyo

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Can't seem to get a **** brown shirt these days. I get met with bemused looks.

Are these middle-aged men aged mid-60s expecting to live till 130?

If the average life expectancy is around 80, shouldn't middle aged be 40?

Jack Wills stuff looks good if you want to look like a ****, is the rest of that sentence.

I know what you mean!  I wouldn't expect a man in his sixties to stroll around with 'JW' over all his clothes, but they do have some very nice quality shirts though.

Middle Aged Mans Clothes....simple...keep it simple

Shoes (with socks), smart straight jeans (no rips, big logos, fancy needlework) plus Polo shirt (no phrases/images or big logos) or long sleeved shirt (tucked in) with nice belt (no big buckles). Add a jumper in Winter.

Basically nothing too tight or too loose, nothing pretentious.

Or

Just wear whatever you want.

Pharrel is 40....

Fortunately, the days have gone when anyone over 35 needed to be worried about wearing decent fashionable clobber and was destined to spend Saturday afternoons being dragged round Mark's and Spencer's with the wife to buy a nice pair of 'slacks'.

Yeah, forgot about Debenham's! The one at the "White Rose Centre".

Enter at ground level, splash on some "smellies", then upstairs for a really good selection for pretty much all age groups.

I, as with aging "Rockers", refuse to dress like a boring old git!

If you want "High Waisters", preferably in beige, to match all your other beige jackets, shirts and knitwear, "Greenwoods" was the place
though I think they may have shut shop for not recognising that today,s older men don't want to dress like V!ctor Meldrew.

I went into Greenwoods in Harrogate the other week...it was like going back in time 30 years

re these middle-aged men aged mid-60s expecting to live till 130?

If the average life expectancy is around 80, shouldn't middle aged be 40?
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that's a good point  - but i think mid life is  better for that term.

middle aged is used as one of 3 brackets -  working age >65 ,middle aged  65-80  and 80 plus (old aged ?)

it's because the signs of ageing aren't really that apparent until some time after the early 60s  ,and a natural deterioration after 80 for most men . 

a bit like a wealth scale of  3 stratas ,the rich would only be in the top 5% of the population

although those men who  go downhoill early -ie around 50 could also be called middle aged imo  - humans are like cars ,all ageing at differing rates

As someone else or two has said on here...Monterey at Debenhams excellent choice.
White Rose store far better option than the Harrogate branch. Also House of Frasier in Huddersfield very good.

can we back up a few comments?  I didn't realize there was a rule about keeping shirts tucked in once you're past 40

Is that right?  I don't like to tuck shirts in (outside working hours) cos it accentuates my beer gut

John Collier John Collier The Window To Watch.

Another stats related comment - an average life expectancy of 80 WOULD BE AT BIRTH, and would take into account infant mortality and early death. Your life expectancy if you reach 60 will way above 80, and possibly as high as or even or higher than 90.  These are round numbers of course but you get the point

Primark, Asda, Sainsburys etc. I hate trying on clothes nothing seems to fit so when I find something that does I wear it to distruction.  Have got some stuff from Amazon and Ebay thats pretty good, for trainers I don't look anywhere else. I suppose Im a bit of a scruff bag but as I lose my looks I don't give a fuck and it shows!

Primark, Asda, Sainsburys etc. I hate trying on clothes nothing seems to fit

Outsize Menswear Shop.

Slaters and M&S. That does it for me.

JOHN COLLIER ,JOHN COLLIER THE WINDOW TO WATCH

WEAVER TO WARER

WEAVER TO WARER

WEAVER TO WARER

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SeETmUOBTs

£10.19.6. for a 3 piece.

AS A LEADING PLAYER IN LADIES FASHION
IN THE 80S,90S AND 2000,I CAN TELL YOU THAT NEARLY ALL THE MAIN HIGH STREET SHOPS GOT THEIR PRODUCTS FROM ENGLAND ,GOOD QUALITY AND PLENTY OF CHOICE ,SINCE EARLY 2000 EVERYTHING IS IMPORTED MEANING LESS CHOICE  AND NO WHERE NEAR AS GOOD A QUALITY ,THE PRICES WERE A LITTLE CHEAPER TO THE PUBLIC ,BUT MUCH ,MUCH BIGGER PROFITS FOR THE HIGH STREET CHAINS IMPORTING THEM ,THROUGH VERY CHEAP LABOUR,EVEN MARKS AND SPENCER THE BRISTISH BASTION SUCUMBED TO THE CHEAP FOREIGN LESS QUALITY ORIENTATED FOREIGN PRODUCTS TO COMPETE,THEY NOW PLACE HUGE ORDERS ABROAD,MEANING MUCH LESS CHOICE WHILST PRICES HAVE HARDLY BEEN CUT

THEY USE STRETCH MATERIAL SO SIZE 24 WOMEN CAN FIT INTO A SIZE 16 GARMENT ,MAKING THEM FEEL HAPPY
LOOK AT THE GERMAN WOMEN IN GOOD QUALITY GARMENTS ,WHILE THE BRITISH WALK ABOUT IN JOGGING PANTS

AND TEE SHIRTS AND THINK THEIR COOL AND WITH IT

Any male wearing a football shirt over the age of 12 is a definite no no imho.

THE CHEAP MATERIAL THEY USE IN MENS POLO SHIRTS TO DAY,LOOK LIKE THEIR MADE OUT OF CARDBOARD AFTER A WASH

They get married in them in Scotland. Sad or daft, I'm not sure which applies.

www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/.../st-patrick-s-day-wedding-in-celtic-strips

videocelts.com/.../couple-to-get-married-in-celtic-kit-on-st-patricks-day

Can't get a link to work. anyways married in football tops in Dundee.

