The official thrift/discount store bragging thread - Page 4205

 

Sorry, brother, I don't know Pittsburgh, but if you ever get to Minnesota you'll want to pick up a copy of this:

 

I don't know about that. I take my advice on outdoor wear from the guy on the right. He lives at 9k ft, fought with the SF in the Afghan mountains, and swears by TNF. They have several ranges on stuff much of his is silver-reflective lined, which differs from the stuff you can pick up from the mall, but it's definitely North Face.

Extremely helpful, thank you.

what a dick thing to do. we look through old clothes for a hobby, but surely there's enough of pride or shame left in us that we wouldn't do that.

Varvatos can be nice, depends if you like the aesthetic (I'm not usually into the whole American rock-y vibe). That jacket looks alright if it fits you and you can pull it off. Quality-wise (since that's what so many people here care about), some of the stuff is made in Italy and is really good, some is made in Thailand or China and meh, and the JV*USA line is the worst.

That Varvatos is the tits. I used to have a pigskin by none other than Varvatos just like it until it got destroyed by my carelessness.

don't understand how a peacoat in size THIRTY FOUR is even close to fitting me...

 

I am on the fence about keeping it though I feel like a j crew tool in it

peacoat thrifted, scarf found on ground in berkeley after a show, shirt lands end discount, jeans apc from barrel, shoes ae chukka from the bay

Edited by Ian Erickson - 2/13/13 at 10:17pm

is that a cali thing?

Might be... I worked as an assistant manager at Walgreens for a while. I remember it from the training.

that is an amazing fit, I would keep it.

 

North Face isn't bad, quality does not equal price though.  Unfortunately the same can be said for Patagonia.  

 

Here is a list of outdoors/techwear brands that is way better, but I would be shocked if it showed up in a thrift, probably about the same odds as an Anna Matuozzo shirt showing up.

 

Triple Aught Design, Isaora, Rapha (more cycling), Outlier, Arcteryx Veilance, Aether, White Mountaineering and I think Rayxliu actually scooped some Acronym in SF, which blew my fucking mind.

TNF went through an incredibly shitty phase in the early to mid 90s. No one that knew their stuff would touch it. I'm biased against them because I was working in the industry at the time. Patagonia was the bees knees back then, so I'm biased towards them.

All these companies make decent stuff, it's just the pricing that suffers. I flipped a TNF Denali fleece in order to buy a Patagonia R3. My cost was $10 more for the R3, but it's way more me(and only $41 at the outlet sale).

Pea coats measure like overcoats. Typically 6-8" larger than chest size. A 34 would measure out near the size of a 38-40 sport coat. Remember, they were originally meant to be worn over a full military uniform. I am a size 44-45 sport coat, but a 40 overcoat/pea coat fits just fine with just a shirt underneath.

Concealed's and Fueco's post are very helpful, thanks guys. In general, are most of the brands mentioned made in countries we would look for in an article of MC clothing (England, Italy, US, etc.) or has the production been shipped elsewhere (China for example)?

And ATLjon, suit looks good, could definitely wear it for Valentines, but as Grendel said the sleeves eventually need to be let out a touch. Glad it worked out for you.

The stuff that they sell at REI (Patagonia, North Face, Mountain Hardwear, Outdoor Research, Sierra Designs etc) is all Chinese/3rd world country made at this point.

 

Out of the brands I mentioned - they are made in Canada/USA/Japan and Acronym is made in Germany.

 

You can still flip the made in China stuff, outdoorsy folks often don't have qualms about buying pre-owned gear and you can expect to recover a pretty good percentage of original msrp compared to classic menswear.  unless you are spoo and you are selling tom ford ties.