The Official Thrift / Discount Store Bragging Thread Part III (Sept 2018-)

[double00]

I found this old StyFo thread on your RY zipper, that might be a place to start. I started to look at Gianfranco Ferre jackets on ebay, none of the labels were exactly like that, but similar.

hein gerick vibes but who knows

 

[eazye]

I found this old StyFo thread on your RY zipper, that might be a place to start. I started to look at Gianfranco Ferre jackets on ebay, none of the labels were exactly like that, but similar.

Awesome, thank you!

 

[silverwarebandit]

Peru also.

There is a permanent style article about an RLPL hand knit from Peru where an RL designer dropped in to talk about how much work goes into those pieces, something like 100 hours of hand knitting.

 

[JohnAAG]

Cozy house sweater goal attained for $6.99. Older, but zero holes or moth nibbles and the good heavy 4-ply stuff

 

[LaundryRoom]

Anyone know how to remove those dry-cleaner stickers?

Steam.. heat.. peel a tab up and rip the mfer off with needle nose pliers.

Many thanks! I hit it with a steam iron for a few seconds...

 

[WoolyLamb]

Cozy house sweater goal attained for $6.99. Older, but zero holes or moth nibbles and the good heavy 4-ply stuff

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Thats the good stuff. I got my eyes on a shawl collar cardigan from them.

 

[greekgeek]

For those following...whole lot going on in here, no wonder it weighs ~20 pounds. The capstan belt is toast. Ordered one up from the only US source I could find.

Everything else looks very clean and without obvious signs of oxidation or degradation. Some wood dust or frass to blow out by the faceplate, weird.

Fingers crossed...

 

[sushijerk]

Love vintage cashmere. Wish I picked up more back in the day as I rarely see it now.

 

[WoolyLamb]

Love vintage cashmere. Wish I picked up more back in the day as I rarely see it now.

What was back in the day? 😭

 

[sushijerk]

2016 was when I started, but I already see a huge difference between now and then.

What was back in the day? 😭

 

[SimonC]

2016 was when I started, but I already see a huge difference between now and then.

I agree with this - I’ve got a deep stock of Scottish-made Ballantyne acquired over the past ~20 years but pieces are few and far between now.

 

[Letric]

Many thanks! I hit it with a steam iron for a few seconds...

Awesome. You might be able to get some of that glue off with a Q-tip and some weak solvent (don't want to strip color off the label or mess it up). But that's an improvement.

 

[heathenist]

Very quick little one stop at a place I’d never been today. We were on our way to get a Christmas tree and realized we needed a stand so we stopped at the closest thrift store that was open.

1950s (I think) 7 1/8 3x Stetson Open Road and unknown shell longwings. The hat is about a quarter inch too small for me and the shoes fit but are in desperate need of a resole so who knows if I’ll ever cough up the dough for that.

 

[Jackstraw001]

Love vintage cashmere. Wish I picked up more back in the day as I rarely see it now.

I find it more prevalent at church and charity shops vs the chain thrifts like GW or VV.

 

[YoungAmerican]

Overheard today at the Rose Bowl flea market, from one low-rent Post Malone to another: "Bruh, I been thrifting since 2K20."