PATREON PREVIEW - Die, Workwear! Wardrobe Series: Rebuilding Your Wardrobe With...

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0:59For Inishmont. For Inishmont, yeah. Okay. But I always like to bookend it, either at the beginning or at the end with something. And it's a nice way to pretend that I'm not working. It's a little vacation. And Angela gets to go with me too. Yeah. So the nice thing about that is that we can do something that we've either never done or we can see old friends. So this time we're going to stop in London. We haven't been there for a couple of years. We have some friends there that we're going to connect with. There's going to be the Chelsea Garden Show, and we might see Monty Don. Nice. Monty Don always goes to the Chelsea Flower Show.

1:36That's awesome. Yeah, so if we do, I'll see if I can rip his chore coat off him. You should ask him for clothing recommendations. Oh, yeah? I mean, because he used to buy his clothes from Old Town, which kind of was on... There were some rumors that was going to shut down, but now currently they have a small line of clothes at a British shop called Labor and Wait. Oh, okay. But it's still a much more, it's a smaller collection than what they used to do. So I'm always curious, like where is Monty Don getting his clothes from now? Oh, is this shop in London? Yeah, Labor and Wait. Okay. It's like a, you know, that shop that we sometimes we talk about.

2:10Garden Air. Garden Air. Yeah. Labor and Wait's like that. Oh, nice. It's like for like bougie people to be like, oh, I feel so, you know, down to earth. I'm gardening. I'm gardening. I'm actually very humble. $500 shoes. Yeah,$500 shoes in my$300 Japanese shovel or whatever. Loom state denim. Okay, I'll ask him. Yeah. Where else are we going? We're going to go to Savile Row. There is a cutter that I met named Tom. He's one of the cutters at Henry Pool. And he invited me to the shop at the end of the day to get a little tour, which is really nice of him to do that. But I have never been, I've been to a couple of shops in Savile Row, but I've never been to the back room.

2:52He's like, yeah, I'll take you to see the pants makers. That's awesome. Yeah. It's going to be a nice behind the scenes view of Henry Poole. Yeah. I would be curious if they have any vintage fabrics and what those vintage fabrics are. Ooh, that's a good idea. I'm not planning on ordering anything, but I will admit I've always wanted a tuxedo from Henry Poole. Yeah. But we'll see. We'll see. And then afterward, we're going to an event that Cathcart London is going to be putting on. Cathcart London is, and I don't mean this to poke fun, but it is the kind of store that specializes and in fact is only narrowly interested in very vintage 1920s, 1930s, 1940s clothing.

3:44So think of, I mean, I think it's cool. I can see how someone could be like, dude, you're wearing a costume. I get it. But I still think that silhouette is kind of cool. And if you don't care what people think, then I think it's a good idea to check them out. You can buy your stuff online. 1920s, like top hats? No, no, no. That's where they draw the line. Because that would be ridiculous. A fedora, maybe. Top hat, come on. That's a bridge too far. So what are we talking about? So we're talking about like stovepipe, like pants, like they do not taper one bit. Okay. Strong shoulders, nipped in waists.

4:18I mean, it's a very classic look. I like it. Yeah. And if you're in London, then you would probably still stick out. But at the very least, you would feel like, well, I can imagine myself here walking down these cobblestone streets. I was born in the wrong decade. Yeah. Looking close. Exactly. And there are, here's the thing. When I see women dressing vintage, I'm like, that's cute. That's awesome. I love that. When I see a dude in a vintage suit, I'm like, bro, come on. You do realize we're in the 21st century. And that's totally wrong. That's totally wrong. So I see that this person is into it.

4:54They get pleasure from it. There's a modern store that specializes in that, which, I mean, that's rare. There's a guy that is a tailor that makes all of his own clothes. And he does like the, it might be like 18th century, 19th century. I mean, it's like super, it's like top hat and frills. It looks really good. I mean, he obviously stands out like crazy, but he loves it. And he does look good in it. And the fact that he actually makes all of his own clothes. He makes all of his own clothes. He's a tailor, so he makes the whole thing. And he has an Instagram account and he does like the full. I'll put that in the show notes.

