A Scottish lambswool v-neck from the "House of Tweed", $5.99. Why, oh why, are there no more shops with names as cool as "House of Tweed"?
A rust colored cotton crew neck, made in England for Brooks Brothers, $5.99. Kind of an unusual Brooks Brothers label. Anyone know its vintage? (I'm looking at you, HTJ).
Or this killer 1970's clock radio, in perfect working order, $3.99. True, many would see only an outmoded piece of junk here, quirky at best. But Mrs. G and I are both suckers brown and orange plastic home goods of the 70's. Must be misguided nostalgia for childhood, or something. I should mention it to the shrink.But remember, shopping in these stores is not all a bed of roses. There's plenty of the bad stuff to sort through, such as:
Action Stretch slacks by Seminole (the slacks that fit). By God, if you could have seen these things. The "cloth", if you can call it that, was like rubber, thick as your thumb, and as charged with static electricity as anything I've ever touched. But I will say, judging by the myriad positions the fella on the tag is able to achieve, there certainly must have been a time and place when these slacks stood for Action, with a capital A.
And then there is, of course, the downright ugly, such as:
Black cowboy boots with a home made flame job. No comment.
In closing, if you mean to snag the good stuff, patience and a healthy sense of humor are both essential.
