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12/1/12 at 5:49pm

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MTM, I don't really go for slip-ons, but those you posted with the boots test my resolve.

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12/1/12 at 5:59pm

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Thanks! I'm going to invest in a nice camera soon so I can get some proper feedback. Shirt is a Borrelli, btw.

Details on the suit? Fit is great.

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12/2/12 at 1:25am

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Nice jacket, M. What does mbt (tailor?) exactly stand for?

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12/2/12 at 2:32am

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MBT = Mystery Bespoke Tailor

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12/2/12 at 7:46am

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Originally Posted by jrd617

^ There really isn't a PRL equivalent to Drakes, Marinella, Holliday & Brown.
H&B is my favorite

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Depends on what kind of tie you're looking for, jrd. I've seen plenty of PRL over the years that's in the same ballpark as the ties NORE quoted.

Yup. I've already found several: Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)

Now, granted, the Drake's ties do look great and there are several I wouldn't mind owning but once you get into the 9cm/longer area the range gets thinner and the price goes higher. I can't justify $150 for a disposable item but to each his own.

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12/2/12 at 8:02am

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Originally Posted by NORE

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Originally Posted by jrd617

^ There really isn't a PRL equivalent to Drakes, Marinella, Holliday & Brown.
H&B is my favorite

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Originally Posted by sugarbutch

Depends on what kind of tie you're looking for, jrd. I've seen plenty of PRL over the years that's in the same ballpark as the ties NORE quoted.

Yup. I've already found several: Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)

Now, granted, the Drake's ties do look great and there are several I wouldn't mind owning but once you get into the 9cm/longer area the range gets thinner and the price goes higher. I can't justify $150 for a disposable item but to each his own.

Disposable? I have ties more than ten years old. What are you doing with these things, man?

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12/2/12 at 8:04am

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Agreed. I plan on having my ties around for a while.

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12/2/12 at 9:35am

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those are actually pretty nice, NORE, but i too, keep ties for years and years.

i have some that i only stopped wearing when they got so old that the silk wore through in the spot where i had tied a knot for 15 years. that was before i had a lot of ties, and was wearing the same one almost every weekend for shabbos.

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12/2/12 at 2:19pm

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Originally Posted by sugarbutch

Disposable? I have ties more than ten years old. What are you doing with these things, man?

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Agreed. I plan on having my ties around for a while.

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those are actually pretty nice, NORE, but i too, keep ties for years and years.
i have some that i only stopped wearing when they got so old that the silk wore through in the spot where i had tied a knot for 15 years. that was before i had a lot of ties, and was wearing the same one almost every weekend for shabbos.

Disposable meaning they can go at any time due to a stain, etc.

Bonus bigbbris story: When I was dating my wife, we were in Bryant Park once lunching when a bird crapped on her. I went to the fountain, took off my tie, wet it and cleaned the bird crap off of her. Then I tossed the tie. It was disposable. Granted, iGents now probably carry a hanky in addition to a pocket square and probably paper towels and moist towelettes in their man purses. I do none of this. If my wife sneezes, I offer her my square, no matter which one it is.

Also, who spends that much on a piece of silk/wool/cashmere/etc? "Not I", said the squirrel.

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12/2/12 at 2:42pm

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lol

and people say chivalry is dead.

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12/2/12 at 3:22pm

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Originally Posted by NORE

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Originally Posted by sugarbutch

Disposable? I have ties more than ten years old. What are you doing with these things, man?

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Originally Posted by mktitsworth

Agreed. I plan on having my ties around for a while.

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Originally Posted by in stitches

those are actually pretty nice, NORE, but i too, keep ties for years and years.
i have some that i only stopped wearing when they got so old that the silk wore through in the spot where i had tied a knot for 15 years. that was before i had a lot of ties, and was wearing the same one almost every weekend for shabbos.

Disposable meaning they can go at any time due to a stain, etc.

Bonus bigbbris story: When I was dating my wife, we were in Bryant Park once lunching when a bird crapped on her. I went to the fountain, took off my tie, wet it and cleaned the bird crap off of her. Then I tossed the tie. It was disposable. Granted, iGents now probably carry a hanky in addition to a pocket square and probably paper towels and moist towelettes in their man purses. I do none of this. If my wife sneezes, I offer her my square, no matter which one it is.

Also, who spends that much on a piece of silk/wool/cashmere/etc? "Not I", said the squirrel.

Cool story, bro. No, seriously.

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12/2/12 at 3:51pm