Steve Smith
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^ That is fixable.
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Hm. Is that something a tailor can do or some kind of special reweaving required? How much do you think it would cost?
Speaking of old Brooks: I saw this shirt on Monday and immediately knew it was old...would love some help dating it, if anyone knows. Do we have a TyphyoidJones signal?
Anyhow, any help dating this would be great. Unlined collar, tag is definitely different, and it has a higher cut side shirt "tails" (or whatever they're called) than I've seen on other Brooks.
These ties were also there and I'm pretty sure they were from the same guy. They have the black caps script BB text, which I'm pretty sure is older. They're also skinnier and with thinner lining than newer ties...they're probably from near the same era as the shirt since I'm almost positive they're from the same guy. Any help is appreciated.
Found this tie at Goodwill, nice, thick silk. The brown is nicer in person, the iphone didn't show it well. From what I could tell, it had never even been tied--or at least had no wrinkles in the knot area. Can you guys confirm it's actually Brioni? Any idea of a value if I go the ebay route (or here)?
OMG one of the best thrift days, evah. Among the pile, Incotex cords!!!! Are you kidding me? If you give me the unicorn pic, oh well, I wish I had time tonight to brag/post pics/all that stuff (although I am wondering if the lovely Isaia Napoli mint suit size IT64/drop 8L will have any takers...even Spoo says he hasn't ever seen one THAT big....any of you guys want pix or whatevah, PM me, I'll swap or sell for cost because it's a beautiful thing that should NOT go for cheap on eBay, it deserves a loving home).
Real reason I am poasting...discussion the other day between me and another local thrift denizen (friend, every bit the trad clothing diehard we are, would love to have him hang here but I haven't yet twisted his arm, he would LOVE you guys):
Do you agree? Are we being a-holes about this? I know, ethical discussions bore some poasters but...this has been on my mind a few days and I wanted to put it to you guys for group moral judgment.
- Him: I couldn't believe what happened at Savers the other day.
- Me: Whut?
- Him: I was competing with a family for a nice Zegna suit my size.
- Me: Oh?
- Him: Yeah. Perfect! It was new-ish, too, not the old 1980s crap.
- Me: What was the deal?
- Him: They were looking for a suit to bury some relative in. My logic was, they could have a perfectly decent looking Dior Monsieur or whatever, it's not like they needed it for the next 20 years, right?
- Me: Word. That sucks.
Some stuff I found after work. I'm hoping the pants can be made to fit, although they're pleated. I'm going to work on the BB golden fleece, it has been starched to death and needs
treatment around the french cuffs. It will be available if it cleans up (it has a stain, too). The rest are unavailable.
Hm. Is that something a tailor can do or some kind of special reweaving required? How much do you think it would cost?
Hm. Is that something a tailor can do or some kind of special reweaving required? How much do you think it would cost?
Pretty sure reweaving is your only option, and it will depend on the size of the hole. Count on at least $50, in my (limited) experience.
This is a bit dated, with the 6 over 1 buttoning. I'm guessing it's also unvented. So I'd probably strip the buttons.
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