thanks to blair.com for my new shirt, the long sleeved guayabera. i'll have to order a few more. now, most of you know of my love affair with the 'bera. it started during my frosh year of college. now, i had started thriftin in high school, but then it was about silly tshirts, work wear and corduroy pants. in college, i got into button ups, mainly thin, striped button ups. but i also got a few guayaberas. i liked the clean, simple, almost dressy look. another nice fact was that several of my profs wore them, so it seemed very distinguished. so, i used to scour the thrift stores looking for them in my size, which isn't very easy because it seems that most are made for skinny little latin guys, which i'm not. i managed to find a handful over the years using the thrift route. then, i stumbled upon california pants on the fulton mall. i bought 3 that day. they are my nicest, high quality ones. but i also paid the price for such high quality. so i haven't been back there. last summer, i was on the mall, and several different places had them on sale, like 1 for 11, 2 for 20, 3 for something. so i bought 3 @ tres hermanos. since then, i've been back at least once more to buy one. that trip, i asked about the ellusive long sleeved guayabera. the cashier said, no, the didn't carry them because the short sleeved is what really sold. i understand. he told me to try...california pants. i didn't, mainly because i knew that they dealt in the high enders, and i was look for the average priced ones, but with long sleeves.
this brings us to Christmas time. now, i knew since last summer when i was unable to find them locally, i shoud try the internet. but, it wasn't a pressing need as i've got a closet full of shirts. so, unbeknownst to me, heather was doing some onlne looking. she bought me a sweet one for Christmas. it's real nice linen, high quality, i love it. shoot, i'm almost scared to wear it most of the time because i think i'll screw it up. so, after Xmas, i started hunting around, and found this company. they had the average priced ones i wanted. i ordered, hoping that the size would be right, and i'm ecstatic. i'll have to order a few more. maybe i'll even branch out in color.
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I got a great one at that "Tower Rags" place. I think that is what it's called.
You know what kinda sucks about it, though? If you don't wear a shirt under the guayavera (that's how I've seen it spelled more often), the polyester gets funkEEEE!!
Maybe that's just my personal problem... the one hundred-twelve Fresno summer is equally to blame as well.
Anyhoo-de-hoo. Congratulations on your camisa extravagante!
i think all the websites i saw it on, in addition to my shirts that have it (rather than just a brand name) all spell it guayabera.
Those are some sweet shirts. What was the website you went to again?
the link is in the post. but it's blair.com. search for guayabera. they have 3 types: short sleeve, long sleeve, and a zippered version. $19-23. basically, it's $23 if you get xxl or bigger. my new one is a 2xl and fits great.
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