madgrad

damn i am so tempted on this....

What's the inseam?

Calling dibs on the capital E raws!

I'm interested in the military trousers, what's the inseam? Is that total length?

The reason I want this pair is I have the exact same thing in 29x34 which is a little too tight and constricting, so I would love to be able to size up one.

If anyone wants to take the 29x34s off my hands, let me know!

For anyone who has been looking for a nicely fitted duffel coat but didn't want to shell out 300 and up, H&M comes to the rescue again. I just stopped by today to drop off my application and saw a black wool duffel coat for 80 bucks. It's from their LOGG division if that means anything. The sizing is weird because the small fit me perfectly in the chest and arms, and normally a small is way too short in the sleeves. I'm going to have it taken in just a little more for a perfect fit, but I love it. If I can get a camera I'll post pics but it's really a great piece.

Can I get some measurements on the waist and hem?

Not only did an H&M open up literally five minutes from my apartment, but I'm going to apply for a job there tomorrow. If I get the job, I'll hook people up, no problem.

I'll take them if they are still available. PM me for details, I'm in the US.

Interested in the jacket, sent PM

After reading all the hype I want to pick up a few articles of clothing from these lines, however I have no access to any of the stores that sell them and they are obviously hard/impossible to find on line. If you have any t-shirts, sweaters, hoodies, jackets, etc from these lines in small or medium and are willing to part with them for a nice price, let me know! Doesn't matter if they are from this years line or not, I'm still interested.

Blazer from H&M

1MX Shirt From Express

Tie from Kenneth Cole

Belt from H&M

Levi 501s

Aldo Motorcycle Boots

I love the fit and feel of the 501s. They are slimmer than I expected for a mass market jean, slimmer than Express and the like and the feel of the denim is very soft.

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Cologne is for use only if:

1) You are gay.

2) You haven't showered in three (3) days, after which you may apply cologne one (1) time per day until you shower again.

3) You are trying to mack some wack chick who likes "clubbing, shopping, and hanging with the hotties," in which case you may use cologne only on the first date.

And I hate perfume on girls. It hurts my nose and smells like a slut. I like girls that smell like nothing.

--- Original message by RedFoxxworth on Feb 22, 2006 09:53 AM

Congratulations on being a close minded ass and dismissing the centuries old art of perfumery to the likes of homosexuals and those with poor hygiene.

Although I'm sure this comment will fall of deaf ears I am not a homosexual, I shower at least once a day and I'm already in a relationship, and amazing I still wear cologne which doesn't make me smell like a french whore house yet still garners daily compliments.

A comment of this nature in a thread about cologne is the intellectual equivalent of wandering into a dry denim thread and bellowing out that anyone who wears jeans for more than six months without washing is a moron. And in case you're a little too dense to make the connection: You're retarded.

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Can anyone recommend a scent for me?

I want something that smells, sweet (but not floral or citrus), spicy, and a little masculine (but not musky).

--- Original message by heartsandcrafts on Feb 21, 2006 07:25 PM

If you can find either one, the original Montana pour Homme or Havana by Armais would both fit the bill. They are discontinued and hard to find, however they both share similar spice notes. Montana is more pure spice with an orange accord, Havana blends in tobacco and bay rum. I prefer the Havana but unless you're paying attention they smell quite similar if sprayed side by side.

For something that is available today...

Opium pour Homme EdP strength by YSL. Sweet, creamy, a touch of spice like a spiced caked, lasts forever and a day. Inexpensive as well.

B*men by Thierry Mugler. Tones down the pure and too sweet chocolate of A*men and adds some spices

Their incense and tea lines are second to none in my opinion, very affordable too. Their more experimental scents like 2 (smells like ink) and the odeur 53/71 cross the line for me from being exciting and wearable scents to something avant garde that I can't really find and occassion for. They are unique just not really useable.

Note: 2 and 2 Man are not the same, 2 man is a nice smokey/woodsy scent that is very masculine

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now we're in my area of expertise!

