The official thrift/discount store bragging thread - Page 4429

Originally Posted by Tweets 


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Polo-Ralph-Lauren-Hand-Knit-Shawl-Collar-Sweater-L-Navajo-Indian-Southwest-/140935947042?pt=US_CSA_MC_Sweaters&hash=item20d06fe322

Different strokes for different folks i guess...

(No comments on my crappy pics please lol)

Originally Posted by barrelntrigger 

From the same donor and from the same store? What are the chances of that?! Crazy!

Originally Posted by Klobber 

I get horrific guts from egg, like a whole day going back n forth to the loo. Is eating egg worth drastic bowel movements? Well, I do sometimes just say fuckit but I made the mistake of eating a cake on a long haul flight and lets say I regretted sitting by the window. Every fucking 30 minutes, I would say excuse me... and then find a queue at the lavatory. One woman took forever in the toilet I resorted to banging on the door in desperation telling her if she did not hurry up with her dump I would soil my own pants.

Originally Posted by MartiniGirl 

I find that most people don't like thrifting. Why? Dirty, crowded, not gonna find anything....and many other lame excuses. Hell, one person even told me the people are ugly. Lol! But I will admit this..... Many a year ago, I too, would've been saying that I hate thrifting. Needless to say, I don't anymore. Walking away from a rack of sportcoats with 2 Kiton 50% Cashmere, 50% silk sportcoats for $5 each (no joke!) really changes a person  

Originally Posted by Klobber 

Need genuine input from you folks:

What do you guys think of pants by these brands:

Santorelli
Valentini (not Valentino)

Valentini seems uber high quality to me, so picked them up.
Santorelli seems to be a a poorer man's Zanella but they not bad so picked up two pairs.

Would like to read your input.

This thread is a learning pot, we above most in the other parts of the forum handle much more gear. I sometimes think one of us should start a thread looking at whats hot and whats not. There is a suit thread where all the brands are ranked according to quality, I feel a shirt thread and a pants thread has been long overdue (where all brands are categorized).

Format something like:

Shirts:

Best of the Best (no known brands exceed this quality), Excellent (few brands are better), Very Good etc etc.....

B.O.T.B:
Kiton
Fray
.
.
.

Excellent:
Charvet
Borrelli
Finamore
Barba
.
.
.

Very Good:
Ralph Lauren Purple Label
Lorenzini
.
.
.

Good:
Canali
Turnbull and Asser
.
.
.

Average:
Ralph Lauren Polo non Italian made
Brooks Brothers Luxury
.
.
.

Poor:
TM Lewin
Ben Sherman
.
.
.


Same treatment for pants so we know whats what. I would definitely like to know more about whats good and whats not...

Originally Posted by Brianpore 

I had a girl tell me today she thinks of me when she hears that song....not sure if this is good or bad

"Nah, Walk up to the club like, "What up, I got a big c*ck!""
or
"Probably shoulda washed this, smells like R. Kelly's sheets"

Originally Posted by Orgetorix 

I have sneezy allergies and they make me miserable, but I'm so glad I don't have gut allergies.

Originally Posted by CesarC 

COMMENTS


All wool PS from Hansderhund's neck of the woods.

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Originally Posted by ShoutOutsFoMyBo 

Passed up a pristine, hella long schneider salzburg cashmere coat. It was like fifty bucks, I think I'm gonna go back and see if I can pick it up. At the very least I can get my money back

Originally Posted by Nataku 

I find Schneiders of Salzburg coats from time to time. Really nice stuff. Trouble is, there isn't enough name recognition so I couldn't even give them away. Both pieces I had were really nice, recent wool or wool/cashmere coats. Both went for $20 or less. Nobody even wanted them on here. I now pass unless they fit me and they're super crazy nice.

Originally Posted by DeadBoy 

Nice suit. Shame about the 6x1.

 

Originally Posted by Patrologia 

Ugh Allergies. I've dealt with "sneezy allergies" my whole life, and eventually found out that I was allergic to pretty much everything the allergist tested for outdoors. What drove me to him though was trying to track down a food allergy. Found out that (among some other minors) the food allergies that were causing the troublesome reaction were

Barley, and
Malt.

I'll let you dwell on what you make out of malt and barley for a while.

Originally Posted by Orgetorix 

Yeah, I've been getting shots for a couple of years, and it helps hugely. I was allergic to just about everything, too.

Glad I'm not allergic to beer, though!

Originally Posted by Klobber 

Sugary Yummy Bakery goods (outside of breads)? Cannot eat them because everything has fucking eggs. No Donuts, No Danishes, No Cakes, No Pancakes, No Waffles.

Originally Posted by MartiniGirl 

Walking away from a rack of sportcoats with 2 Kiton 50% Cashmere, 50% silk sportcoats for $5 each (no joke!) really changes a person

Originally Posted by chiron 

We need a Thrifting sub forum!!!!
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Originally Posted by Digmenow 

I'm back from the field but I found this Clubroom (Macy's house brand) Made in England charcoal(?) herringbone chesterfield with the velvet collar. It was marked $30 but it's Sr. Citizen day so I could get it for $22.50 or wait until the last Saturday of the month and maybe get it for $15.

Is this appropriate for Formal evening wear or is it too daytime business like? It's a 40R and I went over it with a fine toothed comb looking for flaws and found none. Not even pocket lint! I'd have instakopped it but I don't want another overcoat if it's not for my specific purpose (formal wear), especially if it's not a more desirable name/better construction/whatever. I forgot to check for canvassing so I can't speak to that.




I'm wearing it over a sweater AND a cotton sport coat.


Should I go back before the day is over? Temps are close to 60F so I doubt anybody is going to drop 30 bucks just to sleep in the streets tonight.

Originally Posted by Digmenow 

I'm back from the field but I found this Clubroom (Macy's house brand) Made in England charcoal(?) herringbone chesterfield with the velvet collar. It was marked $30 but it's Sr. Citizen day so I could get it for $22.50 or wait until the last Saturday of the month and maybe get it for $15. Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)

Originally Posted by pnutpug 

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I, personally, would not wear that as formal wear--I think that, generally speaking, you're looking for something a bit darker in color and without the obvious herringbone weave. I also wonder about the fit. Hard to tell with your arms lifted, but those shoulders look like they might be a bit wide. And I don't mean to pick on you, really.

Originally Posted by GMMcL 

If by "formalwear" you mean black tie, I think the answer is no. I think it would need to be solid charcoal or dark navy. But eeeeerrrrrybody disagreed with the last thing I had to say about formal wear.....
Plus, to my eye, that looks a hair large on you. In formal wear you'd have the jacket but not the sweater. Which I think will make the jacket swim even more than it does now. I'd wait and see if someone here can turn you up something in the cashmere family.

Edit: Jinx, Pnutpug!