Topic: Re: Let's have a fashion advice thread. - B (Read 114162 times)

Johnny C · « **Reply #600 on:** 08 Dec 2010, 15:46 »

jeggings are so awful everyone

Lunchbox · « **Reply #601 on:** 08 Dec 2010, 16:30 »

Katie I dunno if black shirt and black tie will look so great with a brownish suit?

Unless the suit is actually grey, in which case listen to Katie and not to me.

pwhodges · « **Reply #602 on:** 08 Dec 2010, 16:38 »

Keep the shirt white, or pale cream, perhaps; put the colour and flamboyance into the tie - as much as you like, but if practical, coordinated with the dress.

Alex C · « **Reply #603 on:** 08 Dec 2010, 16:44 »

Agreed. I have a few colored dress shirts that I wear with the couple of suits I own, but they're still damn near white.

Joseph · « **Reply #604 on:** 08 Dec 2010, 18:11 »

Quote from: Johnny C on 08 Dec 2010, 15:46

jeggings are so awful everyone

Yes.

Andy, you do look great in those pictures you posted earlier, but that is entirely because you're really pretty, and because pictures cannot well capture how bad jeggings look in person. At best, they are inoffensive, at worst they are abominable. It's like short-sleeved collared shirts (in my opinion) - they will never improve how anyone looks.

squawk · « **Reply #605 on:** 08 Dec 2010, 19:22 »

wait but what's the difference in appearance between good jeggings and already really tight skinny jeans

Lunchbox · « **Reply #606 on:** 08 Dec 2010, 19:31 »

Nothing. Jeggings just breathe easier in the crotchal area and are more stretchy.

squawk · « **Reply #607 on:** 08 Dec 2010, 19:39 »

i know, i like jeggings! but joseph was saying that they look bad in person and i'm just like ??? because people still wear tight as fuck jeans that are def more likely to cut off people's circulation
is it just that super tight anything looks bad? because, well yeah

Joseph · « **Reply #608 on:** 08 Dec 2010, 19:42 »

I've found that, in person, they don't look convincingly like denim. Though I guess I'm not really that into super super tight jeans either.

I'm sure they're comfy though.

Professor Snuggles · « **Reply #609 on:** 08 Dec 2010, 19:43 »

I stuck a new era sticker on my wool hunting cap and I think I am probably as swagged out as I'm finna be for a minute.

abadname · « **Reply #610 on:** 08 Dec 2010, 20:28 »

Quote from: calenlass on 08 Dec 2010, 15:33

That suit looks like it fits you really well! It looks like you might want to get someone to hem the trousers by about an inch, but that could just be the angle of your photo. All around A-.

(A+ is for getting a vest.)

Try a black shirt with the black tie! Some people like it. I dunno if you will.

The whole thing isn't tailored yet, i just got it in the mail today

calenlass · « **Reply #611 on:** 09 Dec 2010, 01:15 »

Seriously? For a suit off the rack, that one fits you pretty well, actually! You lucky bastard.

look out! Ninjas! · « **Reply #612 on:** 09 Dec 2010, 04:05 »

It's a pretty good fit. I think it could do to come in more around yr abdomen too.

valley_parade · « **Reply #613 on:** 09 Dec 2010, 05:43 »

Quote from: Professor Snuggles on 08 Dec 2010, 19:43

I stuck a new era sticker on my wool hunting cap and I think I am probably as swagged out as I'm finna be for a minute.

This. File this under "things I don't get and annoy the piss out of me"

Kieffer, I legitimately do not care what size hat you wear.

Professor Snuggles · « **Reply #614 on:** 09 Dec 2010, 05:57 »

I mean it is a joke because my hat is not new era, nor is it sized at all.

valley_parade · « **Reply #615 on:** 09 Dec 2010, 05:59 »

It still annoys me.

Professor Snuggles · « **Reply #616 on:** 09 Dec 2010, 12:13 »

Holy shit that's fucking swag. Whatchu droppin on it?

David_Dovey · « **Reply #617 on:** 09 Dec 2010, 12:18 »

Hey Kieff how come you've reverted back to spelling with the "ck"? Have a falling out with the Crips? Are you a Blood now?

EDIT: Oh yeah and Sam that is such jacket. Such a jacket, is that jacket.

valley_parade · « **Reply #618 on:** 09 Dec 2010, 12:20 »

Every time he spells it with two c's, I read it like it's in Italian or something. "Foo-ching!"

Ã¶de · « **Reply #619 on:** 09 Dec 2010, 12:29 »

I always read "fussing".

Professor Snuggles · « **Reply #620 on:** 09 Dec 2010, 13:05 »

I dunno, I guess I kinda just think that fucc should be fucc but like, fucking has more of an emphatic notion. If the g is gonna be there it's gotta be k, but without the g it can be c. So like, fucc, fuck fuccin, fucking? Whacc should like, always be whacc.

