Comments on: First Look | Hamilton 1883 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2009/10/13/first-look-hamilton-1883/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:23:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kungfu grip http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2009/10/13/first-look-hamilton-1883/#comment-19516 kungfu grip Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:10:09 +0000 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/?p=12211#comment-19516 ...email stream. …email stream.

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]]> By: K http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2009/10/13/first-look-hamilton-1883/#comment-18578 K Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:56:42 +0000 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/?p=12211#comment-18578 This is drastically overpriced. While like the patterns, it just too much for wrinkled mess that I am going to take to the dry cleanters for pressing. This is an obvious response to the Thom Browne/Band of Outsiders franchise. The sizing is so generic. I can stick to JCrew for the same look or Brook Brothers. This is drastically overpriced. While like the patterns, it just too much for wrinkled mess that I am going to take to the dry cleanters for pressing. This is an obvious response to the Thom Browne/Band of Outsiders franchise. The sizing is so generic. I can stick to JCrew for the same look or Brook Brothers.

]]> By: Derek http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2009/10/13/first-look-hamilton-1883/#comment-18450 Derek Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:10:02 +0000 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/?p=12211#comment-18450 Adam Kline, I count ACL as one of my favorite blogs. I come here at least twice a day to see if it's been updated. It's a fantastic, fantastic blog. I have very, very little to quibble about regarding what Michael does over here. But I just want to say, your ease with being such a spendthrift is kind of disturbing. There are real reasons why one should protest $185 shirts. I give you Singer's argument: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Singer#World_poverty http://www.utilitarian.net/singer/by/1972----.htm http://philosophy.ucsd.edu/faculty/rarneson/Courses/BlackbdNotesSinger.pdf I love ACL and come here all the time, but let's not lose sight of other important things we should value. $185 dollars is an offensive price for a shirt, even if they are very good looking; I'm sorry. Derek Adam Kline,

I count ACL as one of my favorite blogs. I come here at least twice a day to see if it’s been updated. It’s a fantastic, fantastic blog. I have very, very little to quibble about regarding what Michael does over here.

But I just want to say, your ease with being such a spendthrift is kind of disturbing. There are real reasons why one should protest $185 shirts. I give you Singer’s argument:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Singer#World_poverty

http://www.utilitarian.net/singer/by/1972—-.htm

http://philosophy.ucsd.edu/faculty/rarneson/Courses/BlackbdNotesSinger.pdf

I love ACL and come here all the time, but let’s not lose sight of other important things we should value. $185 dollars is an offensive price for a shirt, even if they are very good looking; I’m sorry.

Derek

]]> By: Blank Label http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2009/10/13/first-look-hamilton-1883/#comment-18421 Blank Label Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:35:05 +0000 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/?p=12211#comment-18421 although these shirts are great, i am a biased supporter of custom dress shirts. mostly because Blank Label produces custom men's dress shirts. although the fit for dress shirts is important, most men do fit well with standard sizing. custom design is always fun. and can fix the problem ready-to-wear shirts have, which is when consumers say "i like this shirt, but there is (either) something missing or something i don't like about this shirt (i.e. didn't want that pocket to be there) but i think my fav. pic here is James Wilson's shirt with the contrast collar although these shirts are great, i am a biased supporter of custom dress shirts. mostly because Blank Label produces custom men’s dress shirts.
although the fit for dress shirts is important, most men do fit well with standard sizing.
custom design is always fun. and can fix the problem ready-to-wear shirts have, which is when consumers say “i like this shirt, but there is (either) something missing or something i don’t like about this shirt (i.e. didn’t want that pocket to be there)
but i think my fav. pic here is James Wilson’s shirt with the contrast collar

]]> By: Uhhh http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2009/10/13/first-look-hamilton-1883/#comment-18092 Uhhh Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:57:45 +0000 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/?p=12211#comment-18092 Russell, I don't need a hobby, I have a job. Something which you also should consider before your mother sees you prancing around the blogs. Russell, I don’t need a hobby, I have a job. Something which you also should consider before your mother sees you prancing around the blogs.

