TWO DAYS IN LONDON WITH THE CHAP | A VISIT TO THE SARTORIAL FLESHPOTS OF THE CAPITAL OF STYLE

[@stefanoorlandi8423]

I am from Italy, thank you for your videos. You speak very clear english and I understand your speech, for other youtuber is more difficult for me. You are real English Gentelman (in Italy is considered an icon). Sorry for my english that I need to improve indeed. Best regads.

[@TheChapsGuide]

Thank you! 😃

[@robertp.wainman4094]

Good to know the English gentleman is considered an icon in Italy.

[@ianforber]

I’m fortunate enough to live about 45 minute away from central London. My main hoppy is street photography and I spend a fair amount of time in Savile Row and Jermyn Street taking street portraits of well dressed people who are proud to pose for me to show off their amazing style. Last time I visited was because I had been invited by one of the shops to see the annual classic car exhibition. Each of the shops sponsors owners/manufacturers to exhibit their cars. Definitely worth a visit next time it’s on.

[@TheChapsGuide]

I was there in 2023. A great event.

[@seanshadrach5197]

A most enjoyable account of your trip through London, and very refreshing to see a lounge entertained by so many well dressed gentlemen, a very rare experience, these days! Well done, sir!

[@TheChapsGuide]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@steveboyd3455]

Wonderful! Thanks for sharing your visit. I look forward to hearing more about a future get-together. Perhaps a tailor in Savile Row could be convinced to attend and do a presentation on the difference between a regular suit and what what they do and now they do it.

[@AMH-bl1ne]

Fantastic trip. What a memorable occasion. I am craving the urge to visit London, to do the same walks and really just to enjoy time in the most beautiful city. It would be a double bonus to meet up with all our friends at the same time. What a plan. Thanks Ash, Mark

[@0017Bulldog]

Just fantastic! I'll propose it here and now. Meet and greet...Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Yes, we can do it! 2024.

[@cmbart1]

Counterproposal: Cleveland 2024?

[@philallsopp42]

Pittsburgh. A real city - a fantastic urban region. Marvelous city and great people! I’m in Phoenix….no comparison to the beauty and authenticity of Pittsburgh.

[@kubawarsz6550]

"fresh as a daisy " :) perfect phrase. from the very beginning your chanel is one of my most important tools to learn English. All the best from Poland!

[@TheChapsGuide]

Happy to hear that!

[@richardcarellano]

Sartorial elegance is built upon a foundation of physical excellence. Beautiful clothes hang beautifully only upon a beautiful frame. Start at 0 and go from there!

[@bobby381]

I do agree but even if you are overweight or not in the best shape, a crisp look can elevate your overall appearances

[@viclucyzia]

Big Pretty shows you the opposite. Myself I am too slender, nobody is perfect. Pictures are 99% more or less photoshopped to appeal, they are not the real world.

[@adrianwalker2833]

I tend to disagree: even if you don't have a perfect body (and most of us have not) there is so much to hide (or not to accentuate) by wearing good clothes, e. g. if you're having a paunch you can wear a three piece suit, because the waistcoat takes away a lot of your overweight. Or never wear skinny clothes. Or do not wear horizontally striped shirts or pullovers. If you're having short legs, just wear high cut trousers. The list goes on and on. And what has the choice of a hat, a good tie, a pocket square and good shoes to do with your body shape?

[@richardcarellano]

@@adrianwalker2833 Physical excellence is unique to each individual, and effort to improve physical condition always improves the appearance of what each individual wears. Clothes accent the man; they do not make him.

[@williamoneal2763]

Really enjoy your informative videos. You have taken me (85 yr. old man) from a good dresser to the best dressed man in my church. I an constantly getting comments from the ladies, all ages, and the fellows too. People notice and appreciate a sharp dresser. I am a greeter, and see numerous people each Sunday. I am also a sharp dresser when I dress casual. Never too old. Very disappointing to see a person who seems not to care or knows the joy of dressing sharp and properly. Thanks Ash for keeping us guys informed! 😊😊

[@TheChapsGuide]

Delighted to hear that I have assisted in your journey sir. Best wishes, Ash

[@douglasdietz7503]

