The official thrift/discount store bragging thread - Page 4223

 

Hit one stop out from running errands.

 

Picked up a Pendleton shirt and this. It doesn't compare to that PRL but thrift synergy is crazy because the patterns look similar.

 

 

 

Edit: All of this Corn PRL makes my Macau made jacket look measly!!!

Here are a couple of firsts for me, but sad news for one of them. Like I mentioned earlier, for 50c it was worth the pickup, but my little research so far says it is probably a lost cause. Any one with a risky treatment or suggestion is welcome.

 

 

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Assuming you like it and want to keep it, mail it to Rave Fabricare. I've sent them much worse and they've worked miracles. They also don't have the four-tie minimum that Tie Crafters does.

I'd advise against treating it yourself. If you do go that route, don't rub the silk and don't use "the treatment" (Oxyclean) that I think someone suggested at one point.

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Couple Rack pick ups. All under 15$ each

Thanks for the info, i'll look into those places.

I picked up London Fog main coat at one of my favorite thrift shops today. Wish I was a size 42!

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Dude, what size is that BB cardigan, and are you keeping it.

My girlfriend is visisting a friend this weekend. So I opened a bottle of red wine and started taking pictures of my jackets and suits which I found the last couple of months. They may be avaliable for trade if I get a good offer. Im on the lookout for a grey staple suit. Pm me if you are interested in anything.

 

 

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Well done

I picked up these Alled Edmonds Kingleys in size 10.5E today. They will need a quick polish to even out the colour but the fit is great.

Maybe I'm an idiot, but I can't get multi to work on my sister in laws iPad.
Anyway: to those who denigrated the cravat tie with tux idea, sure, the purists might hate it. But then again, my feeling for them is generally mutual. Also, the notion that a cravat and tux is nontraditional, I say google pics from the 1940s involving bogie and from the 50s involving Sinatra. Plenty of straight black ties with tuxes.
With the otter pic: why? Rlpl for embroidery? Is that a hipster thing?
And as for foo, why did I detect a note of terror in hans's description of him? Yes, he's a major contributor, and has a very strongly held view based on lots of experience. But he's also highly caustic, and not a little intolerant of difference. I'm sure that will get me banned, but so what; live free or die.
Next, those prl finds (suited and gmh) are awesome! Super jelly and strongly fighting pm-ing suited asking for sizes and measurements.
Finally, as for who recommended the method for ties, I didn't recommend It. I tried it. To drastic results. I strongly recommend against.

Oh, and the London fog guy: welcome. Keep lurking and shopping. When you find a mackintosh, then you shall have achieved bragdom.

1 store for me today. Nada.

Beautiful tie! A lot of the good vintage stuff around me is from that store, which was located in the DuPont building (notice that much of the wealthy-people stuff in Delaware is associated with that name).  It's interesting to see something from around here made it all the way out there! Cool find, and lovely tie.

 

Not always, and definitely not only.  I take a narrow width myself, though I think that higher-quality makers generally tend to use letter widths such as A,B,C rather than medium (M) or narrow (N).

EDIT: To be clear, the N is indeed sometimes printed on men's shoes, just not frequently, and especially not recently since makers have reduced or stopped production of narrow shoes.

 

Why? Is the coat closer to your size?