To celebrate the newly released AW11 collection from our Bolognese brothers over at 12th Man, we’re giving one of you very lucky people the chance to win £150 worth of their artisan, limited edition, natural fabric using, 100% Italian, eagled up and incredibly comfortable clothing. All you have to do is answer the following question (in the comments section) and we’ll pick a winner in a couple of weeks.
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To be in with a chance of winning this great prize of £150 worth of 12th Man clothing, you’ll need to answer the following question and post it in the comments section below:
Question: Which 12 items do you think should be in every Man‘s wardrobe?
WE HAVE A WINNER! WELL DONE TO ROBERT FROM LONDON
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1. Three pack of Hanes Beefy Tees in white
2 .Cotton Burlington socks
3. Decent five pocket jean in the raw, LVC, Lee 101, Edwin, Sugarcane etc
4. Grey sweatshirt, Buzz Rickson or similar will do the trick.
5. Blue Oxford button down.
6.Some form of suede Clarks shoe.
7.Sebago Harwich shoes in mid brown, makes a change from Grenson, Trickers etc.
8. M65 jacket or a version of.
9. Decent polo shirt, I prefer a certain unbranded make but Lacoste if you need a badge.
10. Patagonia Rain Shadow, does what it’s meant to.
11. Waxed jacket, older the better.
12. Vintage watch.
1. T-shirt
2. Dark denim jeans
3. Button-up
4. Trench coat
5. Leather jacket
6. Hooded sweatshirt
7. Tie
8. Belt – black or brown
9. Timberland 6″ boot with the leather on top
10. Clarks wallabes
11. Sneakers
12. Fitted baseball cap
1.Vintage pocket t-shirt
2.Slim oxford shirt
3.Crew neck merino wool jumper
4.APC raw denim
5.Grey wool trousers
6.Clarks Wallabees
7.Chocolate brown brogues
8.Slim cut suit
9.Parka
10.Wool donkey jacket
11. Timex Camper watch
12. Knitted tie
a couple of fitted suits for the formal occasions
Several crisp shirts white/black
couple pair of formal shoes brown/black
a collection of 80s casuals crew neck t shirts
collection of 12th man polos
several pairs raw selvedge japanese denim
Ma,strum parachute (burnt orange) best colourway 😉
collection of adidas vintage trainers, with pride of place being vintage blue gazelle indoors 😀
collection of vintage track tops adidas,fila, sergio tacchini
several pairs of quality cargo shorts beige/navy
two tone blue ma.strum torch jacket
a couple of S I chunky knits
12 items I think every man should have in his wardrobe (assuming it is flat-pack) are as follows:
1. Wood
2. Hinges
3. L-shaped brackets for stabilisation
4. U channels
5. Panels
6.Divider panels
7. Shelves/Drawers
8. Shower rod
9.Top track
10. Bottom track
11. Screws
12. Screw snap caps (cover exposed screw heads!)
1 – Made To Measure Suit (ideally Tom Ford…….)
2 – Onitsuka Tiger Trainers
3 – lastexittonowhere.com Film Geeky T-Shirt(s)
4 – M-1951 Fishtail Parka
5 – Harrington Jacket
6 – Gieves & Hawkes Chelsea Boots
7 – A Load Of Cheap Plain White T-Shirts
8 – Land’s End Chambray Shirt
9 – Kitsune Shirt(s)
10 – Ralph Lauren Polo Shirt(s)
11 – Rag & Bone Straight Washed Jeans
12 – Hartford Reversible Fair Isle Sweater
1. Polo neck tee shirt
2. Barbour Bedale (navy)
3.Nigel Cabourn Cameraman Jacket
4.6876 Capandula jacket
5.Marks & Spencer Lambswool crewneck jumper
6.12th man sweatshirt
7. Long sleeve checked shirt (probably Barbour)
8. Marks & Spencer cords (£15 for a decent pair of cords, can’t go wrong)
9. Indigo jeans (could spend over a ton or get a decent fitting pair from GAP for £35)
10.Clarks Minster Moor/Active Air
11. Mephisto Rainbow
12. Pair of trainers (Saucony Jazz/Nike Internationalist/Puma Trim Fit/Adidas City series)
Crikey! Didn’t realise it would be so hard choosing just 12.
I’ve had to cheat and choose a couple of ‘outfits’.
