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Styleforum All New Buy&Sell forum – FAQs

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You might have noticed the Buy&Sell section of the forum has changed as well.
We were able to improve the navigation of the forum by adding categories and filters that will help you browse the classifieds.

HOW DO I CREATE A LISTING (CLASSIFIED)?

Click on the “Add Classified” button on the top right corner of the page. Fill in the information and upload the pictures in the description box.

IMPORTANT: In order for the listing to show up properly on the Buy&Sell home page, you’ll need to upload a Cover Image.
You can do so after clicking “Save” once you’ve filled in the information on the page.
You will see your listed item and you will have the option to add a cover image using the button placed on the top right corner:

After uploading your cover image, your classified will appear on the home page of the Buy&Sell forum. If you do not upload a cover image, your listing will not feature any image.

HOW DO I EDIT A CLASSIFIED?

You can edit a classified by clicking on the “Edit” button that appears on the top right corner of the classified page:

Styleforum Upgrade – FAQs

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You may have noticed that we recently had a little makeover. We upgraded to a better and more intuitive interface that will hopefully make your experience on Styleforum even better and more satisfying.

Here is a list of FAQs: please read them before contacting an admin with any questions you might have regarding the update.

If you do have questions that are not addressed below, please send us an email at [email protected] and we’ll do our best to reply in a timely manner (but please excuse any delays – we are working hard to make this transition as smooth as possible!)

Please note that we’ve been working through some minor technical issues (notably email notifications and native notifications) so please keep that in mind and bear with us as we fix these.

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Boxing Day 2018 Menswear Sales

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119 Corbò  – Boxing Day | Sale Up To 50% Off

1stdibs – Save 25% on first purchase with code SHOP25

A Kind of Guise – Sale

Al Duca D’Aosta – end of year sale

Allen Edmonds – shop clearance up to 50% off

Amazon – Amazon Fashion deals

Archive SF  – Second Markdown 50% to 60% Off!

ASOS – up to 60% off big brands

Banana Republic – extra 60% off sale items

Barney’s – Designer sale up to 60% off

Bloomingdale’s – After Christmas sale up to 75% off a selection

Blue and cream – use code: FESTIVE for 10% off sitewide

Bluefly – up to 80% off + free shipping

Brooks Brothers –  Up to 40% off with an extra 15% off December 25-27.

Carharrt – Sale up to 30% off starts now.

Club Monaco – Up to 70% off sale styles

East Dane – Up to 70% off

Drake’s – sale at 30%

eBay  – New Year’s Day sales for the new you

END.  – Sale up to 60% off

Farfetch – sale up to 70% off now.

Frances May – BOXING DAY SALE | UP TO 50% OFF

fwrd – up to 65% off

Gilt – Up to 70% off menswear

Haven Shop – reductions up to 30% off

Iron Heart– worldwide sale up to 15% off.

J. Crew – 50% off sale with code BIGGERSALE

La Garçonne –enjoy an additional 20% off all sale items with code 99LGNY20

Levi’s – New items added to sale

Luisaviaroma – Insert code XMAS for 20% off your order. 

Matches Fashion – new designers added to sale up to 50% off

Miloh Shop – Styleforum exclusive early sale 15% off with promo code: BOXING15

Mohawk Gneral Store – 30% OFF

Mr Porter – Winter sale up to 50% off

Need Supply – Take $20 Off Online Gift Cards of $100+ And take 20% off with code GETALITTLE

Neighbour – extra 20% off with checkout code: BOXING20

Neiman Marcus – new items added to sale

Neiman Marcus Last Call – 30-80% off everything

Nike – 25% off sale items with code SAVE25

Nordstrom – Half-year sale up to 50% off

Nordstrom Rack – up to 75% off with extra 25% off clearance items

Oki-Ni– further reductions and more brands added to our winter sale – up to 50% off

Revolve – SALE up to 65% off!

Rooney Shop– Boxing Day SALE ! Up to 50% OFF AW18 Collections

Sartoriale – Extra 25% OFF 3 Days Only! use code CHRISTMAS

Saks Fifth Avenue – designer sale up to 70% off

Saks Off Fifth: extra 40% off with code MERRY

Slam Jam Socialism – get up to 15% off. Use code BOXING15 at checkout

Suspension point –extra 30-40% off

SSENSE – new items added to sale

Superdenim – Winter Sale Now On

The Great Divide  – UP TO 50% OFF ONLINE.

The Next Door – Winter Pre-sale

The RealReal – sale up to 70% off and an additional 20% off with code REAL

The Rake – up to 50% off

Taylor Stitch – Year End Sale — Save Up To 30% + $20 Credit Starting Now

Totokaelo – FINAL SALE: Up to 70% off

Trunk Clothiers – 30% OFF

Uncle Otis  – Up to 60% off for Boxing Day

Unionmade – UP TO 40% OFF

Urban Outfitters – 40% off sale items

YOOX – up to 90% off

How To Smell Fabulous For The Holidays

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Despondent, inconsolable, and thoroughly litigated, when last we met not even Mouton Rothschild and locker room photos of the Brazilian national soccer team sufficed to drive off the spleen. 

But that is all in the past: triumphant and rejuvenated, I again face the world and your travails. How have you spent the last few weeks? I envision package tours from an online travel retailer, complete with meal vouchers and a chardonnay whose top unscrews.

I am freshly returned from Ibiza and the annual conference of the Lytton Society, an ancient and proud membership devoted to the study of uranistic adverbs in ancient Roman poetry. Tears were shed; teeth were gnashed. A volume of Catullus very nearly severed my spine. 

