The official thrift/discount store bragging thread

[A Guy from Shanghai]

Originally Posted by AlanC

Came across this Luciano Barbera suit:

Had to pay an outrageous $35 for it, but I bit the bullet. It needs some alterations, but ought to work for me, I think.


Wow, I love this LB suit. Nicely done!

 

[gnatty8]

Originally Posted by AlanC

Also came across the first T&A shirt I've found that fit me. I love that it has the three button cuffs:

I think they all have those, unless they are french cuffs. Every T&A shirt I have has 3 button cuffs. I do like the fit though, pity they are so god-awful expensive or I'd haev more.

 

[MrDaniels]

Originally Posted by A Guy from Shanghai

Wow, I love this LB suit. Nicely done!

Where are you finding all fo this great stuff? Certainly not the Goodwill?!?!?

 

[pejsek]

Great find on the Barbera suit, Alan. I really like the dark red stripe--makes it both somber and playful. According to the A Harris guide, I believe the maker would be Partenopea.
btw, I think this is a good example of how to do pattern matching on stripes. It's just careful enough to match at the key points (such as where the arm comes next to the body) without boxing you in with the kind of rigid symmetry that can never be pleasing.

 

[AlanC]

Originally Posted by pejsek

Great find on the Barbera suit, Alan. I really like the dark red stripe--makes it both somber and playful. According to the A Harris guide, I believe the maker would be Partenopea.

Thanks, pejsek. I was really pleased with this one.

Originally Posted by MrDaniels

Where are you finding all fo this great stuff? Certainly not the Goodwill?!?!?

It did not come from Goodwill (some things do!), but rather an 'off-brand' thrift shop on one of my recent travels. The shop also yielded a vintage silk paisley cummerbund from Brooks, but really nothing else of value in the whole place. Who knows how that suit got there, but despite their exhorbitant pricing I was glad to take it off their hands.

 

[AlanC]

From an actual Goodwill (in honor of MrDaniels) for $5, a 'Marcus' sportcoat by Martin Greenfield. It's a winter weight, so won't see use for a few months. Anybody know what these things went for?

 

[A Guy from Shanghai]

Originally Posted by MrDaniels

Where are you finding all fo this great stuff? Certainly not the Goodwill?!?!?

I have a close friend who is in wholesale/brokage business. Besides, I have Off fifth, rack, basement, and Marshall's stores that are close to my home.

 

[jml90]

Originally Posted by VMan

The ultimate go-to-hell/miserly trad tie from Chipp.

I'm an idiot, I looked at that for about a minute and thought "Humbug, Bah?".

 

[MrDaniels]

Originally Posted by AlanC

From an actual Goodwill (in honor of MrDaniels) for $5, a 'Marcus' sportcoat by Martin Greenfield. It's a winter weight, so won't see use for a few months. Anybody know what these things went for?

Sometimes one can have good luck at the Upper East Side thrift shops here in NYC....those 10021 folks just do not have a concept of selling top-quality on eBay!

 

[chobochobo]

Originally Posted by gnatty8

I think they all have those, unless they are french cuffs. Every T&A shirt I have has 3 button cuffs. I do like the fit though, pity they are so god-awful expensive or I'd haev more.

I have a few single button cuffs

 

[pejsek]

Yes. The three-button cuff is certainly one of the signature details of a T&A rtw shirt. But I have seen (and worn) one and two as well (but never four or more). I'll admit to liking the three-button model--even when it seems fairly determined to announce its pedigree (as is the case with Alan's shirt in that bold and flamboyant check). I don't recognize the authority or jurisdiction of the good taste police (always struggling in the direction of a crushing and mean austerity).

 

[A Harris]

Came across this Luciano Barbera suit:

Yep, Partenopea, so of very recent make. Good job!

 

[California Dreamer]

I have been doing OK over the last few weeks. I have found:

Pure cashmere Paul Smith crew-neck sweater
Canali jacket
Joseph Abboud silk/linen slacks
Arthur Galan jacket that fits my son real well (AG is an Australian label, fused stuff, but nice enough for a teenager)
Sterling silver Art Deco cufflinks with Egyptian design
Vintage MOP stud and cufflink set
Hugo Boss jacket
Gant shirt - again for my son
Geoffrey Beene casual shirt - son again.
CCC rugby top
Two plain blue Ermenegildo Zegna business shirts.

All that would have cost me about $A90.

I also bought a fake Cartier ladies' watch. Oh well.

 

[amerikajinda]

Originally Posted by California Dreamer

I have been doing OK over the last few weeks. I have found:

Canali jacket

Canali jacket! What a great find...

 

[gnatty8]

Originally Posted by pejsek

Yes. The three-button cuff is certainly one of the signature details of a T&A rtw shirt. But I have seen (and worn) one and two as well (but never four or more). I'll admit to liking the three-button model--even when it seems fairly determined to announce its pedigree (as is the case with Alan's shirt in that bold and flamboyant check). I don't recognize the authority or jurisdiction of the good taste police (always struggling in the direction of a crushing and mean austerity).

Interesting, I have never seen those. I think I would actually prefer the single or two button closure, but have never seen them at NM here in Atlanta. Maybe I am not looking hard enough. Thanks!