[Bounder]

(04-18-2018 01:21 PM)nola Wrote:  

A return ticket to Eastern or Southern Europe

I did Sofia 3 years ago and found a great girl. The thought has occurred that I should be going to a similar place for new blood. But the heart is leading me elsewhere. Go figure.

[Drazen]

YES- 1 Merino Baselayer set (Tynan style)
YES- 1 Tech Merino long sleeved polo
NO- Couple of gingham shirts
NO- 1 white linen shirt
YES- 1 chambray type shirt
ONLY ONE- 2 navy polos
BLACK V-NECKS- Couple of decent cotton t-shirts (likely Arket Charcoal)
YES- 2 soccer shirts (Club & Country, for gym and Irish Bar - they fit pretty good)
YES- shorts for gym/swim
NO- 1 Dark Red Henley
YES- 1 Dark Red Sports Hoodie
NO- 1 Millennial Yellow Jumper
YES- 1 Pair Dark Blue Designer Jeans
NO- 1 Pair White Selvedge Jeans
NO- 1 pair of zippable leg Gap Chinos (they look ok I promise :-D)
NO- 1 pair dark grey linen trousers
YES 1 grey-blue wool-linen sports jacket (nice)
NO, just bring a NAVY BLAZER- 1 stone linen suit (H&M, not fancy)
NO- 1 down vest
NO- 1 super rain jacket
NO- 1 emergency packable rain jacket
MAYBE IF THEY ARE COOL- I pair of White Sneakers
MAYBE- 1 pair all-Black Sneakers (Uniqlo, nothing fancy)
YES- I pair sick black loafers
NO- 1 pair sick navy suede loafers
YES- Socks (mostly trainer and invisible), underwear


You are way overpacking. LA is super casual, jeans and a T-shirt pretty much everywhere, most people wear that to work in this town.

If you have things that will make you look "British" by all means, bring it. If you have really nice stuff that is high end, bring it.

[rudebwoy]

Clothes are so much cheaper in the USA, I would be coming with an empty suitcase if I were you.

Maybe come with a nice suit, dress shirt and dress shoes.

There are tons of outlets stores where you can get designer goods for cheap.

H&M and Uniqlo is cheap crap, leave that at home.

[Bounder]

Thanks for the post. H&M & Uniqlo gear is very variable - some of it is completely fine; quite a lot of it sucks. But Uniqlo has quite a strong record on polos. I have a Sunspel 'Casino Royale' Riviera so I know what a good polo looks like.

The price issue I have dealt with - clothing is cheaper in USA in terms of walk-up but if you know what you're doing online UK can be very good.

If I see better gear, I will buy it and replace no problem. But I don't want an enforced shopping agenda.

[Bounder]

I actually have been reviewing and revising quite a lot as a result as some of this thread so am grateful. Mini heatwave (relatively speaking) in the UK has brought some perspective.

So yeah the henley, jumper and stone suit go. I'm bringing a blue-black microcheck suit, the jacket can be worn with the jeans. I'm bringing another nicer linen-cotton suit (Jaeger, an UK brand). The wool-linen jacket is up for debate.

The white jeans are bulk for sure, and whilst I love them and they're versatile - to some women they're probably a faux pas, sad to say. It's a tough call, but I think they stay home.

I'm a complete clothesaholic and don't really need to be told to buy clothes, but I'm thinking that a pair of box fresh white sneaks could be in order.
The black ones will come, I need something for Crossfit and my Vivos just bust - they're wearable but a bit sorry looking sadly. Blue suede loafers are Bally and are coming.

A lot of offices in London aren't that much different in terms of dress code thesedays, but I'm not *really* a t-shirt guy - I prefer to frame my face at least a little bit, even if it's just a short-sleeved henley or something like that. I'd actually just rather wear a decent vest, that way my shoulders frame my face :-)