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toothsomesound

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I wish, it's actually just 50% wool 50% poly-acrylic. made in belgium though!
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EDIT: damn I lied it's actually 07-08 not 06-07 lemme find the runway pic
 

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notwithit

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Originally Posted by jet
Looks good but I would size up if you can't button.

Jetdag has spoken.


Originally Posted by randomkoreandude
notwitit ... i think it looks fine. that looks to be a slim super thin cardi. if falls at a decent length on your body compared to your shirt and the shoulders seem fine. but if you cant button all the way or feels like your gonna hulk out of it from stretching/reaching for something then obviously size up.

but at least from here it looks fine


Thanks, that helps.

Originally Posted by eglbc
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Reminds me of
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Originally Posted by AndrewRyanWallace
ah good question, you'd have to ask kelv or sipang or softy or someone else whose had the metallic knits. I only have two jil pieces.

we're actually one and the same poster. composition varies from metallic knit to metallic knit but no it's not real metal fibers although they sure look like it, kind of a relief since those knits already weigh a ton as it is.
 

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Originally Posted by vthustle
i think snowman is referring to the jil metallic knits (like the ones kelvin has), right?

Originally Posted by AndrewRyanWallace
ah good question, you'd have to ask kelv or sipang or softy or someone else whose had the metallic knits. I only have two jil pieces.

yeah, these. i think shah was selling one iirc?
 

the shah

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Originally Posted by snowmanxl
yeah, these. i think shah was selling one iirc?

nope not me, raf from 03 i posted wasn't for sale (unless you make an unreasonably high offer) nor was it metallic in composition. i do have a blazer 20% steel though
 

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someone else than, bc it was a jil metallic knit.

i swear im not crazy
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