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•Created by drew-fc on 9/18/2023 in #questions-and-advice
Sportcoat or mismatched suit jacket?
@drew_fc your original jacket doesn’t look to be in their “neo cut,” but just FYI Spier customer service told me their neo cut suit jackets and sport coats are the exact same cut, so as long as it’s neo cut it should be generally interchangeable
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Mmfad
•Created by Bigelow on 9/8/2023 in #fashion-discussion
Building a secondhand academic wardrobe
As a Small Boi™️ I’ve had much trouble finding small sizes of sportcoats and such on secondary market. I’m a little hesitant about alterations just from lack of knowledge here - a pair of pants are an easy fix on bringing them in and hemming, but can I have basically the same expectation of “ease of altering” with say, a sportcoat? I wear 36S, but if I bought a secondhand 38R, can I make that work at the tailor?
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Mmfad
•Created by Clark'sDesertBot on 9/5/2023 in #topic-of-the-day
Hats! What's on your head? - Topic of the day 9/5/23
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Mmfad
•Created by Clark'sDesertBot on 9/5/2023 in #topic-of-the-day
Hats! What's on your head? - Topic of the day 9/5/23
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Mmfad
•Created by Clark'sDesertBot on 9/6/2023 in #topic-of-the-day
What's your next purchase? - Topic of the day 9/6/23
Well, I bought some new khakis and some Alden PTB’s literally today. But “next” is probably either a MTM uni stripe oxford or yarn for the cardigan my wife promised to knit me
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Mmfad
•Created by TheRealBinky on 9/4/2023 in #questions-and-advice
Plain toe blucher - Beckett Simonon, Allen Edmonds, or Alden?
I have an Alden retailer in town I was planning to visit based on feedback here, though the Van last fits me comfortably, so I imagine the Barrie last on the PTB’s would work well
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Mmfad
•Created by TheRealBinky on 9/4/2023 in #questions-and-advice
Plain toe blucher - Beckett Simonon, Allen Edmonds, or Alden?
My only hesitancy toward GS is the allegedly brutal break-in period
GS loafers being uncomfortable were actually what got me to buy the Alden LHS lol
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Mmfad
•Created by TheRealBinky on 9/4/2023 in #questions-and-advice
Plain toe blucher - Beckett Simonon, Allen Edmonds, or Alden?
Seconds for AE is my basic assumption, not full price, so we agree there
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Mmfad
•Created by TheRealBinky on 9/4/2023 in #questions-and-advice
Plain toe blucher - Beckett Simonon, Allen Edmonds, or Alden?
Yeah definitely, I’ve done a basic first pass at ebay and grailed and would lean on those heavily for Alden or shell in general. Problem is 8/8.5 sizing not as common :/
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Mmfad
•Created by TheRealBinky on 9/4/2023 in #questions-and-advice
Plain toe blucher - Beckett Simonon, Allen Edmonds, or Alden?
This is I think why I’m leaning toward the AE. They’re a shoe that genuinely gets a lot of love and look great, but with the added benefit of being a good price. The BS’s definitely feel like a price-first compromise, which I think is really why I even ask the question instead of just getting them.
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Mmfad
•Created by TheRealBinky on 9/4/2023 in #questions-and-advice
Plain toe blucher - Beckett Simonon, Allen Edmonds, or Alden?
It’s moreso that I started with the BS because I didn’t want to spend more than a few hundred, but then as I started looking into lasts, colors, and styling, Aldens obviously pop up quite a bit so I started thinking “well…should I?”
What it really comes down to is I could get the Aldens, but then I’d be foregoing spending that money on other wardrobe items like a new sportcoat or some filler pieces
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Mmfad
•Created by TheRealBinky on 9/4/2023 in #questions-and-advice
Plain toe blucher - Beckett Simonon, Allen Edmonds, or Alden?
Forgot to say in the post, I’m thinking either a coffee/dark brown color or maybe jumping for burgundy/color 8 cordovan
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Mmfad
•Created by Clark'sDesertBot on 9/3/2023 in #topic-of-the-day
What are you looking forward to in F/W? - Topic of the day 9/3/23
Finally convinced my wife to knit me a cardigan. Just need to buy some yarn and I’ll be nice and cozy this winter
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Mmfad
•Created by kalvin on 8/18/2023 in #questions-and-advice
How's everyone finding MFA discord compared to MFA reddit?
This is my only gripe. Reddit’s message board/forum format of nested comment chains is so much more user friendly than a free flow of replies
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Mmfad
•Created by raisinpie on 8/18/2023 in #questions-and-advice
looking for a new suit
Have you looked at the Spier suits in contemporary fit? Bit less slim and AFAIK all the trousers are high rise
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J Crew
J Crew has done well by leaning more into its roots than trying to be a “more premium basics” store. That being said, it’s still a “mall brand” in a lot of regards (e.g. QC, fabric content, OTR fits), and I look to it more for certain pieces that, oddly enough, usually fall into the “basics” category.
Pretension aside, I’m really liking the 7” inseam shorts (I have 3 pair) and the garment-dyed polos (like wearing a t-shirt, amazing, I also have 3 of these lol)
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Mmfad
•Created by TheRealBinky on 8/2/2023 in #questions-and-advice
Knitting pattern recs for a cardigan?
ooh I'm liking this one on first glance, thanks for sharing
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Mmfad
•Created by TheRealBinky on 8/2/2023 in #questions-and-advice
Knitting pattern recs for a cardigan?
Would love if you shared links!
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