Recent Purchases
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Nice choice. Can't wait to see how you rock them. And I decided to stay faaaaar away from UnionMade so I do not do something I will regret. I will live vicariously through your purchase arrow.
LandoCal, I live 13 miles away from the doorstep of Self Edge, San Francisco. Why do you think I stay away ? I rarely go there. I'm surprised that I didn't "do something I'll regret" the last time I was there – when I tried on the SEXIH07BK Type III jacket. I think it's only because my mom told me that the jacket looked awful on me and that I would be a moron for dumping $500 on a jacket just cuz it had an Iron Heart label on it. I stay away today though for a different reason -- that Flat Head FH Type II 3XXX Denim Jacket and also, the Toyo Jungle Pants.
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arrow, you gonna wear with new jeans ? indigo bleed = wabi-sabi
You know we're all serious in this indigo business. So wabi-sabi is bound to happen
I just got back from a club in SF and the owner was rocking some IH 301s.
I had to show him my 9634 to let him know what's up.
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Just bought a navy Crescent Down Works Italian Vest in an XXS (34) ! Total price including S&H, taxes came to $217.04. I'm sure I'll LOVE IT ! I was wrong about one thing. I love the navy but my size was completely sold out in other colors – so navy is what I got. There are slim pickins in other sizes as well. This is obviously a hot piece of merchandise !
Here it is :
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Looks hard as fuck in black. Why oh why did I have to see this, Shubz.
Ask a better question Seul. Why did I have to see it ? It was an impulse buy which I really can't afford right now but I justified it by the low cost. Before IH, I would have thought $200 is steep. Now, I think $200 is a fuckin' bargain – especially for high quality gear like Crescent Down Works (CDW).
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Bought (Michael J Krell green chambray):
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Probs buying (Michael J Krell red chambray):
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Maybe buying (RLPL aviators):
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Wanna buy (because of Shubz, I saw these Sunspel of England polos):
And if I do pick up a polo, I'm def picking up these (Sunspel of England indigo sleeping pants):
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I hope ur not offended, Seul, but the shiny material of those Polo´s is weird. Reminds me of Polyester…
We can do anything
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MOP (mother of pearl) buttons. You can tell the quality of a polo or shirt is decent by the buttons, most of the time. MOP = SICK ::)
Edit @ Shubz: I payed 40 € for that green Chambray (from his online store, red is sold out). The red one won't be much more (buying of SF). I have tons of MJK goods, and yeah: lovely gear. High quality at a low price. Too bad he's going out of biz.
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Rational talk:
- bought those aviators cause they go great with the outfit I will mostly be wearing during summer/ spring (and because I gave my last pair of aviators to my bro's gf since she looked stunning in them)
- bought those 2 MJK chambray shirts cause I sold my FH chambray shirt, and because I had lotsa discount (minus the 25 $ I had as Paypal money, I bought them both for less than 70 € portpaid; not bad). I also know Mikey makes top gear and the fit will be spot on.
Impulse buys?.. Most certainly not. But yeah: still feels good ::)
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Seul, that's funny. The polos and the indigo pajama pants were what I flipped on, too. Really nice polos.
Beatle, the shiny material is most likely mercerized cotton. That means it's the finest and most durable cotton you can find. It wears nicer than silk. I have many mercerized cotton undershirts, t-shirts and polos. Some of them are 23 years old and have literally hundreds of washes behind them while still looking like new. The price on those is totally OK. Cerruti and Zimmerli charge at least that much if not more. The weave is a kind of pique weave, similar to Lacoste. This is actually a weave that takes quite a bit of material and much more expensive machines than a flat weave but is very open and airy, as you can see in the pictures.
The dark blue and grey polos are really super nice. The only thing I'm not sure about is the pocket. But it definitely doesn't look like a polyester shirt.
