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So, I'm a dude in need of some jeans. What are some brands and styles that the cool kids wear? (note: the highest I'll pay for a pair of jeans is like....$30)
Also, feel free to post your own fashion questions.
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I don't really know the price of jeans, but for some that aren't designer, go for Levi's. Or if you can shell out more than $30, go to the Gap. Their jeans are indestructible or something, because I go through jeans pretty quickly and the ones I have from the Gap have lasted for freaking ever. (I don't know crap about designer jeans or clothes in general, so I can't help you there.)
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I buy wranglers because if you take care of them they look nice, are pretty cheap and I've only seen them in dark wash and dark wash jeans match anything.
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I'm ashamed to admit that I wear Old Navy jeans. They are the only thing I buy from Old Navy because they fit damn well, are nearly indestructible and cost like $30. I've always been really impressed by their jeans, even if I loathe everything else in the store. But note that the only good jeans they produce are a loose fit, if you're not looking for loose fitting jeans you should go elsewhere.
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My toughest jeans are Marlborough, and they fit me well, in a conventional manner, but are essentially fashion-free. My most comfortable, and (I suppose) most fashionable jeans, which I currently spend most of my life in, are a no-brand special offer bought on holiday from an Italian low-end clothing chain (Upim).
Moral: If you see what you fancy (and can afford), buy it, and damn the label.
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You should look for a a Plato's Closet in your area. They carry secondhand clothing, but all of it is in really good shape, hardly worn, and good brands for a fraction of the price.
It is my favorite store.
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What the shit is with paying so little for jeans? Maybe it's just Australia, but I have to buy like, $100+ jeans if I want them to not suck. I have a pair of Lees that I have worn to death and also a pair of Ben Shermans that have basically become my second skin from the waist down since I bought them and are starting to wear a bit thin in places. I believe I paid more than $100 for each of them. Maybe the Lees were a little less, but the Ben Sherman ones were about $120 or so I think. I need another pair, maybe two. Maybe another pair of Lee and another Ben Sherman? Yesssssss.
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You should look for a a Plato's Closet in your area. They carry secondhand clothing, but all of it is in really good shape, hardly worn, and good brands for a fraction of the price.
It is my favorite store.
You can also find cheap designer jeans on ebay (http://search.ebay.com/jeans). Don't get crabs!
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Jeans obviously should look good; they should fit well and the depth of blue they are is important in how they fit in with the rest of your ensemble. But beyond that, to me, jeans are just jeans. I don't see a point in paying more than 100 dollars for them. I usually pay about $60.
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American Eagle jeans can get down to around 35 bucks if you are concerned with price, and I think they look alright.
But what do I know?
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I swear by Levi's Silvertab. Most guy's jeans look like crap on me, because I have wide, low hips and long skinny legs. Most men's jeans in the US seem designed for fatties. Button-fly is also a must-have for me, but that's more an issue of not wanting sharp zippers near the junk.
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You can also find cheap designer jeans on ebay (http://search.ebay.com/jeans). Don't get crabs!
Yeah, but if they don't fit right on you, you are kinda screwed. Better to buy in a store.
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Personally, I can not shell out $100 for one pair of jeans. If I'm paying that much for pants, I want nice pants, not a pair of jeans. If I can find a few pairs that make my ass look just as good for the price of one pair that makes my ass look good, I'll go for the few pairs.
The one time I bought a pair of jeans online, they fit great, but they only lasted a few months, because the quality wasn't great. (No more AE pants for me, ever.) Besides, shopping is more fun in stores.
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Most men's jeans in the US seem designed for fatties.
Not necessarily. For some reason it's "cool" among many of the males in this country for their pants to be about three sizes too big. For a guy like me who's relatively skinny and somewhat short, finding jeans that look good and don't sag down to the thighs is a bitch.
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For some reason it's "cool" among many of the males in this country for their pants to be about three sizes too big.
Really? I've found the opposite to be true.
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The opposite holds true generally only for those of the "emo" persuasion, as stereotypical as that is.
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Sorry, they are just pet peeves. I want to pull down pants that have to be held up and super tight jeans make me think of those pictures people post around here of the gay cop dude. If you like loose pants, put them on your hips and wear a belt. If you like closer fitting jeans, just make sure your dangly bits aren't visible. You know, unless you are that cop dude people like drawing illustrations of.
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Do what Sam says, please Greg.
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Greg tight pants will look good on your hiney I bet.
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Man I been waitin' for this thread again.
This is me on a basic day:
(http://www.pretentiousgamer.com/photos/DSCN1187%20%28WinCE%29.JPG) (http://www.pretentiousgamer.com/photos/DSCN1187%20%28Medium%29.JPG)
What am I doing wrong and how do I do it better? And anyone who says that it's the box to my cheap assy guitar is also correct.
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Your pants are obviously not tight enough for this thread.
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Dear Ozy,
I'd hit it.
Liz
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On the subject of jeans, I'd go with either Levi's or Arizona. They're pretty comfortable, relatively cheap, and last forever. The more expensive jeans I've had tend to only last a few months though. For example, I used to wear Mavi jeans a lot. They're by far the most comfortable jeans I've ever owned but they fall apart quickly. If you want comfort and looks at the expense of durability, go with those. If you want something that you can wear for more than about six months, avoid them at all costs.
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ass
I go for jeans that hide the fact that I don't have an ass. At all.
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The opposite holds true generally only for those of the "scene" persuasion, as stereotypical as that is.
fixed, and don't forget those that watch too many Clint Eastwood westerns, he always wore skinny jeans.
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re: jeans. boys, i have no advice for you besides pls not too baggy or too tight. girls: buy your cheap-o jeans at forever21. i swear i am not saying this because i work there; they are actually an evil bastard company. but if you don't mind that shit, get your jeans there. they are like 20 bucks which is ridiculous and the pair i've had for the longest time are about 2&a half years old and the only part worn out is the bottom from dragging on the ground all the time (this is why i pretty much only wear skinny jeans now).
re: ozy. your shorts are Unfashionable. i also really don't like shorts in general, though, so i can't really think of any alternatives atm.
also can this also be a 'what i wore today' thread? i say this because i have been wearing such goddamn cute outfits lately and not enough people are seeing them. also, i am obsessed with myself. and clothes. ;(
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Pictures in the picture thread, or it didn't happen.
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I buy most of my jeans at Target, and they fit reasonably well and usually last a pretty long time! I buy jeans maybe once every year and a half, I would say, and am over-all very happy with the quality that I have received. I don't remember the brand name though, sorry... :|
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Man, I love clothes. Lately I spend all my time in my daggy work uniform though.
I am not a pants person, I have always been a skirts and stockings kind of girl. I own one pair of jeans, and one pair only. They cost me about $40, and they look SMASHING. I wore them to work once (we are not supposed to wear jeans to work) because my work pants were in the wash and everyone was all OMG YOU HAVE THE BEST FIGURE EVER.
They're probably right.
I am not sure how this helps anyone at all. Ben, you clearly just need to be a girl to get good cheap jeans here.
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Dear darling Ozy,
No man has ever looked good in shorts. Ever. No matter how hot it is, do not ever wear shorts. You can get pretty neat cargo pants or khakis that are cool and comfy and you don't have to show any hairy man-ankle! Hooray! A nice structured pair of jeans with a sturdy dark leather belt would suit you also, something not too skinny and that bunch nicely around the ankle. Sneakers are great! You should always wear sneakers, but not the silly white shiny ones you get at Kmart or whatever. If you don't want to go sneakers I would say a good pair of rubber flip-flops (like Havaianas) in black or brown (never wear flip-flops with fabric straps, they are completely and utterly hideous). I like your checked shirt a lot but it could maybe be a bit more fitted to flatter you perhaps? As for accessories, I kinda like it when a guy rocks a bit of jewellery - not silver chains (shudder) but more tribal or beaded or a leatherthong around the neck or wrist. Add a big grin and a stylish hairdo (which I know you already have) and you are all set for summer hangin' outs with pretty ladies.
NEXT PLEASE
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secondhand clothing
Boom.
You can always find really great clothing at secondhand stores for low prices.
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I have to agree with Lunchbox on the matter of shorts. I haven't worn shorts in 9 years-- and even then it was only to demonstrate how stupid board shorts look if you're not ridiculously tall.
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Shorts are hard, dang! I cannot do pants in the summer, though, it's totally unreasonably hot. I live in the goddamn desert. I will look into cooler pants, I guess, but geez.
Also, I would definitely like some suggestions for outfits around this jacket because I love this jacket because it is the closest I have to a Doctor jacket:
(http://www.pretentiousgamer.com/photos/jacket.JPG) (http://www.pretentiousgamer.com/photos/jacketbig.JPG)
I know those jeans are way too blue, BTW, that is pretty clear. They are darker in the meat world, actually, but still too blue. I need more jeans variety, because the rest of them are lighter than that and I think that would look silly.
Also, I know I do silly poses. Basically I am doing everything wrong.
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So, I just got a super short haircut after my long mulletesque shag. Alot of my clothes are a hodge podge of subtle pastel colors and blacks. I really want to start wearing things with Color!
And good and cheap fashion/clothes sites
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PICS PLZ
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buy these (http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&navAction=jump&id=13644471&search=true&isProduct=true&parentid=SEARCH+RESULTS&color=91)
Why would anyone do that?
I mean, to their legs. Why?
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I was concerned about the damage to other regions in jeans that tight. That can't be good for your potential kids.
"with some spandex for movement"
Protip: If your jeans are so tight they need spandex for you to walk in them you are doing things terribly wrong.
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Oops.
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I don't see the big deal about shorts. Shorts are good for biking and running and other things as well as trying to keep cool. I am wearing shorts today (guys shorts, actually) because I am cleaning/waging war today.
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Holy jeez.
How can anyone say no shorts in the summer? I assure you I look sexy in shorts. And comfortable as well! It doesn't matter if you look slightly cooler in pants you are going to be sweating like a motherfucker in a sauna. And that's so much money to spend on jeans!! I've never spent more than $15 on jeans, and they usually last me about a year. Which is cool because I usually like to get a new style of jeans after a year's passed. I tend to by them from thrift stores and wal-mart though.
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Shorts are ugly. Boy legs are ugly. Together they are very ugly.
Maybe there is something wrong with me but I have one pair of shorts and they only ever appear on 45 degree days and never in public. Legs are weird, you guys.
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Also, I know I do silly poses. Basically I am doing everything wrong.
It's okay. I make lots of silly facial expressions and people still at least pretend to like me. I think you'll be alright.
As for the shorts thing, go for it! I know mens' shorts aren't usually the most stylish things out there, but if it's hot you have the right to wear them.
Also, Mai, I think it would be perfectly acceptable to post pictures of things you've been wearing here. I have also put together some pretty darn good outfits lately that I've wanted to post somewhere. Go for it!
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i was wondering if anyone could recommend me some good places to buy pants because it seems every store i go to sells pants for stick thin buttless girls, which is fine, there are lots of girls who do look like that but unfortunately i am not one of those girls and i need something that can accomodate a butt. gap jeans are really nice but they are also kind of boring and i want to expand my wardrobe a bit.
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For starters, anyone that says "You can't wear shorts" should come to Chicago in the summer. Tell me I can't wear shorts when it's 90 degrees with 100% humidity outside. The general public should be thankful I'm even wearing clothes when it's that hot.
However, I'm a huge fan of Express. I'm a stocky guy (5'6", 220lbs.), and the clothes actually fit really well. The jeans have a tendency to run long, but not terribly bad. They're durable (still look brand new after 6 months), and if you catch them on the right day you can get awesome deals. I get at least two or three coupon offers a month from them. I probably spent about $500 over the last six months there, and it's probably the best money I've spent on clothes that wasn't for an interview.
That's my $.02.
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When did Express start making men's clothes?
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Do you ever see sexy rock stars wearing shorts
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I get that I live in an expensive country etc, but seriously, $15-30 for jeans? Cheap jeans here will cost me at least $70, probably more. I honestly don't think $30 is expensive for a t-shirt (and I do not spend a lot of money on clothes), so to spend that on jeans and get a decent pair, even? Crazy, I tell you!
Also, the hatred against shorts? I'm definitely not a part of that. Not that I like to wear shorts myself, mainly due to massive legs, but whatever - if it's hot enough, I'll wear them. Shorts can look great if you have the right shorts for your style and/or body! And honestly, if someone wore pants when it was insanely hot outside and told me it was because "shorts look ugly", I'd have to try very hard not to laugh at them. I was going to post some examples of great outfits that include shorts, but I think my folder for cool outfits/future clothing inspiration has shrunk without my knowledge, and Sam posted a good one.
Fitted shirts (not skin-tight, but not wide enough that you could put both of your arms inside it) instead of wider ones can make a lot of outfits look way better.
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When did Express start making men's clothes?
I have this one shirt that looks pretty good that I never wear because it came from Express.
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When did Express start making men's clothes?
Several years ago. Express is nice, but they don't have girl pants over size 14, not even on their website. I refuse to shop at stores like this, because it tells girls with larger hips that they can't have this kind of fashion.
Legs are weird, you guys.
Does not compute. Legs are awesome.
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I get that I live in an expensive country etc, but seriously, $15-30 for jeans? Cheap jeans here will cost me at least $70, probably more. I honestly don't think $30 is expensive for a t-shirt (and I do not spend a lot of money on clothes), so to spend that on jeans and get a decent pair, even? Crazy, I tell you!
Goodness! I know that I shop at cheap second-hand places, and that I'm poor, but if I see a shirt for $7 I like I'm more than likely to leave it alone. My price range for shirts is 3-5 bucks. Shoes/Sandals are the only thing I'll pay a bit of money for, and even then usually around $60, nothing more than $80. Did you say you live in Australia? I do remember that things are rather expensive over there, at least on the east coast, I never made it west.
But $100?! I'm not losing my head over it, but that could get you a ticket on a bus to someplace like 14 hours away! Or a sweet train ride! Hell, a plane ticket! That said, I have watched my girlfriend shell out $250 for like 6 things on a trip to the mall...
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Do you ever see sexy rock stars wearing shorts
What about an indie rock legend (http://thefigurehead.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/minor_threat_www.jpg)?
If shorts are good enough for Ian Mackaye, they are good enough for me.
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Goodness! I know that I shop at cheap second-hand places, and that I'm poor, but if I see a shirt for $7 I like I'm more than likely to leave it alone. My price range for shirts is 3-5 bucks.
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Did you say you live in Australia? I do remember that things are rather expensive over there, at least on the east coast, I never made it west.
Nope, not Australia, but someone else who replied upthread with about the same reaction as I did does live there. I live in Norway, which is known for being expensive, but every time a thread like this appears, I'm baffled by how cheap stuff in the US is, and I want to go there to shop for clothes and shoes. The majority of my t-shirts cost less than $30, though, but that's only because I'm living off of a student loan.
And for $3, I can almost get a bottle of 1,5L soda at one of the cheapest grocery store chains. How can a t-shirt at that price not be crappy quality and fall apart/look weird after 1 wear & wash?
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Shorts are horrible things. They look bad on everyone. Everyone.
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Without reading everyone elses posts, I can say with relative authority that if you are going to spend a bit of money on any piece of your wardrobe it should be your pants and your shoes. You definitely get what you pay for. If you want nice looking, long lasting, good fitting pants. You are going to have to pay for it. If you want to spend $30, you are going to suffer in at least one of those categories.
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buy cheap and durable,and look for sales.
also imy motto is "If your only going to wear it a couple times, put it back on the rack."
As much as i hate saying I went in PacSun I feel awesome saying I got 3 shirts for $15!!
what bold and underlined is my advice come fashion wise.
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And for $3, I can almost get a bottle of 1,5L soda at one of the cheapest grocery store chains. How can a t-shirt at that price not be crappy quality and fall apart/look weird after 1 wear & wash?
Cheap, outsourced labor.
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But that's not exactly an American phenomena.. I mean, most of the plain t-shirts I used to buy from H&M were made in Bangladesh or another Asian country, but they still cost me about $20, if not more. And H&M is pretty cheap.
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It just has to do with monetary value, the economy, the location, and a bunch of other things than just labor costs. I'm sure an H&M in the UK would be way more expensive than the ones in the US. I mean, I shopped at the one in New York and I got shirts for under $10 a piece and it's all the same company.
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Man, I have no problem getting jeans for around $30 dollars. I am confused by all of you.
Also shorts are lame. I will wear pants in 90 degree weather with shit-tons of humidity.
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i need advice, dudes. i got this shirt because i was like "oh this will work with my pencil skirt!", but now that i've tried to wear them together i'm not so sure. like, i feel that the shirt poofs out, then is tight, then the skirt is tight... and it looks kind of funny with that band between the poofy part of the shirt & the top of the skirt. is it in my head? or does it just look dumb and i just shouldn't try to make it work?
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3110/2739238825_e38a273ed7.jpg?v=0) (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3110/2739238825_e38a273ed7.jpg?v=0) (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3215/2739238767_94d391bd90.jpg?v=0) (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3215/2739238767_94d391bd90.jpg?v=0)
the reason i'm dressed up all fancy-like is because i have to start interviewing for Real Jobs soon and realized i had to buy a bunch of new clothes because all my clothing is way not office-appropriate. my grades are not so great and my resume sucks, so my plan is just to try and look as good as possible and hope that my interviewer will forget about all that stuff and just hire me on the spot anyways based solely on my looks and fashion sense ;( basically what i am saying is that it is important that you all give me the cold hard truth!
here (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3107/2739238861_4d56ecbe9b.jpg?v=0) is what i wore today by the way. i'm not going to keep doing this unless other people join in too because otherwise it'll just be this embarrassing thread where i just post pictures of myself and everyone is like 'geez mooface get over yourself and stop bumping the thread you camwhore ugh".
ps sorry for all the weird cropping. all my photos came out at weird angles. i don't know how those myspace kids do it.
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I actually really like that blouse with the skirt. It's a nice color and it's not too tight or too poofy. I also like the two strap-like piece down the front.
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The lines all look good, but if you have anything else the same color as the top (like barettes? I dunno) you might wear them with it, so you're not just drawing attention to the chest area. That's just my opinion if I was interviewing you.
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This thread is making me want to buy jeans! Which is no good because I already have ten pairs and jeans are expensive but I don't have a pair that make me look absolutely devastatingly smashing yet so therefore I need more. Good logic?
MaiAda I think that shirt and skirt look fantastic together! I think I know how you feel about getting all dressy, when you do not do it very often it feels weird no matter what. That outfit is brilliant on your curves and the colours are lovely on you too, I think it looks great as is!
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I'm hard pressed to imagine jeans that wouldn't look smashing on you.
Maybe 70's bell bottom jeans?
No wait, that would look pretty awesome.
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Oh hey I know the moment has passed, but I wear shorts a bit. I have hairy legs and all. I don't care if people think it looks odd, it's a lot better than wearing jeans/pants on hot days and feeling like shit.
Also Lunchy I don't understand why you wouldn't wear shorts. Lady legs are awesome, what is wrong with lady legs?
I mean, they are so awesome. Dang.
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I agree with both est and Sam. Lady legs are awesome and the skirt looks a little high-waisted, but not bad at all.
I love jeans, but I am never satisfied with any of the pairs I have ever bought. They never fit exactly right. I like Levis 511s, the skinny ones, but they're always too short. What I mean by that is, my ankles are always exposed, and I would like to find pants that are longer, but with the right waist size for me but also skinny jeans. Maybe I should just by the next size up and wear them a little looser? 'Cause sometimes they look way too tight.
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Or you could buy some awesome boots!
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No.
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Fine then, flash your ankles for the whole world to see. Strumpet.
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Strumpet is possibly one of the best words ever.
If your ankles are exposed and you don't want boots (though it's a good suggestion), high top chucks should do the trick. (Chucks + jeans = win, always.) Or yes, you could try the next size up, especially if they really are too tight. Or dig around for different jeans. I had to do that, because "long/tall" are either still too short or they go past my toes. But the latter is rare and it makes me feel better, because for once "regular" has a long enough inseam.
A 34" inseam for ladies is not a ridiculous request, oh ye makers of jeans.
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^^^
Linds speaks words of wisdom!
Also, to add a bit of length sometimes you can take the hem down a bit as well, which is a fairly painless process if you have access to a sewing machine (or stapler, if you're all punx rawkz). Depends on the jeans, though. Some are double hemmed, so you've got a bit of lee-way to take them down, but others aren't.
Alternatively, you can get a different style with longer legs and take the hem up.
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Do you ever see sexy rock stars wearing shorts
What about an indie rock legend (http://thefigurehead.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/minor_threat_www.jpg)?
If shorts are good enough for Ian Mackaye, they are good enough for me.
I had lunch with the man! He was wearing shorts then, too...
I only have three pairs of shorts, and two of them are athletic shorts for working out at the gym. But I hardly think that they're some kind of fashion crime. Guys' legs probably aren't too attractive, but I think you'd have a hard time finding a guy who said that he didn't find a woman showing some leg to be good-looking/sexy.
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Guys I just checked my Doctor Who LJ community and they have a picspam up of David Tennant in the Fires of Pompeii Confidential.
OH NO
(http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj244/Chloris67/tennant/doctor%20who/402c/402c-7.jpg)
DAVID TENNANT WHAT ARE YOU DOING
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OH HAY
DAVID TENNANT DRESSES SUSPICIOUSLY LIKE ME.
That is the best thing I have ever learned in my entire life.
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shorts can look good!
Oh that is nasty. That is dogshit.
I can't stand shorts. I basically have two pairs of trousers and they are both exactly the same; black JeansWest Silverstar bootlegs. I really only have boots so it all works out. I do need to take a trip to the Army Surplus store and buy some more black fatigue pants though. Those things are hell of comfy and look quite good. They are also cheap and last for ages. Hurrah.
Also, I've just started working in a Proper Office Job and feel like I should buy some more button-down shirts for it. I don't really wear ties outside of weddings or funerals so does anyone have any advice for someone who has never really bought button down shirts before?
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Someone needs to buy these (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5473082).
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Cute girls could probably sell me anything.
I've just figured out who would suit those though. Manda, these are your jeans to buy!
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Switch out the fabric with a different kind and those are very similar to pants I had in middle school/high school. They are fun.
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Also, to add a bit of length sometimes you can take the hem down a bit as well, which is a fairly painless process if you have access to a sewing machine (or stapler, if you're all punx rawkz). Depends on the jeans, though. Some are double hemmed, so you've got a bit of lee-way to take them down, but others aren't.
I've thought about hemming, but I don't think there's enough hem there. I checked the Levi's website, and I think I got knock-offs or something, because they did not list the waist+length size I have.
I've been thinking about modifying all my old, baggy jeans to fit like skinny jeans, because I have so many pairs that I don't wear and it's ridiculous and I feel bad about only wearing two or three pairs when I have like, twenty, but I think it would be fruitless, since they're all about 30x30 or 30x31, and I want 30x32. Argh. I think I might just give all my clothes to thrift stores, get some money back and buy new clothes.
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Well, I looked on the Gap website and they have several styles in 30x32, if that helps. You could at least sell the ones you don't wear and aren't attached to, if you feel like it. I know how much the length of my pants bothers me, so I can imagine it bothers you just as much.
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Blah blah Pencil Skirt blah Poofy Shirt blah blah
Basically it works great together the colours, great, you already knew that. Now your well fit, and the puffy just makes your boobs look bigger which works for your benefit in a Real Job environment.
Now Ozy:
Get some pants, a straight cut or even something a little looser (you dont look like a second skin, skinny jeans kinda guy) but with a faded blueish-black (even dark blue is balls, and looking at your Dr. Ozy pic, that is a bad idea, and try on a smaller shirt size, see how it feels and looks. Or try throwing on an undershirt, something thin like an Obey shirt for complimenting colour or a crappy white crew neck from Wally World. For your jacket, try some dark greyish jeans and a medium earth tone shirt, like a light brown or you absolutely cant go wrong throwing Navy on top of White or Black/White.
And let me repeat, pay more for your jeans, they will look better and last longer. And dont let anyone tell you fake fading is unauthentic and douchey, real authentic doesnt look as good and thats what this is about.
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And dont let anyone tell you fake fading is unauthentic and douchey, real authentic doesnt look as good and thats what this is about.
I can't tell you if you're being serious or not. What if you're just trying to not be a douchebag?
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Someone needs to buy these (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5473082).
I want those jeans. I would wear them every day and my parents would laugh at me because they used to do that to their jeans when they were at teacher's college in the 70's. But I would still wear them all the goddamn time.
Thank you Dan, for showing me something I cannot get but really want. Thanks a lot.
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I can't tell you if you're being serious or not. What if you're just trying to not be a douchebag?
What Im saying is dont shy away from something thats nice because of a preconceived notion, a prejudice, against it. Alot of high end denim looks stressed, because frankly, it looks better.
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the puffy just makes your boobs look bigger which works for your benefit in a Real Job environment.
I bet you were joking when you said that, but was that really necessary? Boobs have nothing to do with having a job.
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They have something to do with looking hot, which she was hoping would offset her resume and education credentials. I just worded it in a delicate cloak of humor.
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Not necessarily. For some reason it's "cool" among many of the males in this country for their pants to be about three sizes too big. For a guy like me who's relatively skinny and somewhat short, finding jeans that look good and don't sag down to the thighs is a bitch.
Probably already answered 2 pages ago, but not for about the last 5-7 years, buddy.
And for $3, I can almost get a bottle of 1,5L soda at one of the cheapest grocery store chains.
Dude.... seriously? For like, $1.50 you can get a 2-liter of brand name, or two 2 liters of off-brand grcery store stuff.
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It may not be cool to you, but it's still around. Seriously. I want to throw belts at people in not only my neighborhood, but all of the surrounding ones and also downtown as well. The only reason I don't is because I would probably get the shit kicked out of me if I did so. As long as people want to look like a "gangsta," there will be many asses to see.
Also, Ladybug lives in Norway, the land of expensive.
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Oh hey I know the moment has passed, but I wear shorts a bit. I have hairy legs and all. I don't care if people think it looks odd, it's a lot better than wearing jeans/pants on hot days and feeling like shit.
You should see my legs. They are hairier than most of them legs. I only have one pair of shorts and I wore them once this summer (Thank God, they were only 10 dollars). I hate shorts and I love jeans.
I have those Urban Star jeans. They are so damn great. I can wear them 5 days in a row and they will still look clean. I had those for like 2 years. Way better than Calvin Klein jeans.
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When I am drunk and in a place where there are lots of people with popped collars, I find myself walking up to them, unpopping it, patting them on the shoulder, and walking off again into the crowd. I think of myself as a superhero of sorts.
I have yet to receive a beating.
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I finally got my Nudie Jeans today. They fit quite nicely and they look great. I might buy a pair of grey Cheap Monday's tomorrow but I think the ones that are left and prices at 30$ are too big for me. I told my mom I wouldn't buy anymore jeans because she got frustrated with me today. I dont have that many! Like maybe 8-10 pairs that I wear regularly. (2 Levi's, 2 Evisu, 1 Club Monaco, 4 Bluenotes (cheap jeans from work!), 1 Nudie) I really have to clean out my closet though.
Also, one piece of advice to the dudes: wear cardigans. They're sexy.
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Shorts are awesome, mostly because I live in Florida. Attempting to wear anything below the knee is somewhat like running buck naked through a nuclear waste disposal facility with a broken air conditioner. Thats on the sun.
Although I am not a fashion guru (I could certainly use help), my one piece of advice is to ignore price (Mostly). Certainly, pricier jeans will give you a better experience is a good general rule, but my 9.95 jeans from a local store have served me well (Much more then my 50 dollar jeans from same local store did.)
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When I am drunk and in a place where there are lots of people with popped collars, I find myself walking up to them, unpopping it, patting them on the shoulder, and walking off again into the crowd. I think of myself as a superhero of sorts.
I have yet to receive a beating.
I would probably chase you down... so I could shake your hand.
Also, one piece of advice to the dudes: wear cardigans. They're sexy.
Seriously? Like Mister Rogers? My favorite sweater is a pure new wool, heavy brown sweater I got in Edinburgh like ten years ago. It makes me look almost like a grizzly bear, and I can go down to 0 celsius with no jacket over it.
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Also, one piece of advice to the dudes: wear cardigans. They're sexy.
Ugh. Just ugh.
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My general advice on fashion, fellas buy two suits, one blue or black and one grey maybe pinstriped, never banker striped both wool. The first one is for more conservative needs, the second is if the first isn't appropriate. If you're under 5'8" don't buy your jackets double breasted, you look boxy, if you're on the larger side, even if it is muscles, don't buy double breasted you look too round.
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Today, I am sporting a pair of mens cargo shorts, in green camo. A brown womens tshirt, that I'm not sure where I got it. I found it in my suitcase. I am also wearing white shocks, and grey low top Converse. Clearly, I am the epitome of fashion.
I don't always dress so poorly. This weekend, I was wearing a blue and white striped cardigan, that was waist length, over a black tube top. I also wore denim capris. I thought it looked rather nice.
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Not necessarily. For some reason it's "cool" among many of the males in this country for their pants to be about three sizes too big. For a guy like me who's relatively skinny and somewhat short, finding jeans that look good and don't sag down to the thighs is a bitch.
Probably already answered 2 pages ago, but not for about the last 5-7 years, buddy.
No. As Linds said, it's still very much a fashion, unfortunately, among a large segment of young males, whether urban or suburban. Generally you see it with people who listen to copious amounts of gangsta rap--i.e., rap that has no meaning.
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No. As Linds said, it's still very much a fashion, unfortunately, among a large segment of young males, whether urban or suburban. Generally you see it with people who listen to copious amounts of gangsta rap--i.e., rap that has no meaning.
Here it's smart students trying to be trendy. When the waistline is actually below the buttocks, I can only suppose that they are being held up at the front, presumably by an erection.
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Also, one piece of advice to the dudes: wear cardigans. They're sexy.
Seriously? Like Mister Rogers?
Yes, seriously. No, not like Mister Rogers. Cardigans can look awesome, and they can look plain silly, depends a lot on how you wear them - like with most other pieces of clothing.
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Mmm, cardigans. Fun for a girl or a boy, just like a slinky! I have quite the collection of cardigans that I hope to keep expanding.
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Hey, I like cardigans, on both guys and girls. Actually, I like sweaters in general. Not the super ugly ones, but solid or argyle sweaters are most awesome.
When the waistline is actually below the buttocks, I can only suppose that they are being held up at the front, presumably by an erection.
HAHAHA!
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Fun for a girl or a boy, just like a slinky!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lDI7V5-Qe0
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Question. Tank tops for guys, good or not good?
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Bad, unless you are running around outside or working out. Basically situations you could take your shirt off but you would rather not.
As a Shirt replacement, not at all.
*edit*
And Sam care to elabourate in a private message so as to not clog up this topic.
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Can look good, but not a lot of people can pull it off, imho, especially if wearing nothing else over it. I find it looks best on people with a very specific build - skinny, but slightly muscly, and some other factor I cannot really put into words.
ETA: I'm talking as a "t-shirt replacement" here.
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Any potential for showing armpit hair should be avoided, without question, in every situation (save for times such as swimming, or when you absolutely must be unclothed). So either shave, or don't wear sleeveless tops. That goes for girls and guys both.
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So, tank tops replacing shirts with a vest or even a cardigan would look good. Thank you everyone.
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Any potential for showing armpit hair should be avoided, without question, in every situation (save for times such as swimming, or when you absolutely must be unclothed). So either shave, or don't wear sleeveless tops. That goes for girls and guys both.
I really hope you don't mean that guys should shave their armpits if they want to wear tank tops. Because please don't! Trimming, maaybe, but no shaving, unless there's a good reason to (apparently it can make swimmers faster?). I don't think armpit hair on guys is bad at all, but then again, I also don't mind guys legs, so what do I know?
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I honestly think that armpit hair is weird and guys look better without it, too.
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Legs I'm fine with. There's something about pit hair, though, that's just plain gross. Especially in larger-than-average quantities.
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I find I get positive reviews when I trim my nipple and pit hair, and get rid of the manbush down under. They are good things regardless of the situation.
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After having shaved armpits since whenever it was I started shaving, I find armpit hair odd. How does deodorant work if hair is in the way? I think everyone looks better without, but I know both guys and girls who don't shave it at all. (There is only one girl and she doesn't shave her legs either. I forget her reasoning, but kudos to her.)
As for tank tops, sleeveless shirts are better than actual tank tops on guys, unless they are working out or being used as an undershirt. The cut of them just seems feminine to me for whatever reason.
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Not to mention sleeves optional is totally punk rock and a way to breath new life into a shirt with pit stains or armpit holes. Where as tank tops are usually an accessory to gelled hair, so I'll leave judgment up to you the reader on that one.
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ugh why are we talking about pit hair. gross!
tanks on guys are also gross. i may partly think this because the only guys i see wearing then are pretty nasty, and so i then associate the tanks with their ickyness. but i mostly just think they look dumb.
sorry guys, apparently i think all forms of clothing which keeps you cool looks ugly :(
(although sam, i like your shorts. unfortunately, i don't most people could really pull them off)
btw, thanks guys for your reassurances on the skirt/shirt dilemma!
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No. As Linds said, it's still very much a fashion, unfortunately, among a large segment of young males, whether urban or suburban. Generally you see it with people who listen to copious amounts of gangsta rap--i.e., rap that has no meaning.
Here it's smart students trying to be trendy. When the waistline is actually below the buttocks, I can only suppose that they are being held up at the front, presumably by an erection.
If you are buying jeans at the Gap then you are most likely not following this trend... there are stores that cater to that.
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Man, I will wear a singlet if it is quite warm or if I am going to be doing something where I am likely to be quite warm. I kind of have the shoulders and chest to pull it off but no man should ever wear a tank top. They are wholly undignified and if you wear one, you are probably a jerk (as in there is probably a positive correlation with how often you wear tank tops and how much of a cocksnout you are). Singlets are ok if it is really warm out. Tank tops look ridiculous on guys.
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You would walk around in a skintight wrestling outfit before putting on a tanktop? I love your priorities, man.
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Alright, so, hair question. Basically I've been doing the same thing with my hair since I was like 10/11/12 years old, somewhere in there. And basically I don't really know if it works for me the best, or I don't really know what to do to it to make it best looking on me.
Here are some pictures of me and my hair and various junctures in the past year or so with my hair at different lengths and such. Basically just what I want to know is which way it looks best on me or possible ways to alter it that would make it look better. Those alterations could be slight changes or complete overhauls on the way I have my hair, if it's a good idea.
Beginning of last semester after a decent trim (http://photos-169.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v134/223/93/1535130169/n1535130169_30054331_3787.jpg)
Just an intermittent hair picture. (http://photos-h.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v182/58/35/616771267/n616771267_600047_7898.jpg)
Several months ago before most recent haircut (http://photos-g.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v217/183/31/667440524/n667440524_2528166_8179.jpg)
Most recent picture of me, about a week old (http://photos-h.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v273/183/31/667440524/n667440524_3729455_4789.jpg)
And just for some time references:
This is me sans beard and with fairly short hair, probably 2 years old, maybe 1 and a half, I have a bad concept of time. (http://photos-265.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v78/250/53/1530810265/n1530810265_30024031_2350.jpg)
Just a really old picture, possibly 14 or 15 years old? (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/blakejustblake/blah/DSCN0508.jpg)
Oldest picture of me I could find, with really bad haircut. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/blakejustblake/Image047.jpg)
But yeah, any advice on that, or even advice on anything else about how I look or what I wear would be cool too, I guess. I'm not exactly the most fashion minded person.
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I have a feeling a singlet means slightly different things in Australia (as well as in Norway) and the US.
A singlet to me is a tank top with thinner straps. But I have a feeling that's not what he means either, because why would a tank top be bad if a singlet is okay?
This (http://www.americanapparel.net/storefront/images/detail/serve.asp?media=rsa2448_Navy_KellyGreen.jpg) is, to me, an example of wearing a tank top and looking good. I'm not a huge fan of the top itself, but the fit and the body type wearing it describes what I was talking about earlier.
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Um, I suck at hair. Or any thing else for that matter, but based off what has been presented "several months before most recent hair cut" is the best. But I also like the idea of shorter hair... follow your heart?
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Clothing choices I can't behind:
Cardigans on guys. Ok, short, fitted cardigans, sure. Fine. Ill fitting ones, no. Thin, overly big ones, no. Big dorky thick ones?
(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q228/andlemonade/cardigan.jpg)
No.
Tank Thong. Have you seen this? It graces American Apparel's site, as well as their stores. I'm not a big fan of thongs by themselves, but adding shoulder straps to hold it even further up your butt? I just don't understand the practically of this. It can't be comfortable.
(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q228/andlemonade/tankthong2.jpg)
Brightly, annoyingly, patterned tight denim. Ok, admittedly, girls look better in this than guys, and can usually pull it off, given the correct body type. Guys can not at all ever pull this off. Super tight, "side pipe" showing pants are not hot guys. Fitted jeans, sure. Yes, very attractive. Not pants that hurt when you sit down. Please stay away from these.
(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q228/andlemonade/cobrastarshit.jpg)
Short shorts on men. A conversation from the blog where I got this picture sums up how I feel about them.
"i would be afraid my testicles would fall out of the shorts if i moved the wrong way.
September 10, 2007 3:29 AM"
"as long as i can gaze at some sculpted legs like that, it's okay by me.
and if the mouse comes out of the house, well, that's just extra frosting on the cupcake.
September 10, 2007 9:27 PM"
Please. Please, keep your mice in their homes.
(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q228/andlemonade/manshorts.jpg)
Big, nerdy glasses. Ok, I understand that for some reason, think black rims have been in style for quick sometime. Now really huge glasses are in style? I dislike people wearing glasses unnecessarily. It doesn't make sense to me. I guess my brain equates it to someone wearing a arm cast for fashion reasons. Why would you do it?
(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q228/andlemonade/glasses.jpg)
Also, check out these (http://www.products.bikramyoga.com/images/Mens%20Tiger%20Print%20Shorts%20Stretch%20Velvetsm.JPG) sweet shorts I found while searching men's shorts.
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This thread makes me miss Kieffer.
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So, tank tops replacing shirts with a vest or even a cardigan would look good. Thank you everyone.
Vests should only be worn over button down shirts and tank tops are for trash.
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Upon further investigation it would seem that we are using different terms for very similar items of clothing.
When I think of "tank tops" I think of these monstrosities with the spagetti strings or similarly thin straps
(http://images.smarter.com/300x300x15/30/17/5417217.jpg)
When I say "singlet" I mean something like this
(http://www.smittenimagedesign.com.au/pages/images/men's-singlet-2.jpg)
Though one would hope to look significantly less douchey.
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Oh my god. That guy's package looks like a banana. Boy should not wear yellow underpants.
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Upon further investigation it would seem that we are using different terms for very similar items of clothing.
Oh, wow yes. I've never seen a man wearing a shirt like that first one outside the Castro district in San Francisco. The second one is what most Americans would identify as a tank top.
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This thread makes me miss Kieffer.
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Big, nerdy glasses. Ok, I understand that for some reason, think black rims have been in style for quick sometime. Now really huge glasses are in style? I dislike people wearing glasses unnecessarily. It doesn't make sense to me. I guess my brain equates it to someone wearing a arm cast for fashion reasons. Why would you do it?
[IMG]http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q228/andlemonade/glasses.jpg[img]
I actually really like those glasses, and if I hadn't literally just bought a new pair last week I would consider getting some of these and then having lenses fitted.
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As for tank tops, sleeveless shirts are better than actual tank tops on guys, unless they are working out or being used as an undershirt.
I would extend your point to sleeveless shirts myself. I own one sleeveless shirt that I wear to go to the gym or during manual labor like moving, but if I wear it any other times I feel really self conscious.
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Thank you Dan, for showing me something I cannot get but really want. Thanks a lot.
You're welcome! If it helps, I think they'd really suit you too.
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Actually, for me sleeveless shirts dont work (i have the shoulders of a squirrel). Not covering them up in a tshirt makes for weirdness imo).
Oh, and also on the brightly patterned things front. They give me headaches (yay, a body is moving, every differnt square is doing its own thing). Only redeeming factors for them is that if worn by an attractive lady, the lady is still attractive. (And yes, walking upto her and asking if she wants to help with my headache would actually be a really corny pickupline.)
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Is your Avatar a naked picture of yourself?
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Yep.
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I actually really like those glasses, and if I hadn't literally just bought a new pair last week I would consider getting some of these and then having lenses fitted.
You can wear those glasses. You need glasses. But people who wear glasses because its cool frustrate the hell out of me.
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Why? I don't really see how it's different from any other accessory, like the finger sweatband I'm currently wearing.
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Seriously? A finger sweatband?
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i really like wearing glasses. i also really like wearing sunglasses. i do not feel like paying $200+ for prescription lenses for sunglasses i will probably end up losing or breaking.
i am seriously considering getting contacts and wearing fake glasses. it's an aesthetic thing, and i willingly admit it. i look way better with glasses than without so i don't really care if it makes me an asshole.
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That's part of the reason that I am getting contact lenses. I like wearing sunglasses. I just see nothing when I do.
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Speaking of douche-y accessories, Band-Aids and Chipped Nail Polish:
http://www.avclub.com/content/node/84265
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Getting contacts and wearing fake glasses would be hilarious. Everyone who knows you will be like "why aren't you wearing your contacts?" and you'll be like "yes I am."
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Speaking of douche-y accessories, Band-Aids and Chipped Nail Polish:
http://www.avclub.com/content/node/84265
chipped nail polish is one of my biggest pet peeves ever.
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my vision is really terrible. like, appalling. 99% of the time i do nothing to correct it and just sort of make do because i am kind of vain and i look much better without glasses than with them. a few weeks ago i finally made an appointment with an optometrist and decided i'd be willing to spend money on either contact lenses or a nice pair of glasses, but not both, and i really cannot do contant lenses because i always have problems with them like forgetting to put them in in the mornings or take them out at night and then i wake up and my eyeballs are on fire. i went with the glasses and everyone has been telling me the last few weeks how great they are but i still think i look fucking ridiculous. more and more i have really been considering getting laser eye surgery done just so i don't have to deal with constantly being annoyed by glasses and contact lenses anymore. i'm not normally this picky when it comes to my appearance but glasses are one of those rare things i've never been able to get used to, despite always having bad vision. they make me feel like i've got an enormous zit on my face that everybody is staring at.
basically what i am trying to say is that i am jealous of everyone who looks good in glasses.
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I have the same problem and when I don't have them on I get mad heavy headaches. So, I pretty much always have a headache.
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you guys are weird. i don't think i've actually ever seen people look bad because of glasses (unless the glasses were just really ugly). i know a few people who need glasses and never wear them because they think they look dumb - and most of them actually looked better with them than without!
then again i've been wearing glasses since second grade (7 years old). so i guess it's a whole lot easier for me to be used to them since i've been wearing them almost all my life rather than suddenly having to start wearing them at an age where i was actually concerned about my appearance. maybe you guys just need to give it some time for you to get used to seeing/feeling them on yourselves! eventually you will probably stop noticing that they are even there.
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Speaking of douche-y accessories, Band-Aids and Chipped Nail Polish:
http://www.avclub.com/content/node/84265
Honestly? Come on. =/
(that said, I own a package of Marc Jacobs band-aids. I've never used them, not even for f'rlz cuts and scrapes. And especially not to FAKE such things)
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i was trying to do my best 'rapist glasses' face.
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Tania, you look fantastic with those glasses!
The ones you picked out are okay too, I guess.
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Those glasses look wicked rad, Tania!
(If only you could've been punching that dude in the Frank Lampard shirt)
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i really like wearing glasses. i also really like wearing sunglasses. i do not feel like paying $200+ for prescription lenses for sunglasses i will probably end up losing or breaking.
i am seriously considering getting contacts and wearing fake glasses. it's an aesthetic thing, and i willingly admit it. i look way better with glasses than without so i don't really care if it makes me an asshole.
As ridiculous as this is, I'm with you. Except I'd like to just get laser surgery and then get the prescription taken out of my glasses, but then keep wearing them, because I usually look a lot better in glasses than without. But then I could take off my glasses whenever I needed to and not be like a bat without sonar.
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If I ever got my eyes all lasered up (I hate contacts), I'd still wear fake glasses. I have been wearing them since 3rd grade and I think I look dumb without them. Also, I think my frames are super awesome, so I'd rather wear them than not.
But I don't want laser surgery, because the idea of it is kind of gross and freaky and gives me the jibblies. And who knows, your eyes could go back to being crappy in years to come and you forked out a ton of money for nothing.
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I have problems finding jeans that fit the curve of my hips, but since I find ones that fit my butt pretty nicely, I usually suck it up and take them in. My favourite pair of jeans right now are the only size 4 I have (women's sizes are even, girls' are odd); most of them are 3s, and since girls' pants are cut less curvy in the hip region i take out the waistband a bit and make a dart on the side down to where my hip sticks out the most to keep them from pulling down and showing off my buttcrack every time I bend my knees.
Boys in shorts are ok by me. I don't really care, and I happen to find certain instances of baggy pants and cargo shorts appealing.
Also, Mai, that is an excellent purple-shirt-grey-skirt outfit.
Also also, legs (http://www.staceyli.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/sexy_legs.jpg). Holy wow, legs (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1401/559122912_1a77e44a47.jpg?v=0). I am pretty sure by this point that I have a thing for most parts of the human body (beautiful hands or particularly nice chest/shoulders area or a nicely defined back drive me absolutely crazy), but unless they are rather out of proportion, I do not see how anyone could not like legs (http://farm1.static.flickr.com/117/290898909_6df3df592f.jpg). They (http://images.jupiterimages.com/common/detail/38/62/23116238.jpg) are amazing.
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I don't want laser surgery, because the idea of it is kind of gross and freaky and gives me the jibblies
i had never met anyone who has had laser eye surgery so what made me feel a bit better was discovering that my friend's girlfriend has actually had this procedure done really recently. she is currently training to be a firefighter and apparantly firefighters need to have perfect vision. so i was asking her all these terrifying questions about it and she was just kind of "no way man, it was the easiest quickest thing ever, you're awake and it doesn't hurt and it's basically impossible for them to fuck up." i had no idea what i was expecting but i guess it's really not so bad after all.
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Well, I honestly don't know what happens now, but in 10th grade (6 years ago), my health teacher made us watch a video of the surgery. This was back when they cut off the cornea and then flapped it back on after they did the laser bit. I don't think they do that any more, but that was what freaked me out.
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I would probably get the surgery if I wasn't totally uncomfortable with the idea of being shot in the face with a fucking laser. Also I look pretty cool in glasses. But mostly it's the laser thing.
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The only thing preventing me from getting laser surgery is the money. Aside from more wishes or like a million billion dollars or a date with Rihanna that Id want most is Lasik.
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I got laser eyes. Its really nice once your eyes heal.
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I got laser eyes.
How cool would it be if "laser eye surgery" meant they actually install lasers in your eyes?
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But I don't want laser surgery, because the idea of it is kind of gross and freaky and gives me the jibblies. And who knows, your eyes could go back to being crappy in years to come and you forked out a ton of money for nothing.
i am going to eventually do this, and i am going to get it done for free, or for almost nothing.
america and your "anti-socialist" healthcare system, i shit on you!
(also it helps that my aunt is one of the leading optometrists in italy)
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(also it helps that my aunt is one of the leading optometrists in italy)
So not so much socialist health-care, more family connections?
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Oh check out the pretty, pretty Princess.
My ancestor invented Vermouth.
My aunt is the leading optometrist in Italy.
I have a shoe collection which rivals the GNP of most developing nations.
I want a Unicorn, buy me a Unicorn, Daddy.*
*Dramatisation: May not have happened.
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And anyway Im Canadian, we still have to pay our way here.
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joe, it'll be free because i won't have to pay my aunt for her services, but i also won't have to actually pay (or will pay a very reduced cost) for the surgery time & technology because of the general health care system.
also, i gave up on my dad and started bugging my boyfriend but nobody has gotten me a unicorn yet >:( my life sucks!
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that is a pretty awesome deal. ontario doesn't really cover anything vision-related anymore. you used to at least be able to get a free eye exam every 24 months but i guess they changed this pretty recently as well cos i found out upon paying for my glasses that once you're 20 you just have to pay for all of them. always. forever.
eyesight seems to me like the kind of thing that's really important but i guess that is just me.
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I would do horrible, horrible things for free Lasik. I can't do glasses and am pretty much forced to go with contacts, but it has nothing to do with aesthetics. I actually like how I look in my current glasses quite a bit, but there's the whole sensitivity to light thing. Half the time I can't go outside during the day without either wearing sunglasses or squinting to the point of looking ridiculous, so glasses are kind of impractical.
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HEY FASHION ADVICE THREAD.
i just made this hat.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3234/2750831003_e4335040d6.jpg)
is it too ridiculous to wear?
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If anything it's dangerous to wear. It might light aflame in sheer Awesome!
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no, it's not! it's pretty awesome.
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Your hat is much more awesome and cute than ridiculous. Wear it!
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Cute girls could probably sell me anything.
I've just figured out who would suit those though. Manda, these are your jeans to buy!
I just got around to reading this thread, and honestly I LOVE LOVE LOVE these pants.
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(http://www.greenpeace.org/raw/image_full/australia/admin/slideshow-images/deep-sea-life/so-here-the-last-of-the-beauty.jpg)
What am I doing wrong? How can I be more attractive to the ladies?
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What am I doing wrong? How can I be more attractive to the ladies?
Ugliest Pokemon Ever.
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i gave into the trend and bought big silly sunglasses. well, they were buy one get one free!
yay or nay (despite the silly faces)?
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3145/2758037037_3eedf18dbf.jpg?v=0) (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3046/2758036909_fbddf8c02c.jpg?v=0)
how do you guys feel about them? (not necessarily on me, but big sunglasses in general). i still dislike the ridiculous huge round ones that look like bug eyes, but they've mostly grown on me.
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Man, I dislike large sunglasses in general. But as always, cute girls can pretty much pull off anything!
Also, I like the first pair better. And the peacock feather shirt.
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this brings me to an important question ... aviators on girls, hot as hell or kind of wrong (will try and find reference pic of me in aviators later)
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(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3024/2605846444_d9bc9047c8.jpg)
SO COOL
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Obviously, aviators on girls only works if they are shoplifting some stuff and then taking a picture of themselves in the act to mock the shopkeep.
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(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/normz/pornstarsunnies.jpg)
sorry guys for the very old pic but are we saying yes or no???
I dunno if their super cool or wanky and akward.... even with the hoteness that is lunchy added to the mix
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Moo, first glasses are better, second ones not so much.
Now I theorize the whole trend behind the large glasses are it covers 1/3rd of a girls face with something faultless so they generally make a girl look better with big sunnies than without.
And as far as aves go on girls. Really you you have to be one of those au-naturale tomboy hotties to really pull them off. Generally speaking aviators arent a good choice on girls.
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Pics or you never happened
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Aviators. No.
No. No. No. No.
Just no.
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I'm gonna have to say no on the aviators for Roxie.