1 Suit (and formal shirt and tie)
2 Formal black shoes
3 Casual boots/shoes (preferably Dessies) that can be dressed up or down
4 Trainers or Canvas Pumps
5 Decent worn in jeans (preferably selvedge but if you only have one pair then possibly not practical)
6 Cords or Chinos (Dockers are a great shout if the right cut for you)
7 Check Shirt
8 Polo shirt – goes without saying it has to be 12th Man 😉
9 Winter coat (overcoat is a good shout as covers various outfits)
10 Smart casual jacket (e.g. Harrington)
11 Work out ‘kit’: It’s pointless having decent clothing if you look a mess in it!
12 DIY ‘kit’: No matter how little you do everyone needs something old they can do jobs round the house in. Can be decent old stuff but better than getting newer stuff ‘messed up’.
Missed so much off but those are the rules!
Anything by Fruit Of The Loom.
Not going to mention specific brands as there’s at least a handful of brands that do each of these items very well.
1. 60/40 Parka
2. Duffle coat
3. Cagoule/Wateproof Jacket
4. Chambray Shirt
5. White & Blue Oxford shirts
6. Check button-down shirts
7. Polo Shirts & Crew neck T shirts
8. Selvedge Denim
9. Chino’s & Cords
10. Brogues
11. Desert Boots
12. Trainers
1. Black Suit.
2. White dress shirt
3. Navy blue blazer/sports coat
4. Dark jeans
5. Black Dress shoes oxfords or brogues
6. Khaki chino’s
7. White Leather casual Trainer
8. V-neck sweater
9. plain roundneck t-shirt
10. Lightweight waterproof jacket
11. Mountain parka
12. Quality watch
ok ok ! in Man’s wardrobe
1. Fred perry Classic polo
2. Façonnable cap
3. Adidas Originals City series
4. K-Way yellow Jacket
5. Paul Smith Scraf
6. levi`s classic 501
7. clarks desert boots
8. Ben Sherman shirt
9. Stone Island jacket (blue, green, yellow, black)
10. adidas classic (trefoil) jacket!
11. best company sweater
12. Puma classic shoes (blue Bird or Fire Bird)
Cheers!
twelve of them hoods.
Pith Helmet….ala Terry Scott in Carry on up the Jungle
Cravat…ala James Fox in Day of the Jackal
Knee length socks with sock suspenders … Eric or Ernie?
Paisley shirt with ruffled collar…Pink Floyd in 1967
Crshed vevet jacket ala Jason King/Peter Wingart
Winkle pickers.. Ala John Cooper Clarke
Denis the Menace Tee shirt…. Ala Minnie the Minx
Donkey jacket with a Cole not Dole sticker on the lapel…. Michael Foot chic
Wet look posing pouch… Proper mag staff
String vest ala Cliff in Summer Holiday
Large spectacles ala Trevor Horn in his Buggles days
Teddy Bear….Ala Sebastian in Brideshead revisited
crepe-soled shoes, preferably Yuketen
cordovan longwings, preferably Alden
Baracuta G9 Harrington, preferably slim fit
Levi’s 501s
a proper Navy sack blazer, Brooks Bros or JPress will do
tailored 2-piece suit, gray flannel (ibid maker)
authentic Fair Isle crewneck
university scarf
oxford cloth button down (several)
umbrella from Swaine Adeney Brigg
a couple good neckties, take your pick on from whom (partial to Turnbull & Asser)
a healthy sense of stylish “go f*ck your self” with regards to his overall appearance
1. Lacoste polo shirt
2. Levis 501’s
3. Adidas old school trainers
4.CP Company mille migilia
5. Barbour jacket
6. Crew neck jumpers
7. Check Shirts
8. Cagoules (ma strum parachute, ymc etc)
9. Plain / small logo t shirts
10. Decent Shoes
11. Winter accessories (wooly hats, gloves scarfs etc)
12. A black suit
1. Woodchip effect blouse
2. Fjallraven fake beard (blonde)
3. Short longjohns (any brand)
4. Plain Lazy “My wife chose this t-shirt” t-shirt
5. Sangam Polo shirt
6. Corduroy salopettes (XS)
7. Fisher Price fireman sam ‘jamas
8. C&A Knickers (LOLLOLL)
9. Snakeskin scabbard
10. Engineered Garments Fur-line fanny pack.
Best regards
Hope I win lol.
