Topic: Re: Let's have a fashion advice thread. - A (Read 313747 times)

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #1200 on:** 08 Oct 2009, 14:15 »

Quote from: StaedlerMars on 08 Oct 2009, 12:04

Assuming you're you in your avatar - aren't those suspenders?

Either way, yes. Be prepared for people pulling them though.

actually it's the strap to my camera bag. But now that you mention it, it does look like suspenders.

wafflecone · « **Reply #1201 on:** 08 Oct 2009, 15:22 »

Quote from: Chesire Cat on 08 Oct 2009, 05:12

Wafflecone, I know for a fact H&M in MTL is full of jackets like that. Strike while the iron is hot, because the men's equivalents were pretty much sold out when I looked.

Yuuuup, just bought two! Haha thanks guys. I was kinda holding out for something thicker/warmer, but I will make do with layering.

Chesire Cat · « **Reply #1202 on:** 08 Oct 2009, 15:35 »

Layering is where fashion is AT

sean · « **Reply #1203 on:** 08 Oct 2009, 15:42 »

Quote from: Scandanavian War Machine on 08 Oct 2009, 14:15

actually it's the strap to my camera bag. But now that you mention it, it does look like suspenders.

i know you have had that avatar before and i have always thought those were suspenders. what the hell man.

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #1204 on:** 08 Oct 2009, 15:44 »

i like to delibrately mislead people by not dispelling false notions i know nothing about duh

tania · « **Reply #1205 on:** 08 Oct 2009, 16:10 »

Quote from: Linds on 08 Oct 2009, 12:14

Tania, I dunno why you don't like that coat, it's lovely.

to be honest i'm sort of predispositioned to hate everything at the store i work at because they fuck me over on a regular basis and there isn't a single person who shops there who is anywhere near my age and everybody i work with is waaaay too into the clothing and they all talk incessantly about how excited they are for the new catalogue. it's that whole reverse psychology thing, you know. i know i am biased so i figured i'd just post the coat on its own and get some opinions and i guess the popular consensus is that it is a real nice coat so i will think about it a little longer and see how i feel in a week or so because 50% off is a pretty dang good deal and all of the sizes will definitely be gone in the next couple of weeks now that the weather is fucking freezing all of the time.

thanks for the opinions gang! also here is the link.

Cernunnos · « **Reply #1206 on:** 08 Oct 2009, 17:58 »

Quote from: Scandanavian War Machine on 08 Oct 2009, 15:44

i like to delibrately mislead people by not dispelling false notions i know nothing about duh

this is so disappointing i thought you were a lumberjack

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #1207 on:** 08 Oct 2009, 18:02 »

not all lumberjacks wear suspenders and flannel. my friend Kyle, for example.

that said, however, Yes i definitely am a badass lumberjack and don't you forget it.

Lines · « **Reply #1208 on:** 08 Oct 2009, 19:14 »

Do you sleep all night and work all day?

Quote from: tania on 08 Oct 2009, 16:10

to be honest i'm sort of predispositioned to hate everything at the store i work at ...

That is very understandable.

JD · « **Reply #1209 on:** 08 Oct 2009, 20:59 »

Man I am so prepared for winter. I have a superb winter coat and some work books with wool comforts.

Bring it the fuck on nature.

calenlass · « **Reply #1210 on:** 08 Oct 2009, 22:10 »

I wish I would need my lovely wool winter things. This is why I keep going back to Glasgow in January.

Sigh.

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #1211 on:** 08 Oct 2009, 23:26 »

Quote from: calenlass on 06 Oct 2009, 00:59

I like that it has an official title now.

Hannah! You should also get some cute heels to go with that first dress. It is begging for them. So adorable!

Lunchy we will go thrifting I promise. It is one of my new favourite things. (Also Gallery Serpentine holy shit.)

Don't worry Katie, I will go to Gallery with you. I want some of their coats. Though last time I went I discovered that due to my huge torso and not huge arms I need to get them to tailor the coats to fit me. Fuck.

Dimmukane · « **Reply #1212 on:** 09 Oct 2009, 09:19 »

Right, so I'm going to a Penn State football game this weekend with one of my friends. I just found out I'll be in the president's box. I have no idea what is acceptable to wear here; she's going to be wearing black dress pants and a sweater. What kind of outfit would work in this situation?

allison · « **Reply #1213 on:** 09 Oct 2009, 10:33 »

Slacks and button-down! Or a nice polo?

Bastardous Bassist · « **Reply #1214 on:** 09 Oct 2009, 10:35 »

Shirtless with team colors painted on. The key is to figure out which letter she's going to be going as, so that you can fit into the word properly.

valley_parade · « **Reply #1215 on:** 09 Oct 2009, 10:37 »

Dress like JoePa.

Slick · « **Reply #1216 on:** 09 Oct 2009, 13:16 »

I do not wear a winter coat in Ontario because fuck you guyz.
Tania it is a nice coat. I think it would be odd on you but I expect you to be some sort of indie-punk kid. I'm sure you could work it.

p.s. have we already made a joke about this being a fascist advice thread?

