tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post7323070193448511308..comments2024-03-15T04:27:26.708-07:00Comments on An Affordable Wardrobe: Relativity: Free Goods Through Thrift ShoppingJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212956969066796818noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-51152246583776784562011-01-31T23:23:51.109-08:002011-01-31T23:23:51.109-08:00About J. Crew: "there isn't a thrift stor...About J. Crew: "there isn't a thrift store on earth that doesn't have hundreds of them in stock at any given time." I beg to differ. I've been through every thrift shop in my city (Syracuse NY) and the clothes are almost universally ugly and threadbare, stuff that should have gone in the trash (not because it isn't stylish, but because its just plain beat). A pair of J. Crew khakis would be considered quite the score in these parts. The best I've been able to do is a few LL Bean flannel shirts. <br /><br />I'll have to hit the thrift stores the next time I'm in New England and see if I can do better.Decknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-58381811838286397372010-11-11T04:54:08.669-08:002010-11-11T04:54:08.669-08:00Your math makes sense to me. After all, my persona...Your math makes sense to me. After all, my personal monetary unit by which I measure all purchases is the twenty-five cent cashmere sweater!The Queen of Fifty Centshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00384014133730608702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-55793307919316752962010-11-10T09:55:36.175-08:002010-11-10T09:55:36.175-08:00I'm sure you have probably posted about this b...I'm sure you have probably posted about this before, an if so a link to said post would suffice for an answer, but what I really want to know is how does one go about finding a good taylor? Good help is always so hard to find!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991365245172691764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-41633959415640999192010-11-08T22:07:02.853-08:002010-11-08T22:07:02.853-08:00Close, but not uncomfortsble through thr thigh, wi...Close, but not uncomfortsble through thr thigh, with a fairly narrow leg opening. Pretty near perfect.Giuseppehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11582043853388196139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-63592223995132280112010-11-08T21:47:22.378-08:002010-11-08T21:47:22.378-08:00Giuseppe,
How do those English trousers fit thro...Giuseppe, <br /><br />How do those English trousers fit through the legs? I bought a pair of tweed trousers from tweed-jacket.com a while back and they are too narrow through the thigh, though they fit fine through the waist, and wonder whether narrow legs is characteristic of English style.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11513028602539111338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-14845718534481343072010-11-08T21:26:46.912-08:002010-11-08T21:26:46.912-08:00Here in Boston, $12 is the going rate. Mr. Lee is ...Here in Boston, $12 is the going rate. Mr. Lee is my man, and his work is good. Besides, $12 plus the cost of the pants is still a steal.<br /><br />Relativity, remember?Giuseppehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11582043853388196139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-26095982090806776832010-11-08T21:17:29.903-08:002010-11-08T21:17:29.903-08:00I have to agree -- $12 is excessive for a hem job....I have to agree -- $12 is excessive for a hem job. You can find it for $5 here in Los Angeles!Jay B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15516510883575492526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-24568900455164366052010-11-08T19:08:50.625-08:002010-11-08T19:08:50.625-08:00I'm saying Dockers are inexcusably bad. Avoid ...I'm saying Dockers are inexcusably bad. Avoid them at all costs.Giuseppehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11582043853388196139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-52287679075631091582010-11-08T11:45:26.748-08:002010-11-08T11:45:26.748-08:00I'm not sure I understood the comment about do...I'm not sure I understood the comment about dockers. Are you saying dockers are clearly a cut above jcrew chinos? If so, why? Not that I'm disagreeing, as I have no first-hand experience of either brand. If I ever do buy either brand's chinos, I'll have to buy them sight unseen using the Internet. So I'd definitely be interested in any details that raise one brand above the other. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-39655518713540750752010-11-08T10:43:21.958-08:002010-11-08T10:43:21.958-08:00hear! hear!hear! hear!those trickshttp://thosetricks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-65264719693207060102010-11-08T07:32:35.291-08:002010-11-08T07:32:35.291-08:00Now reduce your cost further by learning to hem tr...Now reduce your cost further by learning to hem trousers yourself.<br />Save your Mr. Lee for the tough to DIY jobs.David Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04656794645683894339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-4350376932710501392010-11-07T20:50:18.140-08:002010-11-07T20:50:18.140-08:00Funny, I think the same way when I get a job lot o...Funny, I think the same way when I get a job lot of stuff at the thrift, in person or the net.<br /><br />I would've called the Johnstons my "free" pair thoughNCJacknoreply@blogger.com