Menswear

[Metcarfre]

Try looking up estate sales, too.

[Metcarfre]

Went thrifting with the wife today. Turned down a Canali dress shirt (!) and two Brooks Brothers, plus a pile of other shirts and pants. Did manage to snag a plain navy polo that fits pretty darn well, though, which I've been looking for.

[Jamfalcon]

I found one of these (charcoal, made of felt) at a garage sale for a dollar today. My instinct is that it's not something that I'll actually be able to use for any sort of formal occasion, particularly since it's a bit too small to come all the way down on my head without being tilted back, but it was well worth it just for the novelty value of owning a classy (?) and expensive hat.

[Metcarfre]

Hey, why not? Could always use for a costume or goofin' around.

In fact...

[Matt]

Doesn't he wear a bowler?

-m

[Dutch guy]

He does

[Fezzul]

S'true, I'be been DeLarge at halloween several times. It's a bowler

[Metcarfre]

Here's that jacket I found the other day;

[The Jester]

Very snazzy.

[Metcarfre]

[UnarmedOracle]

I love Nerd Boyfriend. Wish he updated more often.

[Fezzul]

Just another evil-ex waiting to happen...

[Metcarfre]

Paul Grangaard, the CEO of Allen Edmonds (High quality US-made shoes), is doing an AMA on reddit right now. Highly recommended.

[Metcarfre]

[Metcarfre]

(Reddit plug) Dreaming of Fall, Playing with Texture

[Metcarfre]

Quadruple post? Quadruple post.

Here's the suit I found today;

And a better shot of the fabric, navy wool flannel;

Local maker;

And, the fabric?

And, what could be better than... wait...


Oh yeah... $15.

[AlexanderDitto]

Amazing find. Fantastic.

[plummeting_sloth]

Made in Engla, a region of Bangladesh.

[Metcarfre]

Here's some tips for finding a great suit when thrifting.

[MrPayneTrayne]

The irony(?) of using that gif to talk about how awesome something made in England is. x.x

But srsly, nice suit.

[Master Gunner]

I stopped by the thrift store today, and managed to find a nice gray tweed herringbone jacket. Yet another reason to look forward to the fall.

[Metcarfre]

Nice.

[Metcarfre]

If you live in the US, are interested in #menswear, and are trying to find a good place to buy affordable basics, you need to know that Uniqlo announced it is opening an e-commerce site this fall.

To which I say;

[Dutch guy]

Bump

I have another job interview Thursday and my old "dress" shoes are falling apart (very cheap imitation leather anyway) I bought new shoes.


These are real leather and seem a lot sturdier than my old ones.

My question now is: How should I lace them?
I normally use the standard criss-cross

However, some people seem to suggest the straight bar lacing


Also, since we've discussed this, but haven't had any pictures: this is basting thread holding a pocket closed on a new suit(yeah, turns out I missed the breast pocket somehow)

[Metcarfre]

Dress shoes, generally straight-bar lacing, but with open-laced derbies like that, I'd use criss-cross, since the quarters are so very apart, the messiness that's underneath the straight bar lacing will be showing.