Edith · « **Reply #621 on:** 09 Dec 2010, 13:42 »

But what about whacking?

pwhodges · « **Reply #622 on:** 09 Dec 2010, 14:29 »

I bought that Mobius strip scarf and Klein bottle hat that someone mentioned (in another thread, sometime ago) as Christmas presents for my nephew that just got his physics degree. They arrived today, and they're so fun that I seriously think I might get another set for myself!

michaelicious · « **Reply #623 on:** 09 Dec 2010, 14:40 »

Just keep those ones and tell him you made a donation in his name to the Human Fund.

Nodaisho · « **Reply #624 on:** 09 Dec 2010, 14:40 »

I know a guy that designed his own Mobius Strip scarf. He saw an article about them in his wife's knitting magazine, and the magazine said that the only way to make one would be to knit a scarf, twist it, and knit it end to end. He disagreed, so he learned to knit and designed and made his own, then sent in a letter to the magazine on how he did it. Unbefitting such a scientific journal, they didn't print his rebuttal.

SirJuggles · « **Reply #625 on:** 09 Dec 2010, 15:19 »

So it appears I am most likely getting a wool peacoat for Christmas. This makes me quite happy.

Also, I have a theory that I would appreciate feedback on. For a while, my girlfriend had me convinced that I really wanted big rubber rainboots (possibly polka-dotted). I still think they are the proverbial "bomb", but I've come to realize they would probably look pretty silly on a guy. The only solution I've been able to come up with is, and stay with me here: cowboy boots.

Now I'm not looking to put on spurs and chaps to go to class (most days). But, aside from their ideal puddle-resistant properties, I feel like some nice cowboy boots under jeans could really add a touch of class to an outfit. Am I delusional?

BrittanyMarie · « **Reply #626 on:** 10 Dec 2010, 06:34 »

no. i have a pair i wear with some frequency and i'm pretty sure lunchy does too. just go for the traditional, not the super pointy, the square or the super round toe--those are all gross.

like, this, not this (also note the heel is slanted in the first, not in the second which i don't know if you're going for authenticity or whatever, but slanted serves a purpose when riding) or this (just because super pointy are just as ugly as the wide round toe or whatever the fuck this is. oh, and depending on what you get, know that if your boots are leather soled, like traditional cowboy boots for riding, they are not that great on the ice.

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #627 on:** 10 Dec 2010, 06:37 »

get the rubber boots!

allison · « **Reply #628 on:** 10 Dec 2010, 06:41 »

Cowboy boots are one of those things that I think girls can pull off and be cute and adorable, but dudes can't (unless they are cowboys or something). I do not suggest getting some.

valley_parade · « **Reply #629 on:** 10 Dec 2010, 06:52 »

Basically that.

Dudes, unless you're wearing Vans or something, have some laces on your shoes.

pwhodges · « **Reply #630 on:** 10 Dec 2010, 07:07 »

Laces on my sandals would be weird.

valley_parade · « **Reply #631 on:** 10 Dec 2010, 07:14 »

SANDALS BEING AN EXCEPTION PAUL GEEEEEEZ.

nekowafer · « **Reply #632 on:** 10 Dec 2010, 07:15 »

Man-sandals are generally weird. I have not seen a single pair that I do not find hideous. Most are like Birkenstocks, or the rubber and velcro type. Yuck.

Lines · « **Reply #633 on:** 10 Dec 2010, 07:16 »

I don't mind laceless boots, but usually those boots are covered in buckles or have a zipper. Personally I prefer engineer boots or other types of motorcycle boots. Docs are also nice. Note: I don't know how weather proof any of these are, but I have a pair of combat-style boots and that's what I've been wearing in yucky weather because of the good traction and they are more waterproof than my other shoes. Also I think cowboy boots demand a certain level of dress for me. I hate it when men wear them with t-shirts - it looks really stupid.

redglasscurls · « **Reply #634 on:** 10 Dec 2010, 07:30 »

Paul, I hate to break it to you, but laced man-sandals exist! They are pretty ugly but I think the laces actually serve a purpose on these.

valley_parade · « **Reply #635 on:** 10 Dec 2010, 07:49 »

Quote from: Linds on 10 Dec 2010, 07:16

Note: I don't know how weather proof any of these are

Not very. I had to waterproof my Docs this past weekend.

Lines · « **Reply #636 on:** 10 Dec 2010, 07:55 »

My combat boots aren't Docs, so I was basing it off of that, but yeah, I've heard Docs aren't that water resistant.