AND  THE LEMMINGS BUY THEM  CHEAP MATERIAL FOOTBALL SHIRTS,THE MANUAFACTURES SAY THERE MADE TO LET YOUR BODY BREATHE,ITS THE SAME ADVERTISING AGENCY THEY USE, THAT THE BOTTLED WATER FIRMS USE TO SELL THE MILLION YEARS OLD VINTAGE SPRING WATER

AND  THE LEMMINGS BUY THEM  CHEAP MATERIAL FOOTBALL SHIRTS,THE MANUAFACTURES SAY THERE MADE TO LET YOUR BODY BREATHE,ITS THE SAME ADVERTISING AGENCY THEY USE, THAT THE BOTTLED WATER FIRMS USE TO SELL THE MILLION YEARS OLD VINTAGE SPRING WATER

Good evening DWD.

Did you tell me a story about a toasted cheese sandwich?

William Hague illustrates how the middle-aged gentleman can relax with a casual look while still retaining all his dignity.

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Hello  EVERBEENFRENCHKISSED  NO I CANT REMEMBER A STORY ABOUT A TOASTED CHEESE SANWHICH,BUT I HOPE IT HAD A
HAPPY ENDING

Any views lads on wearing Farah trousers in your 40's. Tried a pair on the other week and they were really comfy and I like the way the side pockets sit and the slim fit.

AS A LEADING PLAYER IN LADIES FASHION

Didn't know that Do Wah Diddy, are you Grayson Perry?

No FOINAVON,BUT I WAS TO LADIES FASHIONS IN BIG SIZES WHAT THE BEETLES WERE TO MUSIC,I INFLUENCED THE BIG SIZE  LADIES FASHION INDUSTRY IN ENGLAND,OTHER PEOPLE TOOK THE CREDIT WHILE I WAS IN THE BOOKIES PUTTING BETS ON,I BROUGHT THE BIG LADIES FASHION INDUSTRY FORWARD JUST LIKE NASSA BROUGHT THE SPACE PROGRAMME FORWARD

I OPENED UP THE FASHION INDUSTRY TO BIG WOMEN ,NO MORE DID THEY HAVE TO WEAR JUST THE TENT SMOCK STYLE DRESSES WHEN THEY WERE OVER A SIZE 16,IM ONE OF THE UNKNOWN LEADING PIONEERS WHO SET FAT WOMEN FREE,NO MORE WERE THEY
LOOKED AT LIKE HATTI JAUQUES,THEY COULD LOOK SEDUCTIVE AND BE ADMIRED AND LOVED.

IM ONE OF THEM PIONEERS WHO NEVER GET A MENTION,LIKE THE MAN WHO DISCOVERED THE ISLE OF MAN

HE LANDED ON THE ISLAND AND THOUGHT ,WHAT THE FUCC IS THIS

HE SAID IN   HIS MEMOIRS HE ONLY WENT OUT FISHING FOR SOMETHING FOR HIS FAMILYS TEA.WHEN HE SAW AN ISLAND IN THE SEA

AND NOT EVEN A MENTION IN THE BIBLE OF THE MAN WHO DISCOVERED THE ROAD THE BETHLEHEM,HE FOUND WHILE HE WAS OUT LOOKING FOR CONKERS

You've done a great job Do wah Diddy, fat women don't dress like Hatti Jacques anymore, I've noticed that.
Pitty you went to the bookies otherwise you would be a millionaire or even a billionaire. The bookies are spending your money on daft adverts like a bloke with a beard dressed up like a woman. That's a shame.

The bloke in the bible was looking for Damsons and had to change his name when he fell off his horse. He's had a lot of Popes named after him.

PS THE MAN WHO DISCOVERED THE ISLE OF MAN PUT A FLAG ON THE BEACH,IT WASNT TO SAY HE HAD LANDED ON THE ISLAND ,HE JUST THOUGHT IT LOOKED GOOD ON THE SANDCASTLE THAT HE HAD BUILT

I've never been to the Isle of man but they tell me that it's as big as Barbados. Don't know if  the beaches are as nice though but if you can build sandcastles it must be alright.

I EARNT A LOT OF MONEY  BUT I GAVE IT ALL THE BOOKIES,ALOT OF THE SHOP KEEPERS CLOSED THEIR CAKE SHOPS ,AND DRY CKEANING SHOPS ,AND BUTCHERS SHOPS AND OPENED BOOKIES WHEN THEY SAW HOW EASY IT WAS TO TAKE MONEY OFF MUGS LIKE ME

IT USED TO BE LOVELY BUT
IVE NOT BEEN SINCE THE 70S,THERES ALOT OF SEAWEED THOUGH ON THE DOUGLAS BEECH,IT USED TO BE A PRIME LOCATION FOR THE BRITISH HOLIDAYMAKER ,BUT THATS ALL CHANGED

They took all my money too but when they opened betfair they gave me a free £10 to bet with so I've been alright ever since and don't go to the bookies anymore.

IVE BEEN TO BARBADOS,I WENT WHEN I WAS RAKING THE MONEY IN ,NOW I HAVE TO PUT THE  CADBURYS CHOCOLATE FINGERS BACK ON THE SHELF WHEN THEIR NOT ON SPECIAL OFFER

SEE YOU LATER

Barbados is nice but not many shops for my wife. She likes going to the shops on Holiday and they have only got one big shop in the middle of Bridgetown. It's got a good restaurant on the top floor though where you can get proper Barbados food not this American fast food stuff.

See you later Do wah.

Pps I NEVER THOUGHT MY LIFE WOULD END UP LOOKING AT THE PRICE OF CADBURYS CHOCOLATE
FINGERS AND DECIDING WEATHER I COULD AFFORD A PKT OR NOT