Topic: Re: Let's have a fashion advice thread. - A (Read 313367 times)

Lunchbox · « **Reply #3900 on:** 07 May 2010, 17:42 »

Hey Tania! I have those boots too!

After a year of hard cafe working the front got really awful and scuffed down to beige and covered in crap that I can't get off, so I don't wear 'em anymore.

If you take good care of them and don't get them filthy with kitchen muck they will be okay I hope!

Mai, honestly I think every one of those boots are awful and I would not ever wear them. Of all, the Bellevue boot are the least ugly, and probably would be best for hiking. The first three probably wouldn't be any better than Chucks in a wet, dirty or slippery situation. Go to a hiking/sports store and pick the least ugly!

I also don't think running shoes look too bad when you have a nice outfit (or some sexy tight running clothes) on with them.

http://getthelook.imnotobsessed.com/product/image/2540ddc47/nike-view-ii-whitewhite.jpeg
http://mirror.altrec.com/images/shop/detail/swatches/NKE/33770.81173_m.jpg
http://www.kickz.com/en/media/images/p/250/nike-wmns_air_feather_hi_premium-white_white-1.jpg

Johnny C · « **Reply #3901 on:** 07 May 2010, 18:13 »

Quote from: Sam on 07 May 2010, 13:08

it means his pumas look too much like dunks and it's weird. puma should stick to making pumas. (i also just think they look str8 nasty)

oh no i know what dunks are, i was just wondering what you were trying to imply. that's cool carry on etc.

tania · « **Reply #3902 on:** 07 May 2010, 18:14 »

lunchy i remember! i had been ogling them in the window at one of my favourite shoe stores in toronto the last couple of months and my logic was essentially "man those are expensive but if i can look even a quarter as badass as lunchy does in them then they will be so worth it." i had to get a size bigger than what i normally wear cos i have wide feet and as a result i feel sort of self-conscious and like maybe they look kind of like big clown shoes on me but i'll see how they look once they break in a bit.

Gemmwah · « **Reply #3903 on:** 10 May 2010, 04:36 »

Guys I want this coat, and it would go so amazingly with Tania's/Lunchy's boots, which I also want oh my goddddddd clothes yayay!

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #3904 on:** 10 May 2010, 07:12 »

As long as you, unlike that girl, don't put your lip gloss on with a trowel then I'm ok with that coat.

Gemmwah · « **Reply #3905 on:** 10 May 2010, 07:14 »

fuuuuuuuuuuuuck no would i. psh.

Lines · « **Reply #3906 on:** 10 May 2010, 09:38 »

I like the jacket. I do not like that their L isn't large at all. I usually wear M/L and their L is too small for my bust. LAE.

De_El · « **Reply #3907 on:** 10 May 2010, 14:57 »

I have been wanting some nice raw denim jeans for a little while now, and I've come to a point in time where they won't break the bank. I'm getting black APC petit standards. If you're gonna get all denim geek on me, I know there's cooler stuff out there, but I can't afford PBJs or Sammies, and the fit has to be pretty slim or else I'm swimming in fabric, cus I'm not a very large person.

they look like this

this is some dude on flickr wearing them

Emaline · « **Reply #3908 on:** 10 May 2010, 15:59 »

And a hamburger*.

I don't know. I guess I like my guys to have a little bit of meat on their bones, or muscle. Something.

*Which isn't to say that skinny guys are gross, or that this guy is unhealthy in anyway, or that any skinny guys are. I'm sure that dude is totally fine(in more ways than one). It just struck me how freaking tiny his knees are. Keep in mind this is coming from a lady with extremely muscular calves and thighs. Seriously. I regularly impress people at the gym with them.

De_El · « **Reply #3909 on:** 10 May 2010, 17:25 »

Yeah, I dunno how I feel about stacks. The wear looks interesting, but so does a little cuff. Then there's always having pants that are actually the right length.

