Posts by Luc-Emmanuel

Quote:Originally Posted by Cantabrigian I've apparently ironed a part polyester shirt for over a year now and had no idea it was polyed up. I disliked the cloth for other reasons but my polydar is apparently not as finely tuned as...

Quote:Originally Posted by Cantabrigian Each keystroke feels like a smack.Well, yes it is. If you iron your shirts yourself, you know instantly if a cloth has polyester in it. !luc

They are passing a bill about class action lawsuit here in France, you should sue Simonot Godard. !luc

Interesting thread. Regarding poly, anyone who iron his own shirts should be able to detect polyester right away: the smell of cotton/poly blend is very distinctive when ironing. !luc

Thanks.I never figured wine business was so tightly controled in the US. !luc

I have a few bottles of american wine to sell, as I am unable to get them back to France without being raped by shipping & taxes. They are at a friend's place. Can someone point me to a reliable online marketplace in the USA where I can...

I'm in step 8. I will just upgrade once or twice a year some old shirts, old suits, with better counterparts. As far as "impulse buy" I get a better fit with that skinny red pair of pants I got from H&M at 10 euros: from experience, I...

Ich_Dien, H&K slim fit shirts are slim. Not as slim as Barba, but they are perfect for business wear (in europe). It looks like the new ones have labbelled buttons though, I hate that.

Thanks Mimo. I have a budget around 7,000 euros, but I really hate it when I see that 10 years ago I could have had the same thing for half the price! So I think I'll probably buy used, yet it's the JLC moon 39 I want which may be hard...

I wanted to buy myself a nice watch, but all these price increases makes me feel I'd be quite a fool to do so. All this free money pouring everywhere for the last 10 years have really made luxury goods insanely expensive. Even some...