Do you buy second-hand clothes?

gmku · 11.27.2006, 04:50 PM

I do. And I made some scores this month, let me tell you. I've found several awesome sports coats that look brand new and are on famous brands, most of them for under 20 bucks a piece. I've also found two great winter overcoats--below the knee length, black tweed (one), and black cashmere-like blend, for like 20-30 bucks each. I've also found great dress shirts for work.

screamingskull · 11.27.2006, 04:52 PM

i try too, i love the idea of buying actual vintage retro clothing from second hand stores instead of from a chain store. But everytime i go i can't find anything i like.

Savage Clone · 11.27.2006, 04:53 PM

I have no problem with buying second-hand clothes. I have done it often and for a very long time. My Howard Hughes germ complex manifests itself via handwashing and teeth brushing, but wearing dead people's clothing bothers me not a whit.

A Thousand Threads · 11.27.2006, 04:54 PM

i bought second-hand armani jeans for 5€ 3 weeks ago.
Unfortunately, i´ve lost them somewhere.

Blank Label · 11.27.2006, 04:55 PM

I do. Most all shirts. Jeans mostly are purchased new. I love used clothes that are affordable yet still worth wearing.

blastscenealibi · 11.27.2006, 04:55 PM

Wearing other people's clothes will fuck up your chakra action. So I've been told...

Savage Clone · 11.27.2006, 04:56 PM

Gesundheit.

porkmarras · 11.27.2006, 04:57 PM

I do and i very often wear clothes that are borrowed.

!@#$%! · 11.27.2006, 04:58 PM

no, i hate them, they stink, they carry weird vibes, fuck no, never, i have TRIED to like the stuff but the smell always turns me off. and the greasy collars and worn out cuffs. i like to wear out my own shirt collars thanks very much. i am my own thrift store.

Savage Clone · 11.27.2006, 04:59 PM

There's this newfangled invention called a washing machine. Some band named an album after it, even.

atari 2600 · 11.27.2006, 05:00 PM

I-I'm not crazy about used clothes. I mean they call it vintage, you know to take your mind off of what it really is...'nasty wear.' Oh it's clean you know people wear underwear, ya well they don't wear iron underwear and that's what it's gonna take to get me in those clothes. I mean I'll move into an apartment after a strange person moves out, why would I wanna move into somebody's pants? There is no vintage underwear of course, but it's not because the guy couldn't sell his underwear, it's because men wear their underwear until it absolutely disintegrates. Men hang on to underwear until, until each individual underwear molecule is so strained it can barely retain the properties of a solid. It actually becomes underwear vapor. W-we don't even throw it out, we just open a window and it goes out like dandelion spores. That's how men throw out underwear; we just go (blows on the mic) and it's gone.

http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache

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gmku · 11.27.2006, 05:00 PM

I don't really go for vintage. The stuff I buy is more contemporary, more recent in style and such.

The consignment shop I go to is very particular about the quality of the stuff they take. Everything is in good condition, and nothing smells or looks dirty. Seriously, this has been a great way for me to update my wardrobe this winter. I bet I've spent no more than about 150 bucks, with the biggest ticket items being the big overcoats, and come away with some really classy casual dress stuff. These sport coats alone would each cost at least a couple hundred new in some men's shop--I got Oscar de la Renta and Banana Republic brands! And I got 2 pair of Clairborne dress trousers for only 7 bucks each.

!@#$%! · 11.27.2006, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Savage Clone

There's this newfangled invention called a washing machine. Some band named an album after it, even.

fuck no man, its just weird, there are invisible particles, something... i mean most of the shit they sell is washed already but i'm talking about subtle quantum particles or something-- it just FEELS wrong.

A Thousand Threads · 11.27.2006, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Savage Clone

Gesundheit.

did someone sneeze?

atari 2600 · 11.27.2006, 05:01 PM

I used to shop thrift stores a lot more than I do now.

For instance, I used to do catering and restaurant jobs, so it only made sense to buy cheap used clothes. I have been to thrift stores that ha stuff I actually like, but it's usually not the case.

Savage Clone · 11.27.2006, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

fuck no man, its just weird, there are invisible particles, something... i mean most of the shit they sell is washed already but i'm talking about subtle quantum particles or something-- it just FEELS wrong.

Oh, I get it now.
You're insane.

