The official thrift/discount store bragging thread

[foodguy]

i'm not a photographer, though i work with them daily. great job on the light box, but i do think you need one secondary light from directly in front that's unfiltered to pop out the details.

 

[catside]

Gold cufflinks. 1.99+tax

Talbott, Brioni, and Paul Stuart England staples (can trade these if u need them)


!!!And!!! I will trade this one with a Kiton suit or an Alpha Romeo Spider Veloce or the like. Make offers!! -maniacal laugh here-

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

 

[plei89]



Gold cufflinks. 1.99+tax

Talbott, Brioni, and Paul Stuart England staples (can trade these if u need them)

!!!And!!! I will trade this one with a Kiton suit or an Alpha Romeo Spider Veloce or the like. Make offers!! -maniacal laugh here-

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

I saw a couple of Polo Bear ties for $20 brand new a week ago... But they were kids size

 

[Brianpore]

!!!And!!! I will trade this one with a Kiton suit or an Alpha Romeo Spider Veloce or the like. Make offers!! -maniacal laugh here-

If it's not Cashmere its only worth a Hickey Freeman

 

[mexicutioner]



I saw a couple of Polo Bear ties for $20 brand new a week ago... But they were Brianpore's size

FTFY

 

[capnwes]

Photos look awesome! I use a 5000k professional color viewing table and I think the light quality looks just as good. I am definitely impressed. However, you are going to need a much larger box to shoot a suit....or horse barn.

(not 100% perfect condition so prob just going to turn the RLPL into my new "photo tie")

That is what i did with the dunhill tie I was never comfortable with its authenticity.

 

[t2russo]

I'll bite. I just needed to do some thrift therapy after a rough couple of days, so I wanted to do something nice out of something bad. Shirt is accounted for, and I let that go for $20, and I just want to get the jacket gone for the $40 I paid plus $6 for shipping. Paying it forward or something like that...

Did he mention "cost" was $90 for the shirt and $600 for the suit...I kid I kid

Very nice gesture of you. Just make sure these don't go to someones uncle's son's brother's g/f's father....aka ebay.

 

[catside]



If it's not Cashmere its only worth a Hickey Freeman

Oh well! Good bye Alpha.
Then I will wear them. Call me Professor West!

 

[plei89]



Built this nice little light box and tried it out. Anyone have any suggestions for light placement? Used tissue paper for the sides but debating about changing it out for a different material. Had to try it out, so tossed a few items I thrifted today in it.... Have not touched the shells yet, but they should clean up really really nice. Dibs goes to someone who has a pair of shells in a 7-7.5 to trade! There are 11D Other Allen Edmonds are a 8.5 EEE Canali and RLPL were 50 cents each (not 100% perfect condition so prob just going to turn the RLPL into my new "photo tie")

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The shoes came out lovely. Major props! But I think for taking photos of ties, this is overkill. I can take just as good photos of ties with a piece of white computer paper and my DSLR with a bounce flash (or regular flash if I wanted to).

 

[catside]



I'll bite.  I just needed to do some thrift therapy after a rough couple of days, so I wanted to do something nice out of something bad.  Shirt is accounted for, and I let that go for $20, and I just want to get the jacket gone for the $40 I paid plus $6 for shipping.  Paying it forward or something like that...

 

Nice of you. I wish it was my size. Now where is klobber or mexicutioner?

 

[Brianpore]

The shoes came out lovely. Major props!
But I think for taking photos of ties, this is overkill. I can take just as good photos of ties with a piece of white computer paper and my DSLR with a bounce flash (or regular flash if I wanted to).

Figured this was cheaper then a DSLR although that is on my thrift list

Shot with an old Lumix DMC-FZ5

Photos look awesome! I use a 5000k professional color viewing table and I think the light quality looks just as good. I am definitely impressed. However, you are going to need a much larger box to shoot a suit....or horse barn.

That is what i did with the dunhill tie I was never comfortable with its authenticity.

Plan is to get a fridge box and do the same thing for the suits

 

[jkidd41011]



I'll bite.  I just needed to do some thrift therapy after a rough couple of days, so I wanted to do something nice out of something bad.  Shirt is accounted for, and I let that go for $20, and I just want to get the jacket gone for the $40 I paid plus $6 for shipping.  Paying it forward or something like that...

 

OK someone buy this before I do. I have a navy Saks Made in Italy I picked up before the Holidays from Kloober so I really don't need another.

 

[Klobber]



OK someone buy this before I do. I have a navy Saks Made in Italy I picked up before the Holidays from Kloober so I really don't need another.

$40 is a respectable price, will you be in trouble with the wife if too many packets go through your door? .

 

[jkidd41011]



$40 is a respectable price, will you be in trouble with the wife if too many packets go through your door? .

After my suit spree of a couple weeks ago...what do you think?

 

[capnwes]

Two Mystery Picks Today. Any ideas/info?

First is a very sturdy heavy wool suit, Maker - Neumann (Apparently Austrian?) date 1969, 3 roll 2 jacket, Pleated/cuffed pants. Button Fly. A lot of little details that scream quality.









Vintage Suede jacket. Peak lapels, leathher buttons (hemisphere), zip out liner. I have pictured the only tag in the jacket, I assume the leather patch had the maker on it at one time.