@emaline I totally sympathize with occasionally being weirded out by people with radically different body-types from one's self. Some people are so huge! But also I weigh like 125 pounds so a lot of people seem huge to me.

Lines · « **Reply #3910 on:** 10 May 2010, 18:13 »

Alex is leeetle! (Compared to me anyways, being the amazon that I am.) I think those jeans will suit you just fine!

De_El · « **Reply #3911 on:** 10 May 2010, 19:04 »

Thanks! I am puuuumped.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #3912 on:** 10 May 2010, 19:21 »

Yeah dogg I would wear the fuck out of those jeans.

So denim geeks, Sam's comments about the opportunities presented to me by being in Japan have gotten to me. What brands should I be looking out for when I'm over there, i.e; that I'm unlikely to see in elsewhere

Melodic · « **Reply #3913 on:** 12 May 2010, 23:20 »

What's up fashion fucks? Another day, another potentially bad decision waiting to happen!

I'm not really too plussed about this blazer but I would like a blazer.

Ã¶de · « **Reply #3914 on:** 13 May 2010, 03:55 »

But don't get a plain blue/black/grey blazer so you don't look like a date rapist if you wear it with jeans.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #3915 on:** 13 May 2010, 05:01 »

Quote from: Ptommydski on 13 May 2010, 02:38

Find one that isn't plaid.

Or at least not such a loud plaid

jmrz · « **Reply #3916 on:** 13 May 2010, 05:08 »

So I bought some boots. They cost me $21, they came from Target. I find boots difficult most of the time because my legs are too thin and they look silly around my calves, these fit lovely! I am happy.

elizaknowswhatshesfor · « **Reply #3917 on:** 13 May 2010, 05:18 »

I like the blazer, it has a Rodney Dangerfield in Caddyshack feel, that could be a seriously bold look. I like bold looks.

Melodic · « **Reply #3918 on:** 13 May 2010, 09:18 »

I'm going to rule against Tommy's plaid bias, but I still get that maybe it isn't the best-lookin' jacket. How about fit? Last time I measured myself, I was only about 33", and that coat is a 36R. Seriously difficult finding anything tinier than that, but it felt okay slipping into.

sean · « **Reply #3919 on:** 13 May 2010, 10:05 »

fraser dogg i just do not feel posi about a blazer in that context. wearing a blazer is a pretty neat idea but it never seems to work. wear a flannel it would work a million times better.

Melodic · « **Reply #3920 on:** 13 May 2010, 10:12 »

i am a man all about the flannels, sean. gotta branch out y'digg

Barmymoo · « **Reply #3921 on:** 13 May 2010, 10:39 »

I think it looks too big, it will make you look smaller. If it's an option you could get a blazer shortened (the shoulders aren't as bad as the length). I don't have anything against plaid but a patterned blazer is a risky choice.

Ladybug · « **Reply #3922 on:** 13 May 2010, 10:47 »

Question that has nothing to do with the current discussion: A friend of mine recently got a hoodie w/zipper from Threadless, and when it is completely open, the handle-thingy on the zipper is on the right side. This confused us immensely, and I know we have discussed the zipper and button row-thing here before, but I don't think I've ever used a piece of clothing that had the zipper on the right side, so I don't think it's a gender thing either? Is this common in the US (or other places, just not here), or is there another explanation?

sean · « **Reply #3923 on:** 13 May 2010, 11:04 »

ummm, i have been told before that hoodies with zippers on the right side are "mens" hoddies and ones with zippers on the left side are "ladies" hoodies. it's a completely bullshit idea, seeing as how hoodies are one of the most gender-neutral articles of clothing i can think of. the hoodie i have now though zips on the left and i got it in a ladies section cause that was the cheapest one. that is at least my explanation, as somebody from the US.

fraser branching out is cool but blazers are not. *thumbs up*

sean · « **Reply #3924 on:** 13 May 2010, 11:12 »

still, thats a completely arbitrary distinction. who cares what side the buttons/zippers are on! fashion is silly.

