Posts by Sprezzatura2010

Quote: Originally Posted by Lawman Bennie's? I missed out on that one. You guys all know about Bennie's? Damn. How did that happen? I guess in the age of the internet nothing's a local secret any more, for...

I am very happy with my only pair of bespoke shoes, which were from Georg Materna in Vienna. There's another bespoke shoemaker there, but they were much more expensive.

Congrats! Where are you headed? Some of the 1L's who will be starting at my school have moved into my building, and I'm helping with orientation. I started last year. Here's some of the things I've told my mentee and the people in my...

Wow, I had no idea Vass had such a huge following here! I did a search for the word and came up with 500 threads! Interesting about your tolerance for fit. Must be a nice way to build up a great shoe collection. I know that every time...

I wish they could do "special" symbols. If NM could do a monogram that consists of the first letter of my first name with an exclamation point, I'd replace all my towels with them.

If you don't mind my asking, I'm curious why you'd be so eager to order Vass. Or order any shoes blind without having tried them or at least something in the same last. Unless you've previously tried them on or bought a pair at a store....

I really like the cut of that Valentino jacket. Everything about it, really. Are they decently made now, or as bad as they used to be? Fused and so on. I had a Valentino Uomo tux through college, and after just a couple drycleanings it...

Quote: Originally Posted by oneblood Uncontested: The Elvis Burger 1/2 pound patty with peanut butter, fried banana, bacon, and the regular dressings. It's delicious and should be available at many burger places. The...

Quote: Originally Posted by dkzzzz See everyone are saying Sonus Faber is great. My concertinos home are shit, simply put. They sound like two plastic buckets, have no realism, no sound stage and very pathetic highs....

Living room home theater TV: Sony Bravia 46V3000 LCD, 1080p resolution and upscaling built in Sources, in order of use: Apple Airport Express, Comcast HD-DVR, Samsung (edit 8/22): I had thought it was a Toshiba when I first wrote this...