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#1 2008-06-24 09:40:07
- Marc Grayson
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Brooks Brothers In The Tropics
http://www.mrbellersneighborhood.com/story.php?storyid=1858
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#2 2008-06-24 15:49:51
- Cheeky Monkey
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Re: Brooks Brothers In The Tropics
Nice article-but not what I was expecting-I thought it may have been an article about Brooks Brothers launching a line of button down collar hawaian shirts.
For I have decided to expand my wardrobe this summer to hawaian shirts only- in ever increasing degress of gregariousness and visual volume in an attempt to lighten my mood. ( I have decided to no longer mope around -and feel sorry for myself- through my current crisis)
Who makes the best hawaian shirts ?
At present I have focused my purchasing to-Bocca classics, carribean and island republic- which seem to offer good value for money.
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#3 2008-06-24 17:00:51
- Marc Grayson
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Re: Brooks Brothers In The Tropics
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#4 2008-06-24 17:12:14
- Cheeky Monkey
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Re: Brooks Brothers In The Tropics
Marc-thankyou for the link - what a fantastic resource-I rather like the look of the 1942 US Army parachute jumper coat.
The write up confirms my view- that hawaian shirts are just the thing -to aid the removal of my melancholy.
Thankyou again.
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#5 2008-06-24 17:43:41
- Marc Grayson
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Re: Brooks Brothers In The Tropics
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#6 2008-06-25 03:39:55
- Moose Maclennan
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Re: Brooks Brothers In The Tropics
#8 2008-06-25 16:45:44
- Cheeky Monkey
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Re: Brooks Brothers In The Tropics
Nice link Mr.K - did they steal the design for the hawaian cowboy shirts from Alex "Ron Jeremy" Kabbaz-I wonder
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#9 2008-06-25 19:20:22
- tom22
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Re: Brooks Brothers In The Tropics
I bought some from North Cove Outfitters in Old Saybrook CT a decade or so ago made by a company called Paradise Found. made in Hawaii, featuring real bamboo buttons. nice patterns. they seemed like the real thing.
#10 2008-06-25 19:52:40
- Cheeky Monkey
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Re: Brooks Brothers In The Tropics
Excellent suggestion Tom22 - whilst looking for a stockist of Paradise found shirts-I stumbled across this site www.clubparadisefound.com - expecting a site leading me to fellow afficianados and fans of hawaian shirts by this manufacturer - I had an extremelly pleasant surprise-thankyou for the suggestion-have you visited this particular club my I ask?
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