SPIER & MACKAY - Official Affiliate Thread

[jtorres94]

My fav as well

Hopefully we don't have to fight for them. I really like you @Burzan but i do need a new pair for summer

 

[Riva]

******* eh. There are enough safe spaces in the world...no need for SF to become yet another, especially when the "offenders" in questions are hardly malicious.

It's a forum of 100% guys and I see some of the most soft hearted sensitive humans around in the history of browsing online. You don't like my pants? Well... sniff... I'll filter you.

 

[SJR3]

Seconded. So much human warmth to be found here if you can filter out the assholery and bigotry. No more Caustic or SJR or 7 rocket gumming up the respectful opinions and gorgeous sport coats.

I hope @Riva posts more pictures.

Before ya know it, you're not gonna have any posts left to read at all!

 

[ericgereghty]

It's a forum of 100% guys and I see some of the most soft hearted sensitive humans around in the history of browsing online. You don't like my pants? Well... sniff... I'll filter you.

I agree (I think lol). Your style's a bit bold for me and others here, but something tells me you're not exactly devastated by it. Cheers for not giving a shite

 

[Riva]

I agree (I think lol). Your style's a bit bold for me and others here, but something tells me you're not exactly devastated by it. Cheers for not giving a shite

Only we know what works in IRL to our target audiences where we're at I've met SF members who called me names before IRL and we're all cool. None of these emo drama and hell secretly they agree with me in many things

 

[masernaut]

View attachment 1130310 Oh I'm calling dibs on these

Pretty much all my spectacles are in different colours/shades of turtleshell. Can't beat such a timeless look.

 

[SchachMundialECapital]

Ah, I missed the Texas debate here. A lot of well-dressed gents in Houston, from my experience.

I guess I didn't know much at the time (I was just a random international student), but during my undergrad years at Rice U, I was really astonished how unpopular the sports teams were. We are talking attendances of 5k or less in a 80k stadium where JFK delivered his iconic speech "We choose to go to the Moon". Oh well, I guess there exists a "nerd" stereotype surrounding Rice grads. No class ring here, sadly.

 

[vriche]

I’ve never received more positive comments on anything I’ve ever worn, I don’t think.

 

[SchachMundialECapital]

Yup, those overcoats need to come back next winter. Larger pockets and half an inch longer

 

[1up]

Awesome price point for the glasses - any dimensions available?

 

[orange fury]

Ah, I missed the Texas debate here. A lot of well-dressed gents in Houston, from my experience.

I guess I didn't know much at the time (I was just a random international student), but during my undergrad years at Rice U, I was really astonished how unpopular the sports teams were. We are talking attendances of 5k or less in a 80k stadium where JFK delivered his iconic speech "We choose to go to the Moon". Oh well, I guess there exists a "nerd" stereotype surrounding Rice grads. No class ring here, sadly.

Eh, Rice is known for its sterling academics. A close friend of mine from high school (valedictorian of our class) had her pick of Ivy League schools and chose Rice over all of them.

That said, she went to Harvard for her masters and UC Berkeley for law, so she’s made the academic rounds.

 

[DarthSomething]

The quality is top shelf. You’ll love the shirts. It was brave to buy three for your first order. You might find the fit needs tweaking, and instead of one close-but-not-quite-perfect shirt you’ll have three. Fingers crossed!

But yes, the quality will not disappoint. Each shirt is cut and sewn by one person, start to finish.

They make one first (4 week lead time) and then have me try it on for size. Then they make the following two (another 4 weeks lead time).

I'm not ballsy enough to just have 3 made all at once!

You also get a $20/shirt discount if you buy 3 or more...so I saved $60

 

[DarthSomething]

The advice from old hands on SF would be, "Don't buy dark dress shirts. Problem solved. Thank you." But since you own them, keep light and dark separate.

For further explanation regarding the old hand advice provided, I qualify that I personally find a place for dark dress shirts in certain contexts. I own a few myself, but will be unlikely to buy them with any regularity, if at all, in the future. You certainly don't need them. In fact, all you really need are plain white and solid pale blue dress shirts. And unless you're dressed at levels of formality from black tie and above with any regularity, you go to a lot of funerals, or are an undertaker, you don't even need white shirts. As a conservative estimate, a solid pale blue dress shirt has you covered 90% of the time, though it's probably often a much higher proportion of occasions.

All your blue shirts could be clones of one another if you get the right shade and weave, which of course depends on your context. You can play around with weaves, nuances of shade, and styling in terms of collars and cuffs if some variety is desired.

Most of what I've stated (maybe all) is just recycled advice from old hands, in one form or another, and you may thank me if you wish, but credit really goes to those who've come before me. Or, since the advice was unsolicited, ignore my digression into the SF repository of ancient and partly accepted - but sometimes hotly contested - wisdom.

I feel like wearing blue shirts (and similar variances) for ~220 working days is a lot lol. I do around 50-60 presentations a year as well so I'll need to diversify my wardrobe a little.

For clarification, I don't wear plain white or plain black...white with patterns, different solid colours. Not sure if that makes a difference.

 

[pmestrad]

How warm/thick are the long sleeve polos? Anyone recommend the brown/burnt orange one? Any IRL pics? Thanks!

 

[Riva]

How warm/thick are the long sleeve polos? Anyone recommend the brown/burnt orange one? Any IRL pics? Thanks!

I got a few last time. Same thickness as Uniqlo polos. Very similar in feel as well. Not very warm.