If you had just bought your old feller some clothes for his holiday from JD Williams...

I have bought jd Williams clothes and they aren't rubbish they're quite good really!

Don't wash them. You might then feel obliged to iron them.

Bedtime for you Gonegirl ??

It's not a cheap brand some of the stuff is really good!

call me stayed... ?

woukdn't wouldn't

Callistemon
Agreed, but very few Gucci watch fakes. Clothes yes, Watches, very few.
I have the authentication and valuation papers so I know how much it's worth and that's all that matters.
As my friends don't shop at Primark or H&M they woukdn't know where I bought my clothes anyway. ??

Never buy my OH any clothes, its just not worth it as I end taking them back. Also he does his own packing and I often wonder if we are going on the same holiday. He washes anything new, I don't and found no problem.

The trouble with Gucci etc Gabriella is that there are so many good fakes around most people won't know the difference, particularly if worn with H&M or Primark

Oh, and black leather shoes ....

Although has been seen in trainers on the beach

Chinos and either polo shirts or short sleeved shirts.
He's an M&S man, predictable but reliable (I think!)

Tried that would look nice on you and the answer was ", yes but it has a button-down collar".
No budging him

The linen jacket was a surprise, though!

What’s the holiday destination, Gonegirl?

Callistemon, in regards to your post-@19:04 today, I believe there are two strands in answer to the question you pose.

The first (and most important) would be to recognise the fact that the vast majority of men who are of "a mature age" hate clothes shopping. Therefore if you go with him ensure you have all his sizes to hand and dont not ask him to try anything on, for that way holds disaster. ?

The second thing to remember would be to use a retailer such as Asda/George where there is a wide range, easily selected and where you can be quickly "in and out." ?

Should you wish to get your other half to wear such shirts as button up front with a collar, then be with him, pick up such a shirt which could be a nice broad check, and say something atone to "that would look nice on you". ?

That always works on me when my wife carries out the above. Mind you, I am not one for ever wearing trainers as footwear, or these days Jeans. If I am out and about or in office, I always wear a button-up front nice pastel colour or check shirt, smart casual trousers and a pair of traditional leather black slip-on shoes.

Call me stayed if you like, but that is me through and through. ?

Yawn

My sons go the German/Scandi route when buying clothes, cars and watches.

I like wearing H&M clothes with a Gucci watch or Tiffany ear studs, that way, people always think the clothes are more expensive than they were.

I don't always wash new clothes before I wear them, and have never caught anything from them. With regards to the link posted I would think we are more at risk from chemicals in cleaning stuff and furnishings in the home than from clothes. The idea that scabies and lice is passed on is daft, it requires body to body contact for that.

...and what kind of clothes might they be paddyann?
Are we talking
Boss
Gieves & Hawke
Brioni
RL
D&G
Hien Le
Abercrombie&Fitch
Mykita
Hilfiger
Gucci...
or more like Strellson?

Apologies should be "as good as any other men's clothes retailers" in my above post, not " as good as other any men's clothes retailers" ?

Grandad I think that the shirts with a button collar look much neater when not wearing a tie.
How to persuade DH though

I have to force him to buy clothes or buy them for him, although he did buy himself a very nice (and expensive) linen jacket recently. Should have noted the time and date!

I find in these times that Marks & Spencer never has any men's wear that I like unless it is formal white shirts, and those I rarely wear these days.

I believe that the above is the find of many men at present, and that Asda/George is as good as other any men's clothes retailers, if not better.

gt66& others

If you're canny (like me) you go to the shop, see and feel material and quality first hand, try on then go home and order online.
Online clothes are pre-packed at manufacturer and never worn.
Simple.

I usually frog march my other half to M&S shortly before any break so that I know what he packs is not his usual shabby wear. Earlier this year I left him to his own devices before a week caravan break. He picked me up from work and we drove straight there for me to discover he had packed some underwear, a pair of jeans, and a couple of oldish t shirts but had only the jumper he was wearing. As he always has a jumper on even in heatwaves and this one was already looking the worse for wear, we had to spend the first day of the holiday at Hornsea Freeport kitting him out. He just doesn't care what he looks like, but I have to look at him!!

Just thinking, if you bought new clothes, and there was a fault in it, would the shop moan at you for washing it?

I wear quite a number of button-up shirts for work. Although (as with many these days) I no longer wear a tie with those shirts while on business or in the office, I always put those new shirts through the washing machine before wearing them.

The above makes the collars feel more comfortable and the whole shirt feel softer I find.

I also put all my new underpants through the washer for the same reason, thereby making then nice and soft for the most important places. ?

However, I cannot see any reason to wash any new garment simply on the bases of where it was produced.