There is absolutely nothing that smells like good old fashion money than something from Brioni.  I wish you all could have been there when I first saw this gorgeous Brioni French cuff size 15 1/2 dress shirt at the thrift store.  I saw the label Brioni tailored in Italy for Neiman Marcus and I couldn’t shake my grin.  Brioni, a heavenly archipelago facing the Istrian coast, wafting in the intense fragrances of Mediterranean vegation.  Along its gentle slopes, deer still roam free among the ruins of Roman and Byzantine villas.  Brioni, once a paradise for the jet set of antiquity, found its lure again in the early 1900′s as it welcomed the elite of Europe who sought an exclusive site to golf, go horse back riding and play polo.  Can you smell the money now?  Nazareno Fonticoli (a tailor in the ancient city of Penne in the Abruzzo Region of Italy) and the entrepreneur Gaetano Savini founded the Brioni tailor shop in via Barberini in Rome.  It was here that the dream of Italian high fashion for men took shape, a blend of technical and stylistic excellence.  Brioni suits can sale for up to over $5,000 and shirts range anywhere from $450 – 600 retail.  The price tag was $4.29 and then I  realized it was half off day!!!

I know I still have that grin on my face.   Don’t forget to check out The Thrifters Boutique located on top right corner and follow me on Twitter & Facebook. Toodles for now.  Daniel