texare - storied clothing

“Texare” is the Latin word for “weaving”, and also the word from which “text” is derived. I write the stories behind the clothes that I find in thrift shops and my closet. Please visit my store!

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Dutch police are confiscating expensive clothes from kids who look too poor to wear them

In Rotterdam, the police will target young men wearing clothes the police believe they shouldn't be able to afford as suspected criminals.

This fucking kills me.

Every day I wear brands that I can’t afford. The only reason I can wear these clothes is that I’ve taken the time to learn how to obtain the best clothing at a price I can afford, and I’ve put in time that most people don’t have to find them. Because my skin isn’t brown, no one gives me a second thought. But, apparently, that wouldn’t be the case if I were a person of color in the Netherlands. I pray that this policy idea dies a quick death.

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Style & Fashion Drawings: Finding Yourself in Bad Company

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VINTAGE Patchwork Style Denim Shirt Jacket by Mann Shacket Workwear Blue Jean 60s 70s Americana Boro-esque

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I’m not going to make the obvious, politically incorrect joke here, but black shoes are given too much of a bad rap on style blogs, and I’m pleased to see Yasuto Kamoshita bucking that trend. (Hat tip to @putthison for the pic.)

I don’t know if trad seersucker is considered white or blue, but either way, much “conventional wisdom” would advise some shade of brown shoes with it. This particular pair of loafers, however works great. 

And look! Socks!

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I blogged about dying this jacket a couple of years ago, but I think it may have shrunken a bit in the dyeing process--or else I grew a bit. At any rate, it’s now in my Etsy shop.

Dip Dyed Army Jacket BDU Digital Desert Camouflage Small Extra Tall fits Slim Medium ~38 Digicam Fatigues Red Grey Olive Drab

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Inspired by the red sales Breton fishing boats, popularized by Murray's Toggery, the "Nantucket Red" chino is a trad preppy staple for warm weather. Here's a slim version by Gant Rugger, and a more traditional cut in Sea Island cotton by J. Press. In my @ebay  store now!

#menswear #texarestoriedclothing #nantucketred #gantrugger #jpress #preppy #trad #GTHpants

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Wool melton varsity jacket, made in Seattle, in my @ebay store now.

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Two J. Hilburn custom sport coats in beautiful Italian fabric. Cut for a stout man, and in my @ebay store.

#menswear #jhilburnco #loropianaofficial #vitalebarberiscanonico1663 #texarestoriedclothing 

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Four of the best ties from my personal collection are now in the @ebay store.

Seven-fold Corneliani. Sulka. Armani black label. Seven-fold Luigi Borrelli.

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Silk/wool scarf in my @ebay store now.

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In my eBay store now.

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In my eBay store now.

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Cool, vintage, leather pilot’s briefcase in my eBay store.

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Four of the best ties from my personal collection are now in the eBay store.

Seven-fold Luigi Borrelli. Armani black label. Sulka. Seven-fold Corneliani.

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Just Cavalli

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Two New York brands in my eBay store: Shipley & Halmos, and Troglodyte Homunculus (an offshoot of Seize Sur Vingt).

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Vintage cufflinks in my eBay store now.