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A really close Close Enough™ shirt $30 Cdn

Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:31 pm
by Snakewhip_Sable
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From 911 gear.

It's even got the pleats all down the front.

Re: A really close Close Enough shirt $30 Cdn

Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 11:13 pm
by The Antiquarian
Yeah it is a pretty close look in general, but it's just too bad it's made of polyester... that can get uncomfortable after a while, not to mention anything of it's inaccuracy to begin with.

Re: A really close Close Enough shirt $30 Cdn

Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 11:22 pm
by Snakewhip_Sable
You did see the Close Enough™ part, right?

Re: A really close Close Enough shirt $30 Cdn

Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:31 pm
by The Antiquarian
Snakewhip_Sable wrote:You did see the Close Enough™ part, right?
Right, it's just that, close enough. :TOH:

It will definitely work for an Indy-esque look, without being totally accurate.

Re: A really close Close Enough™ shirt $30 Cdn

Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:38 pm
by Snakewhip_Sable
There's a lot of folks here who don't have the dough for the real deal and a lot who really don't care. Close Enough™ counts for many of us here. Some wear the gear as a costume, some wear it to live in.

I prefer French or Italian officer's shirts for the feel and the price, but neither have the front pleats. That doesn't matter to me at all. Heck, sometimes I'll even wear a navy blue officer's shirt.

It's nice to have options.

Re: A really close Close Enough™ shirt $30 Cdn

Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 6:36 pm
by Mfisher
yeah.. these are just uniform shirts like we wear at the P.D.... (and while they are cheap... it stinks wearing them... they are just uncomfortable)... as for the name being similar to "5.11" gear... I'd say its totally unrelated... these are under the name 911 simply because they are obviously intended for emergency services use..... I'd save your money and just pay the extra 20 bucks for Todd's... if you buy one of these you will most likely regret the purchase... trust me...

Re: A really close Close Enough™ shirt $30 Cdn

Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 6:43 pm
by RaidersBash
Well, there is that costume store (http://stores.ebay.com/costumebases) that does 100% Poplin Indy shirts for $25 us, and $10 to ship...

those seem to be a better "close-enough" for the budget minded consumer :TOH:

Re: A really close Close Enough™ shirt $30 Cdn

Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 1:22 am
by Snakewhip_Sable
Nice to have options! That's the whole point of the forum.

My gunbelt & holster is from Costume Base.

Re: A really close Close Enough™ shirt $30 Cdn

Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 1:48 am
by Strider
Definitely a good budget close enough for the price. Especially since we've got a good number of Canucks here on COW, it's good to have options in CAN, so you don't have to purchase from the states and get charged extra on shipping/duty/whatever. 8)