Posts by davei

Quote: In theory, you are right. In practice do you know many salespeople (under the age of fifry) who have knowledge of, or an interest in the items they are selling? Unless you find some old boy who has been in the business...

Novel concept: why not ask the salesperson? A good reputable store should have good staff who can actually tell you the answer (and/or demonstrate) without making you feel like a knob. Given the economy these days, if a store doesn't...

Quote: Or am I just way out in left field here? Not at all. IMHO this thread has quickly descended into the realm of personal preference, dependent on one's location, place of business, culture, weather, time of...

I never hang sweaters, I find that no matter how good the hanger is, gravity will always stretch the knit no matter what. I always fold sweaters along a row of knitting - the wrist of one arm to the opposite shoulder hole, same for the...

Being from Toronto, I noticed Antonio Davis was pretty well dressed (it helped that he was injured a lot this year, so he sat on the sidelines in a nice suit quite a bit.) Can't say the same for Lenny Wilkens, he seemed to wear the...

Quote: Can someone get me out of my misery? I?m Europe based, I do not know what a "wife beater" is (apart from a married brute). Sleeveless undershirt. Similar...

I've found that two views of the pants to be very helpful/indicative of the cut: 1) full length view, folded like you're going to put them in a clip hanger (I don't know how to describe it accurately, but it would follow the crease of...

I've worn a fairly stuffy tux shirt (Brioni with the funny buttons & all) untucked with jeans and no cufflinks before (I usually roll up the sleeves as well since the cuffs are very stiff), but I've found it's one of those things...

Versaceman: in all seriousness don't sweat it, for me it's the standard "don't like it if it's made in my own country" inferiority complex (i.e. 501s are mundane in the US but insane overseas, or Energie in Europe, etc.) I...

Quote: Buffalo = fairly cheap jeans in Canada.  They run about CAN$70 here regularly priced (and are easily found on sale).  This means they're about US$50 at worst.  By comparison, Diesels cost about CAN$140 and PDC around...