How To Thrift For Suits & Jackets Like a Pro

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• BU

  @BunnyWatson-k1w · 1 year ago

  I used to frequent two thrift stores in my neighborhood. The donors were local wealthy people. They would wear Brioni ties, Armani suits, Charvet shirts, and Ralph Lauren casual wear for one season and then donate it. For me it was an affordable way to be able to acquire luxury items while being a PhD student.

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• CH

  @chief6541 · 1 year ago (edited)

  GQ has been pretty misinformed and frankly unqualified to talk style for awhile but Yang-Yi is definitely an exception. He got almost all given information accurate.

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• PH

  @Photogeek611 · 10 months ago

  That’s definitely a higher end thrift store. Regular every day thrift shops don’t look like a store in the mall.

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• DT

  @dtshifter · 1 year ago (edited)

  I found a grey 100% wool Pierre Cardin sports jacket that was exactly my dimensions like it was tailored for me.  When I went to pay, the cashier gave me a senior discount.  I felt like I just won the lottery!

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• MR

  @MrMooPow · 1 year ago

  Honestly kind of miss GQ just talking about clothes. That’s how I got into GQ

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  @Soulah · 1 year ago

  Everytime I thrift I want him to be with me explaining everything in detail

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• BN

  @bngr_bngr · 5 months ago

  Yang-Yi is my favorite editor at GQ.  He needs to be promoted.

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• FA

  @fatgutlittlegut · 1 year ago

  La Matta was one of the best leather brands of the 1980s. It was very expensive and regularly appeared in magazines like GQ, Vogue/ Vogue Uomo, and Mondo Uomo. Barneys in New York carried La Matta.

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• JA

  @JayJayJERM · 1 year ago

  more vids like this would be cool. most of his opinions & input i agree with. but also depends on what ur going for and whats ur lifestyle.

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• ER

  @erica22595 · 1 year ago

  This definitely makes me want to go thrift shopping for the first time. Thanks you, GQ!

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• US

  @user-el7of3cz9g · 1 year ago

  Suede is not the backside of leather. It is one of the two halves when leather is split. The splitting is when the top grain is sliced away. So Split Leather results in a thinner top grain piece and the lower suede. So, more accurately suede is the middle and the “backside” aka the rough out.

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• ST

  @stephencooper5040 · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZpyVEBw8LE&amp;t=1127">18:47</a> you want either &quot;top grain&quot; or &quot;full grain&quot; leather. Depending on the weight you want.

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