1. Parka
2. Lambswool Crew Neck
3. Sweater
4. Button Down Check Shirt
5. Fred Perry Laurel Polo
6. White/Black Graphic Tee
7. Woven Belt
8. Raw Selvedge Denim
9. Washed Selvedge Denim
10. Sand/Navy Chino’s
11. Clarks Originals Shoes
12. Adidas Originals Trainers
1. Selvedge jeans
2. Paul & Shark knits
3. 12th Man polos
4. Ralph shirts
5. Gant shirts
6. Sperry deck shoes
7. Ma.strum jacket
8. Stone Island Knit
9. Havaianas flip flops
10. Ralph polos
11. Ralph cargo shorts
12. Adidas trainers
Mackintosh fenwick coat.
gray prince of wales check brioni suit.
Swaine a Aderney & Brigg umbrella.
Drakes scarf silk or cashmere.
John Lobb city gent oxfords.
Trickers keswick brogues.
Raleigh denim custom made jeans.
Chester Jefferies custom made leather gloves.
Dunhill blazer.
Incotex chinos.
John Smedley jumper.
Canali checked shirt.
01. Grenson Stanley brogues
02. Clarks, Desert Rain
03. Deerstalker hat
04. CP Company mille miglia
05. Japanese denim
06. Anderson Belt
07. Lacoste polo
08. Oliver Spencer shirt
09. Burlington socks
10. Lambswool crew neck jumper
11. a Lion…
12. and a Witch…(costume)
1. Adidas Londons
2. Levis 501
3. Lacoste polo
4. Faconnable shirt
5. Ma. Strum Parachute
6. Paul & Shark Bretagne Knit
7. Aquascutum Check Scarf
8. Barbour Union jack International
9. Paul Smith Suit
10. Tom Ford for Men Extreme Eau De Toilette
Pretty good question! I’m going to base my answer on style and not fashion though
1. pair of handmade leather shoes. preferably black and i recommend any style from Church’s,particularly the Diplomats.
2. pair of vintage trainers but not anything nike and preferably adidas gazelles.
3. selvedge denim jeans
4. a good fitting single breasted suit. never out of style and great for formal occasions
5. at least two formal shirts and ties. one patterned shirt and plain tie combo and vice versa
6. casual shirt, checked. worn either tucked in or left hanging out depending on the occasion
7. cashmere sweater. no other wool feels better or more comfortable
8. hooded sweatshirt with full zip/buttons. zip for the contemporary look or buttons for a more classic/vintage look.
9. pair of chinos or other flat fronted trousers. dockers are good.
10. a cap to cover up on that bad hair day or even to cover up that you don’t have any hair
11. hooded waterproof coat, ideally with a removeable inner so it can be worn on warmer days.
12. cotton t shirts/polo shirts. if just for lounging, a comfortable, well made t shirt will last you a lifetime. recommend 12th man for this one!
1 – Navy suit
2- White Oxford shirt
3 – Brogues
4 – Crew neck jumper
5 – Selection of Lacoste polo’s
6- Armani jeans
7 – Aquascutum rain mac
8- Leather gloves
9- Cashmere scarf
10 – Leather belt
11 – luxurious woolen socks
12 – zip through woollen jumper
1/ Short sleeved white shirt
2/ Blue trousers
3/ Pink striped tie
4/ Mr Plow jacket
5/ Floral Print mu-mu
6/ Bowling shirt
7/ Goofball Outfit
8/ I’ll be honest, I haven’t watched any new episodes for about 3 years.