Even more than my keynote speech on men’s hosiery in the Horacian Odes, I was admired for my choice of holiday scent. One poetic admirer recalled Papylus, who Martial quips had a member so large that “ut possis, quotiens arrigis, olfacere.” But I digress…

For the holidays, one must have a scent that is dark, deep, warm, and rich, not unlike a Bahraini oil sheikh but without the threat of stoning. Think spices, cloves, musk, resin, woods, and incense. Leave the bergamot, cardamom, and aquatic notes for spring; in the cold weather they’ll be as flat and lifeless as Renée Fleming attempting Isolde. 

Here are four to consider: the first is a secret gem, Guerlain’s Winter Delice. Hard to find and oddly marketed as part of their light, inexpensive, and usually fleeting Aqua Allegoria series, this one is a strong, subtle blend of spice and musk. Far from being loud and cloying, it sticks close to the skin and reminds one of Christmas time on the Avenue George V, holding hands with the evening’s preferred sailor on leave from Marseille.

Dipping away from quiet potpourri and into something darker is L’Artisan Parfumeur’s Passage d’enfer. Imagine stone gates, centuries of incense smoked into wooden benches, and cathedrals lit only with a few wax candles. One confesses to forbidden sins through damask curtains, and Ebenezer Scrooge delights in stealing coins from the offering plate.

A little more joyous and less likely to inspire excommunication is Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier’s Secret Melange. Happier, sweeter and less spicy than the others, it is an interesting blend of cloves, citrus fruit, and has a wonderful soapy quality that feels warmer than it does clean. The lovely cut-glass bottle in red and the gilded cap alone are worth the price of admission. Like all MPG scents, it’s a love it or hate it affair; but like most things French, it’s worth at least one ride along the Pigalle.

Perhaps best of all, and most pleasant to the widest audience, is Comme des Garçons’ Incense series. Choose from several varieties, each with a different spirit and essence in mind. Kyoto is a perennial favorite; light and moody as a temple in the Japanese Alps. My own choice is at least a single sniff of Ouarzazate (an obvious and far-too-easy joke about rocking one’s Kasbah will not be a part of this review, my dears). Avignon, Jaisalmer, and Zagorsk round out the series, and all are worth a try. Although well-known for their avant-garde fashion, CdG also has some of the best designer fragrances on the market. 

Even if one wishes to voyage beyond the four above, you must remember that, for scents, the key is impact. One should never buy a scent because it is “nice.” The goal is not to smell “clean,” but to make a mark. Avoid anything that would clash with your scent, so leave your scented soaps, lotions, and deodorants in the dust bin of history. You want to leave a trace of yourself behind, not unlike a fog of wonderful stink that lingers on in a ballroom even after the badinage has run its course. To do otherwise is to make a grave offense to the nose; to borrow a phrase from the Emperor Justinian, such transgressions are a well-known cause of earthquake.

This article was originally published on Styleforum.net by Professor Fabulous.

BLACK FRIDAY & CYBER MONDAY MENSWEAR SALES LIST – STYLEFORUM

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Welcome to the Styleforum Black Friday 2018 guide to sales and coupon discount codes for all the men’s clothing and accessories that are fit to buy (and some more to boot). We will be updating this list throughout the weekend, so drop in often, or just keep on hitting F5.

First, take a look at what Styleforum Affiliates cooked up for Black Friday:

STYLEFORUM AFFILIATES SALES LIST

A Fine Pair of Shoes

25% off all purchases with code BLACKFRIDAY2018

Carmina

25% off on selected items with code CYBER18

Cavour

15% discount code for SF members: “fw18sf”

Cobbler Union

CYBER MONDAY STARTS NOW 20% off with code CYBER20

Drop93

20% off everything with code 20OFFFRIDAY + free HKD 100 gift card for orders over HKD 2000. Styleforum members enjoy the above offer one day before Black Friday by using discount code SFBF1STDROP

eHaberdasher

$100 off Carlos Santos shoes; $125 off Carmina shoes; All ties additional 40% off

StyleForum free shipping on all US orders over $100:  SFSHIP
Black Friday Sale Has Begun, Save 15% on Ghost Horsehide Till Sat

Gentlemen’s Footwear

Use code winter20 for 20% of on all purchases. Final sale, tailoring credit, shoetree gifts, and Alden products are excluded.

Castagno bluchers 40% off; Castagno diesels 30% off; B Grades and Discontinued items up to 50% off retail
Free shipping on all orders with code SF
$80 off full leather jackets or $50 off any other model with code FGHoliday18
20% off $200+ – 15% off $150+ – 10% off $50+

Heinrich Dinkelacker

Up to 40% off selected styles.

Black Friday sale 15-50% off.

John Elliott

30% off sitewide with additional sales up to 60% off with code JE30

Jonathan Abel

markdowns of at least 20%  PLUS an additional 10% discount for SF members with the code BFCM10SF

LuxeSwap

The best auctions of the year, now live

Luxire

sales throughout the website + 15% off orders $1000+

Mangue Lucy

Buy any pants receive any tee for free! Plus, Styleforum users receive free shipping &returns. Use discount code: SFTURKEYTEE

Miloh Shop

Up to 75% off with code BLACK25 plus all of our footwear at an additional 25% off. Use promo code “SHOES25” to save.

Need Supply

plus an additional 20% off with code: INTERNET20.

No Man Walks Alone

Up to 30% off

Pediwear

20% off current stock lines plus free shipping for orders over £150 with code BF20

Proper Cloth

Free Shipping on all US orders + discounts on the website

Sartoriale

20% off everything – no restrictions – with code BLACKFRIDAY

Self Edge

Coupon Code for 15% off: BlackFriday2018

Shibumi Firenze

15% discount on all orders above 200€ on 23rd and 24th November with code BLACKFRIDAY

Shop the Finest

free shipping on all domestic orders over $500 500BLACKCYBER2018 & free shipping on all international orders over $1000 000BLACKCYBER2018

Skolyx

30% off a selection.