Creed Green Irish Tweed (fresh smell for office work, Cool Water is a direct rip of this one)

Serge Lutens Arabie (smells like I'm wearing a spice shop)

Creed Bois due Portugal( crisp dry woods with an ambery drydown)

Havana by Aramis (tobacco and spices)

Opium EDP by YSL(seductive spice cake type scent)

Ungaro III (Very masculine rose and woods smell)

Bond No 9 New Haarlem (The best gourmand I own, cocoa and patchouli)

If anyone wants any recommendations, let me know. I've owned a couple of hundred colognes in my life, it's one of my main hobbies.

--- Original message by madgrad on Feb 21, 2006 08:39 AM

Great with expertise, you can help me out if you want to..

My favourites (without beeing based on any noticable empirical knowledge) are:

Givenchy Pour Homme & Issey Miyake L'Eau Bleue.

I see both of them as mostly suitable for eveningwear, though i think Miyake can work daytime just as good, if not a little better... maybe.. i don't know.

However, i would like to expand my view and maybe get hold of similar (and possibly better) alternatives. So, any recomendations would be very much appreciated!

--- Original message by iohan on Feb 21, 2006 09:25 AM

Issey's products are by and large not suited to nightime/formal use as they are crisp and light. The original and Bleue are both daytime casual and office type fragrances that I really wouldn't wear out at night.

That being said if you want an alternative to Issey, check out Kenzo Pour Homme, Creed Erolfa and Bond No9 New Hamptons. All excellent aquatics, especially the Creed

now we're in my area of expertise!

Creed Green Irish Tweed (fresh smell for office work, Cool Water is a direct rip of this one)

Serge Lutens Arabie (smells like I'm wearing a spice shop)

Creed Bois due Portugal( crisp dry woods with an ambery drydown)

Havana by Aramis (tobacco and spices)

Opium EDP by YSL(seductive spice cake type scent)

Ungaro III (Very masculine rose and woods smell)

Bond No 9 New Haarlem (The best gourmand I own, cocoa and patchouli)

If anyone wants any recommendations, let me know. I've owned a couple of hundred colognes in my life, it's one of my main hobbies.

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madgrad, how are those APCs breaking in?

--- Original message by heartsandcrafts on Feb 14, 2006 06:30 PM

They are actually loosening up quite nicely and are no where near as slim as when I first got them. I like them so far, no real whiskering or anything yet though. I don't get to wear them daily though so I'm no surprised.

AA t-shirt, thermal, then hoodie

APC Cures

Chuck Taylors

Going to an indie rock dive bar for a night of Smiths/Morrisey kareoke, this ought to be fun.

Edited by madgrad on Feb 14, 2006 at 05:13 PM

Never mind, my question was answered and since they do stretch, I'll take them!

PM me or email me at [email protected]

Edit: Isn't the standard length 34?

Edited by madgrad on Feb 11, 2006 at 09:18 PM

Quick question: There is a pair of Nikki Sixs for sale for a great price but I just have a question about how much will this brand of denim stretch? I'm a 30x34 but the pair is 29x34. Now, I've gotten into and stretched a pair of size 28 APCs and gotten into a 29 Earnest Sewn Fulton, what sort of struggle would I be looking at here? Narrow hips if that helps.

Do Julian Reds stretch at all? If so I'll suffer through wearing them and make them stretch to a 30.

I'll take them for 150 if anyone says they will stretch a little

Email sent, I'm loving the look of those dry black!

Gommi: I'm sending a PM, I'd love a pair of the classic selvedge in 30x34 if you can still find them!

The top two pairs of chucks I picked up today, the Aldo boots are a couple of weeks old, the other Converse are the bottom right I got last week.

I used to have a pair of Black and White chucks, ran them into the ground after seven years.

Dumb question but I really haven't seen the answer to this yet: I don't want another pair of dry jeans, it's going to take me a while to wear in the pair that I do have. I want to get a pair of washed sugarcanes, would the 29 waist stretch to 30 or once it's washed is the size set?