Sports Coats

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So I'm obsessed with getting a sports coat lately. I don't want one of those stylish tapered in the waist, sloped shoulder, cordury ones from H&M, Gap, whatever. I want a tweed/wool one that is shaped properly, more classically rather than look, i'm wearing a sports coat with jeans shape. I don't know if that makes sense. I also want leather elbow patches.

The only ones I've found I've liked are outragous, I've seen them from 350 to 1200. The one I like the best I've seen at Marshall Field's for $395, but I could get 15% off, but then with wonderful chicago tax, that would add $40 back on. Final price, around $460. It's one of those items of clothing where you put on and are like "yeah, this is the one". There is no way I'm paying that much though. My next stop is to look in thrift stores I suppose.

So any way, sports coats, classic or dud, search and destory, hail and kill.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Monday, 26 September 2005 19:10 (twenty years ago)

to thee thrift store with ye

― Old School (sexyDancer), Monday, 26 September 2005 19:14 (twenty years ago)

Go to Men's Warehouse, dogg.

― Alan Conceicao (Alan Conceicao), Monday, 26 September 2005 20:01 (twenty years ago)

I just got signing bonus for my new collective agreement. I was going to buy Season Four of Curb Your Enthusiasm, (and maybe the first three too!), but now I'm thinking I should buy a nice sports coat to get a new job with.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Monday, 26 September 2005 20:03 (twenty years ago)

Short of moths, real Harris tweed is virtually indestructible. Here in Scotland, you're spoilt for choice in the thrift/2nd-hand places - jackets and suits outlive their owners.

― Soukesian, Monday, 26 September 2005 20:11 (twenty years ago)

why are they called sports coats when you'd never do sports in them. is it from hunting and game?

― dog latin (dog latin), Monday, 26 September 2005 23:14 (twenty years ago)

It's for hunting WHITE TAILS.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Monday, 26 September 2005 23:16 (twenty years ago)

I have a Harris tweed that I got at Orvis over 10 years ago. It's in fine shape though, ahem, a little smaller than it used to be.

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 26 September 2005 23:19 (twenty years ago)

People should play sports in them.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Monday, 26 September 2005 23:22 (twenty years ago)

I can only think of one sport I've played in mine and that's just cause it was cold that night.

― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 26 September 2005 23:24 (twenty years ago)

TEH NEW TRUCKER HAT

― amon (eman), Monday, 26 September 2005 23:26 (twenty years ago)

I keep getting a different answer to the math in the original post. 395 x.85 + 40 = 375.75. Maybe it's a better deal than you thought - or am I missing something? Either way, I've got two wool sport coats with a combined 30 years of moderate use on them. Can't kill dose sukkas.

― jim wentworth (wench), Tuesday, 27 September 2005 01:02 (twenty years ago)

Unless you're all college professors, dud.

― naus (Robert T), Tuesday, 27 September 2005 01:38 (twenty years ago)

Math's hard, let's go to the mall

I'm going to school with the hope of being a professor, I need to get started.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Tuesday, 27 September 2005 01:50 (twenty years ago)

actually, i was wrong on the price. It's 495, not 395.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Tuesday, 27 September 2005 01:51 (twenty years ago)

TEH NEW TRUCKER HAT
-- amon (...), September 26th, 2005 7:26 PM. (eman) (later)

SHUT YOUR MOUF

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Tuesday, 27 September 2005 03:01 (twenty years ago)

― amon (eman), Tuesday, 27 September 2005 04:12 (twenty years ago)

Men's Warehouse was affordable, but no elbow patches. In fact when I asked about them, the woman just glared at me. maybe I could add my own.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Tuesday, 27 September 2005 19:04 (twenty years ago)

"correction: two perfectly good jackets!"

― strng hlkngtn (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 27 September 2005 19:39 (twenty years ago)

i kinda want one too

― strng hlkngtn (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 27 September 2005 19:42 (twenty years ago)

sportscoatse.jpg

― rogermexico (rogermexico), Tuesday, 27 September 2005 20:04 (twenty years ago)

I have a security blazer.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 27 September 2005 20:07 (twenty years ago)

http://bloopers.hankhayes.com/s_cosell.jpg

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Tuesday, 27 September 2005 20:51 (twenty years ago)

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