Sons of Henrey

20% off site wide without discount code, plus get 30% off 2 or more items with code blackfriday

Standard Fair

Styleforum exclusive – 10% off with code TYSF10

Spier & MacKay

20% off site wide. Includes bundles and sale items. Use code: CM2018

Taylor Stitch

One Day Only! Save 30% & Get $30 Back

Todd Shelton

25% off site-wide with code holiday2018

UNI/FORM

25% off sitewide with code ‘BF25‘.

Vecchio Anseatico

Sale on ties starting at €58, plus get a free Carlo Riva pocket square with a pre-order of 3 or more ties

Yellow Hook

Holiday sale ongoing

Yeossal

20% storewide with code YBF2018

ZFACTORIE

30 -50% off on all Category M Items –  Items are priced with discount

BLACK FRIDAY SALES LIST

3sixteen

10% off everything with code BF2018

A Fine Pair of Shoes

25% off all purchases with code BLACKFRIDAY2018

Abercrombie & Fitch

50% off sitewide

Adidas

Up to 50% off

AER

20% off sitewide with code BF20

Al Duca d’Aosta

Up to 50% off

AllSaints

30% off everything

Allen Edmonds

ONLINE ONLY! Extra 20% Off EVERY. SINGLE. THING. with code CYBER20

Alpha Industries

30% off Black Friday early access

Alpha Shadows 

20% off >£1000 – 25% off £1000 – £1499 – 30% off <£1500

Alternative Apparel

30% off sitewide with THANKS30

Amazon

Deals on apparel and accessories throughout the weekend

American Rag

20% off with code BLACK20

Antic Boutik

Black Friday Sale – nearly everything 30% off

Antonioli.eu

Extra 20% off on Sales FW18 with code BLK20

APC

Up to 50% off

Artisan Deluxe

20% off with code BLACKFRIDAY

ASOS

25% off everything with code EPIC25

Atelier on Web

Up to 40% off

ATM

20% off selected merchandise with code BLACKFRIDAY20

Aviator Nation

10% off full price items, up to 50% off a selection

Baldwin

35% off with code BLKFRI

Banana Republic

50% off

Barbanera

30% sitewide on Black Friday

Barney’s

Designer Sale up to 40% off

Barney’s Warehouse

50% off orders $500+, 40% off orders $300+, 30% off up to $299

Basic Outfitters

30% off sitewide + free shipping with GIVETHANKS30

Batch

40% off at shirts with code THANKS

Bates Hats

Sale on selected styles

Belstaff

40% Off Now On

Bergdorf Goodman

Sale now on up to 40% off

The Bespoke Dudes Eyewear

25% off with code CYBER

Best Made Co.

up to 30% off a selection

Billy Reid

Cyber Monday is here – sales up to 50% off.

Birchbox Men

10% off any $30 purchase, 15% off any $50 purchase, 25% off any $75 purchase

Blackstock & Weber

25% off with code HOLIDAY

Bloomingdale’s

It’s Cyber Monday! Take 25% off

Blue and Cream

Get 20% off with code BURR

Bluefly

Extra 20% Off E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G Coupon code BFDAY20

Blue Button Shop

25% OFF – SEASONAL ITEMS with code thank25

Blue in Green

Vip sale 20% off with code: VIP20

Blue Owl Shop

20% off with code TURKEY20

Bluffworks

30% off till 27th.

Blundstone

15% off with code GIVETHX

Bodega

30% off sitewide  with code 143BOD3GA

Bodileys

30% off

Bonobos

25% off orders of $150 – 30% off orders of $250 with code DEALWEEK

Braun Hamburg

50% off cashmere sale

Breda

30% off site wide with code GIFT30

Breton Company

30-50% with code TURKEY/TURKEY50

Bridge & Burn

20% off with code NOV20

Briggs & Riley

$50 Off Every $350 Spent

Brooks Brothers

10% off today only

Browns

Extra 20% off SALE now with code BLACKMAGIC

Bumble & Bumble

take up to $40 off your order

Burberry

up to 50% off.

The Bureau Belfast

20% off with code BLACKTHANKS

CanoeClub

25% off

Carmina

25% off on selected items with code CYBER18

Cavour

15% discount code for SF members: “fw18sf”

Century 21

Free shipping plus $21 CenturyCash every $100 spent

Caliroots

EXTRA 20% OFF ALL SALE ITEMS WITH CODE CYBER20

CAMO

50% off for Black Friday with code CAMOBLACKFRIDAY18

Clarks

30% off select styles with code CYBER

Club Monaco

get up to 35% extra with code CYBERMONDAY18

Coach

30% off select styles with code THANKS18

Cobbler Union

CYBER MONDAY STARTS NOW 20% off with code CYBER20

Coggles

25% off Fall/Winter styles with code AW25

Cole Haan

Grand Giving event 30% off

Corridor

20% off sitewide with code BLACKFRIDAY

Country Attire

25% off footwear – no code necessary

Crown and Caliber

$175 off all watches with promo code BlackFriday175

Cultizm

20% off + free shipping with code BW20

Daniel Wellington

free strap with any watch + 50% off Dapper collection + 20% off sets

Dapper Classics

30% off with code 18WEB

Da Luca Straps

30% OFF leather military straps with code PRESALE

Diesel

30% off of a selection

Deveaux

40% off with code THANKS40

Domestic Domestic

25% off with code CHEESEGRITS

Drop93

20% off everything with code 20OFFFRIDAY + free HKD 100 gift card for orders over HKD 2000. Styleforum members enjoy the above offer one day before Black Friday by using discount code SFBF1STDROP

DSTLD

25% off storewide with code BLACKFRIDAY 

DSW

20% OFF everything with code MADHOUSE

DXL

30% off a selection + free shipping

East Dane

extra 30% off sale items with code WOW18

Eddie Bauer

40% off everything with code COUNTDOWN

Edwin

code “BFMC“ at checkout for 30% OFF selected items

eHaberdasher

$100 off Carlos Santos shoes; $125 off Carmina shoes; All ties additional 40% off

StyleForum free shipping on all US orders over $100:  SFSHIP
15% off coupon on their app only PICKFAST

Eleonora Bonucci

40% off F/W with code BF40

END.

