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The Official Thrift / Discount Store Bragging Thread Part III (Sept 2018-)
Been a bit, gang, but I don't want y'all thinking I've been off my game. Nah, I've been in "gathering mode", getting ready for the scorching AZ summer that's just begun, and the need to stay inside in the AC taking pix and listing (my least favorite part). Already 108F yesterday. Sigh. And I...- Sartoriamo
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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The Official Thrift / Discount Store Bragging Thread Part III (Sept 2018-)
Campagna stuff is amongst the best tailored clothing I have ever seen. Only found it twice in the wild in 20+ years. One of his main characteristics is what's called the "cugno al petto", a little stitched dart underneath the lapel, coming down from the shoulder seam a few inches, to tighten the...- Sartoriamo
- Post #52,547
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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The Official Thrift / Discount Store Bragging Thread Part III (Sept 2018-)
Though I'd been attending auctions since I was a kid, one of the GWs in Madison was the first place I ever thrifted, a quarter century ago. I was on a speaking tour and needed a fresh blazer and slacks. My GF said, "Why don't we go shop at the GW?", and I was like "What, used clothing? Are you...- Sartoriamo
- Post #52,502
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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The Official Thrift / Discount Store Bragging Thread Part III (Sept 2018-)
It's been a while since I saw one of these, but there was a period in perhaps the 90s or early aughts when I saw shirts with both tags. In fact, I remember having a fight with a buyer I sold one to, who thought it was some kind of scam. A guy I knew back then who had a consignment store in...- Sartoriamo
- Post #52,467
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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The Official Thrift / Discount Store Bragging Thread Part III (Sept 2018-)
I bought one of these Lauren Writer's Chairs at auction last year and it flipped pretty quickly on the 'Bay for $5K. Even with the discoloration you'll get $3-4K, but I'd probably sling a few Ben Franklins at a leather restorer to make it mint and max out your yield. Great kop! Hard to believe...- Sartoriamo
- Post #52,401
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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The Official Thrift / Discount Store Bragging Thread Part III (Sept 2018-)
This kinda belongs in the eBay thread, but for now: one of the more important elements of good photography lighting is what's called the CRI, or "color rendering index" of the lights themselves. Back in the day, it took a while for me to figure this out, as my early attempts to use nice, cool...- Sartoriamo
- Post #52,240
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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The Official Thrift / Discount Store Bragging Thread Part III (Sept 2018-)
Live. Local auction. I’ll post the rest later. Fifty bucks for this lot. $20 for this lot $20 apiece for these nice Audubon prints $40 for this Haven’t even started into the furniture yet Gonna be a long, fun day . . .- Sartoriamo
- Post #52,225
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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The Official Thrift / Discount Store Bragging Thread Part III (Sept 2018-)
La Bourguignonne. Probably 1950s.- Sartoriamo
- Post #52,214
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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The Official Thrift / Discount Store Bragging Thread Part III (Sept 2018-)
Live! Well, it only took a decade, but the thrift does eventually provide…- Sartoriamo
- Post #52,157
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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The Official Thrift / Discount Store Bragging Thread Part III (Sept 2018-)
Dayum, not so sure about following that monster haul from Mr Wingtip, but hey, life goes on. My inventory acquisition is very patchy atm, as it's hit triple digits in Phx so my visits to auctions down there are now suspended until I acquire a cooling vest. I have loaded too many trailers with...- Sartoriamo
- Post #52,053
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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The Official Thrift / Discount Store Bragging Thread Part III (Sept 2018-)
Can't help you with the model. 20 years ago I knew them all because they didn't have many, but they've got dozens now, and I don't think I've kopped any since I left New England a decade ago. Super-rare here. As regards keep or flip, it all comes down to what you need more: a few hundred...- Sartoriamo
- Post #51,794
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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The Official Thrift / Discount Store Bragging Thread Part III (Sept 2018-)
Well, you might be crazy, but not because of that. I think some people are just that way. For me, there just came a time when something changed. I have no idea what it was, and heck, I wore t-shirts like everyone else as a teenager. But it started with me grabbing at collars, trying to get them...- Sartoriamo
- Post #51,746
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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The Official Thrift / Discount Store Bragging Thread Part III (Sept 2018-)
Yes, guilty as charged, lol. Posted this many, many years ago, but will repeat for the newer folks: when I lived in New England, I was always on the search for the perfect winter sweater, and I found it in the form of Loro Piana's thick cotton crew neck. I can't wear wool or cashmere, as I am...- Sartoriamo
- Post #51,742
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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The Official Thrift / Discount Store Bragging Thread Part III (Sept 2018-)
Papillon is/was a store in NJ somewhere (Hackensack?) that like Courtoue, Bernini, The Clotherie, Louis Boston and others got Italian designers to private-label/white label their products with the haberdasher's name/logo. A pretty common finding. So yeah, it's a private-label Brioni for the...- Sartoriamo
- Post #51,687
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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The Official Thrift / Discount Store Bragging Thread Part III (Sept 2018-)
Haven't been posting a lot of finds lately, as I've been temporarily focused elsewhere (the flipper house). However, I got out yesterday, and glad I did. Dead bird, Kühl. Pretty foddery, but a nice HT. I don't normally kop Boss, but I make an exception for recent/current skinny fit stuff, as...- Sartoriamo
- Post #51,601
- Forum: Classic Menswear