Posts by mcbrown

Quote:Originally Posted by MrDaniels Would a parka really keep one warmer than a thick wool overcoat? Especially with a suit underneath? In extreme cold weather or if you have to move great distances outdoors? Yes. Above 5...

Quote:Originally Posted by ter1413 A parka yes....a ski jacket..no. OP may have called it a ski jacket, but the example he posted is definitely not a ski jacket.

Quote:Originally Posted by mafoofan In this case, we both know that more rows of buttons is more militaristic than fewer. Minor pet peeve: "Militaristic" pertains to an ideology of militarism. I believe the word you are looking for...

Quote:Originally Posted by ter1413 Doesn't matter....should not be done.. Well that's just silly. Cold weather gear is always appropriate in extreme conditions. Health first, then style.

Downtown where, and what was the temperature?

What about Ebay?

Quote:Originally Posted by mcarthur nephew, thank you purely for info-do you have black in your wardrobe Yes, black shell captoe bluchers. They were my very first Aldens - I bought them for my wedding.

Quote:Originally Posted by mafoofan Regardless of the age of each, there appears to be dissonance between their fundamental principles. That's what we should be debating. On the surface, one appears to be about function over form,...

Well, let's not overstate things. "Classical" men's clothing is not that old, and "modernist" design (as it may be popularly understood) is not that young. Certainly there was a not insignificant period of overlap in the evolution of...

Quote:Originally Posted by mcarthur  [[SPOILER]] black cap toemarcoliani cashmere otc [[SPOILER]] I love these. Black shell is wildly under appreciated. Yours are in particularly beautiful condition.