Stone Island gear

[Harry Squatter]

The only cheap clobber that really stands out are cheap TJ Hughes style leather jackets and shit suits.

 

You can spot a cheap suit and leather a mile away.

 

Everything else is fair game, I've bought £30 T-shirts in the past and I've bought £5 ones, it's just a case of whatever looks nice isn't it?

 

Go to Stanley Casino in town, all the Chinese fellas in there wear the cheapest suits possible whilst betting their mortgage on the roulette table! - £45 for a light blue suit with massive shoulderpads. Or that shop by Lime Street that still sells Micheal Jackson Thriller leather.

 

True about t-shirts, not much difference in the quality - you can buy a decent Polo shirt for 15 quid, not much difference in quality between that and a Ralph Lauren one which costs 65 quid.

[Unrighteous]

I have one Lacoste Polo, one Burberry Polo. I do, however, have a bunch of ralph lauren polos.

[Karl_b]

I agree about t-shirts, I have dozens, most of which cost less than £15 off ebay.

 

Jeans, suits, shirts, shoes - you can tell if they're cheap.

[Mr Moustache]

To be honest Lacoste trackies have died out fast to be replaced by grey/black Nike/Lowe Alpine trackies as a regulation gear for lizards.

 

To be fair to Lacoste their stuff is really well made. I've got shirts from the early 90's that still come up looking relatively new in the wash. Same with Paul & Shark.

 

The likes of Prada/Armani Exchange is just shite. Prada & Armani just license their name out to this stuff anyway. It's not actually made by the fashion houses.

 

Some lad I know used to go on about his Gucci shoes etc. I tried to explain the above to him and he was incredulous.

 

Flannels/Ricci apart I wouldnt buy designer gear in any shop in this city cos I don't think anybody else are licensed to sell the stuff. I always laugh when I saw the lizards walking round with loads of Dapper/Script bags. Suckers - 75% of what you've just bought is Blous to fuck.

[7dalglish]

I still have two heavy knit SI jumpers from 1995, quality is great and still look new. I wear them now and again in the winter but have left off the SI emblem from the arm.

[moxter]

"Hooded blouson in rubberised satin with a vinyl look"

 

£650

 

Give me strength

[rargh]

"Hooded blouson in rubberised satin with a vinyl look"

 

£650

 

Give me strength

 

Fuck off! Does it come with a gimp mask?

[NIred1]

"Hooded blouson in rubberised satin with a vinyl look"

 

£650

 

Give me strength

 

 

Honest to god!! People would actually wear that?

 

I would expect to be slaughtered if I set foot out in that mess

[Malarkey]

Honest to god!! People would actually wear that?

 

I would expect to be slaughtered if I set foot out in that mess

 

But then people would see the SI badge, and then think the jacket's fine.

[RSM]

Paul Smith is where it's at!

[Stouffer]

You like Next gear? I like their home department but the clothes are average.

 

Their jeans are good for fat bastards like me. I can get everything I need there also.

[Fat-Pat]

Have to say the Fred Perry polos are the best followed by Lacoste

[Harry Squatter]

Next is ok but a lot of their stuff comprises of hooped jumpers or t-shirts which are made to look like you are wearing a white t-shirt underneath. It is where Ashley off Coronation Street buys all his gear. I like Guide of London shirts which are of decent quality and have a decent fitting, they used to sell them at a shop in Cavern Walks which is closed now.

 

Good thing about Fred Perry and Lacoste Polo shirts is that the style lasts and may never go out of fashion. I bought a dark red Lacoste Polo recently then saw Mr White wearing it in Reservoir Dogs, they do survive fashion wise as the film was made in 1991. You still see some bands from the 80's wearing Fred Perry Polos that are in the shops now.

[CharleyKnight]

To be fair I have a couple of Stone Island jumpers and they are really nice. I don't wear them much now simply because if I wear them people will think I'm a footie hooligan which I am obvioulsy not. It fucks me off because I am into my clobber. I like my Paul Smith, Aquascutum, Llyle and Stott, Boss and even a bit of Burberry. But unfortunately some twats like Danny Dyer go out to ruin the brand and it becomes associated with hooliganism. Fuck it though, if I like it, I will wear it. The trick is not to go out all Stone Islanded up. I can't stand cunts who'll wear a Stone Island coat (which is prob fake) with a pair of trackie bottoms. I agree with a lot of posts on here. I would never buy any Prada Gear or any of the "high end" cheap shite Armani gear. It's unjustifiable how they can charge 100 quid for a plain grey prada tee shirt.

[Harry Squatter]

Not particularly fond of Calvin Klein gear either, my mate bought a grey shirt once and it had about 800 pockets on it.

[Fat-Pat]

Dont see the big deal about Next,River Island,Topman etc.All the clothes are shite and River Island and Topman are for spiceboys

[Harry Squatter]

Anyone ever been to Cricket?- saw a plain red t-shirt in there with a Quadrophenia style target on the front, dead thin material - £125! - I wouldnt even pay £10 for it!.

[Section_31]

Anyone ever been to Cricket?- saw a plain red t-shirt in there with a Quadrophenia style target on the front, dead thin material - £125! - I wouldnt even pay £10 for it!.

 

I'd only ever go in there to take a shit on the floor and see how long it took the staff to notice.

 

Clothes shops in town are a nightmare in general, rife with homosexuals and their predictably stupid orange fag-hags.

[Karl_b]

Dont see the big deal about Next,River Island,Topman etc.All the clothes are shite and River Island and Topman are for spiceboys

 

Topshop + trendies = Fagshop.

[CharleyKnight]

Topshop + trendies = Fagshop.

 

I totally agree. No one hates pretty boys as much as me. I would love to round them all up and push them in the sea. "Follow me lads, free hair products in the back of the van". An easier way would be to fire bomb the Stags. Everyone in there is a pretty boy cunt.

[NIred1]

TBH, I buy most of my clothes from Topman however I just pick up the normal stuff like jeans and plain hoodies or jumpers and that. I walked into the one in Belfast the other day (for those who don't know the layout the mens bit is downstairs, the girls upstairs) and I stood their looking at the clothes at the front of the section and assumed that they had switched the sections, so went upstairs and found only girls stuff. To my horror the section downstairs was in fact the mens and honestly it was shocking, took a gander at this

 

 

 

Jesus, people need to catch themselves on!

[Harry Squatter]

Topman is awful, haven't bought anything from there for at least 12 years, and that was just a cheap pair of black socks.

 

Anyone ever go to that "Stripe" shop on North John Street? - No one ever seemed to buy anything in there, probably why its shut now

[rargh]

An easier way would be to fire bomb the Stags. Everyone in there is a pretty boy cunt.

 

It's like an X-Factor audition in there. Parrot-head central!

[CharleyKnight]

It's like an X-Factor audition in there. Parrot-head central!

 

I detest them with an unhealthy passion. They all want to stand out yet look the same. Cunts. I really want to set them all on fire.

[Harry Squatter]

I detest them with an unhealthy passion. They all want to stand out yet look the same. Cunts. I really want to set them all on fire.

 

 

I went to Negresco on Lark Lane a few months back, the lazy, uppity and aloof waiter who served us wore a top man shirt with a black leather necklace, been on the Wham beds loads, had bright dyed blonde spikey hair and wore a pair of stupid "fashion" glasses that Edgar Davids wouldn't have been seen dead in. He looked like a cross between an umpa lumpa, Gok Wan and a Hollyoaks extra.