Dimmukane · « **Reply #1217 on:** 09 Oct 2009, 15:50 »

Ok, so on a whim my mother decided to take me out and get some nicer clothes, so I picked up a brown ultra suede sports coat (this is what she called it, I have no idea if that's right or not), some dark khaki jeans, and some khaki-colored slacks. I was thinking of doing the slacks with either a long sleeved pullover and the jacket or a button down shirt with the jacket. If I don't get another chance to check this, I'll try to take some pictures to show how it turned out.

Cernunnos · « **Reply #1218 on:** 09 Oct 2009, 16:09 »

Quote from: Slick on 09 Oct 2009, 13:16

p.s. have we already made a joke about this being a fascist advice thread?

Yes, I think the title even got changed for a while or something.

JD · « **Reply #1219 on:** 09 Oct 2009, 16:11 »

We should change it back

Chesire Cat · « **Reply #1220 on:** 11 Oct 2009, 09:27 »

Those suck, both of them. Im not opposed to the idea, the whole army vet homeless dude dressed in layer with the fingerless gloves thing.

But those are just not nice jackets

Chesire Cat · « **Reply #1221 on:** 11 Oct 2009, 09:33 »

It's because I care that I warn you.

Also, since you are going surplus I fear maybe you believe that authenticity is more important than looking good when it comes to fashion.

Lines · « **Reply #1222 on:** 11 Oct 2009, 12:58 »

The j.crew one is the best looking. He may be popping the collar simply to show you can? Luckily he isn't wearing a polo with a popped collar under it or he would just look like a douche.

sean · « **Reply #1223 on:** 11 Oct 2009, 13:02 »

man that filson jacket is actually fucking bomb. how much is that thing?

sean · « **Reply #1224 on:** 11 Oct 2009, 13:14 »

get the cruiser dude its the best one.

chowburger · « **Reply #1225 on:** 11 Oct 2009, 13:14 »

Quote from: Sam on 11 Oct 2009, 13:06

(so many pockets - the back of the jacket is a gigantic pocket you can access through side snaps)

You blow my mind with this fact.

Chesire Cat · « **Reply #1226 on:** 11 Oct 2009, 13:15 »

The cruiser is a much better idea. The Filson bomber jacket looks like something a divorced dad would wear on the day he gets to see his kids.

sean · « **Reply #1227 on:** 11 Oct 2009, 13:20 »

i wonder if there are hardcore hunting shops i can cruise though around school where i could find a bomb jacket like that.

i gotta try this.

Nodaisho · « **Reply #1228 on:** 11 Oct 2009, 15:13 »

Which one is the cruiser? Is it one of the ones in your first post?

If you have surplus shops, you should easily be able to find a good heavy jacket for less than $100, and I imagine Austin has plenty of surplus shops (it's Texas).

How cold are we talking, anyway? I've never been to Austin, so I don't know what kind of temperatures you are talking about, and what you normally wear at those temperatures. I've got a leather jacket with a nylon lining and polyester insulation that I wear in well below freezing weather that keeps me perfectly warm, I got that for 8 or 9 bucks (I'm pretty sure I mentioned getting it in a post last January). I'm pretty sure it also fits the description of bomber jacket, what with the elastic at the bottom to seal better.

If you are looking at surplus, from my experience, boots are bigger than they say, but everything else is a good bit smaller. My friend and I have to look for XL clothes at the surplus shop, and I'm 6'2", 165lb, not exactly what you would consider extra-large.

Nodaisho · « **Reply #1229 on:** 11 Oct 2009, 18:29 »

Ah, okay. I see which on you mean now.

30-50, sometimes rain? Oh, you mean fall/spring. I thought you were talking about winter.

Seriously, though, what do you normally wear in that kind of weather? I'm assuming that you probably wear more in that weather than I do.

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #1230 on:** 11 Oct 2009, 18:46 »

Fashion thread, where would I go to sell clothes? I have a bunch of older jackets I no longer wear. I could give them to charity I guess but these are really nice jackets like a really cool black suede number and an Italian wool jacket that I got from my grandfather that is in perfect condition. I've been to all the vintage stores in the area and they all buy from private sellers or something or otherwise just don't buy stuff from people off the street (which I guess is fair enough). I didn't really want to have to bother with eBay but it's looking like that is my only option, any ideas?

Nodaisho · « **Reply #1231 on:** 11 Oct 2009, 19:02 »

Sam, I was just joking with the fall/spring thing. It just always makes me laugh when people refer to that weather as cold.

What do you normally wear in that weather? The trucker's jacket? I don't know what that is, so I can't really recommend something of similar warmth.

Lines · « **Reply #1232 on:** 11 Oct 2009, 20:09 »

Jimmy, are there any consignment shops in your area?

