Great review and guide. I hadn't considered VV long pants, not being familiar with their older models. I have about 5-6 pairs of their khaki Club Shorts, which are just excellent, and if you get them "vintage" enough (I don't know, maybe 10 years old or so?), they have nice, albeit fake, mother of pearl buttons, while the newer ones have cheap looking solid white plastic buttons and the fabric is not as good.
Your eBay guides are valuable. This is how I got started on thrifting on eBay, after reading an Ivy-Style article over ten years ago, written by someone in France who buys from the US eBay, and it detailed his learning curve, from clueless to savvy buyer. I also went through this "journey," starting off with being clueless about sizing and fabrics.
By the way, after reading an article like yours, I would normally be on eBay hunting up a couple pairs of VV khakis - but alas, I live in Europe now and the shipping is prohibitive, so for the most part, I'll just have to enjoy my existing collection of clothing.
Thank you for the kind words James. Living in Europe is different and I admire the style of the Southern and Western Europeans. Some very well dressed people all over. They have definitely outshined many people in the United States as of late.
Great review and guide. I hadn't considered VV long pants, not being familiar with their older models. I have about 5-6 pairs of their khaki Club Shorts, which are just excellent, and if you get them "vintage" enough (I don't know, maybe 10 years old or so?), they have nice, albeit fake, mother of pearl buttons, while the newer ones have cheap looking solid white plastic buttons and the fabric is not as good.
Your eBay guides are valuable. This is how I got started on thrifting on eBay, after reading an Ivy-Style article over ten years ago, written by someone in France who buys from the US eBay, and it detailed his learning curve, from clueless to savvy buyer. I also went through this "journey," starting off with being clueless about sizing and fabrics.
By the way, after reading an article like yours, I would normally be on eBay hunting up a couple pairs of VV khakis - but alas, I live in Europe now and the shipping is prohibitive, so for the most part, I'll just have to enjoy my existing collection of clothing.
Thank you for the kind words James. Living in Europe is different and I admire the style of the Southern and Western Europeans. Some very well dressed people all over. They have definitely outshined many people in the United States as of late.