Posts by alkydrinker

To the OP, are there any good shoes distributed in South America that you are aware of? Based on your first sentence, it sounds like maybe welted shoes are rarely sold ? I am asking because I am going to Colombia in a couple...

Quote: Originally Posted by agp  What are cushioned socks like? I'm asking for thick socks because my shoes are a little big on my feet, but the next size down are too tight... So I need some sort of extra padding to fill...

I wear Goldtoe Uptown Crew socks. They're mostly cotton. I find the best deals on them at Kohls. Amazon has them for $17 for a 3-pack which is OK but not a great price.   A vast majority of shoes are only comfortable for me...

I've bought alot of jackets on eBay, have had a lot of experience measuring and re-measuring jackets, and learned that is hard to trust the consistency of seller's measurements.   I'm a 42L and middle of the road...

I'm mostly a lurker, but heard this song on Sirius radio this morning and had to post it here. It's a song about buying stuff at thrift shops. I think some of you will get a kick out of...

I'm in a similiar place...just getting started on a real wardrobe and realizing I'm in need of a few more decent wool odd pants.   I do have one pair of Lands End tailored fit wool pants. I quite like the cut. The...

Yes, I think it must be the Kenilworth. Thank you! (The Harrison also looks good for an AE with a sleeker siloutte)   I didn't mean to exclude blutchers in my original post -- though I am still somewhat new with terms.

Help me find specific AE model?   The other day I was on SF and in a thread people where talking about an AE model and I'm can't find the darn thread again and can't remember the model name. It was a totally plain...

Target actually currently sells an unstructured cotton blazer/sport coat for about $30 that was apparently featured in GQ. I tried it on a litttle while ago for the heck of it. I'm a 43L and the large didn't look good on me at...

Quote: Originally Posted by Greggers  John Varvatos: Poseurwear for specially formulated for your 21st century midlife crisis. Howard Stern wears mostly John Varvatos (according to what he says on the air), so I guess...