20% Off Selected Items

Black Friday Sale Has Begun, Save 15% on Ghost Horsehide Till Sat

Everything Hip Hop

25% off everything with code BFW25

Express

50% off everything

Exquisite Trimmings

20% sale with code SAVE20

Everlast

35% off + gift with purchase of +$100

$80 off full leather jackets or $50 off any other model with code FGHoliday18

Far Afield

33% off with code BlackThirdDay

Farfetch

Extra 20% off for Black Friday is here with code x20BF

Fendi

Up to 40% off

Firmament

FREE World Wide Shipping

Florsheim

25%  off sitewide with code BCKF8

Frances May

Use code “BOOKSMART18” to receive 25% off for Black Friday

Frank and Oak

30% off everything with Code:  CYBERMONDAY30

Franklin and Poe

Use code EARLYBIRD to get 25% off

Filson

Get $100 When You Spend $500

Finish Line

25% off select styles

Fossil

30% off everything including sale with code BF30

fwrd

BLACK FRIDAY SALE Up to 65% off

Gant

30% off Fall/Winter + 70% off a selection

Gap

50% off everything with code BLKFRIDAY

Gentlemen’s Footwear

Use code winter20 for 20% of on all purchases. Final sale, tailoring credit, shoetree gifts, and Alden products are excluded.

Gilt

Cyber Monday & $99 Designer Apparel starts NOW!

Glamood

Until CYBER MONDAY (Nov 26th) EVERYTHING is at extra 25% OFF

Gola

20% off sitewide

Golden Fox Footwear 

up to 50% off

20% off clothing and footwear to the first 200 orders with code BF18

Graduate

Up to 40% off on the F/W collection
Castagno bluchers 40% off; Castagno diesels 30% off; B Grades and Discontinued items up to 50% off retail.

The Great Divide

20% off with code BLACKFRIDAY

Free shipping on all orders with code SF

Greats

25% off with code HOLIDAZE

Guess

Up 50% off the entire store

H&M

25% off sale items with code 3236

H. N. White

20% off + free worldwide shipping with code blackfriday

20% off $200+ – 15% off $150+ – 10% off $50+
Up to 60% off
20% sitewide with code BLKWKND18

Heinrich Dinkelacker

Up to 40% off selected styles

Hides and Stitches

20% off all items with code BLACK20

The Hill Side

40% off everything with code BLACKFRIDAY

Hotoveli

Fall SALE up to 50% OFF

House of Fraser

Up to 60% off

Huckberry

Up to 50% Off

Hunter

20% off selected lines + an additional 20% off sale items

Hunting Ensemble

25% OFF Norse Projects, A.P.C, Our Legacy, Nanamica, New Balance, Han Kjobenhavn and more) w/ code: BLACKFRIDAY 

Idol

Black Friday FW18 Sale now on up to 50% off

Indocino

up to 70% off with code BLKFRI 

Isotoner

30% off all orders with code 30FRIDAY

Black Friday sale 15-50% off.

J. Crew

Cyber Monday is here. Shop 60% off sale styles & 50% off everything else with code CYBER

J. Crew Factory

25% off with code ADD2CART

Jachs

60% off sitewide with code BLKFRIDAY 

Jack Erwin

20% off orders of $140+ with code HOLIDAY

James Perse

up to 70% off + free shipping with code JPHOLIDAY18

John Elliott

30% off sitewide with additional sales up to 60% off with code JE30

John Sterner

40% off

John Varvatos

up to 40% off select styles

Jonathan Abel

markdowns of at least 20%  PLUS an additional 10% discount for SF members with the code BFCM10SF

Jos A. Bank

70% off almost anything

Kamakura Shirts 

all items $50 till December 1st with free shipping.

Kiriko

20% off with code KINYOUBI

KNYEW

30% OFF everything with code BLACK2018

Kurt Geiger

20% off selected styles including Crockett & Jones

L’inde Le Palais

30% with code BLKF30

Lacoste

40% off entire site + free shipping with code SALE40

Lanieri

30% off everything starting on Friday 23rd

Lanvin

50% off the Winter 2018 Collection and free shipping.

Lazzari

BF10 -10% for orders up to 500 € – BF15 -15% for orders from 500 € up to 1500 € – BF20 -20% on orders above 1500 €

La Garçonne

Up to 40% off + free shipping with code lgshipfree

Le Rang

up to 40% off on selected pieces

Leffot

20% off pre-owned shoes with code GIVETHANKS

Levi’s

VIP early access: 40% OFF STARTS NOW use code INDIGO

Life After Denim

$25 off 100, $75 off 250, $175 off 500

Linde le Palais

Get ready for the BLACK FRIDAY! From today shop with -40%! use this code at checkout: BLKF40

Linjer

15%-50% off sitewide + free strap with code STRAP65

LNCC

Up to 40% sale + extra 10% off sale with code LNCCBF10

LOIT

Up to 70% off

Lost & Found

20% off of select merchandise today and today only. Use code ‘turducken‘

LSG Denim

Blue jeans 99 CAD, black ones 135 CAD, belt 50 CAD. Free shipping on orders of $99 or more in Canada and USA.