Ladybug · « **Reply #3925 on:** 13 May 2010, 11:13 »

I have heard the men's and ladies' explanation before, yeah, and have noticed it with buttons and which side the "fold over" on zippers is, but I just have never encountered a hoodie or jacket with a zipper on the right side, neither had the one who got it (until now). The jacket I'm wearing now is a men's jacket, but the zipper is on the left side. So are the zippers on all my other jackets, both ladies' models and men's models, as well as the men's hoodies from H&M. I'm confused.

Not that it really matters, but a zipper on the right side felt all kinds of awkward.

Johnny C · « **Reply #3926 on:** 13 May 2010, 11:14 »

enjoy your girl's hoodie

Metope · « **Reply #3927 on:** 13 May 2010, 11:15 »

I have a couple of hoodies and shirts bought in the men's section of stores here in Norway, and the zipper/buttons are always on the left side, just like on women's clothing. My AA men's hoodie that I bought in the US however, has the zipper on the right side. Maybe the gender thing is also an American thing?

Alex C · « **Reply #3928 on:** 13 May 2010, 11:30 »

I just looked and my hoodies all have zippers on the right. 'Cuz I'm a man.

scarred · « **Reply #3929 on:** 13 May 2010, 11:31 »

all my zippers are on the right except for one but i got that hoodie from H&M men's section which is pretty much like a girl's section.

also while we're talking about H&M my god their pants suck. so hard.

Ladybug · « **Reply #3930 on:** 13 May 2010, 11:34 »

I used to think so, but in the last week, I've found three pairs of pants and jeans that fit me well and look okay! I was sort of shocked, especially because their pants usually don't fit me, since I'm fat and short, but with a cuff, all three pairs fit okay. Also, they were cheap, which is a huge advantage when I can't seem to make up my mind about which size I am.

Lines · « **Reply #3931 on:** 13 May 2010, 11:40 »

I love H&M's tops and dresses, but I am picky about pants and only buy them in certain places and that is not one of those places.

I am wearing a hoodie and the zipper is on my right. All of my flies open on my right. I can't remember about my button up shirts though, but I think all the buttons are on the left. But everything I have with a zipper has the pull tab on the right side.

Melodic · « **Reply #3932 on:** 13 May 2010, 11:47 »

Quote from: sean on 13 May 2010, 11:04

fraser branching out is cool but blazers are not. *thumbs up*

fist bump time y/n

what i was looking for in the first place was a decent military jacket, but i cannay find anything. coats, dudes, is what i need

Lines · « **Reply #3933 on:** 13 May 2010, 11:48 »

That is a raaad jacket.

scarred · « **Reply #3934 on:** 13 May 2010, 11:59 »

Quote from: Sam on 13 May 2010, 11:43

looking piiimp

I want seven

Emaline · « **Reply #3935 on:** 13 May 2010, 12:17 »

Ok, I'm having a discussion with a friend. Two points:

First, which is better:
This
or
this (nevermind. this shirt disappeared. But still taking opinions on the first)

(bonus: the shirts were for my boyfriend, who is short and chubby, and vaguely goth)

Second: Military fashion. Always in style?

(Bonus: Can/Is fashion timeless?)

Ballard · « **Reply #3936 on:** 13 May 2010, 13:13 »

First:

Link #1 is awful. Absolutely awful.

Link #2 is broken.

Second:

Depends on the situation but if I had to generalize I would say military fashion for chubby goth dudes is timeless.

Emaline · « **Reply #3937 on:** 13 May 2010, 13:26 »

First:
Ok...so...the second link was working. And now, even following it from when I sent it in im, it doesn't work. And the shirt has disappeared off the site completely now. Strange.

Second:
I'm not just talking goth military fashion, or just for my boyfriend. I mean, peacoats, various military jackets, and boots, etc. I tend to think that the military will continue to inspire fashion.

