Whose the clever fellow who knows the name of The MG Car Club's owners magazine? I'm seriously impressed.
The quality of her work, and the pride she takes in it, is apparent in the way she makes the extra effort to match the patterns at the pocket seams and the button-up front panels. If you find that on a production-made shirt, it's a fluke. Converting lapel pins into buttons must surely have been painstaking work, but it also speaks to the pride she has in her work (whether she admits to it or not). Absolutely brilliant! And to top it off with one of Esther's wonderful hats, which is a perfect match to the shirt--it just doesn't get any better than that.
Its me, Mike (Redfokker) from the Great Pacific Northwest! I am a recovering MG nut. I didn't get custody of my 73 MGB in the last divorce, she sold it. Never to be seen again. Prices of chrome bumper MGs have risen since I had mine in the 1980s, kind of like buying an American muscle car! I have a new passion today, Mercedes. But my hart is still octogon!
For you Mike: the octagon pins that I found in The MG Owners Catalogue, you will need to scroll down about half a page. You can buy one for your lapel.
That's a very generous compliment, and it speaks volumes of the way you, and others, actually look and appreciate the effort that goes into a quality garment. It's true, all the panels line up and the breast pocket matches exactly. To do that involves more waste than if a garment was made to an exact amount of material, which means the cost is higher. The material that Tina buys already costs top dollar, so to buy extra to get that perfection look, makes the cost increase. The reason that I have explained that is so that people understand why, talented though my lady is, she's not interested in doing what she does for a business. People would make too many gripes about justifying the cost.
John Lofgren Monkey Boots Shinki Horsebuttt - $1,136 The classic monkey boot silhouette in an incredibly rich Shinki russet horse leather. 
Grant Stone Diesel Boot Dark Olive Chromexcel - $395 Goodyear welted, Horween Chromexcel, classic good looks. 
Schott 568 Vandals Jacket - $1,250 The classic Perfecto motorcycle jacket, in a very special limited-edition Schott double rider style.
It has been years since I had a subscription, but I'll look this one up! I do have a vintage MG lapel pin, that I wear proudly. Once an MG person, it stays in your blood! I should post my "Eleanor" CLK on the lounge. I think there is a thread somewhere...
Hey, GHT, I ran across this hat from BSHW and I thought of you and the Mrs all dressed to the 9's with the MG at your side...Cindy, you are always so gracious with your compliments, thank you, much appreciated.
You are right, the car does have that wonderful leather/walnut perfume. Everyone, even youngsters, will put their head through the door and say: "Oh wow, I love that wonderful smell of 'old' car." It's the mixture of walnut and leather. Shame I can't bottle it.
We do love dressing up and try to look the part, but whatever we wear, we can never upstage the old MG.
Sweet!No matter the weather, I still grab a Hawaiian shirt once or twice a week.... summer will come back eventually! We went to the church holiday brunch Saturday morning, and while most people were rocking their Christmas sweaters, I went with a Mele Kalikimaka theme for my digs. My newest Hawaiian shirt, paired with a Falcon Park Silverbelly/Navy fedora, jeans, wild socks from my nephew in Ecuador and Vans Aloha slip-ons:
That pairing of hat and shirt...and, uhhh, shoes...is just about as good as it gets. The colors complement each other brilliantly!
You're the man, great to see someone who wears a bright shirt throughout the year, cocking a snook at Mother nature.
