$68.00 if you buy it from Brooks Brothers. Made from "genuine french claf skin"...in italy.



If you get a red-x click here:
http://www.brooksbrothers.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=457&Product_Id=1391423&Parent_Id=456&default_color=BLACK&sort_by=§ioncolor=§ionsize=

12/2/2009 11:26:58 AM

I love claf skin!

12/2/2009 11:28:04 AM

I've got three of those

12/2/2009 11:28:25 AM

SHOCKINGLY NEW

LUXURY AND QUASI-LUXURY ITEMS ARE EXPENISVE

YOU CAN GET SIMILIAR ITEMS FOR CHEAPER

SHIT'S BEEN THE SAME SINCE THE PHOENICIANS OR EARLIER

MORE AT ELEVEN

12/2/2009 11:28:35 AM

oh man i had completely different expectations for this thread

12/2/2009 11:28:38 AM

I hate not meeting expectations.
Does this help?



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12/2/2009 11:30:16 AM

That's nothing. Aston Martin has a ~$38k watch that can unlock/open your door for your James Bond Style, and that's not even the most expensive watch ever made either...

I should make a keychain made from genuine sperm whale scrotom skin and see how much that nets me...

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12/2/2009 11:31:47 AM

the dudes keyrings from tiffany and co. baseline at $145.

there's one i've contemplated buying for a bit, but it's kinda bulky for what i prefer.

12/2/2009 11:34:47 AM

^^awwwwww

12/2/2009 1:52:00 PM

I guess if you have a lot of money you have to spend it on something.

I looked around the Brooks Bro's site and honestly don't understand any of it.

and LOL at these pants for $200

12/2/2009 2:00:37 PM

I get Tiffany & Co.

I do not get Brooks Bros. I wanted to buy my man a nice robe for a present so I popped over to brooksbrothers.com, and they had bath robes for thousands of dollars.

WTF, I used to pick up my dad's clothes for him at the store in the mall. Shit was somewhat pricey, but it won't no two thousand dollars for a fucking robe. I mean, I know they got some items and some lines where they're just trying to tap into an even wealthier market, but it's alienating to us regular folks who just wanna snag a shirt for seventy bucks here and there.

12/2/2009 2:02:35 PM

wait, is the plaid on the back different from the front?

12/2/2009 2:03:03 PM

those are awesome

the more obnoxious the better

it will blow someones mind if you wear those and tell someone you paid $200 for them

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12/2/2009 2:04:56 PM

must be the harvey dent edition

12/2/2009 2:06:11 PM

Quote :

"the more obnoxious the better"

haha it's basically like saying fuck you to everyone you see

12/2/2009 2:13:49 PM

I have a corporate discount to Brooks Brothers, but that 15% doesn't really help all that much. Still, it's pretty much the only place I go to shop. That, Burberry, and Filene's Basement are the only clothing stores within a 10 minute walk from my apt. Fuck Burberry, anbd Filene's just sucks most of the time. Half my wardrobe is BB.

12/2/2009 2:22:43 PM

HALF MY WARDROBE IS BUBBLEBOBBLE

12/2/2009 2:24:24 PM

Brooks Brothers...how pedestrian

Ralph Lauren is where the sinfully weathly hipsters shop:

$195 Sterling Silver Key Fob
http://www.ralphlauren.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3774452&cp=1760781.2877666.3740829&ab=viewall&view=all&parentPage=family

$1495 Sterling Crested Hip Flask
http://www.ralphlauren.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3788706&cp=1760781.2877672&ab=ln_men_cs2_silveraccessories&parentPage=family

$2000 Crocodile wallet
http://www.ralphlauren.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3336279&cp=1760781.2877666.3740829&ab=viewall&view=all&parentPage=family
Oh wait it's on sale for $999.99!

12/2/2009 2:27:05 PM

^Yup, you notice most folks don't wear Ralph Lauren anymore though.

It's weird.

Some of these brands are clearly turning their back on normal folks in favor of the very wealthy.

I remember when just Ralph came out, and I was all over it, loving on it like hell. Then there was Ralph Lauren blue label and black label coming on more visibly, and I think people who didn't have a lot of money were turned off and gave up on Ralph Lauren altogether even though you can still get the regular clothes for modest sums. After that happened, it looks like the brand itself gave up on their less expensive lines, too: regular old Polo and Lauren, etc...are offering up some of the most ridiculously hideous clothes ever...almost like they want to make fools out of the poor people who can't afford the blue and black labels. Belk's has to give the shit away for free.

