What might the sartorial 60 year old man about town be wearing these days ?

[Baronage-Phase]

Have a root around in TKMax occasionally they have them.

I will....
Probably not in a size 5 though.

 

[WouldBe]

I don't have the hair

You could get a wig.

 

[killer b]

I'm not a man but I would dearly love a pair of leather wingtip brogues with leather soles. Either black or brown or tan.
A really good pair .... made by a company like Barker or Cheaney or dare I say it Grenson. They're stupid expensive...but before I die I will make it my mission to have a pair of them...
In size 5.....UK ...... in case anyone has a pair lying around....

Sigh.

I got a pair of barely worn black Barkers brogues in 6 for a tenner on ebay last week - if you check regular enough they turn up cheap.

 

[krtek a houby]

Found myself fretting recently about wearing an Irish rugby jersey this weekend. Mine is based on the design from between 2001-04 & all the trendy young things will be sporting the latest official merch. I will look so out of place but having read the thread - I feel cheered up & remember that it's important not to give a flying fuck

 

[gentlegreen]

Anything you like - and that's a great shirt!
I think fit is more important than anything else when you're older - too loose or too tight isn't great.
How to dress in your 60s (and beyond)

"Get yourself a style signature item"

In my case a blue IKEA tote bag.
I only recently realised they're basically EU flags

A shame those shoes don't come in blue - I once had a successful interview wearing a blue suede pair that Ellesse no longer make.
I still have the Next blue cotton jacket I wore 22 years ago .

Super-embarassingly I can remember once wearing an elasticated blue velvet bow tie to a very informal pub meet in my 20s ... someone there assumed I was an academic !

I only have one style these days - Aldi workwear with garish Hitec silver trainers which are cheap and super-comfortable and actually available in my size

 

[gentlegreen]

Those shoes are a bit like boat shoes ... I may yet end up like something out of Hemingway or "Jaws" - I would need to actually earn the Breton fisherman look

C'est pas l'homme qui prend la mer
C'est la mer qui prend l'homme, tatatin
Moi, la mer, elle m'a pris
Je m'souviens un mardi

J'ai troqué mes santiags
Et mon cuir un peu zone
Contre une paire de docksides
Et un vieux ciré jaune

J'ai déserté les crasses
Qui me disaient "Sois prudent"
La mer, c'est dégueulasse
Les poissons baisent dedans

 

[gentlegreen]

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Once again I lack the hair ...

 

[existentialist]

Yellow suits, and purple shoes.

 

[killer b]

I'm never really sure when you post threads like this whether you're actually looking for advice or not GG, but in case you are I've given it some thought: considering your interests in France, workwear and affordability, I recommend you start with a French workers jacket - a simple and affordable item of clothing - all the fashion houses made versions of these a few years ago so there are some eyewateringly expensive models about, but the vintage versions (especially in france) are very affordable.

 

[killer b]

I got a pair of barely worn black Barkers brogues in 6 for a tenner on ebay last week - if you check regular enough they turn up cheap.

eg: Women's Barker of Earls Barton Cherry Leather Shoes - Size UK 5.5 (Eur 38.5) | eBay

 

[killer b]

Also cf: Ladies Grenson for Olivia Monis Tan Brogue Shoe. UK 5/E | eBay

Grenson Ladies Lace Up Boots Size 5, Tan Leather | eBay

Lupa

 

[gentlegreen]

I'm never really sure when you post threads like this whether you're actually looking for advice or not GG, but in case you are I've given it some thought: considering your interests in France, workwear and affordability, I recommend you start with a French workers jacket - a simple and affordable item of clothing - all the fashion houses made versions of these a few years ago so there are some eyewateringly expensive models about, but the vintage versions (especially in france) are very affordable.

I am genuinely interested - I'm going to have to be a bit proactive socially wherever it is I retire to.
I'll google around and see what the locals are wearing in the places I might want to live.

Crozon. Bout du Monde : le off du festival

randonee seniors CROZON - Google Search

That looks very handy - like a heavier duty shirt.

At work where as always I'm in a black tee shirt, I have a heavy shirt for when it's nippy out.
I have just checked and my "moto" cotton jacket - which is heavier again - is still fairly respectable

 

[gentlegreen]

I was recently surprised at how expensive "open all hours" brown coats are ...

 

[killer b]

I am genuinely interested - I'm going to have to be a bit proactive socially wherever it is I retire to.
I'll google around and see what the locals are wearing in the places I might want to live.

Nouveaux Arrivants CROZON - Google Search

That looks very handy - like a heavier duty shirt.

At work where as always I'm in a black tee shirt, I have a heavy shirt for when it's nippy out.
I have just checked and my "moto" cotton jacket - which is heavier again - is still fairly respectable

I think the french workers jacket is a really good start, and other things to wear flow quite naturally from it: you could wear it with a chambray shirt like the guy in the pic, or a breton top... maybe a beret would be pushing it too far, but a flat cap of some sort also goes well. I wear mine with quite loose brown cotton or corduroy trousers or jeans.

You seem very happy in your hi-tek trainers and aldi workwear though: why not stick with what works?

 

[gentlegreen]

I think the french workers jacket is a really good start, and other things to wear flow quite naturally from it: you could wear it with a chambray shirt like the guy in the pic, or a breton top... maybe a beret would be pushing it too far, but a flat cap of some sort also goes well. I wear mine with quite loose brown cotton or corduroy trousers or jeans.

You seem very happy in your hi-tek trainers and aldi workwear though: why not stick with what works?

I almost have to wear sunglasses when I buy a new pair of trainers - they ain't pretty !
The polycotton combats / shorts are very cheap and very practical for cycling and crawling around furniture and equipment, but I'm going to need to make a bit of an effort.

 

[JuanTwoThree]

https://www.amazon.fr/LMA-200241-PL...=1568895384&sprefix=Bleu,aps,602&sr=8-28&th=1

All cotton. Could look good after a wash or ten

 

[killer b]

The polycotton combats / shorts are very cheap and very practical for cycling and crawling around furniture and equipment, but I'm going to need to make a bit of an effort.

TBH as long as you're regularly laundered and don't stink, no-one really cares what you wear IME.

 

[Baronage-Phase]

Also cf: Ladies Grenson for Olivia Monis Tan Brogue Shoe. UK 5/E | eBay

Grenson Ladies Lace Up Boots Size 5, Tan Leather | eBay

Lupa

Thanks...
First ones are exactly what I'd like...

 

[killer b]

Thanks...
First ones are exactly what I'd like...

Get them!

 

[Fedayn]

Grenson shoes

Get them!

Lupa

Grenson shoes/boots are absolutely class, real quality.

 

[Fedayn]

I'm not a man but I would dearly love a pair of leather wingtip brogues with leather soles. Either black or brown or tan.
A really good pair .... made by a company like Barker or Cheaney or dare I say it Grenson. They're stupid expensive...but before I die I will make it my mission to have a pair of them...
In size 5.....UK ...... in case anyone has a pair lying around....

Sigh.

Loakes website might be wroth a look oe ebay for loaks often turns up trumps. Same as Faith Royals on ebay.

 

[Baronage-Phase]

Get them!

I'm very tempted....the only thing putting me off is the seller says they wore them without socks.


Eta .... I'm going to get them.
Some deep cleaning will do the trick.