Lucky Brand

50% off everything, no code necessary

Luisa via Roma

Sale starts now

LuxeSwap

The best auctions of the year, now live

Luxire

sales throughout the website + 15% off orders $1000+

Maas & Stacks

25% off on select Fall Winter 18 with code BFFS25

Madcap England

20% off everything excluding sale with code OUTLINED

Madewell

25% off with code DEALWITHIT

Maison Margiela

up to 40% off the Autumn-Winter 2018 Collection

Malford of London

up to 85% off + EXTRA 15% OFF with code CM15

Mangue Lucy

Buy any pants receive any tee for free! Plus, Styleforum users receive free shipping &returns. Use discount code: SFTURKEYTEE

Maple

20% off entire site with promo code BLACK18

Matches Fashion

Extra 10% off sale – limited time only with code EXTRA10

Mavi

30% off sitewide with code BLACKFRIDAY

Meermin

Free shipping with code THANKYOU plus free calf wallet

Miansai

20% off storewide with code BLACKFRI20

Midwest Boots

$15 off $125+ coupon: BLACK15 – $20 off $150+ coupon: BLACK20 – $25 off $175+ coupon: BLACK25 – $30 off $200+ coupon: BLACK30 – $40 off $260+ coupon: BLACK40

Mildblend

15% off

Miloh Shop

Up to 75% off with code BLACK25 plus all of our footwear at an additional 25% off. Use promo code “SHOES25” to save.

Minnetonka

25% off select styles and free shipping with code HolidayReady

Mismo

20% off for Black Friday with code BLACK20

Mission Workshop

20% off your purchase, a $20 gift card for future use, and a free bag of Bicycle Coffee with code 2020MW

Moda Operandi

Markdowns on select Fall/Winter 2018 collections

Mohawk

20% off with code BFS2018

MooseJaw

25% all Arc’teryx items

Mott & Bow*

25-35% off with code SHOPEARLY

Mr Porter

30% off sale is now on

N/A

25% off site wide with code GRAVY

Namu Shop

use code “TURKEY” for 30% off most items

Native Shoes

Up to 50% off select styles + free shipping

Nautica

50-70% Off Storewide & Sitewide + Free Shipping

Need Supply

plus an additional 20% off with code: INTERNET20.

Neighbour

15% OFF with code FRIDAY18

The Next Door

30% off select styles

Ne.Sense

40% off on selected items with code NSBF2018

Neiman Marcus

uP TO $750 gift card – use code GC4YOU

Neiman Marcus Last Call

extra 40%–80% off entire site + you’ve officially been given BONUS SAVINGS! (10% extra off in your first 30 minutes of browsing.)

New Balance 

15% off & Free shipping

Nifty-do

25% off with code BFCM

Nisolo

15% OFF $150+, 30% OFF $300+

Nike

Extra 20% off selected styles with code THANKS

Noah

20% off at checkout with code TAKE20

No Man Walks Alone

Up to 30% off.

Nordstrom

Designer Sale – up to 40% off

Nordstrom Rack

Extra 30% off clearance + SPEND $150, GET $25

The North Face

Up to 25% off select styles

Notre Shop

BLACKFRIDAY for 35% Off Sitewide

Tiziana Fausti

Use code TFBLK18

North Menswear

25% orders of $500+ with code BLACKTOBLUE

Notre Shop

35% off with code BLACKFRIDAY

Nowell’s

20% Off Site Wide with code Cyber + Free Shipping on orders over $49

OAK NYC

50% off everything

Oipolloi

20% off with code VENOM

Oki-Ni

up to 30% off selected new season product in the black friday sale

Oliver Wicks

Biggest sale of the year with code BLACKFRIDAY

Oneness

50% off with code BLACKFRIDAY

Opening Ceremony

20% off sale with code OCBLACK20

Opumo

20% off for Black Friday with code BLACKDEAL 

Orvis

Up to 50% off

Other Shop

40% off with code BF40

Outerknown

up to 70% off

Pact

Underwear up to 65% off

Patine

25% off

Pediwear

20% off current stock lines plus free shipping for orders over £150 with code BF20

Pettet Endurance

25% off orders $100+ with code  “shopsmall”

Pony

PONY

BF: 50% off sitewide 50BLKFRI

Present London

30% off.

Proper Cloth

Free Shipping on all US orders + discounts on the website

PUMA

30% off sitewide with code PUMANOV

Quality Shop

10% off orders above €100 Code: black10; 20% off orders above €200 Code: black20

R+Co

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Raen

40% off regular priced items

Rag & Bone

25% off with the code TAKE25

Reebok

50% off apparel with code BF50

The Rake

Black Friday deals

Ralph Lauren

TAKE 30% OFF WHEN YOU SPEND $100 OR MORE WITH CODE THANKS

The Real Real

take an extra 20% off with code REAL. Also get a credit up to $250 with $1000 purchase

Rei

Up to 50% Off

Revolve

up to 65% off

Ridolfi Shirts

Black Friday savings up to 60% off

Rogue Territory

30% off select styles with code RGTBLKFRI2018

Rooney Shop

CYBER MONDAY – 25% OFF + FREE SHIPPING with code FREESHIP

Saks Fifth Avenue

40% off designer sale plus $75 gift card with $150 purchase with code THANKFUL

Saks Off 5th

Up to 90% off clearance with code AMAZING

Saturdays NYC

25% off everything with code Friends25

Sartorial Home

up to 70% off

Sartoriale

20% off everything – no restrictions – with code BLACKFRIDAY

Scotts

up to 40% off

Schott

15% off with code STUFFING15

Sefton

25% Off EVERYTHING with code ‘BLACKFRIDAY‘

Self Edge

Coupon Code for 15% off BlackFriday2018

Septieme Largeur

Black Friday Free Patina Service

Shibumi Firenze

15% discount on all orders above 200€ on 23rd and 24th November with code BLACKFRIDAY

