Men's Fashion

[fluffy]

A place for any questions and/or comments regarding the wide world of men's clothing and accessories...

[fluffy]

I know it's a little early in the year for fall/winter clothing to hit the racks but if anyone has ever seen Barbour duffle coats offered locally please let me know. There are a number of online sources but I'd really like to try one on first.

http://www.countryattire.com/barbour-men-s-classic-duffle-coat-long-anthracite-mwo0004gy91-t956.html

[Lady tehMa]

That is a stylish garment indeed.

I'm quite pleased to see more men sporting headwear, fedoras and the like.

[Jo]

*bump*

[fluffy]

(Thanks Jo.)

I lucked out on my duffle coat search. I spent some time in Toronto this Christmas past with some dear old friends I'd hadn't seen in over twenty years and did some exploring in that end of the world. I lucked into a high end men's wear store in the downtown area that was closing up after over a hundred years in business and everything in the store was on sale. Found a beautiful Austrian made wool/cashmere blend coat that normally would have taken a second mortgage for me to own. Now to find a suitable winter hat to go with that.

I'm quite pleased to see more men sporting headwear, fedoras and the like.

I hear that, the same bug has been nibbling at me recently. I've got a hankering on for a wide-brim fedora, black or maybe dark gray. Something that would have shown up in an old gangster movie. I'm planning a run to the coast as soon as my income tax refund comes through and have a couple of hat shops on my itinerary, among other fashion related stops.

Now if I can just figure out how to claim Tommy Bahama as a dependent I'll be set.

[oneh2obabe]

Stollery's on Bloor?

In case someone is looking for Barbour fashions, here's a link for stores that carry the brand.
http://www.barbour.com/shoplocator

[rustled]

...I hear that, the same bug has been nibbling at me recently. I've got a hankering on for a wide-brim fedora, black or maybe dark gray. Something that would have shown up in an old gangster movie. I'm planning a run to the coast as soon as my income tax refund comes through and have a couple of hat shops on my itinerary, among other fashion related stops.

Now if I can just figure out how to claim Tommy Bahama as a dependent I'll be set.

Have you tried the hat shop on Main in Penticton?

[fluffy]

Stollery's on Bloor?

Yes. Apparently some rich developers offered them a retirement package they couldn't turn down.

In case someone is looking for Barbour fashions, here's a link for stores that carry the brand.
http://www.barbour.com/shoplocator

Nice stuff. They are really popular these days with some different lines of waxed cotton outerware. Pretty pricey but built to last. I've got a couple of places scoped out in Vancouver that carry their stuff to go and try on a couple, but I have to wait till I get back to work before five hundred dollar jackets start taking a serious place on my shopping list.

[fluffy]

Have you tried the hat shop on Main in Penticton?

Didn't even know we had one. Do you recall the name ?

[oneh2obabe]

Stollery's on Bloor?

Yes. Apparently some rich developers offered them a retirement package they couldn't turn down.

That was part of it - the main reason was the increased competition from Harry Rosen and Holt Renfrew. Sad to see them gone after 114 years.

[rustled]

Have you tried the hat shop on Main in Penticton?

Didn't even know we had one. Do you recall the name ?

Hat Hideaway, 400 block of Main (west side, I think). Sounds like they give good customer service and help you find what you need. A friend was able to order in a men's hat in the size she wanted.
http://www.hathideaway.org/

[fluffy]

...and closed today darnit. Tomorrow for sure.

[rustled]

Thought it was an odd day to be closed, so I looked online and there's a link to their new site:
http://www.hathideaway.ca/ (sorry for posting the old one). They're at Cherry Lane today, setting up for an event.

Hope you find what you're looking for!

[fluffy]

I made it into to the Hat Hideaway and was pleasantly surprised to see that they had a varied selection. Spoke with the the owner and she said they had been around for three years, not bad for a niche product in a relatively small town. They didn't have what I was looking for in my size but I'll be back for sure.

[Lady tehMa]

My son and his friends like to dress up for dances. Fluffy, what do you think?

He dresses himself - chooses from shirts and such. The tie is his father's (he does NOT think much of his Dad's tie collection "too many cartoon characters - how very 90's") but the bow tie is his (I bought it for him at a second hand place). He was pleased to get references to looking like Dr. Who, not so pleased at being compared to Bill Nye.