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#1 2008-07-22 16:52:28
- dempsey
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Gone but not forgotten.....classic smoothie attire.
This would be a London thing, some names from the past, from the post modernist smoothie period
around 1971 -73. A time when youths made an effort to look good.
Jaytex......often mis-represented as inferior to the Ben Sherman , but for me they produced the most splendid
gingham checked and window paned checked slimfit button downs. Always lightweight material and super colour combinations.
Sabre Knitwear.
Their plain coloured shetland wool crewnecks sweaters looked well when combined with an oxford cotton button down, They are gone now, but were based for manufacturing at Sunbury upon Thames Middlesex.
Always went for the cable stitched front ones.
South Sea Bubble...jumpers The famous SSB Block jumper that consisted of different coloured squares , hence the name block jumper, crew necked, to own one firmly set you apart from the norm.
Shirts by Mc Gregor...imported from U.S. hard to source in England but very desirable.
Arnold Palmer shirts..... more early skinhead, recently located them in a New York store, the new designs looked dated.
However in the 70,s they were hard to come across in uk.
The RUPERT CHECK TROUSER, more late skinhead , exactly the same cut and style as Levi staprest , And obviously a golfing item , that was adopted by some. Highly checked and very IYF, but great for the summer.
Harrington jackets by SKYJUMP....Often sold in Millets the camping store, the bright red was very popular.
Dempsey
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#2 2008-07-22 16:57:47
- Taylor McIntyre
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Re: Gone but not forgotten.....classic smoothie attire.
Sabre!
Used to buy them in House of Fraser places and then they got their own (short-lived) shop on Longacre - Mid 80's?
Lovely stuff!
Thanks for the memories.
#3 2008-07-22 17:07:39
- dempsey
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Sabre I did some work at their headquarters in the 80,s, it was,nt long before they closed.
I used to drive past the old factory, kids vandlised the place.
#4 2008-07-22 17:12:02
- Kingstonian
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#6 2008-07-23 00:11:32
- Taylor McIntyre
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Re: Gone but not forgotten.....classic smoothie attire.
I was chatting to John Gall (The driving force behind the J. Simons website and a Cat around Town as you know Big D.) last week and the conclusion we came to regarding those who just don't 'get it' was that maybe it's just not for them to get anyway. Let them stay in their playpens surrounded by their toys.
We can open the door for people into a greater understanding of the style we love, but if they can't drag their arses over the threshold then all we can do is watch & smile.
The guys who taught me about Ivy were Ivy Shop regulars from '70. On finding the shop one of the first things they did was to cut their hair. They didn't shave thier heads, they saw the subtlety of Ivy clothes and extended that same aesthetic to their barnets.
They were never Skins, but they liked mixing with them and 'courteous' is the word they often use about them when remembering those days.
The cartoon of the bonehead Skin is a world away from the London stylists who embraced Jamaican and American music and clothing.
If people don't get that then what can you do? If they like being ignorant then who are we to burst their bubble?
But they can't expect us not to laugh at them & the silly things they say. We're only human after all... 
Jim
#7 2008-07-23 08:52:06
- dempsey
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I always recall the Ivy dressers being the elitists of the cult, far more interested in clothes music and wooing the
pretty girls.
And of course the one-up-manship of the style ,always trying out peacock your peers.
#8 2008-07-24 03:13:04
- Alex Roest
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#10 2008-07-26 06:53:34
- Alex Roest
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#11 2008-07-26 07:00:17
- Taylor McIntyre
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Re: Gone but not forgotten.....classic smoothie attire.
How about Thackeray's (sp?) from back in the day in London?
#13 2008-07-29 05:26:33
- Suitedbooted2000
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Re: Gone but not forgotten.....classic smoothie attire.
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Great thread
#14 2008-08-08 03:44:11
- Alex Roest
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#16 2008-08-11 02:54:00
- Alex Roest
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#17 2008-08-11 05:22:13
- Taylor McIntyre
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Re: Gone but not forgotten.....classic smoothie attire.
Looking forward to that French Cut essay, A.
I've just about wound down my Modculture thread on Ivy unless anybody else over there wants to keep it going.
All a bit like 'Trad' at the end of the day maybe? The same, but different. Fair enough.
Bangers & Mash for lunch today - How about you?
Best -
Jim
#19 2008-08-13 02:36:11
- Alex Roest
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#21 2008-08-13 04:33:12
- heikki k
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#22 2008-08-13 04:36:43
- dempsey
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Re: Gone but not forgotten.....classic smoothie attire.
your welcome Brideshead, be a pleasure to meet up.
Keep me informed Alex on your progress.
may not be about for a week or so off to Lanzarote with the family.
#23 2008-08-13 04:45:36
- the style councillor
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Re: Gone but not forgotten.....classic smoothie attire.
Dempsey, did you post as Bomber on MC?
#24 2008-08-13 05:20:07
- Alex Roest
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#25 2008-08-13 05:29:28
- Taylor McIntyre
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Re: Gone but not forgotten.....classic smoothie attire.
please can i come too if i'm free?
i promise not to talk too much.
jim.