The official thrift/discount store bragging thread - Part II (May 2015 - Sept. 2018)

[Fueco]

View attachment 895058 Live from the thrift

Nice!

 

[HansderHund]

I should have a lot of thrift karma built up from the amount of time I've spent reclipping pants back on their hangers.

My rule is if it falls off without me touching it or wasn't secured properly in the first place from previous person, I don't pick it up/re-hang. If I added up all the time spent fixing **** in a store that I didn't mess up in the first place, I'm sure it would add up to weeks of my life.

I pick stuff up from the floor: 20% is due to a belief/hope in karma, 20% because I’m a decent person, and 60% because I’ll be seen near it and blamed.

 

[chpartisan]

Finds from last week. In a bit of a dry spell lately.

First VV, might as well make it NWT.

First tailored Hermes. The pants are still out there somewhere.

Really like the fabric on this EZ SC. Not in my size

Spoiler

 

[noob in 89]

Do I get like a prize if I match Frenchy finds? Found the same blue vintage Hilfiger crest shirt with the life preserver and other doodads.

 

[CWOyaji]

Here's a better picture of the Alden for BB LHS 763 unlined shell cordovan loafers. Thanks everybody for chiming in, much appreciated.

After sending out my plea, while working through the jeans rack, my internal narrative got into a mantra of sorts with the words "Lucky, Levis, Gap" recurring over and over until I entered a state of heightened awareness and freedom from desire. At that precise moment, like the perfect flower of a lily arising from the muck of a muddy pond, a wondrous apparition appeared before me:

Spoiler: Episode of Kitonic consciousness - viewer discretion advised

Yes. A pair of mint Kiton jeans, with a perfect tateochi (japanese: "vertical falls", aka 'slubby') fade. Holy cow.

I grabbed the sacred object and set it aside, then whipped out my smart phone like a katana to cut through the uncertainty when a flash of enlightenment appeared on it. It was a message from @ORLThrifter, a true buddy-satva* racking up karma points by confirming that I had indeed stumbled on a grail pair of Alden Leisure Hand Sewn shell cordovan loafers, albeit in a disguised form, like Yoda in Star Wars Episode 2 before he revealed himself to be a Jedi Master to Luke Skywalker.

Other objects, oddly all beginning with the letter B, found their way into my basket. Borelli and Brioni shirts, a Brooks Brothers tie, it was all a blur until I found my way to the cashier, only to learn that the whole store was 30% off. Except shoes, those were 50% off.

So remember thrift bros, much like the central tenet of buddhism, thrifting may seem like an endless cycle of suffering and rebirth, but with the strength of the group good things can happen. Thanks again everybody.

*boddhisattva, like in the Steely Dan song -
noun

1. (in Mahayana Buddhism) a person who is able to reach nirvana but delays doing so out of compassion in order to save suffering beings.

 

[AHS]

Currently, Allen Edmonds makes for BB and it is advertised as such. Previously they didn't advertise it.

Alden makes BB's MiUSA cordovan shoes, unlined chukka and blucher and a few other things. Alden's width size has two letters (like B/D) while AE just has one letter.

BB does sell Edward Green branded shoes. Not sure if BB ever sold EG made shoes under the BB (or Peal label).

I'm waiting on a shipping confirmation on a GRAIL shoe purchase. An English maker for an American brand. I hope typing this out didn't jinx me.

Years ago (60s and 70s I believe) Edward Green did make shoes for Brooks Brothers under the Peal & Co brand as well as the “Brooks English” line.

The easiest way to tell is the last number. Most often it was the 202 last or the 346. The 346 was unique to BB and is named in honor of the flagship at 346 Madison. Or the 184 EG last # for loafers.

Likewise you can find EG shoes made about a decade later for Paul Stuart, Carroll & Co., and Bullock & Jones. Sometimes the shoes would be cobranded i.e. Edward Green for Paul Stuart. But not always. Look for the last #.

AHS

 

[Vixx]

Oxxford cashmere (pictured earlier) came in today - my first; it's crazy thick - essentially a double cashmere unstructured car coat cut like a blazer

Solid fit, arms are to long!!!

Dollar for dollar my top find this year - replaces 3 others in my closet

I now know what love is ...

 

[SpooPoker]

Oxxford cashmere (pictured earlier) came in today - my first; it's crazy thick - essentially a double cashmere unstructured car coat cut like a blazer

Solid fit, arms are to long!!!

Dollar for dollar my top find this year - replaces 3 others in my closet

I now know what love is ...

Aren't you in Los Angeles? You have a lot of coats for a warm area if so!

 

[Vixx]

What do you mean unfortunately? That looks like one of my shirts from the 70's or 80's that I made into a ½ shirt to show off my amazing abs. I could totally pull that off today too...

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I'm sorry, your post was drowned out by the cleavage err girl...in the red dress ..