!@#$%! · 11.27.2006, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Savage Clone

Oh, I get it now.
You're insane.

thank you! took you SO long to realize??

atari 2600 · 11.27.2006, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by porkmarras

I do and i very often wear clothes that are borrowed.

The big advantage of homosexuality is that if you're going out with someone your size, right there you double your wardrobe.

Inhuman · 11.27.2006, 05:04 PM

got this shirt for $8.00 a few weeks ago

porkmarras · 11.27.2006, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by atari 2600

The big advantage of homosexuality is that if you're going out with someone your size, right there you double your wardrobe.

I was able to spread good vibes this time.

11.27.2006, 04:50 PM	#1
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	I do. And I made some scores this month, let me tell you. I've found several awesome sports coats that look brand new and are on famous brands, most of them for under 20 bucks a piece. I've also found two great winter overcoats--below the knee length, black tweed (one), and black cashmere-like blend, for like 20-30 bucks each. I've also found great dress shirts for work.
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11.27.2006, 04:52 PM	#2
screamingskull invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: england Posts: 5,580	i try too, i love the idea of buying actual vintage retro clothing from second hand stores instead of from a chain store. But everytime i go i can't find anything i like.
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11.27.2006, 04:53 PM	#3
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	I have no problem with buying second-hand clothes. I have done it often and for a very long time. My Howard Hughes germ complex manifests itself via handwashing and teeth brushing, but wearing dead people's clothing bothers me not a whit.
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11.27.2006, 04:54 PM	#4
A Thousand Threads expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,000	i bought second-hand armani jeans for 5€ 3 weeks ago. Unfortunately, i´ve lost them somewhere.
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11.27.2006, 04:55 PM	#5
Blank Label empty page Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 28	I do. Most all shirts. Jeans mostly are purchased new. I love used clothes that are affordable yet still worth wearing. __________________
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11.27.2006, 04:55 PM	#6
blastscenealibi bad moon rising Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Joplin, MO Posts: 185	Wearing other people's clothes will fuck up your chakra action. So I've been told...
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11.27.2006, 04:56 PM	#7
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	Gesundheit.
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11.27.2006, 04:57 PM	#8
porkmarras invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London - UK Posts: 14,313	I do and i very often wear clothes that are borrowed. __________________
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11.27.2006, 04:58 PM	#9
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,648	no, i hate them, they stink, they carry weird vibes, fuck no, never, i have TRIED to like the stuff but the smell always turns me off. and the greasy collars and worn out cuffs. i like to wear out my own shirt collars thanks very much. i am my own thrift store.
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11.27.2006, 04:59 PM	#10
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	There's this newfangled invention called a washing machine. Some band named an album after it, even.
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11.27.2006, 05:00 PM	#11
atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,213	I-I'm not crazy about used clothes. I mean they call it vintage, you know to take your mind off of what it really is...'nasty wear.' Oh it's clean you know people wear underwear, ya well they don't wear iron underwear and that's what it's gonna take to get me in those clothes. I mean I'll move into an apartment after a strange person moves out, why would I wanna move into somebody's pants? There is no vintage underwear of course, but it's not because the guy couldn't sell his underwear, it's because men wear their underwear until it absolutely disintegrates. Men hang on to underwear until, until each individual underwear molecule is so strained it can barely retain the properties of a solid. It actually becomes underwear vapor. W-we don't even throw it out, we just open a window and it goes out like dandelion spores. That's how men throw out underwear; we just go (blows on the mic) and it's gone. http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache579Mdm-1dUJ:www.seinfeldscripts.com/TheRaincoats.html+seinfeld+%22vintage+underwear%22 &hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1 __________________ Robert Rauschenberg, Canyon, 1959. Combine on canvas 81 3/4 x 70 x 24 inches.
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11.27.2006, 05:01 PM	#15
atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,213	I used to shop thrift stores a lot more than I do now. For instance, I used to do catering and restaurant jobs, so it only made sense to buy cheap used clothes. I have been to thrift stores that ha stuff I actually like, but it's usually not the case.
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11.27.2006, 05:04 PM	#19
Inhuman invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Montreal Posts: 5,807	got this shirt for $8.00 a few weeks ago __________________ Inhuman no longer dwells on here. http://about.me/robinbastien
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