Shoes.com

$40 OFF $100 purchase with code EMLTHANKS18

Shop the Finest

free shipping on all domestic orders over $500 500BLACKCYBER2018 & free shipping on all international orders over $1000 000BLACKCYBER2018

SK Manor Hill

25% off with code THANKS

Skolyx

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Slam Jam Socialism

30% off with code SLAMBLACK30

Sneakerboy

Up to 50% off with code SBID10

SSENSE

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Stag

20% off Red Wing Heritage boots with code TURKEYWING

Standard & Strange

Earn a $50 gift card for every $250 spent

Standard Fair

Styleforum exclusive – 10% off with code TYSF10

Stefania Mode

50% off plus Extra 10% off our FW18 sale. Use the code SMCYBER18 at checkout

Suitsupply

Black tie bundle including tuxedo, tuxedo shirt, tuxedo shoes, and a silk bow tie for $799 – accessories bundle including shirt, pocket square, bow tie and shoes for $379.

Summer Store

50% discount on a large selection of items and brands

Superdry

30% off everything with code BLACK30

Suspension Point

1-2 items 30% off with code 30SALE – 3 or more items 40% off with code 40SALE

Spier & MacKay

20% off site wide. Includes bundles and sale items. Use code: CM2018

Tanner Goods

20% off on a selection for Black Friday – EU customers get 20% off with code HOLIDAYINEU18

Taylor Stitch

One Day Only! Save 30% & Get $30 Back

Tani

30% off everything (including already reduced items) with code THANKS

Tate + Yoko

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Ted Baker

25% off selected items

Tellason

15% off with code BFCM2018

Tessuti

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Teva

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The Tie Bar

Free Socks with  orders of $40+ with code NORTHPOLE

Theory

25% Off Online & In Stores with code CYBER

Timberland

30% off select styles

Timex

Cyber Monday Starts NOW! | 30% Off Sitewide with code CYBER30

Todd Shelton

25% off site-wide with code holiday2018

Tom Ford

50% sale on apparel, shoes, bags.

Tommy John

20% off sitewide on orders $100+

Topman

Up to 50% off

Tres Bien

Up to 25% off

True Facet

BLACK FRIDAY SITEWIDE SALE $75 OFF $1,000+ CODE: BF75 – $200 OFF $2,500+ CODE: BF200 – $400 OFF $4,500+ CODE: BF400 – $600 OFF $6,500+ CODE: BF600

Totokaelo

Up to 60% off select styles + extra 10% off sale items with code CYBERMONDAY

Twillory

11% off

Uncle Otis

20% off with code 20BLKFRDY

Understudy

Up to 40% off

UNI/FORM

25% off sitewide with code ‘BF25‘.

Uniqlo

$30 off Ultra Light Down Coats + cashmere + FREE shipping on everything

Unis

Sale on Common Projects

Unmarked

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Unionmade

25%off site wide.

UNKNWN

New items added to sale

Upstate Stock

20% off all knits, candles, and any Upstate Stock branded items for 30 hours. Use code ‘ CYBERMONDAY ‘ at checkout to get your discount.

Urban Outfitters

GET $50 every $150 spent

The Urban Ties

20% off for all ties, shirts, scarves & accessories + up to 40% off selected items.

Vathir

up to 50% off

Vecchio Anseatico

Sale on ties starting at €58, plus get a free Carlo Riva pocket square with a pre-order of 3 or more ties

Venque

20% off with code PREBLACKFRIDAY

Viccel

25% off with code black25.

Vince

25% off everything with code THANKS25

Vineyard Vines

25% off everything

Volcom

25% off with code BFVIP

Watches.com

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Will Leather Goods

25% off with code HOLIDAY18

Wilson & Willy’s

20% off sitewide with code holiday20

Wilson Leather

60% off Sitewide + Free Shipping on orders $50+ with code FRIDAY

Wings & Horns
30% off + free shipping

Wolf & Shepherd

$100 off shoes and boots with code HUNDO

WRANGLER

30% off sitewide with CYBER30

Wrong Weather

30% off a selection

Y-3

Private sale – 30% off with code PRIVATE18

Yellow Hook

Holiday sale ongoing

Yeossal

20% storewide with code YBF2018

YOOX

25% off everything.

Zadig & Voltaire

40% off Fall/Winter styles

ZenMarket

Service Fee Discount of 150 JPY. All purchases from Friday 3 PM JST to Sunday 12:59 PM JST will get 50% off the service fee.

ZFACTORIE

30 -50% off on all Category M Items –  Items are priced with discount

WOMEN’S DEALS

Alo Yoga

up to 70% off + 30% off full price items

ASOS

25% off everything with code EPIC25

Banana Republic

50% off

Bloomingdale’s

It’s Cyber Monday! Take 25% off

Barney’s

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DSW

20% OFF everything with code MADHOUSE

Forever21

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GAP

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Max Mara

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Net-a-Porter

get an extra 15% off for Cyber Monday with code CYBER15

Prana

30% off a selection + free shipping

The Real Real

take an extra 20% off with code REAL. Also get a credit up to $250 with $1000 purchase

Rebecca Minkoff

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Saks Fifth Avenue

40% off designer sale plus $75 gift card with $150 purchase with code THANKFUL

Sephora

$15 & under Black Friday deals

Shopbop

30% OFF sale items with code WOW18

Ulta

Black Friday sale ongoing

Urban Outfitters

30% off sale items

Zara

30% off everything

If you’d like to share a sale that is not featured in this list, you can do so on the Official Sales Alert Thread on the forum.

