zeopower6
Member
Images of the shoes are nice but we need to see what they would be working with. ~_~
Also, Midnights, did you go to that place in Newport Beach yet?
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Men's Fashion |OT| Style is eternal; But my wallet isn't
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Images of the shoes are nice but we need to see what they would be working with. ~_~
Also, Midnights, did you go to that place in Newport Beach yet?
Illithid Dude
Member
Yeah, I watched it live last night. Kinda boring, honestly. I was expecting something more, and I was disappointed he ignored the DNA of LV that Marc created, which is to say, the theatricality of the shows and the clothes. Either way, doesn't really affect me, with Kim Jones still doing menswear.
You mean what pants? For navy, I said chinos and burnt orange jeans. Also a pair of light blue pants:
freenudemacusers
Member
giga, blue is cool but based on what you wear seems kinda limiting. that said, it never hurts to have a pair of whatever-whatever shoes in your closet.
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
Just back from a'marees. The store itself is pure class. It's huge, they're right on the water and the setup is nice. The mens selection is limited to say the least but you'll find things there you won't find anywhere else. If they had common projects black achilles I would have died but no luck there. Said they would get more mens stuff soon.
Their collection of cdg fragrances was real nice but no amazingreen. So I settled for play green which is an equally acceptable leafy green fragrance that is amazing. I can't stand that musky bullshit so stuff like this is right up my alley.
I will say this though it was nothing but old ladies in there. I was probably the only guy below 45 to walk in there that day if there was any guys at all.
Their collection of cdg fragrances was real nice but no amazingreen. So I settled for play green which is an equally acceptable leafy green fragrance that is amazing. I can't stand that musky bullshit so stuff like this is right up my alley.
I will say this though it was nothing but old ladies in there. I was probably the only guy below 45 to walk in there that day if there was any guys at all.
freenudemacusers
Member
sounds like you could have bagged a coug or maybe even a jaguar.
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
When I walked in through those doors I was all business. Also those women looked like they had all the money in the world and they spent it trying to regain just a moment of youth. The amount of plastic surgery.
I hate brown shoes.
I hate brown shoes.
zeopower6
Member
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
Because my shoe colors will always be.
Black
White
Navy
Dark Red
Gray
Black
White
Navy
Dark Red
Gray
Often? Maybe twice a year.
I have four different brown shoes. One of them is suede--but it's a derby, not a chukka.
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
Brown in oxfords is fine though.
thezerofire
Banned
p sure they have the black achilles in my local nordstroms
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
Where do you live?
Cosmic Bus
pristine morning snow
Nordies in Seattle (flagship store, of course) has 'em too.
I always have confused feelings of envy and lust in the high-end shoe section.
I always have confused feelings of envy and lust in the high-end shoe section.
freenudemacusers
Member
yeah not all nordstroms are created equally; you can get chanel and slp at the nordstrom in seattle. have oddly never noticed cp there, but they do have a lot of jimmy choo and the like.
thezerofire
Banned
SF. Been tempted more than a few times
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
I never understood how a place of such wealth like OC could have such shitty selection of clothing.
Made any day trips to Vegas?
freenudemacusers
Member
yeah vegas is pretty awful for menswear; well, the strip anyway. santa barbara, too.
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
How good is tres bien shipping/exchange policy? I'm looking at getting the pair of cp's from there but man my history with shipping sneakers is a nightmare.
I told you guys the one time where someone swapped out the shoes in the box with some junk, then there was the packaging being all shitty ruining the suede, and finally saying it was delivered but nothing ever came. Also, do I have to pay customs? What's the deal with the 20% off non-european customers? I'm assuming I'll be charged somewhere else and that's their way of keeping it fair.
I told you guys the one time where someone swapped out the shoes in the box with some junk, then there was the packaging being all shitty ruining the suede, and finally saying it was delivered but nothing ever came. Also, do I have to pay customs? What's the deal with the 20% off non-european customers? I'm assuming I'll be charged somewhere else and that's their way of keeping it fair.
Illithid Dude
Member
If you're worried about shipping/exchance policies while buying CPs online, why not just buy from The Corner?
Marcovaldo
Member
5th Avenue is just a looooong stretch of clothing stores, loads of nice stores in soho too on and around mercer street
yeah true, guess i didn't miss anything interesting then
Didn't pay any customs when I ordered, marked down the product to nothing. As for the 20%, theyre deducting VAT for non euros. Packaging was fine. I've also returned items, was painless but you're going to pay to ship it back, think they charge 30-35 via FedEx.
yeah, i heard 5th ave is the place to hit. thanks
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
Corner doesn't have low black achilles. They got high ones.
Naked and Famous is really losing me. Woke up this morning and the stitching on my midnight stretch was coming apart. Same thing happened to my black power stretch that I repaired.
TheKaeptain
Banned
I was going to say try living in the Valley but then I remembered how amazing the Nordstrom's at Canoga Park is.
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
edit: ordered them now thanks for the code bud.
TheKaeptain
Banned
Bought a shirt from j.crew. Going to take a really sharp pair of scissors to the collar later on.
zeopower6
Member
OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather
Member
Whatever you do, don't wash it! Their shit shrinks like a mother fucker.
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
How's he gonna not wash a shirt?
Also, I might try this DIY band collar myself let's see whose comes out better.
Also, I might try this DIY band collar myself let's see whose comes out better.
freenudemacusers
Member
a tailor can sew that shit off for probably $10 and make it crispy fresh.
OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather
Member
lol I dunno, he'll have to figure something out. All i know is J Crew shirts shrink. A lot.
luckyboyceo
Member
Midnights is it the selvedge or hem line that's ripping from your Naked & Famous? If it's the hem line you can send them to me and I'll fix them for you.
Cold wash plus hang dry should minimize the shrinkage.
Illithid Dude
Member
or just dry cleaning it should do the trick #drycleaningmasterrace
OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather
Member
Exactly what I did. :/
Definitely what I'll be doing from now on.
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
It was the back pocket. I patched it up we'll see if it holds.
Is dry cleaning a j crew shirt worth it?
Is dry cleaning a j crew shirt worth it?
OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather
Member
A dollar or two to make sure my $60, $80 shirt doesn't shrink after the very first wash? Yeah, I'd say it is.
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
Dry cleaning over here is 6 bucks a shirt. I've cold washed hang dried plenty of j crew shirts they never shrank. I'm perplexed as to what happened to your shirt.
NinjaBoiX
Member
Certain jackets and stuff that don't even say "dry clean only" just get dry cleaned to be safe. I'm not risking ruining a nice fit for the three or four times a year I'll wash a jacket!
Illithid Dude
Member
feel. anything of mine that's not a t-shirt gets dry-cleaned
zeopower6
Member
Honestly, I'd imagine most of your wardrobe is dry clean only anyway, haha.
I don't really have anything worth dry cleaning... but I try to handwash things that would otherwise become mangled in the laundry.
Stop using the dryer. Putting heat to wet cotton will always destroy it. Hang dry to not just save your clothes, but your energy bill too.
OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather
Member
Like I mentioned earlier, I did hang dry. Cold water wash too.
No idea then. Was this a while ago? My recent jcrew tees haven't shrunken with my cold washes.
JustHadToJoin
Member
Spring is coming so its time to buy some new boots. I really love the Allen Edmond Eagle County boots, but the reviews say the soles break down easily. Where do you recommend?