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Should I or shouldn't I buy... (clothing item)?

mlyngard

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Originally Posted by thekunk07
am kopping the **** out of this.

http://global.ebay.com/_DRIES_VAN_NO...384716936/item


Please. Put it out of it's 'buy me' misery.

Originally Posted by eglbc
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dunno where to ask about this...
but for the lady?


I would totally buy that for my girl, except I know she wouldn't go for that collar. Men need to be less intimidated about buying things for the women in their lives. All it takes is a little attention and observation.

Originally Posted by zissou
^Agreed. Or at least be totally open to taking them to exchange something and help them pick out something else in store. Women love that stuff.

Totally.
 

mlyngard

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Originally Posted by BrizaBirch
trying to decide between APC duffle coat, punk coat, or DB peacoat...


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I'm a purist when it comes to peas. Better duffels for the money can surely be found. But that punk coat has something unique to it though. Might not be warm, but if you're gonna get the other two, I think the look of both says 'warmth over style'. The punk coat says 'statement over warmth'.
 

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Originally Posted by ppllzz
have you considered other brands? why apc?


sure, i'm open. i like the apc outerwear because they fit very nicely, and are pretty good quality for the price range. the **** looks good. going up a tier in quality is basically going to double the price...

link me some ideas if you got em. punk coat is my favourite one, for reference...
 

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http://www.yoox.com/item/YOOX/COSTUM...D/sts/sr_men80 costume national... dont know why its so cheap seems way underpriced either way its just called a covert coat, though the APC one has regular handwarmer pockets instead of patch pockets i hope you arent paying retail, because 670 is pretty high... almost every boutique is at 50% right now so you could probably go up a tier...
 

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Originally Posted by BrizaBirch
sure, i'm open. i like the apc outerwear because they fit very nicely, and are pretty good quality for the price range. the **** looks good. going up a tier in quality is basically going to double the price...

link me some ideas if you got em. punk coat is my favourite one, for reference...


the ironing is delicioso

All you're going to get is some garbage overpriced rlbl recs with a minimum of two zippers per square foot, blacked out of course.
 

jet

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same here
 

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the collar on that APC coat seems a little off to me (too wide ?) but that's probably what makes it unique though...
any particular reason for the rlbl hate ?
 

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good call on the RL rec there, jet. haha i think i might cop the punk coat from tres bien along with ndg shawl collar if the measurements are good. anyone, offhand, know how fitted the ndg knits are from this season? obviously they wont be super skinny, but are they like stephan schneider author cardi loose or whut...
Originally Posted by ryansmith
http://www.southwillard.com/collecti...t-plaid-shirt/ 150 at a shop in the city
buck fifty is pretty affordable for a Band button up.... in relative terms. so that makes it in the same range as an APC or Gitman of similar style. go for it, son
 

bassmanpatsfan18

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Originally Posted by sipang
the collar on that APC coat seems a little off to me (too wide ?) but that's probably what makes it unique though...
any particular reason for the rlbl hate ?


No hate. It's just not a good looking coat.

Also, I'm sure that the collar on the APC looks a lot different (better) when worn.
 

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