]]> By: giuseppe timore http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2009/10/13/first-look-hamilton-1883/#comment-18056 giuseppe timore Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:24:00 +0000 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/?p=12211#comment-18056 All I'm saying is that for that kind of scratch I'd like my shirts to comesized by the neck and sleeve at least. S,M,L,XL sizing is a point that makes these shirts lacking in quality. I, for one, would like nothing better than to buy everyhing I can from American producers. The fact that this has become a luxury, the province of only the very wealthy, is part of the problem. Until we figure out a way to employ more of our own people to make our own stuff, affordable to the vast majority of us, than I'm afraid "Made in China" is boundto remain a household term. All I’m saying is that for that kind of scratch I’d like my shirts to comesized by the neck and sleeve at least. S,M,L,XL sizing is a point that makes these shirts lacking in quality.

I, for one, would like nothing better than to buy everyhing I can from American producers. The fact that this has become a luxury, the province of only the very wealthy, is part of the problem. Until we figure out a way to employ more of our own people to make our own stuff, affordable to the vast majority of us, than I’m afraid “Made in China” is boundto remain a household term.

]]> By: adam kline http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2009/10/13/first-look-hamilton-1883/#comment-18015 adam kline Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:12:45 +0000 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/?p=12211#comment-18015 look, if you don't feel like paying $185 for a shirt, don't. let that be your resounding statement of protest. but if this shirt makes you happy every time you put it on, have at it. beautiful things made in america are few and far between. buy your custom knives, your custom bike frames, your handmade double-ring mocs, and the occasional piece of artwork. because if you don't, there's not much point in reading blogs like this one, and you should stick to the very serviceable and affordable options made by the chinese. as to the models, hamilton went straight to the core of their target demographic, which isn't easy to do. they could have spent ten or twenty or fifty times as much money with some crappy ad agency. kudos to hamilton. that said, i'm far more excited about bemidji, pointer, and arrow moccasin, as they don't even have decent web sites. screw the decent web site if your product is completely boss. that's just how filson was back in the day, before the fashionistas got ahold of it. buy magnificent things that you'll love forever. that's my opinion. but hasn't acl been saying that for some time now? look, if you don’t feel like paying $185 for a shirt, don’t. let that be your resounding statement of protest. but if this shirt makes you happy every time you put it on, have at it. beautiful things made in america are few and far between. buy your custom knives, your custom bike frames, your handmade double-ring mocs, and the occasional piece of artwork. because if you don’t, there’s not much point in reading blogs like this one, and you should stick to the very serviceable and affordable options made by the chinese.

as to the models, hamilton went straight to the core of their target demographic, which isn’t easy to do. they could have spent ten or twenty or fifty times as much money with some crappy ad agency. kudos to hamilton. that said, i’m far more excited about bemidji, pointer, and arrow moccasin, as they don’t even have decent web sites. screw the decent web site if your product is completely boss. that’s just how filson was back in the day, before the fashionistas got ahold of it.

buy magnificent things that you’ll love forever. that’s my opinion. but hasn’t acl been saying that for some time now?

]]> By: Michael Williams http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2009/10/13/first-look-hamilton-1883/#comment-17993 Michael Williams Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:53:55 +0000 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/?p=12211#comment-17993 This conversation is deteriorating. This conversation is deteriorating.

]]> By: Russell Sprouts http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2009/10/13/first-look-hamilton-1883/#comment-17991 Russell Sprouts Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:46:48 +0000 http://www.acontinuouslean.com/?p=12211#comment-17991 @Uhhh Who took the cream out of your Oreo™? You need a hobby chief (or pal, ace, buddy - whichever moniker dbag types like you prefer). Kisses, RS @Uhhh Who took the cream out of your Oreo™?

You need a hobby chief (or pal, ace, buddy – whichever moniker dbag types like you prefer).

Kisses,
RS

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