Absolutely love those jumbo cord shoes, great shape too. I`ve always been put off by the name Mod Shoes and give the site the swerve, but they had a stall last summer at The Retro Festival in Newbury and the quality of their stuff looked pretty good.

Matt, I agree with you the name might put one off, but that would be a mistake, as Andy not only knows his stuff, he's doing also a nice work with his new clothes range 66, shirts so far are very nice and the racing and monkey jackets have been a success IMO

A cheer-up for me in times of confinement, this one arrived today, and pretty happy I'm with it. Slim but not snug (if you want to wear a t-shirt underneath, it's better to size up), proper collar and a soft touch, almost wooly (there's silk in the mix, I think). I'll get me the navy one too if it makes it to the next sales:

As prompted by Greenstreet in another thread, here's links to my latest purchases.  Nothing out of the ordinary but nice additions (IMO) to the wardrobe.

First off from AGC:
https://www.artgalleryclothing.co.uk/product/gardiner/

And from Mod Shoes:
https://www.modshoes.co.uk/product/the-deighton-camel-jumbo-cord-corded-lace-up-shoe/  (apparently now out of stock!!)
https://www.modshoes.co.uk/product/the-jackpot-dark-navy-blue-red-tartan-high-collar-button-down-short-sleeve-shirt-mod-skin-style/
https://www.modshoes.co.uk/product/the-jackpot-white-blue-gold-tartan-high-collar-button-down-short-sleeve-shirt-mod-skin-style/

Both shirts fit nicely, though they are nowhere near as fitted as, say, AGC so I've had to size down (and it's not very often in recent years I've been able to say that!!  )

Congrats for the downsizing, Chilli, that's a right self-confidence boost   . I prefer the Modshoes shirts' patterns to the AGC, but nice shirts the three anyway, only the misaligned pocket is a no-no for me (the eternal pocket controversy  ). Regarding the shoes, not my cuppa (they have a bit of a coffin-like shape, IMO) but the guy in charge of Modshoes, Andrew, says they're are flying like hotcakes, so he must have ticked the right boxes with them for many of our persuasion. Good to him.

I've been using my time productively the past two weeks whilst working from home to take advantage of some online shopping  , knowing that I will be at home to ensure that the parcels are delivered OK.

I've only bought from small enterprises (AGC and Mod Shoes) who have both stated on their websites that they have adopted safe practices for both themselves and their couriers when picking up parcels for delivery.  On delivering the parcels, the couriers have been reassuringly safeguarding themselves by knocking on the door and then retreating to the bottom of the drive, and then taken photo's of me with the parcel for proof of delivery; no need to sign for anything. 

 

Great, Chilli, a couple pics in the "What's the last item...?" thread would be ace! 

How is it selfish on the delivery driver?
Firstly they have to do their rounds anyway (until the government bans them!) and they’re getting paid which a lot of people aren’t. I don’t think they can catch corona off my doorstep. It may be a different story for items that have to be signed for but they are few and far between in my experience.

If they are a bit sensitive and knock on the door then step back etc then that’s fine by me.

Edit - what Syd said!

Rod, the mandatory sign-up formality has been replaced here with just providing the courier guy/postman your ID card number, so no physical contact whatsoever. Last parcels I received were placed in the mailbox or left by the delivery guy in the elevator after the notice (we live in a state here).