A chambray shirt
M&S crewneck
A decent hat for parkiness (Norse Projects, summat like that)
Some corduroy
At least one tweed item
A bespoke shirt (Frank Rostron if in Mcr)
A good suit
A Massimo Osti piece, even if never worn any more
A pair of nailed-on classic Adidas
A handsome polo shirt
Decent brogues
A well designed but not major label t-shirt
1. Black single breasted Suit
2. Classic Chino’s
3. White buttondown oxford shirt
4. Mountain Parka
5. Waterproof mac jacket
6. White roundneck t-shirt
7.Roundneck knit
8. Wool/Cashmere Scarf
9.Dark blue denim jeans
10.Leather Brouges
11.Plain polo shirt
12. leather boat shoes
1. Black single breasted Suit
2. Classic Chino’s
3. White buttondown oxford shirt
4. Mountain Parka
5. Waterproof mac jacket
6. White roundneck t-shirt
7.Roundneck knit
8. Wool/Cashmere Scarf
9.Dark blue denim jeans
10.Leather Brouges
1. C.P mille
2. 12th man polo
3. Adidas Londons
4. Decent Brogues
5. Mountain Parka
6. Some tweed
7. Burberry trench
8. Aquascutum scarf
9. Stone Island reflective
10. Levis
11. Tag Heur / Rolex
12. CK boxers
1. Fred perry polo
2. Levis shrink to fit 501
3. Loake brogues
4. Barbour (or similar) jacket
5. Well cut medium gray suit
6. Zip through wool sweater
7. Crew neck sweatshirt
8. Medium khaki chinos
9. Vans classics/plimsoles etc
10. Gingham check shirt
11. Black lace ups
12. A second closet for more gear
1. Leather mask
2. Ned’s Atomic Dustbin ‘fuck you and fuck your tent’ 1993 Festival tour shirt
3. 1940s Japanese train driver jacket
4. Tricorn hat
5. A hash leaf ‘doo rag’
6.’FBI – Female Body Inspector’ oversized t-shirt
7. Superdry ‘Japanese Authentic Co 1963’ artificially-distressed slimfit tee
8. Giraffe costume (top half)
9. ‘Palin 2012 – You Betcha!’ slogan tee
10. Troop ‘Cobra’ hi-tops
1. Old School Diving Suit with massive brass helmet.
2. Black trousers, black polo neck, black shoes, balaclava, parachute, box of Milk Tray.
3. Pith Helmet.
4. Stab proof vest.
5. Fleece lined Lumberjack shirt.
6. Safari trousers, shirt and jacket.
7. Leather customised biking jacket with the Turbojugend logo on the back.
8. Sailors outfit.
9. Black Vans.
10. Blood stained white t shirt.
11. Cut off jeans.
12. Ganja print bandana.
1. Slim Fitting Black Suit with Black Shoes.
2. Smart, Fitted, Shirt (Light Shade.)
3. Casual Leather Shoes.
4. Denim, Dark, Lightly Distressed.
5. Hooded Waterproof Jacket with Removable Inner.
6. Summer Harrington Style Jacket.
7. Casual Short Sleeved Shirt.
8. T-shirt.
9. Polo Shirt.
10. Khaki Shorts.
11. Crew Neck Sweater.
12. A Selection of Accessories (Scarf, Gloves, Watch.)
Loake brogues,
Red Wing Boaters,
Fred Perry cardigan,
Folk Bobby Knit cardigan,
Levis Made and Crafted salvage denim,
Folk short sleeved shirt,
Levis denim shirt,
Barbour jacket,
Baracuta Harrington,
Fred Perry button down shirt,
cable knit fishermans jumper,
stripped socks (as bright colours as you dare).
Here Goes –
1. Oi Polloi X Norse Project Kaare Jacket
2. Edwin ED55 Chinos
3. Universal Works Socks
4. Clarks Desert Rains
5. Kelty Vintage Backpack
6. YMC Kagool
7. Universal Works – Big Pocket T Shirt
8. Yuketen – Angler Mocassin
9. YMC – Fair Isle Crew
10. Anderson Belt
11. Superga 1705 Trainers
12. Pair Of Japanesse Indigo Denim
Fingers Crossed…
1. ralph lauren polo
2. aquascutum scarf
3. sperry boat shoes
4. grenson brogues
5. aquascutum shirt, not house check
6. wool jumper
7. waterproof jacket
8. pair of dry denim
9. pair of standard denim
10. belt
11. 12th man t-shirt
12. goretex shoes/boots
1. Pair of quality denim jeans
2. Pair of cordouroy trousers
3. Merino wool / Lambswool crewneck jumper
4. Ringspun sweater
5. Checked button down shirt
6. Denim shirt
7. Pique polo shirt
8. M-65 field jacket
9. Oilskin jacket
10. Lightweight waterproof jacket
11. Pair of nicely coloured trainers
12. Pair of deck shoes
1. selvedge jeans
2. a collection of check shirts
3. some sort of fjallraven jacket
4. 12th man polo shirts
5. victorinox polo shirts
6. a collection of og adidas trainers
7. a collection of new balance trainers
8. mephisto rainbow
9. fracap boots
10. dockers chinos
11. a number of cp company mille miglias
12. burlington socks
Judging by the quality of the clothes they make, everyone should have 12 12th Man items in their wardrobe!
