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Thom Browne + Brooks Brothers = Black Fleece (pics are up)

RJman

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Originally Posted by Edward Appleby
Honestly when I see those two-button jacket cuffs with the wide space I immediately think of ****** late 80s Sears jackets from the thrift store in strange patterns and synthetic fabrics.
Quite seriously, Browne did cite the Sears catalog as one of his inspirations.
 

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Picked up my Shetland tweed trews.

All I can say is...
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My fiancee has a few vintage Sears catalogs from late 40s, 50s and early 60s and that is some seriously great gear in there. Love how the catalog was like a phone book in thickness
 

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Originally Posted by Get Smart
any chance of pics in WAYWT?

Sure. I'll try to hit it tonight.
 

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Keep in mind guys, I'm not talking about midcentury gives-Engineered-Garments-fans-a-woody Sears, I'm talking about 1989 Sears.
 

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Originally Posted by Get Smart
My fiancee has a few vintage Sears catalogs from late 40s, 50s and early 60s and that is some seriously great gear in there. Love how the catalog was like a phone book in thickness

Yes, Sears and Lazarus made some really interesting stuff a long time ago. I have some old tweed jackets and ties from both of them.

It's really a shame that stores like Sears no longer sell interesting or decent clothing. There would be a lot more sightly people walking around if they did.
 

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Originally Posted by RJman
Quite seriously, Browne did cite the Sears catalog as one of his inspirations.

You don't say...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sears

The catalog also entered the language, particularly of rural dwellers, as a euphemism for toilet paper. In the days of outhouses and no readily available toilet paper, the pages of the mass-mailed catalog were used as toilet paper.
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Originally Posted by AlanC
The two button spaced cuff is simply the old Brooks/J Press/Southwick et al Trad standard. It's nothing groundbreaking.


'zakly.

It's just another detail that BF has returned to BB.
 

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Originally Posted by aportnoy
Sure. I'll try to hit it tonight.

Did you tap that this evening?

I bought a new TB blazer in lieu of the suit and am thinking of going to BB this weekend to get some BF pants.
 

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I bought the brushed twill cotton khaki trousers today. Had them hemmed to what would be about 1/4" higher than "no break" and got a 2.25" cuff on them.
 

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