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Felonious Monk/Fignozzle

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« on: November 17, 2005, 08:56:32 PM »
So I'm needing to buy some clothes, having worn out or gotten tired of some of my older stuff.
I am pretty much a classics guy:
Polo shirts, button downs, pleated pants in khaki, navy, and olive.  
Rugby shirts in the winter.

Durn it, I cannot find for the life of me any good looking print polos.
I'm finding TONS of single-color or stripe stuff, but none of the nice print polos; for instance, black background, tropical leaf print; or the like.

I've run out of places to look.  I've checked (online) Sears, Penney's, Blair, Ralph Lauren, KingSizeDirect, and about a dozen other sites.

Anybody got a good lead on some FASHIONABLE print polo shirts?
FWIW, I need a 2x.

Thanks,
Fig

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« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2005, 03:30:25 AM »
Seems like Macy's down here in FL always has what you are looking for.  Maybethey have them near you.  The 2X tend to run small so buyer beware.

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« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2005, 04:20:34 AM »
Hey, no joke:  Try your friendly Goodwill store.  You'd be amazed at the new or nearly-new stuff people decide they don't want.  My wife's selling of a half-million bucks' worth of real estate last year doesn't mean she quit squeezing a nickel "until the buffalo shits", and she always looks like a fashion plate.

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« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2005, 04:44:44 AM »
What about the local golf pro shop? They usually have stuff like that.

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« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2005, 05:06:08 AM »
check out Columbia branded stuff, Cabela's has a lot of their stuff

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« Reply #5 on: November 18, 2005, 05:46:26 AM »
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Felonious Monk/Fignozzle

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« Reply #6 on: November 18, 2005, 06:08:13 AM »
Thanks for the suggestions. All were promising,  Art, I'll check out the surplus places including Goodwill.
Pro Shops, too.

I checked the online suggestions, and maybe it's just the fashion fluctuations, but everyone is selling solids these days.  

I guess by the time I catch on to a trend, it's already long out of style.
Although it makes it hard to find the clothes you want,  
I kinda LIKE it that way. Wink

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« Reply #7 on: November 18, 2005, 06:18:37 AM »
...See, here's my thing about the stripes:
Vertical, oh sure...slimming, right?  Except that on my body, you get this "wave pattern".
Horizontal?  Think: Michelin Man.

Not happenin'.

I've got solids in about every color of the spectrum, some (white, navy, yellow) several times over.

Maybe I shouldn't give a rip, just wear what I've got and the public be darned.
My constituency isn't large enough to warrant a wardrobe update.
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« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2005, 06:38:21 AM »
They're more prevalent come summer, but I've gotten nice print polos from LL Bean.
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« Reply #9 on: November 21, 2005, 09:45:48 AM »
Start a new trend, Figgy, start wearing  a caftan and wingtips.  I'll do it if you do.
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« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2005, 04:35:48 PM »
Grampster, only if you do it during your next vacation at Key West.  I want to be there to see the reaction!

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