Friday, November 12, 2004
My Wardrobe
Dear Diary,
I just purchased my third pair of Ferragamo loafers, and I think my wardrobe is nearly complete! Looking into my closet makes me harder than I get when I smell the deep, earthy ink aroma of a fresh WSJ. My seven Burberry scarfs, folded neatly and stacked one on top of the other create a pillow of heavenly checkeredness, are my personal flair, my “je ne sais quoi,” if I may. I have aggregated one Brooks Brothers shirt in every single color and in all three of their styles. I get a little nervous about wearing anything not from The Brooks, but I also got a couple Thomas Pink shirts. Apparently, it’s very British; and I like to be worldly.
For those kick back in the Hamptons with a vodka-cranberry kinda days, I have a Lacoste polo in every pastel color and, of course, my trusty pair of Nantucket Red khakis. I also made sure to purge any undershirt that didn’t have a little horsie on the lower left because I don’t feel secure if he’s not there protecting me with his mallet, compensating for the lack of love I received as a child because I went to prep school 2000 miles away from my parents.
September 26th, 2005 at 4:51 pm
Weak commentary on “My Wardrobe.” Brooks shirts are for the masses. I can think of many way more hitter shirtmakers: Ascot Chang, Turnbull & Asser, and Paul Stuart just to name a few. Additionally, in London Thomas Pink is nearly the equivalent of Brooks Brothers.
March 20th, 2006 at 8:44 pm
You forgot to mention the infamous horse-stitched shirts - Polo.
March 28th, 2006 at 11:52 am
Your Wardrobe Fucking SUCKS! Brooks Brother Fucking SUKS!
You Must Fucking SUCK!
March 28th, 2006 at 10:01 pm
My tailor comes to the office and makes my shirt. Wear your banker shirts while I fuck your girlfriend. and mother.
April 11th, 2006 at 11:12 am
wow, you are some angry little fuckers!
April 12th, 2006 at 11:57 am
I’m still in law school and I have tighter shit than that.
May 2nd, 2006 at 9:46 am
Ouch.
Shirts- Turnbull&Asser, Eton, Fumagalli
Ties-Canali, Zegna, Versace
Shoes- Pliner, Ferragamo, Toschi
Suits- Boss, Armani, Abboud
Look cool at the office, but ditch the prep stuff when recreating. Please, don’t where pink polos. Nothing good will come of it.
May 25th, 2006 at 6:41 am
Tsk… Brooks is sooo…. 90’s. Get hip with Zegna… losers.
May 25th, 2006 at 7:09 am
work in London, US hedge fund managers in their pastel polo shirts and khakis = F**kin’ hilarious! even more so now the market correction’s exposing them as a bunch of trend monkeys.
keep on celebrating yourself!
May 25th, 2006 at 9:14 am
Off the rack shirts show just how lame analyst and associates in finance are. Here is a two step process #1) move to the buyside where you can make some real money based on talent and not how many years you spend kissing ass at firm XYZ. #2) then get a great tailor to come into your office and size you up for custom shirts and fabrics while your intern is grabing you lunch. Of course if you’re a fatt f$$k no custom shirt is going to help and you should ignore points 1 and 2 and just get to the gym.
May 25th, 2006 at 10:54 am
There is no way you can step foot in the Yale Club wearing something like that!
May 25th, 2006 at 11:08 am
Yale club! Enough said. Does anyone really respond to that. You should have gone to Stanford.
May 25th, 2006 at 1:10 pm
there will alwasy be someone bigger badder than you in NYC. It;s fun to try and compete though… tailor shirts, nice watches, great shoes, ties, we all do it. If you don’t then fine, to each there own. “what’s that business card made of?”…..”Bone”
June 1st, 2006 at 8:43 am
Charles Tyrwhitt or nothing.
Welcome to PE.
June 6th, 2006 at 11:10 am
Unless all these comments are from chicks, this is by far the gayest stream of crap Ive ever heard. What a bunch of poofs.
