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Originally posted by drzenitram View PostI can't believe I didn't even notice that! Ha. I knew I liked the look of the Fifth Avenue, I guess that's what drew my eye to the Byron. Apparently the only difference is the last (Byron is #4, Fifth Avenue is #5). I'll compare them side-by-side this weekend when the Byrons come in.
I'm a big fan so far. The Byron last is less sleek than the 5 last, but it's also much comfier in the toe box. It's a bit of a shorter, wider toe, but really not noticeable unless you have them side by side.
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Just bought a pair of Alden tan suede penny loafers off of Shop Lost & Found in Canada. The exchange rate made them a little over $100 cheaper after shipping. Also bought the Billy Reid Bond Peacoat. They're going for 60% off on East Dane with Amazon Prime shipping and free returns, so it was hard to resist.
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Originally posted by LesserBlackDog View PostI test-drove the CRV plus the Outback and Forester. I thought the CRV would be a real contender but not after driving it - not only was the ride not as good as the others, but the interior felt cheap and the center console area was set up really strangely.
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Originally posted by mmgfarb View PostI recently found a bunch of Brooks Brothers shirts at Marshalls for $30 but they didn't have any in my size so I bought two, hoping Brooks Brothers would let me exchange the size and color. They did! I'm just kicking myself now that I only bought two.
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I snagged a Drake's PS of the JCrew sale today for $30. https://www.jcrew.com/p/mens_categor...2531?sale=true
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Alright, I'm kinda proud of myself. One of my personal style goals this year was to add some more colors and patterns to the closet, and I decided to start with a Madras shirt. After asking around on this forum and others for suggestions, I finally settled on this one from Tailor Vintage:
Genuine bleeding Madras in brighter (but not too ambitious) colors, with a non-button down collar. $108.00 plus another $25 to get it shipped to me out of the States.
Anyway, mall store sales are happening, and I decide to do some exploring last Saturday morning. And in the local Nautica store, way at the back on the discount rack, I find this for $20:
Genuine Madras? No (it's a very light poplin). Button down collar? Yes. But, "Self," I say, "for $20 it's close enough."
So, with an extra $113 left in my projected budget, I keep looking around at the sales. End up with 4 more shirts from Rose Pistol, Color Siete, and Mango, all on sale for 60%-70% off (on average about $22 each). Then, feeling lucky, on the way home I stop at one of the U.S. Brand Outlet stores we have here. And I find a NWT short sleeve BR plaid shirt in a linen/cotton blend ($15.00) and a no-name (tags were cut off) white shirt collar polo for $6 (which I'd also been looking for for a while). Not totally in love with the collar of the polo, but I'll see how much I use it before buying one from S&M or Kent Wang.
Long story short, I'm about $135 all in and have 7 shirts for $2 more than what the T.V. Madras would have cost me. I'll start with these and see if I can work up the courage to try a [MENTION=14176]hauttedoggie[/MENTION] style patchwork Madras some day.
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