Posts by westling

Quote: Originally Posted by TheBurnOut  Kilgour, French & Stanbury Oxfords-     FYI, the markings suggest it was made by Cheaney. (See very similar markings in this thread.)...

Quote: Originally Posted by DeadBoy  I've been meaning to post every time someone writes something like that, so don't take it personally (and don't let it detract from your solid haul): Guys, working cuffs aren't all...

Had a pretty good day. And a pretty good yesterday, too. At lunch I popped into the thrift store down the block and found these. From left to right: John Varvatos made in Italy; unknown made in France (see teaser for the tag; any ideas...

Quote: Originally Posted by staxringold  HAHA! It was an orphan but found the pants. Second suit reunited, firt bought Congrats! I love it when I'm able to do that!   I've gotten into the mode of scanning the...

Quote: Originally Posted by GMMcL  OK, game's up. Which one of you was this? http://www.tennessean.com/article/20130109/DAVIDSON/301090008/Button-thief-hits-West-Nashville-thrift-shop   My guess is that...

Almost forgot to mention this:   Anyone need a pair of burgundy AE Sanfords in size 15D? Will proxy. I think these are the biggest shoes I've ever seen (or at least bothered to look at) at a thrift store. If all else fails,...

Quote: Originally Posted by mainy  alright which one of you bastards is trolling me on ebay and sent me this on a $150 BIN suit " Dear leftblankinc, [...] "   I usually keep my questions simple,...

Mailed something to CesarC a week ago and jokingly said he could repay me with the next Oxxford suit he finds in a 43R, small moth holes acceptable. This morning, I find nothing in the local GW; nothing in the local Unique Thrift (aka...

Found a couple beautiful 3-roll-2 J. Press tweed jackets that aren't my size, dammit dammit dammit. Both have Donegal Mist tweed, no size tag but measure like 44Ls: 19 shoulder, 32.5 length, 23 pit-to-pit, 25 sleeve. Available!   ...

driftking and bengal-stripe,   Many thanks! With that extra information, I found several examples of other Tweed by Cheaney shoes that have last/number stamps in an identical format; for example, this one.   On one of...