The Official Thrift / Discount Store Bragging Thread Part III (Sept 2018-)

[txwoodworker]

Thanks, I figured.

 

[noob in 89]

Better ?
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Woah, Nash. A staple of Toys’R’Us (or...All Aboot Toys?). I didn’t realize they ever improved upon the butt plug design of their famous Executioner model.

 

[ORLThrifter]

Yeah definitely that, still, that jeans patch is pretty and I probably would have copped them

Same. Especially if a SI patch is visible. Sold a pair of cotton SI pants with no visible exterior logos for 15x what I paid and quick.

 

[MissPrincessKay]

Not much lately and I haven't been out in a bit since my birthday is coming up and I'm doing all that planning stuff.
J. Crew Ludlow jacket, Ellie Tahari something weird and was pretty damn cool. I don't think the name usually constitutes a pick up but it was damn cool. Graham, RLPL, Canali brown label, Lanvin shirts. Etro jacket and Canali brown label suit

Probably won't be doing much for quite a bit due to other work + it's getting hot and I don't like leaving the house when it gets hot.

 

[flipstah]

Happy birthday !

 

[bensm1th]

Does anyone know what this shirt is? It's a polo ralph lauren dress shirt with french cuffs. However, the label is purple. I took a photo next to a purple label shirt, and the color is close, but not a perfect match. Also, the font color on the letters in the garment tag are also purple. I have never seen this before, and I think of the prl as the "blue label", except this one purple.

 

[California Dreamer]

Happy with today's trip to Melbourne. A couple of pops, and a grail find.

Shirts, both in my size. Top one is Antichi Telai, a pop. We don't see that brand much here; I'm only aware of one outlet. Not really well-known, but excellent quality.

Navy Zegna "multiseason". Pretty sure this is an orphan, but I'm hoping to flip it. My op shop will be very happy to tke it if I can't.

Zegna Sport driving shoes, my size

These shoe trees came free with the Zegnas. OK, if you insist.

Pop on Eidos. These ones are by Christian Kimber, a local designer who just won the National Designer Award here. They look like they're NWOT.

Hoping these are genuine. If not they get re-donated; no big deal.

Spoiler: More pics

And, the grail. Vintage Guerlain Derby, pre-1993. Long discontinued and very hard to find. Luca Turin rates Derby as a masterpiece, one of his top 3 male fragrances of all time.

 

[mrcmcklwht]

Two pics. Google will fill into fascinating backstory...

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"Her father, F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone, later revealed the amount, saying he had no idea the bill would be quite that big.

He said: 'My younger daughter got married and I thought, as father of the bride, I should pay for the wedding.

"But when it was suggested how much they would be spending on drinks, I thought it was absurd, and I managed to upset my daughter and my wife.

"Then she spent in excess of £12 million on my daughter's wedding, which I did not know about until afterwards."

 

[matty long legs]

Does anyone know what this shirt is? It's a polo ralph lauren dress shirt with french cuffs. However, the label is purple. I took a photo next to a purple label shirt, and the color is close, but not a perfect match. Also, the font color on the letters in the garment tag are also purple. I have never seen this before, and I think of the prl as the "blue label", except this one purple.

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I’ve found some of this stuff before. It’s essentially early Purple Label; Polo made at a higher quality. That segment of PRL was then spun off into RLPL. Quality is good. Resale is okay.

 

[noob in 89]

Source?

 

[Pierson v Post]

That Polo shirt looks to me like someone just bleached it, thus the 'purpling' of the label.
Just my wild guess.

 

[JohnAAG]

On the Polo shirt, I thought that gold dot on the label usually indicated it was made for an outlet.

 

[Cyanide2010]

On the Polo shirt, I thought that gold dot on the label usually indicated it was made for an outlet.

The dot doesn’t mean it was made for an outlet, but rather that it’s a past season piece that was sold through an outlet store. The dot was added with a paint pen when it was sent to the outlet. It simply prevented returns of outlet purchases to mainline stores.

 

[flipstah]

@California Dreamer are you going to use that Derby? I wonder what it smells like...

 

[txwoodworker]

I’ve found some of this stuff before. It’s essentially early Purple Label; Polo made at a higher quality. That segment of PRL was then spun off into RLPL. Quality is good. Resale is okay.

The first one I found was sea island cotton, could be psychological, but it seemed like such a nice fabric.

Couple great things in Houston I'll post later, here's this week in ATX
Run o' the mill PRL, but great fabric. Maybe they combed the rabbits...

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Quoddy

Regular old JC in the middle, but I like the fabric.

Trunks are my size, no outside logo.

Corny PRL w/ hunting buttons.

Gonna salvage H&S the buttons, nice blazer, but dry clean shine.

Yay LP!

Missing a strap, but was too cheap to leave.


Condition issues, but same thing...

Not that I pick it up any more (unless it's amazing) but c'mon, really?

Trying to de-logo my life, I think this is my last one, the JC on the left is incredible cotton cashmere, a thicker version of the sweaters you see almost every day, and the Patagucci on the right (found last year) is being replaced with my strict one in-one out policy. I barely need one hoodie, much less two.

Older stuff:

Found 2x new Western Rise yesterday. Losing side civil war reenactment jacket, Need Supply X GV, Paradise found with a SanFran theme

Another really nice SuSuSuit. Fits, until I exhale. Meant to take a fabric pic of the vintage Chipp