She does not need them.
Dudes with awesome mustaches should have them, though. Every time.
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The first photo makes them look great--but it's at a deceptive myspace-ey angle. The second one reveals them to be not quite so great.
Aviators were designed with a very specific demographic in mind.
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And that specific demographic is Tom Selleck.
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i'm going to say aviators even on cute females is a negative *sigh* thats ok im just going to go back to my wayfarers now... unless you want to make fun of those too?
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(I was actually going to say that you should not wear aviators because they hide your eyes, which makes it totally wrong, was basically my point.)
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yeah, as much as i like aviators they are pretty awkward. there aren't very many people who can really pull them off.
chesire cat: i agree with your sentiment about the second pair. oh well, at least they were free!
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I'm getting new glasses this saturday, I have no idea what I should be looking for, any advice on how to tell if it looks good?
Oh, and pant legs inside boots: yay or nay?
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new glasses: post pics on the interwebs and have internet people judge you. duh.
pants&boots: only with skinny jeans & with boots that look nothing like riding boots.
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I'm getting new glasses this saturday, I have no idea what I should be looking for, any advice on how to tell if it looks good?
Oh, and pant legs inside boots: yay or nay?
Mirror
and
For me naw, I'm a boot cut sort of boy! but sometimes girls look alright doing it.
And to continue this aviator trend (plus a QC shirt)
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/Runner4406pack/Me/IMG_22613.jpg)
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Combat boots, and not girl pants, but not gangsta pants, just normal regular fit pants.
I have no camera, misplaced my phone, which I can't plug in to my computer anyway, so I can't put up pictures. I was hoping there were things to look for. I could just get blocky emo glasses, but they would look stupid on me, so I won't.
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Aviators on girls: no.
Aviators on boys: sometimes.
Sunglasses on girls in general though: thumbs up.
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The problem with aviators is that unless you have a face that fits them, the general shape of them doesn't follow the average face and tends to make you look like you have deformed eyes.
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What the shit is with paying so little for jeans? Maybe it's just Australia, but I have to buy like, $100+ jeans if I want them to not suck. I have a pair of Lees that I have worn to death and also a pair of Ben Shermans that have basically become my second skin from the waist down since I bought them and are starting to wear a bit thin in places. I believe I paid more than $100 for each of them. Maybe the Lees were a little less, but the Ben Sherman ones were about $120 or so I think. I need another pair, maybe two. Maybe another pair of Lee and another Ben Sherman? Yesssssss.
EDIT: i dont really understand why jeans are so much more expensive in australia either... i guyss you could buy cheaper american jeans on the net but the postage brings it up a bit!
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Oh, and pant legs inside boots: yay or nay?
Only if you're ok with looking like this guy.
(http://images.meredith.com/bhg/images/09/ss_PIRATE_MAN.jpg)
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My fiancee was actually with me when I bought this pair of sunglasses back in New York (she's the one who picked them out):
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y120/jhocking/chips.jpg)
I wore them once on a trip we took canoing, and then the next time I wore them she decided she didn't like them after all. Oh well, I wear glasses all the time now anyway so it doesn't matter.
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There are ways to look good with pant legs in boots and not look like a pirate and/or a douche. I've seen people on this forum do it and look pretty good.
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Like aviators-- some douche saw Tom Cruise wearing them and said "Jee, if that hollywood pretty boy can pull them off they must be cool for the rest of us to wear" WRONG. (Oh and never listen to Tom Cruise. EVER)[/quote]
lol! there is actually an "i hate tom cruise" or something about how he should die thread in here somewhere!! that was pointless so i will post another picture... with me in these horribly large sunnies which at the time i thought looked good (im on the left, my friend on the right has the typical "le specs") :laugh:
(http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee115/els2906/n602402399_336212_5809.jpg)
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Combat boots, and not girl pants, but not gangsta pants, just normal regular fit pants.
Hell yes dude. You will basically look like the baddest motherfucker out there.
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I wear that every day, when I am not wearing a kilt.
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My fav old aves that I lost a a beer drinking even last summer called beerlympics, it was awesome but Im sad
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d195/TheChesireCat/DSCN1208.jpg)
The ones I have now $10 at London Drugs(a western Canadian thing)
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d195/TheChesireCat/032220071741.jpg)
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(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3134/2760477860_8c6aeff23d.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/largeprimenumber/2760477860/)
I bought these on a whim on clearance at Express. I haven't decided if I should keep wearing them.
Also, I need a haircut and a shave, jesus.
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Yeah, you're definitely rockin' the Tyler Durden look.
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Hey you guys,
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/est_xplosif/est_collar.jpg)
My name is Ponda, I like Jeeps, sandals, overpowering cologne and also date-rape
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That picture makes me so sad that I cannot grow a moustache.
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I am here to state my opinion on boots over jeans.
This is my opinion.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2250/2411973605_2b133ae166.jpg)
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An addendum to my previous post about aviators.
I know the theory behind huge sunglasses is that it is meant to make your face and/or head seem smaller by comparion, however it just comes off as if you are either trying to hide really bloodshot eye, other facial injuries or maybe even that you don't want anyone to see your big, dumb, ugly face. The problem is that a large portion of girls, and indeed guys, who wear giant sunglasses are probably reasonably attractive people. I like to look at reasonably attractive people, not their glasses.
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Lunchy, that look is about fifteen times better than the currently ubiquitous jeans and riding boots trend. Nicely done!
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My name is Ponda, I like Jeeps, sandals, overpowering cologne and also date-rape
His collar is popped because he's the fucking man and everyone should know it.
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I am here to state my opinion on boots over jeans.
That is a great photo. Who took it? I love the look of the scenery and depth in that shot, sort of this subtly off-kilter look like it's a set, not a real place. I think it's in the lens used; the wide angle flattens the perspective, giving a surreal look compared with the perspective you normally see in photos of people.
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One of my Flickr friends Gary took it. It was a bit muddy and boring, I photoshopped it.
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Glad to see at least some people know where the awesome is (in regards to boots and pants), I wear that pretty much every day, even though sadly, my favorite jeans are white, black boots don't go so well with that, so I wear them outside of the boots. I think muted green pants are best, probably cause they looks similar to olive drab.
I think the baddest motherfucker part kind of gets ruined by my driving cap, that doesn't look badass unless you are carrying an AR-18. But... what is a badass hat? Without being over-the-top, like viking helmets, I can't think of any.
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Not many men can pull off a decorative vegetable.
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And we all know how the ladies love a man that looks good with a decorative vegetable.
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The celery doesn't need any reason except for that it could be good for your teeth.
Like the banana is a good source of potassium.
It's just common sense.
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And the jelly babies?
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Even the Master agrees with the use of jelly babies.
That's just a universal tool of tastiness and the occasional diversionary tactic.
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How can anyone say no shorts in the summer?
easily. at the moment i only own one pair of shorts. the only time i wear these shorts is when i am lazing around my house or doing something athletic.
shorts are an awful look for me because they either end up being too baggy or kinda skanky looking. neither of those options are appealing. i will stick with my skirts and jeans and occasionally dresses.
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Yeah but Roxy, the faux-hawk is intense. I approve.
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I substitute climbing pants for shorts because they are more breathable than jeans and shorter, but I don't get people whistling at me when I walk down the street. I mean, that is nice and all, but not all the time, and it is not worth the wedgie that I get from having the shorts ride up all the time (they all do. it's inevitable).
Also, guys, I may have a spending problem. Even though I don't have a job and I can't really even afford gas for my car really I am sick and tired of existing on cereal and pasta and only driving to the grocery store. So I bought some shoes (http://images.channeladvisor.com/Sell/SSProfiles/23000111/Images/16/morton06yellow1.JPG).
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it's okay as long as you're buying AWESOME shoes.
i'm not really encouraging you to continue spending irresponsibly, but i do like your taste in footwear.
are climbing pants like capris?
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Sort of, I guess? Some of them stop 4 or 5 inches above the ankle, but usually they are more like just-below-knee-length. Most of them have ties and buttons and weird things to make them shorter, too, so you can keep them out of the way when climbing. Usually this makes them look more like breeches or knickers, but when you are rock climbing I guess that doesn't really matter that much. Note: I haven't climbed anything in a few months due to lack of money.
Edit: I am probably going to make one or two more irresponsible (http://www.ami-store.com/ebay/aston21greystr2.JPG) purchases (http://www.urbanog.com/images/product/detail/bianca08-blk_02.jpg) before it is all said and done.
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I really don't understand why women buy the shoes they do. Those last ones could be kind of cute, but the first two just don't make any sense.
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Also, guys, I may have a spending problem. Even though I don't have a job and I can't really even afford gas for my car really I am sick and tired of existing on cereal and pasta
Welcome to my life
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Many women just really enjoy shoes, that's all there is to it, and Katie seems to like her shoes a bit more wild than the average woman.
I am more into more classic styles, like these (http://www.payless.com/Images/300x300/063295_1_300x300.jpg), these (http://www.payless.com/Images/300x300/063256_1_300x300.jpg), or these (http://www.payless.com/Images/300x300/062971_1_300x300.jpg). If I want to go a little more wild, I will usually pick a classic style in a bright color, like these (http://www.payless.com/Images/300x300/065662_1_300x300.jpg) or these (http://www.payless.com/Images/300x300/064721_1_300x300.jpg).
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I really don't understand why women buy the shoes they do. Those last ones could be kind of cute, but the first two just don't make any sense.
Oh, golly, why (http://www.waynewallace.com/hallmark/hipsters/uploaded_images/pin-up-girls-711112.jpg) would (http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff201/EnigmaticRaevyn/pinups/elvgren13.jpg) I (http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/calenlass/DSCF0017.jpg) ever (http://www.pointvista.com/WW2GliderPilots/Yank2July1944/Yank2July1944PinupGirl.jpg) want (http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u234/FanGirl1/Pin%20Up/PinUp32.jpg) ridiculous (http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/01_04/DitaVonTeeseL_800x521.jpg) shoes (http://www.sweetsoul.biz/burlesque/burlesqueSSGroupShot2.gif)?
Edit: Liz, a thing I have noticed with the "bootie-style" (what a ridiculous name for it), you know, the half boot or the ankle boot, is that unless one is wearing it under long pants it cuts length off onre's leg, so you look squat and shorter. I am not sure why it is any different visually than an ankle strap or t-strap, but it is. That is why I tend to stay away from them. The closest I personally would get is like this (http://www.urbanog.com/images/product/detail/strut12-gry_single.jpg) or this (http://www.shoecentury.com/motive14blackwhite.jpg) or maybe this (http://www.zappos.com/images/730/7306190/3832-392123-p.jpg).
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Don't get me wrong, I enjoy shoes just as much as any, umm, woman. But those are just a little odd? I prefer Liz's taste in shoes, especially the last two she linked. Those in your first picture and the one of you are great too. I think it's that they seem more about the feet than the shoes?
I suppose it's more that I enjoy feet rather than shoes.
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Well, whatever man. Also, I don't see what is so ridiculous about some standard Mary Janes (http://www.urbanog.com/images/product/detail/peona01-blk_02.jpg) that happen to be in suede instead of patent leather.
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Maybe it's just the angle in the picture but the suede ones seemed real bulbous around the ball of the foot. Now that I see the same shape from a different angle there is nothing wrong with that at all.
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Haha. Yeah, they are not that bad. I would definitely say they run to the antithesis (http://www.ami-store.com/ebay/aston21greystr1.JPG) of pointy-toed shoes, though. I hate pointy toed shoes.
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Man, I love shorts, I don't know how people don't like them(unless they feel uncomfortable). I however hate capris(beneath the knee to above the ankle).
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This post has to do with the price of jeans, and of clothes in general.
I just thought about what I currently have in my wardrobe, and came to a startling conclusion: the contents of my wardrobe is technically worth more than anything else in my possession. This was startling because, once upon a time, I didn't have any interest in clothes. Almost my entire wardrobe consisted of gifts or really boring and mostly cheap things I'd bought just to have something to cover my body with. And now, I have a wardrobe characterised (mostly) by colour and life and diversity--something nice and comfy for every imaginable occasion.
What was even more startling was the realisation that every single one of my jeans are worth 100+ USD, where once they'd have been closer to 20 bucks a piece (and chinos).
Thing is, I've bought almost everything in my wardrobe on sales--mostly two-for-one deals or at 70+% discount!
In my opinion, any man who wants to dress well--but doesn't care as much about being trendy--needs to get into the habit of shopping around and hitting sales hard. And often!
Expensive jeans do tend to both look better and last longer, but it's crazy to buy them at full price when you can just as easily get them at a heavy discount. And who's gonna sneer at you for wearing jeans you bought on a sale? Jeans last for years, no-one will know and no-one will care! Unless you've just bought bright-red jeans, of course.
This may all have already been said somewhere in the thread, but I didn't want to be the guy that reads through six pages of fashion talk :(
PS. Est, are you Cliff Simon?
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Later on today I will take pictures in some of my most ridiculous clothes that are rad.
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Why is that even a question in your mind? Yes!
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(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/body003.jpg)
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/body005.jpg)
Not good pictures of this, but let me assure you this is the best dress eveer. Agree?
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It reminds me of avocadoes, which is great, but what would you wear it to??!
EDIT: I vaguely recall a pic of a dress you made from an oversized t-shirt and buttons. Now that's a sweet idea I think :)
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That was actually a shirt. But either way, I was planning on wearing it for EVERYTHING, New years eve parties, my mom's wedding, prom, my birthday, the bank..
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So, hats.
I'm thinking about getting one.
Either a pork pie hat: http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/dadshats_2015_27028682 (http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/dadshats_2015_27028682)
A fedora: http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/dadshats_2012_3605062 (http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/dadshats_2012_3605062)
Or a cabby hat: http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/3/3f/180px-Flat-cap.jpg (http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/3/3f/180px-Flat-cap.jpg)
What does the fashion thread thing?
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The cabby/poorboy hats are really big in Montreal.
The Fedora/Porkpie really take a certain type of build and look to pull off
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That was actually a shirt. But either way, I was planning on wearing it for EVERYTHING, New years eve parties, my mom's wedding, prom, my birthday, the bank..
Okay, I realise all I can offer is a guy's somewhat questionable opinion on what looks good and what doesn't, but I personally feel that dress is way too shiny and, what's the word... foldy-like. I'm sure you could totally rock it wherever and whenever you wear it, but yeah.
Okay so I may have a bit of a bias against shiny slinky foldy items. That shirt was brill though! I don't remember exactly what it looks like, but it gave off an aura of creativity :o
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The Fedora/Porkpie really take a certain type of build and look to pull off
That and the right overall fashion to meld together with it, else you just look like a jackass in a porkpie hat.
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Yeah Drill King you cant afford to go places you would wear that dress to lol.
And yeah Blake, thats what Im saying about the Hats, not everyone can tap their inner Joey Jeremiah and rock those with class and not come out looking like a tool designed to make d-bags
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The poorboy/cabbie/flatcap is my favourite piece of clothing. And I'm not sure it even counts as clothing.
Also, blazer with jeans? Good idea or bad idea? With a t-shirt, collared shirt?
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Depends on the blazer! But it can be a great combo. I'm not a big fan of wearing t-shirts with blazers, but some people pull it off very nicely :) Should be a nice but casual t-shirt, though, and probably not a v-neck :o
If you're going with jeans then a casual collared shirt works great. Get one that doesn't have to be tucked in.
The most important thing to consider is whether or not you look good wearing a blazer in a casual way!
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Also NO GRAPHIC Ts under a blazer. Generally patterns of any kind are a no, unless you maybe have an argyle sweater vest where one of the diamonds is the same colour as the blazer. Also hoods under blazers or any jacket is really cool, makes you look like grizzled nice guy, and girls dig that for some reason. So thing Dark Brown Blazer, really really really thing Grey Hoodie (never zipped up, think of it like the inner shell of the Blazer) and a Plain T (maybe not black it doesnt go well with brown)
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Dude Aimless why is your avatar Yanni? That is Yanni, right?
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Hey, man, I got no beef with Yanni. I just wondered why Aimless had Yanni as his avatar.
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why not? yanni is funny looking.
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Guys! I bought these pants...
(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q228/andlemonade/newpants.jpg)
And this shirt...
(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q228/andlemonade/newshirt.jpg)
And I will probably wear them with these shoes...
(http://www.famousfootwear.com/productimages/ff_ia15888.jpg)
Or maybe these
(http://www.brownsfashion.com/public/pictures/products/standard/90059_1.jpg)
(not exactly these, though. I think mine are darker. And clearer...)
Will this look silly? Am I pretty terrible about matching things together?
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the skinny jeans will balance the stripes. go for it!
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Yanni thinks you might wanna have a splash of colour in there somewhere :) like, a red kerchief or something. Scarf.
Might also want to reconsider wearing grey shoes with grey jeans!
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That looks like a boating outfit.
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Yanni thinks you might wanna have a splash of colour in there somewhere :) like, a red kerchief or something. Scarf.
Might also want to reconsider wearing grey shoes with grey jeans!
Yanni should be pleased to know that I am thinking about yellow accessories. I think I will buy some yellow flats, and a yellow necklace to go with it. I already have some yellow barrettes to go with it.
Also, Linds, I have never been boating. I have no clue what a boating outfit is. You can't wear your regular clothes?
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I can see where she's coming from. The shirt has a boatneck, and the stripes are very very French sailorman.
(http://www.comedyjugglers.co.uk/shipshape.jpg)
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And I dyed my hair last night, so it is kinda purpley, but not overly so. It's dark and pretty. The yellow barrettes look really nice with it.
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I always associate those red and black striped shirts with Russian sailors, not French ones.
Have I been amiss all these years?!
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Red and black may be Russian, but blue and white is French all the way
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Red and black may be Russian, but blue and white is French all the way
Er, I meant white and black.
But look! I have propaganda posters to prove it: look at his kerchief, and the shirt beneath his white overshirt!
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Poster15.jpg)
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Battlecruiser Potemkin is such an epic movie!
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Advise me on Fashion, guys. I need to know if I need this dress or not.
(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk92/_beatingheartsbaby/Angie54198WG01Pink-Front.jpg)
My heart is telling me YES YES DEAR GOD YES BUY IT.
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YES YES DEAR GOD YES BUY IT.
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I don't think anyone looks good in maternity wear unless they are actually pregnant... and yes, I know this is rather "in" right now and not "maternity wear" like I sarcastically call it, but I can't help thinking that whenever I see someone wearing that. But, as with everything, cute girls can make anything cute, basically.
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Should I buy an Army surplus cold weather jacket for this winter? It's in ACU camouflage and costs $75-ish.
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Camo is bad. Unless you're killing people with your bare hands you should not wear camo.
I agree with Leinad as well, but I think that even attractive people look awful in 'maternity wear'.
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Those dresses can be ok if you pull the waist in with a belt or sash or something. Otherwise, yeah, they make everyone look pregnant. Everyone. I like the pattern though.
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I don't care if I look pregnant, shirts and dresses like that are dang comfortable and good for my self-esteem.
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No one's saying you can't wear them if you want to. We're just letting you know that they are not attractive.
Anything that goes into a swishy bottom just under the breasts does not look good, period. But that's just my opinion.
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I'm so glad I am not the only one that despises the empire waist. Seriously, it's awful.
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Hey, when you are a lady that has a little extra around the middle, empire waists are your friend. Like all clothing, there are good and bad ways to wear them.
Bad:
(http://cdn.overstock.com/images/products/L10822421.jpg)
That does indeed make you look pregnant.
Good:
(http://i.ivillage.com/BS/fashion/casual_chic/slim_dresses/BS_EmpireWaist_366.jpg)
Does not make you look pregnant.
The key is the size of the waistband and the amount of fabric hanging off of it. A tiny little waistband will tend to add weight, as will lots and lots of fabric. If the waistband is wider with a more fitted style below it, they are very figure-flattering.
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a lot of it depends less on physical attractiveness and more on body type. empire waist dresses tend to be most flattering on very skinny girls because they add curves.
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words
I retract my previous statement after reading this. Trouble was that every time I've ever seen anyone wearing an empire waist they fell into the category of your first picture.
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I refuse to retract my previous statement as I find both pictures to be unflattering, to say the least. But to each their own, I guess. I have never liked empire waste-lines and whenever I see them on someone who is in great shape I think "why on earth would they horribly disfigure themselves like that?" I think the same thing of Prince Alberts, too.
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I'm not sure empire waists can be lumped together with Prince Alberts...
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No, they can't. I was just saying the amount of revulsion I hold for Prince Albert's is comparable to that I have for empire waste lines.
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I just googled Prince Albert because I had no idea what it was. Thanks for giving me nightmares.
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You think that's bad, you have no idea (http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php/Category:Male_Genital_Piercings).
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I just googled Prince Albert because I had no idea what it was. Thanks for giving me nightmares.
No problem, that's what I am here for.
@ Gemmwah: Holy shit! Why are they BLOODY?? AUUGH!
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Man, ain't nothin' better than a bit of blood on a fresh piercing.
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I refuse to retract my previous statement as I find both pictures to be unflattering, to say the least. But to each their own, I guess. I have never liked empire waste-lines and whenever I see them on someone who is in great shape I think "why on earth would they horribly disfigure themselves like that?"
Your loss. I'm cool with that.
Also, blech, let's keep the piercing discussion in the tattoo thread. Take about nice, safe clothes here.
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I think it is due to repressed memories of my mother and sister constantly watching the TV BBC version of Pride and Prejudice during my formative years.
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I always found The Importance of Being Earnest with Reese Witherspoon and gang to be much MUCH more entertaining.
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Can We Stop Derailing Threads Please.
This is happening in a huge heap of threads at the moment. Please?
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Also, blech, let's keep the piercing discussion in the tattoo thread. Take about nice, safe clothes here.
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Ok, sorry, my bad, you are totally right.
Anyone need any fashion advice? I am pretty comfortable with my current look, so I don't really need any advice, but ask you and you shall receive most likely far more than you ever wanted. I am a fount of opinions on fashion.
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Dear Everybody Except Leinad In The Fashion Thread:
I am going to a wedding at the end of this month, and I am wearing a dark grey suit with a white shirt and a cream tie. Brown shoes/belt or black? (I'm thinking brown. Is there a protocol/rule for this sort of thing?)
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Black shoes/belt dude. It's a wedding. Protocol is black shoes/belt.
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Yeah, what Jimmy said.
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Black.
Black black black black black.
Black and grey, wear black shoes. Brown and (even though I don't really like the look of it) navy blue, wear brown shoes.
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Should I buy an Army surplus cold weather jacket for this winter? It's in ACU camouflage and costs $75-ish.
Do you mean that new digital pattern? If yes, then don't do it! Army jackets are for the win, but this pattern is just ugly.
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Agreed. I'm not really a fan of camo at all, but even less so the ACU camo (assuming the GIS results were correct).
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Was it tan with various squares in it?
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Brown shoes/belt or black? (I'm thinking brown. Is there a protocol/rule for this sort of thing?)
Just wear Vans. I did that once... because I'm a douchebag.
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Was it tan with various squares in it?
It was this (http://www.henrikc.dk/camouflage/com_tru-spec_acu_pattern.jpg). Not a fan of the pixelated look.
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I like it a little, and it's what they are using now. I'll try to find the old style, or maybe some Crye Multi-Cam.
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http://jezebel.com/5038553/the-best--worst-of-international-male-summer-1986
dude.
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So ordinarily I agree with all of you guys about empire waists. They are an affront to my sense of style.
For some reason, though, I tried this on in a store and liked it enough to buy it.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3209/2784876975_9b1aebd96c.jpg?v=0)
Question: I know my head is cut off, that's because I don't have a self-timer anymore, but what do you think of the shirt? Terrible/Wear it if nothing else is clean/It's Okay but not great/Pretty Good/Awesome Shirt?
I honestly can't tell, because it is still empire, but it is at least fitted...
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Don't listen to Roxie, I checked my etiquette book last night. Black shoes and belts for weddings.
Also Eed, that is a cool top. Go with it.
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I agree with Jimmy on both counts. Black is classy.
Edith, I like the shirt but you need to wear something with it, it's a little plain on its own.
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Yeah, it needs a necklace of some sort or a cardigan. That is what I would do to it, anyways, but I am pretty much obsessed with cardigans.
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I mean wear the purple shoes David Dovey.
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Never.
Also, I have a greatcoat.
(http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/4924/greatcoatshrunkxk7.jpg)
Is this awesome?
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It's authentic from the Belgian military in WWII, I got it from some random army surplus online store. I don't normally wear military stuff, but this was too great to pass up.
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I mean wear the purple shoes David Dovey.
i see what you did there.
also, sweet coat.
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I need that coat(or very similar) in blue-grey.
Plz find this for me.
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Holy balls, there was a blue grey one that I considered getting. I'll see if it still exists.
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Well that was surprisingly easy. Here you go. (http://www.armynavydeals.com/asp/products_details.asp?SKU=bgermgreato1&ST=2)
Thanks Roxie and Funk :wink:
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I've always wanted one of those Soviet rabbit-fur-lined hats. (http://www.russianarmysurplus.com/military.php?gid=33)
I assume they wouldn't be stylish at all, but they just look cool, and it gets cold here in WI in winter so I'd have opportunity to wear it.
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Is that what we will think of now in 22 years?
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I like it a little, and it's what they are using now. I'll try to find the old style, or maybe some Crye Multi-Cam.
You should get Flecktarn. This stuff: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Flecktarn.jpg
I think they have coats, I don't have one, but I would assume they do. If not, well, anything but ACU, that looks like you are wearing camo for use in the oatmeal peninsula.
edit: Oh my God... I found a camo jacket that extends into a trench coat-ish thing, that is awesome. Don't much like the pattern it is in though, alpenflage is a bit too bold of a pattern for my taste.
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I have to cast another vote for empire waists not being ALWAYS bad. I actually usually hate them on dresses, but I found this one and I think it looks pretty cute.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/redglasscurls/Narcissism/greendresscell.jpg)
Shirts though? Skip it unless it's cut like Eed's up there where the stomach bit is fitted, not all floppy and maternity.
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Yeah that dress works, Im glad I reserved judgement on the pregnant shirt for the other side to have its say.
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I think empire waists can look either really good or really bad, depending mostly on whether or not they get narrower under the boobs, and then on how "flowy" the fabric is. If they just hang down from the boobs, then yes, they cover any potential extra flabbyness, but they also often make people look pregnant. But in cases like the dress two posts above and Edith's shirt, they look pretty damn good, and they can also help hide some belly without making you look pregnant.
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(http://shopimages-pe.delias.com/154637_w_s.jpg)
Thoughts about this peacoat?
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http://www.journeys.com/catalog_detail.aspx?c=vendors&s=guys%2fadidas&id=65937
yyyeeeessssssss
or
nooooooooo?
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Peacoats are pretty much always yes. Outfit-neutral, which is great when you have to wear it all winter, and they are classy
RE:The Adidas? No. They look like painted up versions of those terrible white+stripes ones everyone and their brother wore in 2000.
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pamplemousse- Yes, for sure. I love peacoats even though I haven't been able to get my hands on one yet.
ThisIsOriginal- I am not really a fan of sneakers in general, so I don't really like those, but I guess they are better than an all-white pair, so you could do worse.
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ThisIsOriginal - Those look an awful lot like a Pacman level.
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I realize most of the people in this thread will hate them, but I really, really love these dresses.
(http://www.notempire.com/images/uploads/purpledress.jpg) (http://www.notempire.com/images/uploads/fcukCarlyDeepDress.jpg)
WANT.
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It's hard for me to tell what the orange one will look like with someone wearing it, but as for the purple one, I am not a fan of the shoulder things.
I found this one and I think it looks pretty cute.
agreement
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Misconception, yes. And dresses on girls are a general good thing. Montreal is wonderful for this, Regina wasnt so much.
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Well I guess you are not very fashionable then, Joe.
And I love dresses! I only have three that I can really just wear, and one for formal occasions, but I would love to get more. Unfortunately both of the dresses i posted are super-expensive designer stuff that I will never be able to afford.
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I like the one on the right, even though my initial reaction was a little negative because I thought I saw cuffs on the leaves that would make it hug your amrs, but on second look, no, it is nice. I like the cut of the blouse part and the skirt is pretty cool too, I like the buttons going all the way down, and the waste-line looks like it would be flattering on a lot of people.
The dress on the left is a little on the... interesting? Side? I would have to see someone with an actual chest wear it instead of an anorexic man, but I am going to go out on a lim and say that the dress is not going to look good on anyone. Not to mention the top looks like it is meant to bind the boobs... is that intentional?
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Yes, it is interesting. And that is why I like it! I have plenty of simple clothes already, so I need some more interesting pieces. It is called fashion. Most boys just don't get it.
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Meh, I didn't mean to imply that I only like simple clothes on women, but interesting in this instance meant "I think that that dress is ugly as fuck but you said you like it so I don't want to say 'that dress is ugly as fuck'".
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Liz, I love that purple dress where did you find it omnomnom.
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dresses are not for eating
...what you do with what's under the dress is your business.
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Man, this is kind of turning into a purple dress hate-fest, but I don't care for it that much either. I actually don't mind the top bit, but I think the bubble-dress style band at the bottom would automatically equal huge butt for anyone with curves.
The red/orange dress is really classy and could probably look pretty pin-up girl hot!
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Liz, I love that purple dress where did you find it omnomnom.
First through NotCouture (http://www.notcouture.com/), then here (http://www.chocosho.com/Sahara+Dress+with+Print+-+Fuscia-Margarita+Saplala-80071.asp) upon further research. It also comes in stripes (http://www.chocosho.com/admin/images/285x380/80057_vertical_1_striped_dress_b.jpg), though I don't like that style nearly as much. And a top! (http://farm1.static.flickr.com/189/516760616_293f6f5994_m.jpg)
Manda, I see what you mean about the bottom. If I were to actually get the dress I would have a tailor remove the hem so it would be more A-line.
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Montreal
Whenever I go home I feel drastically underdressed. The west coast has made me sloppy.
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I found more things I like. I think these might go over a little better with the tough crowd we have here.
(http://www.notempire.com/images/uploads/hscoquette.jpg) (http://www.shophouseofspy.com/clothing/House-of-Spy/Coquette-Dress-OPEN.html) (http://i1.yesstyle.com/assets/63/102/l_p1011010263.jpg)
(http://s7d2.scene7.com/is/image/UrbanOutfitters/14724645_72_b?$detailmain$) (http://ns1.revolveclothing.com/images/p/r/JUICY-WS290_V1.jpg)
Ohhhh my wardrobe would be so good if I weren't so poor...
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Oh geez, the front of that dress is so lovely, it's really too bad about the back.
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Nooo, the back is the best part. You really are fashion challenged.
Oh, I suppose I should do something for the dudes out there as well. Liz would love to see you wearing any of the following:
(http://www.ronherman.com/images/64P00TCHR_PD1.jpg) (http://images.asos.com/inv/M/71/721/256537/DeepBlue/image1xl.jpg) (http://images.asos.com/inv/Q/15/92/389439/White/image1xl.jpg)
(http://shop.80spurple.com/v/vspfiles/photos/obey_okn350_org-2T.jpg) (http://images.asos.com/inv/P/15/92/338168/Blue/image1xl.jpg) (http://shop.80spurple.com/v/vspfiles/photos/OBEY_OSF117_BRN-7T.jpg)
Basically I think dudes should be wearing more sweaters. Looove sweaters. Also, last two male models,
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I totally agree about the sweaters. Minus the stripy hoodie-thingy, didn't like that one. Or the pants on the two first models (but I guess those weren't the point either). But other than that; yes!
And I forgot to add earlier, but I really loved the black peacoat pictured earlier. Wish I had the body to pull of something like that!
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i like sweaters but those are all pretty awful and i honestly wouldn't be caught dead in them.
well, i guess i could be caught dead in them since i'd be dead and you sickos could dress me up however you like then.
EDIT: the first one actually isn't that bad. the non-sweater, brown thing with lots of pockets. i might wear that if it was a gift or something. i'd never buy it.
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Oh geez, the front of that dress is so lovely, it's really too bad about the back.
Are you kidding? That dress is dead hot! I would absolutely wear that.
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Manda, I kinda thought you would like the dress. At least you know what is up!
Also I think our forum is just devoid of stylish dudes. Perhaps this seems a little crazy, but I wish Kieffer were here right now. He might be an ass sometimes but he is a fashionable ass at least.
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Is that better or worse than being fashioned differently?
Did someone say cardigans?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/RobbieOC/n168301262_30027325_2690.jpg)
Never mind the creepy face and bad color combo, I do love sweaters of all kinds.
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Yayyy Robbie for wearing a sweater. It would look better with dark jeans and a lighter shirt, I think, but it is a sweater.
Jens, what do you think of my fashion choices?
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You should buy some sweaters. Every dude needs more sweaters.
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Are you kidding? That dress is dead hot! I would absolutely wear that.
Well I'm sure you'd look hot wearing that dress, but it would have nothing to do with the dress.
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Out of those sweaters I really like the first two, own the fifth, and want the sixth.
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I think the closest thing I have to a sweater would be a few hockey jerseys. Hockey jerseys are close enough, right?
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No.
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Damn.
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Yayyy Robbie for wearing a sweater. It would look better with dark jeans and a lighter shirt, I think, but it is a sweater.
This was a dark period in my life, when I would wear absolutely anything with absolutely anything else, because I was living in a country where everyone else did the same thing, and I just wanted to fit in. That's not an excuse, just a reason.
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Man. "I miss Kieffer" seems to be a pretty common theme around here these days. Maybe if we all clap our hands and say "I believe in Kieffer." he can come back?
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I grew up knowing that cardigans were worn by boring middle-aged men with pipes and carpet slippers, and swore I would never, ever wear one (and I haven't) - so I find it odd seeing young men wearing them now, though I'm beginning to get used to it.
Of the tops shown, I would wear the striped hoody and the blue sweater; the first jacket is meh, and I don't like the others. Of course, whether you'd want to see me in them is quite another matter!
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I think the closest thing I have to a sweater would be a few hockey jerseys. Hockey jerseys are close enough, right?
As long as they're of a decent team!
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Man, I don't want to sound rude or anything but I find most of everyone's fashion choices really boring. Personally I prefer this kind of stuff
For Men
This (http://galleryserpentine.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=384) - I own this
Or this (http://galleryserpentine.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=96) - I want this.
This, but without the bondage straps (http://galleryserpentine.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=324)
This (http://www.cyberdog.net/cybershop/pages/item.php?color=BLACK/RED&count=22&start=0&cat=mens&subcat=12_tops&item=9432)
And these (http://howcool.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=22233) - I own these
For Ladies
This (http://galleryserpentine.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=243) or this (http://galleryserpentine.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=126)
this (http://galleryserpentine.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=389) or this (http://galleryserpentine.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=553)
and these (http://howcool.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=22217)
NB: I would have put pictures in thise post but I didn't want to make untoward sexual advances at your bandwith.
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inspired by the greatcoat posted earlier, i have done a little search on ebay and found this:
(http://i19.ebayimg.com/06/i/001/05/26/5320_1.JPG)
should I buy it? it's only 20 euros!
It is a coat of the GDR navy with rank insignia of a Kapitän zur See (= Captain, OF-5)
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As long as they're of a decent team!
Would the Nordiques qualify as decent?
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I would have to see someone with an actual chest wear it instead of an anorexic man
Jesus fuck, as a natural skinny girl with no boobs (I look basically identical to that model's body shape really) I find that pretty fucking offensive.
anyway, Oh, hey Jimmy, hows it goin?
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/ebony_willow/100_2186.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/ebony_willow/100_2180.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/ebony_willow/100_1615.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/ebony_willow/100_1617.jpg)
Do you feel less bored with the fashion thread now? Did I help?
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Jimmy- Your style is very special, but I don't know how many people could actually pull it off. That is a polite way of saying I would not wear any of the things you posted.
Hipster Jesus- No. Just no.
Robbie- It's okay, we all make mistakes.
Dom- Yes.
Roxie- I love the pattern on the first dress, but the shape is pretty horrid. It would be a lot cuter if you had it tailored a bit or just belted it so you did not look like a box. Other than that I am not really a fan of the rest, as velour is most definitely not my fabric of choice. The last one isn't too bad but the spaghetti straps aren't that great. It would be totally cute as a strapless dress.
Jodie- You are my favorite.
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I like Jimmy's fashion choices, though I don't see myself wearing any of those, aside from the priest coat and T-shirt from the second to last link. The boots look cool, but on myself, I prefer the genuine combat boots, rather than the heavily-buckled ones. At least those don't have three inches of studded sole, I don't like the impractically heavy boots, and if I wore them, I would probably hit my head on doorways around the house.
I think I want to find a new hat, I currently have almost constantly affixed to my head a mostly black flat cap, and I have a fedora that my grandmother bought for me, but I don't tend to wear the fedora unless I am dressing up, as it doesn't really look right with my normal clothes. I can't give pictures, as I still have no camera, but does anyone have favorite hats they want to recommend? I normally wear either this (http://www.flecktarn.co.uk/flcpk1ua.html) or something similar to this (http://www.sierratradingpost.com/p/10019,87918_Wilderness-Wear-Australia-Standard-Riding-Coat-Waxed-Cotton-Full-Length-For-Men.html), and red-brown hair, if it makes a difference.
Ebony, you don't look unhealthily thin, that model does.
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Oh Liz, I love you too.
Ps, I really dont think she looks unhealthy guys.
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Yay!
And I don't think she looks unhealthy either. Sure, she is a lot skinnier than I am and probably taller, so I am a little jealous, but I've seen skinnier models out there.
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Look at her arm, that is what I noticed. I used to be underweight, my arm looked like that, so it looks like an underweight adolescent's arm. Not hugely underweight, so I guess not really unhealthily thin, but thinner than ideal.
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Guys this thread is about fashion. Post more clothes!
(http://shop.80spurple.com/v/vspfiles/photos/OBEY_OJ0117_BLK-2T.jpg)
Is that better, Jimmy?
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I'm not digging the jacket because I prefer jackets with straight sleeves, I don't like the raglan thing it's doing. Other than that, you're getting closer. Basically, when I get dressed to go out somewhere (not to the office) I am thinking, what would I be wearing were this a post-apocalyptic/post zombie invasion film.
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Jimmy, a guy I am kinda seeing dresses like you. He too, is awesome as fuck. I like dressing like that sometimes, but everybody gets weirded out when I do. I once wore fishnets to work, and my manager asked me when I turned goth. :|
Roxie, I had a highly inappropiate joke all thought up, but I couldn't thinkof how to properly word it, and it was slightly creepy, but...
Roxie in her blue dress,
And Jodi, I may have mentioned this to you before but, you are pretty and awesome and I am jealous.
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Jimmy, I must say I like most of the stuff you linked to, but that coat alone costs more than all of my clothes combined. Except if those are Australian Dollars, in which case I have no idea how much that actually is.
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It is actually a pretty cool dress Roxie. Good for you.
Anyway, this is my newest clothing acquisition. Fashion Advice Thread, how rad is my jacket?
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y258/jimmy5times/DSCF0514.jpg)
I think it is Pretty Rad.
Yeah, I am hoping to buy that coat during the goth festival this year when that store (which is basically around the corner from me) has huge sales. Otherwise it would basically be half my paycheque.
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Roxie, you should get some bright red pumps to match your necklace, for the blue dress.
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Jimmy, that is a jacket I can get behind. It truly is Pretty Rad.
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Roxie, you should get some bright red pumps to match your necklace, for the blue dress.
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1093/1100082196_3093ca388f.jpg?v=0)?
Liz, I bought it at an actual fashionable shop! The kind with fancy designer jeans and horrid, brightly coloured t-shirts with jarringly bright graphics on them. I was in there with my ladyfriend and I saw it and basically just went "SQUEEE!"
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Jimmy not all of us are gay cyborg vampires.
I think I am a stylish dude but alas, I am differently rich.
Basically if I had the money to buy a bunch I would wear tailored suits all the time.
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@ Ebony: I am sorry I offended you, but a girl that size really should not wear clothing that draws attention to the chest area in such a way, but wear clothing more like the stuff you posted. The way the fabric is cut it is a contrasting shape to the dress making even well-endowed women look smaller. You, on the other hand, posted perfect examples for your body type.
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I would totally wear the priest coat that Jimmy posted. Or that blue sweater from earlier. Perhaps I'll post some of my sweaters and Jimmy-style-jackets later, I'm too drunk now. But I've totally loved these last to pages. It's so hard to find people seriosuly interested in mens' fashion, all my friends just dress practically (see: boring).
PS. Holy balls that priest coat is expensive though.
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Also fuck you fashion thread I bought awesome brown loafers and they look fuckin' hot with my grey suit and like I give two shits about protocol anyway, not when I look that good.
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Awesome looking clothes Jimmy found.
These are all really cool, but they aren't the kind of clothes I can pull of. I'm kind of a primary colors type person, both in personality and what goes well with my natural coloration. I tend to dress rather conservatively, as is fitting me. I do wish I could pull off that second coat you linked to, though. It is an awesome coat.
If I can get ahold of a camera soon, I will show off my impressive collection of sweater vests.
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Liz: this forum being devoid of stylish dudes is rubbish.
I can think of a long list of guys here who dress well, though they may not look like your male models.
Edit: Also here are some clothes. Some of these are old:
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k303/aka-fatty/sf-3.jpg
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k303/aka-fatty/ee0511eb.jpg
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k303/aka-fatty/IMG_8569.jpg
http://photos.l3.facebook.com/photos-l3-sf2p/v134/138/87/512463725/n512463725_99532_4029.jpg
http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v300/27/81/657670505/n657670505_3495083_430.jpg
http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v141/68/3/667516527/n667516527_339409_9124.jpg
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Manda, I kinda thought you would like the dress. At least you know what is up!
Also I think our forum is just devoid of stylish dudes. Perhaps this seems a little crazy, but I wish Kieffer were here right now. He might be an ass sometimes but he is a fashionable ass at least.
Hey fuck you.
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I like to think I know a decent bit about fashion - but I don't really feel comfortable telling people I don't know over the internet that, essentially, their clothing is no good.
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I like to think I know a decent bit about fashion - but I don't really feel comfortable telling people I don't know over the internet that, essentially, their clothing is no good.
I strongly identify with this post.
e: Here is a great starting place (guys, not so much gals): http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/
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The sartorialist is so wankery. Any place on the internet where guys talk about fashion is wankery. By that I mean that the people are wankers and douchebags - this coming from someone who has been on one of those forums.
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I ignore the comments, the guy who runs it knows his shit.
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The Sartorialist routinely turns up some pretty great stuff (for both sexes! I don't know where you'd get the idea that it's no good for ladies) but I think it's worth taking everything on there with a grain of salt. Essentially I find places like that useful for getting me thinking about cool combinations and ideas, or interesting and new ways to wear something I already have and just generally putting me in a more constructively critical mindset re: style/fashion. Also obviously everybody has a different body and sense of style and something that looks great on one person isn't necessarily universally great.
Also the Sartorialist likes those "formal" shorts (that kind of look like you've taken a pair of chinos and cut them off at the knee) too much and that shit is just dumb.
P.S; ZOMG want these shoes: http://www.gucci.com/us/us-english/us/fall-winter-08/mens-shoes/#0-464511-202729D3VA01066
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I guess I just really dislike what is generally seen as fashionable. Honestly most clothes I see that other people seem to love so much (read: a lot of this thread) just doesn't appeal to my own sense of what looks good. Cardigans? Blech, if I want to dress like an old man I'll get a pair of slacks, a starched white shirt, a red cravat and a smoking jacket and then I'd wait until I get old. Shorts are equally worthy of disdain but that is because I am displeased with my knees. And colours! It honestly strikes me as undignified to dress like a summery flower. I have no idea why.
I don't know, I just like dark, heavy fabrics. Coats with deep, or at least lots of, pockets, heavy boots that look appropriate for kickng people through plate glass windows. I also like billowy and dramatic but it has to be just the right amount or it looks half-arsed or cheesy.
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a pair of slacks, a starched white shirt, a red cravat and a smoking jacket.
I'd wear the shit out of this outfit
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these shoes come in navy..... when they arrived at work i fell in lust straght away
thoughts???
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/normz/wow.jpg)
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They are horrible. Really very not good. Do not buy those shoes.
NB: My advice is probably not the best. I mean, come on, I apparently dress like a gay cyborg vampire.
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Hm. I'm generally mostly a fan of more simple shoes (well, mostly sneakers :p But I can appreciate others that I wouldn't necessarily wear myself), but I think I might not dislike them in navy. And from what I've seen of you, it looks like you can pull them off. They look hella uncomfortable, though, but I guess that's just me and my prejudice against non-sneakers.
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If they are navy and still with that faux-snakeskin-thing then holy god fuck no that would be ridiculous. If they're just solid blue then um I guess they're still pretty dumb I mean really what the hell is going on with that heel.
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awwww you guys suck ..... definately not helping me justify $1000 couture shoes
the navy does look heaps better than the beige yes and even tho the heel looks crazy as hell they are very comfortable
eh i'm probably going to buy them anyway... it's a toss up between those or rent for a month, but the girls here already know what ill do :-P
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Could you post a picture in navy? Because the snakeskin type thing just looks tacky.
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That Sartorialist site was just... blech. Pretty much everything I saw on it just looked completely awful.
To me those shoes look like a bunch of scientists got together and tried to make the worst shoes physically possible.
To Jimmy, I think your gay cyborg vampire look is pretty awesome for the most part, a couple things you wear I just can't comprehend, but I love most of it. However, there is no way in hell I could pull that look off, and I think it's kind of limiting wearing black all the time.
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I think being comfortable in clothes is more about being confident in them, I can be just as comfortable in a corset, skirt and heels as I am in a pair of jeans, t-shirt and chucks.
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I think being comfortable in clothes is about being a suit. Nothing can top how comfortable a suit is.
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Jimmy not all of us are gay cyborg vampires.
I think I am a stylish dude but alas, I am differently rich.
Basically if I had the money to buy a bunch I would wear tailored suits all the time.
This is such a good post. A+ would read again.
Robbie- Yay sweater vests! I am a big fan of them when worn right.
Ali and Emilio- My mockery of the dudes on this forum was more to try and get them to start posting. I want to see more fashion choices here!
Normz- I love shoes. I really do. I enjoy odd shoes on occasion as well, but those are just going a little too far. I would also like to see the navy pair for comparison, but I doubt I could ever justify spending $1000 on them.
Also, everyone- I looove The Sartorialist. That is probably how I would dress if I had a large quantity of disposable income.
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All my outfits are really damage control because I have few clothes and a lot of them are really kinda eh. I put a bit of effort into trying to get them to work together because clothes shopping is pretty much my least favourite thing and buying new clothes scares me. I think I do pretty well with what I have.
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To Jimmy, I think your gay cyborg vampire look is pretty awesome for the most part, a couple things you wear I just can't comprehend, but I love most of it. However, there is no way in hell I could pull that look off, and I think it's kind of limiting wearing black all the time.
I don't really find it that limiting because I try to mix different shades. I'm going to get blonde streaks in my hair at some point and I want to experiment with only wearing black and white. I don't find it limiting but maybe that's because I don't have any desire to dress any differently.
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Man, I don't know what I'd do if I only wore black. I have a ton of clothes so maybe tonight I'll show you guys some of my favorite outfits.(I wish I had a decent place to put my camera so I could get timed full body shots.
Also, I think the most fashionably attractive man I ever saw was in an AA shop, he had a pair of tightISH bootleg fitted white pants, a red cardigan with black accents, a regular yellowish/brownish cotton tee, and a pair of shoes similar to the gucci ones posted earlier.
The best part is, this is how my dad dresses sometimes, and my dad is one of those gentleman that's very lean and very tall so it looks fabulous on him. He has better fashion sense than I do. Except for when he dresses like a dad. (sports sandals with socks and wind breaker wrapped around his waist. wtf?)
I think it's good to be fashionable, but to be oaky with being a mess.
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Wearing only black removes a lot of the thought from getting dressed. You stop thinking about whether things clash because everything obviously goes with everything else. It does however mean that on the rare occasion that I do wear colours it means I have no fucking clue what I'm doing. The majority of my wardrobe has been black for the last seven years so I'm a little out of practice.
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Drill King- That is because old men know what is up.
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Man.. I don't think any colours clash if they're the right wear.
Morca007 - OH I BET THEY DO!
(I kid, I love seeing older guys that are usually dads be fashionable.)
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They also know what's not up.
Hint: It's their penis.
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I just don't do bright colors, or, to be more accurate, if I had the money to get my ideal wardrobe, I wouldn't wear bright colors, as it is, I have a bunch of shirts I got for free that are brighter than I would like. I wouldn't do the all black wardrobe, but you can get dull greens and browns and blues, maybe reds, all of which go together decently (well, maybe not red and green, unless you are Freddy), and have some variety. Monochrome can be very striking, though.
The sartorialist has some odd fashion choices on there, but it also has good ones, it just seems to be more tilted towards businessy looks. Some of those, I would like wearing if I were going to a formal occasion, but not normally.
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Wearing only black removes a lot of the thought from getting dressed. You stop thinking about whether things clash because everything obviously goes with everything else.
I won't go so far as wearing only black, but the vast majority of what I wear is either black/a dark shade of whatever color or white. It makes everything easier in terms of picking something that doesn't clash, and I need all the help I can get there. I don't have very good fashion sense to begin with and I'm partially colorblind.
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Eh, the problem i have with only-black wardrobes, is that well, its so mono-tone!
Also, normz, if you do end up getting those shoes you are daydreaming about, i totally demand pikturs!
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Here you go, Liz:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/RobbieOC/vests001.jpg)
This one is just grey, and kind of boring, I guess, but I still really like it, because it is very versatile.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/RobbieOC/vests002.jpg)
This one is just red, so it is a little less boring than the grey one, and works well with lots of shirts I have.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/RobbieOC/vests004.jpg)
This is my favorite one. I like the colors and the pattern, and it goes well with outfits like:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/RobbieOC/vests007.jpg)
this. Which is the kind of thing I would wear alot in the colder months.
So, yeah. Sweater vests.
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Sweater vests and argyle. Oh you are so great, Robbie.
More things Liz likes! I don't know if I could pull it off, but if I could I would wear the hell out of this dress:
(http://cache.net-a-porter.com/images/products/36136/36136_ou_l.jpg)
Same for this one:
(http://www.standarddeviationny.com/images/products/display/IMG_0920_5.JPG)
Also, hello vintage-inspired swimwear!
(http://normakamalicollection.com/shop2/skin1/images/shop2/PJRbill.jpg)
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Oh my god. Vintage inspired swimwear = yes!
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Oh my god, I need that bathinsuit.
I have a big white hat w/ red accents and white heels w/ red accents that would look killer with it.
Not to mention it's pretty much designed for my body type
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It also comes in black, white, and a pretty black and white pattern.
(It is $350)
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I actually have a pretty similar suit, only the strap is thinner, and there's more of a skirt thing at the bottom. It is pretty sexy pin-up style I think; though A Boy says I look like a grandma but with better boobs. Jerk. Anyway!