Shoes as explained by Styleforum members

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This article was published on a thread on Styleforum by the user A Harris many years ago, and we are reviving it here, implemented with pictures, for everyone to enjoy.

Throughout the years, Styleforum members have shared a wealth of knowledge on the forum pages, and if you have the time and patience to browse through them, you can check out the list at the bottom of this article. Bonne lecture!

Most classic shoe models can be traced back to bespoke shoemakers. Nearly all of them first appeared at least 75 years ago, and some have been around for more than one hundred years. They have evolved and have been refined, but most are still obviously connected to their original form. The driving force behind shoe design is really the silhouette of the clothes they are meant to be worn with – especially the trousers. Slim pants with a narrow (pegged) bottom require a slim fitting shoe unless you want your feet to appear larger than they actually are. Conversely, fuller-cut clothing requires heavier shoes. As a general rule, your trousers should cover the lacing of your shoes – approximately two-thirds of the shoe’s length.

The most important factor to consider when choosing a shoe is the last. The last is the wooden form that the shoe is constructed around. It determines both the final shape of the shoe and its fitting characteristics. Master lastmakers are, in a way, part scientist, doctor, architect, and artist.

Also crucially important is the leather that the shoe is clicked (cut) from. The leather used to make the shoe upper is almost always chrome-salt (mineral) tanned in large rotating vats. Most fine shoe uppers are made from high-grade calfskin. Thicker cowhide is sometimes used for pebble-grained uppers and to a lesser extent, you will see fine shoes made from shell cordovan (horse leather) and even exotic leathers like alligator and crocodile. A fine shoe will have an insole and sole of thicker pit-tanned cowhide. This leather is vegetable-tanned using actual vegetable matter, not vegetable extracts. Most shoe linings are also vegetable tanned.

There are a huge variety of methods used to construct shoes. Most require mass production and lots of glue – we will not concern ourselves with those. Most truly high-quality shoes are either welted, reverse welted or a variation. Some fine shoes are Blake-stitched or use an Italian moccasin construction. Let’s examine each method:

GOODYEAR WELTED SHOES OR HAND WELTED SHOES

goodyear welted shoes men construction

Photo: crockettandjones.com

Welted shoes consist primarily of a leather upper, a welt, an insole, and an outsole (sole.) First, the insole is tacked to the bottom of the last. The insole is the thick (usually about 1/8″) piece of vegetable-tanned leather that your foot rests on. It has a “feather” on the bottom of it. On a world-class bespoke shoe (and on a few elite ready-to-wear shoes like those of Vass) the feather is “skived” into (cut from) the insole itself. However, most all ready-to-wear welted shoes use a glued-on feather made of linen.

Next, the upper (with its inner stiffening layers and lining already attached, which layers are either natural leather or celastic depending on the quality of the shoe) is stretched around and tacked to the last. On a really fine shoe, the upper is splashed with water and beaten with a hammer to compress the leather fibers, and to permanently mold them to the shape of the last. The leather is then allowed to dry completely and the process is repeated, often multiple times. It should be noted that the majority of shoes, even very expensive ones, are lasted by machine.

Once the upper has been shaped the shoes are welted. The welt is a thin strip of leather – often two feet or more in length, about three-quarters of an inch wide and an eighth of an inch thick. In this step, the shoemaker uses a single row of lock-stitching (two interlocking stitches) to sew the welt to the upper leather to the feather (in that order.) Generally, this is done with the aid of a Goodyear welting machine. In a very few small workshops, the shoes are welted by hand. Once the shoes have been welted, the excess leather is trimmed away from above the seam, and the whole area is compressed with a hammer. Then the shallow, hollow section in the middle of the shoe (created by the attaching, and in some cases the skiving, of the insole) is filled. In most cases, a shank (thin metal or wood strip that stabilizes the sole and heel,) and a leather covering used to hold it in place, fill the back half. The front half is sometimes filled with cork.

The sole is then affixed with glue and sewn to the portion of the welt that protrudes from the front and sides of the shoe. The sewing of the sole is almost always done on a machine, with very few exceptions. On a top-quality shoe, the sole stitching is hidden in a “channel” and is not visible on the bottom of the sole. Finally, the heel is either built from layers of leather fixed together with wood and brass pegs, or a pre-made heel is attached, and the shoe is finished.

Closed channel vs open channel shoes.

Closed channel vs open channel shoes.

WHY ARE WELTED SHOES SUPERIOR?

Welted shoes are considered superior by most because they are very durable and are easily resoled. A top-quality welted shoe can almost always be sent back to the maker for resoling, or even re-crafting. The heel can be removed, the sole stitching undone, and a new sole and heel can then be attached. In cases of more extreme wear, the insole and welt can be removed as well. The shoe can then be stretched back over the original last and remade. These processes can be repeated many times. As a result, a truly great pair of shoes can, with proper care and rotation, be worn for 10-20 years. And in some cases, men get 40 years or more out of them.

HOW ARE WATER-RESISTANT SHOES MADE?