 

[Randomore]

Catch and release. Pop on Logsdail. So much handwork! Too bad it had a small stain. I don’t mess with stains.

 

[Vixx]

Aren't you in Los Angeles? You have a lot of coats for a warm area if so!

San Fran - spent a lot of time growing up in London winters.

1) I am cold ...all ...the ...time - my gf and I swapped gender roles when it comes to temp.

2) I travel all the time... Have a couple of clients in Chicago that love nothing more than scheduling the California folks the second week in Jan lol

Just got back from Minn. .. Oy.

3) I love coats. Eventually need to downsize... But not today

4) pleasantly surprised on this one - was described As a warm blazer.. Gf washed one of mine on accident :x

 

[JohnAAG]

Here's a better picture of the Alden for BB LHS 763 shell cordovan loafers. Thanks everybody for chiming in on it, much appreciated.
View attachment 895093

After sending out my plea for help, while working my way through the jeans rack, my internal narrative got into a mantra of sorts with the words "Lucky", Levis, Gap" recurring over and over until I entered a state of heightened awareness and freedom from desire. At that precise moment, like the perfect flower of a lily arising from the muck of a muddy pond, a wondrous apparition appeared before me:

Spoiler: Episode of Kitonic consciousness - viewer discretion advised

View attachment 895098
Yes. A pair of mint Kiton jeans, with a perfect tateochi (vertical falls aka slubby) fade. Holy cow.

I grabbed the sacred object and put it aside, then whipped out my smart phone like a katana to cut through the uncertainty, when a flash of enlightenment appeared on it. It was a message from @ORLThrifter, a true buddy-satva* racking up karma points by confirming that I had indeed stumbled on a grail pair of Alden Leisure Hand Sewn shell cordovan loafers, albeit in a disguised form, like Yoda in Star Wars Episode 2 before he revealed himself to be a Jedi Master to Luke Skywalker.
View attachment 895099
Other objects, oddly all beginning with the letter B, found their way into my basket: Borelli and Brioni shirts, a Brooks Brothers tie, it was all a blur until I found my way to the cashier, only to learn that the whole store was 30% off. Except shoes, those were 50% off. So remember thrift bros, thrifting may seem like an endless cycle of suffering and rebirth, but with the strength of the group good things can happen. Thanks again everybody.

*boddhisatva, like in the Steely Dan song -
noun

1. (in Mahayana Buddhism) a person who is able to reach nirvana but delays doing so out of compassion in order to save suffering beings.

It's like James Joyce was a thrifter ....

 

[ace13x]

I'm 98% sure all BB MiUSA with a Goodyear welt are Alden.

Edit: 100% sure. I've never heard of a MiUSA BB shoe that wasn't Alden.

AE makes shoes for Brooks Bros. The MacNeil, Warwick, Dundee, among others.

But that padding in the heel cup is a telltale sign of Alden.

 

[impuntura]

Do I get like a prize if I match Frenchy finds? Found the same blue vintage Hilfiger crest shirt with the life preserver and other doodads.

Only if you post a pic wearing it with that mythical Vuarnet i sent you.

 

[ORLThrifter]

Here's a better picture of the Alden for BB LHS 763 shell cordovan loafers. Thanks everybody for chiming in, much appreciated.
View attachment 895093

After sending out my plea for help, while working my way through the jeans rack, my internal narrative got into a mantra of sorts with the words "Lucky", Levis, Gap" recurring over and over until I entered a state of heightened awareness and freedom from desire. At that precise moment, like the perfect flower of a lily arising from the muck of a muddy pond, a wondrous apparition appeared before me:

Spoiler: Episode of Kitonic consciousness - viewer discretion advised

View attachment 895098
Yes. A pair of mint Kiton jeans, with a perfect tateochi (vertical falls aka slubby) fade. Holy cow.

I grabbed the sacred object and set it aside, then whipped out my smart phone like a katana to cut through the uncertainty when a flash of enlightenment appeared on it. It was a message from @ORLThrifter, a true buddy-satva* racking up karma points by confirming that I had indeed stumbled on a grail pair of Alden Leisure Hand Sewn shell cordovan loafers, albeit in a disguised form, like Yoda in Star Wars Episode 2 before he revealed himself to be a Jedi Master to Luke Skywalker.
View attachment 895099
Other objects, oddly all beginning with the letter B, found their way into my basket: Borelli and Brioni shirts, a Brooks Brothers tie, it was all a blur until I found my way to the cashier, only to learn that the whole store was 30% off. Except shoes, those were 50% off. So remember thrift bros, thrifting may seem like an endless cycle of suffering and rebirth, but with the strength of the group, good things can happen. Thanks again everybody.

*boddhisatva, like in the Steely Dan song -
noun

1. (in Mahayana Buddhism) a person who is able to reach nirvana but delays doing so out of compassion in order to save suffering beings.

That's amazing man, congrats!