The saga of James May and his 'shirts'

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Obviously some ppl here who have been watching the televised works of James May have noticed a consistency in his dressing habits over the years, and not just on Top Gear either, leading me to believe they are actually his personal clothes and not property of 'wardrobe'

I think series 5, ep 6 is where his on screen striped shirts/sweater/pullover/jumpers began

http://img519.imageshack.**/img519/1646/5x06oa1.jpg

coming back again in series 5 ep 9

http://img20.imageshack.**/img20/8075/5x09cg3.jpg

and again in series 9 ep 2

http://img20.imageshack.**/img20/6318/9x02qf4.jpg

he also has it on in his Top Toys special

http://img123.imageshack.**/img123/2601/toptoys2fc8.jpg

and his Sister's Top Toys special

http://img296.imageshack.**/img296/2567/sisters2rg0.jpg

James May's 20th century

http://img132.imageshack.**/img132/8223/20thx021jv2.jpg

and his Big Ideas series

http://img373.imageshack.**/img373/742/bigideasx022tl0.jpg
 
Don't forget about his other purple and pink stripey shirt that he wore on many occasions on Top Gear.
 
but thats not all, there were his 'black, grey and white' shirts that also made multiple appearances throughout all the shows

Series 6 ep 2

http://img224.imageshack.**/img224/3586/6x02wh6.jpg

Series 6 ep 3

http://img183.imageshack.**/img183/440/6x03az3.jpg

series 7 ep 4

http://img355.imageshack.**/img355/7173/7x042en7.jpg

series 8 ep 4

http://img91.imageshack.**/img91/8788/8x04jx0.jpg

series 8 ep 5

http://img355.imageshack.**/img355/4613/8x05mh5.jpg

20th Century

http://img220.imageshack.**/img220/156/20thx05tu1.jpg

Sister's Top Toys

http://img440.imageshack.**/img440/2525/sisters1bh8.jpg

Big Ideas

http://img512.imageshack.**/img512/1904/bigideasx012yg8.jpg
 
And the slightly lesser known and newer blue/navy striped collared shirt

Series 11 ep 1

http://img65.imageshack.**/img65/6428/11x01sb0.jpg

Series 12 ep 3

http://img359.imageshack.**/img359/1655/12x03nl6.jpg

and its all over the place in his 'Big Ideas' series

ep 1
http://img65.imageshack.**/img65/9338/bigideasx011za6.jpg

ep 2
http://img220.imageshack.**/img220/1285/bigideasx021tm4.jpg

ep3
http://img220.imageshack.**/img220/3756/bigideasx032wo1.jpg
 
But the one everyone has been waiting for, his infamous purple striped collared shirt!

Genesis = series 7 ep 6

http://img261.imageshack.**/img261/6062/7x06sb3.jpg

series 8 ep 1

http://img507.imageshack.**/img507/9164/8x01ah2.jpg

series 8 ep 7

http://img507.imageshack.**/img507/5616/8x07rt6.jpg

series 10 ep 6

http://img261.imageshack.**/img261/7281/10x06zx9.jpg

series 10 ep 8

http://img243.imageshack.**/img243/2791/10x08uv2.jpg

series 12 ep 3

http://img243.imageshack.**/img243/6343/12x032wq9.jpg

series 12 ep 4

http://img370.imageshack.**/img370/5457/12x041zt0.jpg

and as the Stig
http://img216.imageshack.**/img216/371/12x042zg4.jpg

20th Century

http://img370.imageshack.**/img370/3892/20thx022wn9.jpg

http://img392.imageshack.**/img392/9385/20thx06si8.jpg

Sister's Top Toys
http://img70.imageshack.**/img70/9705/sisters3rc4.jpg
 
Don't forget about his other purple and pink stripey shirt that he wore on many occasions on Top Gear.

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patience: it's a good social skill to learn :p
 
:lol: I like James and his stripey shirts, personally. I really like stripes...I even have a shirt that resembles his navy blue collared one, although its a lighter blue, it has a collar and all though....:mrgreen:

And I just remembered I'm wearing a stripey shirt right now as we speak. Blue and white with long sleeves, ftw! :lol:
 
he does like that shirt doesnt he.
 
Despite being a famous tv personality now, it kinda goes hand in hand with his personal living philosophy about not wasting money on things he doesnt care that much about, while he will spend money on his motors, pies and brown beer, he's not much a clothes horse like Hammond and makes sense for him to keep recycling his clothes.
 
The majority of their clothes they wear on the show belong to them. I believe there is a little reference to this in the Stars In Cars (actual title not remembered by me) special during the tour of the portakabin.

I adore James' style. It may not appeal to everyone, but it certainly suits his personality.
 
I'd love to see James May start his own clothing label, specialising in stripy shirts and jumpers. I'd buy a jumper like his blue stripy one tomorrow if I could. Give the label a catchy name like G-OCOK (in reference to his plane's registration number) and he'd make MILLIONS!
 
I'd love to see James May start his own clothing label, specialising in stripy shirts and jumpers. I'd buy a jumper like his blue stripy one tomorrow if I could. Give the label a catchy name like G-OCOK (in reference to his plane's registration number) and he'd make MILLIONS!

hahahahah

edkwon, it's a bit creepy that you found all these episodes :lol:
 
hahahahah

edkwon, it's a bit creepy that you found all these episodes :lol:

*shrug* if it wasn't me, someone was bound to do it, might as well stop wasting time and get it done.
 
He's like me, he owns a handful of shirts that he wears over the course of several years.
 
James May is so awesome he doesn't need the wardrobe department; wardrobe needs him to dress them.
 
These images take a while to link and post up

patience: it's a good social skill to learn :p

Don't take this the wrong way, but have you gotten laid recently? It's just that you're lightening up and using smilies, which I've never seen in your posts before.
 
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I'm sure I have seen him wearing a green stripey shirt as well. I'll see if I can find a pic of that somewhere. :hmm:

Edit: I didn't find the green one yet, but I managed to find this one.

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