The Choosy Beggar

Jil Sander’s Uniqlo line +J hits Soho tomorrow, Thursday, 10/1 . Diffusion lines are generally a recipe for disappointment, but this isn’t your typical diffusion line. The critics have been raving. Now it’s time to judge for yourself.

Friday, 10/2, Update: Sample Sally is reporting that Uniqlo received a second shipment of +J Thursday night. [SS via Racked]

Lunchtime Report From The Field: “Line was getting insane when I left half hour ago. Got some sick jeans, shirt, and a jacket. Skipped the changing rooms, trying everything on at work now! No way they’ll sell out today. Sales guy says they’ll restock.”

Here’s the price list:

• Outerwear: $80-$150
• Shirts: $40
• Pants: $50
• Cut and sewn: $20-$40
• Cashmere: $130-$150
• Accessories: $30-$100

Uniqlo – 546 Broadway between Prince & Spring – 917-237-8800 – Map

Albo checks out Odin‘s new West Village locale where Oliver Spencer once resided. We love Oliver Spencer (which is slated to take over Odin’s East Village shop Den) and the fact that we can always count on its 65%-off store-wide sales. Odin, which we love just the same, is more resistant to such extreme plunges. [Critical Shopper]

Also, Albo’s portrait of today’s on-trend man is priceless: “Steeped as we are in decades of postmodern self-referential artifice, we don’t just want to look like backwoodsmen; we want to look like actors from the 1950s playing backwoodsmen of the 1890s, but in a totally fresh, laid-back 2009 kind of way.”

Unless you’re happy taking your chances with fit and authenticity on eBay, quality vintage men’s wear can be hard to find… even in this city. Come October 5, Rare Vintage on 57th Street will make the search a little easier. [We Are The Market]

Whoa, We definitely recommend this one. Tuesday through Thursday, 9/29-10-1, get to the Claiborne by John Bartlett warehouse sale for 60-70% off the critically acclaimed colab, including fall ’09.

Report from the field: “All sizes available in all categories of garments. Tons of button downs and light suits. Blazers were $50. Button downs were $20. Pants were $20.”

Claiborne by Bartlett Warehouse Sale – 1441 Broadway at 41st St, 3rd Fl – Tues-Wed 11am-8pm, Thurs 11am-5pm – Map

With Blanks in tow, Thoreson and Peskowitz “nerd out” on the spring ’10 shows. Key trends: Masculinity, maturity, optimism, and attention to detail.