5:31Yeah, I'll try to find the guy's name. It's pretty cool. I mean, yeah, you definitely, you have to accept that you look like a Charles Dickens character. Yes, yes. Once you get past that. Yeah. There is a guy, I don't know if he's a tailor. I do know that he's extremely knowledgeable about this kind of stuff, like late 19th century clothing. I think his IG is penchant tailoring. And he's got a bajillion followers because he does it so well. Once you get past the fact that that hasn't been seen for over a hundred years or more, he does it really well. I mean, you know how you watch someone's get ready with me in the morning and you're like - I think we're talking about the same guy.

6:09He's like a lanky, pale guy. Yeah, yeah, yeah. He's a tailor? Yeah. I had no idea. He mixes his own clothes, I think. I'm pretty sure. I believe. You know how you watch someone's get ready with me in the morning and you're like, those are just jeans and a t-shirt. Come on, man. That's not interesting. This guy takes like a full two hours. He's like, first, I starch my shirt. And then I air dry it. And then I get a real iron and put it in the stove for a wood burning stove for six hours. Yeah. I mean, it's amazing to see. Yeah. But that's... It's very Jiminy Cricket. It is. It is. And then afterwards, we're going to catch a plane to Dublin.

6:50From Dublin, immediately take a bus to Galway. From Galway, take a bus to the ferry. And then from the ferry, go over to Inishmont. That's going to be a long day. That's a whole day right there of just traveling. Not that far, but... And then to be with the people at Inishman, they're just wonderful people. Yeah. Are you modeling fall, winter or spring, summer stuff? That's a good question. So it's probably going to be a lot of spring, summer stuff. The way that they order and have samples and a size run ready for the shoot is generally speaking in May, they'll do the bulk of spring, summer, and then they'll do a little bit of fall, winter.

7:29And then in the fall, I usually go back there in September, we do mostly fall. So this is their spring, summer. And I will tell you when we do photo shoots on the water in spring, summer on that island. It is so cold. It is just freezing. And, but it's worth it. It's a lot of fun. Have you seen the archive? No, but I probably will be because this year marks the 50 year anniversary. Okay. Which is insane. It's insane to think that this company has been around for that long. Yeah. But they are going to produce a book for that and they're going to re-release some of the archival stuff. Oh, wow. Okay.

8:14Yeah. I would be curious if, I assume you're not allowed to take photos, but I would be curious on your impression of the archival re-releases, if they have samples. Yeah, I'd definitely ask. I do know that they re-released a few years back, and I ended up getting a sample. I'll show you. Is that Aaron Sweater? No. No? It is the Boat Builder, which is their traditional big sweater with a chunky shaker knit. It's been around forever. But a little bit into it, one of the fishermen asked, true story, one of the fishermen asked, it would be nice if this had hand warmer pockets. And they're like, okay.

8:53So they built one with hand warmer pockets that I saw on Tarlac. Okay. And Tarlac wore it over a denim shirt with the collar flipped up. And I'm like, this old man is so steezy. He looks so good. And that with the pockets, it's just, it's awesome. So he's like, oh, I think we have one hiding around in the back. And I got it. Oh, wow. It's so nice. It doesn't look like your typical, I mean, with the kangaroo pocket, it's woven in and it's woven behind. So it's flat in the front. You don't even notice the pockets. It's a pocket that is sewn in on the underside. Okay. So it's just, it's so good. Nice.

9:33Yeah. Nice. Well, hey, we're going to get into our how to build a wardrobe. This time the limit is what? $12 ,000. $12 ,000. So we've been doing this series. We originally were going to plan to do three episodes, starting with$3 ,000. And then, you know, when I went home that day, I thought$3 ,000 is a lot of money. And so I wanted to do an episode where we got into a really budget wardrobe of$1 ,000. Again, all of these with the idea that you're going to spread it over a few years. So let's say, I've always believed that you should allocate, in my opinion, seven years to build a wardrobe. But generally speaking, let's say if you break these into four years, then, you know.

10:16$1 ,000 is just$300 a year. Yeah, it's just$300, a little under$300 a year. $250 a year, if spread over four years. And then for this, for a$12 ,000 wardrobe, then you're doing$3 ,000 a year, which I recognize is a lot of money. But one of the things that we're hoping is that if we're doing all of these episodes, you know,$1 ,000 wardrobe,$3 ,000 wardrobe, and today a$12 ,000 wardrobe, and then a higher wardrobe in the next episode, that you can pick and choose. So you might hear, even if you can't spend$12 ,000 over four years, you might hear, oh, I can do a$1 ,000 wardrobe, but I heard about this one thing in the$12 ,000 wardrobe that I'm going to save up for, and I'll splurge on that one item.

