The Secret Shopaholics Thread #6

[castorpollux]

rick owens cotton/rubber overcoat (acquired at gap prices; I sometimes think there are disgruntled employees at yoox who just price it like this in order to get even with their corporate overlords)

yoox.com

yoox.com

 

[castorpollux]

the following were acquired to further buttress my more chipper, mainstream alter ego:

all images from ralphlauren.com

 

[castorpollux]

rrl dobby-weave, snap-front shirt

barneys.com

 

[softgrey]

guess I never posted these?


from Barneys.com

Yohji Yamamoto regulation
olive pair is a fuzzy sweater knit
navy pair is an amazing textured blk/navy weave and the waistband folds over...

 

[fashionista-ta]

^^ I have my doubts about your alter ego ... but he certainly does have a color scheme

 

[castorpollux]

^^ I have my doubts about your alter ego ... but he certainly does have a color scheme

Me too.... He ended up returning the two hooded sweaters 'cuz they were just flat-out wrong, even for him....

Junya Watanabe Man Comme des Garçons X Canada Goose Down - 2-in-1 reflective down parka (I gave in on this "fad" because it's a CDG rendition, and the price was comically affordable compared to the original retail)

barneys.com

barneys.com

holtrenfrew.com

 

[castorpollux]

more perky purchases....

(FWIW, high school me would’ve loved this stuff)

all images from ralphlauren.com

 

[castorpollux]

lanvin - sherpa-lined wool coat

barneys.com

 

[castorpollux]

calvin klein 205w39nyc - spazzolato leather boots

images from barneys.com

 

[softgrey]

cp---
do yo keep separate closets for each ego?!

...

 

[castorpollux]

cp---
do yo keep separate closets for each ego?!

...

Actually, I do.... A lot of the mainstream is in an oaken dresser on display for all to see; the not-quite-so mainstream is in a secondary walk-in closet. There's so much symbolism in that.

 

[softgrey]

Actually, I do.... A lot of the mainstream is in an oaken dresser on display for all to see; the not-quite-so mainstream is in a secondary walk-in closet. There's so much symbolism in that.

wow...you're not kidding about the symbolism...

...

fascinating...

 

[castorpollux]

calvin klein 205w39nyc - dense spazzolato leather boots

barneys.com

barneys.com

 

[softgrey]

wow- those are really freaking cool!

 

[fashionista-ta]

Who's the shearling-lined coat for?

 

[castorpollux]

Who's the shearling-lined coat for?

Prolly woulda maybe bought that even without any attempts at duality I suppose (though the coat is very Americana-esque)....

 

[fashionista-ta]

^ I do like it, but it was definitely less than solid black, so I wondered Could it point to identity integration?

 

[castorpollux]

nike - air zoom ultra react hc

tennis-warehouse.com

 

[castorpollux]

engineered jacquard 1996 nuptse jacket

modesens.com

 

[castorpollux]

armani collezioni wool seersucker 3-piece suit

barneys.com