RobbieOC's clothes,
You look like a person I would hang out with.
I need/would like some advice! I am a bridesmaid in a wedding on Saturday. Friday is the practice, and the bride said most people will be wearing "church clothes" I guess, which is like dress up but not formal formal. We're probably going to her littlest brother's football game after, which is outdoors. Right now it's 9:30 pm and 65 F. I can't decide what to wear! I have a bunch of skirts and dresses but I don't think any of them really "fit" the occasion. I've been thinking these black slacks that are pretty narrow, which I usually cuff to "European length", and a white button down shirt with short puffy sleeves (or a nice button down white ruched-front white top with french cuffs that I'd push up) with a nice pair of flats-black or red.
Basically the slacks are the same length and leg opening as below (guy on left), though mine aren't pleated at all, but they do have a front and back crease that I iron in.
(http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/9389/trousersac9.th.jpg) (http://img127.imageshack.us/my.php?image=trousersac9.jpg)
(click for full-size)
Would that be appropriate? Which top? Should I go with the basic black flats or opt for the bright pop o'color (with maybe matching red lips?)
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That would work fine, but as it is still summer I would probably go with khaki on the bottom if you have it. Actually my first choice for that occasion would be a skirt and a little sweater set but that might just be me.
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RobbieOC's clothes,
You look like a person I would hang out with.
Would it ruin the illusion if I told you the jeans I was wearing had super huge holes in the knees that are obscured in the picture? Not that I would wear it that way, but I was too lazy to change jeans just for these pics.
Also, how do we, the esteemed, feel about tweed? Because it's pretty much my favorite thing to wear, right after corduroy.
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Tweed is hells yes, if done right.
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Second dress and swimsuit.
These are pretty great.
Also: I am going to the city to go shopping tomorrow! I am going to try and find some conservative sweaters that do not make me look like a teddy bear (as they tend to do). Also maybe if I am really lucky maybe some slacks, a jacket, and maybe some boots. I am also going to visit a real nice used suit store that keeps a tailor on hand. I will likely not be able to afford anything there, but I will have a lot of fun looking at everything.
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liz, i highly approve of your taste in dresses.
on the other hand, i hate you for showing me things i want but can never have. thanks a lot.
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This is basically how I look when I wear a short-sleeve shirt to werk:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/est_xplosif/clothes/DSC00217.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/est_xplosif/clothes/DSC00218.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/est_xplosif/clothes/DSC00219.jpg)
bathroom fotos because I'm classy.
Those are actually black jeans I am wearing, I am thinking about getting another pair of them in a more jean-like appearance because I like them. They are by Saxony, and they have a pretty nice cut without feeling overly tight.
I am also trying to get a new pair of casual shoes, but I am not really sure what at the moment. If I have some kind of idea or find some pics later then I will post moar.
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Man it would be funnier if there was a person hiding in one of those stalls, and you didnt notice until you looked at the photos.
Also, you look pretty dashing I guess, I'll be happier when your hair scruffs up a bit more :P
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Est: Onitsuka Tigers are pretty much the raddest. They retail for about $180 but they're all over eBay and such for way cheaper (I bought a pair off of eBay for $90-somethin).
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liz, i highly approve of your taste in dresses.
on the other hand, i hate you for showing me things i want but can never have. thanks a lot.
Thank you, and I apologize. I hate myself for finding things I want but can never have as well.
Est, this is not meant to be creepy, but you bum looks really good in the second picture.
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Haha, est is wearing a short sleeved shirt.
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(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m146/giveitashave/PICT0004-3.jpg?t=1219680620)
my favourite dress, im really loving floral prints at the moment :D
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Man, I cannot get behind the floral prints thing. Makes me think of grandma couches and mattress fabric.
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My old mattress had cats on it.
[edit]wait hold on. I've had a bit to drink and am f5'ing two forums right now. This is not the shitposting one! I should keep the two separate in future.
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Aw, now I wish I'd seen what the other post said
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Hay guys I need girls to luv me lol.
No, but seriously, I'm fashionally inept for the most part. I've taken all of my fashion advice ever from my friend Alan who looks damn good in anything he wears.
here's what I looked like on Sunday:
(http://a364.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/17/l_8b64a611a5bf3427335ffcb3d6b1b85b.jpg)
(http://a103.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/89/l_f25ee69e66a16f92966badf55302bcfe.jpg)
Now, that's just my hair. I kinda like it like that, usually I just wear it down and it looks all poofy and stupid. I will get a fullbody shot later today after I get off work (and out of this stifling outfit) of what I'll be wearing out to a concert tonight.
TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY FASHION :0
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Quite honestly, PantsFTW, a lot of fashion is just about confidence, and some trial and error.
Buy a few nice pairs of pants (including a nice pair of jeans), and some nice, neutral colored shirts. Mix and match, and add on other stuff as you see fit. It's pretty simple really, and can be done relatively cheaply, too!
Also, a lot of fashion is about personality. I am a pretty laid back person, and the clothes I wear reflect this a lot, I think. I wear pretty conservative (as in, they don't really stand out in a crowd), comfortable clothes because that's the kind of person I am. I don't really know you that well, so it's hard to say what kind of clothes you should wear.
I think your hair looks fine in those pictures.
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Your hair's fine, but boring, and your glasses are a bit big.
Generally when you're shopping you should buy what you like and buy what you think goes well together.
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Yeah, I will agree on the glasses thing. I think that their height is ok, but I think they are perhaps a little too wide for your rather slim face.
As for clothes, I don't know about everyone else but I am not too crash hot on grey shirts in general. I know that is just one picture, but it's all I have to go on so I'm gonna gripe about it. To me grey shirts are a bit too wishy washy. Unless they are a dark grey or have a specific strong pattern on them they kind of wash out paler people, which would be an honest description of most people in this thread (including myself). I loved the QC fighter jet shirt but after seeing a couple of pics of myself in it I had to admit it wasn't the right colour for me.
Also, in the mirror in that first pic it looks like perhaps you have your shirt tucked into your pants there. If so I would discourage this behaviour most vociferously. Actually, here's a general question for everyone: do you tuck in t-shirts? I never do, but I have friends who do. They tuck their t-shirts into their jeans and then wear a belt. I really don't like this. Dress shirts and such, sure. I mean, I am not so crash hot on wearing belts with jeans and tucking things into them at all, but I know some people who do it and make it look ok. But to me casual shirts stay un-tucked.
Est, this is not meant to be creepy, but you bum looks really good in the second picture.
It is not creepy! As I said, I love the cut of these pants. They are quite flattering without being overly tight!
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Actually, here's a general question for everyone: do you tuck in t-shirts? I never do, but I have friends who do.
You can do it when you're a very thin, middle-aged alcoholic.
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Only if you have really greasy hair and you tuck the t-shirt into a pair of trackies that are pulled up way too high and show too much ankle.
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PantsFTW - I'd tuck the necklace into the shirt or take it off... I'm not a fan of jewelry on men.
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Also, in the mirror in that first pic it looks like perhaps you have your shirt tucked into your pants there. If so I would discourage this behaviour most vociferously. Actually, here's a general question for everyone: do you tuck in t-shirts? I never do, but I have friends who do. They tuck their t-shirts into their jeans and then wear a belt. I really don't like this. Dress shirts and such, sure. I mean, I am not so crash hot on wearing belts with jeans and tucking things into them at all, but I know some people who do it and make it look ok. But to me casual shirts stay un-tucked.
You can pretty much only make it look fashionable if you're going for the rockabilly look, I think.
I bought a new vest to go with my current favourite suit. I will maybe post a picture of it when I get home, if I remember.
Funny story! Where I'm originally from if you so much as wear a scarf, people in the street will call you a fag and throw rocks at you. My housemate forgot this, and went there on the weekend. He is a fashionable Italian lad and wore a dashing fedora and scarf. People called him a fag and threw rocks at him.
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Where is that? I don't want to have rocks thrown at me!
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I am trying to figure out how to dress like a grown-up lady. Please help! Pretty much all I have is jeans and girl t-shirts (threadless and the like). The type of jobs I'm likely to get for the next while don't require truly formal office-type wear, but I am trying to stop dressing like I did all the way through college, which is also how I dressed through much of high school. Today I went out and got the outfit below. (Ignore the fan, check out the mirror art.) The sweater is a very light knit, and the cami is almost as long as the sweater. I really love the pants - they actually have light gray and black pinstripes, though you can't see it in the picture. I also determined today that I really cannot pull off those shapeless knit shirts, not that I'm a big fan of them in the abstract, so no big loss there. Anyways, am I doing a pretty good impression of a responsible adult? What else should I own to help my disguise?
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b291/bainidhedub/GEDC0794.jpg)
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More color, just not really bright or garish ones. A good purse helps quite a bit, as do good shoes.
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I agree with Liz; also I think for the sweater, it would look a little better if it was more fitted and a little shorter. It would still be conservative, but not hiding your figure. Alternatively, you could rock a belt across the smallest part of your waist, again to accentuate. I love the pushed up sleeves though, it is like you are emanating "I rolled up my sleeves; I am ready to WORK!". And never ever underestimate the power of a nice fitted button-down shirt.
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It is my opinion you pretty much cannot go wrong with a nice black shirt and a decent pair of jeans.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/est_xplosif/clothes/DSC00222.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/est_xplosif/clothes/DSC00223.jpg)
I wore this to work today because I had to move some workstations around and didn't want to wear work gear while crawling around under desks, etc. Have to do more of the same tomorrow, so it'll probably be casual gear again.
I really need a decent casual jacket though. Something in between a hoodie and a work jacket or leather jacket. I have one decent one, but it shrunk in the wash and is now a little too short for me length and arm-wise. Any suggestions? (other than "buy another one of those jackets in one size larger")
edit: augh oh god, creepy eyes in the first pic. Awesome.
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I am trying to figure out how to dress like a grown-up lady.
Why? The world is boring enough as it is.
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i need to figure that out too.
mostly so i can have something decent to wear for job interviews and look older than 12.
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Rosie: smart casual is like my specialty. I think you've got it downpat actually, this is my general guide.
You appear to have a summer complexion, your best options are cool light colours (though probably not too much pastels). Nothing too primary, with black or navy as a base. Very pale cream is better than white.
They key is mixing casual and smart elements in the same outfit (sounds obvious right).
- Cute flats (http://neetfeetshop.co.uk/commerce/images/85e0_1.jpg)and sandals are essential. Have a simple black pair, and any other simple styles you think you can incorporate. Be careful with anything too open-toed, they tend to make your toes splay out and are less 'smart'.
- Make sure you have a dark base colour that suits you. Black, Navy or Brown. It's okay to have 2, i mix black and brown, as long as you know what clothes/outfits match what base colours.
- Fitted tops. I don't know what these are called. Blouses with collars (http://www.theprintedgiftshop.com/images/ladies_blouse.jpg) or a good [u=http://prologo.co.nz/catalog/images/t3402_worn.jpg]neckline[/u]. These look good and smart by themselves, but can be dressed up or down. 3/4 length tops (this is not everyone's thing) make for really good semi-casual. T-shirt sleeves or skinny straps looks more girly or informal. Thick straps and longsleeves look more seirous. Good fitted tops help your body look proportioned. Look at gathers, pleats, darts and lengths to see what kind of tops make your figure look best. Tops which just hang straight work for very few people.
- Layering (http://www.ma-petite-chou.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/lux-basic-long-cardigan.jpg). Sweaters (http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/Shopbop/media/images/products/candc/candc2016412894/candc2016412894_prod_medium.jpg), cardigans (http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x109/starrfish22/mandeeCropDrawstringCardigan.jpg) and vests go with tops to soften the edges.
- The right jacket makes a huge difference. Peacoats are fancy, so are any of the long knitted ones. I like cropped bomber jackets myself. Anything fitted is better than a hoodie.
- Fitted Jeans and pants (duh). Pants that don't flare or are too long are best when wearing flats or boots. Straight, slim and bootcut.
- I'm determined that their is a skirt for everyone. You need the right length, the right cut etc, but it's out there somewhere. Skirts and stockings are a great combination as it keeps you warm enough and isn't too revealing if you don't feel like it.
Add interest: Colour highlights and accessories do wonders. They make an outfit pop. A few nice belts, necklaces and scarfs that you can pick up on your way out make your combination seem unique every day.
- Work outfits: Slim dark pants, fitted shirts and neat jackets will get you through most. The right skirts will really help mix things up. In my opinion the right shoes are stylish, but low heeled and closed-toed.
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Yeah, I will agree on the glasses thing. I think that their height is ok, but I think they are perhaps a little too wide for your rather slim face.
I've actually been wanting to get contacts for a while, but I live in the Valley of the Hellsun and need someone to drive me home after an optomitrist appointment so I don't burn the hell out of my eyes. I also need an eye exam. But I definitely want contacts, I think I look better without my glasses on, I just can't see better.
As for clothes, I don't know about everyone else but I am not too crash hot on grey shirts in general. I know that is just one picture, but it's all I have to go on so I'm gonna gripe about it. To me grey shirts are a bit too wishy washy. Unless they are a dark grey or have a specific strong pattern on them they kind of wash out paler people, which would be an honest description of most people in this thread (including myself). I loved the QC fighter jet shirt but after seeing a couple of pics of myself in it I had to admit it wasn't the right colour for me.
The shirt is actually a blueish grey, just in that light it looks more grey. When I went out to meet a friends younger sister (the sister is only a year younger than me) I threw a black long sleeved shirt over it and looked pretty good with those jeans on. I usually wear white, yellow, blue, red, or orange shirts. Sometimes brown and green.
Also, in the mirror in that first pic it looks like perhaps you have your shirt tucked into your pants there. If so I would discourage this behaviour most vociferously. Actually, here's a general question for everyone: do you tuck in t-shirts? I never do, but I have friends who do. They tuck their t-shirts into their jeans and then wear a belt. I really don't like this. Dress shirts and such, sure. I mean, I am not so crash hot on wearing belts with jeans and tucking things into them at all, but I know some people who do it and make it look ok. But to me casual shirts stay un-tucked.
Yeah, that shirt is also a small and I'm kinda lanky. So it really looks like it's tucked in, and oh god, I wouldn't do that unless I was wearing dress clothes. I usually wear shirts that are a little bit smaller than I need them to be because I like to show off my tattoos.
PantsFTW - I'd tuck the necklace into the shirt or take it off... I'm not a fan of jewelry on men.
Here's the deal with the necklace. My grandma went to England and got my sister and I presents. They were these 'runic' zodiac symbols on a necklace. I put it on in and haven't taken it off for about 6 years. It goes in and out of the shirt depending on what I've been doing. Generally I keep it inside the shirt. It's like a good luck charm for me. And in about another year or so I'll have a second necklace that I have to wear for my job. But I generally try to keep it under my shirt.
So, here's what happened, I didn't get the chance to take any pictures last night to give you some full body shots of me. But they'll happen, probably tonight I imagine.
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I've decided I am gonna buy a suit, and just wear it all the time. Thoughts on this?
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Make sure it is an awesome suit. If you succeed, best idea ever!
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You should probably get more than one. You will also need a variety of ties and dress shirts, as well as belts, shoes, pocket squares, tie bars, and possibly cuff links to do it properly.
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Rosie. Come shopping with me. I will get you all pretty lady-fied!
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You should probably get more than one. You will also need a variety of ties and dress shirts, as well as belts, shoes, pocket squares, tie bars, and possibly cuff links to do it properly.
Not really. A black suit and two or three white shirts is all the style you'll ever need.
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You'll need a nice watch too. So that you can slide up the jacket sleeve a little look at your watch and sigh impatiently when you're talking to friends or waiting behind someone who is taking too long in a line.
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You should probably get more than one. You will also need a variety of ties and dress shirts, as well as belts, shoes, pocket squares, tie bars, and possibly cuff links to do it properly.
Not really. A black suit and two or three white shirts is all the style you'll ever need.
Only if you want to look like a member of popular indie rock band The Hives. Mostly you need some variety and pizzazz to make the look Pop!
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I need advice on what sort of shoes to wear with shorts. I have a couple pairs of the classy dress shorts that someone was lambasting a couple pages ago, and all I have that doesn't look terrible with them are a pair of old beat up suede slip on Vans. I want to spice up my footwear without going too bulky, something that preserves the slim line of the shorts and my legs without looking crass.
The other thing I want to discuss is accessories for men. I've been branching out more and more recently, so I now have 3 styles of glasses that I can wear depending on the look I am pursuing, but I need more. Tasteful bracelets, necklaces, rings, etc, something that adds more to a 'fit when I can't layer due to weather and don't want to just be walking around in a two item outfit. Bags as well, I need cheap, tasteful bags that I can carry in a variety of colors and styles, depending on what I'm wearing/carrying.
Help please!
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You should probably get more than one. You will also need a variety of ties and dress shirts, as well as belts, shoes, pocket squares, tie bars, and possibly cuff links to do it properly.
Not really. A black suit and two or three white shirts is all the style you'll ever need.
That's not true at all. Animal Ghosts was right. If you intend on wearing a suit or similar items like blazers,every day or even very frequently, you should have a variety of them. Three suitcoats/blazers is usually a good amount. You need a number of differently colored undershirts; usually white or a "gentle" blue, though you can easily pull off other dress shirt colors with a beige blazer. You need a couple pairs of good pants to wear with the blazers when you're not wearing a full-piece suit.
Ties are usually an afterthought for guys, but I cannot stress how important they are. Navy blue ones, blue/gold patterns, and darker colors in general are soothing to the eye and fit in well with almost any suit. But you cannot go without a red tie or two. Always wear a red tie when you want to convey power or appear self-confident.
These are just simple rules learned from working in the state capitol for a period of 4 months, and from being in DC for 2 weeks hobnobbing with senators, lobbyists and ambassadors. Just wearing one suit and a few white shirts is not only horribly unprofessional, but it's just lazy and tacky. It would reflect very poorly on you. If you're going to be buying suits and blazers, buy enough things so that you're entirely sure you have enough variety to go at the very least 3 days without wearing the same ensemble.
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Askin' 'bout shoes.
Personally, I think if you can find a shoe that you like, that you can wear without socks (or with the socks mostly obscured by the shoe), that is the main goal. Wearing socks that come above the ankles is one of the most common things that causes the "clunky" look you were talking about. It's not always true, but it's pretty common.
I would recommend anything that doesn't require lacing. Slip on shoes have a more sleek look to them, and imo are the best option for wearing with shorts. However, someone earlier mentioned the Onitsuka Tigers (http://www.onitsukatiger.com/), and I have a pair and they are wonderful with shorts, if I want to wear them that way. And they're comfortable, too.
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These are just simple rules learned from working in the state capitol for a period of 4 months, and from being in DC for 2 weeks hobnobbing with senators, lobbyists and ambassadors. Just wearing one suit and a few white shirts is not only horribly unprofessional, but it's just lazy and tacky. It would reflect very poorly on you. If you're going to be buying suits and blazers, buy enough things so that you're entirely sure you have enough variety to go at the very least 3 days without wearing the same ensemble.
See I just assumed patatatatat wasn't intending to look like a politician.
Don't wear red or blue ties. They make you look like a goddamn politician. Maybe if you're going to work for lawyers or something.
For casual suit wear, I like the I-might-only-own-one-suit-and-might-have-slept-in-it-so-it's-kind've-disheveled suit look. Rumpled shirt, no tie, it rocks. Bonus points for a cravat or scarf in slight disarray.
Also, you can actually get really good suits at op-shops if you try hard enough. It's important to make sure the jacket fits right, as the pants are much easier to get altered.
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You can look good without looking like a politician. Once again(and always) see The Sartorialist. You can look crisp and clean without looking like a tool. Red ties are kind of garish and boring though, I am much more interested in purples and greens and pastels.
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Half the pictures on the current front page of the Sartorialist are ridiculous.
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You all are wrong. It was not about buying suits, but buying ONE SUIT and wearing that one suit all the time. At least that's what I undestood. In that case, one black suit is the way to go.
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Having one black suit, and wearing it all the time is more my style. I just think it would be awesome, if I wore the same suit every day for like a month or two straight. Just walk around, and do casual things while wearing a suit. Perhaps, have different dress shirts, and ties, but thats about it. The same suit though. I need to get a classier flask, mine isn't classy enough.
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Red ties are kind of garish and boring though, I am much more interested in purples and greens and pastels.
Let's put a smile on that face.
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Half the pictures on the current front page of the Sartorialist are ridiculous.
either ridiculous or just incredibly bland. so if that what you're into, okay.
but i personally would not consider that blog a source of fashion inspiration.
(i will post pictures of clothes i actually like later.)
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Having one black suit, and wearing it all the time is more my style. I just think it would be awesome, if I wore the same suit every day for like a month or two straight. Just walk around, and do casual things while wearing a suit. Perhaps, have different dress shirts, and ties, but thats about it. The same suit though. I need to get a classier flask, mine isn't classy enough.
o/
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Half the pictures on the current front page of the Sartorialist are ridiculous.
either ridiculous or just incredibly bland. so if that what you're into, okay.
but i personally would not consider that blog a source of fashion inspiration.
(i will post pictures of clothes i actually like later.)
I just went to look at it again, and decided that youre both nuts. Aside from maybe the face prints thing which as far as I can tell is just him showing that people are wearing that, but most of those outfits are stunning.
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Everybody bitching about empire waists
You guys are retarded. You know, there is a difference between empire waists and babydoll styles. Look:
Empire Waists:
1 (http://i.ivillage.com/BS/fashion/casual_chic/slim_dresses/BS_EmpireWaist_366.jpg), 2 (http://nibsblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/opt-_2-empire-waist-wedding.jpg), 3 (http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k148/kfmost/Patterns%20-%20Examples/EmpireWaist.jpg), 4 (http://www.costumesofnashua.com/CNWebSite105/Active905/Pages/CostumeRental/Medieval/Pics%20Medieval/UW28201.jpg), 5 (http://www.bridalwave.tv/Eugenia%204April.JPG), 6 (http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/calenlass/7614larger.jpg), 7 (http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/calenlass/v4819.jpg), 8 (http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/calenlass/Picture2-2.png)
You will notice distinctly slimmer lines than the Babydoll silhouette. All you fuckers who think empire waists are the ones who make you look pregnant are wrong, because it is babydolls. Babydoll anything usually has weird gathering at the waist seam in front, It is based on the babydoll lingerie, which happened when people started wearing like camisoles and lingerie and pajama-looking clothes which came into style around 10-ish years ago, and for whatever reason never died. Empire waists have been in style since post-revolutionary France and the Regency period in England, which is roughly 200 and 125 years ago, respectively.
Babydolls:
1 (http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2007/08/13/cmALICE_ARTICLE_narrowweb__300x491,0.jpg), 2 (http://www.goodgoodthings.com/wp-up/kiki-de-montparnasse.jpg), 3 (http://www.thefusionboutique.com/images/1077_1.jpg), 4 (http://cdn.overstock.com/images/products/P10482481.jpg), 5 (http://www.catwalkco.com/images/WDNS102--BB%20Dakota%20White%20Baby%20Doll%20Dress.jpg).
My older sister wears a ton of babydoll stuff even though she is kind of fat. It is a really terrible look on her but she likes it so whatever.
Man, I don't want to sound rude or anything but I find most of everyone's fashion choices really boring. Personally I prefer this kind of stuff
[goth/cyberpunk stuff]
NB: I would have put pictures in thise post but I didn't want to make untoward sexual advances at your bandwith.
Pre-made corsets almost never fit properly, or I would agree with most of your suggestions. Most of what I will wear to Dragon*Con this weekend will probably make you happy. Give me a few days.
Also, hello vintage-inspired swimwear!
I have my grandmother's swimsuit from 1954. It is green. It is better than that one. I will maybe take pictures someday.
Suits are excellent. If you want a guide to properly fitting a jacket or trousers, I can offer some advice.
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You should probably get more than one. You will also need a variety of ties and dress shirts, as well as belts, shoes, pocket squares, tie bars, and possibly cuff links to do it properly.
Not really. A black suit and two or three white shirts is all the style you'll ever need.
Only if you want to look like a member of popular indie rock band The Hives. Mostly you need some variety and pizzazz to make the look Pop!
Reservoir. Dogs. You need a black tie for that, though. And some cheap sunglasses, but why wouldn't you have sunglasses? Unless you can't afford prescription sunglasses or something.
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I agree with katie on the definition of empire waists and baby dolls, but I do not condone the language. I would never call you 'fuckers' or 'retarded' because you didn't know all the fashion styles ever.
The difference between looking like a politian and looking hip is the cut of the suit as well as the combination and colour. A lot of fashionistas would tell you that black suits are only for formal evening wear. Day and work should be restricted to charcoal, midnight blue or grey. If you have a more traditional cut of suit, you're more likely to look like a politian or old man. If you have something a bit more spiky and trendy you'll obviously look more hip.
James Bond only wears dinner suits, but you can sort of see the evolution of style in the many films and actors.
Sean Connery (http://www.klast.net/bond/images/connery_col.jpg)
Roger Moore (http://executivesummary.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/roger-moore-james-bond-c10101933.jpg)
Pierce Brosnan (http://www.lifeinitaly.com/fashion/img/Brioni-James-Bond.jpg)
Daniel Craig (http://www.cinemaretro.com/uploads/casino.jpg)
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thank you.
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Ok yeah so I didn't know the difference between an empire waist and a babydoll. I think I may have to shoot myself in the head as penitence :'(
Seriously though, thanks for pointing that out, Katie. Now I know that it's the babydoll ones I hate, and the empire waists can actually look quite good.
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By charcoal do you mean dark gray, like a charcoal rubbing? Because briquettes are pretty well black.
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Surely the babydoll is just a type of empire line dress? It still has the empire waistline, as I understood it. And no, I don't know anything about fashion but I hate that waistline 99% of the time on 99% of people. Bleh.
If you personally want to wear it of course that's fine, whatever floats your boat :-D
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I agree with katie on the definition of empire waists and baby dolls, but I do not condone the language. I would never call you 'fuckers' or 'retarded' because you didn't know all the fashion styles ever.
I only do it because we've had this discussion like twice before, and I've pointed this out every time.
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In my defense, my memory is shithouse
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and I am also an awful person
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Est you probably could've just gotten away with saying "blurr I'm a man what do I know anyway" and then maybe shrugging your shoulders comically.
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Well, I mean I don't really expect most people and especially dudes to remember this stuff. It would be enough to remember that there is a difference, even if you don't remember what that difference is. It would be like being able to tell the difference between two different shades of the same colour: you know there is something different, you just can't name it exactly.
But no one does.
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i still kind of think it takes the exact same amount of typing and effort to just be polite when correcting things for people, but i am also stupid at fashion so what do i know anyway
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Disney Princesses = Empire
Not hot lingerie in Frederick's of Hollywood = Babydoll
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I always thought babydoll stuff had no real waist. Like this:
(http://dyn-images.hsni.com/is/image/HomeShoppingNetwork/312442_801?$pd300$)
But I don't really care what babydoll is. I have two tops that could be considered babydoll and I bought them for comfort, mostly. But I like empire waists. Depending on the style, they can be flattering on just about any body type.
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Not hot lingerie in Frederick's of Hollywood = Babydoll
hey I like babydoll lingerie
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Not hot lingerie in Frederick's of Hollywood = Babydoll
hey I like baby lingerie
Joe Hocking: Child Molester.
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Hello thread!
I'm putting my money where my mouth is. Not literally, because that would be kind of disgusting. This is an outfit I wore to a gig last night.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v736/branston_pickle/DSCF2144.jpg)
Do you like it?
I did.
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Dude. Dude.
That is fucking excellent.
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fantastic.
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Is that a cravat? Very nice!
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Thanks!
Yeah, it's a green silk cravat. I got it from an op-shop for a few dollars. I used to go op-shopping a lot, but not so much anymore as I'm a whole bunch busier. But I definitely recommend it as a way of finding cheap and awesome clothes.
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Holy crap.
I want to be you now.
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i still kind of think it takes the exact same amount of typing and effort to just be polite when correcting things for people
Where is the fun in that?
Also, ViolentDove: I would have sex with you.
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Awesomesausce
That is better than everything I've ever worn in my life put together. You rock.
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Also, ViolentDove: I would have sex with you.
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Also, ViolentDove: I would have sex with you.
Bring your cravat
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Man he is going to be getting some sweet viking orgasms.
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Is that ever going to get old?
God, I hope not.
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Wait, ViolentDove, you were playing a gig in that? Seems like it would be ridiculously hot and hard to move around in, despite its fashion value.
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No I think he just went to a gig in it.
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Man... I'm going to wear a cravat more often.
And no, I didn't play, just went to see some bands.
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It is hella classy, dude. I quite like the cravat.
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if i was the kind of girl who went to gigs to try to pick up guys i would definitely probably hit on you, or a guy who was dressed like that at least
take that as you will
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That is definitely an awesome outfit, ViolentDove!
Okay, random clothing question, in case anyone has actually tried it on/has it: American Apparel's white t-shirts (the regular fine jersey ones, for the ladies), how see-through are they? More or less than fitted white t-shirts tend to be, or about the same?
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I can't speak for the ladies' shirts, but I know the mens' are made of very high quality fabric that are not see through at all.
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ViolentDove, I personally think you look ridiculous. However, I am 34 and work in a library, and I wear pantyhose, so you should probably listen to these younguns and keep dressing like that. Unless you want to hit on much older women. Because they'd probably laugh at you if you were wearing that.
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Ladies:
perhaps he cropped his face for a reason?
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well, this isn't about whether he's attractive or not.
it's a fashion thread. hence the focus is on his outfit, not his face.
i think it's a decent outfit.
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Oh Peet, I am pretty sure he cropped it to stop us all swooning.
Because he is so absolutely hot in real life is what I am saying.
You know
I case I havn't said this a million times already. So hot.
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Edith, I'm not sure if you were saying it like it was a bad thing, but let me assure pantyhose are pretty cool in my book (no pun intended)
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It's pretty rad, though the cravat throws me off a bit. I'd personally go without - it's a bit, er, pretentious? That would work well for a casual dinner at an upscale restaurant, for example.
This is standard gig fare for me.
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k157/jcsunshine/Photo222.jpg)
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No offense Johnny but I really hate the whole "t-shirt over the top of a button-up" thing and I wish it would just die already.
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Ladies:
perhaps he cropped his face for a reason?
You're just jealous, Pete.
Also, Johnny- I like it, I think it works for you even if Dovey over there thinks it's overrated.
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No offense Johnny but I really hate the whole "t-shirt over the top of a button-up" thing and I wish it would just die already.
It's not a thing here so I'm comfortable with it.
The outfit is simple and workmanlike, takes me five minutes to put on and saves me from having to wear a coat to the venue.
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I'm that guy at the show that wears dress pants, dress shoes, a nice buttonup and a tie to gigs.
ITS BECAUSE I'M CLASSY ALRIGHT! Not because I try to pick up girls.
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Violent Dove,
As a cravat enthusiast and member of the West Country Neckwear Club, I must inform you that it is dashed bad form to wear your cravat without it being twinned with a wingcollar shirt. Don't get me wrong, I think the jeans / three-piece uppers combination a very modern and entertaining idea. However, I insist that said jeans be tucked around the appropriate shirt. I am pernickety that way. That said, please do keep on holding up your standard of dress, as there are so few who attend the musical events and the rock and rolls these days dressed marvellously.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v330/zeejay_djinn/umbrella.jpg)
Adieu!
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i hate your ironic hightop shoes
Who in the fuck wears high-tops ironically? You'd have to purposefully buy a bad pair and oh suddenly it is apparent, I think we have some of those.
That is a pretty wonderful outfit, Roddy. I was going to make a crack about auditioning to be the eleventh Doctor but then I realized that from the looks of it you would make a pretty goddamn awesome eleventh Doctor.
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We all know David Tennant is the eleventh doctor.
He used his regenerative powers on his severed hand in order to keep his current form. Arguably, this means he is still the Tenth Doctor, he is just the Tenth Doctor twice.
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Fuck that guy
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I think that's the problem, roxie wants to.
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To much talk about Doctor Who, not enough talk about Mr Gent.
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I bought new jeans and new shoes that I am really very happy with. I will post them in here later tonight!
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i'm going for the muumuu look
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T-shirts and cardigans and a flat cap. It's my signature fall look.
(Going to California for a week in October is going to screw me all up)
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I've decided I'm going to try and look like Roddy and Violent Dove (I don't remember your name, apologies) this fall.
Also like Shane I will be rocking my new flat cap. Those things are excellent.
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Someone before was asking about the sheerness of the American Apparel jersey. I bought a black top last week that was advertised as 'sheer' and I was all "pah how could a t-shirt be sheer" but honestly, you are going to need to wear a vest or tank top or something underneath it because hello, undergarments.
ViolentDove, I echo most everyone here when I say you look great! I am kinda regretting not being able to hang out with you. We should hang out! (Woo!)
Also this week might possibly the week of BUYING NEW CLOTHING because a) now that I don't need to wear all black to work my wardrobe is sorely limited and b) I found some photos from like 4 years ago and I am still wearing the same jeans, jacket and shoes.
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So I finally found a pair of skinny/boot jeans that I like, as well as a pair of 'pilgrim' type boots that I am super fond of.
For fall I have a bright red james dean jacket that I plan on wearing the shit out of, along with all my poor boy hats and my flat caps and scarves, fall is my favorite fashion season so I am excited.
Also, I am far too lazy to take pictures of all the funny outfits I have that I want to show you guys, you should all come over to my house instead.
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How fashionably bad would it be to just wear a Judo gi when I go to Iowa in two weeks?
I assume it will be colder there because I weigh all of 125 pounds and I am from Arizona. Judo gi's are very warm and I look pretty cool in one.
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Yeah dude, that does not sound like the best choice. Just wear a hoodie you like. If you don't have a hoodie you like, you should probably get one.
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Yeah, I'll need to get one then. Since all I've got is the punkrawk patches and studz jacket from high school and the super comfy judo gi.
I fail at fashion so much.
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You're going to Iowa? It'll be plenty warm there. I'm in Wisconsin and it's in the upper 80's every day. You really won't need one, even if you're used to 100 degree weather. Leave it at home.
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But still buy a good hoodie. Because they are a super useful item of clothing.
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Thinking about buying this one: Penny Arcade Luminous Vestments Hoodie (http://www.pennyarcademerch.com/pah070072.html)
That is, if I really had to get one.
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I like P.A. but if you're going to get a new hoodie from the Internet why not go for something like Oddica (http://www.oddica.com/catalog/shop.php) or Naive Clothing (http://www.districtlines.com/Naive-Clothing). They're much, much nicer.
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sooo what are you planning on looking like this fall/winter?
OK so it's going to be spring/summer here in the sexy southern hemisphere but I'm planning on going for a lot of collared shirts, mostly work shirts and nice flannel shirts(stussy make this incredible dip dyed flannel shirt that's like $100 which is way more than I ever thought I'd pay for a fuckin' flannel shirt but hey I'm pretty sure I'm gonna get it) and polos along with a more relaxed-fit jean. Also, hell of hats (I'm in the market for a nice straw fedora).
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So apparently I'm going to need some warm clothes for Boston. Ozy, in gabbly, has suggested some kind of parka. Help me out forumites! Show me where to get the raddest parkas!
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I like P.A. but if you're going to get a new hoodie from the Internet why not go for something like Oddica (http://www.oddica.com/catalog/shop.php) or Naive Clothing (http://www.districtlines.com/Naive-Clothing). They're much, much nicer.
Honestly, I was going to come here and ask where to go to look online for clothes. I have never had to buy clothes ever before outside of Wal Mart, but I want to actually start looking nice so I can go on dates and actually have girls be attracted to me. Thanks for the links. I just thought the Luminious Vestments was funny.
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Jimmy, go to any "outdoorsy" shops. You know, the type that sell climbing gear, kayaks, such and such. They usually have cold weather gear and skiing things as well. Burton Snowboards (http://www.burton.com/Gear/Default.aspx) do pretty cool stuff.
Actually, now I think about it, I imagine they'd be more prevalent in Sydney, what with the fact that NSW actually has snow.
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Jimmy, to protect your badass quotient, I suggest something different than a parka, just about nobody can look badass in a parka. How cold does it get in oz in the winter? What works for someone used to degrees in the Fahrenheit teens during the winter wouldn't work for someone who isn't used to it going below freezing.
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The winter that basically just finished (first day of Spring, woo!) has been one of the coldest winters we've ever had I think. During the day I don't think it dropped below 5 Celcius but at night it got cold enough for cars to frost over a little (which was kind of cool actually). Basically I would usually be wearing boots, jeans, a longsleeve t-shirt under a short sleeved t-shirt, a hoodie and a leather jacket (either a trench coat or just a plain jacket). I'd also wear gloves and a scarf. I haven't experienced sub-zero temperatures for about 10 years so I really don't remember how to deal with it.
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Geez... that is warm for winter. When are you going to Boston? I don't think you would need a parka unless it gets way below freezing, multiple layers warm better than one layer, and you can take off just one layer if you get too warm. When it gets cold, I wear my duster and a fleece-lined jacket, fleece warms really well, I would say it insulates about twice as well as an equally thick cotton layer.
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I bought yet another thing I should not have spent money on, but it was totally and utterly worth it.
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/calenlass/0831081907a.jpg)
The one I wanted originally was in the same booth and leather, cut straight across the top, and studded with rivets and D-rings. The woman got me half laced in and then turned me around and was like, "oh my goodness, you can't wear this one. This is for women who are not as booby as you. You know, sticks. And you, my dear, are most certainly not a stick. Let's try you in this other one."
(boob roll in the photo is from twisting funny to get a good angle with my phone.)
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Well, that was a compliment, wasn't it? Don't feel bad about your large boobs.
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Corsets,
Katie,
Katie in a corset,
huaglblbask,
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I couldn't even get it laced down to anything decent, because I did it myself. The woman who fit me got it perfect, and I think I had an inch of space left in the back. That picture was when it was probably around 2 or so. I will have to figure out better ways to lace it myself when I get it back from my friend's apartment tomorrow. Stupid elbows won't bend the right way, see.
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Oh man Katie. That is a NICE corset. Hot. arglbarglegargle
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I need a new pair of tight-fitting jeans. I don't mean like leg huggers, or anything of the like. Just very slim pants, BDGs Men's skinny jeans are just too tight, and just aren't working out for me.
This:
(http://www.seejackshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/m73g9175-tas-rf.jpg)
Not This:
(http://www.bluebee.com/AuspientImaging.aspx?&prd=CHM01256&t=CLOSEUPS&clr=000)
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Me too, actually. Personally, I'm prepared to spend a bit more than usual (My last few pairs have been around AUS$60 each) but let's not get ridiculous.
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I got a pair of Saxony jeans the other day. I should take a picture, but I am a lazy ass. I don't think they are what you guys are looking for (not quite so straight-leg), but I think they are pretty cool.
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I am just a scrawny dude, so loose pants just look bad on me.
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I need to get a new pair of fatigue pants. Maybe when I have a bit more money I can take a trip to the Army Surplus store and buy a few pairs. Those things are hell of comfy and have all the pockets you will ever need.
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If you want the most comfortable fatigues ever, look up 5.11 tactical pants. Even more useful pockets, more comfort, and basically they are everything proof.
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How the hell do you get tactical pants? Putting on pants is really more of a standard thing, rather than a tactical one.
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If I find myself in need of more pockets I take it as a sign that I'm carrying too much shit around. I can't imagine why you could need more.
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http://www.511tactical.com/browse/Home/Law-Enforcement/Pants/Tactical-Pants/Taclite-Pro-Pants-w-Free-1-34-TDU-Belt/D/30100/P/1:100:10000:10100:10101/I/74273
It says right there, TACTICAL PANTS! It must mean wearing they automatically makes you a 1337 SEAL DELTA NINJA DOCTOR!
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They are for when you are making short term plans.
Seriously though, I like fatigues because they are practical and all (also they look rad when you tuck them into your boots) but I will never wear tactical pants. Seriously, they are dogshit.
The moral of this thread is that you shouldn't take fashion advice from people with snakebites.
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It wasn't fashion advice.
Then again I suppose we should take fashion advice from someone who wears fatigues, and combat boots for fashion.
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If I find myself in need of more pockets I take it as a sign that I'm carrying too much shit around. I can't imagine why you could need more.
Really if it's that bad maybe you could carry a handbag?
No really.
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Man-purse?
(http://www.laineygossip.com/pics/tom%20manpurse.jpg)
Anyways, so I have a wedding coming up, and despite how much I want to live my fantasy of wearing a suit everyday. I currently don't have the money to buy a suit, just a dress shirt, dress pants, and tie.
I was trying to think of some good color schemes for the three, but alas I am coming up blank. I was thinking black shirt, black pants, white tie. I am not sure if it would look suave, or extremely stupid.
Opinions?
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No that would be stupid, so stupid. Particularly at a wedding.
Think understated, particularly in terms of the main parts of your outfit. Wear a white or light blue shirt, and grey or otherwise light coloured pants, and make a statement with your tie, be it through colour or pattern.
Also, have you tried going to op-shops for a suit? It's really not that hard to find something nice for an absolute bargain.
Also, white ties tend to be worn by the groom/groomsmen, so they're definitely a no-go. It's like a girl wearing a white dress to someone else's wedding.
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Thanks for the advice I haven't been to a wedding in a long time (I tend to go to more funerals, then weddings).
So wedding-dress etiquette is not something that I am well aware of. I have no idea what an op-shop is, do you mean thrift store?
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Yeah I guess so.
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i am wearing this watch atm but it is just 'on loan' from work (its a staff watch that is meant to be worn only at work but i accidentally wore it home) I actually love it though and am thinking of buying it.... thoughts???
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/normz/whitebling.jpg)
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That watch is very classy. I actually want to get a nice watch myself to wear when I dress up. Its so unclassy to take out your cell phone when someone asks you the time.
Anyways, I bought a two shirts and a hoodie from oddica and I'm going to take $175 out of my next paycheck (in 3ish days) to go get some new clothes so I can actually look nice. I'm in Glendale, Arizona, what are the good shops to find a couple nice pairs of jeans and some good t-shirts.
Up until now I've only ever shopped at concerts for shirts and at wal mart for pants and shorts (shorts that I'm not wearing unless going swimming).
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No that would be stupid, so stupid. Particularly at a wedding.
Think understated, particularly in terms of the main parts of your outfit. Wear a white or light blue shirt, and grey or otherwise light coloured pants, and make a statement with your tie, be it through colour or pattern.
Also, have you tried going to op-shops for a suit? It's really not that hard to find something nice for an absolute bargain.
Also, white ties tend to be worn by the groom/groomsmen, so they're definitely a no-go. It's like a girl wearing a white dress to someone else's wedding.
Good advice, but I would add that depending on when the wedding is and how formal it is, it might be better to go with black or dark, dark grey pants instead of a lighter grey. Light grey looks good, but for certain weddings, it wouldn't be quite right. At least that's the norm here, if it's a somewhat formal wedding. But then again, to a somewhat formal wedding, a suit would be recommended. Borrowing one from a friend or finding something in a thrift store could work.
Plus, I think black pants, white shirt and a (narrow) black tie looks way better than black pants, black shirt and white tie, mostly because the latter reminds me of The Hives and this douchebag I know of, who would top off the outfit with fugly black and white shoes.
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Dark/black pants and a light pastel colored shirt with a tie that will offset the color of the shirt should work nicely.
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So apparently I'm going to need some warm clothes for Boston. Ozy, in gabbly, has suggested some kind of parka. Help me out forumites! Show me where to get the raddest parkas!
I got a rad wool-blend coat at Steve and Barry's for $9 before I headed out to Boston last March. Dunno if you have those in your upside-down land, though.
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OK fucking hell I guess I won't be taking any pictures of me in the jeans I bought because the zipper was such a shit quality that it broke when I was trying to undo it tonight. I guess maybe I am partially to blame because all my other jeans are button-fly, but fucking hell I wouldn't expect a brand new pair of goddamn fucking jeans to break with a little tug at the fly.
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I was wrestling with my pants and I lost.
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I'm thinking about buying a ~ $90 shirt from this website: http://www.rockmount.com/shirts/vintage.asp
Is this smart? Y/N
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$90 seems really a lot of money for a shirt, so I would advise you against it either way. Except of course if $90 is not as much money to you as it is to me. Then I'd say go for it, but please don't buy one of the ugly ones!
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i vote no. i feel that only vintage western old people can get away with vintage western shirts. like the old guy who sits out front of the supermarket with a cowboy hat and smokes. i assume you are not one of those guys, and even if you admire them, it just wouldn't be the same if you wore one [of those shirts].
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I love westerns, a lot, but seriously that is extremely western. It looks like something to be worn at a rodeo. I've decided I am going to go to the thrift store, and look for a suit jacket that fits all right and then go from there.
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i got a skirt! and a lacy-top cami! and wore them with a button-up shirt, and felt quite competent. i went out looking for colors and sweaters, either in combination or separately, but they were all way ugly. seriously, if i had an army of dinosaurs, i would set them upon the ladies' department. every year. :-D
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b291/bainidhedub/GEDC0804.jpg)
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O hay guise, I took pictures the other night.
This is me in a white tshirt and some jeans. This is probably close to what I'd normally wear from now on, just with different colors.
(http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a127/r3an1m4t3d/awesome.jpg)
And here's one of my backside for the ladies (and some of the guys, I guess?)
(http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a127/r3an1m4t3d/awesome4.jpg)
What do you think of that?
Here's my next question, what can I do with my hair? I'm growing it out to be longer, I think. I dunno if I want to cut it again. I've leaned toward yes, but then not had it done for fear that I'd want to grow it more. I need ladies' (and some of the guys, I guess?) opinions.
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Pants, that doesn't look so bad at all! Also, your glasses do fit pretty well, but they are kind of weird from an angle, I guess.
Honestly, I'd keep your hair pretty short. Lots of guys like to grow their hair out long, and most guys don't look that great with it. But we still do it anyway! I mean, if you want to, go for it, but I would advise against it, personally.
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I'm thinking about buying a ~ $90 shirt from this website: http://www.rockmount.com/shirts/vintage.asp
Is this smart? Y/N
Please do not buy those shirts.
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The shirts are not smart. I forbid it. Do not buy those shirts. I would not even consider it if they were $5 each.
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I'm with the others. I was actually looking at something similar but my god are those particular shirts garish and horrifying. I went through that entire site and literally did not see one shirt I would wear, let alone pay $90 for. If you buy one of those shirts I will travel to your home for the sole purpose of shaking my head disapprovingly at you.
Those Tokyoflash watches are pretty nifty but I struggle even with an analog display so those just scare me a little.
PantsFTW, you give me a bit of a Ben Folds vibe. He looks pretty dang OK with slightly longer hair.
(http://beasley.wsu.edu/calendar/user_pics/2/benfolds.jpg)
Maybe do like him?
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Back when I was a freshman in high school (that whopping 5 years ago) I had my hair much like that, really long and shaggy. Then when I was a sophomore I decided it'd be cool to grow my hair down to my shoulders. I have gone back and looked at pictures from that time. I was wrong, so wrong. I never intend to grow my hair down to my shoulders, but I wondered if I could go a little bit longer without looking like a douche or looking stupid. You have confirmed that. Thank you forum goers, it is solely you that I trust with my fashion.
Also: I was too scared to click the link to the $90 western shirts. Because I know people that would wear them.
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Better glasses, longer hair, eat more, stop looking like a deer in headlights, stop posting pictures of yourself on the internet and go do a thing.
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Better glasses, longer hair, eat more, stop looking like a deer in headlights, stop posting pictures of yourself on the internet and go do a thing.
Suggestions on better glasses? I've only ever had the thick "emo" style glasses (this is what they were called when I got them 4 years ago). Also, people I talk to give me the "you look good in all pairs of glasses" BS so I never have a good opinion. Thinking of going with contacts so I can wear sunglasses.
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This is my color theory pertaining to clothing section:
bainidhe_dub, I've never liked those types of button up tops, something about the design on them, just don't like things that have odd sparkling bitz. Seems like it'd come off then there'd be sparkly gubbins all over the place.
Other than that, I'd say its a very effective outfit, if a little boring, but that may be a product of the colors being similar and not having a good complemenatry color in the mix. Do you have anything like a pastel yellow or a subdued orange that you can add to that outfit/color combination? Not something that is bright or garish, just something that would break up the color a bit, perhaps a belt?
On the other hand, if you're going for a professional look, then that is good, I can't really see what the necklace you're wearing looks like, but I'll assume its good. Again, if you could throw some yellow or orange into a necklace or bracelet, it would really help to add some good pleasing colors to the outfit.
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For Ballard, instead of putting them in the photo thread:
Some of these are fairly simple outfits, but I like them.
This (http://bilder.tykjpelk.net/skitch/DSC07938-20080903-231613.png), this (http://bilder.tykjpelk.net/skitch/Daily2762-20080903-231542.png), this (http://bilder.tykjpelk.net/skitch/cardigan_thin-736130-20080903-231518.png), this (http://i29.tinypic.com/158b49t.jpg), this (http://images.asos.com/inv/O/71/718/295485/Grey/image1xl.jpg), this (http://images.asos.com/inv/P/16/102/311737/GreyMarl/image1xl.jpg), this (http://images.asos.com/inv/P/71/718/372856/Grey/image1xl.jpg) and this (http://images.asos.com/inv/Q/71/718/354072/Black/image1xl.jpg).
Just a few examples.
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Oh man, I forgot how delicious men in sweaters are. Thank goodness cool weather is on its way!
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Yayyyy men in sweaters. So good.
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I would probably wear maybe one of those. All the others look like ridiculous/boring things hung on otherwise good-looking men's frames. I don't get it at all.
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Ok I was wrong, maybe two.
But I mean, the first one - wtf is happening, is he an elf?
The second one is ok but maybe a little boring.
The third one I would probably wear! It is interesting without being garish.
The fourth one is like the second one but cut kind of like a hoodie. I hate light grey clothes, so I would not wear it.
The fifth one I might wear if it were not light grey. Perhaps if it were charcoal with black detailing or black with dark blue detailing or something else that would not make me look like someone who has drawn the details in with a thick texta.
The sixth I guess is a decent colour and cut but the checks are goddawful.
The seventh is ridiculous and would not be taken seriously on anyone who didn't look as good as that Cesc Fabregas lookalike duder.
The eighth is another "might wear" thinger. Not sure about the colours, but the cut & the style is alright.
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Maybe it's just me, but all those dudes look like tools, with the exception of the third to last. I like the cut a lot
Also a lot of those are basically just hoodies without the hood. If you're a skateboarder/scene kid, then classy, elegant dress doesn't really apply to you so it's not much of an issue. I was referring more to the chic look such as in the third to last, which is very difficult to pull off.
More tools. Seriously, all these guys would look great were it not for the ridiculous cardigans. Well ok, maybe not the plaid half tuck guy.
(http://image.excite.co.uk/styledlife/foto/The-return-of-the-male-cardigan/6.jpg)
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Hey! I got new glasses!