11:02Yeah. You know, or like I'll upgrade to that one loafer. I'll upgrade to those jeans or whatever it is. Yeah. And also we're doing it with in mind what we would buy ourselves. Right. Not this kind of like imaginary generic figure, partly because I just think it's more interesting that way. Yeah. Those are the things that I get excited about. If someone says, well, I would choose this. Well, that's not exciting for me. Yeah. So I chose the ones that I would buy. Yeah. So what would you do with$12 ,000 if you had to start all over again? If I had to start all over again, well, I did include a few things that were mentioned in one of the previous pods, the$1 ,000 wardrobe.

11:42And that is just basics like underwear. Tommy John is really good. Yeah. If you want to upgrade. So Tommy John makes super comfortable underwear. Might as well just start with that because that's usually the first thing you put on. And you're looking at like for a two pack, they make them in three packs as well. you're looking at like 20 bucks a pop. And I know that's a lot for underwear, but I will say that since your budget is bigger, it's not that much more than your three pack of Hanes. Is there a certain model from Tommy John that you like? There is. I like their, they make two kinds of, or maybe three kinds by now, boxer briefs.

12:21They make ones that are really long, which are good, but I run hot. So they make shorter boxer briefs that I like. They make sports boxer briefs, which are like rip proof. Here's a true story. I ordered - Rip proof? Rip proof. Okay. Which sounds hilarious because when do you ever rip off your underwear? There are occasions I won't go into, but I got their regular boxer briefs. And upon taking them off for the umpteenth time, I think it was just a month into having them, they ripped. And I contacted them and I'm like, bro, these underwears, they are comfortable, but they're not very robust. And they're like, oh, well, let's send you some sports ones on us.

13:03I'm like, wow, that was super nice. So the sports ones are like, they're quite thicker. And it feels like you're wearing compression underwear. And they will keep everything staying put. But they do run a lot thicker. So if you run hot, then I would suggest just their regular boxer briefs. I do their second skin, Boxer Breeze. Yeah, those are the ones that I recommend. Yeah, those are the ones that ripped on me, but I just got to be, I just have to handle them gingerly. You have a powerful butt. But I get the second skin, Tommy John, if you find the price to be off-putting, they have a sale at the end of every year for Black Friday, which I think you can generally get them for like, I don't know, maybe like 25 % off, something around there.

13:53So if you're willing to wait to Black Friday, I've seen them do it every single year for the last 10 years. So it feels pretty reliable. 25 % off at Tell John. Nice. Yeah, that's what I would recommend for underwear. A step up from your three-pack of Hanes. Now I'm going to move to outerwear. The first one on my outerwear. Now, I kind of went crazy with outerwear because to me, you should have basics. But then the things that excite me the most are outerwear. because it defines your whole outfit. If you do decide to wear outerwear, it really is the centerpiece. Everything else just kind of, in my opinion, is a supporting role in that.

14:33It's the main character. So for outerwear, I chose four. The four that I chose are very different. And one of them is a find on eBay. One of them is a private white VC and permanent style collab for their Balmacon. Now that one generally runs quite expensive, a little over$2 ,000 or hovers around there. This one on eBay is only$7.99. Nice. So it's really well-made Balmacon. It's classic. I'll include the link in the show notes. I'm not buying it because I already have a Balmacon that is very similar, but it's a nice herringbone. It's a soft tweed, I should mention. So if scratchy tweed puts you off, then go ahead.

15:15You can take this one. And for$800, it's less than half off. Yeah. You can wear that with jeans. You can wear that with pretty much any suit or sport coat or dressy casual combo, even a Navy suit and you look fine. Yeah. The next one on my list is the Mojave suede jacket from Buck Mason. That is, for the price, a really good deal. Want to hear the rest? Listen to the full episode and many more other exclusive episodes over on our Patreon. Visit patreon.com forward slash blammo to sign up and join the Blam Fam. you also get access to our exclusive members only slack group where we chat about this and a ton of other things so head over to patreon.com forward slash blamo and we'll see you there