The official thrift/discount store bragging thread - Page 3110

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Originally Posted by Nataku 

Sooo........ I had a good day today.

Yes, it's real. Had it looked at today. Has the papers and everything. Sorry for the crappy cell phone photos. They were taken right as I dropped it off at the jewleler's to have a new battery installed. Breitling Aerospace Navitimer. Titanium with what looked like gold accents.


 

Sumbitch...nice!

Florsheim Burgundy Ankle Boots 8.5D, if anyone is interested, they are cheap.  I picked them up for a quarter at a charity garage sale at my wife's work, anything i get above a quarter, will be donated back to the Alzheimers Association.

They cleaned up nice, sole is worn but still has some life in it.

Well, I didn't find any Breitling's for ten bucks...nor a whole lot else for that matter (normal stuff - PRL, Robt Graham etc).  Though a few things might be worth sharing, and I do have a few questions on two things if anyone can favor me with some knowledge.

This vintage Brooks Brothers 3/2 roll coat:

...has only these 3 tags:

...and is lined as such:

Questions:

- What would you guess the coat is made of, given the care instructions?  There is no content tag.

- The smallest tag reads "Brooks Brothers" and has a sideways number "37" in blue ink, almost faded.  Could this be a size 37??  I wear a 42 most of the time, and once I hunch up I can get into it and while it's too small it's not so small to make me think it's really a 37...

- With it half-lined on the back, and fully lined inside the fronts...is that 3/4 lined?  Or just "half-lined" referring to the back?

One other with a question - this Barneys New York shirt:

...has this tag on the end of the placket:

...only GB that comes to mind is Gitman Brothers - did they do shirts for Barneys?

Some more of what I grabbed today:

All unavailable at the moment.  TIA.

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Originally Posted by ruben 

That's the top half of a brooks brothers wash and wear poplin suit. It's a poly cotton blend, the 37 might reference the pant size in which case the jacket would be a round a 43(?).
I really love the old BB wash and wear suits, but the sizing is impossible (I have a hunch they may shrink over time.
. As such I have yet to find one that fits for example I have a "42" that fits like a 40 L

Ah so - thank you for the info!  So it makes sense why the jacket almost fits me - I didn't measure and just tried it on in the store...and only really bought it because of the 3/2 roll which is pretty uncommon to find in any coat around these parts.  Grazie!

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Originally Posted by Hoofit 

I thought I was a bad ass with the Darltons and then Nat pulls out a Breitling in the box with papers. EPIC finds right there. Congrats Nat.

The Darltons are pretty badass too. Interested what your eBay search was that found 'em... 

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Originally Posted by tonylumpkin 

No pictures tonight because my camera's flash sucks.
However, I picked up a made in Italy Brooks Brothers 1818 MAdison blue pinstripe suit. IT couldn't be much more than a year or so old and in perfect condition. A Samuelsohn navy blazer and a charcoal grey Samuelsohn suit. Both are full canvas construction and more hand work than I've seen on Samuelsohns in the past. Hand attached collars and lots of pic stitching.
Finally, I picked up a pair of J&M Aristocraft full brogues. Made in the USA with very nice calf leather and Goodyear welting. They're 7 Ds and Brian has been PMed.

What size is the navy blazer?

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Originally Posted by FaceOfBoh 

I hit 3 places with a friend today. The only thing I came up with was a Samuelsohn SC. It's sweet though and in excellent condition. Beautiful fabric, 44R, single vent.
Unfortunately way too big for me. Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)

 

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And if you wanted to know how to rock such a thing, check out TOF

Hey!  I just did some catching up on ~ 200+ posts and can't believe the stuff that has been turned up!  Tiffany gold cuff links?  Framed vintage map?  NIB Breitling? 

I haven't really been able to make it out the stores as much lately, so this is more of a recent brag...

Vintage 1946 Ivy League University of Pennsylvania "Football Staff" Letter Jacket.  SOLD for $499.99! 

Also, I've decided to make a serious try at vintage consignment through my Etsy shop now that I've developed a small following there and have a couple of good (for me, anyway) sales under my belt.  I currently only have a couple of consignment pieces in the works (one of which is from a fellow thread-member here, ).  Shoot me a PM if you turn up anything interesting that you think might fit in with the overall theme of the shop and we'll see if we can work something out.

Here's a vintage Gloverall for BB duffle coat from one of the guys on here that's currently in my Etsy shop:

Thanks!

-M-