Australian Members - Part II - if you read the first post, you'll get what this is all about.

[FredAstaire1899]

Ok, I think I've finally decided on going the punch cap style for the dark brown gain leather: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/317433473717532725/

 

[Pink Socks]

Some time back Mrs GF went into a local bottle shop and asked where they kept the foreskins.

The attendent was taken back.

I think she means cleanskins I informed him.

Oh she responded going a deep shade of red when she realised her mistake.

Reminded me of a good joke. He is a mediocre version of it from a quick Google search -

At the end of the tax year the Tax Office sent an inspector to audit the books of a Synagogue. While he was checking the books he turned to the Rabbi and
said:
'I notice you buy a lot of candles. What do you do with the
candle drippings?'

'Good question,' noted the Rabbi. 'We save them up and send them back to the candle makers, and every now and then they
send us a free box of candles.'

'Oh,' replied the auditor, somewhat disappointed that his
unusual question had a practical answer but on he went, in
his obnoxious way;

'What about all these bread wafer purchases?' 'What do you
do with the crumbs?'

'Ah, yes,' replied the Rabbi, realising that the inspector
was trying to trap him with an unanswerable question. 'We
collect them and send them back to the manufactures, and
every now and then they send us a free box of bread wafers.'

'I see,' replied the auditor, thinking hard about how he
could fluster the know-it-all Rabbi..
'Well, Rabbi,' he went on, 'what do you do with all the
leftover foreskins from the circumcisions you perform?'

'Here, too, we do not waste,' answered the Rabbi. 'What we
do is save all the foreskins and send them to the Tax Office
and about once a year they send us...a complete prick.'

 

[Coxsackie]

Took delivery of some Viscata Capsasal suede espadrilles in "sand" colour from Massdrop and alas, they are too small for me. Shame, because they are lovely.

I ordered size 43. Normally I take a UK9.5 (at which size Carmina, C&J and Edward Green are all a perfect fit for me). I couldn't even get these espadrilles on. I'd say they would be good for anyone taking a UK 8.5-9.

Never worn, in their original box. I'll take $75. I work in Sydney and Melbourne or I can post them (buyer pays postage).

 

[Epicure]

Took delivery of some Viscata Capsasal suede espadrilles in "sand" colour from Massdrop and alas, they are too small for me. Shame, because they are lovely.

I ordered size 43. Normally I take a UK9.5 (at which size Carmina, C&J and Edward Green are all a perfect fit for me). I couldn't even get these espadrilles on. I'd say they would be good for anyone taking a UK 8.5-9.

Never worn, in their original box. I'll take $75. I work in Sydney and Melbourne or I can post them (buyer pays postage).

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I'm disappointed for you that they didn't fit, @Coxsackie. Aesthetically, I'd say they're close to ideal. Alas, no good for my UK12 clodhoppers either, otherwise I'd be very tempted. Surely somebody here will be able to put them to good use.

 

[Bravo Sierra]

I'm disappointed for you that they didn't fit, @Coxsackie. Aesthetically, I'd say they're close to ideal. Alas, no good for my UK12 clodhoppers either, otherwise I'd be very tempted. Surely somebody here will be able to put them to good use.

I'm in the same boat Epicure. I have been on the lookout for a UK12 espadrille for ages. Do you by any chance have any leads?

 

[Epicure]

I'm in the same boat Epicure. I have been on the lookout for a UK12 espadrille for ages. Do you by any chance have any leads?

I'm not sure how much you want to pay, but the exact ones that Cox posted are available up to size EU47 for US$95. Alternatively, something similar, up to a size EU46 and a fraction cheaper, is available from The Rake: https://therake.com/manebi-light-brown-hamptons-suede-espadrilles.html. But for that money, my pick would be the Viscata pair, based on the apparent aesthetic. Also, while the conversion chart provided by The Rake indicates EU46=UK12, I've personally found that for casual shoes, an EU46 is often too short for me, though I comfortably fit into a wide variety of UK12.

 

[Geoffrey Firmin]

What ever happened to the budget emergency?

And can you buy a pint of craft beer for $10?

 

[GinoSprezzalini]

Penhalligon’s also at Mensbiz.

Tauer church smell? The TLC in me doesn’t smell it. I would say upmarket bordello myself. I’ve been getting a lot of use out of the Floris 89 I picked up earlier this year.

There is nothing like the smell of a top class bordello. Big admirer myself.

**** eBay, seriously.

Obviously the best place to sell your unwanted junk is in this thread don't you know?

@FredAstaire1899 It was one of the Tauer Rose colognes. The TF Noir de Noir for me has the same aura.

I keep purchasing TF NdN - I wonder if I've been conditioned, Pavlovian style?

 

[Epicure]

Today. X-post from the WAYWN thread. Notable flaws and provenance of the individual items discussed there.

Spoiler: Close-up and details

Jacket: MTM in Ariston fabric (local independent menswear merchant)
Shirt: Copy of RTW by local tailor
Tie and PS: Vanda:
Cardigan: A brand of no particular repute
Trews: Ditto, on sale at a local department store
Shoes: Herring

 

[Bravo Sierra]

I'm not sure how much you want to pay, but the exact ones that Cox posted are available up to size EU47 for US$95. Alternatively, something similar, up to a size EU46 and a fraction cheaper, is available from The Rake: https://therake.com/manebi-light-brown-hamptons-suede-espadrilles.html. But for that money, my pick would be the Viscata pair, based on the apparent aesthetic. Also, while the conversion chart provided by The Rake indicates EU46=UK12, I've personally found that for casual shoes, an EU46 is often too short for me, though I comfortably fit into a wide variety of UK12.

Thanks very much for that. Better than I hoped for. Will check the links out.

 

[Mr Lam]

Anyone in Melbourne able to make me this coat?

 

[Epicure]

Thanks very much for that. Better than I hoped for. Will check the links out.

Glad I could be some help.

 

[taffy]

7 fold unlined ties, both from Scabal wool:

 

[Journeyman]

Today. X-post from the WAYWN thread. Notable flaws and provenance of the individual items discussed there.

Looks nice. My only nit-pick would be the jacket length - it could stand to be a touch longer.

 

[Epicure]

Looks nice. My only nit-pick would be the jacket length - it could stand to be a touch longer.

I agree. A touch longer would have been ideal. I'm not sure whether the length measurement was wrong or whether it wasn't translated in the execution. Fortunately it's not so short that I feel self conscious about it.