What do you guys think?
(http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee195/StaedlerMars/Photo227.jpg)
(also, what's with that beard huh? should it go?)
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The photo is at a really awkward angle for judging the glasses but I like the beard a lot.
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Your beard fits within the realm of a good beard. I will permit you to keep it. The glasses look pretty good too.
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I don't think I will ever understand you two, Ballard and Est. Those all look good to me! Wear a form-fitting cardigan and it is almost guaranteed to be Awesome, unless the color is too close to your skin tone. Bonus points if it is argyle!
Also I am totally going to always refer to David Beckham as that plaid half-tuck guy.
Lastly, Mr.S.Mars, you should maybe trim the bottom so the rest of your face catches up with the Manly that is on the bottom of your chin.
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I'm with est and Ballard on this. Most of those are balls-ugly. The 7th one, especially--what the hell? What threw up all over the guy's sweatshirt?
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As a girl and I have to admit I'm not a big fan of cardigans. They can look good on skinny indie guys and I won't deny that I have a soft spot for them sometimes. I only like a few of the ones linked, and none of the ones on those celebrities.
I'd prefer guys to have a bit of masculinity to be honest. Cardigans just don't do anything for dudes who aren't super skinny and basically are a bit to effeminate for me.
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I like cardigans on men, but I'm agreeing with fatty on this. While I like most of the ones linked.
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Yeah I'm gonna veto cardigans on dudes. Maybe it is because I prefer things with more structure and weight, like jackets and even hoodies, but I would not even recommend cardigans for most girls, unless they were also dressed in one of these (http://www.bulletbras.net/karen/BulletOnKaren04.JPG) and these (http://www.adorevintage.com/lookbook/1950/1.jpg) and these (http://www.hairdohairstyles.com/Hairstyle_News/1950s_Hairstyles.html) and could pull off this (http://www92.pair.com/tandg/pdf0062.jpg).
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Guys who wear cardigans just look like they really wanted to wear a t-shirt saying "Touch me, I'm sensitive". Certainly the guys I know who wear cardigans will make a point of being very effeminate and it's really affected and sickening. The thing is, no guy buys cardigans because they're often cold and require an extra layer. There's this big fashion model thing about them, there always seem to be catwalk photos of guys in cardigans with big cheekbone hollows and floppy hair, but no one really looks like that. Or wants to. Don't wear cardigans, guys.
Question: I have a new high-waisted, knee-length skirt, for interviews, jobs and that kind of thing, in a sort of dark olive shade (a bit like a WRN uniform if you're familiar with 1930s British army clothing) and a matching jacket. The problem is, the jacket is horrific. It has tails, and the bottom part sticks out like wings, and the shoulders are too padded, and I look like a kid dressing up. The skirt is fantastic, I don't want to have to discard the whole thing, but what on earth goes with olive? I have no jackets which I can see fitting. Any suggestions?
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I don't know that many jackets really suit high waisted skirts. I would try layering two blouses/camisoles instead. Darker greys and washed-out browns on a pale cream highlight would be your best bet.
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Well, I guess the glasses and the beard are here to stay (which is a good thing for the glasses, since I don't really have a choice) thanks everyone!
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As an aside to beards, I can't grow one yet, but I've still got time. My roommate, who is Philipino, can grow a pretty full beard, a neckbeard, and a goatee pretty well. His latest style was working towards a Fu Man Chu until his work (as a Kung Fu instructor of all things) made him shave. I have to say, if I could pull off a Fu Man Chu, I would in a minute, just to have had it.
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I LIKE my fucking cardigans, thank you. =/
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Well, at least someone agrees! I'm not saying everyone should wear cardigans, but a lot of people do look great in them, imo. I guess people here have very different opinions on what is considered to look good, though, but yeah.. I've never really made a connection between cardigans and being effeminate, either. Heck, even my brother, who is like..well, definitely not effeminate, bought one and said it was brilliant. He's not skinny either, yet it still looks good on him. Not too warm, like a hoodie, but practical to wear when the weather demanded something more than a t-shirt or shirt.
Shane, keep wearing and liking your cardigans!
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For starters, anyone that says "You can't wear shorts" should come to Chicago in the summer.
I'm coming to this way late, but I don't wear shorts in Chicago in the summer. I'm not saying you can't, mind. But I grew up in the South, and spent most of a summer in the Philippines, wearing khakis. Chicago's not so bad. Also, Lunchie's right, legs are weird.
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Agreed, I don't wear shorts in Atlanta in the summer, I just wear... not khaki colored, but similar to khaki material.
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Seriously, what the fuck? I don't even wear shorts that much, but the group of people in here saying "shorts are the bane of civilization ahbloo-bloo-bloo" pisses me off. I asked a couple of my female friends if they think that guys look bad in shorts, and every single one of them looked at me like I was crazy and asked, incredulously, "What? No. Who the hell told you that? Guys can look plenty sexy in shorts if they mix it with something else," or words to that effect. Further, a woman's legs are one of the sexiest parts of her body, when shown off effectively.
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"What? No. Who the hell told you that? Guys can look plenty sexy in shorts if they mix it with something else,"
So I shouldn't wear just shorts then?
This is so disappointing.
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I think it might also depend on the guy as well. I am pale as a ghost and hairy, shorts are not good for me. They are comfortable to sit around the house in, though. Like sweatpants for when the weather is warm.
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"What? No. Who the hell told you that? Guys can look plenty sexy in shorts if they mix it with something else,"
So I shouldn't wear just shorts then?
This is so disappointing.
This is what we call boxers.
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Actually, thanks to you people (yes, you all), I've stopped wearing shorts except when I'm at home. I realized that I have okay legs, but I'm still really skinny with really muscular calves, so it looks weird. Now I wear only pants, whether it be the really nice Levi's I intend to buy more of or dress pants because I want to look fucking classy, it's pants for me. Also, wearing pants just helps with my name.
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Man do tastes differ... I love cardigans, and I do wear them when it's a bit too chilly to just have a t-shirt but too hot to have like a proper sweater or something. They're a good way to add variety to your wardrobe, when combined with colourful shirts and t-shirts. One thing I can agree with, however, is that sensitive indie-guys seem to have a gift for turning cardigans into really boring garments. I dunno, maybe they just need more colour in their lives!
And I also think the beard either needs to go or to be tamed. Different strokes for different folks, I guess :o
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Agreed, I don't wear shorts in Atlanta in the summer, I just wear... not khaki colored, but similar to khaki material.
I wore shorts the other day! I found some of my old hella short jean shorts and I decided that since I had shaved that morning wearing them would be ok! They were pretty hot. (Usually I wear rock climbing pants.)
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Question: I have a new high-waisted, knee-length skirt, for interviews, jobs and that kind of thing, in a sort of dark olive shade (a bit like a WRN uniform if you're familiar with 1930s British army clothing) and a matching jacket. The problem is, the jacket is horrific. It has tails, and the bottom part sticks out like wings, and the shoulders are too padded, and I look like a kid dressing up. The skirt is fantastic, I don't want to have to discard the whole thing, but what on earth goes with olive? I have no jackets which I can see fitting. Any suggestions?
I would wear a black leather jacket with it, maybe? I would actually try and pick some bolder colours because otherwise you will look like you are trying to camouflage yourself. Fatty said something about dark grey that might work. Also try navy maybe? I would personally probably do something ridiculous and find something in yellow or purple or blue and wear that with it.
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I just need to restate the fact that I like shorts on men, and I like them on women.
But then again, the only things I really hate clothing wise are capri-type deals. Like.. they end somewhere between below the kneecap and above the ankles. Augh, it makes people's leg's look so stumpy. Only really super tall stickish girls can pull it off sometimes imo. But seriously, why does no one but me realize it's really unflattering to people's legs?
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I do, I do!
katie, if you post climbing pants pictures now I am sorry, that's really just proving the point; those pants are for function, not looking good.
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Actually, the ones I am wearing now make my ass look pretty damn good, and my other black pair are actually right at knee length and tie up kind of like knickers I guess? But I haven't got a camera, sorry.
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They can make girls asses look good, but make legs look stumpy. However, knee length is totally acceptable.
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I can't wear three-quarter trousers or anything that doesn't reach my ankles, because I am rather short. I guess I could wear super short shorts but then everyone would see how icky my legs are once you get above the knee, so I just stick to jeans and long skirts. My mother refuses to listen when I tell her that her capris make her look even smaller than she really is.
Katie, I'd love to wear a leather jacket with the skirt and actually it'd look quite good on someone else, but anyone who has met me in real life will be able to attest that I am sadly not a leather jacket person. Too baby-faced and nothing like hard-core enough. I will, however, think about a bright coloured shirt and some kind of dark jacket that isn't a suit jacket. That's a good idea I hadn't thought of, I don't need to look supersmart for an interview at Sainsbury's or whatever.
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On the topic of shorts and 3/4 pants and long pants:
(http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee195/StaedlerMars/19900806.gif)
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I saw a guy wearing camo cutoff manpris. I think they were originally normal pants that were too small for the guy that was wearing them. The edges were really ragged, though, think like shipwrecked guy clothes.
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Who wears any shorts longer than knee length these days anyway? And 3/4 pants, I don't think I've seen a pair of those for at least three years.
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Capris make me cry... they can be on the hottest woman alive and I would still be averse to looking at her.
So, ladies, if you are ever wearing capris, and you see me holding my hand in such a way as to block your legs from my view, you will know that I think you look amazing, but the capris need to go.
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Can we put the kibosh on dudes wearing jean shorts, too? I've always, ALWAYS hated them.
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Can we put the kibosh on dudes wearing jean shorts, too? I've always, ALWAYS hated them.
That makes two of us. And it was all my mom would buy for me when I was young.
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Seriously. Stop having horrid taste in your children's clothes, moms.
STOPPIT.
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Heh, i still have a pair of purple corduroy shorts that I kept only because it's so fascinating to pull them out and wonder what my mom was thinking when she bought them for me
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My mom actually had pretty good taste when it came to shirts, but her taste in pants was horrible. In middle school she once got me plaid shorts. wtf, that is such a corny bad fashion stereotype that it actually loops around to being hip in an ironic way.
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Heh, i still have a pair of purple corduroy shorts that I kept only because it's so fascinating to pull them out and wonder what my mom was thinking when she bought them for me
Awww my little hulk is soooooo cute
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Cardigans are a spectacular building block for an outfit. They're useful as a classy touch for a more formal outfit on a cold day over a dress shirt and tie, since the buttons add a wonderful element of class missing from the traditional sweater. In addition, a bulkier cardigan as outerwear is incredibly useful if you want to add an element of contrast to your silhouette, paired with more slim fitting pants and a closer fitting shirt.
Shorts were very hard for me to come to terms with. Cargo shorts are hideous, there is no two ways about that. Recently however, I've been experimenting with more slim fitting and dressy shorts, and it makes them much more workable. At or shortly above the knee, paired with, again, a nice dress shirt and slim fitting cardigan. They can look really elegant without being ostentatious, and can be really great in many ways. Also, a friend of mine has been cutting off skinny jeans shortly below the knee and cuffing them so they aren't all scruffy and they look great, far better than I ever realized denim shorts could look.
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i have been rolling my jeans up highwater style for the past 1/2 month
I've been doing similar; not highwater style, but just enough so there's no break (or a very slight one) in the front. It's so classy with a nice pair of dress slacks-slim but not tight, with a laceless simple shoe.
EDIT: I also want to state my opinion that silhouette is the most important part of dressing.
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Ah! Well then I am glad to say we wear our pants in a similar fashion.
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EDIT: I also want to state my opinion that silhouette is the most important part of dressing.
Yessss.
I've always found that when examining myself in a mirror before going out, I look better from the side than from the front or back. This may be because I'm slightly uncomfortable with my thighs being a little thicker than I'd like, or maybe not. I don't know.
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Silhouette is most important. That is why I prefer structured garments like corsets and military jackets and, yes, climbing pants to things like jogging suits and cardigans. It is a fine line to walk between comfort and an acceptable silhouette.
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I gotta say I am a fan of my cardigans. I'm slightly too busty for spaghetti strap tops to not look slutty, so cardigans give me options! Plus I get cute ones so there:P
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I must jump on the wagon of loving structured garments, military jackets are always great, tailored suits, close fitting sweaters. But I also love looser fitting clothing when worn properly.
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I was going to get a military jacket.
But..I bought a ticket to see Street Dogs instead. (Sorry Liz!)
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I want to see some of these military jackets, curious as to various people's definitions.
In my world, cardigans=fitted
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/redglasscurls/Narcissism/n5739266_38988390_8633.jpg)
And military=large/shapeless
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/redglasscurls/Mesideways.jpg)
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That cardigan comes nowhere close to my definition of fitted. It's hanging loosely off your shoulders! Not fitted. There are fitted cardigans, and they are the only type of cardigans that I think look remotely nice, and they only work on certain people. And that jacket appears several sizes to large for you, so it also does make the fitted category. And it's hard to find a military jacket fitted for women, because most are designed for men.
Here's some of the jackets that I'm talking about:
(http://www.guysinstyle.com/graphics/ax-Wool-Military-Jacket.jpg)
These ones are a little looser but still relatively fitted.
(http://images.buzzillions.com/images_products/01/68/mens_rg512_men_canvas_military_jacket_reviews_718891_300.jpg)
(http://www.qcum.co.uk/images/P/coblackjprod.jpg)
(http://www.baronboutique.com/mens_suit/pure_new_wool/mens_military_jacket.jpg)
The there's also things like this, which fall into the realm of military jacket and are lovely, but certainly aren't fitted.
(http://cn1.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/65/b/AAAAAt3wWToAAAAAAGW76w.jpg)
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I really like that first jacket.
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Where did you find the gray one? That's fantastically old-school.
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I have found a top to go with my new skirt! Which is lucky because I need it on Wednesday for a job interview. I have to dress "business casual" and realised that although I have a pair of smart black shoes, my only smart trousers are brown. Therefore the olive skirt is being pressed into service alongside a white pinstripe blouse with a black jumper. Actually it is cheating since the blouse and jumper are the same garment, but I feel that this fulfills the "casual" requirement quite well.
Red, I always have the problem with spaghetti straps too. I just slut it up mostly, I don't have any cardigans. And I gave up on all hope of my silhouette many years ago, because unless I put on at least a stone round my hips (which I would rather not do really) I will always be top heavy and I will always be short.
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Old school grey jacket came from here. (http://www.baronboutique.com/men_4.htm)
First jacket came from here. (http://www.guysinstyle.com/apparel-coats.html)
Most of the jackets on there are pretty awesome.
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Oh fuck I want to buy everything (http://www.baronboutique.com/mens_suit/velvet/mens_velvet_frock_coat.jpg) on (http://www.baronboutique.com/mens_suit/pure_new_wool/mens_shea_jacket.jpg) that (http://www.baronboutique.com/mens_suit/cool_wool/cool_wool_suit.jpg) site (http://www.baronboutique.com/mens_suit/luxury_wool_cashmere/luxury_wool_cashmere_suit.jpg)
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We should be friends. I felt the exact same way about every one of those jackets.
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Oh hey they make movie replica stuff as well
(http://www.baronboutique.com/movie_replica/dark_knight/heath_ledger_dark_knight.jpg)
(http://www.baronboutique.com/movie_replica/casino_royale/casino_royale_pinstripe.jpg)
(http://www.baronboutique.com/movie_replica/drwho/dr_who_suit.jpg)
WANNNT
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Well, those jackets are excellent. I was kind of stuck on this one type of cavalry coat that really only looks good on really skinny dudes because they tend to be double breasted. It is very difficult, as was stated above, to find decent military styles for ladies.
Like this (http://www.x-tra.de/bilder/artikel/22934-g.jpg); disregard the dude. I might wear this jacket (http://www.x-tra.de/bilder/artikel/29971b-g.jpg), but I don't think I would look good with blue hair.
Also I stumbled across these (http://www2.victoriassecret.com/images/prodpri2/V254414.jpg), and I am pretty sure they are pretty much what my climbing pants look like, except mine are black, and without the cuff thing at the bottom (mine just stop at the tie).
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The first one there isn't really military...it's more..like, 19th century Franco/Prussian BDSM.
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Well, yeah, but that site had 60 pages of coats. I didn't feel like finding precisely what I mean on page 47 or 51 or whatever. That is close enough. So imagine something like that without the extra fabric that is folded under the belt and stuff.
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That cardigan comes nowhere close to my definition of fitted. It's hanging loosely off your shoulders! Not fitted. There are fitted cardigans, and they are the only type of cardigans that I think look remotely nice, and they only work on certain people. And that jacket appears several sizes to large for you, so it also does make the fitted category. And it's hard to find a military jacket fitted for women, because most are designed for men.
I count it as fitted because it fits closely on the arms and when buttoned, it is figure forming, not loose. The jacket is large, but essentially the exact same cut as those you posted, just on a girl *shrug*
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I will show you some goddamn fashion soon. Cardigans, military jackets, and more!
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I have browsed through more than 50,000 flickr photos of DragonCon and I am not in any of them. Sorry, dudes, but I am done for a while.
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I bought a pair of red/black/rust/blood/whatever colored jeans without trying them on. Today I shaved my head (which I do every 3 months or so, whenever my hair gets long enough to start looking dodgy). I tried the jeans on to discover that they are rude boy cut. I wear high combat boots.
People are going to think I'm a fucking skinhead. And I mean people who don't know that punk/oi skinheads are traditionally non-racist.
Maybe I should take them back, but I like the color so much.
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I do grow it out. But I don't want to wait several weeks for it to be long enough to be clearly non-shaved before I wear these jeans.
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You could try wearing different shoes.
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Real men only own one pair of shoes at any given time.
No, seriously, I've never in my life owned more than one pair of shoes.
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F that noise. Everyone should have multiple pairs of shoes to choose from. If every outfit you wear can be complimented by only one pair of shoes you are doing it wrong.
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Yeah, I have five pairs of shoes. Which I think is a pretty good number. I have two pairs of nice/dress shoes (brown and black), two pairs of tennis shoes (one for wearing day to day and the other for when I'm actually doing something active), a pair of sandals (flip/flops) because they are comfortable and easy to slip on and off. You can get away with just the dress shoes, if you're never planning on ever doing anything active.
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Yeah I generally always have a pair of Docs, a pair of flimsy, fashionable, non-athletic sneakers, and a pair of flip flops. Sometimes I also have a pair of slip-ons.
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Even I have several pairs of shoes. Granted they are mostly boots but I have dressy boots, boots for walking, boots for going to gigs, boots for playing gigs, boots for casual days. Footwear is important, people may not notice that I wear the same pair of jeans every day but sooner or later they'll notice my shoes.
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WELL FUCK YOU GUYS I'M POOR :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x
not really, i just seriously never bother buying shoes :angel:
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So, wait, what do you wear for shoes when you have to dress for a formal occasion?
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So, wait, what do you wear for shoes when you have to dress for a formal occasion?
For formal occasions you just polish the boots.
I know how you feel, zerodrone. About a year ago now I shaved my head because of a terrible haircut. I'd taken to wearing my boots, boot cut jeans, and vests at the time.
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Yeah I generally always have a pair of Docs, a pair of flimsy, fashionable, non-athletic sneakers, and a pair of flip flops. Sometimes I also have a pair of slip-ons.
Man... it's like you're my shoe twin, seperated at birth or something.
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Maybe I should take them back, but I like the color so much.
You could send them to me. They sound like they're my favourite colour.
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i have a fair amount of shoes these days but i just wear my velcro Vans and my chukka boot Vans.
Generally in the morning I'm too lazy to tie shoes, so I've been wearing my slip-on Vans a lot.
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Question: Khaki pants on guys?
I've got a really nice pair of dickies that I wear for work, but honestly they're just khaki pants. I'm just curious if I should wear them outside of work.
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So, wait, what do you wear for shoes when you have to dress for a formal occasion?
Boots.
I've never been to a formal occasion where people paid attention to my feet.
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I don't know why, but every pair of khaki pants I have ever worn makes me look short and stumpy. Jeans are never the same way! I don't get it. This is probably why I don't like them very much. I only wear them when they are part of a work uniform.
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Strangely, I have the opposite experience with khakis/jeans. I've always really liked the way I look in khakis, and I have a hard time finding jeans in the right size for me.
I need a good black belt, like the kind I could wear to a job interview/work. What would be cool?
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I have honestly never seen anyone wearing khakis and not thought "What a complete toolbag" or "Oh, he must be on break from work".
There's just something inherently awful about them.
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Question: Khaki pants on guys?
Yes! If they're the right fit, that is, as with all pants.
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Khakis are awesome! I love them for reasons of comfy and quick-dry-ey (which is actually why i started wearing them lots, due to the occasional "we need a watersample from the middle of the stream" situation. Wading suits are just to much of a hassle)
Only place where i actually wouldnt wear them, would be work. (unless it would ential a lot of fieldwork ofcourse)
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Yeah, if they fit well you can definitely wear khaki pants.
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You people are insane.
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You people are insane.
You're the one that wears boots all the time too.
I'll get a picture soon so you can see how they fit on me.
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Jens' fashion sense
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I have my grandfather's Red Star (Soviet Medal of Honor type deal) somewhere; it would complete the outfit.
What are you wearing for pants? Khakis epitomize the evil capitalist regime, you fool.
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I also have the perfect hat to complete that outfit!
Here is a picture of a friend of mine wearing it:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v736/branston_pickle/small.jpg)
(We had a communist party. He dressed as a communist super-hero. I can't remember why he was wielding a lump of cheese)
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The cheese is floating in that picture.
So like, does he have a superhero name?
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Dude there's a toothpick.
Get some glasses.
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Gee Liz, thanks for ruining all my fun.
:cry:
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The Red Star of China and the Soviet Skull are already copyrighted.
I like my communist shirts. Of course mine has a squeegee and sickle. because its for a band.
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I really, really doubt that copyright would hold up in any court. For the red star, anyway. It's been in widespread public use since the early 1900's.
So like, does he have a superhero name?
Captain Communism, I think.
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And he wields a deadly hammer and sickle to dismember his capitalist foes.
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You're the one that wears boots all the time too.
What. I've known like hundreds of people who only ever wear boots. They're comfortable, they last a long time, they're usually almost totally waterproof... why would I wear anything else?
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Because you want to look good?
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The general consensus among my current and ex-girlfriends is that I look good in boots.
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I looked pretty awesome today.
Chocolate V-Neck Sweater, Tan Houndstooth Plaid pants, Light brown Ankle boots, Tied brown leather belt, understated opal necklace, oversized turquoise ring, tortishell wayfarer style eyeglasses. Feelin classy, if overly brown.
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I hate being overly brown. I once accidentally (since I brought a change of some clothes to a friend's place) wore brown corduroy trousers, a brown corduroy jacket and a brown t-shirt.
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Oh Dan. As long as it was completely accidental I think I may be able to forgive you. But if I ever hear about any more fashion shenanigans from you, I might have to take that back.
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We- we can still be friends? Yay!
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Don't you have a green velvet blazer, Dan?
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Yes, Dan, we can still be friends. Just be a little more careful about the clothes you put on your body, mmkay?
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I have one of those soviet army jackets, too. Got me picked up by security in the Denver Airport and questioned. That was a good time.
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Don't you have a green velvet blazer, Dan?
One of my friends recently delighted in being able to tell me, "Dan, you already have a green velvet blazer," when we were shopping in Camden. My green velvet blazer is awesome. I also have a german officer's cap and a soviet gasmask. I don't wear those. I have a lot of clothes I don't wear.
Also I would reply on facebook but facebook is a dick[/b].
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In Soviet Russia, fashion wears YOU!
okay, i'm not terribly fond of the whole wannabe-russian look most of the time (seeing as how i'm actually russian and never dress like that) but that jacket is pretty snazzy!
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i'm actually russian and never dress like that
That might be because you're not in the Red Army.
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Don't you have a green velvet blazer, Dan?
I have SEVERAL.
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When I lived in Toronto the girl I was living with gave me a black leather jacket that she claimed was the kind that French police detectives wear. It's basically the most rad jacket I own, and I own a lot of jackets. HOWEVER! I have literally worn it out so that several parts of it are now held together by safety pins.
It's punk as fuck, dude.
I'll take a picture later.
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F that noise. Everyone should have multiple pairs of shoes to choose from. If every outfit you wear can be complimented by only one pair of shoes you are doing it wrong.
Say what? Almost everything goes well with black, I have one pair of pants that doesn't look good tucked in to my 10" paratrooper boots, so I wear that pair outside of the boots. Other than that, I have jeans, blue slacks, dull green slacks, various T-shirts, some of which don't look so good, but most of those don't look good no matter what. Then, I have my duster and my Flecktarn jacket. I have a pair of brown boots that I regret buying, because they don't hold the ankle as well as I thought they did at first, and a pair of dark brown slip-on shoes that still fit decently, maybe they are called loafers? Not really sure, they are what I would wear if I had to be somewhat formal. If I had a choice, though, I would just wear my boots without tucking the pants in to them, but I would have to polish them first, I was crawling around in a machine room and scuffed them on the concrete floor, and haven't gotten around to re-polishing them yet.
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Almost everything goes well with black
Quoted, cause I just wanted to say something about this statement.
I had a friend who would SCREAM at you if you wore black with brown or blue at all. I don't disagree with her, but she was crazy about it. So, just stay away from her, and I think you'll be fine.
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What? Everything does not go well with black. See above, see shorts, see any outfit where everything else is lighter than black (say, a white top with grey jeans). White can work a lot of the time, but it also has plenty of times where it will just look weird.
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fashion is not a fucking science guys, there is no right or wrong. This conversation is just getting stupid.
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Almost everything goes well with black
Quoted, cause I just wanted to say something about this statement.
I had a friend who would SCREAM at you if you wore black with brown or blue at all. I don't disagree with her, but she was crazy about it. So, just stay away from her, and I think you'll be fine.
She's right. I own a lot of black, and a lot of brown. They're horrible together.
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What? Everything does not go well with black. See above, see shorts, see any outfit where everything else is lighter than black (say, a white top with grey jeans). White can work a lot of the time, but it also has plenty of times where it will just look weird.
She's right. I own a lot of black, and a lot of brown. They're horrible together.
Both of you. You are my favorites right now.
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i'm actually russian and never dress like that
That might be because you're not in the Red Army.
Someday I need to order an 80's style CSKA Moscow/Red Army hockey sweater.
(http://www.russianjerseys.com/images/products/red97awayfr.jpg)
(I am dead serious)
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I like black and brown together >:| I never understood why people say this they're pretty neutral colours, they don't clash, and often times look pretty good together, same with blue and black. Just a few examples that have popped up.
(http://bp0.blogger.com/_h4mOtJEDlTk/RyQD4afND-I/AAAAAAAAAyM/JeTTShyNmoo/s400/marc+jacobs+07+fall.jpg)
(http://bp1.blogger.com/_h4mOtJEDlTk/RxRB1EkzP7I/AAAAAAAAAwU/kegZGyxdErc/s400/michael+kors.jpg)
(sorry if it's a bit too couture, I didn't feel like taking a picture with my loose black tee and my mauve brown matte leather bomber jacket)
Either way, I really don't get the,"You can never wear this colour with this colour" thing.
EDDDIIITTT
Okay, so I took some pictures of jazz I picked up at the Sally Ann today, and a few things I have already. If anyone wants me to hyperlink these, I will
Okay, so this is probably my jacket and boots duo for the upcoming winter, most likely with tights or jeans
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/wintercoat.jpg)
A few shoes:
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/redshoes.jpg)
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/navyshoes.jpg)
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/boots.jpg)
A bathing suit, okay guys I just got this today, I used to think this style was ridiculous, but now I'm kinda digging it, if it's a no-no it's cool because I got it for 4 bucks, however. y/n?
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/bathingsuityeaah.jpg)
CARDIGANS I LIKE THEM (even though they photograph weirdly)
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/cardigan1.jpg)
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/greencardigan.jpg)
(Yes I realize there's a thing called a time, however, this is easier. Also, that is all for now)
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You look incredible all the time.
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That swimsuit is ridiculously cute. And the coat too, actually. I am jealous of how clothes look on you.
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Those reddish-brown boots are totally awesome. As is the green coat. And the swimsuit. Fuck.
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Hey hey, fashion-conscious people.
I have huge feet, to the degree where I can't buy women's shoes in regular stores because they don't have my size in. This bugs me majorly, because men's shoes are ugly, and she special stores with big sizes also have ugly shoes. So what's a good place to order shoes online?
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Hm. Those were the two that stood out to me at first. Not a huge fan of the toe on the Iron Ranger, but not a big fan of the light part of the midsole/sole on the 9011 either.. I think I prefer the Iron Ranger, but the 9014 are also kinda nice, but look more..dressed up, I guess?
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I vote either the first or the last. They look coolest.
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(http://bp0.blogger.com/_h4mOtJEDlTk/RyQD4afND-I/AAAAAAAAAyM/JeTTShyNmoo/s400/marc+jacobs+07+fall.jpg)
[pic]hot swimsuit[/pic]
That is the only cardigan I have ever actually liked. Ever. Also that is a hella bathing suit. I would totally wear that. A+
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Iron Ranger, Sam! They look neat. Also that brand is like indestructible. They were recommended for when I worked at the factory (only mine had to have metatarsal guards and steel toes).
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A thing to consider, Brown/black or funny bathing suits is good looking people can make anything look good
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@ Sam: the 9011 are the ones I would get. The cap on the first one is too weird, I'm generally not a fan of those.
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Man I like blue and black on anyone. I do not understand this thing where they don't go together. Do you mean black and navy? Because if you wear black and navy together it looks like you were trying to match and just didn't have enough light to see by.
Also, be wary of steel toe boots and make sure you might actually need the protection for what you will be doing. You might think that having steel toe boots for horseback riding and stable work would be great, but actually I witnessed a girl get her foot stepped on and one of her metatarsals break. She had a horrible cut across the top of the arch of her foot, too, where the end of the steel toe in her boot ripped into her skin. She had to get like ten stitches. I really like steel toe boots, but I have worked with horses for years and years and been stepped on hundreds of times with no broken bones or anything, and I would say that I would never wear steel toe boots in this context. So you have to know what you will be doing.
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Alright, girls, you have absolutely no more excuses.
http://www1.macys.com/campaign/sitelets/fitmatters/index.jsp (http://www1.macys.com/campaign/sitelets/fitmatters/index.jsp)
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I was told I should go to this store downtown to get fitted, but I would have to buy a bra from them as well. The price tag? At least $140. That is not happening, my current bras are not that uncomfortable or ill-fitting.
The American sizing confuses me, but I could probably find a dozen online guides or so (with "our" sizing), in a couple of minutes.
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It's not that bad, really. You measuring around your ribcage, that gives you the band size. Then you go around ribcage+boobs. The difference between the two generally dictates your cup size, 1"=A, 2"=B, etc. This method isn't always perfect, but it gives you a good starting place.
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Yeah, it didn't really work for me. According to the video I fit perfectly into my 13 year old sisters bras. I know my boobs aren't the biggest, but come on! I don't think I would be able to breathe wearing those.
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Hello, thinly-veiled-excuse-for-a-photo-thread
I am going out tonight. Here are some fashions.
(http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k467/Fatty-o_o-/me/4.jpg)(http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k467/Fatty-o_o-/me/3.jpg)
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Well, you're certainly insanely attractive.
Nice coat, too. Necklace seems a bit much though. Boots also don't seem to QUITE fit. They're nice, but a bit too, I don't know, pointy? Tight? High? Something. I think maybe they'd look more fitting with that skirt if your legs were bare.
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That video Katie posted is pretty nice, but it definitely doesn't cover every problem. A lot of the problems I have with my boobies are apparently opposite problems. One thing is I so have spillage. Major spillage. But then the sides of my bra (the cup part closest to my armpit) bags. I think mine are closer than average or something. And you can very rarely get cute contour bras in my size, and a lot of the ones that are there are minimizers.
The perfect bra is something I don't think I'll ever find. Maybe I'll go into there though to get sized... though I have at several other places too which never helped.
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Fatty, I love that shirt and those boots and that jacket. They are the most awesome. It's an outfit I could never see me wearing but I love it.
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Ali is living proof that a great jacket can make a cute girl even more so.
(This is why I love winter!)
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I had forgotten how much I hate when girls wear tights as pants until yesterday when I saw so many girls wearing them as such. (I'm am in no way affiliated with this website (http://www.tightsarenotpants.com).)
Fatty, I love your boots. It seems like a headband or barrettes would add to your outfit.
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I think you look great as you are, but I am not a fashion expert.
I have problems with bras, beacuse most places don't do small enough back sizes with large enough cup sizes, so I have to compromise and end up with uncomfortable and insanely expensive bras
That's a point... any ideas on how to make myself not look top heavy? Particularly dress styles that would suit someone who isn't very tall but has a fairly large bust. Short skirts do not work on me. Not that I'm being picky or anything... I have very few dresses that really suit me (I have very few at all).
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Eli, don't get me started on the whole tights-as-pants thing. It's so terrible! Where I live, there's this whole fashion of girls wearing tights with really big, baggy sweaters/jackets and their hair all big and swooshed to one side (and usually dyed (or naturally) blonde). It looks freaking terrible. I don't know this is a purely Norwegian phenomenon or if the plague is in other parts of the world as well?
The worst thing is, my best friend is a sort of... round girl, and she does the tights thing (though thankfully not with the other stuff), and sorry, it just does not work! They emphasize the wobble and it's not pretty. I'd feel mean to tell her not to do it, though. =K I mean, she's all curvy and she can really work it with the right outfit, but the tights just make her look, well, fat, which she's really not. Am I the only one who thinks you should realize what you have and work with that and also realize what you can't wear and accept it? =K How do I tell my friend to stop it with the tights without sounding like a bitch?
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Haha, wow, I could tell you were a fellow Norwegian even before you mentioned Norway. I haven't seen anyone from another country dressed like that. It's a horrible, horrible way to dress, nobody can pull it off, and too many tries to.
About your friend, I don't think it's bitchy to tell her as long as you do it nicely. It's kind of like telling someone they have something in their teeth... You don't really want to, but as long as you don't they'll walk around for the rest of the day looking like an idiot. It's for their own good, right?
I guess you don't have to say the tights makes her look fat, just tell her it doesn't suit her as well as, say, a nice pair of jeans or a skirt. Good luck!
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Actually, about 60 percent of the women I see in Edinburgh dress like that. At bars/ clubs its about 90 percent.
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Really? With the swooshed 80's hair and all? And here was, thinking only Norwegians had bad enough taste to show themselves in public like that. Gee, now I've lost faith in the rest of the world as well.
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I have no idea what you people are talking about because the people who live in New Mexico are rational.
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Hokay fashion thread! What do you think of men's vests on ladies? I picked this up at value village (consignment shop) for under two bucks the other day, but I can't decide if it's Annie-Hall cute, or a bit dated-hipster.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/redglasscurls/Narcissism/DSCN4442.jpg)
My mirror is filthy. It's very fitted when buttoned, must have been for a pretty little dude.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/redglasscurls/Narcissism/DSCN4447.jpg)
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I actually really like that. I have a menswear inspired vest, but mine is actually made for a woman, so it's shorter.
Yay vests!
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I have no idea what you people are talking about because the people who live in New Mexico are rational.
Good to hear it hasn't reached other continents yet. Apparently it spreads like cancer, so watch out, Americans! Soon your hometowns will be crawling with girls who looks like they just got out of bed, put on their morbidly obese boyfriend's sweater and forgot to put on pants.
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Oh man, I love tights as pants. Because it's like not wearing pants but no one will call me a slut.
Also, I like the way it looks. I've worn purple tights with my black boots, a black large slouchy sweater, and some bigger jewelry. I like it. A lot.
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This information makes me like you less:/
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Tights as pants works well with larger, bulkier jackets etc. It balances them out nicely.
Redglasscurls, menswear inspired jackets are coming in pretty popular, and look pretty nifty. I'm not too sure about vests, however. When I see a vest, unless it's done remarkably well, I usually think they look dated and kinda weird. The fact that it's tan probably doesn't help too much.
On second thoughts, have you tried it with something underneath that covers your shoulders? Perhaps a loose, vaguely dressy shirt could work wonders.
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i guess wearings tights as pants is cool if you want the public to see every part of your lower half ever
You see less with my tights than you do with my jeans.
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I cannot find a pair of jeans I like that I don't get some form of camel toe with, whereas tights I do not.
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I cannot find a pair of jeans I like that I don't get some form of camel toe with, whereas tights I do not.
Camel-toed pants? This I have not seen before.
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In the off chance I am misinterpreting you, and you do know what camel-toe is, I'm sorry. It sounds like you don't. If you don't, it is like a front wedgie on a girl. So it looks like a cloven hoof?
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Oh man, I love tights as pants. Because it's like not wearing pants but no one will call me a slut.
Well, not out-loud.
Seriously, I've seen at least 5 girls doing this today at uni. They are completing the look by wearing ballet flats which just makes them stumpy and weird.
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Sometimes I am happy that Perth is a little behind the times, like now.
I have not had to look at someone wearing tights-as-pants yet. This can only be a good thing.
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Man we did that in like fifth grade. Stop bringing back my late elementary styles, European ladies!
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In the off chance I am misinterpreting you, and you do know what camel-toe is, I'm sorry. It sounds like you don't. If you don't, it is like a front wedgie on a girl. So it looks like a cloven hoof?
Yeah, no, I know what camel-toe is. I'm saying I haven't seen one showing through jeans before.
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these (http://redwing.com/productdetails.aspx?prodid=1980), these (http://redwing.com/productdetails.aspx?prodid=1483), these (http://redwing.com/productdetails.aspx?prodid=1899), these (http://redwing.com/productdetails.aspx?prodid=1900), or these? (http://redwing.com/productdetails.aspx?prodid=1901)
i'm leaning towards the 9011 or the iron ranger, although i'm a tad iffy on the cap toe.
Do you happen to have something against Doc Martens? Cause honestly I think that's the look you're going for with all of these.
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Man, to be fair to Andy here, she has like ten-pound labia that need the support of tights.
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Metope - Greetings, fellow viking! xD I'm always so excited when I meet other Norwegians online. It's like, "we exist! Yay!"
But yeah, those girls look ridiculous. I just refer to them as 'interchangeable blond girls', because they all dress the same and have the same kind of personality. Gahhhh.
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I know, there aren't really that many of us, huh? We are the rare gems of the internet society!
Haha, that's a great name for them, suits them well, although my favorite term so far is "Comb over-girls".
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Seriously, I've seen at least 5 girls doing this today at uni. They are completing the look by wearing ballet flats which just makes them stumpy and weird.
Were they acting students? the acting student girls at our uni love that look. Fuck me it is the most unattractive thing. Tights are fantastic with skirts. No scratch that, I actually despise footless tights, the make everyone look stumpy. Stockings are a whole other ballgame of awesome though. My addiction in fact.
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Nice coat, too. Necklace seems a bit much though. Boots also don't seem to QUITE fit. They're nice, but a bit too, I don't know, pointy? Tight? High? Something. I think maybe they'd look more fitting with that skirt if your legs were bare.
If you wish to give constructive criticism, can you please be a bit more articulate?
Manda - I LOVE the vest. It is a great colour for you, but you need to match it with the right colours. I agree that you need sometihng underneath that maybe covers your shoulders and is a bit longer. In fact, something a bit flowy would be a good contrast under a buttoned vest.
I really dislike footless tights - espeically teamed with flats or thongs. I agree that they make your legs look cut off. Footless tights should remain in the domain of ballet dancers and drama students. Same goes for pants which are equally tight. Each to their own, I guess.
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I approve of tights as pants. And while Im at it I approve of tights with 80s sweaters. Maybe its the hipster douche boner they inspire but I think its particularily hot. Esp since it takes a semblance of confidence to pull off and is very 'right now', and in my not-so humble opinion, fashion like music is best suited to specific times in your life.
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You sir, will never be troopunx.
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I can't recommend Red Wing boots highly enough. In my experience they hold up better than Doc Martens; you can run just about anything short of a tank over their steel toe boots.
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I'm a bit late, but redglasscurls - those peacock feather earrings are GREAT! I've been looking for a pair of my own, where did you get yours?
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i actually like leggings. it means i can go out with a skirt that is too short to wear on its own, and it's a way to cover up hairy legs in the summer when it's just too hot for pants. i also think that leggings + extra-long shirt/very short dress can look cute. what really pisses me off is, as people mentioned, those girls who wear them as pants. girls who wear normal length shirts/sweaters with leggings have obviously missed the point. your crotch never ever be showing! if it is, you're doing it wrong!
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MEN OF THE FORUMS:
If you dress like this, I will date you: http://pipeline.refinery29.com/the_goods/for_the_refined_male_bblessing.php
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Oh, man, yes.
I find it so much easier to find good-looking outfits for boys/men than outfits for ladies that I could and would wear myself. It's annoying, and it actually has me considering buying more "women's magazines", but I am poor.
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Oh god. I'm really digging the first picture. But I'm a bit worried that a lot of those articles won't translate well to most men's figures. Tall and lean guys have all the good clothes.
Also, when I say I tend to wear just tights. I mean like this (in the first picture, the second picture is just to show my damn awesome jacket): http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/tightsandjacket.jpg
Although that shirt is being worn more like a dress like that, I couldn't find my really huge off the shoulder sweater, which I usually wear with a side pony tail, and sometimes a large belt.
Fuck yeah 80s plz
Also, I must reiterate how much I like that guys sweater jacket dealio in the first picture.
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So then why are you worried about cameltoe if you wear a skirt over it anyway
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MEN OF THE FORUMS:
If you dress like this, I will date you: http://pipeline.refinery29.com/the_goods/for_the_refined_male_bblessing.php
Where the frig can I get the cardigan in the second picture? That's outstandingly awesome.
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MEN OF THE FORUMS:
If you dress like this, I will date you: http://pipeline.refinery29.com/the_goods/for_the_refined_male_bblessing.php
LIZ OF THE FORUM
I usually agree with you in this thread but there is not a singe thing I would wear in that article and I want to punch the model in the nose.
EDIT: Actually on closer inspection I'd wear the wool coat/jacket thing he's wearing in the left picture in the second row down, which I didn't notice at first since the model is basically obscuring the fucking clothes.
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I've been looking for a jacket like the one in the first picture for a while. OSAP supports my fashion choices.
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MEN OF THE FORUMS:
If you dress like this, I will date you: http://pipeline.refinery29.com/the_goods/for_the_refined_male_bblessing.php
Where the frig can I get the cardigan in the second picture? That's outstandingly awesome.
Oh god it's $350. Sorry Liz. Can we still be gig buddies?
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Where the frig can I get the cardigan in the second picture? That's outstandingly awesome.
NYC, but trust me, you cannot afford it. You will have to settle for looking for a similar item somewhere.
Dovey, I am a little sad. I figured you of all people would agree with me, from the dudes' side anyways. Oh well. At least I have some ladies on my side.
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So then why are you worried about cameltoe if you wear a skirt over it anyway
I'm not. That's why I don't mind wearing my jeans that tight.
Also, the nice thing about expensive designer labels, is that there will always be people to make it for less. I know most people living on a budget that still have rad fashion sense do 'clothing inspired by ____'. For a third of the cost.
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I totally agree with David Dovey. All of the clothes misconception posted are close to working but manage to annoy me via what should be a seemingly minor detail. For example, I'm perfectly fine with the first outfit except for the length of the sleeves. The 3rd picture (the one Dovey mentioned) has an incredibly dumb pose and I have to pointedly ignore the robin's egg blue shoes before I can begin to appraise it. His jacket might be nice, but it's hard to get a good sense of what the cut is like because he's too busy looking like a moron.
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except for the length of the sleeves.
The sleeves are normal length; they're turned up and then pushed up further. I'd love to have dressed like that when I was that age - some hope, though!
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Guys, this proves my point. If Paul would have worn these things when he was younger they are the definition of awesome.
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Nice coat, too. Necklace seems a bit much though. Boots also don't seem to QUITE fit. They're nice, but a bit too, I don't know, pointy? Tight? High? Something. I think maybe they'd look more fitting with that skirt if your legs were bare.
If you wish to give constructive criticism, can you please be a bit more articulate?
If you wish to ask something of me, can you please be less of a bitch?
Jesus. I'm going back to the music forum. I plain don't get this shit.
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Man I will basically walk around in anything as long as it doesn't smell too bad, looks clean and keeps me not naked. Sometimes I wear a t-shirt two days washing. Am I a horrible person?
Not at all, most of my clothes go two to fifteen wears. That's right. Unless they get stained or I get really sweaty.
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As long as you're not sweating or working construction or something, there's nothing wrong with wearing shirts or pants two or three times before washing them.
Usually it's bad form to do it in a row though becaues then people might think you don't shower.
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Also: Vests are awesome. My phone's camera, not so much.
(http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/3185/55699722em3.jpg)
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Yeah I almost never was my jeans unless they are visibly dirty enough that i can't stand it.
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Guys, I need some fashion advice please.
I graduated in May and need to start a real career. I just sent out some resumes and am going to start interviewing with CPA firms soon (I hope!). I don't want to wait until the last minute to decide on what to wear so I am planning outfits ahead of time. Help me decide between these two shirts:
(http://www.oldnavy.com/Asset_Archive/ONWeb/Assets/Product/599/599549/main/on599549-04p01v01.jpg)
or
(http://www.oldnavy.com/Asset_Archive/ONWeb/Assets/Product/599/599549/main/on599549-05p01v01.jpg)
I am planning to wear whichever shirt with a black blazer and a black pencil skirt. I really like the first one, but I'm afraid it might be too bright for the very conservative atmosphere in Public Accounting. My problem with the french blue is that it seems like it might make for too dark of an outfit when paired with all black; and I think that the brighter shirt shows my personality more... which I guess could be a good or a bad thing depending on the firm. I think both colors will work well with my hair and skin tone.
My ultimate goal is to work for one of the Big Four auditing firms, very prestigious places, so this is an important decision. Help!
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The first would be too bright to go with all black in my opinion. The second colour I think would do well.
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Dovey, I am a little sad. I figured you of all people would agree with me, from the dudes' side anyways. Oh well. At least I have some ladies on my side.
FURTHER REVISIONS:
Well obviously I'd wear a white dress shirt and a tie and grey pants (third row, on the right), so there's that as well...
I like cardigans, but I don't really go in for chunky cardigans, and I in particular would look horrible and boxy in a more heavy kind of cardigan. I'm short and I've got a bit of a belly, so I need to rock a fairly streamlined silhouette. Also I have a fairly firm belief that denim should not be worn above the waist, and that whole outfit (bottom row on the left) looks too Springsteen-esque for my tastes. Not my bag at all, baby.
I agree with Whipstitch, that most of the clothes are OK but they're just OK.
Liz what I am trying to say is that even though I wouldn't wear those particular clothes I can kind of see where you're coming from and can we still go on dates plz?
In conclusion, italics.
P.S; I cycle my jeans around on a more-or-less weekly basis.
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You know, I once saw a man wearing triple denim. Jeans, jacket and a denim shirt.
All he needed was a denim hat, and he could've created some kind of denim-related singularity tearing apart the fabric of space and time.
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Hmmm
I would consider wearing the clothing Liz posted.
Which reminds me, I could use some cardigans. Once it gets to be not 90 degrees Fahrenheit with 231748901237490823 pounds of humidity. Seriously fall needs to come so I can dress awesomely.
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Almost everything goes well with black
Quoted, cause I just wanted to say something about this statement.
I had a friend who would SCREAM at you if you wore black with brown or blue at all. I don't disagree with her, but she was crazy about it. So, just stay away from her, and I think you'll be fine.
She's right. I own a lot of black, and a lot of brown. They're horrible together.
What? What? No way. Too much black with one brown thing doesn't work, for instance, I shouldn't wear black pants, boots, and shirt with my brown duster, but black boots, olive pants, black shirt, and brown duster? That works fine. Actually, olive pants are pretty much the best pants I have right now, but most work well, the only exception is the white jeans and the blue pants that are more navy blue than blue jeans blue. Navy and black don't go well together, I will agree with that. blue jeans don't fit the look I am going for as much as they could, but it doesn't mean they go badly with black.
Is there anything Paul doesn't know about?
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WHY IS NOBODY TELLING ME HOW FUCKING AWESOME I LOOK
oh wait sorry wrong thread
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We're just waking up, Jackie. That is a pretty sweet vest, though.
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zerodrone: Chill the fuck out. Fatty wasn't being a bitch. I think she was asking you to be more specific about your criticisms. Stop taking the internet so seriously. You keep freaking out over misinterpretations, when you have to realise that tone of voice and body language, which make up about 60% of communication, cannot really be conveyed very well through typing.
Oh man, I love tights as pants. Because it's like not wearing pants but no one will call me a slut.
Also, I like the way it looks. I've worn purple tights with my black boots, a black large slouchy sweater, and some bigger jewelry. I like it. A lot.
Some things should have stayed in the 80s. I am sure it's cute and all, but parachute pants and teased hair were once overwhelmingly popular too. It's not your fault.
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The American sizing confuses me, but I could probably find a dozen online guides or so (with "our" sizing), in a couple of minutes.
Yeah, it didn't really work for me. According to the video I fit perfectly into my 13 year old sisters bras. I know my boobs aren't the biggest, but come on! I don't think I would be able to breathe wearing those.
HELLO LADIES STOP BEING STUPID. Since when have you ever worn a size 8 jean in every brand you can find? Do you buy a size 12 dress from every store you ever shop at? When was the last time your shoe size carried across to every brand you happened to like? Sizing is not universal; it's how different companies keep you in their brand. Back in the 20s and 30s, a certain record company produced the absolute cheapest record player anyone had ever bought, and no one could figure out how they managed to sell it for less than half the price of everyone else's. Then they all realised that the pin that sits in the center of the record on this particular brand of player was actually larger than the standard, which meant that once you had this record player you could only play on it wax and vinyl produced by this particular company, as they were the only records that would fit on this turntable.
I wear a size 6 dress from David's Bridal, but I wear a size 4 from Dillard's, and when I make my own dresses I wear a size 12 or 14. I wear a size 2 in Levi and Victoria Secret jeans, but I wear 3s (sometimes) and 4s in everything else. I wear a size 8 in New Balance, a 7 from Chaco, a 7.5 from Qupid, and a size 38 in Doc Martins.
The point of the video was not about the sizing, it was about the fit. Regardless of what size the bra you are looking at RIGHT NOW happens to be, it should still do all those things like laying flat against your chest between your boobs and against your ribcage under them and the band should go across the smallest part of your back (which is pretty much the middle) and not ride up and you should be able to take the straps off your shoulders and have the bra still stay up because the band should be doing 80% of the supporting. If you buy bras from Macy's, then that sizing standard is great for you to use, especially if it works for you. Otherwise, you have to do it the old fashioned way and just guess and try them on until you find the one that works.
If I were to use that sizing method I would be a 32A, because my boobs do not stick off my chest that far. However, I am generally a rather full 32C (sometimes a 32B, depending on the brand), because I have more boob mass than a lot of people. See? It doesn't even work for the person you thought was advocating it! It is a great place to start, sure, but the be-all-end-all of bra fitting is when you have found one that does all of those properly-fitting things. All of them.
