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Best Thrift Find – Allen Edmonds Sanfords for $14.99 (then refinished)
Kevinj3 stumbled upon these Allen Edmond Sanfords recently and picked them up for fifteen bucks. With a pair of walnut strands already in his arsenal, he refinished them to a deep burgundy, and the transformation is nothing short of stunning.
Most Resourceful Thread – What’s Your Wallet?
It seems as if there is an abundance of wallet options available on the market today, so it is especially helpful to see and hear what other people are using. From slim card cases, to money clips, to bi-folds and tri-folds, this thread serves as a great reference for both visual aide and honest user feedback. If you’re considering changing (or upgrading) what you carry your cash & cards in, give this thread a read.
Best Friday Challenge – Three Headed Monster
There are few things Threads users enjoy more than a great deal, made in the USA products, and style that stands the test of time. For this week’s contest, readers were challenged to combine all three themes into one outfit. Specifically, the challenge required at least one article of clothing under $15 (no copping out with socks or ties either), one item made in the USA, and one item at least 10 years old. Users Roostertail and ZCM (his look is shown above) battled down to the wire but in the end Roostertail won the voting with his combination of Gustin jeans (USA), a Merona henley (under $15), Chippewa boots (also USA), and hand me-down brown leather belt (10 years+). Check out his winning look and the rest of the entries here.
Best Advice – Your First Suit
“First suit, definitely a plain navy or a plain grey. You can play around with the fabric, maybe get a birdseye or a nailhead, but definitely don’t get a loud pattern or ostentatious details to start.” -Jake101
The Debate – Wearing a Tie with a Crewneck
Fall is around the corner, which means it’s only a matter of time before we are full swing into sweater weather. Looking ahead, Threads users discuss the do’s and don’ts of pairing a tie with crew neck sweaters. Where do you stand? Is it possible to successfully pull off a crew neck with a standard tie? Or do you stick to V-necks when layering sweater over necktie?
Many thanks to moderator tdig for assembling this month’s Best of Threads. Want more? Head on over to Threads and take a spin around. Top Photo: Ethan K.
Necktie with crew neck certainly looks passable, especially without a jacket, but necktie with v-neck looks better IMHO.
The v-neck’s diagonal lines and greater space to show the tie gives everything (shirt collar, tie, shirt) more proportion. With the crew neck, it looks like it was an after-thought. Like “I’ll just throw a sweater on top of this.” And not in a good, sprezzatura way.
Nice use of sprezzatura! (says the Italian)
Those poor walnut shoes. They were beautiful to start.
I used to only like v-neck sweaters but I have been really digging the east-coast prep look so I’ve started to like crew-neck sweaters more. I think it can definitely work by itself but under a jacket I think the v-neck works better.
Boy. I disagree. To the point where I never even considered someone would turn it into a negative, unless you’re being sarcastic and I’m just missing it?
Not criticizing the poster or being negative about the burgundy. The burgundy is nice, and the refinish work looks to be pretty amazing, but it is a completely different shoe now. All I’m saying is the walnut was nice looking, albeit in need of some love (not a whole lot). With the medallion, broguing, and derby styling, I think I’d just get more use out of the walnut than a very dark burgundy (I thought it was black until I checked the thread). And since he has strands in walnut, the change totally makes sense for a $15 find. I’m just giving props to the before picture as well. I don’t think he turned an ugly duckling into a swan. I think he turned a walnut swan into a dark burgundy swan. And I personally find walnut swans more appealing.
That shoe transformation is awesome!! Nice find and nice work!
Agreed! $14.99 is an outrageous thrifting win. If you don’t mind my asking, what does the restoration cost?
I dug through the forum. Apparently he had it done at a cobbler for 35 bucks. Definitely a win.