The official thrift/discount store bragging thread

[edwardthefirst]

Gentleman, I need some advice. I found this suit yesterday, which was coincidentally a cherry pop for me. I'd put quality and construction up there with the best of the best, it really is outstanding. The problem is that it is basically unsellable, being a 6x1, un-vented with double pleated trousers. My inner clothes nerd and love for finely tailored menswear would not let me leave it on the rack in good conscious, especially for $8. Add to that, that when I got it home, I causally tried the jacket on and besides having slight shoulder pads (is is from 1988 after all) it fits really well. Finding this out, I tried on the trousers and they are some of the most comfortable pants I ever put on. Not sure why, maybe the pleats hitting just right, maybe the 4 darts on the back, I don't know. However, there is some damage to the hems, though there is plenty of extra material to get rid of that problem. My question is then, what do I do with it? I wish I had the space to just start up my own collection of bespoke pieces that I find, but that's just not feasible at the moment. I was thinking of butchering the pants and making them super cropped, wearing the jacket unbuttoned with maybe just a tee shirt or knit underneath some white Stan Smiths and just saying "*******". The 90's are back after all, as evidenced by a group of people I saw outside of class yesterday that looked like extras from A Different World.


Also, it appears to have been made for this guy, who owns Victoria's Secret and once had the largest yacht on the planet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Wexner

Fit pic! What an awesome find. I'm not sure what I would do with it, honestly, aside from preserve it and admire the quality. A. Caraceni is for sure a grail for me.

 

[Un1qu3]

I set up interviews and greet interviewees and whatnot at my job (we're actually hiring QA testers right now. It would be pretty hilarious if you were interviewing here). I'm not sure what the company you're applying at is like, but honestly, most dev shops are so laid back that people who are overdressed almost come across negatively. At least at our place, clothing is the least of anyone's worries in an interview. We had a guy come in for a QA interview wearing a Star Wars shirt and shorts once. He's been working here for about 3 years now and he's great at his job.

Edit to add: the reason they can come across negatively is that our office is pretty well-known in the area and if someone comes in wearing a suit, it shows that they didn't really do any research on the company and that we're just another place they applied. Not saying they wouldn't have a chance for the job or that people shouldn't try to look great for interviews.

too funny. but no, I'm not in Minnesota.

 

[LeafAndArrow]



I set up interviews and greet interviewees and whatnot at my job (we're actually hiring QA testers right now. It would be pretty hilarious if you were interviewing here). I'm not sure what the company you're applying at is like, but honestly, most dev shops are so laid back that people who are overdressed almost come across negatively. At least at our place, clothing is the least of anyone's worries in an interview. We had a guy come in for a QA interview wearing a Star Wars shirt and shorts once. He's been working here for about 3 years now and he's great at his job. 

Edit to add: the reason they can come across negatively is that our office is pretty well-known in the area and if someone comes in wearing a suit, it shows that they didn't really do any research on the company and that we're just another place they applied. Not saying they wouldn't have a chance for the job or that people shouldn't try to look great for interviews.

+1

Though, in many cases the office dictates the garb, which is why I asked. If the dev dept is in a larger office, it may be a different kettle of fish. I've worked investment firms and private law firms, and in such places everyone is expected to be in shirt/tie in IT, even if they stay in the bowels of the dept. Though the trend is swinging, the last time i was in a firm in DC, only the litigators were wearing ties... but I digress.

 

[Orgetorix]



Gentleman, I need some advice. I found this suit yesterday, which was coincidentally a cherry pop for me. I'd put quality and construction up there with the best of the best, it really is outstanding. The problem is that it is basically unsellable, being a 6x1, un-vented with double pleated trousers. My inner clothes nerd and love for finely tailored menswear would not let me leave it on the rack in good conscious, especially for $8. Add to that, that when I got it home, I causally tried the jacket on and besides having slight shoulder pads (is is from 1988 after all) it fits really well. Finding this out, I tried on the trousers and they are some of the most comfortable pants I ever put on. Not sure why, maybe the pleats hitting just right, maybe the 4 darts on the back, I don't know. However, there is some damage to the hems, though there is plenty of extra material to get rid of that problem. My question is then, what do I do with it? I wish I had the space to just start up my own collection of bespoke pieces that I find, but that's just not feasible at the moment. I was thinking of butchering the pants and making them super cropped, wearing the jacket unbuttoned with maybe just a tee shirt or knit underneath some white Stan Smiths and just saying "*******". The 90's are back after all, as evidenced by a group of people I saw outside of class yesterday that looked like extras from A Different World.

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

Dem lapels.....

Also, it appears to have been made for this guy, who owns Victoria's Secret and once had the largest yacht on the planet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Wexner

Wow! Don't remember seeing Caraceni here before. And for Les Wexner, too! Amazing. I'm a little surprised it turned up in Chicago and not in Columbus, as that's where Limited's HQ and Wexner's house are. Suppose it makes sense he'd have a Chicago place too, though.

Any Columbus thrifters ever find any of his other stuff?

 

[kbadgley84]

Holy fuckin ****. Spoo?????

 

[Snoogz]

WOW, Brioni Vicuna...amazing.

 

[DanM]

^^dayyyyum. That's winning the thrift lottery.

 

[cpmac7]



Holy fuckin ****. Spoo?????

Umm you need to buy that no matter what the price is!

 

[kbadgley84]

It's buckled in the passenger seat

 

[eazye]

 

[eazye]

Unbelievable, simply.......unbelievable.

 

[jdrizzy]

Holy ****. You just Thrifted a car


That's one of my fantasy finds. Keep going to that store, someone that donates a vicuna Blazer must be baller

 

[My Main Man]

Holy wow. Everything posted from here on out is basically garbage. </thread>

 

[Koala-T]

I set up interviews and greet interviewees and whatnot at my job (we're actually hiring QA testers right now. It would be pretty hilarious if you were interviewing here). I'm not sure what the company you're applying at is like, but honestly, most dev shops are so laid back that people who are overdressed almost come across negatively. At least at our place, clothing is the least of anyone's worries in an interview. We had a guy come in for a QA interview wearing a Star Wars shirt and shorts once. He's been working here for about 3 years now and he's great at his job.

Edit to add: the reason they can come across negatively is that our office is pretty well-known in the area and if someone comes in wearing a suit, it shows that they didn't really do any research on the company and that we're just another place they applied. Not saying they wouldn't have a chance for the job or that people shouldn't try to look great for interviews.

This is a great point. You should actually ask the interviewer what the appropriate dress is. If he says casual, don't worry about it.

 

[DanM]

@kbadgley84. So... Deets bro? Dibs if it's a 46R?

J/k but seriously was that a true thrift? Local stores here STILL aren't putting out winter stuff so I've got to live vicariously through you guys while picking over the last scraps of summer.