Like Liz said,
It's not that bad, really. You measuring around your ribcage, that gives you the band size. Then you go around ribcage+boobs. The difference between the two generally dictates your cup size, 1"=A, 2"=B, etc. This method isn't always perfect, but it gives you a good starting place.
That video Katie posted is pretty nice, but it definitely doesn't cover every problem. A lot of the problems I have with my boobies are apparently opposite problems. One thing is I so have spillage. Major spillage. But then the sides of my bra (the cup part closest to my armpit) bags. I think mine are closer than average or something. And you can very rarely get cute contour bras in my size, and a lot of the ones that are there are minimizers.
The perfect bra is something I don't think I'll ever find. Maybe I'll go into there though to get sized... though I have at several other places too which never helped.
I am pretty sure you can solve that with a different style bra. If your boobs are really soft and a teensy bit (or a lot bit) saggy or even if you have pancake boobs, balcony-bras and balconets (or whatever else they might be called) help give you a little lift and even out your cup fillage. Demi-bras work pretty well for this type of boob, too, although they don't provide the even filling thing. For instance, I have talked this to death with Heather. Remember Heather? She has the most amazing collection of bras I have ever seen, but they are all balcony bras, so I can't steal any or copy them, because I fall over the top of balcony styles. Her boobs are enormous and beautiful and their size kind of drags them down, so they are a little saggy, and so the balcony styles work wonders for her.
Try an underwire balcony bra with some pads that you can try putting in the cleavage sides of the cups to push your boobs toward the center of the cups.
Also, remember, if you can't find a good bra, corsets came first, and those ALWAYS work.
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Some things should have stayed in the 80s. I am sure it's cute and all, but parachute pants and teased hair were once overwhelmingly popular too. It's not your fault.
Oh man, remember hair metal? I don't.
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canadian tuxedo
This is the first time I have heard this phrase and I am laughing my arse off.
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I didn't want to be the one to say exactly that. Tee hee!
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Calenlass:
A little while after I posted I realized there's a difference between American and European cup sizes, so in America I would have worn A-cup, while here in Europe I wear B-cup bras. So I guess the video wasn't as far off as I thought after all, I was just being a bit stupid :wink:
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Nah, it's ok. You should go to Japan! They have AA cups there! I am pretty sure I would wear like a D or a DD!
Oh man oh man est is still there, right? We should send him to collect evidence and research.
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Nice coat, too. Necklace seems a bit much though. Boots also don't seem to QUITE fit. They're nice, but a bit too, I don't know, pointy? Tight? High? Something. I think maybe they'd look more fitting with that skirt if your legs were bare.
If you wish to give constructive criticism, can you please be a bit more articulate?
If you wish to ask something of me, can you please be less of a bitch?
Jesus. I'm going back to the music forum. I plain don't get this shit.
Yes, clearly you don't get this shit. I may be a bitch but I think it is sometimes deserved.
WHY IS NOBODY TELLING ME HOW FUCKING AWESOME I LOOK
oh wait sorry wrong thread
This is proof.
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Haha, we have AA cups in Europe, they are so cute! Pretty sure they have them in America too, but to find them you have to look very closely because they are so small you can hardly see them.
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I don't think I was being stupid? I just said that the American sizes confused me, but that I would probably be able to find an online guide with "our"/European sizes that would give me a better idea of what to look for in stores. Of course I'd try stuff on etc., to make sure it fit like it should. My comment was meant more like a.."oh, maybe I should do that", "that" being find a guide with the proper sizing.
Also, haircut today (sort of fashion? and the hair-thread is dead)! It looks/looked and felt fucking weird, because the hairdresser apparently "styled it", meaning she made it look like I'd just gotten out of bed, and it covered half my face. Maybe I'll like it better with less goo in it, I hope so. But what I was really going to say was that I bought reading glasses, for the first time ever, because apparently I need them. They're not fancy, but I think they looked okay, at least for the price (cheapest they had). Something like this, if I remember correctly, only the entire thing is brown:
(http://img.glassesdirectdata.co.uk/products/460x240/20001208-angle.jpg)
Good/not good? Maybe impossible to say without a face. They weren't my favourite, but since I don't have to wear them all the time, and they were cheap, I think I'm pleased.
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Nice coat, too. Necklace seems a bit much though. Boots also don't seem to QUITE fit. They're nice, but a bit too, I don't know, pointy? Tight? High? Something. I think maybe they'd look more fitting with that skirt if your legs were bare.
If you wish to give constructive criticism, can you please be a bit more articulate?
If you wish to ask something of me, can you please be less of a bitch?
Jesus. I'm going back to the music forum. I plain don't get this shit.
Yes, clearly you don't get this shit. I may be a bitch but I think it is sometimes deserved.
WHY IS NOBODY TELLING ME HOW FUCKING AWESOME I LOOK
oh wait sorry wrong thread
This is proof.
You are both cool people.
Now both of you shut up.
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Okay, so this is what I learned from reading the alst two pages of the 'fashion' thread. Drill King kinda can't dress and neither can several other peeps. No offense, you just don't understand proportion. And whoever the dick was who said a big chunky sweater "balances out" leggings is kind of a doofus. Like if anything, it would create even more disproportion! Real Talk. Please ladies, put pants on before you leave the house. I have never met an individual who didn't wear jeans that I couldn't convert back to the light. Leggings can be cute with a dress but they always make me cringe when being subbed for pants.
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I'm a bit late, but redglasscurls - those peacock feather earrings are GREAT! I've been looking for a pair of my own, where did you get yours?
I made them! I bought a bouquet of feathers at a craft store, wound the ends with sterling wire to make loops and hold the shape, then attached hooks. So yep! If you are less crafty, check on etsy.com
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So calenlass, do you still think fatty wasn't being a bitch to me originally, given her response?
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Who the fuck cares. FASHION ON, BITCHES.
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Everyone pick sides, then we'll line up in the parking lot at dusk, no weapons.
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Who the fuck cares. FASHION ON, BITCHES.
Hey, I tried to get back on topic.
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Everyone pick sides, then we'll line up in the parking lot at dusk, no weapons.
Dibs as leader of the pro-cardigan brigade.
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Now now children, play nice, no need to get all angry on the eenternets...
Incidentally, could someone if the tshirt covered by a colbert (one of these (http://fotos.marktplaats.nl/kopen/2/ee/nf6woNudLXHdKWfMe8LAvQ==.jpg), not one of these (http://www.jwhiting.com/images/StephenColbert.jpg)) is a good or a bad idea? I am kind of in doubt...
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I'd say you should go for a sports jacket (the casual type of blazer, not a tracksuit top).
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Okay, so this is what I learned from reading the alst two pages of the 'fashion' thread. Drill King kinda can't dress and neither can several other peeps. No offense, you just don't understand proportion. And whoever the dick was who said a big chunky sweater "balances out" leggings is kind of a doofus. Like if anything, it would create even more disproportion! Real Talk. Please ladies, put pants on before you leave the house. I have never met an individual who didn't wear jeans that I couldn't convert back to the light. Leggings can be cute with a dress but they always make me cringe when being subbed for pants.
I would take offense to this if I didn't think that I dress awesome.
Also, Calenlass, you are so knowledgable about bras, I'm kinda jealous, also. Victoria Secret makes jeans? I've never seen this, are they nice? I think I would like them. Also, I still like teased hair.. (Poofy pants can stay though, I'm with you on that)
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Dibs as leader of the pro-cardigan brigade.
Can I be your second in command?
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I do believe that there's too much ass-hattery going on in this thread. Can we stop insulting each others fashion and attitudes and return to the topic please? Thank you.
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Hey, I told fatty she is, and I quote, "insanely attractive". I was being nice.
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Man, what in the hell? The internet is telling me I am a size 30DD in bra sizes. I currently wear a 34C and it fits alright. DOES NOT COMPUTE.
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(Sounds like you forgot to add the 4/5 inches to your ribcage measure.)
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The Internet just wants you to send pictures of your boobs. Really though, knowing The Internet as we do, is that so surprising?
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God Joe, you are such a creeper.
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God Joe, you are so engaged.
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God Joe, you are such a creeper.
Not me, The Internet.
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Apparently, the add-4 inches thing is bullshit, according to the website I was going off. I can't see any logical reason why I should wear a band that is 4 inches larger than my actual measurement, but most other sites do tell you to do that.
Boobs will not be posted, Joe Hocking! We are both engaged and not to each other:P
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Dibs as leader of the pro-cardigan brigade.
Can I be your second in command?
I get to be part of it, too!
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Manda, as I understand it when you go up/down a band size the cup changes so 34C/30DD are functionally equivalent, right? Is your upper torso 30 or 34 inches around without boobage? I am guessing that it is 34 because you say that is your actual measurement, if so then wtf is that webpage doing giving out shitty advice?
So anyway, why is there so much agro argument in here? I can understand a little bit of back and forth, but biting each others' heads off is uncool. Fashion isn't exactly black & white, and some of the people trying to pass themselves off as some kind of fashionistas in here are pissing me off because in my view some of their fashion choices are ridiculous. But then again I find most of the fashion that is seemingly popular at the moment all sorts of atrocious, so it shouldn't be a surprise to me. Here is a small list of my opinions on current fashion trends here in Sydney so that you may observe perhaps how out of touch or whatever I am:
- Neon anything is awful. It really only works on ridiculously good-looking people, and even then it's more a case of "despite the ..." than "due to the ..."
- Tights worn without some kind of actual pants/skirt over the top makes you look like you forgot part of your clothing before rushing out the door or perhaps maybe an actress from a local playhouse that is currently on a short break and just needs to grab a coffee before heading back to perform again
- Tight jeans work on slim people and that's about it. Please do not wear them if you are a larger lad/lass, they are not "slimming" as some would have you believe, they make you look like Tweedledum/dee
- At first I didn't overly like the knee-high socks with a short shorts dealio (as opposed to skirt) people are seeming to dig at the moment, but then I went to Japan where basically every girl and her sister is wearing them and I guess it's grown on me due to massive exposure.
- If you wear a large, oversized tshirt with huge words on it you need to realise that that was uncool about two years ago (here, at least) when it first re-emerged from a terrible slumber, blinking and rubbing its eyes, wondering where the 80s went and if anyone maybe has a copy of the latest WHAM! cassette they could dub.
- The massively busy patterned hoodies/tees are kind of growing on me because I like the designs on some of them, but I realise that I am far too old and unhip to wear them without looking like that guy.
- What is with these shoes that look like shiny plastic? Like tiny cut-off gumboots re-molded into shoes? Like Duplo toys upsized for people? They are normally adorned with some kind of neon too, which I've already mentioned is not high on my list of likes.
- High-waisted anything is a highly questionable fashion choice. High-waisted pants are old lady pants. Mom jeans are pretty universally fucking awful.
- Suspenders? Really? You are going outdoors wearing suspenders? Huh.
As I say though, that's all just my opinion. I'm sure that some of you may disagree with any/all of it. I am hopeful that some of the fashion from Tokyo will come over here soon, because they are getting back into distressed/dirty denim instead of this "solid block of colour that makes your legs look like they are made out of play-do" bullshit that's been around here for the last few years.
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- If you wear a large, oversized tshirt with huge words on it you need to realise that that was uncool about two years ago (here, at least) when it first re-emerged from a terrible slumber, blinking and rubbing its eyes, wondering where the 80s went and if anyone maybe has a copy of the latest WHAM! cassette they could dub.
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(http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v249/221/84/122100375/n122100375_30187817_5366.jpg)
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Is that a picture of your father on your shirt David? because it looks like you, except older, and with a mustache.
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yeah!
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Dibs as leader of the pro-cardigan brigade.
Can I be your second in command?
I get to be part of it, too!
Ay, Colonel Liz, Major Robbie. Prepare the troops!
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Dude Dovey JC's shirt is awesome. I am talkin' about those fucked-up shirts girls wear to clubs that say something like "THIS AIN'T NO DISCO" or "DIRTY DIRTY HOUSE MUSIC"
Fuck those shirts.
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Hey so, I thought I would throw in my two cents about mens fashion.
In some ways, it is a lot simpler than ladies, but it is just as delicate, innovative and interesting. There are a few important elements into what I think makes a good look. The right fit, an eye for colour and consistency.
Here are some things I like. You will note there are no cardigans. I'm not a big fan of them, I tend towards smarter and more structured clothing. I look around and wish I saw people dressed like this around. Most guys I see think buying clothes 3 sizes to big is the perfect fit. There is clothing for everyone if you get the right fit.
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i60/braidkid/sunday.jpg)
I really admire this guy's (http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i60/braidkid/Tuesday.jpg) style. It is clean and understated, a perfect fit. He has broad shoulders but he balances his shape really well. He wears shirts that fit him snugly and provide a good proportion.
(http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/8315/21qx4.jpg)
It may be kind of mono-chrome, but I'm a big fan of more structured clothes. It gives this guy's body the right proportion and look smart. Again those jeans are a great fit. A good dark jean does wonders.
(http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee249/ludeykrus/WAYWT/100_2715asdfasdf.jpg)
This dude has character. I mean, it is the simplest thing ever, but carefully put together. I am not a big fan of cuff jeans but this looks pretty good.
(http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/1757/dsc02087of9.jpg)
This dude has the rumpled look to a T. The shirt which looks light and loose and the rumpledness matches the jeans and jacket. The jacket hangs just so and again, is slightly more structured than the shirt.(So hot)
(http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/5193/91008picew3.jpg)
Sure he looks like an angry guy, but his fashion sense is sharp. I don't like the sunglasses, but this guy really knows his fit.
(http://www.michaeljkrell.com/waywt/91108.jpg)
So this guy is a clothing designer, so he knows his stuff. That jacket is his design and I think it is great.
(http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/2053/img1484lr7.jpg)
Another great, simple look.
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You will note there are no cardigans. I'm not a big fan of them
TROOPS, ATTACK!
I have to agree with Ali on the fit issue. Being a rather large motherfucker, it's quite hard to find clothes that fit great. But I try!
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Yes sir!
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b117/itsjesuslmao/PICT0001-2.jpg)(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b117/itsjesuslmao/PICT0002-1.jpg)(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b117/itsjesuslmao/PICT0005-1.jpg)
Thinking about wearing this to a job interview, maybe with black jeans instead.
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Manda, as I understand it when you go up/down a band size the cup changes so 34C/30DD are functionally equivalent, right? Is your upper torso 30 or 34 inches around without boobage? I am guessing that it is 34 because you say that is your actual measurement, if so then wtf is that webpage doing giving out shitty advice?
Nah, you would go down one band size and up a cup size, or vice versa, which by the way actually doesn't really work. You should change the sizes of each thing independently of each other. So if going up a band size and down a cup size actually made any sense, she would be able to wear a 36B, a 34C, and a 32D. Those are definitely not interchangeable. Good try for a dude, though! I am impressed!
- What is with these shoes that look like shiny plastic? Like tiny cut-off gumboots re-molded into shoes? Like Duplo toys upsized for people? They are normally adorned with some kind of neon too, which I've already mentioned is not high on my list of likes.
I hope you are not referring necessarily to my yellow patent leather atrocities (http://images.channeladvisor.com/Sell/SSProfiles/23000111/Images/16/morton06yellow1.JPG) that I adore and bought a couple of weeks ago. They are so fucking good.
Fatty those boys are pretty good, I would say. The first one's jeans are too tight for my taste, but the rest are excellent.
Dan, you are so dashing. Stop that.
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(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d79/Verergoca/DSCN3673.jpg)
Good? Not good? Tell me!
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- Suspenders? Really? You are going outdoors wearing suspenders? Huh.
I bought suspenders last week, I think they are a good alternative to belts maybe. Does that make me a bad person?
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Dan, you are so dashing. Stop that.
I'm nowhere near finished yet!
Good? Not good? Tell me!
Very good!
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Dan,
Erik,
You guys are making me proud.
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- Suspenders? Really? You are going outdoors wearing suspenders? Huh.
I bought suspenders last week, I think they are a good alternative to belts maybe. Does that make me a bad person?
Do you listen to a lot of Oi?
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great jacket on designer.
That is a pretty great jacket. Who's the guy?
Verergoca I like your jacket too.
I really need a jacket. Where does one buy good cheap jackets (if such a thing exists?)
öde I would wear it buttoned up for a job interview, looks really good.
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- What is with these shoes that look like shiny plastic? Like tiny cut-off gumboots re-molded into shoes? Like Duplo toys upsized for people? They are normally adorned with some kind of neon too, which I've already mentioned is not high on my list of likes.
I hope you are not referring necessarily to my yellow patent leather atrocities (http://images.channeladvisor.com/Sell/SSProfiles/23000111/Images/16/morton06yellow1.JPG) that I adore and bought a couple of weeks ago. They are so fucking good.
I think he's referring to Crocs. (http://shop.crocs.com/c-4-Footwear.aspx?reqid=4&reqProdTypeId=4&subsectionname=footwear)
I think that largely because I hate Crocs.
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Mens fashion [...] is a lot simpler than ladies
I do everything in my power to try and blow that conception out of the water. It's goddamn difficult though.
I'm not 100% on anything you posted though, they're very close to my style, but not quite there. That's just me though.
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So last term, I wore one of my favourite outfits to college quite a lot and some guy, who I don't know and whose opinions I'm not particularly bothered by, reportedly said that I was a slut because I "dressed like an old woman and must be hiding something".
Now, I know there is a fatal flaw in that logic and I also know that I'm not a slut, so that part didn't bother me, but I thought I'd consult you guys on the outfit to see if it looks as bad as he's implying.
Blue jeans, usually mid-dark although sometimes paler, never black, with flowery red Doc Martens, a coral hooded jumper and a purple tweedish jacket shot through with pink and yellow threads. I'll post a picture if my camera can stop dicking around.
Yes? No? Advice? Is tweed a bad idea? It's not real tweed.
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I think that sounds fine. He's just an asshole.
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Tweed is awesome. And that is a really strange thing to say about someone.
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Also, Est, I disagree on the high waisted thing. It really depends on your body type, if you have more of a 'classic 50s' body(Really hour classy with higher hips) it really works. But on people who are heavy or really twiggy, it does not.
Also, the bra thing. Anyone from anywhere knows I have had bra issues since I was pretty young. I've gone from being told I'm a 34C to a 32E in one week(I didn't grow, just incompetence from fitters), upon self measurement I seem to fit best into a 30E, which I cannot buy around here and do not have the option of ordering online right now. However, I lately have been having more and more back problems, and may have screwed up my upper back. Seriously ladies, if you have the option to wear a properly fitting bra, get fitted at a good shop and seriously wear a fitting bra. Pleaaase
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Mens fashion [...] is a lot simpler than ladies
I do everything in my power to try and blow that conception out of the water. It's goddamn difficult though.
I'm not 100% on anything you posted though, they're very close to my style, but not quite there. That's just me though.
Mens fashion seems so much easier because a lot of people looking at the guy (and even the guy himself on occasion) can just say they were going for the "scruffy/don't care look" as an excuse. I used to do that for most of high school, where I didn't care. Now I care what people think of me.
Question: Hoodies with the sleeves pushed up? yay or nay? I did it because I was washing my hands, but I found that I didn't look half bad, in my incompetent fashion opinion.
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Question: Hoodies with the sleeves pushed up? yay or nay? I did it because I was washing my hands, but I found that I didn't look half bad, in my incompetent fashion opinion.
That's what I've been wearing all day. It's a black hoodie with a zippered front that I have half unzipped with a red t-shirt underneath. I usually wear my red and black toque with it but it wasn't cold enough today.
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Manda, as I understand it when you go up/down a band size the cup changes so 34C/30DD are functionally equivalent, right? Is your upper torso 30 or 34 inches around without boobage? I am guessing that it is 34 because you say that is your actual measurement, if so then wtf is that webpage doing giving out shitty advice?
My actual upper torso is 30 inches, not 34. After perusing loads of sites and discovering that I can't actually try on a 30DD without ordering it online, I say fuck it.
Also! Hoodies with sleeves pushed up are pretty good, so long as they aren't ugly hoodies to start with.
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Also, Est, I disagree on the high waisted thing. It really depends on your body type, if you have more of a 'classic 50s' body(Really hour classy with higher hips) it really works. But on people who are heavy or really twiggy, it does not.
Yeah I am not sure how I missed this the first time around, but "high waist" trousers are actually not (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/boodledrop/charponnaise/Blue-wide-trousers1.jpg) that (http://www.angelfire.com/retro2/lisanostalgia1/images/womensslacks40s.jpg) bad (http://cn1.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/80/7/AAAAAmA28dIAAAAAAIB8gw.jpg).
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Also, Manda, FigLeaves.com offers free returns and exchanges.
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I've found that the women in my life consider sleeves on shirts, jumpers or hoodies pushed up to the elbow to be "hunky". It helps if it's a prelude to washing up, of course.
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I was once told, while I was wearing a button-up shirt with the sleeves rolled up, that I looked like I was ready to go toss some clay. It was kind of an odd observation.
EDIT: This was a reference to pottery, not some bizarre sexual kink.
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Yeah right Joe Hocking. We all know that you have a large vocabulary. of sexual terms.
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I bought suspenders last week, I think they are a good alternative to belts maybe. Does that make me a bad person?
Do you listen to a lot of Oi?
Not really. Maybe I should?
Honestly, I think grey-ish trousers, a white shirt and suspenders would look really good with an appropriate hat. I haven't tried it yet, because all my white shirts are not available at the moment.
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- The massively busy patterned hoodies/tees are kind of growing on me because I like the designs on some of them, but I realise that I am far too old and unhip to wear them without looking like that guy.
Ok I disagree. The more I see the loud hoodies the more stupid they get.
great jacket on designer.
That is a pretty great jacket. Who's the guy?
Michael J Krell (http://www.michaeljkrell.com/) - But I don't that jacket is in stock anymore. His clothes are quite pricy.
Mens fashion [...] is a lot simpler than ladies
I do everything in my power to try and blow that conception out of the water. It's goddamn difficult though.
I'm not 100% on anything you posted though, they're very close to my style, but not quite there. That's just me though.
I don't know why it matters to you, but really; I was just referring to the huge range of items and style in womens fashion. Mens fashion has strong basic principles; from length of tie and cuff, to appropriateness of a black suit, and the right shoes. Womens fashion is basically all over the place.
Anyway, why don't you post pictures of your style?
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I've found that the women in my life consider sleeves on shirts, jumpers or hoodies pushed up to the elbow to be "hunky". It helps if it's a prelude to washing up, of course.
Ok, so now I am envisioning:
Lady: "Honey, why are your sleeves pushed up?"
Man: "Because I have been industrious!"
Lady: "You don't say! How so?"
Man: "I've washed the dishes, put out the trash & put the kids to bed"
Lady: *swooooon*
Er, actually I guess I say this mostly from experience (minus the kids bit).
Ali, some of those outfits I either already do or would be likely to wear. The top photo could be me on the weekend, I like the jacket in the second photo but I am not sure I could pull it off right due to scruffiness and the bottom photo is basically how I am currently dressed at work.
Dan & Erik, you both look pretty good! Dan's look is definitely more "I am trying to impress for a jorb interview" which is exactly what he's doing, so good good. Erik's is more casual but pretty stylish.
Manda, I believe that Heather has some good things to say about FigLeaves too. She's bought stuff there and sent it back a few times trying to get things right. She told me that it really does make a difference in both boobage appearance and apparent weight (I say apparent because obviously breasts will always weigh the same amount, but I guess a better-fitted bra will help distribute the weight more evenly and thus make it seem like they are lighter)
Katie, I have been bra shoppin' with Heather a few times, so I guess I have absorbed something at least. And when I talk about those plasticky shoes I mean more like joggers and casual shoes that look like they are constructed out of melted-down kids toys held together with mesh and/or superglue. Also, re: the high-waisted pants issue, I respectfully disagree. Perhaps there are some that are not awful but I hate the three pics linked that you said were supposed to look good.
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Now I apologize for the bluntness, but you really need to stop responding in such a bitchy fashion. It's not very enjoyable to read and you've done it to several people in this thread already. Thank you.
As for my style, I have posted a fair number of examples and discussed it quite a bit. The reason that I lack pictures of myself is because I find myself without a proper camera. Perhaps I will attempt some pictures tomorrow with my cell phone; I would try now but the lighting is quite awful in my dorm without the sun.
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Oh what the FUCK, PEOPLE. I could show you bitchy and it will hurt a lot more.
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Ali has not been bitchy, I do not now whose posts you have been reading.
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It is wholly possible that I am grossly misreading things, but starting a response of with "I don't know why it matters to you..." in a discussion thread gives me a vibe of bitchiness. If I am incorrect then I apologize.
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Honestly, I think grey-ish trousers, a white shirt and suspenders would look really good with an appropriate hat. I haven't tried it yet, because all my white shirts are not available at the moment.
It does look good!
I'm kind of biased, as I dress like this sometimes. Suspenders look great when they're worn properly, IMO. Especially with a nice flat-cap or mini-fedora.
Also, anyone else here make their own stuff?
I design clothes as a hobby sometimes, but most of it's not really very conventional. I'll take some photos when I can.
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I guess it is not so much the season to need it anymore, but there is an article of clothing I have been wondering about. Now, the reason I ask this is I feel just about naked without a layer on over my shirt. Currently I have fleeces, fleece-lined jackets, hoodies, a field jacket, and my oft-mentioned duster. I especially like my duster, but it is the heaviest thing I have, not the warmest, that goes to the fleeces, but uncomfortably warm in anything above 70-75 degrees Fahrenheit. I live in Colorado, where it gets to be in the 90s during summer, and takes a few months to get to the point where it is consistently cool enough to wear anything much heavier than an overshirt. So, getting to the point (finally), does anyone know of really light long jackets? If not, what is everyone's opinions on unbuttoned overshirts? I am thinking a muted color, brown or green probably. White would be a welcome color change, but white with black boots... I'm not sure if that would look good, though it would be nice and cool even in the sun.
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- The massively busy patterned hoodies/tees are kind of growing on me because I like the designs on some of them, but I realise that I am far too old and unhip to wear them without looking like that guy.
Ok I disagree. The more I see the loud hoodies the more stupid they get.
Uhm, I have to agree with Fatty on this once. I had someone wearing one of those walking past me when i was looking through the viewfinder of my camera. Clothing that comes very close to giving me epileptical attacks should be banned by the Geneva Convention.
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Guy with rolled up sleeves and forearm tattoos
While I don't really like the guy in the picture, I generally find guys dressed in business clothes with rolled up sleeves and tattoos coming out from under the shirt sleeves ridiculously attractive. I'm not sure what it is, but yeah, tattoos and rolled up sleeves. Hot.
oh hey, pagebreak
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Yeah I am the same, as long as it isn't a lame/shit tattoo. And I guess it doesn't really have to be business clothes. Example, my hot boss has a half sleeve koi fish tattoo that is really lovely which you can often see peeking out from his short sleeved work shirts. It kills me.
Maybe it's just because good tattoos on hot guys make them like seventy million times more attractive to me.
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Also, re: the high-waisted pants issue, I respectfully disagree. Perhaps there are some that are not awful but I hate the three pics linked that you said were supposed to look good.
You would not believe how difficult it is to find decent photos of women from the 1940s wearing trousers. But that is the style I was going for. Because I like it.
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High waisted pants can look amazing on the right person. On most people they don't.
This thread is teaching me that est has very conventional taste in fashion.
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Guy with rolled up sleeves and forearm tattoos
While I don't really like the guy in the picture, I generally find guys dressed in business clothes with rolled up sleeves and tattoos coming out from under the shirt sleeves ridiculously attractive. I'm not sure what it is, but yeah, tattoos and rolled up sleeves. Hot.
I was totally that guy yesterday. Except I was even moving stuff around, so I wasn't just walking around with the sleeves rolled up. I had a real reason to roll them up. Also, vests are not breathable, at all.
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This thread is teaching me that est has very conventional taste in fashion.
I have gone shopping and tried on a bunch of more "fashionable" clothing but I hardly buy any of it because it feels like I am trying too hard. You might be able to get away with trendier stuff because you're young and already have the indie dude look about you, but I basically see myself as a t-shirt and jeans guy. If I want to dress up it's a dress shirt and jeans, maybe some nice shoes. I'll swap the hoodie for a nice jacket. Occasionally I will break out and buy something a bit more trendy, but I'll usually only get a few wears out of it before I realise I don't like it.
Also, I was thinking about a few of the fashion styles in this thread and realised that in my opinion what I said about the neon clothing craze that's thankfully dying out now is true for a lot of things, even most couture stuff. A lot of the things I see look good on the person simply because that person is already quite attractive and the ridiculous outfit they are wearing does not change that. They make it work by virtue of being an amazingly beautiful or at the very least a remarkably well-proportioned person.
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Conventional is good! I'm the same way, really, in that my wardrobe slowly evolves from one thing to another, and never gets real far away from what I guess would be called a "normal" look. Like est said, t-shirts and jeans and hoodies to relax in and button-ups and slacks to work in. It is understated, but still good, as far as I care. Actually, I think the understated bit is why it appeals to me so much.
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I had never heard of figleaves. Thank you, internet; my boobies love you.
(OH and Katie, I went to Macy's to try on this bra (http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=288022&CategoryID=15574) as per your suggestion of balconette bra, and the lady is like WHAT you are not that size HERE is a G. So um. It had apparently been a while since the last time I got fitted and/or the other fitters sucked. Thank you)
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I will probably get hated-on for this, but I'm bringing back short shorts and heels.
Click here (http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k467/Fatty-o_o-/me/A.jpg) and here (http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k467/Fatty-o_o-/me/B.jpg)
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You've certainly got the legs for it, but for once and all can we please put the kibosh on jean shorts, for both dudes and ladies? It's TERRIBLE. I hate it.
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I cant really recommend the shorts and heels thing
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Short shorts are the only kind of shorts girls should wear. Either wear short shorts or full-length pants; anything in between looks frumpy to me.
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fatty,
I like when certain girls wear short shorts, even in jeans they aren't too bad if paired up well, but some girls. Blech. They just shouldn't have legs because they've let themselves go.
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"Wear nice things only if you're pretty"
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I have jean shorts that I wear sometimes. They are really really short, though, so I can't wear them if I have razor burn or haven't shaved in a couple of days or have too many bruises from running into things (people start asking questions). When I do wear them, though, it is most often with a tshirt and a bandana and my chacos, so basically I look like a camp counsellor. Which, incidentally, is probably what I bought them for in the first place.
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"Wear nice things only if you're pretty"
But I wear nice things so I feel pretty.
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Guys, some of the pictures in this slideshow (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/09/20/style/20080920-street/index.html) are pretty cool, but the commentary is rubbish.
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"Wear nice things only if you're pretty"
More like don't wear things that you don't fit into or that totally show off part of you that is not a very good aspect please.
Just saying, I'm not that shallow anymore. I don't wear sleeveless shirts unless I'm working out because I have no tan and skinny arms. Sleeveless shirts make me look bad, therefore I do not wear them. I have very bad tan on my legs above the knee, therefore when I wear shorts, they go to my knees. This is because I don't want to expose people to my glorious white legs. But I'm a guy, what do I know?
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Ali, I am pretty sure that at least a bunch of the more asiany asians around Sydney will take their fashion cues from Japan and Hong Kong, etc this summer and be wearing short shorts and short skirts with knee-high socks/stockings, so you're not gonna look at all out of place wearing 'em. (Besides, you look good in them anyway, so what ev urrr)
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Those shorts look totally hot on you Ali, but I would like to see them with different heels!
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I'm with Jodie. I am just anti chunky heels always though, so there's a little bias. Stilettos are always going to look more elegant than cutesy, which is the vibe I get from really wide heels.
Also, I totally got a boner in that slide show from all the dudes rocking cardigans and sweaters.
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Ali, I am pretty sure that at least a bunch of the more asiany asians around Sydney will take their fashion cues from Japan and Hong Kong, etc this summer and be wearing short shorts and short skirts with knee-high socks/stockings, so you're not gonna look at all out of place wearing 'em. (Besides, you look good in them anyway, so what ev urrr)
You will never ever see me wear any of those looks. I am not a fob.
Re: chunky heels - Stilettos are nice and all, but I actually wanted to be able to walk.
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It really bugs me when people wear keffiyehs without understand the political/historical significance of them.
Particularly hipster girls.
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I don't really care about the political/blah blah of those things, but they do look pretty crap.
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POLITICAL SCARVES. What a ridiculous idea.
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Guys, I have knee-length denim shorts that look good on me. Are you saying I shouldn't wear what looks good on me, just because most people don't look good in the same things?
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You are deluding yourself. You do not look good in knee-length denim shorts. Nobody does.
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Aw, hating on jean shorts? I would never wear them for fashion, but I have some awesome tiny ones for camping and being generally scruffy in. I think they're pretty cute:/
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I'm going to have to side with JHo on this one.
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Aw, hating on jean shorts? I would never wear them for fashion, but I have some awesome tiny ones for camping and being generally scruffy in. I think they're pretty cute:/
Daisy Dukes are cute (in a scruffy way, but then nobody wears short-shorts to be classy.) Knee-length, not so much.
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They just shouldn't have legs because they've let themselves go.
are you talking about obesity, or just heavier girls? i've seen a lot of the latter look really nice in short shorts. if they're the right style and worn with a good outfit they can be really flattering because they lengthen the leg and emphasize curves.
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My legs are unsuitable for short shorts because I do a lot of running and dancing, and therefore due to the lack of elasticity in my skin I have quite a lot of stretch marks.
I rather take offence to the idea that the reason I can't wear short shorts is because I've "let myself go".
On the other hand, I would never wear anything that doesn't cover my knees because I hate knees.
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I really like the traditional patterns/the way keffiyehs look, but I don't really know how I feel about the politics behind them. So I don't wear them. It really irritates me because this seems to have 'finally' caught on in my area in the world(we get stuff like four years late), and I see at least 10 girls a DAY with them on, and I promise you not one will know even what it's called.
Yeah it's a pet peeve of mine too.
Also
I LIKE TO THE KNEE SHORTS >:| And I like jean shorts, you people are far too militant on things that 'should or shouldn't' be done. It's going to vary drastically from person to person, what they look like, and how they're shaped.
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Jean shorts are awesome when worn properly, people here just write things off because they can't pull them off.
Keffiyah's are cool but not that cool. I do like the idea of lightweight scarves as an accessory though, and have been trying to make it work.
Also, bandana's: Y/N? Specifically tied more like a collar than all loose like a bandit.
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For running around hiking, come on people!
Knee length jean shorts.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/redglasscurls/DSCN3891.jpg)
Short-shorts.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/redglasscurls/DSCN4210.jpg)
For the record, I never wear shorts of any manner with fashion in mind, my legs are WAY too pale for that to be a good thing.
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Knee length jean shorts.
Apparent age: 12
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I'm with Jodie. I am just anti chunky heels always though, so there's a little bias. Stilettos are always going to look more elegant than cutesy, which is the vibe I get from really wide heels.
Re: chunky heels - Stilettos are nice and all, but I actually wanted to be able to walk.
Stilettos are a lot easier to turn your ankles in, AND they are terrible for your floors. If you think about your feet and how much weight they bear anyway, you'll notice that they are particularly well suited to even distribution of that weight, due to shock absorption and surface area and all that. In heels, the amount of shoe that touches the floor is not even half (probably somewhere between a quarter and a third of the total size of your foot when it's flat). If you weigh 130 pounds, and you are walking around on, oh, say 3 square inches on your toes and if the stiletto heel is about a quarter of an inch in diameter, that means that your body weight is resting on only [roughly] 3.75 square inches of foot, and since most people walk with most of their weight in their heels (we'll say 60%, since I have no way to find out how much people really skew it), that means that the floor under your heel is bearing a little more than 99 lb per square inch, making it seem like you weigh like 400 pounds.
Fatties.
This is the reason that eventually, ladies, all your heels will wear out and snap, unless they come from thoughtful producers who put a steel spike in the heel. I hate stilettos.
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Yes, but calenlass.
They're so damn awesome looking
You could make similar arguements against corsets, no?
Also, I love those shorts, and those pictures, they're my favorites
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You could argue about pounds per square inch for corsets? Um... I guess?
Also, unless I am mistaken, stilettos are the spiky heels that look like you could stab someone with them (http://www.thelatestluxe.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/stiletto-patent-sandal.jpg).
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I more meant similar arguements in the idea that it's not good for you and/or uncomfortable etc
Also, No way. devilishly sexy imo (http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/redshoes.jpg) (for those of you that paid attention earlier, simply those red heels I have, that are hot as hell)
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Do not argue with Katie about corsets DO NOT DO THIS.
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Chunky heels will pretty much always look very 90's, especially if the bottom of the heel is wider than the top. Ugh. That is the worst. I prefer a thinner heel- not a tiny, tiny one, but less than an inch in diameter. It just looks better to me.
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Yeah, I was referring to the way they look. Ughgahgh I just haaaate the look of chunky heels. I definitely get what Liz says about them looking really 90's too. And Drill King has bangin' heels; those are so cute
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They just shouldn't have legs because they've let themselves go.
are you talking about obesity, or just heavier girls? i've seen a lot of the latter look really nice in short shorts. if they're the right style and worn with a good outfit they can be really flattering because they lengthen the leg and emphasize curves.
I'm talking obesity. I have no qualms about someone who is heavy because of stress, medication, other medical issues that aren't a stupid disease like obesity. I mean people who obviously eat too much and don't do any exercise. My sister is like that, so it angers me a little.
Also, I really don't like knees either, I hate my own because I'm bow legged and they just kinda look creepy. I hated when my ex girlfriend wore dresses and shorts because they didn't pass her knees.
Take note super skinny people, our knees are weird looking. Don't wear shorts or short skirts.
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guys just to clarify, I wasn't talking about stilettos when I said different heels. I meant like, pumps or something like that.
Also, sometimes I wear shorts. Not ever out of my house though.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/ebony_willow/Picture004.jpg)
This is what I consider to be ' too daggy to go anywhere but ok if someone knocks on the door' Jodie
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Any time I see someone walking badly in stilettos, I cringe and fear they will trip and break their ankle or something.
And though I like Ali and think she is super cute, I hate shorts with heels. HATE. Also, clunky heels are the worst thing ever. They need to taper.
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RE: Jean shorts.
I have always wanted to have a "Wear Too Much Denim" party where everyone wears denim shirts/jean shorts/vest/braided belts. It would be an awesome party.
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It really bugs me when people wear keffiyehs without understand the political/historical significance of them.
Conversely, it makes me chuckle when people get so uptight about them having some deep political/historical significance. Although they are strange and exotic to Westerners, bear in mind that in the Middle East they're pretty ubiquitous, sort of like the Arab equivalent of baseball caps. Hell, back when I lived in Egypt a keffiyeh tied around the neck was part of my Boy Scout uniform.
While certainly specific political groups in the Middle East wear certain styles of keffiyeh as a recognizable part of their garb, to suggest that people can't wear them just because they like them is like saying you shouldn't wear red shirts because of the significance of that color in inner city gangs warfare.
EDIT: For some reason I thought his was a new post.
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Edit: Wow... me too, jhocking. I was writing this at the same time as you, apparently.
It really bugs me when people wear keffiyehs without understand the political/historical significance of them.
Particularly hipster girls.
It really bugs me when people make a big deal about a scarf.
First of all, why single out "hipster girls"? I've seen plenty of guys wearing them too.
Second of all- people really need to stop saying this stuff about keffiyehs. A keffiyeh is just a scarf used by people in desert regions to keep the goddamn sun off their head. While a very specific colour and pattern of scarf is associated with a certain Palestinian leader, all the other keffiyehs seen around the place aren't at all associated with anything except being a practical and decorative addition to your head. And even wearing one of the black and white ones doesn't necessarily mean anything!
They're also used by many armed forces in many countries, including Australia and the U.K., yet no-one ever seems to bring that up.
Yeah, some of the patterns are for specific tribal groups, but so what? Arguing about this would be like saying that anyone who wears any type of tartan should find out the political stance of clan McDougal on the British Monarchy before they're allowed to wear tartan.
Please note that I don't own a keffiyeh. But you know what I do own? A khmer scarf, called a krama.
Guess what- this is a piece of clothing that has been around for thousands of years, yet became associated with the Khmer Rouge in recent times largely because of the media. Does wearing this mean I support the actions of the Khmer Rouge? No, it doesn't! I just like the scarf, and agree with Cambodians who dislike the fact that one of their lovely traditional items of clothing has become associated with something they hate.
If I didn't know all of this, it'd still be a nice looking scarf. Practical, too.
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It really bugs me when people wear keffiyehs without understand the political/historical significance of them.
Conversely, it makes me chuckle when people get so uptight about them having some deep political/historical significance. Although they are strange and exotic to Westerners, bear in mind that in the Middle East they're pretty ubiquitous, sort of like the Arab equivalent of baseball caps. Hell, back when I lived in Egypt a keffiyeh tied around the neck was part of my Boy Scout uniform.
While certainly specific political groups in the Middle East wear certain styles of keffiyeh as a recognizable part of their garb, to suggest that people can't wear them just because they like them is like saying you shouldn't wear red shirts because of the significance of that color in inner city gangs warfare.
That's really not the point at all. Students in Europe and America started wearing them to express solidarity with the Palestinians. It wasn't a fashion thing. It was a sort of civil action to call attention to systematic human rights abuses. Then other people started wearing them because they were "cool."
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You still haven't pointed out exactly what's wrong with people wearing these scarves just because they like them, or like to keep the sun off their neck.
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Because it's offensive.
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Oh hey you guys do you like my new hat with a swastika on it? Fuck all that Nazi noise I just think it looks dashing.
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It's not "offensive." It just makes it pretty obvious that the person knows nothing about why western students started wearing them, or that they give no thought to what they're wearing other than "like, omg, this looks cute!"
It was adopted to be a serious thing. It's not that those who wear it are supporting terrorism or something--they're supporting a people who are oppressed. I just personally think that's more important than some vague fashion.
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Man, it's lame when hate groups claim really cool symbols, and we can't like reclaim them and shit.
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I agree, but it's not something that is gonna change, unfortunately. I am considering growing a "Charlie Chaplin" moustache this November for Movember to reclaim it from Hitler as a valid facial hair choice. But man, I am not sure I am the right guy for the job.
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Actually, I see the Charile Chaplin/Hitler statche quite a bit.
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I agree, but it's not something that is gonna change, unfortunately. I am considering growing a "Charlie Chaplin" moustache this November for Movember to reclaim it from Hitler as a valid facial hair choice. But man, I am not sure I am the right guy for the job.
I believe in you.
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I agree, but it's not something that is gonna change, unfortunately. I am considering growing a "Charlie Chaplin" moustache this November for Movember to reclaim it from Hitler as a valid facial hair choice. But man, I am not sure I am the right guy for the job.
I believe in you.
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Actually, I see the Charile Chaplin/Hitler statche quite a bit.
You do? Man, I am pretty sure people sporting it around here would get The Stares.
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I believe in you.
I believe it will be a long, lonely November if he goes through with it.
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Oh, you probably will get The Stares. But really, unless you're Daniel Day-Lewis a mustache generally doesn't add attractiveness points. Just keep it trimmed; I know from experience the feeling of mustache hair going up my nose when smoochin' on a dude who is rocking one. It is not pleasant.
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Oh hey you guys do you like my new hat with a swastika on it? Fuck all that Nazi noise I just think it looks dashing.
Not a valid analogy. As has been established the keffiyeh is a common piece of clothing among many, many Middle Eastern and North African countries, and that only a certain pattern on a keffiyeh is identifiable with Mr Arafat/Palestine. The swastika is a logo/symbol that was specifically adopted by the Nazi party to represent them and their beliefs. A keffiyeh is just a fucking scarf, worn by people of all political allegiances, some of whom happen to be Palestinian liberationists.
and if anybody comes in here and says something about the swastika being around for thousands of years before being co-opted by the NSDAP then I will give you the crook-eye so hard
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Semiotics are tremendously important in all cultures, especially in terms of solidarity with oppressed peoples. The keffiyeh has evolved from its roots as a headdress to represent solidarity with Palestinians, an extremely potent political symbol that, when referred to as "just a fucking scarf," may have its power dampened significantly.
To put it in simpler terms, take this thought exercise. Palestinian designer Nami Jamal has said that "The Palestinian people consider [the keffiyeh] their flag." Now, mentally replace that keffiyeh with an actual flag - say, the gay pride flag.
Were the gay pride flag to become simply a trendy thing to wear on your clothing, stripped of meaning and context, would it be as strong a symbol for the gay community? Would its significance as a means of expressing gay identity become muddled by its unwitting absorption into fashion?
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I think I love you.
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and if anybody comes in here and says something about the swastika being around for thousands of years before being co-opted by the NSDAP then I will give you the crook-eye so hard
I've always wanted to visit a historic Hindu temple with a swastika on it, just to chuckle at the confusion of everyone else in the tour group.
Palestinian designer Nami Jamal has said that "The Palestinian people consider [the keffiyeh] their flag."
Some dude actually said that? Man, talk about pretentiousness. Unless, was he specifically talking about the style of Arafat's keffiyeh?
In fact, it's dawning on me that part of the issue may be people using the generic term "keffiyeh" to refer to Arafat's keffiyeh specifically. I've never actually seen the fashion people are talking about, so I suppose it's possible that the term "keffiyeh" has come to mean "Arafat's keffiyeh" among trendoids. That would be a logical enough development among people who don't realize that, say, the white head cloths Saudis wear are also keffiyehs.
As for me, I return to the Boy Scout uniform thing. I cannot possibly take seriously anything that was part of my Boy Scout uniform.
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rainbow suspenders picture
My dad wears those same suspenders. With his cut off jean shorts that are so short the pockets hang out below the hem. He's stylin'.
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Think more along the lines of this:
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(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k157/jcsunshine/26572Che-Guevara-Posters.jpg)
But I see what you mean, fuck fancy college words like "semiotics."
Joe, here's the fashion:
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(http://bp0.blogger.com/_wmaYDsHuOQI/Ri_0NoXNq7I/AAAAAAAAAe8/V5vdqMzl5_o/s400/uo+Colored+Shemagh+Scarf.jpg)
Some dude actually said that? Man, talk about pretentiousness.
Wow, dude. Just... wow.
Sorry if I come off as a little irritable over this but it annoys me that people refuse to understand what's significant about this and why it's a dick move to just wear it as a scarf for fun if you're a Westerner who has no association with or understanding of Middle Eastern politics, or worse if you do understand and you just don't care because it's a funky looking fashion item that comes in red or neon yellow or with Pac-Man on it and that's why you want it. That shows off nothing except tremendous ignorance.
Nobody in Western culture has the right to take a symbol of a genuinely oppressed group and strip it of its power. Absolutely nobody.
By the by, I'm not suggesting that Che Guevara or Chairman Mao are necessarily symbols of oppressed peoples; rather, I was illustrating the difference between an item of fashion that strongly incorporates political symbolism while removing the image's power and a pair or rainbow suspenders.
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Chairman Mao bag
Everyone knows that the ironic veneration of tyrants is the coolest thing.
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And there's always the Gary Neville Che t-shirt.
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SYMBOLS AND STUFF
Well, only two of those pictures are of the Palestinian keffiyeh, if that makes a difference. Also, the symbol only has meaning when it is used with that meaning. I mean, what does the red and black flag mean? Does it mean anarchism? Or does it mean that Down are playing in the All-Ireland again? Symbols depend on their context, and keffiyeh wearing in Western societies - especially the wearing of keffiyehs that aren't the Palestinian one - are so devoid of any political meaning, for the most part, as to not be political.
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Well in all fairness, my Keffiyeh got me laid. And isnt that what its all about AMIRIGHT!
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Symbols depend on their context, and keffiyeh wearing in Western societies - especially the wearing of keffiyehs that aren't the Palestinian one - are so devoid of any political meaning, for the most part, as to not be political.
It's devoid of political meaning only because it was co-opted by people who had no idea what it stood for, which is entirely my point.
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Except that, as has been repeatedly explained over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over, only one specific pattern has any even had any political relevance at all.
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I had never heard of keffiyeh before, although I recognise it in the pictures.
I have a scarf which I wear similiarly, but it's not really anything like the Palestinian pattern. Where would you arguing people say the line is? (I'm asking both sides of the argument here really.)
I can't comment on political symbols but I have to say that I cannot understand the girls who wear scarves with shorts and a tank top. Either you're cold or you aren't.
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I like those scarves. And yes, I know where they come from. I do not wear one because I do not own one, but do I wear scarves? Yes, quite a bit. I don't really see them as on par with Che shirts, which annoy the shit out of me, but I can see why some people would be annoyed by them. But seeing as how they were and still are practical garments in the middle east, I don't see why westerners can wear them, too, even if they are being worn as fashion accessories. They are nice looking scarves.
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Joe, here's the fashion:
The red scarf is the one we used to wear. Now that I'm seeing it again, it pretty much just looks like a bandana. No wonder we used that; in Egypt, that would have been orders of magnitude easier to obtain than an actual bandana.
In retrospect, I suppose the term "pretentious" was rather jaw dropping in that context. What I meant was, it is rather presumptuous for one guy (incidentally, you refer to him as a "designer"; who is this guy anyway? when was that statement made?) to lay claim to a common item of clothing as a symbol of his specific community when that item of clothing is already routinely worn in a staggering variety of communities in a huge geographic area, and has been common to every community in that region for hundreds if not thousands of years.
In my mind, to treat the keffiyeh as a special Palestinian thing is what shows tremendous ignorance. Yes, they are an oppressed group and thus deserve special attention, but guess what? So are a lot of the other people who wear keffiyehs! Conversely, a lot of people who wear keffiyehs are not oppressed in the slightest, and are themselves oppressors. When an item of clothing is common in many diverse groups, from the downtrodden Kurds to the exalted Saudis, thinking it is only a Palestinian thing suggests to me someone who knows little about the Middle East. Moreover, this is the subtlest form of ignorance, as it is ignorance manifesting in people who really do care and are earnestly trying to do the right thing.
Incidentally, for what it's worth now that I know about this fashion I find it pretty silly. Sort of like when there was a fashion for wearing camouflage; I'll mock the trendoids dressing that way for looking stupid, but directing moral outrage at them is pretty silly too.
ADDITION: Y'know, now that I'm googling up some articles to learn about this fashion, I'm seeing that the whole issue seems to be one that conservative bloggers were the first to make noise about, only in the sense of Palestinians as terrorists:
http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/05/31/the-rachel-ray-keffiyeh-fiasco/
So at the risk of being patronising, I'm guessing there's a growing liberal backlash in the opposite direction?
Maybe this discussion should move to DISCUSS. Man, who knew that discussions of fashion would turn into an argument about politics?
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Overall the point is that the scarves are terribly overdone, and the fact that they have become so ubiquitous is making it very difficult for me to accesorize in an interesting way.
