Posts by Spark

Hmmm... just took a cruise through. Nicely laid out, but the merch is surprisingly generic - I didn't see one thing I hadn't seen before and couldn't get somewhere else .. and usually for less.

SAs have some discretion on the way the sale's discounts are applied. I stopped by yesterday to pick up a tux shirt, but found that it was only subject to some complex, unadvertised "shirt sale algorithm" which was something...

I'd look on FleaBay and just be picky - I just scored a mainline Canali super 120s tux (peak lapel, no vents, one button) in almost new shape (seemed virtually unworn) for $130 all in. Just had to hem the pants, adjust the sleeves and...

I think one needs to be careful not to over-think the classics so, for me, it's Sperry's Topsider in brown. They wear like slippers, get a great patina over time, breathe surprisingly well with no socks, and last for years even with...

Quote: Originally Posted by bourbonbasted I can't believe I forgot to mention this. It drives me insane. Having seen it happen even once is far too much. Who are these dudes and what are they thinking? I don't know what the Africans...

I've been shopping at Brooks (NYC store @ 346) since I was in prep school. I've been out West for the last 25 years and they opened one locally about four years ago. I'll hit it on sales for the odd pair of Peals or a belt or tux shirt,...

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Great pair of Chippewa motorcycle (or "engineer") boots, black, 9" high. Steel toe and heavy shank, vibram soles, double buckles. Worn maybe 10 times, the sols are virtually new...these things have decades left in...