There are so many wonderful cities in the world. London is in the group at the top of my list. I really enjoyed hearing about your adventures there and miss London very much. I was fortunate to spend a month in the mid '70s. You have given me several must visit places to go on my next trip. It is on my bucket list to arrive for the next meet and greet you guys host. You Brits are, culturally, my favorite people. Definitely the best dressed. The outfit you put together for this video is super. Cheers to you and Chris. Press on gents!🎉

[@ianhindmarsh882]

Your morning sounds much like my afternoon before the meet and greet! Thanks for the shout out and I'm glad I was able to give you that nudge towards Floris... I've said elsewhere how much I enjoyed the evening and whilst I look forward to the next bigger and better meet up, I'm glad I was present for that small and intimate initial meeting in The Wellington.

[@stefanrocker2890]

Danke!

[@TheChapsGuide]

Thank you sir. You are a gentleman

[@setsulee]

Very enjoyable, thanks for the detailed insights! Cheers from Japan!

[@andrewashdown3541]

It's always worth a day-trip to London - every time we go we find a different locality, see somebody famous, enjoy a different coffee & dinner place

[@stephensamara8188]

That really was lovely. I can feel your joy and the fun you had. Excellent anecdotes all. Thanks from San Diego !

[@DressyCrooner]

Was great to meet you Ash! I look forward to seeing you again!

[@simonsoo124]

Well narrated as always Ash, great to know that you had a great trip. Cheers from Indonesia !

[@TheChapsGuide]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@charlesmagicien207]

Thank you for sharing your experience. Excellent.

[@TheChapsGuide]

Thanks for watching!

[@danielfrancis3660]

Great video. I was born in London, Hammersmith and Fulham specifically, and always like to have a wonder when I'm down there. I remember years ago I spotted Jeremy Beadle, a television host, walking along Piccadilly and waved at him. He waved back!

[@Bjartone]

Well done!

[@jan6485]

I’am glad my time here on earth included the chap’s guide .

[@TheChapsGuide]

Thank you sir. I am pleased you have enjoyed what I’ve been able to produce for all the chaps out there.

[@billhambelton7698]

This video made my chuckle Ash. Your trip to the Tea house theatre in Vauxhall rang some old bells for me. You mentioned it being a pub in a former life. It was a little bit more than that. Looks like it used to be the Queen Anne a former less salubrious 'gentlemen's club' which involved, lets say, exotic dancing!!!. Enjoyed your review of the Union Jack club as I've enjoyed a cheap pint and meal there on many times before.

[@benselinger6458]

It would be lovely if you were able to do a meet and greet in Southern California.

[@kenneth7826]

I had a great time❤😮😅😊!!!

[@chrishoyt7548]

Ash, it nice to go to town once In awhile. London one of the great cities of the world. It's nice to admire from afare. It is always nice to dream, it gives a break from reality if only for a moment. Regards, Starlight

[@meslevres]

Illustrious walkthrough. Next time when I visited London I’ll walk some of the places you suggested.

[@joshmiller7777]

What a wonderfully dressed group :) sadly I couldn't make this event, but I hope to attend a future one!

[@daniell2217]

Love the stories of those sightings. Very cool that you happened upon Simon Crompton. His website/blog is a founding father of online sartorial journalism.

[@cmbart1]

You're making me miss London very much...it's been 6 years since my last visit.

[@briandubal4008]

Love this video Ash! Look forward to traveling from Oregon, USA to Britain to meet you sometime! Keep up the great videos!!

[@barriedavies7739]

Great video, Glad you enjoyed your stay at the Union Jack Club. I have never stayed there myself but have had my application for membership turned down.

[@markwalsh6714]

Great video Thankyou Ash. I’ve often thought about going to London just to wander about these places.

[@murrayeldred3563]

I am getting addicted to your 'Fireside chats'.

[@kevinstiles781]

Glad to hear your meet and greet was a success! Like a few other commenters, I wish I could have attended. Greetings from the northern Pittsburgh area of the U.S.

[@flasherol3764]

Mr Ash, your videos have been awesome! A big Thank You for making excellent content. Btw you have 30k subscribers!! Congratulations!!

[@TheChapsGuide]

Thanks a ton!

