The official thrift/discount store bragging thread - Page 4436

Awesome...and real. However, DO NOT WEAR WITH A YELLOW SHIRT. Try light blue.

With that color and pattern, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised to find them in the women's pants aisle.

 

 

 A lady at a cleaning/alterations place said she'd look at it and might be able to do the job. I have to take the jacket to her. I asked her on the way to work this morning.

 

 

I am, but I'd have gotten them taken in....if they were linen. 

 

At first glance they looked linen, now I see the content tag...silk is lovely though. 

I actually thought they were linen when I first grabbed them, that was the reason I picked them from the rack in the first place.

Make sure, if you can, that she has experience with actual reweaving. It's a specialized skill that not many people have anymore. I have seen a lot of botched repair jobs in thrift stores.

In fact, here's what the underarm of my thrifted Attolini jacket looks like. I have no idea what the damage was or what they were trying to do when they "fixed" it, but you can see for yourself how well that turned out. It's not very visible when worn, given the location, so I still wear it sometimes.

Anyone intereste in a Canali jacket that's probably a 46L ish size? Thing is massive I could go swimming in it but if interested I can pick up and pass on at cost plus shipping. I have pics but won't upload, also found an ugly Armani exchange blue shirt if anyone's interested.
Edit: 16.5 neck 45cm? That's all the label said
Edited by aglose - 3/21/13 at 1:32pm

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Be sure to question her very specifically, too. I've had a hole fixed in a pair of trousers and it was NOT rewoven, contrary to the description I got of what would be done. I found a cleaners in town that actually still lists it in their advertising as something available. When I took something in to ask about it, the owner told me they hadn't done that in 10-20 years, there was one place in Chicago that still did it, but the cost was outrageous unless you were dealing with truly high end stuff - I think he quoted me around $80 for what was a tiny hole.

Why not go with it and man up that jacket further by having someone sew tufts of Yak hair to both armpits. Then raise your hand to answer as many questions as possible at boardroom meetings.

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I swear I did my research on this before posting :). I can't for the life of me figure out if this is fake or not. It certainly doesn't feel fake.

 

 

 

 

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eBay brag: http://www.ebay.com/itm/310594932132

$21 cucinelli cashmere for the gf

^Not sure why someone would fake a Lacoste shirt. I would also leave those behind, unless you really love the brand for some reason.

Lacoste is one of the most faked brands in the world.

I figured the brand new stuff directly from the store was cheap enough that buyers wouldn't be attracted to lower-priced, possible fakes, negating the demand for fakes to be produced in the first place.