How I Found My Dream Coat for $135 and Other Online Vintage Shopping Tips
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So, this week I received a beautiful new double breasted topcoat via eBay, and I have to say I kind of nailed it. It’s from some random New York store, is a size 42R (one bigger than I wear in a suit), giving it that perfectly 1980s Power Broker vibe that puts the Fear of God (actual, not the brand) in stylistically-inclined onlookers.
And if I’m being really real, I’ve had a lot of success in the online vintage market over the years, from Russell Athletic hoodies to ‘90s Levis to my Blue Collar Stolen Valor™ favorite…Carhartt jackets. I kind of feel like I know what I’m doing at the point to, not guarantee, but at least increase the odds of getting something that looks at least 80% as good as I’d hoped it would be after seeing the listing, which is really all we can ask for in this life (the fantasy of a jawn will almost always exceed the reality—in the rare cases it’s the opposite we rejoice).
Anyway, here are a few tips you can take to the ‘bay or Grailed or whatever your preferred method of acquiring pre-loved pieces happens to be.
Know Your Measurements
If you leave this website with one piece of knowledge, let it be this one. Knowing the measurements of your favorite pieces will save you heaps of stress wondering if something fits.
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