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Man I'm going to go out and buy like fifteen keffiyehs in different colours and make a dress for the next queer mardi-gras parade out of them.
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I believe it will be a long, lonely November if he goes through with it.
That's cool, he can hang out with me since my ladyhalf has refused to see me during Novembeard.
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Actually, I see the Charile Chaplin/Hitler statche quite a bit.
Where is that? The only place I have seen that other than on the faces of the aforementioned two are in manga, I guess there isn't a stigma against it there? The Manji (described in a tour book I was reading for japanese class as a swastika) is still used there to symbolize buddhist shrines that have rooms for rent on maps, might be a case of different in Japan.
The less brightly colored scarves in Johnny's pictures? You know what I would have thought if I had seen one of those? "Oh, hey, a Shemagh, wonder if that guy has it for airsoft." I think that claiming all kinds of those, which are used pretty much ubiquitously in the middle east, as belonging to some cause or another, makes about as much sense as the gay guy that yelled at my friend for wearing tie-dye as a straight person.
Course, tie-dye isn't fashionable, but it is fun to wear with combat boots and camouflage. You get the funniest stares.
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For my mind there is a difference between wearing a Palestinian style keffiyeh and a smallish ragged-edge scarf with a pattern on it. The latter is worn about in Japan and seems to still be a fairly stylish thing over there.
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In my mind, to treat the keffiyeh as a special Palestinian thing is what shows tremendous ignorance. Yes, they are an oppressed group and thus deserve special attention, but guess what? So are a lot of the other people who wear keffiyehs! Conversely, a lot of people who wear keffiyehs are not oppressed in the slightest, and are themselves oppressors. When an item of clothing is common in many diverse groups, from the downtrodden Kurds to the exalted Saudis, thinking it is only a Palestinian thing suggests to me someone who knows little about the Middle East. Moreover, this is the subtlest form of ignorance, as it is ignorance manifesting in people who really do care and are earnestly trying to do the right thing.
Do you really think that people don't realize they're also worn by Arabs, Kurds, Berbers...most people of the Middle East and the Maghreb? I am saying that people in the west, who never wore keffiyehs and had no cultural or environmental reason to, began to wear them solely for the purpose of a sort of every-day protest against Israelis and in support of Palestinians. It started in Paris and London and spread to the rest of Western Europe and America. No one started wearing them because Saudis or Kurds were. Then it just became a cool/fashionable thing to wear. I really don't know where you get off saying any of that.
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Man, can we start talking about fashion some time soon or what.
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I can't wait till it gets a bit colder here so I can wear some of my bitchin' new sweaters.
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Seriously, what the hell do you guys think fashion is. Because the Kiffiyeh in the west was grounded in Social Protest/Solidarity, doesnt mean that it must remain so for all of time. On the contrary, it just happened to be the source of the current fashion.
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Actually, I see the Charile Chaplin/Hitler statche quite a bit.
Where is that?
St Louis, Missouri. But I know I've seen them in other places as well, and in recent pictures from all over too. It's just a fucking mustache guys, not a death threat. Its not like someone woke up one morning and thought "Gee, I bet if I shave my facial hair this way, all those damn Jews will know how I feel about them." I bet they shaved and were like "hey, this looks alright!"
It's silly to be so offended by a style of hair, or an article of clothing.
I often shave my head into a style known as a Chelsea, I guess. I mean, we had this big discussion on here once, and that was what someone said. Apparently, this style is well liked and worn by female skinheads. I just like it because it means I can keep all the parts U want long, and all the other parts short. I don't dislike any race. I'm not a racist. I'm not a skinhead. But I like that style of hair. The first time I shaved my head this way, I was dating a Jewish guy, and my best friend was black. Neither said anything or cared. They both said it looked good. It's a hairstyle, not a political view. There is nothing to be offended by. Can we please stop getting up in arms about these things? Let the god damn privileged white kids wear their god damn kiffiyehs.
(On a side note, I am a little bit hopped up on anti hive medicine, so feel free to completely ignore much of what I say.)
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I am saying that people in the west... began to wear them solely for the purpose of a sort of every-day protest against Israelis and in support of Palestinians. It started in Paris and London and spread to the rest of Western Europe and America.
oh, by "historical significance" I assumed you meant the garment's history in the Middle East.
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I need a new goddamned wallet.
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jhocking > This thread
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Fashion thread help me!
I don't know what shoes and accessories to wear with this dress I bought. Also, suitability for a wedding or any other occasions.
I think this wedding will be western/chinese - day time ceremony, large dinner party at night. I was thinking this would be okay for evening.
Edit:Durr. Forgot to post the picture:
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Whats the dress look like? and what shoe options do you have?
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Trainers.
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Something generally thin and with very little body with thin sandal-y straps (pick one of the blues or purples or pinks on the dress) and a heel of completely unremarkable height.
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Well. Hmm, that's sort of a colorful dress.. I guess you'd either want to wear something that doesn't show off that you're wearing shoes, or something that is colorful like the dress? Maybe white or cream colored flats or heels would go well with it. Just something you'd want to wear all day, I guess.
It might be one of my pet peeves, but I really dislike when girls wear heels, then take them off 1/4 through the night because they aren't used to wearing them and their feet hurt. If you are going to wear shoes, suck it up or I'll start dropping thumbtacks.
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Shorts should never be worn by anyone ever.
I don't have a keffiyeh but I've seen them around and they seem awfully damn practical for that little space of autumn when you need a scarf to leave the house, but after ten minutes you don't need that scarf anymore and damn it's heavy and thick and oh shit, now I'm stuck carrying it around. Of course any lightweight scarf would fit the bill. But hey, keffiyehs, why not? Of course I'm anti-apartheid so I'm not exactly averse to the "political" message either. But no, I don't think that a bunch of hipsters sporting keffiyeh "waters down" the concept of Palestinian liberation. I think Palestinians have more to worry about than what hipsters in America and Europe do.
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What pisses me off the most about all that keffiyeh business are those fucking Anti-German idiots who get all angry at anyone who wears a keffiyeh to support the palestinian liberation. Because, you know, "The Jews are allowed to do everything they like because the Bad Bad Germans are so evil. Bomb Dresden! Again! huaglabablalal Morgenthau hur hur hur Stalingrad yadda yadda"
Fucking idiots.
Anyway, that dress is really pretty!
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I own like 5 pairs of shorts. I don't know what I'll ever do with them now.
I've been asking girls if they wanted to go shopping with me. I figure they have better fashion sense than I do.
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Well. Hmm, that's sort of a colorful dress.. I guess you'd either want to wear something that doesn't show off that you're wearing shoes, or something that is colorful like the dress? Maybe white or cream colored flats or heels would go well with it. Just something you'd want to wear all day, I guess.
It might be one of my pet peeves, but I really dislike when girls wear heels, then take them off 1/4 through the night because they aren't used to wearing them and their feet hurt. If you are going to wear shoes, suck it up or I'll start dropping thumbtacks.
I don't like flats because they usually look silly, but I also dislike when girls wear shoes they aren't in good enough shape to wear. Heels require ankle strength and some calf muscle! But my point is that I agree about the girls being stupid about their shoes, except that in my case they only have one option which they never take (which is to learn how to wear heels for a long time) and this just drives me crazier.
Fattay: I would go with heels that are ivory or the yellow colour on the dress. You could try the red if you can find the right colour, but I would not wear shoes that colour blue or pink with that dress because then it looks like you are matching your shoes to your outfit like they did in the 60s. You do pretty well anyway with picking one aspect to play up with an outfit, so I think you'll be alright regardless. If your arms feel kind of bare, I would wear one kind of chunky bracelet in a brighter colour or a silver chain bracelet and only for one arm, but actually it looks really good with the minimal accessories you have in the picture. I dunno about earrings, though, since I can't see them, but I would go with something subtle and maybe dangly but not very long, and also silver. (I don't think gold would do much for that dress any time.)
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Ali, I think you should avoid heels- with a dress that long they can just look odd. If I were to wear that dress I would pair it with some sandals, probably a metallic color of some sort. Bronze would look really nice with the colors, but silver or gold might be more practical so you could do jewelery to coordinate with the shoes.
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Sandals would look good with it. Silver ones.
But please no flats. I cannot see flats looking good with that dress.
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I own like 5 pairs of shorts. I don't know what I'll ever do with them now.
I've been asking girls if they wanted to go shopping with me. I figure they have better fashion sense than I do.
Wear them, some people(me) think shorts are nice on men, and ladies.
Also, Fatty, I say no to flats, I don't think flats ever look good with dresses unless it's a cutsey/hippie-boho-flowy dress. I'm definately thinking strappy heels, but I'm not sure, I don't really care for long dresses that aren't cocktail in nature, I do like the pattern though.
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I also would suggest not wearing flats. With a long dress like that, you can't really wear flats, it makes you look stunted.
I would maybe recommend a nice kitten heel, in a black, maybe a patent. I only say this, because the dress is the main part of the outfit, in this situation. If you were wearing a black skirt and a white shirt, it would be cool to wear a colored heel. You can't really take away from that dress, unless you wear the wrong color shoe.
I also think silver accessories would look really pretty with that. For sure.
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everyone saying don't wear flats
This is why I came into the fashion thread in the first place. I know color theory, but I'll be damned if I can put together anything more complex than shoes, pants a shirt and a hat.
I have sorta creepy legs I think. I dunno. calves are weird.
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Flats in general are a great option, I would wear them with a shorter dress, knee length. If it's any longer than that, it kind of dwarfs your body, in my opinion. I think this is merely the case with dresses. I think flats are super fun.
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I think flats are awesome but not with long dresses.
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I don't think flats would look good to that dress either, but too high heels would make you look out of proportion because of the length of the dress. A nice pair of sandals with a small-medium heel would look great, something like this:
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Although not in red. Since the dress has so many colors, I guess the shoes should either match one of the main colors of the dress, or be something completely neutral, like cream of beige... Not white or black though, that would stand out too much, and the dress looks so great it has to be the main focus. I don't think you should wear a necklace either, it would be a bit over the top because of the bold pattern. A nice, big bracelet would do just fine!
Jeez, I have way too much time on my hands.
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Shorts should never be worn by anyone ever.
Them's fightin' words. The right shorts look good to great.
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Yeah. It's been pretty warm of late, and I've been busting out the shorts.
As far as I'm concerned, so long as shorts reach below the knee on guys, it's all fine and dandy.
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I need to buy some new shorts, actually. I have a few pair, but they are getting old.
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Haven't we already done the whole shorts thing already?
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Est you can always do what I do, and turn a pair of old pants into shorts by hacking them off below the knees.
I mean, if you're into the whole ragged shorts look and all. It's not everyone's cup of tea.
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Shorts are fantastic!
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I'm not sure I have a suitable pair of pants :(
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I like shorts if they are done well. Here is an outfit I wore last week- with shorts!
(I was trying to work it. Forgive me.)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3104/2889416038_d9bc46269a.jpg?v=0)
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I would really like a red necklace like that! I've been looking for a suitable one.
Oh yeah, advice.
Thanks everyone for your thoughts. I'll tell you what options I have and what I am likely to take.
Matching anything with the primary colours pink and blue on the dress seems ridiculous, as katie has suggested.
I agree with medium strappy heels. I'm completely out of my depth with this because I've never had a full length dress and this throws me off because it stops just above my ankles, so shoes are super important. Unfortuantely most of my strappy heels are black, there might be some brown/gold sandals I can look for.
I can't decide on the colour and accessory type - Most of my jewellery is silver, so this is an option. I like the idea of chunky plastic bracelet in a neutral tone.
So basically I'm stuck on colour, tan/brown seems too inbetween, white could work, and so could black. I might try it with a few things.
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I got it at a secondhand store for $3, I think. I wear it all the time!
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Silver would be a good complement to both the dress and your skin tones for jewelry, even shoes. Gold would be a good contrast because it's much warmer and will stand out against the dress, but I'd fear that it'd be washed out because your skin is a mid tone, rather than a dark or light.
I also think that chunky plastic bracelets don't look good for formal occasions, they seem less classy and more I'm going on a date and so this is what I'll wear.
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Miss Conception is doing it right.
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So, winter is approaching, finally. This jacket, does it look alright? I finally fit into it again after losing a liiittle bit of weight, but it still feels tight, and I can't seem to decide if it looks as tight as it feels (like the somewhat protruding side pockets), or if I can get away with wearing it.. I'd prefer not to have to buy a new jacket this winter, because I wanna save money for buying clothes after I've lost more weight than I have atm, but I'd also prefer not looking too bad during the somewhat long winter.
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Side (http://bilder.tykjpelk.net/skitch/IMG_0003-20080926-120757.png) - Back (http://bilder.tykjpelk.net/skitch/IMG_0004-20080926-120854.png)
(The pictures aren't great, the lighting in my dorm room sucks.)
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I've got a peacoat that fits me brilliantly, but the pockets also seem to poof out. It's a cute coat, Mari! Wear the fuck out of it.
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Ladybug,
The peacoat is nice, but I feel it is a bit chunky. It appears to be a good length for you though. I would suggest not buttoning it right up unless absolutely necessary. Leave the top open with scarf or accesories, to break up the black.
If it is looking poofy, leaving it open, or with just one button usually helps it hang straighted and not bunch around the bottom hem.
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Peacoats are hell of classy, and yours looks really nice. Wear it lots! And don't hate on yourself about weight so much love, you're not a hippo:P
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On heels any higher than kitten heels: All I think is, man, I'll still be running at sixty while the chick who wore the torture devices is gonna be so laid up and have all kinds of leg/foot problems. Heels worn in anything but the strictest moderation are bad for you, girls!
I used to work with a woman who took it as a point of pride that she could not wear flat shoes as she wore stilettos near constantly, even at home. If she is still walking at sixty I'll eat my conservative loafers.
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Thanks for the input! Yeah, it is a bit chunky, which is also a reason I'm not a huuge fan, but ah well, I guess it'll do. I do have a nice-looking purple/blue/green/lots of colors stripy scarf that I guess I could use, so that I wouldn't have to button it all the way up constantly. Just tried it on, and it looks better, thanks!
And nah, maybe not a hippo, but definitely heavier than what is healthy and what I am comfortable with :p Plus, weight loss means I have to get more active and eat healthier, and that can only lead to good things anyways (minus, you know, injuries and stuff that I plan on avoiding)!
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Miss Conception is doing it right.
Thanks Dom! I do try to be stylish most of the time.
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On heels any higher than kitten heels: All I think is, man, I'll still be running at sixty while the chick who wore the torture devices is gonna be so laid up and have all kinds of leg/foot problems. Heels worn in anything but the strictest moderation are bad for you, girls!
All I am going to say about this is, "do not get me started". And that you can find heels that are not bad for your feet, and that if you have the leg and ankle strength to wear them, they are not necessarily bad for your knees or lower back. The end.
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I think heels look silly anyways. Especially large ones.
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I think heels look silly anyways. Especially large ones.
"do not get me started".
(dude, how can you even make a blanket statement like that)
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I think heels look silly anyways. Especially large ones.
Nay! Heels are sex objectified.
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do i need to start posting pictures of all my shoes again?
because if these shenanigans continue i swear i will and it will be annoying for everyone
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Everyone who doesn't like maiAda's shoe modeling, raise your hand.
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Anyone?
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(dude, how can you even make a blanket statement like that)
I'm not saying they are silly, I know a lot of people like them. I just happen not to.
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I guess this is a "They are" vs "I think they are" issue. Case closed.
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Oh Dovey. Oh man.
HI.
DOVEY,
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Dovey, that last shirt is unreal.
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Man Dovey stop makin us all look bad. And those Pumas look sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet
(I seriously need to stop getting a hard on for Pumas)
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It is totally understandable. I really had to try hard to restrict myself to only buying one pair.
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Yeah but I think it'd be fine if I wore it without a t-shirt underneath, like I am there. I tried it on in the store and it was fine then. So it's either the t-shirt or I gained hell of weight in the last two weeks.
(I hope I did not gain hell of weight without noticing)
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God damn Dovey,
I really need me some Pumas. The last time I was at the Puma store I did it horribly wrong and bought bright orange slip-ons. (My excuse is that I had just spent four hours looking for a pair of decent Vans slip-ons and they were sold out EVERYWHERE. Also the orange looked good in the light of the store. Damn lighting)
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Dovey,
Jesus christ man.
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That's great fashion advice, dovey.
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Shirts and shoes
The first shirt is bang-whiz, the the second is good too. The third looks like rainbow flannel? I guess if you are going to where it roll the sleeves up to your elbow. If you actually fold them over at the cuff, it should take about 3 folds and hold itself up. Now as far as Pumas go, I typically see them as the runners for people too old to wear runners and should be wearing actual shoes. I personally really dont like them, my fashion advice is to get a pair of leather shoes that have a pointy toe instead of a square toe, in a medium brown or darkish red colour instead. They feel fancy and kind of a pain in the ass, but they are much nicer, and people will notice that.
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I agree with Chesire's shoe advice, except about the pointy toe bit. Pointy toes are awful. Square toes are where it's at.
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Or you could get a CRAZY round shape toe.
You know, like the shape your foot is in.
CRAZY
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My foot is in the shape of a triangle.
What now?
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Expensive surgery?
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What kind of person would it take to pull of something like this:
(http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/fettforrealhoodie.jpg)
Because I really like it, but I'm not so sure...
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No one could pull that off.
Is the staining deliberate?
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Yeah, there is no one on Earth awesome enough to wear that.
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And it's not staining. It's carbon scoring.
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y278/JiggityJohn/favorites/star%20wars%20images/BobaFettMain2.jpg)
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I think it's awesome, the kind of person that can pull it off is the confident kind. Do itt
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Dude guys, I would totally wear that hoodie.
And I would make it look SO GODDAMN HOT.
(one of these statements might be false)
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I want a military style jacket and I found two i kind of like, but I am favoring one more than the other
http://www.express.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=5403&parentCategoryId=1&categoryId=80&subCategoryId=148
I like that one better I think
http://www.express.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=5396&parentCategoryId=1&categoryId=80&subCategoryId=148
That is the other option.
I would post pictures of me trying on both, but I don't have them.
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I like the second one of those more. I'm partial to the lapel and it has a slightly more formal feel.
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What kind of person would it take to pull of something like this:
omg where can I order that
EDIT: fuuuuuuuuck
http://www.shopecko.com/searchHandler/index.jsp?oos=true&nullProductId=3130932
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I want a military style jacket and I found two i kind of like, but I am favoring one more than the other
That website appears to hate me so I cannot see the full-size pictures. But, from what I can tell by the tiny little thumbnails, both are good jackets, though the second does appear to have a more formal feel.
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First Army Jacket is a major Don't, the second one is much subtler and generally stylish.
*edit*
Also that Boba Fett Hoody is for extreme Motocross types with poor fashion sense. I would not recommend it.
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my fashion advice is to get a pair of leather shoes that have a pointy toe instead of a square toe, in a medium brown or darkish red colour instead. They feel fancy and kind of a pain in the ass
I have shoes just like that (http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a55/ddovey/Image123.jpg), and I thought I'd posted them in this thread before, or maybe the pic thread. Anyway, I just really like sneakers, and my job a) is pretty cool with allowing me to wear sneakers and b) requires a fair amount of walking, which means it is good to have comfy shoes. Dress shoes are for dressy occasions.
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Dovey, I support your fashion decisions. Except for that first shirt that you must have stolen from your younger brother or something. It does you no good at all.
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Dont under estimate the potential comfort of a nice pair of shoes. Guys shoes arent designed to punish our feet in the name of fashion.
Also, ignore Emaline, she is w-r-o-n-g. That first shirt is great, it fits on the small side of well, but it does flash a comfortable level of tat, which makes up for it, and the pattern is nice. So if you can, dont be afraid of trading it in for the same thing one size up.
*edit*
To Emailine, ok fine, we are on the same page then. Truces all 'round
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I am saying it is wrong because it is too damn small. If it fit him properly, it'd be fine. I think shorter sleeves are nifty on people with tattoos to show off, but that doesn't mean that grown men should shop in the little boys section. You could be wearing the Greatest Shirt In The World, and it'd still look terrible if it didn't fit.
Dear People Of The World,
Dislike looking over weight? Buy clothes that fit!
I used to have a friend to hated how fat she was. All the time she'd complain and complain about it. But she wasn't really that fat! A bit healthy sure, but not fat. Nothing she really needed to get rid of. But she wore a size 10 when she should have been wearing a size 14. The size 10s would squeeze her fat out and over her pants, making her look a lot bigger than she was. If she would have worn a proper size, she would have looked lighter.
When your shirt is so tight, you can use your buttons as weapons, you need to get a bigger size, or be sure to provide everyone around you with goggles for when those buttons pop off.
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so tight, you can use your buttons as weapons, you need to get a bigger size, or be sure to provide everyone around you with goggles for when those buttons pop off. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LASc8ewLaw)
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Oh man, I thought the first shirt was the one that looked the best, including fit.
but don't listen to me, I'm a crazy person.
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This is a little off topic, but every single time I see a girl sporting a mohawk and I don't stop to say "that's awesome, we should be friends" I know that I'll regret it forever.
I think my first girlfriend spoiled me (she had that crazy liberty spikes style of mohawk that was really damn long and my god was she attractive) as to what hairstyles I think are attractive.
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hurgle blurge your shirt doesn't fit
Yeah but I think it'd be fine if I wore it without a t-shirt underneath, like I am there. I tried it on in the store and it was fine then. So it's either the t-shirt or I gained hell of weight in the last two weeks.
Hey guys, this!
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Or you could get a CRAZY round shape toe.
You know, like the shape your foot is in.
CRAZY
Man, you want foot shaped shoes? Go for it dudes.
(http://www.geekologie.com/2007/08/29/glove-shoes.jpg)
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That is so terrible. And yet so appealing.
I want them more than anything I've ever wanted before.
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I feel like they would be pretty uncomfortable, like toe socks. But you could run awesomely fast I bet:)
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Until you get a stone in the top of them.
Are they for climbing?
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Quote from geekologie-
"Vibram's line of FiveFingers shoes (shouldn't that be FiveToes shoes?) are, um, unique. As an owner of Nike Air Rifts (that just have the big toe separated), I find these oddly appealing, yet disgustingly disgusting looking. I just hope none of my winter gloves catch sight of these things, because they'll fight them for being copycats. They sell for between $70-$100 and are allegedly great for all sorts of make believe sports like ChiRunning, Pose Method Running, and Bouldering. And, if they're anything like my barefoot style running shoes, they're even greater at smelling like ass."
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Hey guys, this!
Hey I think it looks pretty good.
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Those would be such fun climbing shoes.
Also I am spending a week grimy.
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Are you in the woods hunting with Jens and his dad by any chance?
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Are you in the woods hunting Jens and his dad by any chance?
FYP
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Guys. I bought some of these skirts. (http://www.enwrapturevintage.citymax.com/36inchsilkwrapskirt.html) They are awesome. I look like a pirate, or a gypsy, or something. They are so much fun. Do you guys think they look completely silly?
(ps. I only paid $9 for each of them)
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They are alright for Halloween costumes but I would never wear one at any other time.
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:-(
I am wearing one now. And to work. :-( I have jeans and a short black cardigan on with it. I thought I looked really cute.
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To me there is just too much fabric and not enough shape to it. I cannot see how it could be flattering on anyone bigger than a size 2.
Also- dress/skirt over jeans is a huge pet peeve of mine. Ugh.
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You don't have to style it how it is shown. They are essentially wraps. You can style them anyway you want. They letter I got with them says there are over 100 different ways to style it. They all have different shapes. I came up with my own way to tie it today, and I think it looks really nice. I will try to take pictures and post them later, if I can find a working camera. It looks cute.
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The way they are styled in the pictures looks like south asian sarongs. I think they are cute.
Also the toe shoes are terrible. I actually have two reasons I cannot wear them: 1) they are terrible, and 2) my second toe is longer than my big toe, so they wouldn't fit.
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That toe thing is a hereditary thing on my mom's side of the family. I am actually the only one to not have it, at least, not as bad. I couldn't wear those shoes either, even if I wanted to.
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man, those toe shoes are awesome!
as a professional ninja, i think they would be great for climbing into peoples bedrooms at night and dripping poison into their ears. i often find that in traditional shoes my toes aren't agile enough to quickly and quietly climb things.
those things could shave minutes off my murder time.
do they come in black?
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Emaline those skirts are bablicious
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so i was thinking about some Levis 511s- only i'd have to order online.
how do the regular(100%cotton) 511s fit? my waist is 31", should i get a 32" and count on shrinkage?
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I want that hoodie so fucking bad.
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Ema, those are awesome!
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Also- dress/skirt over jeans is a huge pet peeve of mine. Ugh.
high fives Liz
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Dovey. You and I. We are meant to be.
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Emaline, get a working camera!
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I think the skirts are cute when not worn all bunched up.
I think the shoes are ridiculous. They make me laugh.
I have no idea how 511s fit, and would never buy jeans that I hadn't been able to try on first. Maybe you could look for some at a thrift store and try them on there before ordering? I dunno.
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Dudes.
I find this man very, very attractive based solely on his clothing.
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qjpwnPW4c1o/SOc1TspArAI/AAAAAAAAEHI/SZ_c0thLZ08/s400/1028GVHommesWeb.jpg)
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I can't see because his hands are in the way, but is he wearing a cravat?
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I think so? Either way the whole look is hella classy but still casual.
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is your measured waist a 31 or do you just buy 31s? i can't think of any levis (except for some of the LVCs) that are true-to-size.
if your measured waist is a 31 and you want true to size buy a 29.
511s fit about 2" large around the waist?
generally i just get 32x32/30s(since usually 31s are a true-to-size fit but are rare as shit to come by) and they usually fit alright. now i'm thinking maybe i'll go for a 30
as for the whole buying online thing, it's pretty much my only option until summer because of where i'm located. it's online or like wal-mart or some useless shit like that
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The original ACRONYM® 3RD ARM INTEROPSæ bag. Assymetrical dynamical hybrid system. German special forces hardware. Ergonomic patterns. Kinaesthetic intent. Cadence, speed, and practicality in a use-driven adaptive load bearing system.
Ok so the bag is pretty cool but I don't think I could buy anything with a marketing spiel that ridiculous.
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The first three photos of the guy wearing the jacket are golden. You have a seemingly innocent jacket, then he shows you the hidden compartments, and gives you a look like "don't you dare tell anyone."
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The thing is that sam has awesome taste in material things. I want that bag.
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ordered some soft rigid(essentially a raw?) 30x30s today under the influence of this pic i saw on some forum.
(http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd41/Jackb00t/Levis/IMG_0368.jpg)
levis 511 soft rigids after like 6months of wearing every other day and 2 washes.
i don't expect them to wear this well, fyi
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Wear them in and they could look that good!
I think Levi's sanforizes their raw denim that isn't the 501s, but check into it. If they're not sanforized, expect shrinkage of 1 size in the waist and 2 in the legs. It's not a bad idea to do a hot soak on them for about an hour so they shrink down a bit. Then, don't wash them at all at all unless you can't avoid it, keep things in the same pockets so the friction creates awesome fades, and enjoy your beautiful new jeans!
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i'm assuming by a warm soak you mean to just leave them submerged in a tub of hot water for an hour or so then air-dry?
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Man, I wish Levis were not so expensive over here. Perhaps I will have to pick some up in Chicago next summer.
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Chicagocon '09: The English Folk Will Buy Cheap Jeans!
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I have a feeling it will ruin me. My only other visit to America has involved eight hours in Atlanta airport waiting for a connecting flight, and even then I kept buying it because oh my god it's all so cheap.
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Well if you want I will watch you and make sure you keep your spending in check. I am good at being frugal.
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i'm assuming by a warm soak you mean to just leave them submerged in a tub of hot water for an hour or so then air-dry?
Yes.
Never put your jeans in the dryer, and always wash inside out.
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I love washing my jeans in the dryer >:| I have never had problems
HOWEVER
MY ZIPPERS KEEP BREAKING D: If I buy a size 2/3 they fit, but the zipper breaks, but if I buy sizes 4/5, then they're falling down all day. What do I do guys?
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Buy a belt?
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Don't wear pants?
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Oh don't encourage her.
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(https://ssl.static-cache.de/pimgs/323/c3/323_c360099b.jpg)
Duh
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Oh don't encourage her.
It'll keep her from wearing tights as pants.
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I'm pretty sure that not wearing actual pants will only encourage her to wear tights as pants.
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I love washing my jeans in the dryer >:| I have never had problems
HOWEVER
MY ZIPPERS KEEP BREAKING D: If I buy a size 2/3 they fit, but the zipper breaks, but if I buy sizes 4/5, then they're falling down all day. What do I do guys?
Wash your jeans less often and inside out. The decrease in friction on the denim will allow for the zipper to maintain strength longer. Or just buy jeans at places that are not old navy.
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Man I wash my jeans whenever they get more stretched out a bit, i.e. whenever they stop framing my ass optimally, which is like every 2 or 3 weeks or so. When I was working in a barn I was wearing two pairs every week and washing on the weekend because they got so gross, but otherwise they don't need to be washed that much.
You can put jeans in the dryer! It is ok! Animal Ghosts is precisely right about washing them inside out, and you should leave them inside out when you put them in the dryer. The key is to not dry them completely. When you take them out, seams and hems and pockets and wherever else there are several layers of fabric should still be at least a little damp. Hang them up or lay them over a vent or a heater or something to finish drying. Feel free to wear them still damp, too, I guess, but the fibers are more likely to be permanently stretched if you do (as in, they won't shrink back up next time you wash them).
The problem with putting jeans in the dryer is that getting them completely dry usually means you have over-dried them. Denim is 100% cotton, or at least it usually is, and extreme heat makes cotton shrink up. The mistake people make is noticing that the waistband is still damp and throwing their jeans back in the dryer, even though the legs of the jeans are almost definitely all dry, which means that the only other physical change that the heat and the motion of the dryer can make on the denim is to start contracting the fibers of the dry parts.
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I love washing my jeans in the dryer >:| I have never had problems
HOWEVER
MY ZIPPERS KEEP BREAKING D: If I buy a size 2/3 they fit, but the zipper breaks, but if I buy sizes 4/5, then they're falling down all day. What do I do guys?
Wash your jeans less often and inside out. The decrease in friction on the denim will allow for the zipper to maintain strength longer. Or just buy jeans at places that are not old navy.
I've never had a problem with jeans from Old Navy. Ever.
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>:[
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My Old Navy jeans are 100% indestructible.
I also never put my jeans in the dryer, nor my other clothes for that matter. I hang everything to dry.
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But sometimes it is rainy? >:[
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(https://ssl.static-cache.de/pimgs/323/c3/323_c360099b.jpg)
chicks in suspenders are super hot.
that concludes my contribution to the thread.
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I love washing my jeans in the dryer >:| I have never had problems
HOWEVER
MY ZIPPERS KEEP BREAKING D: If I buy a size 2/3 they fit, but the zipper breaks, but if I buy sizes 4/5, then they're falling down all day. What do I do guys?
Wash your jeans less often and inside out. The decrease in friction on the denim will allow for the zipper to maintain strength longer. Or just buy jeans at places that are not old navy.
I actually live in a section of the world that does not have an old navy. but I don't see how the zipper breaking is affected by the denim?
Also, guys. Jeans take forever to dry out of the drier, and I simply do not have anywhere that I can let them hang dry. It's too cold outside like 80% of the year to do it outside and I do not have a very large house and my family would not appreciate running into my jeans hanging in the bathroom. Besides, then they don't shrink back up to optimal ass-itude, they stay stretched out which I don't like.
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Ladies in suspenders,
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Definitely.
(http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/images/pi/piege-nicole-suspender-belt.jpg)
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Suspenders don't work so well on me. I have too much boob to contend with.
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Not bad for you. But sometimes bad for me.
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Boobs pushing suspenders aside >< Side boob
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Suspenders + big titties = rad
As long as you don't expect them to function, it hurts when you move and they cut in, however, standing still you look rad.
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I disagree!
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Hey guys it is cool that you are posting in this thread a lot because every time I go to read the new post I get to scroll past that pic I posted
(I kind of have a Thing for suspender belts)
(http://www.pandoraschoice.com/ekmps/shops/pandoraschoice/resources/Image/black_seamed_stockings.jpg)
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I kinda have a thing for those SHOES
holy cow.
Also, am I the only person that thinks underwear that are see through on the butt are very unattractive?
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Damn it Dovey that popped up in class.
Awkward.
Also I really like this sweater and I kind of want it even though it is for dudes:
(http://www.oaknyc.com/assets/images/hydenblkchelsea_regular.jpg)
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Jens stop being silly and pay attention to the fashion. You would look very dashing in the sweater I just posted.
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I would like it more if it didn't have the buttons JUST in the middle of the chest.
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Damn it Dovey that popped up in class.
Awkward.
Also I really like this sweater and I kind of want it even though it is for dudes:
(http://www.oaknyc.com/assets/images/hydenblkchelsea_regular.jpg)
The cowl neck is so big right now. I have a cardigan very similar to this in dark grey, but I bought it super large for the sake of silhouette contrast.
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I think you should come to Chicago with your friend. You and I will take Jens shopping and make him like clothing as much as he should.
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Now, how is that possible? Just buy what she tells you to buy, and you'll look great.
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Jens you could never disappoint me.
My expectations are low.
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Give up gaming and comics. Buy good clothes.
I have found more awesome clothes for dudes. However I will not put all of them into one post. There are a lot of images.
(http://www.80spurple.com/shop/app/img/products/ort_m_1003-3t.jpg) (http://www.80spurple.com/shop/app/img/products/nix_m_1023-2t.jpg)
(http://www.80spurple.com/shop/app/img/products/fop_m_1004-2t.jpg) (http://www.80spurple.com/shop/app/img/products/fop_m_1009-2t.jpg)
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But I guess I could trudge after Animal Ghost's friend and Liz for a day and just buy the things they tell me look good, they both seem to know what is going on in the world of fashion.
Exactly, that's what I meant. As long as you just follow their advices and remember that your opinion doesn't count, it will be rad! You will be like their lump of clay, and they will sculpt you into whatever they want. God, I'm sorry I never went shopping with you, I've failed at being a good sister (then again, I don't know if I'm that good finding guys clothes).
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Only those jeans are good, the sweater is okay, the other 2 are abysmal articles of clothing.
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Whoa, yeah. The first, er..sweater (if you can call it that) is pretty bad. :|
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The first sweater is the only thing I would call reasonable out of those. And even then I'd never actually buy it...
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Yeah liz of all the pictures of clothing you post that was probably your worst post.
Man I need to order the peahoodie already so I can destroy this thread. Maybe tonight. I need to measure myself first, and I'm not quite sure on how to do that.
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The jeans and sweater are my favorites in that post. The other two are things I am sort of trying to like because I think they could look really good.
I will try some more. The jacket and last sweater I am not entirely sure of, but once again they are things that could look good if done well, or just on the right person.
(http://www.80spurple.com/shop/app/img/products/dsl_m_1008-2t.jpg) (http://www.80spurple.com/shop/app/img/products/diesel_00c4p000lez493_red-2t.jpg) (http://www.80spurple.com/shop/app/img/products/dsl_m_1006-2t.jpg)
(http://www.80spurple.com/shop/app/img/products/bs_x185432-2t.jpg) (http://www.80spurple.com/shop/app/img/products/brn_m_1001-2t.jpg)
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The cowl neck is so big right now. I have a cardigan very similar to this in dark grey, but I bought it super large for the sake of silhouette contrast.
The posted picture had a shawl collar. A cowl neck looks like this. (Shudder)
(http://www.luvcharlie.com/ProductImages/2578l.jpg)
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I love this sweater so much but I could not pull it off.
(http://www.80spurple.com/shop/app/img/products/gtf_w_1007-2t.jpg)
Also, more things for the ladies:
(http://www.80spurple.com/shop/app/img/products/lamixx_708t_sky-2t.jpg) (http://www.80spurple.com/shop/app/img/products/jhn_w_1005-2t.jpg) (http://www.80spurple.com/shop/app/img/products/hyp_w_1001-3t.jpg)
(http://www.80spurple.com/shop/app/img/products/dsl_w_1007-3t.jpg) (http://www.80spurple.com/shop/app/img/products/cbjv_5w105476-406_dar-2t.jpg) (http://www.80spurple.com/shop/app/img/products/cjv_5w801746_pet-2t.jpg)
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Also, am I the only person that thinks underwear that are see through on the butt are very unattractive?
Yes.
Also, I do not know if I am warming to stuff or if I've just been smokin' tweeds or what but Liz, those things are all pretty good.
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The mens' stuff or the ladies' stuff?
(Also smokin' tweeds, lol.)
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Also, more things for the ladies:
Top right and bottom right dresses have me picking my jaw up off the floor
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Indeed, much better post. The top right dress is: wow
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the wide-leg pants are kind of goofy.
QFT
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Wide leg pants are so fabulous. They are wicked comfortable and can really help with your figure.
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I really want some extreme flare in my jeans these days, but it's really hard to get a cut like that for a dude.
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Yeah, I know what you mean. I've tried to find flared black jeans a few times, and have had no luck whatsoever.
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These (http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/2967731?cm_cat=datafeed&cm_pla=bottoms:men:pant&cm_ite=diesel(r)_%27zaf_72j%27_regular_slim_fit_flared_leg_jeans:216293&cm_ven=nextag&mr:referralID=171730e5-9419-11dd-8132-000423c27407) are really the only ones I can find with a noticeable flare to them. I don't really like the faded wash but the style and fit seem pretty good anyways. Then there are these (http://www1.bloomingdales.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=123607&CategoryID=11246&PartnerID=SHP&cm_mmc=PMD_PI-_-Yahoo!-_-Product_Terms-_-William_Rast_Men%27s_Billy_%22%22Prince%22%22_Flare_Jeans#mainProductImage) which claim to be flared but I can't really see it at all. Sorry dudes, I guess it is just not meant to be.
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What is up with the high back on those jeans? When I was looking for jeans in Sydney I was having the same problem. Every fucking pair looked like some kind of fucking farmer's jeans from the back. So goddamned awful.
edit: I wound up getting a pair of Lee Riders "Heritage Edition" when I was in Japan because they looked about 250% better than anything I'd found in Australia. Can't remember if they were straight or boot cut. I think straight, but not sure.
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LIZ please stop posting things i want and cannot have. it makes my heart ache :(
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If it's any consolation I also want them but can't have them. The first sweater is actually relatively cheap when compared to the rest of the stuff, $68 or something. Oh and the silver tank is only $32. The rest are pretty pricey, though. Sorry!
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(http://www.80spurple.com/shop/app/img/products/cjv_5w801746_pet-2t.jpg)
How much is this one?
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Man there is just something about bodices and tops with those seams under the boobs that start at the cleavage and angle down towards the waist as they approach the armpit. It makes your boobs look saggy and not as nice. Otherwise it is (in my opinion) cute, but otherwise unremarkable.
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But its hot on girls with small tittays
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The lady's tits look saggy in the top-left pic Liz posted because the lady has saggy tits, not because of any kind of fashion faux pas. (she is a common model on that site)
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Well, yes, but I figured that was obvious. There's nothing disguising it, though, on that shirt. The thing about the dress is that it is cute, but I think the seams thing is kind of a visual minimizer technique, too, so on girls with tiny boobs it makes them look a little droopy AND smaller.
I would still probably check out that chick if I passed her in that dress on the street. Maybe I would even whistle. (It is really funny to watch people get confused when a girl does that.)
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How much is this one?
$245.
That is like, a paycheck. Makes me so sad.
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i bought this top today, my webcam does not do it justice... also im too tired to get up and take a proper fully length picture... sozzlezzz lyYyYk...
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m146/giveitashave/Photo190.jpg?t=1223486925)
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$245.
That is like, a paycheck. Makes me so sad.
Yeah I totally might buy that.
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That sweater I love also comes in a cream color.
(http://www.chosenstock.com/template/_img/products/lrg/2193-b.jpg)
WANT
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More colours. I like your jacket.
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i agree with more colours, stark bright colours are always an easy way to look a little more edgy.
i'd say get a few cool belts and stuff too, theyre a great accessory!
i also like your jacket :)
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Yeah, more color and better fit.
Jens you have the potential to look so good if you just wanted to.
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More colours, but subtly. I'd take the aforementioned accessories and make them red, so maybe a red belt or... no, a red belt. Perhaps one of those irritating hats that might be called beanies, if you can pull it off sufficiently suavely to not look like a bad boy band singer. And you look too nervous! Confidence is sexy. (I like your hair.)
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Maybe try some darker jeans, that are maybe a little bit less flare-y near the bottom? Also; sweaters! Like has been mentioned lots of times in this thread.. Something as simple as a nice black or grey v-neck sweater can look really good, if you don't want a lot of colors. This guy in my class whose style I totally admire almost only wears black, grey, white and sometimes brown (plus dark jeans, so I guess dark blue as well), but he does it so well and looks all kinds of awesome.
(Also, flag on the floor? :o I think the girl scouts/my mom has succeeded in teaching me to treat it with respect, because it was the first thing I noticed :p)
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i think you're doing just fine, Jens.
personality and confidence are far more important than any accesory so do what you wanna do. fuck fashion.
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The jeans are good, the jacket is good, the t-shirt is standard. Assuming that you have good shoes that outfit is ace the way it is.
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pahahaha, class!
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Jens, I know you are tired of me saying this, but: SKINNY JEANS!
(And your t-shirt is hilarious, post the pic now so everyone can laugh and giggle.)
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Hmm. Jens in skinny jeans could work...
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CLEARLY YOU HAVE NOT. YOU HAVE NOT HEARD IT ENOUGH UNTIL YOU OWN AT LEAST TWO OF THEM.
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NO. YOU SHUT UP!
i used hate skinny jeans, then they changed my life... seriously BUY A PAIR you will never be able to thank yourself enough!
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i like your shoes :)
skinnys ;)
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Skinny jeans will not change your life, and are totally over as a trend any way. I would consider something slightly more slim fit though, you aren't fat, so don't wear baggy clothes. If you have a body that is at all nice, flaunt it.
I like the jacket, the T-shirt isn't bad but you could be layering better, and the jacket is nice but you should probably get it a little smaller. The loose fitting jacket isn't doing anything for your profile, especially with the loose jeans and shirt. Shoes are nice, but get a better haircut.
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that's why you wear skinny jeans, because they are no longer a trend.. why do you think i waited so long pfff!
i fuckin' hate ugg boots, they are a trend that has died but just wont fuck off!
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i see more flats than uggs on CWGs these days.
everyone in Cork has pair of uggs andf they wear them over jeans or trackies, what the fuck?
even the poshest of the posh d4 people wear them... loyke
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that's why you wear skinny jeans, because they are no longer a trend.. why do you think i waited so long pfff!
i fuckin' hate ugg boots, they are a trend that has died but just wont fuck off!
This makes no sense. People still wear skinny jeans constantly and they are more popular than ever, that's why they aren't cool. You waited so long you missed the chance to do it while it was interesting and are just wearing tight pants.
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This kind of fit on jeans (http://se.zoovillage.com/images/product/pi/10038584/10038584_d1.jpg) looks nice without being too skinny.
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i dotn wear then the wear everyone else in cork does, i dont put ugg boots over them and constantly reapply my lipgloss!
yera who cares if theyre uncool or cool, they flatter my figure so fuck it like!
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Yeah skinny jeans are definitely not my type.
What? You haven't even tried them! I'm not talking about the super skinny jeans, but the more fitted-without-being-clingy ones. I know it would suit you. Don't be ashamed of your body, there is absolutely nothing wrong with it. If you feel insecure about being too skinny, remember that big unfitted clothes will make you look skinnier than you are.
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Man I like skinnies because I think I look better in them and I hate really baggy things.
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i either wear skinnies or figure hugging flares, depends on whether im having a fat day or not!
i really want some cute new dresses, but i'm poor and cant afford any :(
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This makes no sense. People still wear skinny jeans constantly and they are more popular than ever, that's why they aren't cool.
So you're saying skinny jeans are uncool because they are popular? That is just as bad as wearing something because everybody else does it. Why can't people just wear what suits them without having to be so trend fixated?
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if it makes you feel any better, i have no idea what's cool or not and i like to think i dress pretty well for who/what i am.
for example: i can't even wear baggy jeans, since there's usually more air than fabric touching my skin, i always have to look down and make sure i'm still wearing pants because i feel almost naked. so i usually go for something that's a little more snug so i can always be sure that i have pants on without having to check.
god that sounds alot less stupid in my head.
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No, thats pretty much how I feel too. I get your point.
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i need to buy a belt or small size school trousers, they slip down waaaaay too far when im in school, its a pure balls, but i dotn wanna change them because theyre pinstripe and theyre my "stick it to the man" pants because our uniform doesnt allow pinstripe!
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Your jeans are great the way they are! Especially that first pair. Whatever you do don't buy skinny jeans. Ugh.
And that shirt would be great if you ironed it :wink:
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This makes no sense. People still wear skinny jeans constantly and they are more popular than ever, that's why they aren't cool.
So you're saying skinny jeans are uncool because they are popular? That is just as bad as wearing something because everybody else does it. Why can't people just wear what suits them without having to be so trend fixated?
Fashion is an art form. A friend of mine once said "I don't paint, I just get dressed every morning." If you are wearing the things that everyone else is wearing, you aren't much of an artist. When things that were at one point your form of self expression become co-opted by the masses, it takes away the individual expression of your style, defeating the purpose of fashion entirely. While yeah, you can say that you were doing it before it was cool, it doesn't change the fact that your trendsetting has become irrelevant. Fashion works because people move on from the things that have become common and do something new that doesn't yet have a box around it. You need people like me to figure out what you're going to be wearing in six months.
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I guess this is my standard outfit type 2.
clothes (http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g154/Auravis/Shirt.jpg)
As you can see, when the pockets are not big enough I do not know where to put my hands.
I like this a lot more. The jeans are a better wash and a much better fit for your figure. However, that shirt... I dunno man the whole "plaid-cowboy-shirted-hipster-scenester-lumberjack" look is so completely overdone at this point that I would branch out if I were you. Like, it is a good shirt, but maybe it is time for something new.
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This makes no sense. People still wear skinny jeans constantly and they are more popular than ever, that's why they aren't cool.
So you're saying skinny jeans are uncool because they are popular? That is just as bad as wearing something because everybody else does it. Why can't people just wear what suits them without having to be so trend fixated?
Fashion is an art form. A friend of mine once said "I don't paint, I just get dressed every morning." If you are wearing the things that everyone else is wearing, you aren't much of an artist. When things that were at one point your form of self expression become co-opted by the masses, it takes away the individual expression of your style, defeating the purpose of fashion entirely. While yeah, you can say that you were doing it before it was cool, it doesn't change the fact that your trendsetting has become irrelevant. Fashion works because people move on from the things that have become common and do something new that doesn't yet have a box around it. You need people like me to figure out what you're going to be wearing in six months.
Well, I'm not really interested in what I will be wearing in six months... Sorry, but what you are saying sounds kinda clothing-hipsterish.
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So guys I do not usually approve of the idea of sweaters as dresses but.
(http://www2.victoriassecret.com/images/prodpri2/V278265_47R.jpg)
Also I don't wear strapless things generally, but.
(http://www2.victoriassecret.com/images/prodpri2/V236800_CROP2.jpg)
I don't usually like strapless things on anyone because I notice girls tend to droop their shoulders inward and look a little bit uncomfortable because maybe it feels like the dress might fall down and somehow slightly worse posture will help it stay up or something. However, even though the model is doing the shoulder thing too, that is still so cute.
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Those dresses are awesome. Wow.
I like this a lot more. The jeans are a better wash and a much better fit for your figure.
I disagree, I liked the first jeans a lot more.
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I think it's the fact that the strapless dress is so fitted that keeps it from being a trainwreck.
For example, check out this thing I found on a quick GIS.
(http://x16.xanga.com/7b0d34ebd3430105401697/s74523914.jpg)
It's formless enough as it is even with the lady trying to pose for the picture but it's passable. However, add in drooping shoulders and you may as well start wearing garbage bags.
Also, I hate babydolls and ill-advised empire waists badly enough as it is, but by going strapless you can take one even further out into eyesore territory.
(http://dealsdressesdiscounts.com/images/flip-6208_front_thumb.jpg)
Again, just imagine how extra bad this will look once the model stops posing her heart out.
The next abomination is so terrible that I'm not even going to try using it as an example for anything, I just stumbled upon it while searching for the previous entries and was dumbfounded by the possibilities this thing has when slouching.
(http://www.nexternal.com/lf/images/GTRE-ANDREAmain.jpg)
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a) You forgot to mention that the second dress you posted is atrocious because it also has one of those stupid bubble hems.
b) Remember that it is not necessarily empire waists you are talking about. You are right with the babydoll hating, though.
c) I actually was reading a celebrity gossip magazine sometime last year at my retail job (it was the only thing in the break room with words in it) and I think I saw Hillary Duff in one of those dresses like the third picture. It took me a while, but I finally realised the [only] appeal of that style, which is that it pretty much looks like a bath towel, and is thus really leading and makes it easy to imagine the chick naked. That doesn't mean it doesn't look horrible, but I think that is why people wear them.
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My response to C is similar. Someone wearing that is bound to have a nice body (otherwise how could they stand to be seen in public in that?) and there's the appeal.
What I'm getting at is that dresses in that style are pleasing to the eye because that dress is sort of the fashion equivalent of a shibboleth where if you see that dress you are looking at an attractive person.
ADDITION: The biologist in me can't help pointing out that this is the same explanation as why ridiculously large antlers evolved. If you see an animal with huge elaborate antlers, you must be looking at a really strong buck because they're the only ones who can get away with huge elaborate antlers.
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*picture of Jeans's house/room*
This was a page ago, but I am just now seeing it. Jeans, do you have cow and chicken hooks on your wall? And what is the big black blob?
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What I'm getting at is that dresses in that style are pleasing to the eye because that dress is sort of the fashion equivalent of a shibboleth where if you see that dress you are looking at an attractive person.
My friend Nads saw the picture of that dress and made a good point. He said, "you know, it might make me imagine them naked, but I like to choose who I am going to imagine naked. What if she is Paris Hilton? I don't want to have to stab my brain."
Also it is unfortunate that only attractive people wear them because it means they don't really know how to dress themselves or have any sense of what "attractive" is.
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When things that were at one point your form of self expression become co-opted by the masses, it takes away the individual expression of your style, defeating the purpose of fashion entirely. You need people like me to figure out what you're going to be wearing in six months.
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Oh shit clothes
Man I do not know what everyone's talking about, you look pretty great in both outfit types. Type 2 showed that you really have no reason to not wear more fitting clothes.
If you're not keen on skinnies you should at least try boot cut jeans. They will not make you look/feel like a complete woman, unlike skinnies. Plus, boots! Boots are a great shoe type that look fucking class with casual shirts.
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Jeans, I think you are a rather dashing dresser as well. I never thought there was anything wrong with the way you dressed. Also, I love your hooks. Haha very awesome.