Nodaisho · « **Reply #637 on:** 10 Dec 2010, 08:04 »

My rocky jump boots (combat boots with a side-zip) are waterproof up to the tongue, and if you found some way to seal the gap between the tongue and the boot better they would be waterproof up to the top. I think there might be the tiniest bit of water that gets in from the zipper, but it isn't enough for me to be sure it is even there, and if that was a problem you could get them without the zippers.

They aren't great with cold, though. They aren't really insulated in any way, so your socks/liners would have to make up for it.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #638 on:** 10 Dec 2010, 08:50 »

Quote from: SirJuggles on 09 Dec 2010, 15:19

Also, I have a theory that I would appreciate feedback on. For a while, my girlfriend had me convinced that I really wanted big rubber rainboots (possibly polka-dotted). I still think they are the proverbial "bomb", but I've come to realize they would probably look pretty silly on a guy. The only solution I've been able to come up with is, and stay with me here: cowboy boots.

There's nothing wrong with cowboy boots, I regret having to get rid of mine, and you're absolutely right that they look kick-ass underneath jeans (boot-cut, obviously).

BUT, I seriously think that if you're looking for something to keep yr feet dry and you wanted rain-boots, then get some flippin' rain-boots! Not polka dot ones, that'd be silly. But there are plenty of extremely manly wellingtons out there. Like these:

Basically I think in the search for a good pair of manly rain-boots, your fashion idol is Prince Philip trudging around his country estate, mumbling all sorts of mad shit to himself (I fucking love Prince Philip). And as always with men's fashion, subtlety is the key.

Quote from: valley_parade on 10 Dec 2010, 06:52

Basically that.

Dudes, unless you're wearing Vans or something, have some laces on your shoes.

Jesus dude, really?

valley_parade · « **Reply #639 on:** 10 Dec 2010, 08:52 »

That last boot just reminds me of my uncle and his stupid golf-business casual wardrobe.

But okay, fine, yes. There are certain exceptions, mostly in dress shoes. I WAS NOT THINKING COMPLETELY DOVEY I MIGHT BE BUYING A SICK GUITAR, OKAY?

David_Dovey · « **Reply #640 on:** 10 Dec 2010, 09:01 »

The Beatles

valley_parade · « **Reply #641 on:** 10 Dec 2010, 09:07 »

Quote from: Sam on 10 Dec 2010, 09:00

who wears chelsea boots to play golf?

Not quite what I meant. Dude wears a lot of like..golf shirts, and Under Armour-like mock turtlenecks. Things most people golf in.

And those boots.

redglasscurls · « **Reply #642 on:** 10 Dec 2010, 09:07 »

It's true though

David_Dovey · « **Reply #643 on:** 10 Dec 2010, 09:32 »

haha holy shit i don't oh wow

valley_parade · « **Reply #644 on:** 10 Dec 2010, 09:50 »

Manda wins today.

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #645 on:** 10 Dec 2010, 10:58 »

Guys, like a tool I drunkenly lost my wallet, so that's a reason to buy a new one.

Where does one buy wallets in the UK?

David_Dovey · « **Reply #646 on:** 10 Dec 2010, 11:08 »

That's because zip pockets for change are a temptation to carry TOO MUCH FUCKING CHANGE. Also it's really neat when you realise that the big pile of change you've been dumping out of yr pockets at the end of the day on yr bedside table for months/years now makes a useful quantity of Big People Money.

pwhodges · « **Reply #647 on:** 10 Dec 2010, 11:32 »

I think we use more change than you do, though. We have coins up to £2 (3USD) value, and the smallest note is £5 (7.50USD).

Edit - I thought AUS money stopped at 1 dollar coins, but I see you have 2 dollar ones now.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #648 on:** 10 Dec 2010, 11:46 »

For a while now! Actually, for as long as I can remember really (Wikipedia says they were introduced 1988, when I was 2 y.o.). Canada has $1 and $2 coins as well (loonies and toonies, colloquially). I usually just grab a few of the larger denominations off my nightstand when I go out, but I almost invariably end up with more change than that which I left with, unless I'm paying for parking or something else which requires a lot of change all at once (another good reason to let loose change collect somewhere away from yr pocket).

Gemmwah · « **Reply #649 on:** 10 Dec 2010, 11:47 »

I've been noticing that thing that girls get with jeans on myself now I'm a lot smaller than I used to be. My waist is crazy smaller than my fat butt and hips, so anything that fits there is way too big at the waist, and anything that fits at the waist gives epic camel toe. I've been solving this problem with skinny jeans, but I'm noticing it even with my baggier skinnies now. I did buy some super skinnies and they're holding up pretty well. It's just nice to finally realise that it's not subconscious dyke always buying jeans that sagg, it's that the cut of jeans in stores are really shit for curvy girls

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