[@philallsopp42]

Wow! I was in London from Phoenix for meetings in Central London from September 26 through October 1. It was a 10 ½ hour flight. Small world. It was so nice to walk around in very cool (for me) weather. Took the tube to Vauxhall on my way to Richmond, being closer to Heathrow as there were no trains to Heathrow for me on Oct 1.

[@adrianwalker2833]

I'm glad your first Meet & Greet went well. I wish I could have been there, but I simply live too far away.

[@lynn5447]

I do not understand two things: why more people are not watching your videos and why more people are not giving you a thumbs up. Great video. I wish I could have been there, but it is a long way from Virginia in the United States!

[@TheChapsGuide]

Maybe I’ll catch up with you on my next trip stateside.

[@kurtpearson5777]

If/when you visit, I'm close enough in NC to join up and meet you both!!😊

[@jimmydigital]

It’s hard for channels to get traction these days. Plus Ash hasn’t “sold out” like more commercialised channels doing shouty “top 5” vids constantly… “things women love”

[@Tommy-Atkins]

The city of London around the palaces and places of historic interest is nice for a short visit…the rest of the horrendous crime ridden sprawl around it..forget it…wild horses wouldn’t drag me IN the place 😖….great vid as always 👍 24:58

[@harrier1417]

Bugger. Missed you by a few days.

[@saturnsbogbook]

Great story telling.

[@TheChapsGuide]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@joshmiller7777]

I attended the Tate modern for the first time recently, and I also couldn't believe the scale of the place! Equally confusing and thought provoking art

[@alanmoulsdale6172]

Thanks Ash, I wish I could've made it. Sounded like a great evening. I visited Jermyn St & Savile Row just a few weeks ago after watching your walking videos. I had a fabulous time. Just visited for the day & the only thing I didnt enjoy was the over crowding on the train there & back from Bristol. Bloody awful! All the very best, I will endeavour to make the next meet up.

[@saadatkhan9583]

Excellent storytelling...

[@TheChapsGuide]

Thanks a lot

[@lorettashumate446]

Sounds like a jolly good time!

[@steveg7739]

Love it, I worked the streets of London for 30+ yrs and you’re always discovering a little gem of history. Your only mistake maybe was that Mi5 isn’t sited in the same building as SIS (Mi6)

[@ronaldpoppe3774]

Ash. I wish I could have been there. 😢 I love London it is my favorite city. I have been there three times now. I am a military history buff and have visited the imperial war museum the guards museum the fuselier museum in the Tower of London. Also the national army museum. Thanks for your video. I hope I will be able to see you sometime in the future. Best regards Ron

[@ABC-rh7zc]

Enjoyable tale and sad that I couldn't join the event. (p.s. Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's suit was a bit of a mess. If a suit doesn't fit well then nothing else matters.)

[@Maitreya0208]

I really appreciate this video. I learned from this vid that, as a US Marine Corps veteran, I’m eligible for membership in a private club here in the US that gives me reciprocal membership with approximately 18 private UK clubs, including 11 in London….one of which is the Union Jack. Many of them are in Mayfair and St. James, including the Lansdowne, the ROSL, the RAF club, and the In and Out. Thanks Ash, as always!

[@TheChapsGuide]

Hope to see you in the Union Jack Club someday.

[@Maitreya0208]

@@TheChapsGuide Same. Though a London meetup for the Chaps may do.

[@Agerskiold]

I wish I could have attended 🙏🏼 Cheers from Denmark 🇩🇰

[@lsimpson50]

Great experience!

[@viclucyzia]

This was very informative Ash.. I jotted down all the spots for my next visit. Next time please add the James Smith & Son umbrella store as a discovery spot. You might even have a chat with the owner which would be even greater. Btw I am never envious but this time I was with the chaps who had the chance to meet you and enjoy their company. It was for sure a memorable time for all. I tip my bowler hat to all.