ViolentDove · « **Reply #1233 on:** 11 Oct 2009, 20:51 »

Quote from: Jimmy the Squid on 11 Oct 2009, 18:46

Fashion thread, where would I go to sell clothes? I have a bunch of older jackets I no longer wear. I could give them to charity I guess but these are really nice jackets like a really cool black suede number and an Italian wool jacket that I got from my grandfather that is in perfect condition. I've been to all the vintage stores in the area and they all buy from private sellers or something or otherwise just don't buy stuff from people off the street (which I guess is fair enough). I didn't really want to have to bother with eBay but it's looking like that is my only option, any ideas?

How much stuff do you have? If you get down to the DIY markets in Newtown you can set yourself up with a clothes stand and sell whatever you've got. Maybe even team up with a few other people, if you want to make a thing out of it. It's on the last Saturday of every month outside the Hub, stall space works on a first in best dressed basis, so you just have to get there early. There is no cost for stalls 'cause it was started as a DIY-no-approval-from-council thing by anarcho-hippy-punk types.

Newtown would also be ideal considering your fashion style as well.

sean · « **Reply #1234 on:** 11 Oct 2009, 20:57 »

that is the best thing i have ever heard of.

d
dear go

Lunchbox · « **Reply #1235 on:** 11 Oct 2009, 22:26 »

Jimmy if you do that I will join you, I have a bunch of stuff I want to sell but I tried ebay and damn it is annoying.

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #1236 on:** 12 Oct 2009, 00:16 »

Yay! Ok well I'll organise a saturday morning off work one week and we'll totally sell some stuff!

Ballard · « **Reply #1237 on:** 13 Oct 2009, 14:10 »

Quote from: tania on 08 Oct 2009, 16:10

everybody i work with is waaaay too into the clothing and they all talk incessantly about how excited they are for the new catalogue.

also here is the link.

Wait when did Eddie Bauer become a fashion thing? Last I checked, it was a west coast hip hop thing and a lumberjack/SUPER EXCITED CAMPER thing.

Professor Snuggles · « **Reply #1238 on:** 13 Oct 2009, 15:57 »

There has been a serious upsurge in the appeal of "Classic American" style and the outdoorsy look recently. The amount of people wearing flannels and plaids is huge these days. It's a great look, I'm in favor of it

JD · « **Reply #1239 on:** 13 Oct 2009, 16:11 »

I saw a guy who made it look terrible today though

Ballard · « **Reply #1240 on:** 13 Oct 2009, 16:18 »

Hey Kieffer, your doppelganger was on Look At This Fucking Hipster today.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #1241 on:** 13 Oct 2009, 20:05 »

are we sure that's a doppleganger

David_Dovey · « **Reply #1242 on:** 13 Oct 2009, 20:05 »

(yes, we are. nobody would willingly let kieffer near their child)

David_Dovey · « **Reply #1243 on:** 13 Oct 2009, 20:06 »

(unless he's actually stealing the child in that pic)

David_Dovey · « **Reply #1244 on:** 13 Oct 2009, 20:06 »

KIEFFER IS A BABY-STEALER

Nodaisho · « **Reply #1245 on:** 13 Oct 2009, 20:10 »

That kid actually looks just like my cousin. Kieffer, steal someone else's cousin, dammit! You wouldn't be able to stand him anyway, he is whiny and violent.

tania · « **Reply #1246 on:** 13 Oct 2009, 20:11 »

Quote from: Ballard on 13 Oct 2009, 14:10

Quote from: tania on 08 Oct 2009, 16:10
everybody i work with is waaaay too into the clothing and they all talk incessantly about how excited they are for the new catalogue.

also here is the link.

Wait when did Eddie Bauer become a fashion thing? Last I checked, it was a west coast hip hop thing and a lumberjack/SUPER EXCITED CAMPER thing.

eddie bauer isn't fashionable. i just work(ed) there and wanted to know if the discount was worth taking advantage of. i don't really like any of their clothes.

the point is moot anyway because a couple of days after posting that i suddenly had an epiphany where i realized how much i fucking hated working there and put in my two weeks notice. maybe they will still give me a discount if i decide to buy that coat. probably not but who knows? oh well! woooooo

Ballard · « **Reply #1247 on:** 13 Oct 2009, 20:23 »

I was just curious who would get excited about a new catalog of Eddie Bauer clothing.

HOLY SHIT THIS NEW GRANDPA PLAID IS ALL THE RAGE IN PARIS

Professor Snuggles · « **Reply #1248 on:** 13 Oct 2009, 23:16 »

That dude doesn't even look like me.

Sox · « **Reply #1249 on:** 14 Oct 2009, 03:42 »

I was hoping that was the joke, but I couldn't be certain because everybody on QC needs a very powerful glasses prescription, and we're all incredibly self conscious and feel like dorks when we have them on, so we try to avoid wearing them, even if we're using the internet. It used to be the forum subtitle, even.

"QC: Where kids hate that they need their stupid glasses."
Before that is was
"QC: Where kids think glasses are cool and fashionable."

THESE FORUMS NOW CLOSED (read only)

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