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1978 Ford F-150 Ranger
Housewares of the day. Sort of. 40 lbs of antique cast iron oscillating fan with brass blades and fittings. Brass Blades and cloth wiring are a good sign - rule of thumb is 1930's or before - though value is dependent on a slew of factors including the name which is missing from the front brass badge. Motor is seized (but hums) so this will take a bit of work, rewiring and all, hopefully just some lube. Have to break it apart and see if anything is dated and branded. Not available and will be going on my desk
Found this:
]$20. Coat feels like a 42R, and it is a 3roll2. Pants are 32 waist or so. inseam is like 32 or 33. Be willing to make it available for a suit in my size (and I will be picky- regular posters only). If not, I’ll fleabay it and use the proceeds for a pair of new Aldens.
I was scanning through the jackets and skipped this, but then did a double take because it looked interesting...pull out the label and nearly had a stroke...
Dont want to steal Shiny's thunder with his Thom Browne score...but im sure you guys would appreciate seeing some Dior Homme and not the usual Christian Dior licensed garbage that sometimes plagues this forum.
HIDDEN FUNCTIONAL CUFFS...
GW PRICE TAG....For the Non-Believers....
This thing has...
On-Seam Waist Pockets in addition to the normal ones, not sure if they are flap pocket ones though, the rest of the pockets are still sewn shut
Open Front
Floating Canvas Construction
Single Vented
Fully Lined
Satin Under Collar/Lapels
Button Holes on both lapels so you could move that militant key loop/button thing to the other side if you want
Made in Italy
SS/2012
Just needs a good pressing!
Best part of all?...Fits me almost perfectly!
ATTN: Nataku.
Sicknasty Feathered Friends down fill parka with button-on hood. SMALL, can't believe I found one that fits....
Edit, for those who haven't heard of this brand, it's the Volant midweight jacket shown here: http://www.featheredfriends.com/Picasso/Garments/Mid/VolantJacket.html
Seriously dudes? Not a single freaking popcorn after my teaser?
Well, I'm going to f**cking earn your respect. Because today was my day in the life of DM7.
Unfortunately.... That respect is going to be diminished somewhat because of the ****** ass pictures, which I'll have to settle for because I can't find the goddam cord to connect my slightly less crappy camera to my computer. So Blackberry it is.
So here's the story. I went back for an RRL shirt for a thread brother. Intended to hit just one shop. But BAM! I was hitting good **** left and right. So I decided to see if my luck would hold, and went to a local GW that I'd hit once before to very mediocre results. BAM BAM! I was freaking Reaganing! Every effing label I turned was better than the last! I mated over a half dozen orphans. I was sweating bullets and must have looked possessed. It was un-effing-believable.
What a day.Unless noted, everything is available.
Shoes:
Ferragamo (left) 9D
AE, model unknown (split toe norwegian w vibram sole) 10D. Need some love.
Shirts:
Pink, Pink (saw "14" and thought Brianpore! but I should have thought again: WOMEN's 14), Filson (taken), RRL (taken)
BB tie (not avail), CT tie, Coach square (not avail)
Outerwear:
Is this Barbour? XL, Made in England. Cuffs are a bit scuffed, but otherwise in great shape
Trousers:
x 2, 32 x 30ish, beige and gray wool.
What's that you say? You'd prefer something higher end? OK
RLPL, 32 x 30ish
Suits & SC's:
What's that you say? You want something trad/sack? OK.
JPress solid gray, JPress green cord, Vtg BBGF, Vtg BBGF
Slimmer profile? Done.
Paul Stuart x3, 2 of which are Samuelsohn and the other is made in USA; plus BB1818
More USA made top notch quality?
How's old-school, well-made PRL blue label sound to you? Because I got 2. Left one has ticket pocket and double vent, is my size and is NOT available. Right side is dual vent and double breasted.
Not impressed? OK, how about this?
Zegna su misura, 15 mil mil. JUST a hair too big for me.
Speaking of the Italians:
Fabio Inghirami (anyone recognize this label? Looked familiar); Saks House brand Made in Canada, 100% Loro Piana cashmere; HF black 100% cashmere
What's that you say? How could I end on such a low note? Maybe you'd prefer something higher end? OK
Barbera Sartoriale. NOT available; my size
***** of it is: I ran out of time. I left so many orphans and reverse orphans! BB1818, RLBL, Stuart... The orphans I did take were all half price; the others were full price. Once I learned from the floor staff that they gather up last week's 1/2 price stuff and toss it, I had to grab the orphans. Ima go back tomorrow and see if I can find the remaining mates, and will also hit another local GW to see if they got split on distribution.Here are the orphans I picked up. Probably shouldn't have, but couldn't let go of the hope I'd mate them.
Stuart by Samuelsohn navy stripe x2, RLBL USA made x1, Oxxford Super 150s x1, RLBL trou x4 + Paul Stuart trou x1.
So I was having a bad day, wasn't happy at all, and decided hey, lets see if the thrift gods **** on me too.
:Strolling through the shoes I see a pair that wasn't there yesterday (yeah having a shop like a quarter mile away, if that, is taking its toll). I find that they have those super ****** white perforated insoles in them and for some reason (maybe it was the welt) I decided it was worth peeling the stuck-down insole back to see who was down there...
Well hello there. That's all you get of those till they're cleaned up. I have a feeling they may still go back though.
Then I found these, figured I'd grab them if for no other reason to find out more about them/Der Bomber. What's the deal with this sole? 3 brass rivets in the front, one in the rear.
These were the most expensive of the night -
Nwot Timberland Abington suede and canvas boat shoes(?). Sewn down leather welt and near spotless vibram soles. Maybe tried on on some carpet. Size..... 14 of all things. Looked these up, spring 2010 apparently.
Clothing wise, all I grabbed was this
Seemed pretty nice, is it? One small spot on the shoulder I'm going to try getting rid of.
So, I guess I wasn't completely shat on, but maybe partially. Also officially recognizing / being recognized by regulars at this store. There's "Cellphone Jose" ( I think I heard him being called that, always checking things on his phone) "The Maven" (50 something woman always sitting down waiting for the next cart/rack to roll out, either on her laptop or phone), and a somewhat gorgeous girl that looks like she has no place being there as often as she is. Very well put together and bubbly. Shares her name with my ex, which you'd think would be enough of a deterrent. Wait, what... Are our 60 minutes up already doc? :cheers
Haha, yesterday the aldens and today.....Lattanzi
Only these are too large for me, size 10
CLS500
which good thing has a lot of torque to get this haul home
Complete and utter shite where I am! I was jonesing to pick something (anything!) up. It's not clothing but I'll make a few bucks on this... Unless someone here needs it,
And a la Spoo, et al., my ride today:
1978 Ford F-150 Ranger
Im diggen that back of that collar! Never seen anything like it before.This is pretty cool - an OLD J. Press super-trad shirt. You know it's old because it has the San Francisco store in the logo. No tagged size but it's about a 15.5-31 or so. I love the details... flap pocket, subtle point on the back of the collar with a button, locker loop... yeah, this is the real deal vintage trad, a rarity to see around here from a name like Press.