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I saved a few pieces of clothing from the 1980s, when I was in my dressy and clubby period when I shopped. I saved the more outlying sorts of things, so I have a number of Armani dress shirts with odd collars, one very narrow sewn-down tubular collar, two that button under the tie, one that is longish and pointy (and the ties), and a pair of David&Joan (the male arm of the Joan&David shoes) pumps, my Calvin Klein overalls...
and this outfit, Marithe & Francois Girbaud pants, a Perry Ellis linen sweater, and green suede TooBoot New York green suede blucher shoes.
My next clothing period involved shaving off a chin length curly cut with buzzed sides (a variation is popular now) to a 1/8" buzz cut, a chin beard, a black skull cap, Doc Martins and either a white tee shirts or wife beater or a black t shirt.
Still fits 37 years later. I still like the sweater. I wonder if this could be worn with a sense of irony.
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last monthThe Armani shirts, unfortunately do not fit as well because my already big neck has gotten a little more muscular. None of the collars sit well enough to wear a tie, and the one does not even button close to properly.
These are 40-41 years old because I bought these in Pittsburgh.
This one pulls terribly and it's a shame because I really liked the asymmetrical button
This collar is much too high now to be worn with a tie, which needed to be threaded through the tube. But I love the fabric
This collar sits better although it pulls a bit. I might be able to move the button.
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I have a very hard time with sizing of clothes. I take a solid medium in a button up collared shirt (but the sleeves need to be shortened) , and in a dress shirt, the combination of largest neck, shortest sleeve length, narrowest waist cut that Brooks Brothers makes. They make bigger necked shirts of course but they come down to my knees.
But the shirt I wore to the gym today was an Old Navy boys size 16, and it's not tight. Sizes make no sense on me.
And this is the latest team jacket they gave me at work 8-/
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