A Man in Fashion

It's Products of the Year (2014) time, and we thought we'd go in another direction. It's interesting that TAS chooses to seperate products into Affordable (1000), Mid-Priced (2700), Upper-End (10,000-20,000), and CNO ($85,000 USD).


The Pass Labs Xs 300: Not a Washing Machine, but a Shy Bit Larger than the AKG Xs In-Ear.

For $85,000.00 USD, you can get yourself a decent wardrobe. We're not talking about a million dollar wardrobe (interesting) but we are talking one that would suit you, were you well-cut and willing to parlay.

The Pass Xs-300 Monoblock Amplifiers ($85,000.00 USD) of Anthony H. Cordsman's and The Absolute Sound's recommendation are also $85,000.00 USD.  and 168 lbs. Just About the right weight for an above-average American guy of six-foot-zero (6'0"). You'll want to shave off a few pounds, fellas.

We recommend going for John Lobb for shoes, and seeking higher for other components. Hermes makes some wonderful casual affairs.


Shoes



John Lobb
Leather Shoes 3,470.00 GBP
Crocodile Shoes 10,394.00 GBP
Felt Bath Slippers 993.00 GBP
Subtotal: 14,857 GBP
http://www.johnlobbltd.co.uk/

Pants

Hermes pants come in about $1000.00 USD.

Jackets

Alfred Dunhill or Armani lunch jackets come in at $2500.

Coat

So we are up to 1/4 of our budget in shoes, for 3 pair, which is about just right.

Should 1000 GBP budget shoes appeal to you, you can go a bit lower with Edward Green. Or apply some leaverage, and go for George Cleverly.

Expect about 4500 EUR for a decent pair of dress-shoes by Bally, however. Nothing special. Just like Klaus Bunge's Odyssey Audio Stratos ($2700.00 USD), you'll see mid-priced performance under $5000.00 USD.

Since you'll want about 8 pairs of shoes to rotate, staying low about the Edward Green and George Cleverly level may be necessary, under $85K.

Jaket