[@reicethornhill2627]

Brilliant stuff, hope the meet up went well, unfortunately a work night evening trip to London just wasn't possible but hopefully you do one on a weekend

[@lifeistooshorttospendworrying]

“Fleshpots!” Brilliant! I’m remembering Holmes’ amusement at Watson in one of Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce’s classic “Sherlock” movies together: ‘You and your fleshpots’, or something to that effect. That was a six-dollar word for me, I must admit! 😂

[@jimmysmith1879]

Great video ash.glad you had a good time😎😎👍👍

[@omnivector45]

making me thirsty.......again! Lol. Cheers!

[@martindoyle7077]

Enjoyed that vlog very good

[@TheChapsGuide]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@lynn5447]

If you do come to the US, Ash, consider Washington, DC. Very central and some excellent men's style.

[@drchang]

You should invite your friends to hang out in the country. For the next meet and greet. I know Alan. I am a huge fan of British gardening as an American. You will never see me in polished dressed shoes nowadays. Only rubber shoes called crocs.

[@bigbadbith8422]

The only gentlemen able to film ‘in these small bedrooms’ without any opportunity for internet inappropriateness 😂

[@kaykunz4730]

Great video as always Ash. I wish I had been there. I just realized that my last visit to London is 24 years ago. Maybe 2024 will be the year I am coming back, who knows.

[@AnyoneCanSee]

You miss an opportunity to say you "splashed out" on some aftershave. A very interesting trip. I picked up a pair of Cheaney's boots for £285 on a 50% sale reduction.

[@MrBurtonshaw]

I'm so sorry to have had to have missed this event. I'm in work this week and had a funeral to attend. Please let us know the next date. Those Cheaney boots are very very nice and relatively cheap for real British made footwear. Edwards Green? ... do it. I'm after a pair too. On the IWM... my great grandfather did Gallipoli with the Royal Marines and was the put on the new HMS Resolution afterwards. One of the gun liners from his ship is outside the IWM

[@richallan001]

Sounds like a great get together. With some notice I'm sure I could swing a short trip to London.😁

[@Rick-fz7tt]

Enjoyed the tour in London. What multiple tool is that on your journal. Have a great evening.🪖🙏

[@TheChapsGuide]

It’s a Heinnie Haynes EDC knife.

[@NickThompson-n2p]

Makes me feel proud to be a Londoner!

[@algonzales1809]

When is the next meetup?...I'll be in town for the NY Jets game on October 6 arriving on the 3td.

[@TheChapsGuide]

Sorry sir, but the next Nirvana Club meeting will be on Wed 4th Sept. But I'm often in London and may possibly be in town in early Oct. Drop me a line when you are in the city.

[@kenneth7826]

I meant "you" had a great time...

[@RaoulKunz1]

Ah London, Just how Long hast it been... Of, over ten years, I really ought to get across the channel again sometime. Sounds like it was a lovely trip and it seems you enjoyed yourself. As some who has substantial pop-culture knowledge (I also have "serious" competences but that would ne boring😉) I absolutely loved the moments of "Bond-geeking-out" (and about history - chap after my on heart) - aren't most of us secretely or openly Bond fanboys? Ahhh - still need to watch the Interviews!😅 I completely concor on the quality of the IWM... okay I can only honestly vouch for yesteryears displays but glad to hear it's going strong! And of course it's awesome to hear how the meet and greet went - green with envy😉. Random work semi-related throw in: lovely boots and a Vibram sole! Work with Vibram's Commando soles a *lot* and they will last you quite a while and they are really readily repaired or even replaced... If you had shelled out the money😉 - end of work blurt. And the "Savile Row Excursion"... Just loverly! Thanks for letting us partake a little in this adventure! Best regards Raoul G. Kunz

[@haraldhoffmann6752]

Great Story 🎉

[@TheChapsGuide]

Thank you! 🙂

[@lorettashumate446]

Also...eish I could have been there.

[@bobby381]

Any chance of the next meet and greet being further up north to give some of your other viewers who don’t live near London a chance to pop by?

[@TheChapsGuide]

Where would be a suitable venue? I’m from Somerset, so not so familiar with the North.

[@bobby381]

@@TheChapsGuide Birmingham?