Also, everyone should at least try bootcuts. I love them quite a bit, and I think most of my jeans are bootcut.
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Jens, the pagebreak shoes man, where did you get them?
I must have them.
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blah blah blah I won't wear things that are cool blah blah blah
Man, whatever happened to wearing what you like because you like it, and not caring what other people wear? Or is that not fashionable?
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I'm in such a dilemma. I'm starting to see this dude but like one of my main concerns is him dressing like a Value Village artist. I want to make this boy buy some skinny jeans (without paint all over them), cardigans and fly ass kicks because he's all skinny and pretty, but I can't! I AM REALLY SHALLOW.
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Take him shopping and buy him these things. Or better yet, get him to try them on and see how good he looks and he'll buy it himself.
Guys, today I wore this shirt (http://www.interpunk.com/itemzoom.cfm?Item=86006&), well kinda. My shirt doesn't say Dead Kennedys on the back. It is fitted, and super soft, and kinda faded, and I love this shirt. I wore it with these pants (http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q228/andlemonade/newpants.jpg), and . Was this a bad decision? I do actually like dead kennedys. (https://www.instepdrmartens.com/browser/S005__5/S005__6/product/R005__HRcIH7caIb66a7595e6d29a7/items.html[/url)
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blah blah blah I won't wear things that are cool blah blah blah
Man, whatever happened to wearing what you like because you like it, and not caring what other people wear? Or is that not fashionable?
You don't get it huh.
Also, boot cut jeans are the worst cut there is. Jeans you should look into the levi's 511 and 501, especially the unwashed 501 shrink to fit.
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What I don't get is why you are an asshole. Maybe you want to fill us in?
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Oh man so guys.
(http://content.nordstrom.com/ImageGallery/store/product/Gigantic/1/_5644561.jpg)
I like the dress, but I am pretty sure I really like the chick better.
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The dress is cute, as are the shoes. The girl is alright, as well. I don't know if I like the tights though. But, I don't generally like tights.
Also, I'd like to take some time to point out, and I am vaguely certain that this has been pointed out before, but I'd like to say that corduroy is like the fabric of champions. Seriously. I fall head over heels for anyone who wears a lot of corduroy. Phil's hatin the picture thread made me think of this.
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Jens you look so much better in more fitted clothes. Seriously. The second outfit you posted flatters you so much.
Also, re: Fashion Debate-
Wear whatever the hell you want to wear. Do it in an unusual way. That is how you achieve fashion.
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She is very awkward looking and cute!
And, I think I agree with Ms. Emaline. I mean, I get the whole "dressing is an art" but wouldn't it work best to use pieces and make them your own? Skinny jeans are just like any other kind of jeans; you can certainly make them work for you. You basically said you weren't interested in wearing anything the masses are into, right? It just sounds as stupid as an artist who creates art specifically so the masses won't like it... not just pushing boundaries, just signifying "in" groups by who "gets it" and who doesn't. Feel free to correct me if I'm misinterpreting you!
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That dress/stockings/shoes combo is so goddamned cute.
Also, people have different definitions of what "fashion" means. People like me, for example, take looking fashionable to mean that you can colour-co-ordinate and pick clothes that suit your body type and make you look good. There are others though that take fashion more seriously and view it as an artform. Which is more correct? I don't know! I've always seen this thread to be something in the middle, where people can offer suggestions as to what would look good on other people, show off outfits they are particularly pleased or enamoured with and so forth.
I think also that when it comes to hipster fashion or whatever you want to call it there are a number of types of people, but the important ones to note are the ones who are dressing that way because it's how they want to look andthe ones who are dressing that way because it's how they think others want them to look. If you're in the first category and you're dressing in an independent way based on taking things you've seen and liked and adding your own personal touch to them then that's great. Whether you look good or not, whatever, you're doing your own thing and that's commendable. If you're the type that sees what's popular and wears it because you think it'll score points with other people then that's kind of lame.
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I really really like boyish haircuts on girls with feminine bone structure. HUBLAGHUBLAGHUBLAGHUBLAG
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That dress/stockings/shoes combo is so goddamned cute.
take looking fashionable to mean that you can colour-co-ordinate and pick clothes that suit your body type and make you look good. There are others though that take fashion more seriously and view it as an artform.
But this is also an art form.
Refusing to wear something just because everyone else wears it, even it make you look good, is rather silly. It's like saying bands like Minor Threat have sold out because they have sold a large amount of records. Maybe it's because they are good.
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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah totally sold out.
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Guys, no more pants! Everyone wears them.
Emergency! I can't find my sweaters! It is getting cool here finally, and I have no fall clothing, minus a corduroy blazer, but I will probably cry if I can't find my sweaters.
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Man, I would say fashion is an art form. However, not everyone is skilled and awesome in that art form and just have a reasonable idea for what works in them. I mean, not everyone can perfectly critique and outfit like animal ghosts and know what exactly would look good on certain people. I certainly can't do that. However, I can dress myself reasonably well. (well i could if had better clothes to work with.)
Did that make any sense?
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Goodwill has good sweaters. Seriously. Thats where I get a lot of mine. Plus I am cheap.
I also like Old Navy's girl's sweaters. And Gap has had some good ones in the past.
Or you could be ultra cool, and learn to knit your own.*
*This is not completely advisable. Knitting sweaters is had, and not recommended for beginners.**
** But you could still totally learn and make your own sweaters and be cool as hell!
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Guys, no more pants!
I thought you were cool Robbie.
So, I only have 3 pairs of pants that aren't ridiculous Kung Fu pants. One pair are khakis and these things hug my legs pretty close, but not super close, it's weird. And I've got the shittiest pair of pants ever. I resewed them to be straight legged, but I wore them so much so they've got paint, dried blood, a hole near the inner thigh, superglue, and all kinds of wear to them. I want to fix them up so I can wear them again, but the hole is a little ridiculous, so is the rest of the stuff like paint and glue and stuff. How do I fix these pants?
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I'm cool. You were right.
I have sweaters. I just don't know where they are... I have some really good ones, too. Somewhere.
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i dotn wear then the wear everyone else in cork does, i dont put ugg boots over them and constantly reapply my lipgloss!
yera who cares if theyre uncool or cool, they flatter my figure so fuck it like!
Man so everyone was like 'cuteunderagedirishgirlwithchocolatenomnomnom' in the photo thread and I was all like 'whatever' but something about the syntax in this quote makes me crush on you massive.
I mean.
Uh.
clothes (http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g154/Auravis/Shirt.jpg)
Hot!
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James, how dare you. We have to break up now. Sorrys.
And I was all going backpacking for a short period in Canada this summer.
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Wait we were still dating? OK then, break it off if you want. Whatever.
You can probably crash here if you're backpacking Ontario.
Still I am not kidding something about the way those words and not words are arranged just makes me go whoa.
Maybe there is something wrong with me.
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I like your casual apathy towards our relationship. Maybe I've broken up with you before. I don't remember.
Also, I think we are mostly just sleeping outside.
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Well, does us being broken up or not change any of the practical applications of our relationship?
If you're actually planning this, backpack through Guelph, ON in the last weekend of July and go to Hillside.
Fashion thread I started rolling up my pants this summer both for biking considerations and heat control, and I am kind of in love with it now. Basically, I fold the bottom cuff up so the top of the fold is just below the lowest part of my knee, fold that fold once on itself, then fold it up again so that the pants stop just at the lowest point of my knees. I think it looks great.
Fashion thread is this OK?
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ITT: Fatty demonstrates Things Not To Do
Strapless Dresses:
(http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v141/68/3/667516527/n667516527_339409_9124.jpg)
Bubble Skirts: (old awkward photo)
(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k303/aka-fatty/sf7.jpg)
Bootcut Jeans: (this is before I hemmed them
(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k303/aka-fatty/newjeans2.jpg)
Dresses over jeans: (I mostly agree with this as a general principle)
(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k303/aka-fatty/IMG_6886.jpg)
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"I don't paint, I just get dressed every morning."
This.
You guys are so funny when you argue over clothes.
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You don't get it huh.
Never post this phrase again, thanks!
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I know, Dan. The missing comma was driving me crazy, too.
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Man I don't know what it is but I have been on a dress kick lately.
(http://content.nordstrom.com/ImageGallery/store/product/Gigantic/16/_5677936.jpg)
(http://content.nordstrom.com/ImageGallery/store/product/Gigantic/7/_5710807.jpg)
(the one on the right)
(http://content.nordstrom.com/ImageGallery/store/product/Gigantic/18/_5391778.jpg)
Also I think this is absolutely the best dress ever. Well, maybe not ever, but it is the best combination of multiple design elements that are supposed to be flattering that I have ever seen. Also, I look really good in blue. Anyone want to lend me $400?
(http://content.nordstrom.com/ImageGallery/store/product/Gigantic/14/_5681754.jpg)(http://content.nordstrom.com/ImageGallery/store/product/Gigantic/12/_5681772.jpg)
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I really wish mens formal wear had as many options as dresses do, all of those are cute but the last two are just devastatingly elegant.
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Men's formal wear is more about colors and accessories (read: rad vests and hats). We've got less to work with I suppose, but it's totally possible to look super rad in a suit.
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The white one would look better strapless, in my opinion. Also the last one has odd sleeves. Love the color though, and if you had the event to wear it to it would be pretty great.
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I pretty much hate all strapless dresses. I think it's from looking at too many wedding dresses and realizing all the strapless ones make me want to shoot myself because they're so deadly boring. That said, there are a few ok ones, but I think skinny girls look bony and skeletor-like, and chunky ones look broad and jiggly from lack of support. So there is a very very narrow window of people who can get away with them, and I'm pretty sure I'm not in that window.
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I just think the tiny little straps look odd and maybe a little cheap or something.
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Oddly enough that's exactly what I think when I see no straps.
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Yeah... strapless=tube tops=cheap hookers :/
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The blue one is all kinds of awesomes.
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I would also be classified as a "fan"
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Also the last one has odd sleeves.
The shoulder seams mimic kimono-style sleeves (the way they are inset. just trust me, because I'd post a picture of a sleeve set in the same way but you still wouldn't be able to tell what I was talking about). It is also ruched (gathered) on top of the shoulder, which creates even wrinkles in the fabric that smooth out across the boob, making it look sleek and also maybe a little bigger? They are open on the side closest to the wrist (as opposed to the neck) like kimono sleeves too (and only tacked where the waist fabric starts; possibly sexy, because you might get side boob, but there is no risk of falling out sideways or flashing), but whoever made it left the outermost edge to create a fluttery cap sleeve. Cap (http://www.cinematicbride.com/blog/wp-content/images/2007/08/navy-cap-sleeve-tee.jpg) sleeves (http://www.coutureinthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/dg-hourglass-cap-sleeve.jpg) are flattering on just about any arm shape, whether they are scrawny and bony or even if they are fat, and the extra volume of fabric used to create the flutter effect makes the sleeve stand out away from the arm below the shoulder which helps make the top of the arm look skinnier.
So basically, it is a flawlessly executed version of throwing lots of things that should make you look nice together all in one piece. It almost never works, either. Whoever did it gets a prize.
Also I like the white one exactly how it is. I was thinking I wished it was in a different colour, but now I'm not so sure. I would probably skip the drape, though.
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ZOMG WANT:
(http://www.unique-vintage.com/images/7898purpleembroidered.jpg)
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Ladies and their dresses,
I really wish mens formal wear had as many options as dresses do, all of those are cute but the last two are just devastatingly elegant.
I think there are a lot of interesting variances that you can make in men's formal wear, but it is a lot more subtle than women's formal wear. Actually, come to think about it, this can apply more or less to menswear in general.
It's about the cut, colour, pattern. About the way you accessorise and match (or mismatch for that matter) tie to shirt to socks to shoes to belt and so on. About cufflinks, belt buckles, tie pins, jacket buttons, pocket squares. Did I mention it's about cut?
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I really really like boyish haircuts on girls with feminine bone structure. HUBLAGHUBLAGHUBLAGHUBLAG
Me too, I am a big fan of that.
Is it just me, or does the person in the purple dress on the last page look extremely tall? Maybe she is just skinny, but I'd put her at more than 6'.
The blue dress is amazing.
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Dovey, preach it!
But seriously, men's fashion can be easy if you want it to be. Most times, a simple suit can look just as good (if not better) than when you put a lot of effort into it, but if you're willing, there is definitely a lot of options and things you can do to make a suit (or tux, I suppose, though I kind of hate them) look real good, and unique!
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Okay so that purple dress I posted. The whole website is amazing. Soooo many good dresses, like this one. I need this dress.
(http://www.unique-vintage.com/images/7482BlackDressNow.jpg)
(larger view) (http://www.unique-vintage.com/images/unique-vintage/7482larger.jpg)
(close up) (http://www.unique-vintage.com/images/unique-vintage/7482bodice.jpg)
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Man, I must be a terrible fashionable person, I love strapless everything.
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I'm really not a big fan of most of formal(-ish) dresses. Most of the time I think they just look silly and don't flatter womens' figures at all.
However, men's formal wear makes me want to kill myself because it's too expensive for me to wear all the time... There's so much subtly to it, finding the proper suit to fit your body and personality is quite difficult.
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Okay so that purple dress I posted. The whole website is amazing. Soooo many good dresses
Unique Vintage is one of the cool sites on my "Check Regularly" list.
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Man, I must be a terrible fashionable person, I love strapless everything.
I think we've actually told you that 20 times, Andy. =/
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Excuse me if I can't take a forum's advice quite serious when most of them think short are the epitome of awful.
Besides, if I took half the advice on here, it'd look awful with my body type
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man guys, it's pretty ironic that you're constantly telling everyone to find what works for them and their body type but you expect the same tips to work for every single person
fashion is an individual, completely subjective thing.
clearly Drill King gets enough compliments (on this forum, and I'm sure otherwise) to keep doing exactly what she's doing.
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Because generalizations are useful and appropriate when talking about the human form since some things are likely to be true for the majority of people. Most people don't have the relatively long, lean and youthful frames fashion designers often have in mind when designing clothes. Likewise, some things are just terrible ideas. Like crocs.
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fashion is an individual, completely subjective thing.
It's funny you say that, because earlier today I happened to be flipping through Republic, and Plato titled one chapter "Capris: They Never Look Good" and then proceeds to launch into what scholars generally regard as history's first empirically true logical argument.
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Truly Plato was a wise man
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Besides, if I took half the advice on here, it'd look awful with my body type
then ignore said advice
If you saw me on a day to day basis, you would totally know that I am.
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Guys, red lipstick? Yes no? Terrible idea?
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Depends on the shade. Too bright, makes you look like a whore, too dark, makes you look too gothic. Right tone, with the right match with the clothes, and you'll look great.
Guy's advice.
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Also red lipstick makes your face look like a vagina, and we are all in agreement that vaginas are rad.
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Man, that is way too general of a question. It's makeup and makeup is crazy subjective by nature. My maternal grandmother can still pull off red lipstick largely due to her skintone and her overall look. On the other hand, some of my paternal cousins looked trashy in their ill-advised attempts to incorporate red lipstick.
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Its a darkish red. I have moderately pale skin, and blackish reddish hair. I tend to wear darker colors, inculding darker make up.
Basically my question is, am I gonna look silly as hell?
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Well, I mean, it depends.
Are you serious?
If yes, why so?
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that was horrible.
I think that if the lipstick goes well with the hair, it should look okay, though I really don't know much about makeup (I'm a male, and I don't play in a goth or black metal band).
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Agreed, with pics.
(personally I love red red red lipstick, but I know a lot of people that can't pull it off. But I really dig that white blonde + red red lipstick look. Gwen Steffani, Scarlett Johanson, marilyn monroe, etc. IE if you can't you REALLY can't, if you can, it's awesome.)
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I want to try wearing red lipstick, too, but I haven't had a chance to wander the makeup aisle to see what shade might look nice, if any, because I've seen friends try to pull off the red red shade and it just looks like they smeared melted red crayon on. They were all tan and blond and I'm the complete opposite, pale and dark brown hair.
I've also have been trying to think up outfits with fishnet stockings where they don't look out of place or trashy.
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Man I think a classic red lip is classy as all hell. Just don't wear a whole lot of other makeup. When I do it, I just put on mascara and maybe a little eyeliner, but nothing too dramatic. Get a lip brush and put a little on at a time, even a sheer red is still gonna look classy. (PS I am a dark haired paleface too)
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I love wearing bright red lipstick. I am super pale so it looks really striking, and I don't wear any other makeup with it either. That is how you do it. Keep the rest of your face simple and pick the right shade!
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Alyssa wears fairly red lipstick a lot, and it looks quite nice! I guess it can be over-done on some women, but most can pull it off.
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This would be easier to decide with pics.
I will post pictures of me in red lipstick, wearing one of those dresses I bought, with my septum tusk, when my camera arrives in the mail. Hopefully, I will get it before Wednesday, or on Wednesday, so I can take pictures of my bird tattoos.
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Its a darkish red. I have moderately pale skin, and blackish reddish hair. I tend to wear darker colors, inculding darker make up.
Basically my question is, am I gonna look silly as hell?
No. (http://www.topnews.in/files/images/Dita-Von-Teese3_0.jpg)
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Dita only gets away with most of the shit she wears because half the time she is taking it off.
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/NvrTooMuchPython/Photo262.jpg)
Is this okay? My boyfriend wants me to try something in a more fire-engine shade, but I'm afraid that going any redder will make me look whorish (please excuse the PhotoBooth; my real camera has broken).
Also, I've been trying to find a pair of cute rain boots, because my only closed-toed shoes are canvas, and we're starting to get some rain. I've almost bought this pair (http://www.amazon.com/Red-Simple-Dot-Rainboot/dp/B000MFFMB0/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=apparel&qid=1223851223&sr=1-7) a couple of times, but I can't help coming back to the thought that rain boots make everyone's legs look fat. Do they? Am I better off with the mid-calf kind (http://www.amazon.com/Womens-Height-Waterproof-Rubber-Garden/dp/B000R4M8JK/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=apparel&qid=1223851496&sr=1-4)? Or should I forget rain boots altogether and invest in a pair of waterproof tennis shoes (or something funky like this (http://www.amazon.com/Womens-Ballet-Style-Rubber-Garden/dp/B000FEG0DM/ref=pd_sbs_a_3))?
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I think that looks really nice. Very striking. Wear it.
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I really do like that lipstick on you, Elizzybeth, but I think if you're going to wear it then keep the eye makeup minimal, like in that photo.
I was told by a makeup-lady (doing my formal makeup) that if you want to wear something like bright lipstick, then the rest of your makeup (eyeshadow and whatnot) should be more subtle, so that people will focus more on your lips, rather than having the two aspects of your face fighting for attention. The same goes for having dark eye makeup, if you're going to do that then just wear gloss or light lipstick, so that the attention is more on your eyes.
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I was always under the impression rain boots made your legs look thinner, because there's usually so much extra space around the calf
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Guys I am going for the second of my twice-a-year shopping outings this week (I go once during spring and once during fall, to get clothes for the present and following seasons.) Totally looking forward to getting some nice sweaters, vests, etc. I shall post pictures eventually.
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Rain boots are so damn adorable it doesn't matter if they make your legs looks thinner or thicker.
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Dan speaks truth.
A cursory google reveals that this (http://www.awesomerainboots.com/) website exists.
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Okay guys, it got cold here finally and I need a cardigan I think. Are there stores where you can buy them, I don't know how this works.
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Order them from L.L.Bean. Or try goodwill. Or go to the mall and try an anchor store. Or look online and find something you like.
Basically, what I am saying is that it pretty much works like buying ANY clothing item.
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(http://www.lillevinkelsko.no/images/produkter/dame/skoletter-dame/a-bohan-k17l-16-1-00-sort.jpg)
Opinions on these shoes? I basically only ever wear sneakers, but I've been thinking I should have a pair of decent looking shoes that look, well, more "grown up" and/or "dressed up", and a pair of "boots" or whatever this is might be a good idea? The shaft has to be pretty low, because my calves are massive.. Anyways, I think I kinda like these, but I'm not sure why, and I don't know about the bowtie-thing in the back..
Also, finding nice looking winter shoes that don't cost a fortune is proving difficult as hell! I'm pretty sure I'll end up going for the wool socks + Chucks plan again, because 1) it doesn't really matter if the Chucks get ruined because they're already pretty beat and 2) I can fit two pairs of wool socks inside one of the pairs I have, but sigh, I really want a pair of niiice winter shoes that also do not make me feel like Bambi on the ice.
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Winter shoes, or winter boots? Boots are more likely to have the tread you are looking for, you still can't run across ice, but you aren't likely to slip.
Those boots look good, not boring, but not overdone.
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For not feeling like Bambi I HIGHLY recommend these (http://www.yaktrax.com/).
They are small and lightweight so when you get inside you can slip them off your shoes and into a backpack, so you can wear your fashion-forward shoes inside.
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I was going to buy a pair of those last year, actually! But then all of a sudden, the ice melted before I got my ass downtown to find some, and they apparently cost like $50, which is almost a new pair of shoes - but I'm hoping there are cheaper alternatives.
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No way. I think I got mine for much more like $20. I bought a second pair when I lost the ones my parents had given me and I don't think I'd have spent $50 on them.
http://www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/campmor/search/main.jsp?command=text&ip_text=yaktrax&image.x=0&image.y=0 (http://www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/campmor/search/main.jsp?command=text&ip_text=yaktrax&image.x=0&image.y=0)
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Well, yeah, but you're not in the Land of Expensive. And it is difficult to find non-Norwegian online stores that will sell stuff like that to countries that aren't the US or Canada, especially without adding a fortune in shipping. I once wanted to get a bottle of shampoo from an online store, and while the shampoo cost like $20, they wanted $90 in shipping. Maybe eBay can be my friend.
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Eed, clearly you don't know that the last time I bought clothes in a store, I was a sophomore in high school. I don't know how clothes shopping works. But I'll look around on the internets.
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You go into a shop, you try on things you like, you buy the things you like that fit. Alternatively you purchase things according to your measurements on websites. There is no guarantee of quality.
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There is no guarantee of quality.
This is actually what has stopped me from buying one already from online. I have no idea the sort of fit they have. Which is why I'd need to go try some on.
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You could ask a trusted friend to go shopping with you. Someone who has a general idea of the quality of the clothes in the stores that you go into, someone who can honestly tell you whether or not something looks ridiculous.
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Guys. I spent ten minutes trying to work out what rain boots are. Then I clicked that link and I realised you're talking about WELLINGTONS.
Jeez. Use the right words! Clearly these foot garments are a British invention; we need them the most.
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Rubber boots! Also, I think "rain boots" is fairly self explanatory.
Tonight/tomorrow, this month's student loan trickles into my account. I think I might just go ahead and order the boots mentioned earlier (http://www.lillevinkelsko.no/images/produkter/dame/skoletter-dame/a-bohan-k17l-16-1-00-sort.jpg), because even though buying shoes online is scary (sizing and comfort), I can always return them. In other news, I found the most comfortable and pretty grey peacoat today, at only $115. It makes me sad that I cannot justify buying it.
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If you don't call them "galoshes," I refuse to acknowledge their existence in any way.
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They are "gumboots" here, so I guess you're all wrong.
Wrong.
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Galoshes are different - they are simply rubber overshoes, not full-scale Wellington boots. Wikipedia tells me that they are sometimes called "rubbers" in the US, though I rather thought that was something a little different...
Oh, and if they are green, you lose, stylewise. (Um, mine are green...)
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I think rain boots are the best name for them to be honest. Or rubber boots. They actually help the listener understand what they are.
Also
ATTN
Need actual fashion advice
So prom dress shopping is starting up soon. I need some help, since most of you know what I look like I don't think it's a real issue. I'm thinking either black, red, or some shade of green.
I'd like something less um.. poofy, and a little more um.. not poofy. I'm trying to think about neck lines, with my bust really 50s cuts work alright, strapless and halter are also alright as well. I need styles that are more form hugging to the waist because otherwise I look like a bit of a box. I'm really really 'hourglass' shaped, and a bit taller than most, really my issue with cuts is how to flaunt it without looking like a trollop. I'm really lost on all of this. Don't worry about prices/colours, I'm trying to get ideas on cuts and style.
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Isn't the point of Prom to look like a trollop?
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I'm okay with looking a little bit like a trollop, but if I must I want to look like a classy trollop.
(As long as it's not like a cupcake)
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DrillKing: You can look good and sexy without looking like a trollop. The trick is to know exactly what everyone else will do and Don't Do It.
You should post some things you like for us to comment, otherwise there is like a billion suggestions that could be made.
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Who wouldn't want to look like a Trollope (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Sarony,_Napoleon_(1821-1896)_-_Trollope,_Anthony_(1815-1882).jpg)? :-D
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Wow. That is a man, everyone.
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Gummistøvler.
Norwegian.
lol
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I want to buy some boots, but I have a small problem. Due to a childhood spent on pointed toes(I walked on the tips of my toes always when I was a child), and a love of biking, I have pretty large calf muscle. Where might I be able to buy some boots that fit around my large calves?
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Man childhood tip-toers are coming out of the woodwork recently... I've heard of a lot of girls who did it when they were young recently, including myself.
But a lot of footwear stores should have extended calf sizing... Famous Footwear I know for sure does. When I did a search for extended calf boots, I found you can search for that through Macy's. Another option depending on your style and how affected you are by a fatty stigma is Torrid's boot selection. It's not "extended calf" really, but the calves are cut way bigger... since it's a plus size store. You could look into stretching the leather in a regular size boot as well so long as you have a good shoe repair place.
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Boot fits are such a varied and personal thing, I don't think you're going to find a shop for people with larger calves. I think you need to pay attention to the type of boots that are likely to fit you. For example, boots that go to the knee or half way up the calf may not fit you, espcially ones with zips or buckles. I'd say you'd definitely want to try the scrunched top pull-on boots and ones with flexible lace-up tops.
It also depends on the size of your ankle comparatively. If your ankle is much skinnier than your calf, you will find yourself in shoes which are too loose at the ankle.
I'd say boots slightly higher than the ankle might be better than say, knee high. It also depends if you're going for girly girly or chunky punk boots. Chunky punk boots are likely to come with a more uniformly large ankle/calf width, wheras girly stilleto heels are likely to be very narrow at the ankle. I think you might be able to find something in between, but range of styles is a limiting factor.
Stay away from anything that will look really tight, shiny leather or vinyl, go for casual loose boots.
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Boot fits are such a varied and personal thing
For some reason, I guffaw'd at this.
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It is something i couldn't figure out how to say not-stupid.
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They may work for people with big calves, but I have to say that I hate saggy scrunch-top boots. Hate them. I have never seen anyone make them look good, or like anything other than the fact that they look like they're too big and fell down.
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Second'd.
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A question for girls, or gay guys I suppose.
I was recently in a play and therefore had to put on stage makeup and I was surprised by the number of girls in the cast who commented something along the lines of "Guys in eyeliner are hot" "guys should wear eyeliner more often" ect ect.
This wasn't actually something I was planning on doing but I'm curious if my cast-mates were just odd or if this is a commonly held thought that is simply kept in for fear of seeming to have a thing for emoboys.
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I had the same thing when I was in a play. All the girls were saying something along the lines of how I looked so good with eyeliner on.
I think its just a drama girl thing.
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Tommy you have not seen me without make-up.
It is not pretty.
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I have never seen eyeliner look good on any guy unless they look convincingly androgynous or female.
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Eyeliner on guys is a really difficult thing to pull off. Most of the time it looks completely silly, and I tend not to take the guy seriously then. However, when a guy can pull it off I am smitten. But only a few guys can pull it off.
But then again, the last few guys I have dated have been vaguely goth. And if you are vaguely goth, you can probably pull it off well, but even then it is hit or miss.
Example of eyeliner on a guy looking good. (http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q228/andlemonade/17705972168634502608jpeg___150_500_.jpg)
I will steal a better picture from this guy later. But he is one of the very few people I have ever met who can pull eyeliner off well. Of course, he looks good while dressed as a mine, so he can probably pull off anything.
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I dunno, I don't really think that he can pull it off, at least from that picture. I have never worn anything but stage makeup though, so I can't say I have the experience necessary to make a real recommendation one way or the other on the subject. Plus, I'm not really down with the androgenous or boyish look; I've always been kind of annoyed that I'm so boyish looking myself, really, despite having been told I'm fairly cute as often as anyone else.
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I used to think I didn't like makeup, until I realized that the girls I found attractive were wearing makeup and I just couldn't tell. So it's not that I don't like makeup, I just don't like to notice it.
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The only times anyone on this forum has ever seen me in makeup is in pictures.
Except maybe Hogmanay last year, but I can't remember.
ect ect.
You were sick that day they taught "words purloined from latin and greek" in English, huh.
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More of that beard, Dski.
Grow us a playoff beard.
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Start your beard now, Dski. I want fully-fledged mountain man by February.
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tommy I can't grow a good beard and I am personally offended by any man that can and chooses not to.
This also means that you and Harry are going to have to make up for the less hirsute gentlemen at OzCon by being extra beardy.
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Guys, I met someone at the hotel who's name was Harry Furr. He was an older guy that was bald on top, but had a ridiculous beard. He told me that he was Santa Clause in the winter. His beard reflected this as fact.
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I am going to start posting pictures of how good I look every day for feedback and criticism. I do not feel comfortable with people on the internet knowing my identity though, so I will be blacking out my face. I hope that is okay with people.
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new coat, crap picture...
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m146/giveitashave/Photo193.jpg)
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I approve of that coat. Apparently most people can't pull off double-breasted things (??) but I think you do it pretty well.
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why thank you :D
i've had a shit few days so i needed some retail therapy!
i shoudl relaly be saving for a new ipod though after mien got STOLEN uuuuggh :(
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You just need to wink at plenty of boys on the internet until one pathetic-outs and buys you one.
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hahaha naaah, i'm independent * cue destiny's child *
tomorrow i shall walk to school in style, but in silence :(
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This is what I look like now:
(http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a127/r3an1m4t3d/hair2.jpg)
I'm thinking of getting contacts for some occasions (including, but not limited to: Martial Arts, concerts, and sometimes work)
This is what I would look like:
(http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a127/r3an1m4t3d/hair.jpg)
What do you guys think?
Also, excuse the washed out look due to flourescent lights in the back.
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I say keep the glasses but in the interest of disclosure that is because I think everybody looks better with glasses no matter what.
Hey fashion thread I got my Dickies in the mail from eBay today. They are rad and comfy.
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Hey fashion thread,
In an effort to be trendy and also showcase my backside I let my new boy talk me into buying some awesome new indigo raw denim jeans.
Oh yes.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2390/2957854128_01fbbbdcd6.jpg)
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Ally, Indigo denim is "the bomb," as the young people would say. Excellent choice.
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I'm thinking of getting contacts for some occasions (including, but not limited to: Martial Arts, concerts, and sometimes work)
What do you guys think?
Having contacts is very handy. They are definitely a good investment, even if you prefer to wear your glasses more often.
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Hey fashion thread,
In an effort to be trendy and also showcase my backside I let my new boy talk me into buying some awesome new indigo raw denim jeans.
Oh yes.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2390/2957854128_01fbbbdcd6.jpg)
Tell us stories of cut and brand
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Tell us stories of "please don't quote pictures, it's unnecessary."
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Ick, those look very stiff
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To be fair, I can never quite tell what you are going to decide is awesome, particularly in the pant department.
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Tell us stories of "please don't quote pictures, it's unnecessary."
Do you see that girl? Quoting a picture like that isn't a neccessity, but it sure is nice.
(P.S All Denim is dyed with Indigo)
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you don't get it huh.
There is no need to quote a picture that is 3 posts above yours. Yes, Lunchy is quite nice to look at, but it is unnecessary.
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No, it is still annoying and unnecessary, I'm afraid.
[EDIT - Beaten to it. Dang. ]
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I spent a good chunk of money today, I got a new pair of white heels, and a rad skirt and shirt and sweater. All of it is so wonderfully tacky you would all hate it.
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I would probably like it, since according to this thread, I tend to like ugly shit.
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I tend to like a lot of what you wear. On the contrary, I don't like a lot of what others are wearing. Perhaps this makes me a bad person.
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Rain boots are so damn adorable it doesn't matter if they make your legs looks thinner or thicker.
On this advice alone, I bought that pair I was considering, and they arrived in the mail today:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/NvrTooMuchPython/IMG_0031.jpg)
The boy insisted I try them on with my polka dot dress. I think it kind of looks like someone threw up polka dots all over me. Or maybe like I was wearing all red and walked under a building they were painting, and one of the painters accidentally dropped a bucket of white paint, and luckily it had a top, but unfortunately the top had a bunch of holes in it. Basically, what I'm trying to say is that I'd never intentionally wear this outfit out of the house. I do like the boots, though--too bad the forecast predicts sun the rest of the week.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/NvrTooMuchPython/IMG_0006.jpg)
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Everything about tat photo makes me say "squee".
Squee.
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Tell us stories of cut and brand
They be these (http://www.junkyard.se/mega/product.aspx?pid=36883&g=a&m=c&lbid=620&lcid=4|0).
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(the joke is that they are made with indigo and are not "the bomb")
Did I really have to add the caveat of "indigo jeans are the bomb as long as they are not cut like two boxes added to the bottom of another box"
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Guys, I think I'm going to wear this Wilco t-shirt every day for the rest of my life.
Maybe not. I'd have to wash it once in a while.
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They be these (http://www.junkyard.se/mega/product.aspx?pid=36883&g=a&m=c&lbid=620&lcid=4|0).
It is a bad sign when I can't decipher that enough to even figure out where the price is in order to translate it into US dollars.
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499 SEK.
about 70 dollars.
I didn't know the Swedish still used the Kronor though.
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The boy insisted I try them on with my polka dot dress. I think it kind of looks like someone threw up polka dots all over me.
I would agree that the boots and dress together are too much, but boy do I love that dress.
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On this advice alone, I bought that pair I was considering, and they arrived in the mail today:
Yaaay! But never with that dress!
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My college is in the upper midwest and suffers from ridiculous amounts of snow and ice storms. The past two years I attempted to get by in basic chucks... that was not a bright idea. I need winter boots. They need to have good enough traction so that I don't fall and not cost too terribly much. Suggestions?
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Chucks in the snow are never a good idea. I got caught in a sudden burst of snow at school one day this spring..I'm pretty sure I actually had negative traction.
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Also, Elizzybeth, Those are some really really rad rainboots, I wish I could find some like that but in a matte red. And I think you're silly for thinking they would have made your legs look too big!
I usually wear my chucks in all weather.. But maybe that's the stubborn canadian in me, I hate to admit I'm cold.
Annnnyhow.
I went shopping hooray(I can url post these if anyone minds the images)
In reality this shirt is more brown than navy, but for one reason or another I didn't realize I had the settings on my camera weird until I had taken that shirt off to put on another one.. Anyhow, this was my find of the day, 1.50$ thrift shop
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/ukartop.jpg)
I really needed a pair of heels that I can run around in and walk around in, and not save for just special occasions, I picked these up for 25 at Zelleerrrs (it's like canadian walmart), I have to go back to the shop though, there was no barcode on the size I needed so I brought up another tagged pair, then they accidentally gave me mismatched sized shoes.. rrrr.
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/DSCF4456.jpg)
Also, aaaaaugh I finally found a sweater I like, sorry for the awkward display (2 bucks at the same thrift shop as above)
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/DSCF4436.jpg)
And nooow for the advice part, I haven't worn a skirt since I was little, and I found this on the super cheap, however, I have no idea what to wear with it as a top? (Why yes, some of you will find it garishly tacky.) Also, should I go bare legged under this type of skirt? Skirts are one of the few areas that I have no idea what looks nice. It's more for the summer if anything I think
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/DSCF4432.jpg)
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I like all of those, especially that first top.
as for the skirt, I don't think it looks bad with the top you have on with it. Maybe a brown short short sleeve button up would be nice. I used to have a pair of white mid-height pumps and I loved them... then I colored on them with puff paint so now they don't really match anything. But there are flowers growing up the heel and "BRITTANY!" on the sides
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Nail polish for guys, yes or no?
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I like nail polish on guys, but only, ONLY, if the guy has short nails. Really short. I find long nails on men to be an instant turn-off regardless of whether or not they are painted. Ick ick ick.
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No no no no no.
Auugh no.
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I also vote no. I've seen it work maybe one or two times, but those were, well, extraordinary instances..
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I have never seen nail polish look good on guys.
It is an extremely terrible idea.
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I've seen it look good on a few guys, if they were 1. goth enough or 2. queer enough.
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Only if it's black polish and you're the type that can pull it off. Otherwise, no.
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No polish, ever. Drill King, I actually really like that skirt, so if your fashion sense sucks then mine does too. Definitely a summer/bare legs skirt, you can't really rock the carefree batik look when it requires heavy boots and a sweater. To do it justice, save it till summer and run around barefoot in it with any simple, solid color top you like. Does it have to ride up as high as you're wearing it in order to fit? I've always thought high-waisted things were for people without curve to pretend they had hips, you don't need the help.
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IT doesn't have to, but it does ride a bit high. When I wear it lower it really makes my torso look way long, which is already pretty long, so I don't need that either.
However, I'm agreeing with you, it's definately summer, kinda bummed out, I haven't worn a skirt since I was a little girl.
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Knit pencil skirts are super super flattering and good for winter, if you want to wear one now while you're all inspired.
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Nail polish: I have seen it work well for some people. I guess you have to have the right look for it and also team it with a decent enough outfit.
Andy: I actually like that first top, it's quite interesting. The rest isn't really my taste, but the green skirt is not crap.
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I used to wear fluro green nail polish. I quite liked it!
But then again, I used to dress like the bastard child of a drug-addled punk and a shrubbery.
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Nail polish on guys is terrible. I still remember the time I feel asleep in class and a girl managed to do a few of my nails before I woke up. It was a minor disaster.
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I think black nail polish on guys is actually pretty hot.
Sorry.
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Nail polish on guys is disturbing and weird.
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It requires good hands.
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But then again, I used to dress like the bastard child of a drug-addled punk and a shrubbery.
!!!! This I would like to see. (also, sig quote)
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I think black nail polish on guys is actually pretty hot.
Sorry.
To be fair, my feelings will be hurt if you don't say something like this.
Also I am totally for dudes wearing nail polish, clearly.
Edit: I'll put in a picture when I can remember the password for my photobucket account.
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Well, I wasn't asking for advice as such, I was just curious. It's too late anyway.
(it's pinkish red)
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You are a pretty thin dude, right? I feel like thin hands would just look way feminized with any nail color. I hope your nails are at least short, long nails on dudes is worse than polish on dudes.
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With light blue jeans maybe but it's not a great jacket in my opinion.
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To me it's more of a 'hey I'm a pensioner' jacket but maybe that's just me.
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I like it. Does it have pockets?
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Wait... what? Buttons on the other side? Why would that matter? If it does, why would they make it matter?
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Sam I think it is kinda rad in a very odd way. But it works for you! So wear it!
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I remebered my password!
Nail polish on dudes: I am for it!
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y258/jimmy5times/DSCF0591.jpg)
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Hey hey everybody Sam is wearing an old ladies jackets
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I like it, but I am unfashionable.
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Drill King, I absolutely love love love that skirt. I want it. I think it is possible to get away with it in the summer, if you have nice heavy tights.
Honestly, every time you post a picture, I want to raid your house and steal your clothes. However, I don't know wear you live, and I'm not quite the breaking and entering type. But if you're unfashionable, then I'm hopeless.
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this jacket, is it wearable?
Three people in history own this jacket:
1. George Costanza
2. My mom
3. Anthony Bourdain
I guess it's up to you, Sam.
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Bourdain is a stylish motherfucker, wear that jacket till the girly pockets fall off.
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I am in the anti-jacket brigade, sorry Sam. You can pull it off, I just don't like the jacket.
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The jacket's fine, Sam - just lose those big turnups on the jeans...
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(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m146/giveitashave/Photo196.jpg)
new top! now i just gotta fgure out what shoes i can wear hmmmm
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Eeee it makes your stomach look like a rainbow-patterned face :D
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that is an excellent top. I completely approve
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God damn Sam I love what you are doing. Like, everyone knows those people who wear ridiculously bad things and are all like 'look at me this is so bad it's good hahaha I'm so hip' but what you are wearing is just really honestly bad. Put them to shame.
Like I hope that's what you're going for because otherwise I just called you awful I guess.
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Sam, I think you forgot your fanny pack
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Dont dis the fanny pack, they are slated next on the list of hipster revivals.
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Sam, up close I do not like the jacket.
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I tend to dress as weirdly as I can when I'm feeling nervous. Last year, I went to college wearing the oddest combination of clothes fairly regularly because my friends were horrible and sapped my personality out of me. This year my friends (new friends) are rad so I just wear jeans and a t shirt and some trainers.
I would love to dress elegantly but I still look about twelve most of the time so I look stupid. Any advice? (I know I really didn't give enough information here but let's see what happens). Tell me what is elegant, guys.
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Elegant
- pencil skirts
- soft, v necked tops
- anything anthropologie sells
- thin/delicate necklaces
- low heels (no flats)
- t-strap heels
- no ponytails
- no sneakers
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I approve of Sam's fashuns. Continue with them!
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I guess it's hip to dress like my uncles now? Ok!
(this is not just a thing on what Sam's wearing, I see other hip kids wearing the same stuff here)
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dear sam,
please keep on dressing like the skeeviest motherfucker. it makes me happy.
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I don't get why everyone is making such a big deal out of this coat. It looks like pretty standard fare when it comes to fall coats.
It looks corduroy. Is it corduroy?
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Elegant
- pencil skirts
- soft, v necked tops
- anything anthropologie sells
- thin/delicate necklaces
- low heels (no flats)
- t-strap heels
- no ponytails
- no sneakers
Actually I am going to say that some of the things anthropologie sells are a little on the frumpy-but-cute side. If you have the right body type for their dresses and stuff they are really cute and look good, but I get the feeling that their designer uses the same model for inspiration and fitting all of their clothes (like maybe it is her daughter or something).
Otherwise I agree.
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Elegant
- pencil skirts
- soft, v necked tops
- anything anthropologie sells
- thin/delicate necklaces
- low heels (no flats)
- t-strap heels
- no ponytails
- no sneakers
disagree on the no flats thing, but you seem to have the right idea.
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Sam I really like the bag, and the overall profile you are presenting is basically tight as all hell, but you should probably get a coat in a different color. The green doesn't really work for me. Otherwise, change skeevy to steezy and I totally agree with whatever that other fucker said.
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Flats are awful. I have never seen a pair where I didn't think a heel or a more practical shoe would look 400 times better. I just really hate flats.
Have to agree with Katie about the Anthropologie thing, though their cardigan-type sweaters are pretty much always gorgeous.
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Flats are awful. I have never seen a pair where I didn't think a heel or a more practical shoe would look 400 times better. I just really hate flats.
awww :-(
i love flats and think they can look just as good as if not better than heels. also they're much more comfortable.
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Flats are cute. They can look good! However, they are not elegant. When you think of elegance, think of, like, Audrey Hepburn or Queen Elizabeth from the 1950s and 60s or Jackey Kennedy or Grace Kelly. When you think of the fairy-tale characters you imagined when you were little, you probably think of some pretty elegant people that you created in your head.
Also if your heels are uncomfortable, you are wearing the wrong kind, or you don't have the leg strength and shouldn't be wearing them in the first place. (Not like I've said this before or anything.)
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i have seen some elegant looking flats.
maybe i should find some examples and post them here.
also, i do own heels that i can walk in. i dunno if they're "right" for me per se, but i think they're decent.
i just prefer not to wear them most of the time.
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I didn't say anything about being able to walk in them. Of course, if you can't walk in them they are kind of superfluous as footwear anyway, but that is really beside the point. I mean uncomfortable. If your toes get tingly after about an hour, or if you were to go dancing in them and find that your feet hurt and you have to take them off part way through the night and dance barefoot, or you get home after wearing them all day and when you take them off your degree of relief is more than usual, then you are doing it wrong.
If anything else hurts (knees, hips, whatever) you shouldn't be wearing them at all ever, like my sister who has a wonky hip socket and really can't wear heels at all. Being comfortable in heels is a two-part dealy, because even if the shoe isn't too tight across your toes or too short in the vamp for your longest toe (which might be your second toe, which can create problems if you get the wrong style) and it isn't to tight down the shank and the back of the heel doesn't rub blisters onto your ankles, there is more to it. Sure, that stuff is nice because it means it won't give you corns and bunions and make your toes numb, but you have to have leg strength for it, too, and I don't just mean in your ankles. It affects your knees and your ankles directly, so your calf and ankle muscles need to be able to take the brunt of it, but your quads and hamstrings are also key players and if you don't have the muscular capacity for this, it is not a fashion thing anymore and it is nothing personal but when I say you shouldn't wear them I mean because at that point it can be dangerous.
Something else people don't think of is how it changes your posture. Have you ever gotten back pain a day or two after wearing your heels for a while? That is because wearing them changes the angle of your pelvis and basically pushes out your butt, unnaturally curving your lower spine. It is like you suddenly acquired scoliosis, except front-to-back instead of side-to-side. If you don't know how to compensate for that by tucking your butt muscles or at least properly stretching out your back or whatever, or you can't because you lack the strength in your glutes and your lower back, then you can suffer long-term effects like pelvic inflammation or chronic back pain, especially if it leads to a pinched nerve.
Heels are hot. They are sex on a stick. I really dislike flats and would pick heels over them any day. But you have to be physically able to wear them before you can even consider the implications on fashion and your style. This stuff probably never even occurs to most women, and since even though some of them shouldn't be wearing heels and they do it anyway, they are the ones who end up with shin splints that never heal and broken metatarsals with no idea how they did it. They are the ones who buy Tempurpedic mattresses at 40 to try and fix chronic back pain that they would never believe was caused by some thingies they put on their feet.
If you can wear heels, and if you can find a good style consistent with the shape of your foot, I think heels become a great alternative for anytime. Hell, I wear mine to class sometimes*. The only reason I don't wear them more is because they have buckles and things, which means I can't wake up 20 minutes before class and just slide my feet in and go.
*Campus is a little over a mile away from my house. This means that, why yes! I do walk a mile or three in heels on those days.
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I wish I could wear heels on days I have class:( But my campus is all hills, and I work/gym every day, so I'd have to bring 2 pairs of shoes with me.
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Katie,
Could you please cut down on being a pretentious asshole about your opinions?
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I wish I could wear heels on days I have class:( But my campus is all hills, and I work/gym every day, so I'd have to bring 2 pairs of shoes with me.
How is wearing two pairs of shoes a day a bad thing? I figure I change footwear between 2-5 times daily, depending on what I'm up to.
Oh yeah also I bought some new sneakers, pics soon.
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Mostly because I don't live on campus, and I hate carrying around more weight in my bag than I need to.
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Katie,
Could you please cut down on being a pretentious asshole about your opinions?
Seriously
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I never would have thought shoes could cause such hostility.
Apparently they are SERIOUS BIZNES.
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What exactly did Katie say that was so pretentious or inappropriate? All I've seen on this page from her is some damn good information about heels and your safety in them.
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I gots to agree with Eugene, what the hell was wrong with that post. Now you know, and knowing is half the battle.
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I dunno, it was kinda over-information and worded pretty condescendingly.
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i thought she was just trying to be helpful, actually.
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What is over-information?
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Going beyond what was asked in a show-offy manner.
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So? Katie knows heels. She is rather informative on heels, corsets, stage makeup/costuming, and other things.
I have heels and I can walk in heels, I just don't like wearing them often as I find them uncomfortable after a while. I like flats and prefer them, so I usually wear those if I want to look nicer.
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Guh, how did this become my nitpick not Alli's?
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You took the bait. I try not to react to other people's posts if I do not agree with them as it usually devolves into an internet shouting match and I do not like those.
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I personally wasn't saying it to you, but in general.
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I misunderstood, I thought Katie was Calenlass, who many pages ago, then again several pages ago, and most recently this page, went a little over the top militant on her opinion. I didnt want to be the dick who said anything. Redglasscurls on the other hand has been very informative without being ostentatious about it. My 0.02.
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You were right, Katie is calenlass.
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Whatever guys. This is going nowhere. She stated her opinion and then we stated opinions on the manner of how she said hers. Back to fashion.
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Yes, less arguing and more, uh, fashioning?
This is what I wore today!
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3007/2985236720_ab549eb095.jpg?v=0)
Forgive my facial expression, my gum was falling out of my mouth right before the picture was taken. Yarr.
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Looking good!
Man I still want flared jeans. I think I'm going to have to resort to buying girl's clothes again.
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Vest! You wear it much better than I do:)
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Ok I have this Sand coloured, its a course knit in the front, silk in the back. How can I rock this, I want very much to wear it.
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You call that a vest? Wow. No wonder I was having trouble understanding stuff people were saying about vests. As far as I am concerned that's a waistcoat. Now it all makes sense!
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Katie,
Could you please cut down on being a pretentious asshole about your opinions?
The only part of my post that was an opinion was the last part about walking to campus. Forgive me for trying to save some ladies for suffering broken ankles and knee replacement surgery. If you are talking about my occasional posts regarding the safety of certain items of "fashion", I make those posts to help inform people. We all pretend to keep ourselves informed anyway, right? Why does it matter if it's me posting the information as opposed to snopes or the BBC?
Going beyond what was asked in a show-offy manner.
Actually, no one asked for that post at all. I also wasn't being "show-offy", I was browsing through medical encyclopedias and stating facts. If I was being "show-offy", I would've said something about how I can do backflips on a unicycle while juggling cannonballs in heels or whatever.
I misunderstood, I thought Katie was Calenlass, who many pages ago, then again several pages ago, and most recently this page, went a little over the top militant on her opinion. I didnt want to be the dick who said anything. Redglasscurls on the other hand has been very informative without being ostentatious about it. My 0.02.
Out of curiosity, could you possibly PM me regarding what you are talking about? I don't want to start an internet argument or anything, but I am curious as to the discrepancy between what I am saying and what people are reading.
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I think it's a perception issue. Whenever I read one of Katie's posts I feel like I am getting a lecture, and if I disagree then I am WRONG and also an IDIOT. You have the benefit of having met her, others only have her online persona with which to frame the tone of her posts.
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tommy, stop being pretentious.
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Or,
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a55/ddovey/vest.jpg)
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Dear Dovey,
I heart you.
Take care,
Emaline
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Yes please, sand coloured waistcoat
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Goddamn it Dovey. Every time you post I just have to say
Dovey,
(Also I wore a vest today and I have a sweater vest that I will maybe wear tomorrow)
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Man, this thread gotta make me wonder, why do people gotta be so offended by knowledge? Why does being wrong have to prick at thee so and a correction must be an affront to your pride? If your data is lacking, isn't it a good thing to have it corrected for future endeavors?
Knowledge is power, bitches, especially the knowledge you didn't know you didn't have that you now do.
Addendum: I need a bitchin' vest.
Like, a thousand sexy vests.
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Oh Dovey. Why you always gotta be so hot?
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His tattoos add plus ten hotness. I never noticed them before!
