The official thrift/discount store bragging thread

[Xenos]

Originally Posted by YoungAmerican

And... wait for it... a Henry Poole tuxedo. Single button, peak lapel, totally beautiful. Made in 1997. I haven't measured it yet, but it's about a 44 R, maybe a 42R. A little short for me, sadly. Will probably sell it, but I almost want to keep it and have it framed or something

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That is amazing! Excellent find! Please post pics when you have a moment.

 

[rx330]

@Hages PM On the Canali Jacket

 

[Tyrone MacStiophain]

Originally Posted by YoungAmerican

I did great today. A Charvet tie, along with two really lovely Polo ties. A Swaine Adeney sweater. And... wait for it... a Henry Poole tuxedo. Single button, peak lapel, totally beautiful. Made in 1997. I haven't measured it yet, but it's about a 44 R, maybe a 42R. A little short for me, sadly. Will probably sell it, but I almost want to keep it and have it framed or something

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You suck!

 

[Frank Davis]

Why don't I ever have anything to brag about?

Am I so unlucky or I just don't know how to look or where to go?

 

[pvrhye]

Originally Posted by YoungAmerican

I did great today. A Charvet tie, along with two really lovely Polo ties. A Swaine Adeney sweater. And... wait for it... a Henry Poole tuxedo. Single button, peak lapel, totally beautiful. Made in 1997. I haven't measured it yet, but it's about a 44 R, maybe a 42R. A little short for me, sadly. Will probably sell it, but I almost want to keep it and have it framed or something

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Just my size, wish I had found it.

 

[Hages]

Originally Posted by odiv

Those are some impressive lapels on the cord jacket!

I'm also really digging the RL Polo tie, samefly. Nice find.

I think the lapel is slightly exaggerated as I think the first button should not be covered as shown.

 

[Bartlebooth]

Originally Posted by Frank Davis

Why don't I ever have anything to brag about?

Am I so unlucky or I just don't know how to look or where to go?


Assuming your 'Location' is correct, I'd guess that England doesn't have quite the "consume and ditch" mentality that the US has? I mean, you guys had clothes coupons in WWII; we don't know what the word 'ration' means. That's complete guesstimation, though. But everybody has serious dry spells in thrifting, so don't get too discouraged. Remember, people post their wins.

 

[cptjeff]

Originally Posted by Bartlebooth

Assuming your 'Location' is correct, I'd guess that England doesn't have quite the "consume and ditch" mentality that the US has? I mean, you guys had clothes coupons in WWII; we don't know what the word 'ration' means. That's complete guesstimation, though. But everybody has serious dry spells in thrifting, so don't get too discouraged. Remember, people post their wins.

Clothing was very much rationed in the US during WWII. Hell, a lot of our current consumer culture began as a reaction to wartime rationing. Amongst other things.

 

[Bartlebooth]

Originally Posted by cptjeff

Clothing was very much rationed in the US during WWII. Hell, a lot of our current consumer culture began as a reaction to wartime rationing. Amongst other things.

I wasn't intending to say we didn't have rationing at all during WWII. The semicolon was badly placed, I think. I know there was rationing, but I thought that compared to the strictures of England during WWII, ours weren't even worth mentioning. I know metals and such were more strictly rationed, but I didn't think we'd had the likes of clothing coupons. I mean, I've heard stories about Englishmen "rioting" when they had to give up cuffs during WWII. That said, specific history is not a strong point of mine; I do better with generalities and ideas, so take everything factually historical I say with a hefty grain of salt.

But either way, our clothes-buying mentality seems much more amenable to the idea of, "If I don't like it, I'll just give it to Goodwill!" We can always pass the buck. That's not something I saw in the common English mindset during my brief year there.

 

[Temujin]

Found a vintage Chaps RL for Saks Blue Blazer. Lotsa pick stitching and gold polo buttons instead of anchors. 43 L
White Bally loafers sz 9.
Best of all: a whole bunch of wooden shoe trees, including a pair of recent AE's, and a pair of vintage AE's.

 

[hyakku]

O HO!

So even though I found those really nice Gucci glasses to replace the RL's I lost, I was still kind of pissed. This morning after I got out of the gym and before I go on my hike, I decided to hit up one of my favorite local GWs where I thought I had lost them, kind of in vain in the hopes that I would walk in and one of the workers would have them waiting for me, and also because I haven't been out most of the week. They didn't have them, but I go over to the glasses and spot the same case that they came in which I have at home, and ask to see it. Pop it open and another pair of MINT RRL glasses are staring at me, like these even more, and they were cheaper.

Also found a perfect linen summer sports coat, Conwell + H&M, not sure about the name but quality is nice and fits me nearly perfectly, probably will get it taken in a bit.

 

[EBTX66]

Originally Posted by Bartlebooth

...I thought that compared to the strictures of England during WWII, ours weren't even worth mentioning. I know metals and such were more strictly rationed, but I didn't think we'd had the likes of clothing coupons. I mean, I've heard stories about Englishmen "rioting" when they had to give up cuffs during WWII. That said, specific history is not a strong point of mine; I do better with generalities and ideas, so take everything factually historical I say with a hefty grain of salt...

You weren't far from the truth. Europe's economy took an incredibly long time to fully recover. Until the early 1980's the average daily caloric intake in Western Europe was 1500 calories. Hell, by '81 I was eating that much at lunch.

I have several friends from the UK and what I've noticed with them that they don't have nearly as many suits as I do but the ones they have are all high quality. Then they wear them until they fall apart - at which point they fix them and wear them until the pants look like chaps. After that they wear the jacket as a sportcoat and use the pants to make tea kettle covers. It's the way our parents acted (if yours were born during the Depression like mine) and how we used to before they started handing out credit cards to pre-teens and importing cheap stuff from overseas.

I haven't been to the UK in about 12 years. I wonder if the easy credit/made in China/Wal-Mart, Old Navy, H&M mindset has taken hold?

 

[BerryWall]

Pickings have been slim at the thrift shop I have frequented since my days in high school. The older monied generation that bought bespoke clothing is no more. The clothing that comes in now is of lesser quality and interest. That having been said, I picked up an older Brioni navy blazer and an Oxxford super 130's jacket for a total of eighteen dollars. Not my size, but I hope to put them up on Buying and Selling eventually...

 

[California Dreamer]

Frustrating day today. Had to pass up plenty of nice Canali, Zegna, Zileri and Brioni because none of them fit me. I was stunned to see my first ever Dior Homme piece in an op shop. A size L shirt, I tried it on but it was ridiculous - I couldn't even get my arms into it. I would have snagged if for someone here, but it had a stain that looked potentially hard to move. Thanks to FXH for putting me onto a couple of new spots.

 

[matstyleku]

Originally Posted by California Dreamer

Frustrating day today. Had to pass up plenty of nice Canali, Zegna, Zileri and Brioni because none of them fit me.

I was stunned to see my first ever Dior Homme piece in an op shop. A size L shirt, I tried it on but it was ridiculous - I couldn't even get my arms into it. I would have snagged if for someone here, but it had a stain that looked potentially hard to move.

Thanks to FXH for putting me onto a couple of new spots.

Haha... what were the sizes? If they were my size, we could have traded for the Borrelli shirt!