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[California Dreamer]



I've found the age of the posters in this thread tends to be directly proportional to the quality of their contribution.

Me FTW. Thanks Prince.

 

[Prince of Paisley]



surely the younger will have come across metal in garments before? or maybe only me. think McQ, Dior Homme, Damir Doma, Song for the Mute or CoN. The last two are Aussie but SW&D so probably not known. I've only ever seen it used to provide a sheen (very light chain mail style running through) for skinny jeans and jackets.
Song has dressed Lupe Fiasco and Kanye before.

I remember when metal garments were all the rage. Here's a pic of me from the '90s:

 

[ColdEyedPugilist]



Out of curiosity, how many of you regular posters have kids?

I know Rob has a child, Charlie has one on the way and FXH said he bought a suit for his kid, anyone else?

1 pint-sized 3 year old.

She's great fun!

 

[jaypee]

No kids for me.. 27, so just a good time to practice, not that I could afford one with my Mrs spending habits anyway

 

[sliq]

This is a partial list of what I've gotten off eBay over the last year:



John Lobb shoes
Borelli shirts
Barbour Beaufort jacket
C&J Marlow wingtips and plain toe bluchers
Gloverall duffle coats
Drakes ties
Lorenzini linen jacket
John Smedley merino v-neck jumpers

were these mostly new?

 

[sliq]

Spewing. This is why I stay away from Ebay. Only heartbreak ensures.

my eBay secret is to have multiple tabs opened up with incremental bids of $5-$10 (as long as it doesn't exceed your utmost max bid) within the last 1 minute of the bid. have the screen ready to just make 1 click bids. and here's the second part of the secret - always add $0.01 on the end of the bid e.g. $5.01 - it ensures if someone has entered a bid similar to yours, you will always be ahead of them due to the $0.01.

works like a charm.

 

[Gerry Nelson]

were these mostly new?

Out of these:

John Lobb shoes
Borelli shirts
Barbour Beaufort jacket
C&J Marlow wingtips and plain toe bluchers
Gloverall duffle coats
Drakes ties
Lorenzini linen jacket
John Smedley merino v-neck jumpers

The shirts, both pairs of Marlows, ties and jumpers were new.

 

[Geoffrey Firmin]

Bought a pair of suede shoes earlier this year, didn't get much wear out of them due to weather in Canberra.

Have finally gotten round to give them a spray of stain protector. It has darkened the shoes slightly so wondering do they need a second coat now? Or should i wait a few months?

 

[thebrownman]



Bought a pair of suede shoes earlier this year, didn't get much wear out of them due to weather in Canberra.
Have finally gotten round to give them a spray of stain protector. It has darkened the shoes slightly so wondering do they need a second coat now? Or should i wait a few months?

Many of the suede protector sprays say something on the can about how repeated light coatings are more effective than one thorough coating. Does yours say something similar?

I usually just give my suede shoes a good brush after wearing and tend not to use protector spray on them any more.

 

[Geoffrey Firmin]



Many of the suede protector sprays say something on the can about how repeated light coatings are more effective than one thorough coating. Does yours say something similar?
I usually just give my suede shoes a good brush after wearing and tend not to use protector spray on them any more.

Having read the fine print yes, but question is how often? Or will this repeated spraying further darken the shoes?

 

[Prince of Paisley]



Having read the fine print yes, but question is how often? Or will this repeated spraying further darken the shoes?

In my experience repeated application doesn't darken the shoes further after the first spray. What the spray tends to do is make the nap of the suede reflect light more uniformly - at least until you handle the shoes and leave finger marks etc.

 

[Geoffrey Firmin]

TBM and PoP thanks you've clarified the issue for me.

 

[Journeyman]

Attention fellow Brisbanites:

Would anyone happen to be free to meet up for a drink or two after work this Thursday, 15 November?

I'm thinking of arranging an SF dinner sometime soon, as our last big get-together was in October last year, but in the interim I thought that it might be nice to catch up for a chat and a drink or two.

Please let me know what you think.

 

[thebrownman]

^ Sounds like fun, JM. Hope it goes ahead

 

[thebrownman]

Alden tassel loafer in either burgundy or brown calf to be purchased later this week.

Can't decide on colour. Opinions?