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#1 2010-09-17 01:55:56

Rip Rig & Panic
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The Fraying Or Bursting Shirt Collar

Goddamn.  You've just finished shaving, shaking on the talc etc. etc. and walked into the bedroom.  You open the wardrobe door and begin making your selection.  Which u.s. shall it be?  The B.D. Baggie.  That ought to do it.  It's Friday, you need to take a trip into town to do a few errands.  Nothing heavy.  Then you notice something you've noticed before about B.D. Baggie shirts.  It's beginning to look horrible round the back of the neck.  To be fair, some of your Brooks shirts have done it too, but Baggie, for some reason, seem especially annoying.  No need to sandpaper these collars.  The answer: don't buy any more Baggies.  And with Brooks?  Mmm.  Tricky, very tricky.  Now, fraying gently I can live with.  But bursting wide open - no.

 

#2 2010-09-17 01:59:57

shamrockmonkey
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From: chicago
Posts: 1418

Re: The Fraying Or Bursting Shirt Collar

brooks seem to be the worst as far as holding up. roughly 40% of the ones i see are horribly frayed.


I brush my teeth with minty paste/I hate when Liquor goes to waste.

 

#3 2010-09-17 02:19:01

Rip Rig & Panic
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Re: The Fraying Or Bursting Shirt Collar

Made in USA I will still wear if 100% cotton.  Have no fear.  Us Brooks wearers would rather die than quit.

 

#4 2010-09-17 02:35:41

heikki k
The Ivyist's Ivyist
Posts: 1442

Re: The Fraying Or Bursting Shirt Collar

i have a rather frayed bb makers small graph check shirt. it has frayed rather gently, thus, i've decided to wear it until it falls apart completely.

 

#5 2010-09-17 04:46:46

Rip Rig & Panic
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Posts: 4697

Re: The Fraying Or Bursting Shirt Collar

With you, heikki.

 

#6 2010-09-17 13:35:16

Big Tony
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Re: The Fraying Or Bursting Shirt Collar


"What sort of post-apocalyptic deathscape is this?"
"I don't want to look like a cock hungry sailor after all !!!"
"When it comes to infidelity, broken families, and reckless fatherhood, the underclass are amateurs."

 

#7 2010-09-17 14:02:26

farrago
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From: Now in SFO
Posts: 1087

Re: The Fraying Or Bursting Shirt Collar

If your hairstyle allows it, have the back of your neck shaved where it rubs against the collar.

Or, if you are obsessive and know a decent seamstress/tailor, have the collar turned.

 

#8 2010-09-19 14:02:11

Taylor McIntyre
Son of Ivy...
Posts: 342

Re: The Fraying Or Bursting Shirt Collar

Or if you're JS wear 'em frayed & dig it!

Ralph Lauren are now selling fake aged BDs with great success, btw. Had a nice chat with a lovely young lady from there over the weekend too...

Of course they cost more than the ordinary ones...

... & have no logo...

 

#9 2010-09-20 12:11:40

Rip Rig & Panic
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Posts: 4697

Re: The Fraying Or Bursting Shirt Collar

I don't mind the gentle fraying.  It's the violent bursting I object to.

 

#10 2010-09-20 12:13:27

EastVillageTrad
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From: Manhattan
Posts: 27

Re: The Fraying Or Bursting Shirt Collar

I always have the problem of elbow blow-out before collar can fray enough to worry...

Seems like when you get the fraying/blowout of a collar you can fix it by fliping the collar.

Last edited by EastVillageTrad (2010-09-20 12:20:16)


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#11 2010-09-20 12:17:32

Rip Rig & Panic
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Posts: 4697

Re: The Fraying Or Bursting Shirt Collar

The upside of this, however, is that I'm able to justify time and money spent on searching for/acquiring more Makers.

 

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