Superdry Porter tweed Blazer from TK MAXX 10/10

This blazer was a present from my fiancée when I got back from Canada, we set aside £300 each and used that money to buy presents for each other like an early Christmas. 

This blazer was £64.99 from TK MAXX and for that price I was rather surprised, I love a good blazer and as a bargain it's even better, I've got a collection of 5 but this is by far my favourite.

In a dark charcoal colour, you can tell that this jacket was made very well, it's clearly a tweed jacket and this shows with its weight, but with weight comes warmth and it's been perfect through the winter. It has a cotton lining through which is a white and light blue striped design, this complements the jacket even on a hanger and adds to comfort. 

I like to vary the way I wear my blazers collar up or collar down, done up and open, it's the little things make this jacket. The buttons on the front are black in colour with the superdry logo around the button and they are heavily sewn on. On the right side of the jacket just below the waist line are two superdry logo bars, these and the buttons are the only give away to show its superdry but these little features help to stylise the jacket. The underside of the collar is a deep red and looks flawless with the collar up, even with just a plain white or maroon tee this jacket looks incredibly smart. When it comes to tailoring even this is truly well done, it's a nice snug fit around the waist and a long enough arm to allow freedom, the shoulders which are particularly firm make out a nice frame to amplify your body shape.

I've pretty much worn mine as a coat with whatever I can, and it goes with most types of outfits being a nice neutral colour. If I had the money to buy more in many different colours I would and I'm persistently on the lookout in TK MAXX for another bargain like this.

A well rounded Blazer perfect for every occasion, gents if your looking for a well fitted blazer this is the one! And if your thinking about this blazer as a gift all I can say is do it, it's perfect! this was my first blazer and my favourite from the ones I own.

For being my favourite, being incredibly comfortable and purely faultless I'm going to give this blazer 10/10 it is truly impeccable! Well done to superdry for a awesome jacket and thanks to TK MAXX for the bargain.

HanWag SF GTX review 8.5/10

I've always wanted a pair of these and realistically just needed an excuse to buy some, then with a stroke of luck I had to work in Canada through the winter for four months and this was my perfect excuse, much to my fiancées dismay!

I bought my HanWag Special Forces GTX from becketts adventure www.armynnavy.com for £159.99, the excuse was needed for the cost! I like to think of myself as quite a boot connoisseur as I seem to indulge in a new pair every 6 or so months and I think these have been my best purchase for a very long time. 

The boot is brilliantly designed with firm and solid eyelets that provide a easy and effortless boot on/boot off. The laces are particularly strong for standard ones, I've found before that after 2-3 months other boots have needs new laces, this wasn't the case with these though, they're strong and durable and even tightened to the max they don't strain your leg as they're nice and thick with the help of the thick upper boot. These boots (mine anyway) are full black leather with a rubber vibram sole, and fully waterproofed (Gore-tex). The Gore-text element to these boots helps the be exceptionally warm, wading through snow in Canada was a breeze and I hardly felt the cold at all, and excessive hill walking is a dream even through light streams and ditches. The design provides awesome ankle support even after losing my footing and thinking I'd rolled my ankle the boot sprung into action and helped maintain full support.

I would recommend these to anyone thinking of hill walking or in any of the services they are incredibly well made and if maintained well will last a lifetime, although a high price in the retail side of things, many companies provide a discount to BFPO addresses and serving forces/emergencey service personnel. An all round hard hitter these boots certainly get my seal of approval.

The only reasons for downgrading are the weight of the boot, they are quite clumpy, and the price but at the end of the day you get what you pay for and with these boots that's excellence.

For more info on these boots check them out at: http://www.armynnavy.com/catalog/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/2030

Good day to you!

Reebok Sublite's 9.5/10

My first review.

These are my reebok sublite's, I paid around 40 quid for them from sports direct, just as a casual pair for use in the gym, for circuit training and playing squash.

I'm an huge fan of running/gym trainers and for the last 2-3 years I've only ever had adidas kandania's as all rounders but these have absolutely blown my mind, I use these in the gym and reebok zigtech's for road/cross country running.

The only way to describe how these feel on my feet are like clouds, they're so comfortable it's unbelievable. They provide great support along the mid sole and cushion the heel perfectly. The main thing that shocked me the most was how light they were when I initially picked them up off the shelf, I lifted one off the display and nearly launched it into orbit, pleasantly surprised at the weight and feel of them.

The sole is incredibly gripping which makes them perfect for cross fit circuits in the gym on a treadmill. I find them to be perfect all rounders I would and have recommended them to my friends and anyone that takes an interest into gym. Well done to reebok they have converted me from adidas! I would give these a firm 9.5/10 with the only half point lost for not being sold in half sizes in sports direct, however that could be just the store I went to, a definite and firm recommendation for an affordable and ultimately comfortable trainer.

A little bit of me...

A little bit of me...

My first blog, so I thought I'd start with just a little introduction about myself, who I am ,what I do and what I like, so if you like my posts you can try and understand what sort of person I am.

Well my names James however most of my mates from work call me jim or jimmy, I'm 24 years old and for the past eight years I've been working as a mechanic. I'm your typical sort of bloke I guess, I'm into cars, push bikes, playing computer games like a nerd and It's always nice to go out for a good knees up and some awesome grub.

I've got one amazing fiancée who I'm due to marry in May and we're so excited! We've got a little cat called mittens who's just a little ball of fluff and we're always going new places so expect some food reviews.

I'm also going to review some clothing, mainly outdoor stuff which primarily will be boots, running gear and my extensive and over priced trainer collection.

If you've taken the time to skim through this and follow me, thank you very much!

Happy weekend and hope your Monday isn't to glum

Jim James JR