When a shoe needs to be highly water resistant, it is made differently. There are many methods – reverse welted, double-stitched, Norwegian-stitched, norvegese, veldtschoen etc. For the sake of brevity, I will not go into the specific differences. The main similarity is the welt and/or the upper leather curves out and away from the shoe, instead of down and in – the advantage being that that water cannot easily penetrate and wet the insole, like it can with a regular-welted shoe. Thus, reverse-welted shoes are more water-resistant and more casual than a regular-welted shoe. They can generally be recognized by the double or triple row of stitching on the outside of the shoe where the upper meets the sole. It should be noted that some Italian makers will add a braided stitch just for looks, so buyer beware.

alden reverse welt bluchers

Alden reverse welt bluchers.

 

BLAKE STITCH AND MOCCASIN

Blake-stitching and moccasin constructions are used primarily by Italian shoemakers. A traditional moccasin is made without an insole. The upper leather wraps all the way around the foot and is sewn by hand to a flat vamp that sits on top of your toes and instep. The sole is then sewn directly to the upper on a machine. The most famous example of this method is the classic Gucci slip-on.

Blake-stitched shoes have an upper, an insole, and a sole – like a welted shoe. But they do not have a welt. The insole (which is flat – no feather) and upper are attached to the last. Then the sole is glued on and a single row of machine-stitching is used to stitch through and attach the sole, the insole, and the upper. The one advantage of this method is that it can make for a very light, thin-soled shoe. However, Blake-stitched shoes are not as water resistant, as durable, or as easily repaired as a welted shoe. If the manufacturer has not covered the insole with a full-length insole-cover, you can recognize a Blake-stitched shoe by looking inside it. You will see a single row of stitching around the forepart of the shoe.

Blake stitch construction

Blake stitch construction || Photo: matthewdack.com

Italian shoemakers are also incredibly good at coming up with alternate ways of making shoes. They employ a bewildering array of methods and combinations of shoemaking that I could not possibly cover here. Some of the methods are labor-saving shortcuts that allow for a combination of machine and handwork, and some involve very complicated handwork that can make for exquisite shoes.

CLASSIC SHOE DESIGNS

While the last, the leather, and the construction of the shoe are vital, you must like its design as well.

Most high-end shoes are variations on a few classic models. Lace-up shoes are generally divided into those with open lacing and those with closed lacing. Before I indicate the difference between open and closed lacing, I must define two crucial terms. The vamp is the forepart of the shoe that covers the toes and instep. The quarters are exactly what they sound like – the two back quarters of the shoe, which extend from the center-back seam and generally end at the midpoint of the shoe. On a shoe with closed lacing, the vamp is sewn on top of the quarters, and the tongue is usually a separate piece. On a shoe with open lacing, the quarters are sewn on top of the vamp, and the tongue is usually an extension of the vamp. Shoes with closed lacing are often called oxfords or balmorals, and shoes with open lacing are called derbys or bluchers.

On derby shoes (open lacing), the quarters are sewn on top of the vamp, which also makes the tongue of the shoe.

In addition, formal lace-up shoes are often referred to as “plain,” or as “half brogues” or “full brogues.” A plain shoe is just as it sounds – there are no decorations other than perhaps a double row of stitching on the toe-cap. Brogueing refers to a pattern of decorative punched holes along a shoe’s seams. “Half-brogue” usually indicates a shoe with a straight toe-cap and extensive brogueing. “Full-brogue” indicates a wingtip shoe with extensive brogueing. Half-brogues and full brogues almost always have a punched “medallion” decoration on the toe.

Lace-up shoes can also be whole-cut. This means that that the entire upper is cut from a single piece of leather. This takes a lot of skill and usually increases the price of the shoe. Shoes can also close with a buckle, in which case they are referred to as “monkstraps” or “monks.” Generally, monkstraps are a variation on the derby. Another version of the derby is called the “Norwegian.” Most Norwegians have three-piece vamp with a hand-stitched apron-front and split toe. In some versions of the Norwegian, the quarters extend all the way to the front of the shoe and join at the middle of the toe. Finally, there are slip-on shoes. They can be made in any number of ways – moccasin, welted, reverse welted, Blake-stitched etc. They can be constructed and decorated in many ways, can resemble brogues or Norwegians, can have saddles or tassels, or they can be completely plain. There are innumerable variations.

Check out these shoe-related threads on Styleforum:

Shoemaking techniques and traditions

The official shoe care thread: tutorial, photos, etc.

Vintage dress shoes: maintenance, tips, and advice

 

Starting a Tie Wardrobe – Styleforum Picks

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Starting a tie wardrobe in 2018 can be daunting; with the variety of options that are just one click away, it might be hard to determine whether a tie is going to get some use or will lie in a cedar box untouched for years.

This list was compiled following the directions of some Styleforum members who discussed pretty extensively the merits and versatility of the following ties on this thread.

A starting wardrobe of 12 ties might contain:

  • Two navy solid ties (a grenadine and a repp, for instance)
  • Two other solid ties (i.e. forest green grenadine, a chocolate brown repp)
  • One glen plaid, guncheck, or shepherd’s check tie in black and white or navy and white
  • One houndstooth tie
  • Two pindot ties
  • Two “neat” ties –  small, evenly spaced designs
  • Two repp stripe ties

See below for some great options that will help you complete your tie collection.

Navy solid ties

Yellow Hook $130      •       Kent Wang $75

Solid ties in other colors 

Vanda Fine Clothing $123       •      Yellow Hook $130

Glen plaid / Guncheck / Shepherd’s check ties

Vecchio Anseatico $95      •      Vanda Fine Clothing $123

Houndstooth ties

Drake’s micro houndstooth $195    •      Drake’s puppytooth $185

Pindot ties

Shibumi Firenze $126      •      Vanda Fine Clothing $123

Neat Ties

Spier & MacKay  $35      •      Shibumi Firenze $126

Repp stripe ties

Ralph Lauren  $125     •      Vecchio Anseatico $95