tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post8070584040480188983..comments2024-03-15T04:27:26.708-07:00Comments on An Affordable Wardrobe: All the DetailsJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212956969066796818noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-27609568909000016612011-10-05T15:59:33.664-07:002011-10-05T15:59:33.664-07:00Ok. Sorry. Apologies mostly to your wife...mother ...Ok. Sorry. Apologies mostly to your wife...mother of those lovely kids. Now go burn that mutha futha jacket.ADGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612897500610475937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-64036751746665475382011-10-04T00:54:19.786-07:002011-10-04T00:54:19.786-07:00Sorry, but it really comes off as silly and rather...Sorry, but it really comes off as silly and rather dated. <br /><br />For the most part, I enjoy your posts, but when I see something as dated and sad as this somehow forwarded as something new and interesting, it comes across as bad salesmanship. <br /><br />The jacket strikes me as a bad cloth version of a Vega or a Pinto -- interesting in its time, but completely retarded in 2011. <br /><br />Sometimes its good to step back and realize not everything from '72 or whenever-the-hell-it-was is compatible or applicable to modern times....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-77860193369941741722011-10-01T15:25:27.783-07:002011-10-01T15:25:27.783-07:00Don't listen to any of these sayers-of-nay. W...Don't listen to any of these sayers-of-nay. Wear it with a bow tie and a pith helmet if you want to.Yankee-Whisky-Papahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03700869447555261057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-44250518161472508362011-09-30T19:18:19.457-07:002011-09-30T19:18:19.457-07:00What an amazing find, congratulations! AND she bou...What an amazing find, congratulations! AND she bought you a sweet jacket!Jho78https://www.blogger.com/profile/17672892971295502004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-402476596481680112011-09-30T11:18:31.939-07:002011-09-30T11:18:31.939-07:00Loving it. The belt in front adds a British late-...Loving it. The belt in front adds a British late-40s military flair; fun, but you're probably right to ditch it. Unless you're commonly addressed as 'Major' or something.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16917559046599661612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-37421836251410371152011-09-30T07:13:23.881-07:002011-09-30T07:13:23.881-07:00Trust ADG to be the one who steps up to trash talk...Trust ADG to be the one who steps up to trash talk a bells-and-whistles laden piece of clothing such as this.<br /><br />Wait and see, brother. It' sgoing to kill with the Tyrolean hat and this tan corduroy vest I just picked up.Giuseppehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11582043853388196139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-87142768594458582302011-09-30T03:50:41.845-07:002011-09-30T03:50:41.845-07:00You know I revere and respect you...for numerous r...You know I revere and respect you...for numerous reasons. But that jacket is some wrong shit. Irreparably so...the fabric is too flimsy for the Norfolk that it's trying to be. Shut up.ADGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612897500610475937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-65088372452855530022011-09-29T17:59:21.077-07:002011-09-29T17:59:21.077-07:00that's a fabulous blazer. I may duck hunt more...that's a fabulous blazer. I may duck hunt more than you, but I think you can pull it off. Bad buttons have to gocammiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280629560480024504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-32836041080785603392011-09-29T12:45:04.685-07:002011-09-29T12:45:04.685-07:00Speaking of Tyrolean looks, you must wear this wit...Speaking of Tyrolean looks, you must wear this with your Alpine hat.Sheik of Arabynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-1837527076769037502011-09-29T08:26:44.822-07:002011-09-29T08:26:44.822-07:00Horn buttons might look good. It would shift it t...Horn buttons might look good. It would shift it towards a more Tyrolean look.Yankee-Whisky-Papahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03700869447555261057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-1940127825062453442011-09-29T08:11:49.817-07:002011-09-29T08:11:49.817-07:00I really like that coat. Detaching the belt, as yo...I really like that coat. Detaching the belt, as you described, it could be worn around town on an autumn day. I have a similar one in a greenish tweed, but the back belt is fixed and the pockets are flapped patches. Yours is nicer.<br />The buttons were almost identical , but brown. Like you plan to, I swapped them for leather buttons.<br /><br />You're such a lucky sod in your thrifting.Roger v.d. Veldehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01171223872098970110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-25026854453466692472011-09-29T07:06:04.940-07:002011-09-29T07:06:04.940-07:00I don't know, although it looks well made, it&...I don't know, although it looks well made, it's a little costumey.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-47847227091914967792011-09-29T03:15:55.432-07:002011-09-29T03:15:55.432-07:00Leather buttons would be expected; go with the woo...Leather buttons would be expected; go with the wood. I agree, the front belt is a no go.gentleman machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05485395378797559032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-32518455114026416982011-09-28T22:09:52.779-07:002011-09-28T22:09:52.779-07:00That is an incredible find. What a wonderful, thou...That is an incredible find. What a wonderful, thoughtful, caring wife you have!Young Fogeynoreply@blogger.com