Budget QoS jacket
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Have to give credit where credit is due...Adam Fraser found this great alternative to the TF desert jacket. Follow the link below and choose Navy. Yes there is some synching around the back waist but its a GREAT alternative for $50!!! I would purchase this jacket before it is sold out. Also, for those looking for a CR Venice Long sleeve shirt look under the long sleeve polo section and color would be admiral blue. So at Lands End two great budget Bond purchases to be made!
From: Adam Fraser <frasermundial@gmail.com>
Date: March 6, 2009 12:58:00 AM GMT+01:00
To: Remmert van Braam <007@bondlifestyle.com>
Subject: Contact request from Bond Lifestyle
Name : Adam Fraser
Country : Canada
Message : This message is intended for David Z. I have recently purchased the Men's Club Jacket from Lands End, it is going for $50. It is brushed cotton and pretty much spot on including the Dark Blue color. You said that you had not found a budget QOS jacket and this is it. If you respond to my email I will be able to send attached photos. I understand that Magnoli just released his QOS jacket but I am quite satisfied with this jacket. I have attached the link but please excuse the olive color, it is not too great but in Navy it is quite SA. http://www.landsend.com/pp/ClubJacket~161540_-1.html?bcc=y&action=order_more&sku_0=::VNO&CM_MERCH=IDX_00001__0000000044&origin=index Bests! Adam Fraser
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From: Adam Fraser <frasermundial@gmail.com>
Date: March 6, 2009 12:58:00 AM GMT+01:00
To: Remmert van Braam <007@bondlifestyle.com>
Subject: Contact request from Bond Lifestyle
Name : Adam Fraser
Country : Canada
Message : This message is intended for David Z. I have recently purchased the Men's Club Jacket from Lands End, it is going for $50. It is brushed cotton and pretty much spot on including the Dark Blue color. You said that you had not found a budget QOS jacket and this is it. If you respond to my email I will be able to send attached photos. I understand that Magnoli just released his QOS jacket but I am quite satisfied with this jacket. I have attached the link but please excuse the olive color, it is not too great but in Navy it is quite SA. http://www.landsend.com/pp/ClubJacket~161540_-1.html?bcc=y&action=order_more&sku_0=::VNO&CM_MERCH=IDX_00001__0000000044&origin=index Bests! Adam Fraser
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I would be interested in such an alternative available in the UK should anyone know of one.
NMS
I would like to know this as well!
Thanks for the heads up!
Jamiesd
Nice one! Thanks for letting us know
NMS
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But the pics show it a bit too light; it's definitely darker, closer to the shade as I recall it from the film.
I ordered mine this afternoon, you can use the US site to order for the UK just select international shipping and then your country when you go to checkout.
Anyone have pics of the actual jacket? I'm skeptical in ordering one due to the jacket having wrong colored buttons.
?:):s
To each their own...:)
Did you get any customs charges?
I think the jacket style looked absolutely bada** and was perefect for James Bond, was sort of a no-nonsense no-frills jacket good for blending in and not sticking out. much like in Bolivia.
I was interested in this but from my recollection, Land's End tends not to have a real 'fitted' cut. However based on ycpchief's post a medium may be a good choice.
The only credit card I have is the one Simon made, and I don't think they would accept that...:#
Same here, I also have the same dilemma. Was wondering if anyone could do me the favor of ordering for me and I pay them by paypal. This jacket looks kickass B-)
"Your contact?" "Not well."
Love mine. Expensive, but pretty damn cool.
A vintage Baracuta G4 from Ebay. This jacket had a blousy, unappealing cut similar to the original non-slimfit g9. If you want one, most sellers don't know it's called a G4--just look for the non-elastic cuffs and hem and side adjustors. The modern version ( http://www.baracuta-g9.com/v2/shop/view_product.php?id=218 ) is possibly a more athletic fit.
I've tried on the Land's End jacket, and it has a similar, blousy old-man type of cut. Some tailoring might help but I don't think it would be worth it.
The Penguin "Just a Man" golf jacket, ( http://www.penguinclothing.com/17SJ0269-451-penguin.html ), is basically an unlined windbreaker. The fabric is a little bit too "plastic" for my taste (like a raincoat almost), and the penguin logo is more visible than the photos show. I had mine taken in at the waist and it fits perfectly. The color is of course way off. No one is going to mistake this for a Tom Ford, but it's an attractive and useful jacket.
My favorite so far is the Brixton Edwin ( http://www.brixtonltd.com/product.php?d=Mens-Jackets-Edwin&item=124&cat=4 ). It's also unlined, runs quite small, and lacks the wavy back seam. Only comes in black and olive (no navy), and the stitch quality kinda sucks. All that aside, it's a great fitted jacket and I have actually had someone ask me if it was "the one from that James Bond movie". It's a poly/cotton blend but with a nice open fabric texture, much less plastic than the Penguin.
Sadly, if I had been more patient I could have had a custom Indy for what I spent so far. I probably will end up getting it anyway--it looks amazing and nothing beats bespoke.
They also have a black leather jacket very similiar to the one worn in CR at Miami airport