June 6th, 2006 at 7:26 pm
i find it rather sad that you all seem to believe that this author really means what he says…unless i am being overly cynical, the satirical tone of these articles shines through clearly and i think he (i think it’s a he) is f**king hilarious…i’ve had summer internships at hedge funds and now an investment bank and you are so on point. my favorite is still “bonus season” though.
June 22nd, 2006 at 12:21 pm
I think it’s hilarious that you all act so tough and smart when commenting on this guy’s articles, yet you can hardly spell, write coherently, or use proper grammar. Not to mention the fact that his satiric tone has fooled 90% of you. Try reading “A Modest Proposal” and tell me if Swift is advocating cannibalism.
Fuck being a broker or a trader, the real money is in being an attorney, where the market never dries, your clients are always willing to pay 100’s of dollars for about a 30 second phone call, and the only wardrobe that ever matters is: black suit, black shoes, and a blue fucking tie. You pussies couldn’t hold my balls with both hands.
August 1st, 2006 at 7:20 am
Charles Tyrwhitt..OMG nooooo.. that’s mail order in magazines type stuff.
Sunday Times (London) shirt test
1. Hilditch & Key
2. Turnbull and Asser
3. Marks and Spencer
September 27th, 2006 at 5:33 am
Marks and Sepncers.. the british Kmart?? what are you smoking!
September 27th, 2006 at 9:24 am
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
“Fuck being a broker or a trader, the real money is in being an attorney…”
wow that was a great laugh, ace.
let me guess. you went to SUNY Stonybrook, Rutgers, or Cornell for undergrad. Made it in to a top 30 school (read: University of Minnesota - Twin Cities) and now work for a corporate law firm making sure the margins are properly aligned and that the commas are in the right place. congratulations, sport, you’ve made it!
when you have a moment, please read BigLaw.
October 15th, 2006 at 9:46 am
love it!
December 15th, 2006 at 12:20 pm
Khaki refers to a color
Nantucket Red khakis cannot exist
Nantucket Red chinos can
December 28th, 2006 at 1:45 pm
Brooks Brothers??? What are you? an intern?
December 29th, 2006 at 10:29 am
Is it just me, or am I the only one that gets it that these stories are meant to make fun of the douchebags that think/dress like this, rather than be an actual account from said douchebag. The posts from you geeks arguing over what shirts are “in” are even more lame than the dude’s blog (even if the blog was true).
December 31st, 2006 at 3:00 pm
Wow! How many inadequacies are you guys trying to cover up?
January 3rd, 2007 at 10:22 pm
Can anyone tell me how I can order some Nantucket Red chinos? Do they have these in pink?
January 4th, 2007 at 10:05 am
www.nantucketreds.com
January 5th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
Tyrwhitt is only mail order if you don’t live in London or Manhattan. Sorry- they haven’t opened a Scranton location yet.
January 8th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
Heeee,in Europe, Lacoste polo are for dynamic people in their 50’s or 60’s…
Brooks Brothers, Hugo Boss, Canali are for twentysomething or the unsuccessful thirties…Versace (classic or V2) is not the same as Versace Couture… let’s make a true list :
Suit : “Made to mesure” Zegna, Brioni, Armani Collezione (avoid Emporio..)
Tie : the same brand as the suit…
Shirt : please avoid “pinpoint!!!!”, french or italian collars only!!! 100% cotton required!The brand is not important!
Shoes : Berluti’s are the best (worth the travel to Paris : you meet them once, then mail order works), Ferragamo OK! Allen Edmonds’Park Avenue are good. For leisure time, Tod’s!!!!!!
January 9th, 2007 at 12:14 pm
what about my bostonian’s? those are AWESOME shoes!!
January 10th, 2007 at 2:18 am
Was not expecting nantucketreds.com to be a real site, wow - it is. Was not expecting someone to suggest “zegna” shirts as a mark of success, wow - someone did (aren’t they now imported from china?)
listen, patrick bateman et al., i want you to know i am pro family, anit drug, but seriously take something if a burberry scarf is your personal flair
January 10th, 2007 at 10:26 am
JoS. A. Bank Clothiers. Done and done.
