Your recent purchases

[Jonn]

I found hk people to be extremely xenophobic and have a strong herd mentality. I actually thought of getting an attachment wrap cardigan from LC but then being somewhat tall(1.88m) and non-asian i have drawn enough attention. shanghai is so much better i can dress like a drag queen and not give a f***!

I share the same distaste for local fashion magazines, especially those geared toward men. They're basically nothing advertorials with ensembles taken directly from the runways or lookbooks, and encourage people to follow "trends" as a means of keeping up appearances rather than developing their own sensibilities. Occassionally Milk X has some decent photography, but their writing is beyond juvenile. I attribute that to this city's long-standing indifference for linguistics. And don't even get me started on Wyman....

I'm slightly more optimistic about our consumers though, or it may just be that I'm fortunate enough to have bumped into some truly stylish individuals who exist in that rarified stratus you alluded to. I'm also happy to see some of the most obscure niche labels being carried by apparently mainstream stores - somewhere out there in this fad-obsessed city of ours must be a lot of discerning clotheswhores.

[Pinoy]

always hesitant to post here.. but i figured once in a while doesn't hurt..

Pre-birthday splurge: (how I'm going to afford NYC I have no idea )

Ann D cotton/ramie/wool/linen/polyamide (fabric is nuts!) blazer
Ann D sheer l/s tees
CCP tornado zips
Mihara Yasuhiro racer zip boots
2x APC petite standard jeans (black n indigo)
N(n) grey jeans
Robert Geller Himalaya jacket

... and reservations at Le Bernardin and Eleven Madison Park

[Avyer]

CCP Perforated Black Double Buckle
Julius Shredded L/S
Damir large button neck shirt

[Faust]

CCP Perforated Black Double Buckle
Julius Shredded L/S
Damir large button neck shirt

gimme, gimme!!!

[ironman]

I want that julius. :$ But I dunno about the sizes, so I just havent pulled the trigger to buy it.

size 1 is japanese 14, size 2 is japanese 17, and then i dunno. conversion is pretty accurate here:

http://www.onlineconversion.com/ring_size.htm

[reborn]

always hesitant to post here.. but i figured once in a while doesn't hurt..

Pre-birthday splurge: (how I'm going to afford NYC I have no idea )


... and reservations at Le Bernardin and Eleven Madison Park

Instead of dinner go for lunch...same service, same food, about 1/2 the price. Then you can buy some awesome accessories to go with your pre-bday purchases!!

[mesh]

I want to go to nyc again but not for the shopping.

I miss that place.

[Faust]

Instead of dinner go for lunch...same service, same food, about 1/2 the price. Then you can buy some awesome accessories to go with your pre-bday purchases!!

bingo

[philip nod]

Instead of dinner go for lunch...same service, same food, about 1/2 the price. Then you can buy some awesome accessories to go with your pre-bday purchases!!

and 1/2 the douchebags!

[Fuuma]

Both. It's a fairly generic scotch, inoffensive but undistinguished. It's not very peaty, smokey, sweet, smooth, complex, it's just kind of a "nice" scotch. This strikes me as overrated. Also, it's barely better than black label, that strikes me as overpriced.

Off the top of my head, better scotches at lower cost are: Tomoultin (sp), Talisker, Lagavulin (16, 12, 30 for same price), Laphroig, glenrothes 12 or older, Bruichladdich, and, well I could go on for days, I've got a book full of scotch tasting notes somewhere. I think even JW Green Label blows blue label out of the water.

Variety is nice but I don't see how I could ever want any scotch beside Lagavulin, such a perfect beverage.

[Johnny]

Talisker>Lagavulin :)

[maldoror]

Talisker>Lagavulin :)

!!!!!

[Pinoy]

Instead of dinner go for lunch...same service, same food, about 1/2 the price. Then you can buy some awesome accessories to go with your pre-bday purchases!!

Heh, my reservations are already for lunch at Eleven Madison.

I'm stuck with dinner for Le Bernardin though haha

[philip nod]

I recently decided to avoid dinners at good restaurants if they do lunch hehe.

i recently decided to eat dinner at lunch and avoid dinner altogether so i could get back to my college weight of 129 and save a nickel.
problem is beer is my constant companion and he didn't get the memo.

[Faust]

i recently decided to eat dinner at lunch and avoid dinner altogether so i could get back to my college weight of 129 and save a nickel.
problem is beer is my constant companion and he didn't get the memo.

Did you mean eat lunch at dinner? I may soon be eating lunch it home, which is a rather unfamiliar experience.