VOTE NOW! The Official 2014 Thrift Thread Find of the Year - Cheapies HOF

[SpooPoker]

A home for the best of the best, starting today, ending 12/31/14.
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updated with the poll - who had the find of the year?

330CK with the sulka robe/RLcouch/Charvet PJ's

Capnwes with the Polo plaid coat

Suited with the Attolini SC

Randomore with Will Smith's Tom Ford 3 piece suit

Leftofthedial with the Loro Piana cashmere coat

Suited with the Isaia velvet NWOT jacket

Me with the 14K gold buttons found on a random DB jacket

Capnwes with the tiffany sterling silver cufflinks

Capnwes with the 14K gold buttons on a Sulka DB jacket

Orgetorix with the deadstock 1939 suit

Brianpore with the Polo alligator shoes

DanM with the deadstock Edwin Clapp sea turtle loafers (which now belong to me )

Hansderhund with a haul that included full Brioni morning suit and Lobb shoes

Me with the 1960s Lily Pulitzer jacket

EazyE with the Brioni alligator shoes (also keeping the sea turtles company )

Dr. Livingston with over 100 deadstock ties including Drakes, Arny's and more

COtoKS with the deadstock vintage Levis

Capnwes with multiple pairs of deadstock Stuart McGuire engineer boots

hooker4186 and the Kiton 100% cashmere suit

kbadgley84 with the Brioni 100% vicuna SC

Mr.Moo with the gold chanel tweed coat

Me with the Gucci NWT $42,500 alligator coat

Me with 18x Zegna jackets, Brioni, cucinelli, kiton cashmere, etc. haul
(which later had $600 in the pocket of one)

KoalaT with the 26 Oxxford (and a few Brioni) SC's and suits

rhz5001 with 71 Hickey Freeman NWT suits

Hooker4186 with the Loro Piana 100% cashmere jacket

Mr.Moo with the Stefano Ricci croc shoes

Mr. Moo with the elephant briefcase

Calypso with a Rubinacci suit

Troika with a series of Huntsman and Henry Poole bespoke suits with original hangers

Fueco with the Maxwell bespoke shoes

schmidtdalton13 with two pairs of Alden shell boots and shoes

Jebarne with a 24k gold plated Christopher Ross belt buckle

Fenway with an apparently rare easton bat

 

[hbkshin]

Man there was so many amazing things that I don't feel my Vicunas are even worth mentioning.

 

[SpooPoker]

If you thrifted something in the last 45 minutes, Im impressed.

 

[capnwes]

Y'all can quit now, cuz I'm planning on taking this one by storm.

 

[hbkshin]

Oh this is for next year. Yeah no I plan on winning this one. You can all retire now.

 

[SpooPoker]



Thrift Fit!

Sulka pure cashmere & silk lined robe
Charvet pajamas
Peal & Co. Grecian slippers
RL sofa

Nominated

 

[jrd617]

Thrifted a Kiton vicuna coat today with 100% platinum buttons and a bank envelope full of $1000 in cash in the pocket. I think it's fair to say I won the 2014 contest. Pics to come.

 

[capnwes]

Nominated

Ooops....Disqualified.......

From his tumblr......

"I’ve thrifted my entire life. The joy of the hunt gets me up in the morning—finding that exceptional item still gives me a rush unmatched by any of my other hobbies. 2013 brought me my top two grail items: the Sulka pure cashmere, silk lined robe & Ralph Lauren sofa pictured. Here’s to continually stepping up my thrift game. Ferrari 250TR here I come…"

 

[capnwes]

But since I'm here.....

Purchased 1/10/2014 ....
Original Post
My Tumblr has had a ball with it too.

Super Chunky PRL Prince of Wales Tweed Coat. Fully Canvassed, Double Breasted, Peak Lapeled Goodness.

 

[jrd617]

@Betelgeuse get that coat! you like the red check

 

[SpooPoker]



cherry popped - no fabric tag, but it feels like pure cashmere.

Nominated.

 

[Frikki]

I found a Brioni, cashmere DB sportscoat for 15$ in a local Red Cross store, quite an acheivement considering that Iceland is the menswear gulag of Europe.

 

[ChetB]

 

[SpooPoker]

You beat me to it!

 

[jrd617]

Game, Set and Match, right there for the Grand Prize!