January 19th, 2007 at 7:32 am
How can you wear a shirt that’s not from Jermyn Street? Here is the cook book for clowns:
(1) No pockets (are you an enginner?)
(2) French cuffs (unless you’re a fucking yank)
(3) Cutaway collar (fuck Italian Spaghetti style).
Please adhere and stop looking like tossers.
January 21st, 2007 at 7:15 pm
Italian designer brands are for parvenus, metros, and girls.
Please be a man and buy your clothes in London.
February 8th, 2007 at 5:33 pm
Suits, shirt, ties, overcoat - Richard James, Savile Row
Sweaters, scarves, gloves - Loro Piano
Shoes - Lobb or Fenestrier
Watch - Pulsar P1 (gold) or P2 (stainless ‘astronaut’ model)
Cufflinks - cool vintage from shops or flea markets
Luggage, wallet, passport holder - Valextra
February 9th, 2007 at 9:24 am
Suit: Paul Stuart
Shoes: Gucci Mocs / Prada (night)
Shirts: Hilditch & Key
Ties: Hermes (rest is nonsense)
Watch: Rolex President 18K Yellow
Car: $175K Supercar; Top Speed 218 mph
Apt: Park Ave/70s
Degree: Cornell - Econ
Title: MD
Now finish those comps and get off this site….
February 9th, 2007 at 11:56 am
Well, howdy poster $… here’s the finished comps you requested -
Car: private driver
Apt: Village
Degree: Ph.D. Art History
Title: Private Art Dealer (largest legal UNREGULATED market in the world), making more than any other schmuck leaving commentary here.
These are my completed comps, $ poster above… maybe you should limp away now with your tail between your legs. And Paul Stuart (?!?) suits with Gucci shoes - BWAAHAHAHAHAHA! Also, Hermes ties are the only nonsense I know of - but some of their clothing that my wife wears, however, is very hot - like the tight brown suede skirt and high heeled boots that she’s wearing today.
February 9th, 2007 at 1:45 pm
U sound angry; lighten up its Friday.
MJ married…hmm.
You can never stop that clock from ticking now….wrinkle decay
GF: 24 yr old Model.
More than tail b/w my legs
February 11th, 2007 at 8:10 pm
Not angry - feel sorry for u.
20-something model…hmmmmmm.
If u think she’s so fab, why don’t you just commit? Oh, probably because she’s only interested in your $ - I guess that’s why it’s your handle, huh? It helps compensate (u think) for your the tiny tail b/w your legs.
I’m not worried about the ticking clock - but u should be - that model’s gone (like the one before her) once a real sugar-daddy comes along.
February 12th, 2007 at 9:42 am
Shirt: Haggar (shortsleeve, pocket)
Pants: Dockers
Shoes: MacGregor
Tie: Don’t know
$$ in my pocket: More than you!
February 14th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
Lacoste polos? OMG, That’s what I used to wear in 1979 when I was poor, pimple-faced and still lived with my parents in a lowly 6000sq-ft house with only 3 maids. sheesh!
February 21st, 2007 at 9:52 am
Hey you guyssssssssssss
March 1st, 2007 at 12:30 am
POSTER $ said:
‘not yet rated + -$ Said:
February 9th, 2007 at 9:24 am
Suit: Paul Stuart
Shoes: Gucci Mocs / Prada (night)
Shirts: Hilditch & Key
Ties: Hermes (rest is nonsense)
Watch: Rolex President 18K Yellow
Car: $175K Supercar; Top Speed 218 mph
Apt: Park Ave/70s
Degree: Cornell - Econ
Title: MD
Now finish those comps and get off this site….’
You forgot one thing: small d!ck
March 2nd, 2007 at 10:26 am
STFU!!!
You guys are still spermacides in the business word.
As a wise man once said…
When you’re 4 years in the game, we can have a conversation/8 years in the game, I’ll invite you on vacation./10 years in the Game, after I’ve enjoyed the fame, only then I’ll let ya pick my brain…
March 6th, 2007 at 9:23 am
hey guys, what do you think about Express shirts? They fit me really well.