Great clothes, well made by a company who really puts 100% in to what they do.
Keep up the good work lads!
1. Clarks Desert Rain
2. Nike blazers
3. Pantharella socks
4. Levis LVC 1967
5. Sunspel boxers
6. Lacoste polo
7. Cashmere crew neck jumper
8. Universal Works scarf
9. Our Legacy sweatshirt
10. Barbour wax Bedale
11. Wm J Mills duffle bag
12. Telescopic cosh
Clarks Desert Boot
/De-constructed Blazer
/Japanese Indigo Denim
/Washed denim with fades
/Jack Purcells
/Heritage Research Parka
/Madras Shirt
/Chinos (not bloody mustard/khaki Topman shite)
/Cabourn knitwear
/APC windbreaker
/Yuketen boots
/Plain block coloured tees ie Wings & Horns/YMC/Norse
Simple.
1. A suit (does this count as one item?) – navy or grey.
2. A pair of black leather shoes.
3. A black leather belt.
4. A pair of denim jeans.
5. A pair of shorts – tan or khaki.
6. A 3/4 length overcoat – black.
7. A blue polo shirt.
8. A white dress shirt.
9. A pair of black Converse All Stars.
10. A white t-shirt.
11. A simple ‘block’ colour tie.
12. A pair of black cotton socks.
This is a tough one because
1. A well fitted navy wool suit, doesn’t matter if you’re a banker or a banksman, you’ll need one at least a handful of times a year and a good one will make you feel like James Bond, Frank Sinatra and JFK rolled into one.)
2. One (or more) crisp white cotton shirt(s). A go to piece.
3. A good pair of jeans, raw, wear them in yourself for a personal patina.
4. Polo shirts – slim fit is slim, looser if you have something to cover up-colours, patterns, anything goes. Sunspel, J Lindberg, Paul Smith Jeans, Lacoste and, of course, Ralph, don’t limit yourself here.
5. Merino knits, v necks, round necks, again, any colour goes but make sure you include a grey for the schoolboy look. I like Smedley and J Lindberg.
6. Smart black shoes, I go for Oxfords
7. Brown boots, Grenson brogue boots style
8. Trainers – for me it’s Gazelle. An absolute staple that I intend staying with until I’m 60.
9. Which brings me on to: – your Adidas Originals track top of choice. Effortless.
10. Blue or black overcoat-with a suit, with jeans, a fantastic piece of kit.
11. Belstaff Roadmaster – will never go out of style. Wax it yourself for that McQueen credibility. ( Panther if you can afford it but as with the jeans, get a new one and distress yourself; never buy something that’s been treated to look older than it is.)
12. A good pair of sunglasses, the type totally depends on your face shape and taste but it’s a worthwhile investment. I like Persol because it’s less obvious than having Prada or Chanel emblazoned all over the side.
1. Oxford Shirt
2. Selvage Denim preferably worn in already.
3.A pair of re-soleable boots like red wing.
4. Canvas Rucksack
5. Ray Ban Wayfarers
6. Cotton Pocket T shirt
7. Wooly hat
8. Wax Jacket with a hood
9. A cotton sweatshirt
10. A hankerchief /pocket square /bandana
11. A pair of converse
12. Heavy Flannel Shirt
Saville Row Suit.
Assuming that we are clean people and we have plenty of socks and underwear in our drawers; these would be my choices:
1. A Polo Shirt
2. A T-Shirt
3. A Casual/Gingham Shirt
4. A Plain Roundneck Sweatshirt/Jumper
5. A Plain Hooded Sweatshirt
6. An Heavy Knitted, High Neck Cardigan
7. A Classic Style 5-Pocket Jeans
8. An Harrington Jacket
9. An Heavy Hooded Coat for cold times
10. A Pair of Sneakers
11. A Plain Baseball Cap
12. A Checked Scarf
1. A nice Barbour jacket
2. chambray/oxford shirts
3.lambswool/ralph lauren crewnecks
4.john smedly cardigan
5.paul&shark checked shirts
6.cashmere scarf
7.p&s bretagne knit
8.sperry deck shoes
9.clarks originals
10. 12th man polos
11. dockers chinos
12 some nice cords