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Taking original style into the 21st century

The only people

31/8/2016

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to be multi-million pound-earning rock n roll stars and yet continue to look as permanently pissed off as they always have.

Lighten up gents.
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501 Special

29/8/2016

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I work in office number 501. In one of my breaks, I designed this one on iTailor, inspired by some things in my head.

It’s not showing it properly on the back, but the collar is piped orange around the edges, rather than completely orange. It made a nice contrast with the blue when I first did it. 

I'll figure it out.
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Sunday Scooter

28/8/2016

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Blue Autumn edition.

This is actually a really good photo. That blue with crisp autumn leaves arrangement works well artistically. Whoever took this has got taste.
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How to make "The Edinburgh": A step-by-step guide to iTailor

27/8/2016

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Couple of people contacted me asking for specs on the shirt I designed the other day. I must say I am flattered by the interest! Anyway, I won't get too ahead of myself, so here's a guide, point-by-point, on how to re-create "The Edinburgh".

Also apologies. This is quite long, but I thought it best to give as much detail as possible, given how complex the website can be. Any questions, put them in the comments and I'll get back to ya.
  • Go to http://www.itailor.com/designshirts/
  • Click “3D Pro (Advanced Designing)”. This gives maximum flexibility.
  • Next, click “1. Fabric”
  • Click “View All”. This is obviously where you choose the base fabric you want the shirt to be made from.
  • In the search boxes at the top of the page, you can filter. This will make it easier to find the one we want, but in this case, for some reason the Edinburgh fabric doesn’t show up if you filter to blue so leave it as “Fabric All” and “All Color Group”.
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  • Next, click “2. Collar”. Here’s where you can do all that collar malarky. I almost always go with the button down as a Mod staple, but there are lots to choose from, including a penny collar and the grandad.
  • Click on the arrow to scroll to page 2 and click on the 1st from the left - “Button Down”. This is a bit weird because the buttons never show up on the diagram. But trust me, they will come.
  • Click “Next”.
  • The next bit allows you to faff around contrasting the collar if you want to. In this case, we don’t need to, so click “Done”. 
  • After this, at the bottom of the screen a colour palette should appear. This is for the contrast fabric. Go to the bottom and select “Ceil Blue” as the contrast fabric (top row, 3rd from the right). 
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  • The “3. Sleeve” option allows various things to be done, but unless I want to put in epaulets, I hardly ever use this tab, so just ignore it and go to “4. Front”.
  • Click the middle type “Box placket”. These fronts are quite subtle in difference, but this is the one I think is most common on men’s shirts generally. The left hand one will have no stitching along left side and the right hand one will cover the buttons. 
  • Click “Next”
  • Again there are various options you can play with here, but for this shirt, click “Next” and then click “Done”.
  • Go to “5. Cuffs” to select what kind of cuffs you want. There are a variety to choose from as I’ve mentioned before, but for this one I just went with the simplest on the far left, the one button rounded cuff. Built in is a hole for cufflinks if you want to use them, but unlike French cuffs you don’t need them. This doesn’t require any additional clicking to get.
  • Click “Next”. You can change the inside or outside or trim contrast here. But not on this design, so for now, click “Done”.
  • Again, I generally ignore point “6. Bottom” as I usually tuck in.
  • Click “7. Back Detail”.
  • This is another one entirely to your own taste, although for the Edinburgh, I’ve gone for a classic Ben Sherman-style back box pleat (option 2nd from left). I also generally tick the “2. Darts” box just for additional shape.
  • Click “Next”.
  • This is the interesting bit that marks out this shirt. Here, I have ticked the box “York Placket” which colours the whole upper back section in the contrast colour. You can also do a back placket contrast a la DNA Groove’s old shirts, but I haven’t used this on the Edinburgh. For now we’ve finished this bit so click “Done”.
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  • For this design I actually ignored the “8. Pockets” section too, just to make it less fussy. But there are a whole load of options you can try here, especially on contrasts.
  • Click on “9. Buttons”. The buttons on the Edinburgh are quite basic. Click the white button (top row, 1st on left), click “Next”, then click on the thread colour 5th from the left “Light Blue”. I left button hole style as “Vertical” (left hand side). This section can be quite fun to experiment with especially on quite simple shirts. A blue shirt with orange thread on the buttons  looks good, for instance. For now however, click “Done”.
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  • Ignore the last two sections, click “Go to measurements”.
  • Here, you can go the full iTailor and enter measurements for all over the upper body. It has loads of helpful videos to show you how to measure properly and it also automatically saves them so I’ve always gone for this method. Watch out if you come back to order again though as sometimes they can be weirdly changed by 1 or 2cm. Or you can simply select one of the standard sizes.
  • Here I would also warn that the prices stated on the order (and indeed the website generally) seem to bear almost no resemblance to what you actually get charged. I’m not sure why this is, but mine always end up at around £35 per shirt.
  • When you’re happy, click “Add to Cart”.
  • Next, you can enter your address and pay in whatever way you like.
  • Once your order is completed, it usually takes about 1 month to arrive. This is a long time I know, but it is usually worth it. If you make an account, you can check over your ordering history and it will tell you when it’s been shipped. 
  • About 1 month later you should have your brand new, perfectly fitting and basically unique shirt!
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Merc's next top model