March 8th, 2007 at 10:46 pm
You guys don’t know shit. If you wanna be the Michael Corleone of the PE game, you need to get decked out in Borelli shirts, period.
March 10th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
All you young (or balding 50 somethings with a gut and a psoriasis problem on your upper arms and neck area, who think they are still 28)need to realize why you are competing in the money game, it is because you lack something for trying to get women, because in the end it comes down to women, and fucking them, so you think that money will get you laid, and the shirts, shoes, watches and SWEET ties broadcast that to all the women out there…oh I forgot, why don;t you go triple check your modelling in Excel at midnight one more time so your short little dick boss won’t fire you, while the rest of us are getting our dicks sucked by some woman…remember pussy is still pussy and it can still be hot while being poor, and you don;t need Borelli shit to fuck it. Oha nd if I knew who y’all were I would come around and beat the fucking shit outta every single one of you wankers. Go suck some more man dick.
March 17th, 2007 at 10:48 pm
I’d have to say judging from what you think is a good wardrobe your probably from long island. Any clothing that can be bought in an outlet is clothing for interns. Until, and this is at the very least, your suits are brioni; your shirts are kiton; and your briefcase is hermes, you do not have the authority to give dress tips unless your giving prom advice. Seriously, your on some budget baller shit.
March 19th, 2007 at 4:23 pm
ab,
your name dropping skills are much better than your command of english. Obviously CUNY City College taught you how to pose well. By the way, tonight, when you take out my trash, remember that I told you to change the garbage bag and not just dump it out.
i’m sure you’re wearing a kiton shirt under your unitard.
March 20th, 2007 at 11:55 am
phys ed rockstar,
…nice!!! you’re so on point with everything. unfortunately, i might be a little late picking up your trash tonight, i had to settle for the second seating at per se and i’m sure there will be terrible bridge traffic getting to your new jersey mansion. have fun on your dollar store shopping sprees…i’ll see you from the other side of the rope.
March 21st, 2007 at 12:50 pm
Phys Ed Rockstar! LOL!
These idiots are clearly worth the price of admission… 
Go back to knockknockjokeoftheday.com 
March 27th, 2007 at 11:24 am
I realize I’m late to that party here but…
I also made sure to purge any undershirt that didn’t have a little horsie on the lower left because I don’t feel secure if he’s not there protecting me with his mallet, compensating for the lack of love I received as a child because I went to prep school 2000 miles away from my parents.
^^^^That made me wince and smile with recognition. Just had to say it.
March 27th, 2007 at 3:53 pm
Suits, shirt, ties, overcoat - Richard James, Savile Row
Ties- Hermes (classic)
Sweaters, scarves, gloves - Loro Piano
Shoes - Gucci Mocs (classic) or berlutti
Watch - Patek Phillipe (nice and convenient)
Cufflinks - debeers
Luggage, wallet, passport holder - Valextra
March 27th, 2007 at 5:42 pm
dude from 3:53 PM:
You do not shop at any of these stores because it is:
1. Loro Piana, not Loro Piano
2. Berluti, not Berlutti
3. Patek Philippe, not Patek Phillipe
get your posing straight before you post on a public blog
March 27th, 2007 at 9:32 pm
I love this blog!! And yeah I know bankers make more than lawyers but who cares? Where’s a good place to get some decent argyle sleeveless sweaters?
April 2nd, 2007 at 10:36 pm
The amount of money that is blown on stuff that in the end doesn’t matter anyway is very stupid i guess you have to be poor to realize That people matter not clothes or cars I dont have any of this stuff and i sleep just fine at night
April 22nd, 2007 at 10:38 pm
Anywho, I guess you have to post in order to feel sure you must be right. Or maybe you post so that everyone else can know how humble you are.
Things don’t have meaning, but they make life a lot more fun. So does a job- if you had one, you’d probably still sleep well. If you need help with a cover letter, careerbuilder has some great stuff.
May 7th, 2007 at 10:12 am
Pretentious. All of you.
