I haven't a clue. But welcome to the forum, I hope it will be as useful a resource as it has been to me.

 

I too can't make a recommendation, but extend welcome.

Was Sigfried just an old perv, or are all the pictures of him like that?

 

I too can't make a recommendation, but extend welcome.

Was Sigfried just an old perv, or are all the pictures of him like that?

Sorry. No, Siegfried was indeed a gentleman, and no perv. At least I think so. And his wardrobe was impeccable, although these photos does perhaps not do him credit for it. I apologize if I made him seem a bit.... sleazy. My intention was in fact the opposite. Robert Hardy is, of course, a wonderful actor who has blessed us with his art for several decades. He has also, btw, written several books on traditional archery, in particular about the Longbow. Yes,he does not only dress very smartly, he also writes very well. :icon_smile:

 

In one of the episodes James Herriot receives a suit from the wife of a deceased client. This gentlemen got his suits bespoke from Savile Row. James has the suit altered by a tailor in town and wears it to an important meeting where he makes a very favorable impression on the chairman, but nearly roasts to death in a very heavy suit, meant for outdoor use. I have seen all the episodes more than once and am still watching one every week, but I do not recall that the source of their clothes is ever a topic of discussion, except for the one I mentioned. I do recall reading somewhere, maybe here on the forum , that the clothing in the series was selected with great care, not just for the main characters, but everyone, and is absolutely correct for the period and status of each person ...be they farmer, squire or housewife.

 

I covet a vintage Yorkshire farmer's blood-patinated below the hip leather gilet complete with muck impregnated tasseled hemp rope belt, but one digresses.

I think in the past on AAAC I've seen referenced the fictional tailor in ???????. I don't think it was Darrowby (actually Askrigg), too small a town for Siggy's tailor. I think Siggy sends Jimbo to his tailor in Manchester but I could be mistaken. Manchester's not too far from the Yorkshire dales.

AAAC's own Bookster www.tweed-jacket.com (unfortunately they don't offer tweed longjohns/union suits, yet) could probably replicate most of the look at a relatively modest price.

Should you care for certified pre-owned Brit gentry garb in Hamburg (I know it ain't the same country, but relatively nearby.) www.rudolf-beaufays.de (in the "clothes" section left click on the thumbnail photos for enlargements)

There's lots of information in re bespoke Englsih tailors lying around here in the tonier environs of the fashion forum. Search: bespoke tweed (may, or may not be fruitful)

Tristan's patterned sweaters are often Fair Isle designs, AAAC Search.

Trousers: Corduroy, Cavalry twill, gabe/ardine, foggy grey flannel usually in a fuller cut, almost "Oxford bags" in some instances. Siggy's are usually trimmer.

Shoes: usually "Balmoral" style

(In the '80s I first saw H. G. Wells' 1936 film Things To Come after being familiar with the TV series All Things G&S. I immediately recgognized an actress as a much younger Mrs. Pumphrey. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaretta_Scott )

 

I covet a vintage Yorkshire farmer's blood-patinated below the hip leather gilet complete with muck impregnated tasseled hemp rope belt, but one digresses.

I think in the past on AAAC I've seen referenced the fictional tailor in ???????. I don't think it was Darrowby (actually Askrigg), too small a town for Siggy's tailor. I think Siggy sends Jimbo to his tailor in Manchester but I could be mistaken. Manchester's not too far from the Yorkshire dales.

AAAC's own Bookster (unfortunately they don't offer tweed longjohns/union suits, yet) could probably replicate most of the look at a relatively modest price.

Should you care for certified pre-owned Brit gentry garb in Hamburg (I know it ain't the same country, but relatively nearby.) www.rudolf-beaufays.de (in the "clothes" section left click on the thumbnail photos for enlargements)

There's lots of information in re bespoke Englsih tailors lying around here in the tonier environs of the fashion forum. Search: bespoke tweed (may, or may not be fruitful)

Tristan's patterned sweaters are often Fair Isle designs, AAAC Search.

Trousers: Corduroy, Cavalry twill, gabe/ardine, foggy grey flannel usually in a fuller cut, almost "Oxford bags" in some instances. Siggy's are usually trimmer.

Shoes: usually "Balmoral" style

(In the '80s I first saw H. G. Wells' 1936 film Things To Come after being familiar with the TV series All Things G&S. I immediately recgognized an actress as a much younger Mrs. Pumphrey. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaretta_Scott )

Thanks, all. That's excellent advice and I shall certainly look up your suggestions. I already made an appointment to visit Mr. Beaufay's shop.

Is it not suprising and interesting the way we can be influenced by a look from years back? Somehow a charachter's look from a movie movie (or a TV series) can lay dormant in our style "memory" and be evoked years later. Certainly the british tweed look triggers something in me. I love this style, not only for the looks but also for the quality and workmanship they represent.

Again, thanks for good answers.

 

Thanks, all. That's excellent advice and I shall certainly look up your suggestions. I already made an appointment to visit Mr. Beaufay's shop.

Is it not suprising and interesting the way we can be influenced by a look from years back? Somehow a charachter's look from a movie movie (or a TV series) can lay dormant in our style "memory" and be evoked years later. Certainly the british tweed look triggers something in me. I love this style, not only for the looks but also for the quality and workmanship they represent.

Again, thanks for good answers.

I really like this British county look too and think everything here would improve if we adopted it for daily wear. I have often wondered why some of the big and small names in menswear did not form a consortium and advertise some kind of "look"(could have been British country) in opposition to the casual friday notion.(which then became casual all the time) I imagine that losing all suit, sport coat and dress shirt and tie business has cost them plenty. This is progress?

 

In the '80s U.S. Public Broadcasting System's TV (BBC, Granada, etc.) "Masterpiece Theater" (especially the Brideshead Revisited series) & "Mystery" plus the movie Chariots Of Fire influenced a Brit county gentry look amongst U.S. menswear retailers.

Many manufacturers knocked-off Ralph Lauren who had been promoting the look since the mid '70s. Norman Hilton retained Milenna Cannero (sp?), who had been the Chariots costume designer, to design his short lived tweedy "Standards by Norman Hilton" line. Southwick instigated its short lived "Nines" line. A less expensive "Nigel" line was started by PBM. All featured tweed sport coats with center inverted-pleat patch pockets, bi-swing backs, etc. There was a lot of tweed, cavalry twill and foggy 14 oz. flannel in off-the-peg, and then it faded.

Barbour's U.S. distributor was a Land Rover dealer in New England. Then that shifted to a distributor in Virginia. Barbour in the '80s was a relatively rare item in the U.S. Orvis was a single location fly fishing outfitter in Manchester, Vt. and a catalog. The main clothing source being "Ratcatcher" brand from Cambrian Fly Fishers of Wales, now www.ratcatcher.com and since moved to Yorkshire and apparently somewhat retrenched.

Has one digressed?