Introduction (NSFW)

EDIT: Deleted my OP. It was excessive and no longer needed to be around.

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IMO, wearing "proper" shoes will set you apart. Welcome to the forum, and fasten you wallet for a great ride

Why didn't you just stick with the single sentence?



Diversification said:

It appears that there are about 3 million threads "Introduction" so I decided to differentiate .... with a NSFW post!  You're probably thinking "go find another forum to pollute Favre" but just hold on a minute.......  *snaps pic*  Ok, now what were you saying?

All joking aside I just wanted to introduce myself by explaining why I'm here.

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so, in short, you are young, live in a small town, dress like ****, and want a pointer or two?

Does this special clownflower have any idea what NSFW means?

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^^^True. And the bolding of the paragraph headings....now that shows effort.

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for the record, take this with a grain of salt because I still dress like crap.

CT and Lewin shirts are good for a small budget. I've found Polo Regent Custom Fit shirts to be quite nice for under $50 too.

Shoes - find a couple of good pair to wear. Not sure what your budget is, but you can find very lightly used Park Ave Allen Edmonds for around $100-$125 on ebay. A black pair could be the staple of your wardrobe and probably 10x better than those other knuckleheads you work with. Pick up another nice pair of something else so you can rotate. Obviously there are much nicer/better options that are discussed on this site, but if the money is tight, this is the way I'd go.

Suits - depends on your budget. I've bought some decent Hart Schaffner suits off ebay for $50. Make sure you know your measurements!

chest (or pit to pit), lenght of sleeve from shoulder to cuff, length from collar down, and shoulders from seam to seam. this is pretty important. also look for things that are vented. you will not find working cuffs with HSM. You can also find cheaper options in burberry, brooks brothers, and polo from time to time. IMO - you need more quantity of the decent brands than fewer of the better brands.

fit is important - so get that down and hit ebay up. it's treated me pretty well and has been cost efficient. but don't go "cheap" on the shoes.

So how are you fidning edward jones

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if you're at ed jones, try to get the american funds wholesaler to buy you a new suit.