I'm getting to really like thrift stores. I lost quite a bit of weight last year, so I had to replace a lot of clothes. It takes quite a bit of sifting through crap to find good stuff that fits, but it's worth it.
Been a while since I have posted here but this is one of my gifts to myself this Christmas! Might need to trim the strap a little more, but so far I love it. Been trying to take advantage of the end of the Accutron line and the subsequent lower prices. Seemingly a good deal for a swiss made Bulova with a sapphire crystal. Not an auto but for the money I have into this, I am satisfied with the quartz movement.
The charcoal wool vest goes with pretty much anything (I like to think). The green moleskin is a bit tougher, but I wear a whole lot of white or blue button downs, so it's still very useful to me.
Teppanyaki,1 pair of shoes and 2 shirts. All from Johnston & Murphy. I started by looking at waterproof chukkas/desert boots, as it rains quite a bit over here. The Clarks crepe-soled ones were out once I read about traction issues in rain with the crepe soles.
I narrowed it down to more casual options from Clarks (a rubber soled variant) or Timberland, or a dressier one from J&M. I went for the J&M after trying a pair on - the leather is nice and soft (as well as full grain, which looked and felt to be of much higher quality than the other options), and the footbed felt very comfortable and cushiony. I much prefer soft/cushiony shoes. I also ended up picking the J&M as it is a dressier/more "stylish" option.
I also picked up 2 pair of shirts as they had a sale (buy one, get one half off) as I need some new shirts. I was intrigued by the cuff pattern - I've never worn a shirt with a different pattern inside the cuff, nor have I ever worn a shirt with the cuff rolled up once (at work, I roll them up twice as I wash my hands a lot).
https://www.johnstonmurphy.com/tailored-fit-stairstep-stripe-convertible-cuff-shirt/07402873-S.html
https://www.johnstonmurphy.com/tail...stripe-convertible-cuff-shirt/07407281-L.html
I'm curious if my wearing either of these shirts with the cuffs rolled back to show the pattern (1 fold) will look good (in other words, I won't look like an idiot) or if I will look like a "fashion don't". I don't particularly care to be stylish, but I'm afraid that I may have fallen for a trendy look that will soon look foolish.
I should add that I will probably try the single roll-back with these 2 shirts (if nothing else) simply because I like the cuff patterns.
