personally i dont wear shirts

i dont wear watches

i prefer "bum" dressing. this way no one can rank me on the spectrum of wealth

i dont wear any obvious brands and definately do not plaster my chest with nasty logos like HENLEYS or ABERCROMBIE or GAP or ARMANI.

I dont even buy the gucci re/green stripes or the bally red/white stripes. i find then as boganish as the logo itself.

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personally i dont wear shirts

i dont wear watches

i prefer "bum" dressing. this way no one can rank me on the spectrum of wealth

i dont wear any obvious brands and definately do not plaster my chest with nasty logos like HENLEYS or ABERCROMBIE or GAP or ARMANI.

I dont even buy the gucci re/green stripes or the bally red/white stripes. i find then as boganish as the logo itself.

You say you prefer '"bum dressing"' so nobody can judge you but yet your more than happy name drop high end labels in your posts and go on and on about them.

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i prefer to poke fun at big brands like people would poke fun at celebrities. i find it fascinating how brands can make people buy into dreams created out of nothing.

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yes because i love the fact that i spend thousands on seemingly everyday items. only i know and u know. its a secret!

Well i was thinking more the fact you just like to talk about luxury,high end labels just to get peoples attention. But yes, sorry as you say its a secret...we wont speak of this again

oo the new burb is open on george street. perhaps phazz can go in for a burb shirt?

the golden rule is , dont buy anything at the burb with a check or a flying horse

I like the European-fit Van Heusen shirts, tighter but more flattering than the classic fit.

Try online shopping from the US, I get mine at almost half the price (including shipping) than I get from Myer.

And there's a Same Samer here who sells overpriced clothes (I shall not name who).

My only concern with buying from overseas is sizing, more importantly arm length. I will check out Marky's suggestion today at lunch. I've seen a few menswear places near Wynyard that have sales, but never heard of these places before. Brand name means nothing to me as long as they are nice quality shirts, fit well and reasonably priced.

I prefer jobs where I am not required to wear clothing

I am dressed like a 1980's pizza hut table cloth today. Pshyeah!

Remember when Pizza Hut was a family restaurant and they even had waitresses and the pizza was served on old school pizza trays ON PLATES- with knives and forks.

The modern era is for Ipad fucking chumps

Your clients will probably get confused and wonder where the dessert bar is.

I know there is one on George St near Town Hall, one at Windsor and I think somewhere down south. Sounds like an excursion to me.

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i prefer to poke fun at big brands like people would poke fun at celebrities. i find it fascinating how brands can make people buy into dreams created out of nothing.

BWAHAHAHAHA while this comment is certainly true of you Ernesto, you're so full of shit!

My iPad has a history of your "brand" browsing especially the shoes lol.

Let me get some mandarins

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Where do you buy them and what brands do you choose?

I generally go to Myer or David Jones, but for the money they are mostly crap. I bought Industrie shirts at two different times and the second lot were much worse than the first. Both were quite cheap, creased easily, faded quickly, the buttons weren't stitched on properly and were difficult to iron. I bought some Ben Sherman shirts last time which fitted better and didn't crease as easily. They don't seem to have much of a variety though. Brooksfield look the nicest of the lot, but arm length is a problem.

I like my shirts fitted and have always found certain brands just look like i am wearing a cotton balloon (Country Road is notoriously "boxy"). I have some lovely shirts I bought from MARCS and the late Morrisey (why did they have to go out of business!). There is also an excellent range of fitted and high quality business shirts at Val Parks (stores in Pitt Street, Market Street, York Street and Elizabeth Street). They are Egyptian cotton, don't crease badly when sitting in them all day, and you can get them in a fitted/tapered shape rather than the "I have a beer belly to hide" box.

I should add that I have a preference for French cuffs and they cater to that taste

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…I have a preference for French cuffs …

what is that?

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what is that?

Um....they are cuffs without buttons, you fold them back over themselves and there is a hole in each of them for you to put cuff-links through....

Single Cuff




French cuff

Can you wear French cuffs with a suit jacket?

Of course. It's traditional that a groom wears cuff links with their wedding suit.

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Can you wear French cuffs with a suit jacket?

Absolutely! I am a lawyer and always wear them to Court with my suit jacket - the arms will be slightly longer than the end of the suit so you should have a small amout (including sometimes the cuff-link) peaking out...hence you can wear pretty cuff-links :-)

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… you can wear pretty cuff-links :-)

do you have lucky cuff-links? links with sentimental memories? or memories of court victories?

Is it traditional to wear cuff links while fisting your office assistant?

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do you have lucky cuff-links? links with sentimental memories? or memories of court victories?

I do actually (plus a few generic ones). I have a set my grandfather (deceased) wore at his wedding, a set my sister bought me from the Museum of Metropolitan Art in New York when she moved to the USA to study, and a set my father wore to his University Graduation, and a set I was bought on my 21st birthday (at which time I had nothing to wear them with or for).

I find cuff-links a classy way to touch up the boring suits we have to wear (other than the tie which lets a little creative flair). I don't have any Victory Links...although that is a fun idea LOL.

@LB - I don't think that would work...they might fall out...

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Is it traditional to wear cuff links while fisting your office assistant?

They might get caught on the prostrate and that can only end badly.

Ah, thank you, and would you do what Phazz mentions in post #50?

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Ah, thank you, and would you do what Phazz mentions in post #50?

What? Wear cuff-links to a wedding? ABSOLUTELY! unless the wedding was cocktail or lounge dress in which case it's likely I would just wear open-collar and suite pants with a jacket if it is cool or sleeves rolled up if it's a little warmer.

that sounds wonderful!

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that sounds wonderful!

You may need to get out more Meredith

Phazz I love your avatar.