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

[eddiegreen]

Small batch of Issey MIJ

 

[Woofa]

Final thrift of 2024. Seems odd to find it right before new years.

Hoping 2025 is full of thriftenings for everyone.

 

[cadmonkey]

endin the year on a good note

 

[UKWyldcat]

Zegna sports coat…..$18 EBay. Several stains…worked my magic and now…like new.

 

[txwoodworker]

Happy New Year fam. Thanks for nearly a dozen years of fellowship and knowledge. Hope '25 is outstanding for everyone, but that's unrealistic, so at least for everyone reading this.

 

[sushijerk]

endin the year on a good note

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I've got a similar brooks bros cashmere that's probably my favorite cashmere sweater. Almost twice as thick as any other cashmere I've handled and has both the softness of Italian cashmere with the sturdy robustness of old school Scottish cashmere. Can't count how many BB sweaters I've seen but never found another one like this one.

Happy new year thrift bros! Browsing this thread always brings a little brightness to my day no matter what.

 

[vandelay74]

Happy new year all,

This was one stop with a good sale. Nothing crazy in this pile, but this plus the next pic had a ppu of a little under $2.

Vtg krizia black velvet shawl collar buttonless blazer with paillettes. Seriously…

Drove my ppu up at $4

Really nice details on this. Contrast pick stitching hand sewn lapel/collar detail, functional cuffs with mop buttons.

Cool reverse taper vent shape

Pop finally. This place usually prices up nice ties prohibitively but the old sales tag was covering the Hermes wording, obscuring the truth from the pricer, and perhaps not only the staff

This is bonkers

 

[impuntura]

 

[LaundryRoom]

A few New Year finds...

Classic Ranger-Mocs, appear unworn

Bostonian Crown Windsor PTBs, no shell left behind

Shall we play Guess The Maker? The answer is spoilered below.

Spoiler

 

[Letric]

I've got a similar brooks bros cashmere that's probably my favorite cashmere sweater. Almost twice as thick as any other cashmere I've handled and has both the softness of Italian cashmere with the sturdy robustness of old school Scottish cashmere. Can't count how many BB sweaters I've seen but never found another one like this one. View attachment 2306393

I've got the same sweater but in Navy Blue, folded up in a ziploc bag somewhere. When I first found it I remember wearing it several times a week for months before losing weight I think. I should go dig that out...

 

[Darkadious]

hey ya'll, happy new year.

recently got back into thrifting after being out for a few years because i was bored. first few stores i hit up didn't garner much, almost quit again. but then the next few i hit some pretty cool stuff, will post soon. anyway, left a few cool coats and suits behind mostly wool because of stains. what's the go-to technique these days? cheers

 

[leadbelly2550]

Burberry wool overcoat with a zip-out lining. Those little white spots in the photos are on the mirror, not the coats.

The nearer image shows the pattern of the fabric. (the glen check on the left is a worn Oxxford blazer I don't wear any more - this is a basement closet where I keep longer overcoats, convenient to grab there before heading out).

Louis Boston overcoat, probably cashmere wool (tags don't say).

Neither was traditional thrift from a store. My late father-in-law's closets have been a time capsule for a few years because my mom-in-law couldn't bear to enter when he passed after a long illness. Having made some new friends and gotten to a better emotional place, we're now assessing how to address his wardrobe. I don't need more men's clothing, but when we were trying to figure out what to do with all of it, we saw a Burberry trench that worked for our son, and these worked for me.

Any suggestions on how to donate or re-home a lot of fine men's clothes without becoming an Ebay, Poshmark, or Etsy person? I lack the bandwidth for that, and none of us need the money. Cashmere Brooks Bros. overcoats in camel hair & navy, a bunch of other topcoats of various lengths and styles (some for golf, some purely casual). At least 100 blazers (mostly older Brooks, some Italian, some European private-labeled for a Pittsburgh fine clothing store, several Oxxford), roughly a dozen suits (similar distribution), a few hundred shirts that are mostly casual/sporty patterns - Ralph Lauren, Brooks, etc, lots of Edward Green, Ralph Lauren, Brooks shoes. I can't see sending these to the local Goodwill - they're better off with people who need something nice for interviews or jobs & can't afford the clothes.

Emphasizing - not looking to sell anything here, or anywhere else really. Just trying to find inspiration or knowledge for how to put these with people who would appreciate them in some kind of organized, scalable way. They're all in far better shape than one would find at a typical thrift store (spent some quality time with one of our daughters & spouse in some very nice thrift stores in Brooklyn/Williamsburg recently).

 

[Sartoriamo]

none of us need the money

You don't hear that a lot on this thread, lol! Please post your general location, as I'm sure any thread denizen that lives nearby would happily find a way to get this distinguished wardrobe to grateful end-users. Alternatively, there are a bunch of thread members who accept consignments (@capnwes and others) who would be happy to work reselling this collection and sharing the consignment proceeds with your family (notwithstanding the statement quoted above).

 

[mistermidwester]

It's been a few. Had some real job deadlines and a jaw surgery that kept me out of the game for awhile, but the past week has been a lot of fun. I've kept up with the thread and I had a lot of FOMO while people were raking.

Found this on the curb a week ago and need to refinish it. Vintage Lane Rhythm end table.

1974 A2 deck jacket

Vintage made in Denmark desk organizer thing. Love this.

WW2 Army Officers shirt

First time finding bespoke Timothy Everest. This was SO close to fitting me, alas it has working cuffs and is too short for my ape arms.

Nicest suit I've found in awhile. J Press Pressidential with fancy fabric.

Keep on rocking it, everyone! Hope the new year treats you all well.

 

[leadbelly2550]

You don't hear that a lot on this thread, lol! Please post your general location, as I'm sure any thread denizen that lives nearby would happily find a way to get this distinguished wardrobe to grateful end-users. Alternatively, there are a bunch of thread members who accept consignments (@capnwes and others) who would be happy to work reselling this collection and sharing the consignment proceeds with your family (notwithstanding the statement quoted above).

I appreciate the response. We (mother-in-law who is a senior citizen and us) live in the Washington, DC metro area. I'm sure my mother-in-law would explore consignment if it were an option.