May 8th, 2007 at 12:55 pm
HAHAHAHAHHA!!!!!!!!…….one could make a skit out of all these postings…call it “Banker Interrupted” …or “Bring it on - Banker Style”, or “The banker wears prada”…LOL!!!!! I didn’t realize how low of a self esteem these NY kids have. Come to Sand Hill and you’ll see the billionare VC wearing t-shirts. Or, go to South SF and meet some biotech CEOs wearing t-shirt and shorts, and Birks (Levinson for example). Anyways, one of these days all you kids will graduate from your preppy little high schools. Till then….
May 12th, 2007 at 2:01 am
Prophet’s comment he made back in March makes him look a little bitter.
But I’m willing to bet that your 35-year-old MDs aren’t pissing on themselves to try to get to sites like this and compare notes on clothing. They don’t fantasize about Borelli or Thomas Pink, they just do it all in a day’s work.
August 10th, 2007 at 11:47 am
Dear Lawyers, Stop being bitter - you definitely do not make more than bankers on average
as for suits - Kiton is by far the best
August 10th, 2007 at 11:25 pm
“Come to Sand Hill and you’ll see the billionare VC wearing t-shirts. Or, go to South SF and meet some biotech CEOs wearing t-shirt and shorts, and Birks (Levinson for example). ”
-yeah, but they still look like shit.
October 6th, 2007 at 2:09 pm
Two things a man need, other than the girls… The “Wall Street Journal” and Brooks brothers. Anybody who suggested anything else; GO KICK YOURSELF!! And yes, I went from H AND M, going to a City College and now sitting my ass in this freaking awesome chair blessing the market for being good to me and wearing Brooks; bunch of hypies!!! You say anything wrong with the posts of Leveragedsellout, you must kick yourself yourself!
October 10th, 2007 at 8:41 pm
Wow. You East Coasters are so cool walking around in your clothes that you store in shoe boxes. Thanks for giving me some ideas what to put in my closet that’s probably the size of your living room. Gets kind of boring just throwing on a BR tshirt and taking the McClaren to the sound for an afternoon of sailing. I do appreciate the individual suggesting moving to the sell side. If I may, after you’re done haggling, it’s more fun to be the guy that owns the company being haggled. Then you can have lunch with Ermenegildo while he’s having your wardrobe made.
October 10th, 2007 at 10:05 pm
You spelled McLaren wrong, you fucking back-office hack. And I know you don’t own one. If you really live on the West Coast and you own a McLaren, you can only be 1 of 2 people, and I know who they are and I am fairly certain that they don’t read this website (they aren’t even in finance).
October 21st, 2007 at 11:39 pm
The wealthiest and most successful East Coast families I know don’t need to worry about, and would never talk about, about wearing any of this shit because they don’t work. I guess there is something to be said about old money.
October 24th, 2007 at 10:34 am
Take it from me, the tuxedo t-shirt is coming back. I sported one to a client meeting last week and was commended by my MD for my impeccable style. It also goes great with jorts and a mullet. All the PE guys are doing it, and you know they’re money.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m gonna go trim my ’stache.
November 9th, 2007 at 4:17 pm
The most ridiculous comment on the board was the lawyer claiming to have a prestigious job. Bankers and lawyers are both over-worked salemen who answer to their buyside clients. They are nothing more than instruments, which help facilitate transactions.
November 9th, 2007 at 7:03 pm
Anonymous obviously does not understand banking…he probably drives a Ford Tempo
November 12th, 2007 at 12:16 pm
Silly boys.
Suit: Gieves and Hawkes
Shirt: Turnbull and Asser / Ede and Ravenscroft
Tie: Hermes
Shoes: Church’s
Personally though I buy all my stuff from my local discount store and cycle to work, as I’m poorer than a first year analyst who’s just splashed out on his first apartment on the day his job got outsourced to Sandeep in Gujarat. Oh, hang on, there’s a couple of extraneous words there - take out the words ‘poorer’ and ‘than’. Damn.
December 2nd, 2007 at 3:34 pm
Keep wearing those suits. You guys look damn sexy.
December 14th, 2007 at 5:45 am
I want to jack off all over yer face. THOMAS PINK BITCH!
February 15th, 2008 at 2:36 am
Wow. What shallow lives you must all lead.