26/8/2016

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​It’s Luke Campbell MBE of 2012 Olympic boxing fame. 

Initially I was asking who the hell this was, but the more I learn, the more realise he’d make a strong face of the brand. And they’ve dressed him up real good in this pic.

Well I guess if Bradley Wiggins has already been snapped up...
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Call me The Roller

25/8/2016

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LG never really took off on his own, which is a bit of a shame. 

I felt that when Oasis split, Beady Eye were the attitude without the art and the High Flying Birds were the skill without the spirit.

Beady Eye are fully rock 'n' roll, but their songs are a bit ropey in places to be proper hits.

HFB's songs are strong, well-written pieces, but they just lack that bit of swagger.

Is it too late to call for a reunion?
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The Lennon Shot

24/8/2016

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Arctic Monkeys rumourmill

23/8/2016

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Now I realise not all Arctic Monkeys fans are Mods and by no means are all Mods Arctic Monkeys fans.

However, I am both and this is my blog.

There were rumours flying around that they would be back in the studio by the end of the year working on album number 6. While these rumours were clearly generated by people getting overexcited, the press office didn’t confirm or deny them. Also, Alex Turner said that there were “not yet” plans for the sixth album.

I interpret this as code for "there will probably be a sixth album, but when I can be bothered."

This is understandable. Turner himself only just completed Everything You’ve Come To Expect in April with his other band The Last Shadow Puppets for fuck’s sake.

As the engine room of the band (at least in terms of songwriting) Turner is the key element to any new Arctic Monkeys album and, although he’s prolific with his songwriting, he’s not that prolific. I vote we give him a break for now, be patient and just refresh our memories with some of his best from before. There’s more than enough to be going on with!
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Winter is coming

22/8/2016

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Apparently not soon enough for Pretty Green. 

This is their new "Lowry" roll-neck sweater in recent arrivals and it couldn’t have been launched at a worse time. I don’t know what it’s like anywhere else, but the mercury topped 27 degrees C yesterday here in London.

Having said this, it does look pretty neat - I like what they’ve done with the sleeve cuffs and it’s only natural that a big brand prepares in advance for the next season. I hope they come in more colours too, but in a few weeks maybe. Unfortunately at the moment just looking at a picture of this one is making me sweat.
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Quality never goes out of style...

21/8/2016

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Jimmy's back with a good ride. Wish he'd smarten up a bit though.
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Tribute to Victory

20/8/2016

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Repping the new shirts he's the face of too.
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Wiggo and the LG

19/8/2016

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Great pic. Unexpected actually - the Manchester style meets the trad.
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Mods for beginners

18/8/2016

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Twee but amusing. Not sure I agree with all of it, but it's nice to see Mods mentioned for fucking once, rather than skipping straight to the hippies.

Full graphic here.
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Weller's Polka Period

17/8/2016

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Classic shirt.
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Edinburgh Collection 2016

16/8/2016

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​Over my recent trip to Edinburgh for the Fringe Festival, my creativity went through the roof. This usually manifests itself in buying umpteen million new shirts, shoes and various other things that I cannot afford.

However, nowadays it comes through designing shirts on iTailor’s cool online system. This was partially inspired also by a set of Pinterest pics my girlfriend showed me depicting a few skulking Skinheads in various check and plaid shirts, one particular feature of which was a subtly contrasting plain-coloured back panel which is just visible over the shoulders from the front. Although now I of course can’t find the pic, so you’ll have to take my word for it.

I see this more of a Skinhead-Mod crossover aspect to be honest, I know how particular Skins can be about this kind of thing. It also has long sleeves, again more Mod than Skin. Let’s call it Skinhead-inspired.

See below for the RUMod Edinburgh Collection 2016. It’s on it’s way to me as we speak, a snip at £35.
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