The official thrift/discount store bragging thread - Part II (May 2015 - Sept. 2018)

[dukedishin]

GDJ are the initials.

I just invent stuff and wear them. A couple I wear off the top of my head: DBD = Deadbeat Dad, BAB = Be a Boss, etc.

 

[jdrizzy]

I just invent stuff and wear them. A couple I wear off the top of my head: DBD = Deadbeat Dad, BAB = Be a Boss, etc.

GDJ = Giant Dick Jay? yo vex send me those shirts

 

[double00]

GDJ are the initials.

in that order?

not to rain on anybody's parade (ahem @jdrizzy lol) but say somebody's name is Giant Dick Jay (lololol), i believe the convention is that a monogram goes thusly:

GJD

can any bluebloods out there confirm for a poor unheralded plebe such as me?

 

[barrelntrigger]



GDJ = Giant Dick Jay? yo vex send me those shirts

Is this the meaning of irony?! Insert troll.gif

 

[Letric]

Guys... does anyone know anything about rugs / blankets? I think maybe I might have found something good here:



This one is probably a re-pop. Seems like its crocheted, and is in perfect condition with bright whites and reds. Couldn't leave that pattern behind though... Never seen anything like this at a thrift before.









This one has me confused. I'm fairly sure its not some super rare Chief's Blanket. The weave appears to be maybe hand-loomed, with brushed / flanneled finish. The edges have like a red selvedge under the top layer, and the felling / stitching around the edges appears to be hand done.

Pretty sure they're both wool... the blue one is for sure woolen. They're both roughly like 6' - 7' long, and about 4' wide.

 

[Letric]

54 L?!?! Jesus that is nice. Available?

Also... are those Black RRL's a 38 or 40 x 34 by any chance? Been skulkin for a pair of those for months. Great scores!

 

[Takai]

i think zippers can help but you've gotta keep in mind that if original a zipper only tells you the earliest something coulda been mfrd. i suspect lots of times when you see a talon it could be a 60s zipper on a 70s garment.

i got curious and looked up serval and i think they're more or less late 40s to late 70s, so...

if i had to date that jacket, i'd look at that style of embroidered label and call it late 60s or early 70s. $.02

+1 Late 60s early 70s based on zip style, and cut of the jacket.

 

[Chotii]

This one has me confused. I'm fairly sure its not some super rare Chief's Blanket. The weave appears to be maybe hand-loomed, with brushed / flanneled finish. The edges have like a red selvedge under the top layer, and the felling / stitching around the edges appears to be hand done.

Pretty sure they're both wool... the blue one is for sure woolen. They're both roughly like 6' - 7' long, and about 4' wide.

Are there any tag remnants anywhere? I'm afraid my experience with vintage wool blankets is that they were widely made both in the US and elsewhere. No tag? Not easy to identify a manufacturer that's been gone for maybe decades. They tended to be heavy, shaggy to hold in warmth, and ubiquitous, because EVERYBODY got cold and NOBODY had a furnace to heat the whole house until really quite recently. Even if you find a tag, there may be little enough on the web to learn. If there is any wool felt on the raw-edge ends, that would help narrow it down.

 

[Letric]

No tags, no makers marks, no symbols. No felt edging. I don't really feel like these were made in any factory or on professional machines.

 

[Chotii]

I wish I could examine the blue blanket more closely, but because I'm curious and I love woolen things, and not because I actually am any sort of expert. I've been able to identify a few vintage blankets I've found by way of tattered remnants of tags, but not without any at all. The red and black one seems like it might be intended as a rug?

 

[Jompso]

Been out the game a few weeks. Moving into the office then got real sick, today was my first day out in a while so I made a couple stops.

Some decent ties. The Pink is NWOT made in England by Charles Hill and the Kenzo Homme is crazy iridescent.

John Varvatos Chukka boots made in Italy w/ nailed heels, Broken Homme Boots w/ Vibram sole (These are pretty nice)...(and they're on a plastic bag you can't see).



Wild Coast shirt. Skeet.

Lanvin Cashmere long sleeve polo.


Brioni Super 150s slacks


A surprisingly nice Hugo Boss peacoat


Piatelli suit w/ Reda Super 130s wool


Dries Van Noten suit

Older Ermenegildo Zegna High Performance suit

Newer Ermenegildo Zegna navy blue pinstripe suit


Current Ermenegildo Zegna Charcoal pinsripe suit.

 

[Letric]

^ Doze Zinga Suits

 

[double00]

No tags, no makers marks, no symbols. No felt edging. I don't really feel like these were made in any factory or on professional machines.

they look homebrew. native motifs but not actual indian blankets.

re the blue one: traditional indian blankets have a selvedge (as yours does) but it's more complicated than what you show: there's often a plaited braid that is sort of "smuggled" very tightly into the woven fabric. and the end of the weaving isn't serged like yours is. the big difference is that a true native blanket is done on a navajo loom. very simple, very rustic machine, and not really cut out for this kind of pattern. this is likely done on a home loom but not an actual navajo loom. plus indian blankets aren't felted or napped.

re the red one: not a rug. looks like crochet as you say. crocheted wool wouldn't stand up to actual rug duty. i'm guessing it's a throw. these navajo/zapotec/etc designs have been used in knitting/crochet manuals for a loooong time.

i assume these are from the same donor, but could be decades apart. it always makes me wistful and sorta sad to see homebrew in thrifts.

 

[vexco]

Been out the game a few weeks. Moving into the office then got real sick, today was my first day out in a while so I made a couple stops.

Some decent ties. The Pink is NWOT made in England by Charles Hill and the Kenzo Homme is crazy iridescent.

John Varvatos Chukka boots made in Italy w/ nailed heels, Broken Homme Boots w/ Vibram sole (These are pretty nice)...(and they're on a plastic bag you can't see).



Wild Coast shirt. Skeet.

Lanvin Cashmere long sleeve polo.


Brioni Super 150s slacks


A surprisingly nice Hugo Boss peacoat


Piatelli suit w/ Reda Super 130s wool


Dries Van Noten suit

Older Ermenegildo Zegna High Performance suit

Newer Ermenegildo Zegna navy blue pinstripe suit


Current Ermenegildo Zegna Charcoal pinsripe suit.

Dat Lanvin doe.

 

[Letric]

Yeah that's sorta what I figured.... Neither has the "weave" of really authentic blankets / rugs. I plan on just tossing the Bright colored one onto the back of my couch. It has a really nice appearance, and will add to the overall "look" that I'm trying to accumulate at home. The Blue one was a gamble so I actually left it at the store hoping to return for it, if it was worth anything.

Of course I like finding nice Pendleton, Faribault, etc textiles... but these home-brewed items are nice as well. First time seeing anything with that sorta "Navajo" pattern, so that was instakop for me.