Seriously...



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12/2/2009 3:08:44 PM

I'd never pay that much for French Calf Skin. French people have some of the worst calves in the world.

12/2/2009 3:23:05 PM

Yeah I've only ever gotten Ralph Lauren stuff at the Shops on the Parkway in Blowing Rock (near Boone). That place is awesome. But otherwise I don't even bother with expensive brands.

Even in high school I didn't even go into Abercrombie most of the time, anything I found in there was almost certainly overpriced and could be found at Hollister or Aeropostale much cheaper.

12/2/2009 3:56:23 PM

There's a difference between the Polo label and the Ralph Lauren label.

12/2/2009 4:01:30 PM

12/2/2009 4:10:49 PM

^^^^^

You would be surprised how well that stuff sells outside the USA. Here, most of Polo's profit comes from fragrance and standard Polo shirt sales. Walk into any office environment and you'll see the Polo emblem on most guys shirts.

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12/2/2009 4:12:00 PM

Quote :

"SHIT'S BEEN THE SAME SINCE THE PHOENICIANS OR EARLIER MORE AT ELEVEN"

winnar.

12/2/2009 4:15:56 PM

No the reason why people don't like RL is because of that GAY ASS UNC POPPED COLLAR SHIT. PUT THAT DAMN COLLAR BACK DOWN, SON. DO I NEED TO STARTCH YOUR GODDAMN NECK?

12/2/2009 4:37:40 PM

I've got a Tiffany sterling silver keychain, got it as a gift. I wonder how much it's worth, hmm...

12/2/2009 4:39:47 PM

^ haha, That reminds me of when I made my wife her Posche necklace. I bought a Porsche keychain online for like $10, and then thought it'd be cool if I gave her a Porsche necklace. So I bought a chain, took off the key loop on the keychain, strung the chain thru, and voila! She used to get a lot of compliments and only a few people (Porsche owners themselves) would recognize that it was really a keychain and not a pendant.

"Oh what is that on your pendant?"
"Porsche crest..."
"YOU DRIVE A PORSCHE?"
"No, my boyfriend has one though..."
"WOW..."

12/2/2009 4:43:10 PM

UR SO KEWL MAN

12/2/2009 4:43:56 PM

shmorri2

your stupid story made me gag

12/2/2009 4:46:19 PM

shmorri2

youre stupid story made me gag

12/2/2009 4:46:41 PM

I was really young and had nothing to offer but something "sentimental" at the time.

You know what. Fuck you guys. I don't need you. Don't judge me. That's for God / Jehovah / Achmed Alah / Jesus to do.

I open up and share my heart, and you guys just STOMP ON IT LIKE ANTS ON YOUR PICNIC BLANKET.

^ OH AND GOOD JOB FAILING GRAMMAR BUDDY. YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST COPY PASTED billytalent's post



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12/2/2009 4:49:03 PM

that's a cool story. sounds like something i would do!

i currently own a lamborghini keychain and a lambo 2-in-1 mechanical pencil/pen.

12/2/2009 5:08:28 PM

Quote :

"DivaBaby19: There's a difference between the Polo label and the Ralph Lauren label."

That's my point. They let Polo go to shit. Ralph Lauren is a joke if you're not spending hundreds of dollars on a blouse. Brands are moving up, and they're leaving average income folks behind. They still have their affordable offerings, but nobody wants them when they're ugly and when they know they're buying the very bottom of a brand.

Seriously, how many labels do they have: Lauren, Polo, Polo Sport, Black Label, Blue Label, Purple Label, RALPH (defunct ), RLX, Polo Jeans Co.?


I loved RALPH. It was preppy but also cute, fun, and affordable. Then they discontinued it, acting like the line was beneath them and making it clear I was not their ideal customer. I think they'd rather people like me shop American Living at JC Penny.

12/2/2009 5:51:35 PM

I have 4 of these. No but really. I like lamb skin.

Oh wait.

12/2/2009 6:06:44 PM

I might get it if it came with a big chunk of veal.

12/2/2009 6:19:17 PM