And the friend does not think that fashion in general can be timeless.

scarred · « **Reply #3938 on:** 13 May 2010, 13:34 »

jesus wore steel-toed combat boots

true story

Ballard · « **Reply #3939 on:** 13 May 2010, 14:46 »

The military hasn't brought anything new to fashion in a hundred years.

But combat boots, peacoats and epauletted jackets are timeless.

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #3940 on:** 14 May 2010, 01:55 »

http://www.edupics.com/tshirt-t12295.jpg

uhm

scarred · « **Reply #3941 on:** 14 May 2010, 02:02 »

yeah, it was the navy that started the whole t-shirt thing

Nodaisho · « **Reply #3942 on:** 14 May 2010, 03:24 »

Quote from: Ballard on 13 May 2010, 14:46

The military hasn't brought anything new to fashion in a hundred years.

Trench coats as we know them were created during WW1.

And, to pick less nits, the M65 jacket design has been made by dozens of companies, and it was created slightly before 1965 (who would have guessed?). I can't find a decent picture of a fashion M65, but you know those epauletted jackets with the two big chest pockets and two big pockets right around the hips, with the jacket going slightly onto the thigh? Yeah, that's the M65.

I suppose no fashion is timeless, but there are some fashions that last a hell of a long time. For instance, suits, a dark blue suit could be made anywhere from the '20s to modern day and it wouldn't be horribly out of fashion anywhere. Might not be the trendiest, but it wouldn't stand out as godawful. Same with the solid color T-shirt and jeans, although that combination would only go back to the '50s or so, that is about when they stopped being thought of as solely work pants.

Lines · « **Reply #3943 on:** 14 May 2010, 20:23 »

Quote from: Linds on 13 May 2010, 11:40

I am wearing a hoodie and the zipper is on my right. All of my flies open on my right. I can't remember about my button up shirts though, but I think all the buttons are on the left. But everything I have with a zipper has the pull tab on the right side.

I wore a different zip up today and it had the zipper on the left. The first was from Old Navy and the one I wore today was Tommy Hilfiger. Both are American. All my other zip ups and jackets have the zipper on the right, so I don't really know about this whole zipper thing.

Nodaisho · « **Reply #3944 on:** 15 May 2010, 02:57 »

Quote from: Sam on 14 May 2010, 07:17

here's a neat techy version: http://veilance.arcteryx.com/Product.aspx?Mens/HS03-Field-Jacket-LT

$900? That thing had better be NIJ class IV bulletproof and make whoever wears it irresistible to women.

Nodaisho · « **Reply #3945 on:** 15 May 2010, 09:16 »

That is just ridiculous. Why would you ever pay $900 for a gore-tex jacket that looks like a $20 surplus jacket?

This reminds me, though, what are some good options for structured warm weather jackets? I have a camouflage field shirt that I like the look of, but sometimes camouflage isn't appropriate.

Ladybug · « **Reply #3946 on:** 15 May 2010, 10:09 »

I'm not saying I would ever pay that for a jacket (maybe if I was super rich, but I'm not, and the Norwegian price for that jacket is $1182, which is even worse), but that jacket does not look like a $20 surplus jacket at all.

I want nice-looking jackets like that for women (only, you know, for a fraction of the price). I sort of have a really hard time finding good jackets I like, especially because I don't like wearing super feminine stuff.

De_El · « **Reply #3947 on:** 15 May 2010, 17:36 »

Man, if I ever spend a ridiculous amount of money on a jacket, it'll definitely be a Rick Owens leather piece.

sean · « **Reply #3948 on:** 15 May 2010, 19:54 »

Quote from: Melodic on 13 May 2010, 11:47

fist bump time y/n

fraser it is always fist bump time

Rizzo · « **Reply #3949 on:** 16 May 2010, 04:19 »

Guys, what is this style of coat called?
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krmdegklaR1qa3j6go1_500.jpg

I'm after a black jacket, thigh length, big lapels and long cuffed sleeves basically. Similar in style but not colour to the above.

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