[@lamarfandango1623]

Being American is weird. I'm ethnically Italian, and I connect with a lot of those cultural cues. But England is, culturally, like the other set of grandparents. We speak English. Our origin story is English. Our literary history is intertwined with English literary history. Our present day movies, music, and social media experience is likewise intertwined. My best memories of living in France were the weekends spent in England. So if you met me on the street (and I would 100% ask for a photo), you might think 'who is this scrub'? But your message of quality, craftsmanship, self-improvement, and appreciation for culture tends to cross borders, styles, and world view. I think this is a result of an honesty you exude that we don't see in most of the hits-obsessed KZbinrs.

[@richardcarellano]

Being American is about being free.

[@TheChapsGuide]

Thank you sir. I’m so pleased that you enjoy the content as much as I enjoy making it.

[@E4VLY]

Hi Ash, As a fellow Welshman I very much enjoy your videos but unfortunately Wales has become a sartorial desert over recent years. Great to see a group of people coming together all well turned out with polished shoes etc. It is becoming a rarity indeed. You are doing great work sharing your enthusiasm and knowledge for those who are trying to improve their standard of dress in an elegant manner. It occurs to me that you would be an ideal individual to found a new group for such enthusiasts. Maybe it could be called 'The British Sartorial Society' assuming it doesn't already exist of course. Good luck and I look forward to your future videos.

[@TheChapsGuide]

The British Sartorial Society - I think it has just been born!! Thank you sir!

[@goggo9]

Hi Ash, I'd love to know when the next "Chap's" gathering will occur as, since I moved to London, I haven't found many occasion to bound with other gentlemen.

[@TheChapsGuide]

We will definately be holding a few more gatherings in the coming year. We'll look at some dates after the Feb meeting I suspet.

[@bucksdiaryfan]

Where are you filming from Mate? It looks like a lovely farmland somewhere in the Midlands

[@TheChapsGuide]

Somerset.

[@ZoomZoom-ng6sn]

I'm glad that London is Sartorial Capital since English (American) is all I know.

[@MrWhit30]

Never got on with wristwatches even though I've worn them on and off my whole life. Being a lefty, it's either in the way on the left arm, or the stem digs into my arm on the other side. Maybe if they made a left handed model, lol. Plus my wrists arn't all that large so many mens watches are too bulky. In professional life I generally wore one only when absolutely necessary. Since cell phones, I don't really have to. If Im gonna dress up with a watch I prefer my Grandad's pocket watch as long as I have a watch pocket for it. Even though I have to set and wind it every time it gets worn.

[@05Rudey]

That's the trouble with Floris, once you go in, you are coming out a hundred quid lighter lol

[@danielmanor605]

What are the chances you hold your m&g around mid April?… 😊

[@haourss]

It was James Bond. He recognized you!

[@anthonye1516]

Very interesting video. However, a flesh pot is place of lascivious entertainment. I’m sure that is not what you meant.

[@billperry7549]

Love to come Ash, can you fund my flight from Thailand??

[@paullondon5332]

Tea house theatre my favourite tea house in London- they refuse to serve coffee as it spoils the smell and taste of the Tea How could you go and not sample the extensive tea menu

[@MJDU2]

You definitely “drank in” all that London culture! I almost got drunk after all those beers… or Ales, I should say?

[@make268]

👍👍👍

[@ZoomZoom-ng6sn]

I would be glad to just see almost any type of suit being worn in public.

[@drchang]

I’m curious why a 50+yo retiree needs to look great in his suit and shoes, when he has very little place to show them off. Is this some kind of mid life crisis? Lol. Is he always like a dandy when he was a young chap. These are the unanswered questions I have. Hopefully our host will answer one day.

[@terrysky83]

This is brilliant. But I must respectfully disagree with your idea about London being just the style capital of the world. It's so much more. I dare say it's the birth place of modern democracy, and the cradle of human rights and rule of law. It is in London that the rule-based world order took its shapes. So London is simply the capital of style and modernity

[@TheChapsGuide]

I always steer clear of referring to London as the world’s capital city, as being British myself, it sounds immodest. But it really does feel like nowhere else on earth, and I say that as a well traveled chap.

[@terrysky83]

@@TheChapsGuide 😊 as a yank, I feel grateful for everything UK and London have given to the world 🇬🇧🇺🇲🫶

[@DaddySantaClaus]

my cobblers shop is in Vauxhall, Micheal show repairs