The official thrift/discount store bragging thread

[Fueco]

No cashmere left behind

You gotta love finding money on the rack...

 

[size 38R]

Oh, you learned something? congratulations!

You will need to learn more if you want to have valid opinions on what constitutes a fail.

Failure to tell the difference between a orphan and a s/c? = FAIL.

Don't worry, you will understand with time.

Edit: @gringodaddy : My "friends" are in this thread, the one where members have class, style, and no set way to dress. here is where the gents be at.

 

[chiron]

We need a thumbs down button ...

 

[ReubenR]

Let's learn what makes an s/c different :

1. Patch pockets...

2. if "Casual", a un-structured and un-lined construction

3. A too-crazy for a whole- suit pattern, and informal buttons.

These are far from absolute. I've seen several beautiful suits with patch pockets, all of my summer suits are lined about that much and about half of my suits are much less structured than that. Also, I own several suits with much wilder fabric selections than that. Some I wear as suits, because they're not too crazy, like a beautiful shadow-striped southwick tweed, others, like my large-scale gingham summer suit or the one shown below, are too much for even me to wear together.

Found these pants on eBay, and not at prices that would qualify it as an ethrift, but just being able to reunite these two orphans makes this worthy of sharing. The jacket was bought, say, six months ago and the pants have yet to arrive but were purchased yesterday, and they're from opposite sides of the country, but the maker and the name listed as the original client match up:

 

[hbkshin]

Holy **** this thread is dripping with malice

 

[futuremyth]

These are far from absolute. I've seen several beautiful suits with patch pockets, all of my summer suits are lined about that much and about half of my suits are much less structured than that. Also, I own several suits with much wilder fabric selections than that. Some I wear as suits, because they're not too crazy, like a beautiful shadow-striped southwick tweed, others, like my large-scale gingham summer suit or the one shown below, are too much for even me to wear together.

Found these pants on eBay, and not at prices that would qualify it as an ethrift, but just being able to reunite these two orphans makes this worthy of sharing. The jacket was bought, say, six months ago and the pants have yet to arrive but were purchased yesterday, and they're from opposite sides of the country, but the maker and the name listed as the original client match up:


Phenomenal. The odds are pretty slim on that, congrats!

 

[hooker4186]



Wait, you reunited an orphan on the internet from two different sellers? That is one of the greatest things this thread has ever produced.

Holy **** this thread is dripping with malice

Seriously. Would you guys please stop making me block you? Some of you have sick finds when you're not bickering like schoolchildren.

 

[Fueco]

These are far from absolute. I've seen several beautiful suits with patch pockets, all of my summer suits are lined about that much and about half of my suits are much less structured than that. Also, I own several suits with much wilder fabric selections than that. Some I wear as suits, because they're not too crazy, like a beautiful shadow-striped southwick tweed, others, like my large-scale gingham summer suit or the one shown below, are too much for even me to wear together.

Found these pants on eBay, and not at prices that would qualify it as an ethrift, but just being able to reunite these two orphans makes this worthy of sharing. The jacket was bought, say, six months ago and the pants have yet to arrive but were purchased yesterday, and they're from opposite sides of the country, but the maker and the name listed as the original client match up:

I'm trying to decide if that's the most beautiful suit I've ever seen, or the ugliest. Either way, I don't think I have the nads to pull that off. More power to ya!

 

[Fueco]

Oh, and I discovered the secret to not behaving like an asshole...

I got 11.5 hours of sleep last night. Best. Thing. Ever.

 

[ReubenR]

Phenomenal. The odds are pretty slim on that, congrats!

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TBH, I'm not sure if I should be congratulated on this. I get the feeling this may be one of those ancient artifacts broken up and separated for the good of humanity. If I find the last piece, a matching vest, and wear all three together, what are the odds I'll be bestowed with limitless power by the ancient and unknowable gods of thrifting?

Not only was this from two different sellers, on different sides of the country, six months apart, but it was two different sites entirely. The pants are from ebay, but the jacket is from some random site I'd never heard of before that was even worse to navigate than etsy.

 

[eazye]

I'm sorry, let me rephrase that,

 

[chiron]

We need a thumbs down button ...

 

[gringodaddy]

Oh, you learned something? congratulations!

You will need to learn more if you want to have valid opinions on what constitutes a fail.

Failure to tell the difference between a orphan and a s/c? = FAIL.

Don't worry, you will understand with time.

Edit: @gringodaddy : My "friends" are in this thread, the one where members have class, style, and no set way to dress. here is where the gents be at.

There goes that laughably condescending attitude! Get one of your classy friends to publicly announce they like your fit, and your style in general. Because I've only seen universal ridicule.

 

[size 38R]

I'm sorry, let me rephrase that,

I'm glad for you. wear in good health. who am i to judge?

 

[chiron]

Bears pants , did not pick up.