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He has lots! We will make him take off his clothes and show them all to us in Sydney.
Well that's what I'LL be doing, don't know about the rest of you guys.
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Liz that vest is really, really good with the black shirt underneath. Wearing it with a shirt underneath that provides the same kind of contrast is really nice and probably better than say a white or off-white shirt with it.
Dovey, there are no words.
Dude guys I guess I am sorry for offending people unintentionally. I don't get why people get mad at stuff on the internet, so I don't ever really expect it? If it has gotten bad enough that some regular posters have decided this is worth getting up in arms over, then I guess it is time for me to vacate this thread for a while. Pics were going to be posted, but I guess I will wait.
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katie, i think the best way to get people to calm down is to POST MORE OUTFITS. that's what i'd be doing if i had access to a camera right now.
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Ah, the use of the word 'corrected' kills me in this context. This particular issue is completely subjective.
Absolutely people should broaden their horizons by taking on board what other people think but there is no right or wrong. Not on this issue.
Is it? I see a lot of facts in Katie's post, not a lot of opinion.
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Liz that vest is really, really good with the black shirt underneath. Wearing it with a shirt underneath that provides the same kind of contrast is really nice and probably better than say a white or off-white shirt with it.
Thanks! I like that the t-shirt is simple and adds a kind of masculine touch to the outfit, but the wide-legged pants and heels keep it from looking too man-ish.
I am also going to be wearing this vest as part of my pirate costume for Halloween with a ruffly white blouse underneath. Hurrah!
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I think people should be willing to accept that a person might have more genuine knowledge on a subject and not get all pissy when that knowledge is laid down on them.
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Woo internet argument woooooo.
I found a picture of me in a suit doing some hardcore reclining. I do not know what is up with the expression on my face.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v736/branston_pickle/reclined.jpg)
Also, here is a close-up of my fish, which I think has maybe been in here before...?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v736/branston_pickle/FISH.jpg)
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Yeah, I was fairly confused as to what you thought I was saying but I know I'm right dammit so I'm going to argue with you anyway.
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Hey guys! SHUT UP! Can we please talk about fashion again, and drop the internet argument/disagreement? Or take it to pms? I read this thread for fashion, not dramaz.
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Fashion is drama. Drama is fashion.
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Oh shush you. I would like to see more vests from dudes or ladies here!
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I personally, do not care much for vests. Some people can pull it off rather well. Some cannot. I fall into that latter category, and I realize this, thus I do not attempt this. I see a lot of girls, and thankfully no guys, who, like me, are of the rounder body type. Vests do nothing for this body type at all whatsoever.
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Vests in most cases seem very dated. I can't think of more than 5 examples where I've seen a vest look good.
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I think the older you look the better you can pull it off. Just in my experience, anyway.
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Hey I think both Dovey and I are doing pretty well when it comes to vests, so don't knock 'em just yet!
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I want to wear mine in a classy way, not a scene way, if that helps
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Hey fashion people, quick question: can you iron corduroy? Cause I washed my corduroy pants and they're pretty wrinkly. I don't think that it's an issue, but then I thought that maybe this is one of those things that Isn't Done. So yeah... can you?
EDIT: also, cool fish.
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Yeah you can but it makes the way the cord lays go all different-colouredy. I iron mine inside out.
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FISH
Fun fact: When I met you in Sydney I was completely enamored with you because of that fish. Well, there were probably other factors but hot damn that fish is rad.
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FISH
Oh man Nick. Outstanding. Outstanding. Also the scarf. Is it yours?
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That scarf looks like christmas trees!
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New question, I have a jacket that says its 60% Wool, 20% Nylon and 20% Rayon. Now those fancy materials could be the liner or whatever, but I want to iron the lapels back into prominence, they are going soft and flappy. Do I need to know/do anything special?
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Just make sure the iron isn't super hot, basically. Doesn't your iron have settings for different fabrics? Or are you kickin' it like a Luddite?
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Yeah you can but it makes the way the cord lays go all different-colouredy. I iron mine inside out.
That's what I figured would be a good idea. Thanks!
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Just make sure the iron isn't super hot, basically. Doesn't your iron have settings for different fabrics? Or are you kickin' it like a Luddite?
Yeah I was thinking of just heating a pot over the stove.... like a neanderthal.
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Cast iron pans actually work pretty well
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I'm sure the Neanderthals would have been very happy with metal pots.
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Neanderthals would have been happy with fire, let alone pans or stoves.
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I would also be happy with fire! I am just like the Neanderthals!
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Also the scarf. Is it yours?
Yep. That scarf was knitted by a friend of mine who suddenly decided I needed a scarf. It's pretty much the warmest thing ever.
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Scarfs are probably the best outerwear. They are so very versatile. You can wrap them around your ears, or your nose, or whatever you wish, or you can make them look good, or you can find a sexy yet cozy compromise.
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Okay I am posting to resurrect this thread before it dies a horrible death. And to show everyone the sweater that I want!
(http://www.forever21.com/images/large/53527012-03.jpg)
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I went shopping this weekend! I want to show off my new clothes!
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/ebony_willow/david140.jpg)
I got a stripey blazer! It's cute!
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/ebony_willow/david149.jpg)
I also got a stripey dress! It's so adorable!
Also I joined the shorts brigade. I don't care what you guys say, I look hot.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/ebony_willow/pants1.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/ebony_willow/pants2.jpg)
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Lots of black and white, yes? They all look great, though!
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IMPORTANT FASHION QUESTION!
Ok, it's not that important, but it is a question. What color pants does one wear with a midnight blue blouse? My jeans are darker washes, but I also I have black, grey, and red to choose from, but I am not wearing red pants with a blue shirt. Is it ok to wear a dark blue shirt with dark jeans?
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The darker wash could work but the grey might be a better choice. Take a couple pictures and let us decide!
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I was also going to say that I would probably go with the grey, out of the choices you have.
Black could work, imo, but I know tons of people hate black + navy/dark blue, so ymmv.
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I will take pictures when I get home then!
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but I know tons of people hate black + navy/dark blue, so ymmv.
Man I do not get this at all. My ex HATED this color combination and plenty of people I know do. But it looks fucking great. What gives?
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I think it looks ok when there's mostly black and the blue is the shirt. Black with mostly navy blue is not so great. At least it's not wearing more than one shade of black, which generally looks bad.
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I mean, I'd wear dark navy blue jeans with a black sweater or hoodie or T-shirt.
I've also worn a navy blue T-shirt with a black hoodie and it looked fine.
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Blue jeans don't count as blue, they're basically neutral, even if they're not a neutral colour per sé,
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Jodie, I really like the dress and the first pair of shorts, but I feel like the second pair of shorts don't really do anything for you.
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I like both pairs pretty well, but I have to agree that the first pair is a lot more interesting/flattering. Either way, you look great.
I also like dark blue with black, but I bet gray and dark blue would be lovely. Take pictures.
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Jodie, I like your fashions.
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At least it's not wearing more than one shade of black, which generally looks bad.
What do you mean? Layered shades of black and grey (perhaps offset with white or some small areas of colour) looks amazing during winter and fall.
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but I know tons of people hate black + navy/dark blue, so ymmv.
Man I do not get this at all. My ex HATED this color combination and plenty of people I know do. But it looks fucking great. What gives?
It's the fashion self-informed versus Mr. Navy-Blue-and-Black.
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Maybe some of those people have personal concerns about clashing colours and such, but in general basing your fashion choices on wives-tale platitudes is a pretty dumb thing to do.
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Huh?
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Jodi that third outfit is awesome.
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do you mean? Layered shades of black and grey (perhaps offset with white or some small areas of colour) looks amazing during winter and fall.
Not layered shades of black and grey, but wearing a dark black with a faded black (because of washing) or an obviously warm black with a cool black. Like, you're wearing all black and none of the blacks are the same black. It happens.
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I dunno Linds, a beat up, faded leather jacket over a neutral black cotton hoodie over a crisp black T-shirt with some faded black skinny jeans is hot in my mind. Add some classy but casual leather boots and daaaaamn.
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It's the fashion self-informed versus Mr. Navy-Blue-and-Black.
Posting a question in a Fashion Advice thread implies baby steps to be taken when giving advice. Until the target owns their cool, No Blue with Black, No Problem, seems like a solid rule.
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I honestly like blue and black as a colour combination. Seriously, I would like one good reason why they don't go well together. Colour theory makes them work really well, and both are slimming colours.
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I dunno Linds, a beat up, faded leather jacket over a neutral black cotton hoodie over a crisp black T-shirt with some faded black skinny jeans is hot in my mind. Add some classy but casual leather boots and daaaaamn.
I should have been specific. I'm talking about business quality clothing, not casual stuff. Wearing a blouse and pants or jacket and pants, etc. that are not the same shade of black looks bad. I need a picture to explain it better I think.
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What Drill King said.
Well yeah Linds. I would, as a general rule, never wear all black ever when it comes to formal clothing. Contrast is nice.
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Whatever, screw you guys, I'm wearing blue and black.
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I will be wearing blue and black this very week. Because brightly colored tights (not leggings) are finally easily accessible and I'm now stocked up.
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Will that album make me more fashionable?
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<3 Hyperbole more than slick fashions
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the hickory stripe jacket is kind of neat, my only qualm is that the 2nd pair of shorts look like you could have made them yourself for the price of one old pair of pants. and they don't seem to have as much shape as the 1st pair.
I would agree Sam, but finding pants that fit me well for under $30 (that was the cost of the shorts) is nearly impossible!
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Jodie, your new clothes look hot!
Fashion advice thread, please venture an opinion. My friend and I are going to a formal dinner tomorrow, and he's wearing an off-white suit, black shirt, and white tie (he's got dark skin, so the combination looks pretty awesome). His question- white shoes or black?
Here (http://concreteloop.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/diddjigga.jpg) is a comparison photo of Jay-Z and Diddy to compare shoe colour.
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Man I think both Jay-Z and P. Diddy are handsome, fashionable dudes but those are either some awful pictures, some awful outfits, or both.
I'd say definitely black shoes though.
EDIT: I don't know or care who this guy from Gossip Girl is (Google got me this picture) but this is an example of a white suit done right.
(http://www.gossipgirlinsider.com/images/gallery/ed-westwick-in-white_348x506.jpg)
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I also was gonna say "definitely black shoes" as well. Jay's looks almost unbalanced, drawing the eyes downward with all the white on the bottom.
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VD, tell your friend that black shoes are the way to go
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White suits are only fro 'pimps' and black guys. You say 'off-white' but the exact shade is really important. Basically it sounds like a terrible idea.
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Ali see above! Also Matt Bellamy from Muse rocks a white suit on occasion.
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White suits are only for 'pimps'.
This is true. Especially with a black shirt underneath. A light grey suit looks pretty damn good in summer, though.
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Didn't Michael Jackson wear white suits? I wished he was still black… He got weird when he was white.
Personally, I've always gone kinda Johnny Cash style in an all black suit, including tie, but I'm trying to move out of that. Makes me look like a bouncer. I've been trying to integrate leather jackets and trench coats into my formal wear, and it has worked nicely, in my opinion.
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White suits are only fro 'pimps' and black guys. You say 'off-white' but the exact shade is really important. Basically it sounds like a terrible idea.
Where I said my friend has "dark skin", I meant he has dark skin. i.e. the dude is black.
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P.S. I told him black shoes. I think this will be the go!
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Yeh but the guy eugene posted is definitely not black.
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Doesn't change the fact that he is doing it right. Had I actually gone to my year 12 formal, I would have worn a white suit though with a white shirt, not black - and I would have looked good. The other slightly different suit look that looks great is black suit, black shirt, white tie.
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The rest of your post seemed to be answering mine, though. Stop being confusing fatty, jeez.
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Concept floating in head:
Black pinstripe pants. Black pinstripe vest. Dark blue, patterned shirt. Red tie.
y/n
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Probably not but I can maybe see it working. There are a lot of variables there. If this is an outfit you are thinking of wearing please put it on and post pictures!
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Honestly I'd lose the blue patterned shirt and go for something in a flat, lighter color (I don't think dark would contrast enough against the rest), and go for a louder tie instead.
Also, I don't like vests but hey, you guys seem to.
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That's very difficult to answer without pics... I mean, what kind of pattern does the shirt have? What shade of dark blue? What shade of red does the tie have? This thread needs more pics anyway, so put on the outfit and let us see!
So yeah, as I said this thread needs more pics, so what do you guys think of my skirt?
(http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e263/blooper663/PA160023-1.jpg)
I really love it, too bad it's too cold to be wearing it this time of the year. Summer, please hurry!
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Concept floating in head:
Black pinstripe pants. Black pinstripe vest. Dark blue, patterned shirt. Red tie.
y/n
In my head, this looks very flattering, but I agree that it's hard to say without seeing pictures of the articles of clothing.
I've said it before, but I love blue and black. And pinstripes are attractive.
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Question in a similar vein... there's a pre-clinical dinner coming up, and I was thinking black suit with a deepish brown/maroon patterned shirt (thin black stripes) and a really _bright_ light blue tie. Should there be a vest involved? Is a vest a worthwhile investment??
No pinstripes for me, alas. I dunno if I like them against patterned clothing! Apart from that, y to Ozy... esp. if it's a really nice red tie. I like blue and black as a combo, if the blue is really dark.
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Kris that skirt is super cute but maybe a bit too long. Also I think you will probably be waiting a long time to wear it if Norway is as similar to Fargo as I think.
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Yeah, I don't think I'll be able to wear it until June, maybe late May. Norway sucks weather-wise.
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pinstripe vest. Dark blue, patterned shirt
I say no; stripes and patterns don't, in in my experience, work together.
so what do you guys think of my skirt?
Gorgeous pattern, but about 6 inches too long (or possibly too short) for someone your age. Apart from the pattern, it is very much in the style of the UK Laura Ashley chain, which these days is distinctly middle-aged - in the nicest possible way, I hasten to add, as my wife still wears some...
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Question in a similar vein... there's a pre-clinical dinner coming up, and I was thinking black suit with a deepish brown/maroon patterned shirt (thin black stripes) and a really _bright_ light blue tie. Should there be a vest involved? Is a vest a worthwhile investment??
No pinstripes for me, alas. I dunno if I like them against patterned clothing! Apart from that, y to Ozy... esp. if it's a really nice red tie. I like blue and black as a combo, if the blue is really dark.
I say, if you can look at the tie and shirt together and it doesn't make you avert your eyes, wear it. Sneak in as much color where you can.
If you have a vest, just try it out and see if you like it. If you don't already have one, I personally wouldn't go out and get/make one. Some of the gents on this thread have looked really great in vests, but unless you find one that really suits you, I've always thought they looked bad.
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What's the pattern on the shirt? Also, is it a vivid pattern or more subtle?
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I think Kris' skirt is great, and you should wear it with blue shoes and a blue sleeveless (preferably strappy or tank) top. The blue must match the flowers exactly.
I know what Paul means about it being a bit long, but I think you have the bone structure to carry it off. I have some similar length skirts but I'm a bit more rotund than you and I have a fairly round face, so I just look like I'm dressing up in my mother's clothes. Which I often am.
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Kris, that skirt is way cute. You should relocate to the Southern Hemisphere during winter to get some wear out of it.
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New shit!
Crazy purple batwingy top. I haven't quite decided if I think it's totally ridiculous yet.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/redglasscurls/Narcissism/DSCN4658.jpg)
Wingggs
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/redglasscurls/Narcissism/DSCN4657.jpg)
I also got pants, I've discovered that the absolute best thing to get consignment is jeans- already broken in, and I got $180 jeans for $23. No complaints.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/redglasscurls/Narcissism/DSCN4650.jpg)
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I got this really nice new bag. It's a one-off and hand made, from Leo Monk - made in their shop in newtown.
(http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k467/Fatty-o_o-/random/IMG_1570.jpg)
(http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k467/Fatty-o_o-/random/IMG_1571.jpg)
(http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k467/Fatty-o_o-/random/IMG_1577.jpg)
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I really like that bag but I'm intrigued by the strap; how is it fastened on? I have a similar shaped bag and the straps come from the edge, which I think is fairly standard for shoulder bags. Quite often it's irritating because I have too much in it and I need to carry it across my body rather than just on one shoulder, but the strap doesn't take kindly to being stretched that way. If I'm seeing it right, your bag might have a more sensible set up.
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The strap is sewn into the back of the bag where you can see it in the third picture. It then goes through a hole cut in the flap allowing the flap to open and close without moving the strap.
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Ali, I like your bag!
Manda, those jeans look smashing on you.
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Manda, that top is pretty cute!
@ thrift store pants- yeah, I need go to back to Beacon's Closet and see what they have. I didn't have much luck last time because it is basically racks upon racks of clothing organized only by color or, in the case of jeans, by the fact that they are jeans. A bit intimidating, but probably completely worth it.
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That is why I'm completely in love with my go-to consignment shop, The Mustard Seed in DC. They organize pants by size. They're also pretty picky about what they'll take, since they give you money for the clothes you bring in, so there aren't the racks and racks of awful mom-jeans like the thrift shops around here.
Jodie- thanks:D I'm picky as hell about jeans, and these just fit awesome
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fatty/Ali/whatever you wanna be called: That is an awesome bag! I've been looking for a nice-looking shoulder bag of about that size for ages now, but I can never find one I like or like and can afford/justify paying lots of money for. So I'm lugging around a 5 year old worn out canvas thing from H&M that is about to fall apart and looks like crap, so it's not like I can use it when trying to look at least semi-nice.
Today I donated two plastic bags of clothes to the Salvation Army thrift stores! It felt good, both because I got tons of closet space and because other people might actually use them. I went through all my clothes, and basically threw away or donated everything I hadn't worn in about 2 years or that didn't fit me anymore and wouldn't in the near future. Didn't expect it to feel as good as it did, honestly.
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I want a new dress.
(http://i8.ebayimg.com/05/i/000/e6/09/1f52_1_sbl.JPG)
or
(http://i21.ebayimg.com/07/i/000/ec/c8/397f_1_sbl.JPG)
?
Or something else altogether?
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Both are nice, but I loooove the top one.
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It is nice, isn't it? :3 Also, the cleavage on the bottom one is a bit... weird. ._.
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the first one is much more fun!
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Definitely the first one. I want it.
So I went into Gap during my break at work today and put together the cutest outfit. If only I could afford it! Curse being broke when Gap has the best clothes.
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Ok so I was thinking as a dude, I want to get a fauxhawk or generally a trim. Thats not really a question. But is it ok if I dye my hair a little darker, maybe a shade of light brown? Or is that too cheezy on a guy, I was told it was by some lady friends but want a broader opinion.
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I say go for it. Your hair is your hair and you can do whatever you want with it!
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New close, fatshin threed.
(http://www.pretentiousgamer.com/photos/fatshin/coatscars.png)
(The scarf is not new, I just like that scarf and never had a coat to go with it)
(http://www.pretentiousgamer.com/photos/fatshin/coats.png)
(http://www.pretentiousgamer.com/photos/fatshin/ornjs.png)
(http://www.pretentiousgamer.com/photos/fatshin/rots.png)
(http://www.pretentiousgamer.com/photos/fatshin/tshirts.png)
I think I am much too big of a dork to be allowed to wear clothes, honestly. (Also, forgive the flat hair, the stubble, and lack of belt. I'm lazy.)
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Cheshire Cat: You'd look pretty good with a darker shade of hair. If you colour it, match it to the tone of your hair and don't go too dark. don't do streaks/lowlights, tips or in parts. Consider using a dye that gradually darkens your hair - i know you can get them somewhere.
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Jordan,
Shit man. You are looking good.
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New close, fatshin threed.
Pictures 2, 4 and 5 are mega-attractive. Just throwing that out there. Less self deprecation, more confidence because you're suave.
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jordan is mine you guys, we got married in gabbly ages ago.
also scarves,
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I know I got married to someone in Gabbly ages ago but can not remember who it is. I suspect they are consequently upset.
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I think gabbly marriage is equivalent to a meat-life one-night-stand. A few hot steamy hours the details of which are fogotten by the morning after. And lets just say, some of those gabbly regulars - they are PLayas.
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wat.
Also, Jordan what is that shirt in the last picture it is a good shirt I need some new shirts now fuck you and your nice things.
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Ben, this attitude is why you cannot have nice things.
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Guys I went out and bought new fashions today!
Some Levi's 407s (slim boot cut) in two different shades of dark blue and an awesome black pea coat.
I tried camwhoring but I am terrible at it so you'll just have to wait 'till someone photographs me wearing these things!
For those of you who know how I typically dress this is a big deal because I finally ditched the skinny jeans and am trying to dress more classy.
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Oh, hot damn Jordan. You look rad as.
Also, that is a great scarf.
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Jordan, I don't think you grew a vagina. I'm pretty sure you are on your way to being the next Washintunnn.
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Huh. I honestly didn't think that several slightly blurry, silly phtoos would be so well received, but thank you.
Est, it's actually, silly, I just got it a Kohl's, it's not even anything fancy I was just there because they have cheap decent ties.
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It was just really good timing. I really want some new t-shirts that are casual yet semi-fancy and that one kind of fits the bill and is reminding me that I should go out shopping or something soonish.
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Jordan: The coat in the first picture looks really rad, I'd like to see photos of just that. The scarf is sort of way too huge though, I dunno if you can wear it with that coat, it takes the sort of classy look you have going and turns it into kid going through his parents closet.
I really like the orange shirt, I have one almost the exact same color that I love dearly. The maroon one is awesome too, even if I am immediately wary of shiny fabrics. Only comment is maybe look for something that fits you a little better in the future, there is a lot of extra fabric on your arm in that one picture, and I don't think you need that.
However, those ties are terrible, man. Like, god-awful. I would be willing to look at more detailed pictures and potentially change my mind, but for my taste at least, you need a little less flash in your tie when you're wearing a shirt that bright. Hell, I'd do a little less flash in my tie generally, but that's just me. Plus, they both look kind of awkwardly wide, but maybe that's just my knot.
I like the T-shirt too, but please do not wear long sleeves under T-shirts. It is a look that is not a good look, my friend.
Are the pants new too?
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Hey guys as I started describing above, I'm attempting to mature my style a little.
Next up is replacing almost daily T-shirt + hoodie combos with some casual button downs. What kind of shirts are good for this? Bright ones like Jordan is wearing? Flannel that isn't terribly gaudy? Or something more subtle like browns, dark blues, blacks?
Also, I kind of like the look the guy on the left has going. Fancy white dress shirt with some form fitting (or in his case skinny) jeans. Is this good or bad?
(http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v66/130/4/1382550028/n1382550028_8240_9744.jpg)
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Guh, 14 year-olds with 40s:P
His boots are terrible, bu the rest is ok
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Oh, yeah, the scarf is practically comically oversized, but I mean...the scarf was never intended to be a fashion satement, just a statement of "I have a Doctor Who scarf". It's just me being a nerd.
The second tie isn't as flashy in natural light as it looks in that picture, the gold bits just caught a lot of the flash from my camera. I don't actually particularly like the first tie, but it actually came with the shirt and I dig orange shirts, so whatever. I'll wear a black tie or something. (I am woefully understocked on ties)
All of the pants are new, but I couldn't really get a decent detail picture of them.
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I bet that they're all empty bottles they grabbed from a homeless guy so they could take the "look at us we party in the daytime" picture.
That said, I have no new fashion to add because I've done nothing different fashion-wise since like 8 pages ago.
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I don't know who the other three kids are but the one in the white shirt is a friend of mine, really cool kid. This photo is several years old, I'm sure he's had plenty of time to do stupid shit.
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Do not wear a bandana and have fitted but not slim/skinny jeans. You'll be ok like that.
Also, I wear long sleeved shirts under t-shirts. Sometimes.
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Yeah, same here, sometimes. Mostly because I like my t-shirts, but it is cold here most of the year. It doesn't make me look very "adult" or really do anything for my appearance, but I kinda like it anyways, even though I know lots of people hate the look.
Also, I agree with pretty much everything Animal Ghosts said about Ozy's new clothes, I think. I'm a fan of ties that are a bit skinnier.
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Shirts go inside pants. T-shirts are the only thing that is excluded from this policy... (at least, IMO)
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Depends on the context. If you are wearing a shirt with jeans, then hell no, they don't. They also don't if you aren't wearing a belt.
The shirt with skinny/semi fitted jeans look can work well, provided the shirt is well fitted (not like in that picture). Also, sleeves that are well rolled up look good with that style (once again, provided they are well rolled up. Not scrunched like in that picture).
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I would wear a button-up shirt outside of my pants, but then again, I would only wear it like that if it was being used like a jacket, I have this odd thing where I feel just about naked without a jacket layer, but during the summer, even a light denim-ish layer is too heavy. If I were actually wearing it to look formal-ish, I would be wearing a belt, and have it tucked in.
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Yeah, I just can't get onboard the "shirts always get tucked in" train either. A few of my friends would tuck t-shirts into jeans with or without belts and I always thought it made them look pretty ridiculous. The only shirts I tuck in are business shirts and dress shirts for formal occasions.
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Guh, 14 year-olds with 40s:P
His boots are terrible, but the rest is ok
NO way! I love those boots. I am a fan of men who wear pointy toed boots, much like those. I think the white dress shirt, skinny jean look can never go wrong. I think how you express yourself with a simple outfit like that is totally with your choice of footwear.
Personally, I have recently started to like keeping my outfits really simple (ie. Plain shirt, in various colours, slim boot/skinny jeans, but then punch it up with different, perhaps colourful, shoes). I also like scarves and hats to give the combo a little more depth and personality. Unfortunately, since winter has arrived in Canada, I have started layering like a mofo again. I badly need to buy another blazer.
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I bought a hat because it's been cold lately. It is so warm! (http://www.target.com/Xhilaration-Scotch-Plaid-Avtr-Gry/dp/B001CMX33G/ref=sc_ri_2?ie=UTF8&pf_rd_r=1YDZ64VH609219Z87F47&pf_rd_p=451839801&pf_rd_i=B001CMX34A&pf_rd_s=bottom-10&pf_rd_m=A1VC38T7YXB528&pf_rd_t=201)
It is like the Coens can make a sequel to Fargo and call it Moorhead, only with an ice auger.
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Ushankas are cool, i want this
http://www.russianarmysurplus.com/military.php?gid=102
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Shirts go inside pants. T-shirts are the only thing that is excluded from this policy... (at least, IMO)
Dear Dad,
I know once in a while on Sundays you bust out your Oakland Raiders jersey in support, but this should ALSO NOT BE TUCKED IN. You don't tuck things into jeans!
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Opinion: Unless you're dressing formally, tucked-in shirts tend to look silly. It's passable as long as you're wearing a belt and not jeans, but.
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I used to have a professor (I know there is enough questionable professor fashion to start a new thread about it) who wore denim every single day. Jeans, shirts, you name it, but he would never wear more than one article of clothing. He would always tuck his shirts in, and more often than not, it was jeans pants that he was sticking them in. I mean, usually I would oppose this, but there was a certain formality (dude is in a position of authority) and also he had a lovely bottom.
Is this a foil?
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Taylor, I think your desire to see his arse was overriding your fashion sense.
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Next time I'm 'in the area' (HAW), I'll be careful to take a picture.
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Necessarily do that. I can't even imagine a situation where a dude does that and doesn't look like a middle aged IT professional.
Like, I'm trying to imagine a sexy dude like Anderson Cooper doing it and all I want to do is ask him why he hasn't updated Firefox to 3.0 on all of the computers and have him sigh as he explains that the company requires certain plugins for security that haven't been updated yet.
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He does it by having the bottom of a Greek God, but more supple, and having jeans that are slightly too tight.
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Oh, Taylor.
You need a man.
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I bought a hat because it's been cold lately. It is so warm! (http://www.target.com/Xhilaration-Scotch-Plaid-Avtr-Gry/dp/B001CMX33G/ref=sc_ri_2?ie=UTF8&pf_rd_r=1YDZ64VH609219Z87F47&pf_rd_p=451839801&pf_rd_i=B001CMX34A&pf_rd_s=bottom-10&pf_rd_m=A1VC38T7YXB528&pf_rd_t=201)
It is like the Coens can make a sequel to Fargo and call it Moorhead, only with an ice auger.
Ooh, can I be in it too? I will totally buy a hat like that if that is the case.
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That guy in the white dress shirt and jeans has kind of a whack profile, he either needs a slimmer fit shirt or baggier jeans. The boots are, in fact, steezy.
I wear dress shirts tucked into jeans all the time, and look damn good doing it, but then again my jeans are really nice. They can be worn tucked or untucked, though, but if you tuck in your shirt w/o a belt you're an idiot.
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Shirt, jeans, tucked in, no belt, IT professional; me backstage during an opera production in 1989. I look worn out and pissed off as well - but you'd be as well if you were in the middle of a radio-therapy course while still working and running an opera group.
(http://cassland.org/images/Paul-RT.jpg)
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Ladies, Uggs make you look cheap.
There, I said it.
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It is so warm! (http://www.target.com/Xhilaration-Scotch-Plaid-Avtr-Gry/dp/B001CMX33G/ref=sc_ri_2?ie=UTF8&pf_rd_r=1YDZ64VH609219Z87F47&pf_rd_p=451839801&pf_rd_i=B001CMX34A&pf_rd_s=bottom-10&pf_rd_m=A1VC38T7YXB528&pf_rd_t=201)
That hat is fantastic.
Paul, that's fine, it was still the 80s.
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I don't own any kind of formal trousers so I tend to wear dress/business shirts tucked into black jeans. I do of course wear a belt but the effect is often ruined slightly by my habit of wearing X-Men, Punisher, Batman and skull belt buckles.
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Okay, I went out and bought myself some wrap around skirts. One of them is knee length and one is ankle length. They are pretty and flowy and they seem to warrant some kind of nice footwear. What shoes do you where with these types of skirts? They are kind of hippyish but I just cannot bring myself to wear normal rubber thongs. It just doesn't seem right.
I am confused.
Here are the links to the skirts I bought:
http://www.treeoflife.com.au/Catalogue/Pants/Indian-Wrap-Skirt_2#
http://www.treeoflife.com.au/Catalogue/Pants/handkerchief-skirt (this isn't exactly what I got, but you can get the idea, same style and shape)
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Ladies, Uggs make you look cheap.
There, I said it.
Matt I would like to hug you or give you a high five right now. Either one.
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Everybody knows that uggs look trashy - it's not like this is some kind of miraculous breakthrough.
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No, that cannot be true because people still wear them. I am just very glad to hear that Matt hates them as I do.
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People also wear capris, or denim shorts. Or 'gangsta' clothes that hang down to their knees.
All widely recognized as horrible clothing choices.
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I have no problem with capris. Depends more on the rest of the accompanying style. Denim shorts can look good.
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lies
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Man we have had this conversation like ten times in thise thread before and Joe Hocking already unequivocally settled it:
I happened to be flipping through Republic, and Plato titled one chapter "Capris: They Never Look Good"
Mothafuckin' Plato, yo.
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Okay, I went out and bought myself some wrap around skirts. One of them is knee length and one is ankle length. They are pretty and flowy and they seem to warrant some kind of nice footwear. What shoes do you where with these types of skirts? They are kind of hippyish but I just cannot bring myself to wear normal rubber thongs. It just doesn't seem right.
I am confused.
Here are the links to the skirts I bought:
http://www.treeoflife.com.au/Catalogue/Pants/Indian-Wrap-Skirt_2#
http://www.treeoflife.com.au/Catalogue/Pants/handkerchief-skirt (this isn't exactly what I got, but you can get the idea, same style and shape)
I've seen those types of things worn with flat leather sandals with thin straps. Kinda (http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/Shopbop/pcs/media/images/products/kjaqu/kjaqu2000720513/kjaqu2000720513_prod_medium_v1_m56577569831090476.jpg) like (http://rubimoon.com/img/lrg/n-shoe1.jpg) these (http://www.oldnavy.com/Asset_Archive/ONWeb/Assets/Product/555/555503/main/on555503-00p01v01.jpg) shoes (http://www.bunnyhug.co.uk/fashionshop/media/gbu0/prodlg/DRHWHT-A.jpg)? Not quite gladiator but in that direction. None of those have the details I like but they are the type at least.
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The boots are, in fact, steezy.
I disagree. He is trying SO hard to make the boots work, and instead he looks like some toolbag kid from upstate New York who wants to move to LA and "make it big".
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The boots are, in fact, steezy.
I disagree. He is trying SO hard to make the boots work, and instead he looks like some toolbag kid from upstate New York who wants to move to LA and "make it big".
The boots, not the douchebag wearing them. I would wear those shoes, is what I am saying.
Also, I own and love a pair of uggs. They are probably the third pair I've had, got my first when I was about 4. They're a completely viable cold weather/post beach shoe.
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Argh, fashion complaint. It is even more impossible than usual to find decent looking jeans when you are short (a little over 5'3") and sort of fat right now! Practically all jeans either look like tights or they are so flared (and looong) that I look like I am drowning in a sea of denim. Neither of those alternatives look even remotely good.
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Mari I know how you feel. I can never find jeans that fit well in stores. I always have to settle for some that are just okay and it is just silly.
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ladies's uggs, admittedly, are awful. however, recently my housemate bought a pair of men's uggs and i have to admit they fucking rock. for some reason i wasn't aware men's uggs even existed until now. they are by far the warmest, most comfortable boots i have ever tried on. i've actually been considering buying a pair because i don't have any winter boots and they are looking like the best candidate.
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Ladies uggs and mens uggs are exactly the same, just different in sizing and colors.
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Uggs are like slippers, but warm. I would wear them out to buy a paper or some milk maybe, but for the most part they are comfortable inside shoes.
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I've seen those types of things worn with flat leather sandals with thin straps. Kinda (http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/Shopbop/pcs/media/images/products/kjaqu/kjaqu2000720513/kjaqu2000720513_prod_medium_v1_m56577569831090476.jpg) like (http://rubimoon.com/img/lrg/n-shoe1.jpg) these (http://www.oldnavy.com/Asset_Archive/ONWeb/Assets/Product/555/555503/main/on555503-00p01v01.jpg) shoes (http://www.bunnyhug.co.uk/fashionshop/media/gbu0/prodlg/DRHWHT-A.jpg)? Not quite gladiator but in that direction. None of those have the details I like but they are the type at least.
Thanks Ruyi, that's kind of what I thought. I'll just have to find some nice ones. I've seen heaps of them around, so I am sure I'll be able to find something.
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I have been looking for sandals that are hippie cross gladiator for so long because I am ridiculously picky. RIDICULOUS
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hey, does anyone else read the sartorialist (http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/)? I love the fresh photography. this guy has such a ridiculous eye for color and drape; he finds the most interesting people hidden in the crowds.
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I think we've had this conversation before because I'm getting dejá vú typing this but anyhoo:
I find myself disagreeing with what The Sartorialist thinks is good probably half of the time but I've definitely learned a lot about putting together men's clothing from there, particularly when it comes to all those little details that really make a guy's outfit pop (oh man pocket squares).
Re: uggs: Ugg boots do not go outside. They are wonderful slippers, but that is all they are. Ugg boots do not go outside
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The Sartorialist routinely turns up some pretty great stuff (for both sexes! I don't know where you'd get the idea that it's no good for ladies) but I think it's worth taking everything on there with a grain of salt. Essentially I find places like that useful for getting me thinking about cool combinations and ideas, or interesting and new ways to wear something I already have and just generally putting me in a more constructively critical mindset re: style/fashion. Also obviously everybody has a different body and sense of style and something that looks great on one person isn't necessarily universally great.
Also the Sartorialist likes those "formal" shorts (that kind of look like you've taken a pair of chinos and cut them off at the knee) too much and that shit is just dumb.
P.S; ZOMG want these shoes: http://www.gucci.com/us/us-english/us/fall-winter-08/mens-shoes/#0-464511-202729D3VA01066
:-D
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Re: uggs: Ugg boots do not go outside. They are wonderful slippers, but that is all they are. Ugg boots do not go outside
thisssss.
uggs do not look good with jeans, with sweatpants or with skirts and leggings. they may be comfortable (i wouldn't know personally) but...there is always a more attractive/practical alternative to uggs.
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Uggs are a pretty aptly named thing.
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whoops, sorry. should've checked that one.
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hey, does anyone else read the sartorialist (http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/)? I love the fresh photography. this guy has such a ridiculous eye for color and drape; he finds the most interesting people hidden in the crowds.
Oh man what a cool blog thank you for showing me this ally.
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okay! everyone is 20 steps ahead of me! got it!
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I <3 the sartorialist, it is so great. My goal is to move to a big city and someday be in it.
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I got a wiggle dress! Yaay!
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/ebony_willow/dresses005.jpg)
And you can see the pattern better in this one.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/ebony_willow/dresses007.jpg)
Now I finally have something to wear to weddings. All the rest of my clothes are too casual or too formal. This is a cute mix!
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It looks great, Jodie!
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I can can I has jodeez?
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Ooh, I want that dress! I need to find one like that here so I can try it on and see if it looks good. I think I could look quite fabulous in one of those.
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Jodie the rockabilly look suits you so well, seriously.
Manda, that new top you got has kimono-style sleeves, in case you were wondering or care.
Someone asking about vests a few pages ago: I personally prefer vests for suits because it makes it look a little classier to me, and maybe a little more like a throwback or a nod to some vintage fashions that shouldn't have died out. Also with a tuxedo I prefer vests because I always look at dudes wearing cummerbunds and think "I wonder what instrument they play in the orchestra". Same goes with bow ties versus ascots and cravats.
Also it is good to know via the Satorialist that people in Rio value such quality details as the French Cuff. Also that their women have excellent taste in shoes, and that some women in Moscow get into fights with their sewing machines and lose.
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I tend to like most of the women's fashion in the Sartorialist, but it's hit or miss for me on the men's fashion.
Jodie, that dress is super cute!
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i thought you weren't supposed to wear black red or white to weddings?
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It depends on the wedding actually.
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I've worn black to weddings and dressed it up with some coloured jewelry. Why? Because I couldn't find anything else that looked decent that WASN'T black. My grandma nearly had a heartattack about it, but no one really cared. I mean, it's just tradition. I've seen people wear black, red and white to weddings, but if you know the bride's dress is going to be white, don't wear all white. I am sure there were people at my mum's wedding who wore white, but her wedding dress was green, so it didn't matter.
I think it is mainly tradition, but I see no reason why you shouldn't wear black. Just dress it up with some coloured jewelry or something.
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Cummerbunds are all around terrible and I don't understand why they still exist.
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Cummerbunds are so awful They are most awful fashion, worn by most clueless men.
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So... my plan of wearing capris around my knees, held up by the sheer willpower of everyone near me, with a cummerbund around my waist and uggs on my feet isn't a good idea?
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that sounds hot
a/s/l?
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13/f/FBI HQ... shit, wasn't supposed to say that.
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haha.
i used to play isketch with the login 13/f/sexxxypix
i ended up getting my dorm's ip address banned from that site for a while
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I acquired some rad cold weather gear at work tonight.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3020/3028312821_6a986c63ec.jpg?v=0)
Alternately (so as not to disappoint fans of my facial expressions) there is also me hiding my face (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3058/3029149186_0a771cb819.jpg?v=0) and me being ridiculous (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3278/3029155054_bab580a108.jpg) as always.
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i thought you weren't supposed to wear black red or white to weddings?
To be honest, I am pretty sure my friends would expect me to wear black anyway. Because they all think I am so goth or whatever.
Also, Liz, http://www.pinupgirlclothing.com/collectif-cherry-wiggle-dress.html
I can't wait for more stock to come in on this stupid website so I can buy a bunch more things. they never have what I want on my size!
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I am trying to branch out from my ratty-jeans-tshirt-and-sneakers uniform! I think I am doing okay? What do you think QC?
(Oh um I have been sick lately so excuse me if my smile is less than stellar)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3028/3029481680_e5230bbf49.jpg)
I found this dress at a secondhand clothing store for $25! You can't wear anything under it because it is so tight.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3002/3028647685_840bd4e1ff.jpg)
Apparently this dress is supposed to be a copy of one Sarah Jessica Parker wore? I don't know anything about her but I bet it looks nicer on me. I like its swishy 50's skirt.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3174/3029483458_53dd808714.jpg)
Found this vinyl jacket in a thrift store for twenty bucks. It has some cigarette holes in one arm but other than that it is perfect. Also please note stunningly fantabulous Swedish raw indigo denim.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3187/3028647123_2e52ce12fe.jpg)
I found some awesomely battered cowboy boots at a secondhand store! Also I have a new lovely dark leather plaited belt which I adore, and this cute button-down top that I got on a throw-out table for ten bucks.
I know I need to get working on that old 'wardrobe staple' thing that people talk about, I need a new pair of black pointy flats and a plain white button-down shirt. Anything else?
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Oh Lunchy.
<3
That first dress is so so goood. And I love the jacket.
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I agree with Jodie - that first dress is amazing. I want it.
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Man why'd they even bother inventing new styles after the 50s.
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Ally, I really really love the last outfit, you do the cowgirl thing adorably.
In other news, I found it. The bastard love child of Crocs and Uggs. Had to happen eventually, right?
(http://foreveramber.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/04/18/crocs_uggs.jpg)
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Man why'd they even bother inventing new styles after the 50s.
Side-zipped boots (not style, I guess, but more convenient than tying every time), hair dye, camouflage, and I think further continuation of leather jacket development.
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Ally, that first dress kinda screams Audrey Hepburn at me.
I am all a fluster now, damn you.
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Damnit Ally, your sweet fashions are overshadowing my super awesome hat.
Also I want to coat like mad:
(http://www.modcloth.com/store/images/111108_05_L.jpg)
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Oh man, Liz, normally we disagree but oh god<3
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Liz, do you have a link for that coat?
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niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice coat, dude. I want it in COLOR, though.
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LADIES,
I was going to post something constructive but you are all so attractive I forgot what it is
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Seriously, how does everyone in the forum know each others first names?
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Everybody on this forum is a stalker.
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Or we talk outside of the forum. One or the other.
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Liz, do you have a link for that coat?
I sure do! http://www.modcloth.com/store/ModCloth/Womens/Outerwear/Femme+Fatale+Trench
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Fashion thread:
Chucks.
Should I buy some?
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I am trying to branch out from my ratty-jeans-tshirt-and-sneakers uniform! I think I am doing okay? What do you think QC?
(Oh um I have been sick lately so excuse me if my smile is less than stellar)
pic
I found this dress at a secondhand clothing store for $25! You can't wear anything under it because it is so tight.
pic
Apparently this dress is supposed to be a copy of one Sarah Jessica Parker wore? I don't know anything about her but I bet it looks nicer on me. I like its swishy 50's skirt.
pic
Found this vinyl jacket in a thrift store for twenty bucks. It has some cigarette holes in one arm but other than that it is perfect. Also please note stunningly fantabulous Swedish raw indigo denim.
pic
I found some awesomely battered cowboy boots at a secondhand store! Also I have a new lovely dark leather plaited belt which I adore, and this cute button-down top that I got on a throw-out table for ten bucks.
I know I need to get working on that old 'wardrobe staple' thing that people talk about, I need a new pair of black pointy flats and a plain white button-down shirt. Anything else?
wow.
this reminds me so much of Rizzo from Grease it's scary.
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Ok so, pinupgirlclothing.com sent me an email telling me about a secret 25% off sale. WHO CAN RESIST? not me thats for sure! So I bought two more wiggle dresses, and saved $50 Uh-Merrrican, which means free postage basically, so I am rather pleased.
http://www.pinupgirlclothing.com/micheline-dress-black-pinup-couture.html
http://www.pinupgirlclothing.com/pinup-couture-jessica-houndstooth.html
I am always sad when they don't have images of a dress on a tiny model too, because that is how I know what it would look like on me!
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That is a great thing, Midnight Umbreon! She has awesome style. Thanks!
Also Jordan: Chucks are always yes. You know which colours to go for. *salutes*
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Chucks are pretty good. They don't stand out, but neither do they make you look boring.
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Also Jordan: Chucks are always yes. You know which colours to go for. *salutes*
Do I?
Was this discussed somewhere in this thread?
What page?
(Because I kinda wanted ormj)
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Cream, Burgundy, or if you must, black for formal occasions.
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Get some fair trade chucks. They're better quality as well as that whole "not made in sweatshop" thing. Every pair of Converse Chucks I've owned have fallen apart on me.
Today in a fit of impulsiveness I bought this:
(http://www.hanon-shop.com/images/P/ADUP2YE-01.jpg)
Although technically it wasn't impulsive because
a) i've wanted a jacket like this for over 2 years and
b) I agonised over it for a good half an hour before buying it.
Dang I have bought a whole mess of rad clothing recently. I promise I will actually bother to take pictures soon.
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Dovey's Jacket,
I want 200% more of that jacket in my closet. So I can wear it.
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Seriously, how does everyone in the forum know each others first names?
Why do you think the caption under Hurrrrr is "These people have all slept with each other"?
Liz, that coat is amazing.
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Fashion thread:
Chucks.
Should I buy some?
duh, yes! but get them from nosweatapparel.com
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Holy shit do I want that jacket Dovey
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if you're asking for opinions, i would say no to chucks because they are owned by nike now which is probably the one company you should absolutely avoid ever supporting if you can.
no sweat (http://www.nosweatapparel.com/miva/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=5005&Category_Code=NSS&Product_Count=17) (oh wait i guess maiada already mentioned them) make some pretty good substitutes. so do blackspot (http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/blackspot).
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Now I know what Chucks are! I have always just called my (cheap knock off) ones "fake Converse" but I knew that wasn't the right term.
I have some khaki ones with the pink panther playing a saxophone on the side. I bought them in the Czech Republic two years ago and they are awesome in every way except as shoes. They are too small and not waterproof and rub my ankles.
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What are you guyses opinion on Vans Slip Ons? I have a pair of black/white checkered and I took Sharpies and colored all the white squares. Now they are the definition of awesome. I need to recolor them sometime though, they're kind of fading.
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I like Vans slip ons. They are comfy and don't have laces, which is rather awesome.
Re Chucks: That's why I stoped wearing high tops. Actually, I can't really find chucks anymore that I can wear with socks. I can wear a size 7 (converse sizing) without socks, but size 8 is way too big. The ones I have pre-Nike are 7.5 and they don't make that size anymore. I switched to Saucony when this happened. (Besides the fact that Saucony's are more comfortable and much better at being waterproof.)
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Vans Slip-Ons are awesome a lot of times, yeah. I am trying to love mine, but they always give me blisters on one heel :/ It drives me insane, because aside from that, I really like them. My parents even found a pair of all black ones when they were sold out almost everywhere, so I tend to wear them anyways, because I love that model.
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I really like Vans Slip ons. I have a pair of blue/black checkerd that is pretty rad, but they are kind of streched out so they don't fit that well. Its okay though since they were only $10, which is mad cheep for Vans. Also,
I have a pair of black/white checkered and I took Sharpies and colored all the white squares. Now they are the definition of awesome. I need to recolor them sometime though, they're kind of fading.
picz plz. This seem like they would be even better faded.
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I have a pair of typical Black/White Checkered, and a super awesome pair of Argyle Alligator skin ones. Seriously that is the best description I can think of for them. Also Chucks are pretty sweet, I got some All Stars or something, basically black leather with black rubber edges/toes, though they have been completely covered in mud and unworn since the Radionhead in MTL. They are simply to uncomfortable and difficult to do up and dirty to really care to much about.
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I have a pair of black chucks that I got in 2002, I think, which still fit and are formed perfectly to my foot, but I think I have the perfect feet for that style of shoe anyway which is very skinny and long.
I also have a pair of knockoff Vans slipons that have stars on them, but not the little stupid bunch of stars crap, it almost just looks like zigzags because it is pretty much just a star inside of a star inside of a star and so on. They are soooo comfy but that's probably because they actually wore out a long time ago and I just keep sticking new Dr. Scholls in em.
BUT TODAY I bought these (http://www.journeys.com/catalog_detail.aspx?c=girls&s=shoes%2fBoots&id=84312) and a couple pairs of black opaque tights so I can still wear my skirts. I will wear both pairs at once because it is cold and also that will, I assume, make it more opaque.
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Vans slip-ons are for hell yes. At one point I owned three pairs of Vans. I should really look into getting a new pair. Hm.
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I have a pair of black/white checkered and I took Sharpies and colored all the white squares. Now they are the definition of awesome. I need to recolor them sometime though, they're kind of fading.
picz plz. This seem like they would be even better faded.
Uh. Sure, If I can remember. Perhaps after church.
I want to get a bleach pen and undo all the coloring and start over because it could've come out much less crappy. The top of one shoe is all black, for example. I might do that today. After pics, of course.
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(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3244/3034037635_fb3da653ea.jpg?v=0)
i am posting pictures of my new dress because i remember that this thread is full of bubble dress hate but mine is awesome.
the best part about the bubble is that the length can be adjusted for casual (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3143/3034874700_318c14dab3.jpg?v=0) or party (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3229/3034037657_9ccdbf15f3.jpg?v=0) times
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Vans slip-ons are for hell yes. At one point I owned three pairs of Vans. I should really look into getting a new pair. Hm.
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h76/captain_applesauce/1019081249b-1.jpg)
I have those and a pair of brown Sk8-Hi with a blue stripe.
(also pictured: Patrick, Yelley, and Jason's Chuck Taylors..es)
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Well, as nice as this NoSweat thingie seems to be, their shoes appear to be mostly sold out, except for sizes that I'd have to hack off my toes to wear.
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Seriously these vans are the best.
I still don't know if I can trust the opinion of someone who thinks Boris aren't good. :-D
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Extensive prison sentences, with soap dropping.
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I really want a NE fitted cap. Preferably from Goodfoot.
Also, Dovey, your jacket would go perfectly with my Pumas:
(http://www.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/105/6/AAAAAoS6e9oAAAAAAQVssw.jpg)
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My biggest pet peeve in fashion are people who wear recockulously trimmed New Era caps.
Goddamn, dudes. If you like the team, get the onfield 5950. Don't look like a douchebag.
(http://s7d3.scene7.com/is/image/eFashion/NE-POPBOSRED_bluegreen_front?$NE-ex$&scl=5.5)
Seriously. Fuck you. (Not you, Julia)
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I think we've got a blue/yellow theme here.
Greg Saunier was wearing these shoes at the Deerhoof show I went to.
(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f29/rafissaying/Blog%20Stuff/vans_cmyk_pack_3.jpg)
There is no place to buy them now :-(
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noooo!
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All of your shoes are making me feel old.
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this thread is making me want to buy one million pairs of vans shoes and oh man actually come to think of it both my pairs of shoes are really old and completely falling apart so maybe i can act on that without feeling guilty after all. maybe not one million though.
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Awesome shoes
This. This I want.
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this thread is making me want to buy one million pairs of vans shoes and oh man actually come to think of it both my pairs of shoes are really old and completely falling apart so maybe i can act on that without feeling guilty after all. maybe not one million though.
I have this same feeling, but I am poor and I also just bought two pairs of Pumas. They look like this (http://www.footlocker.com/images/products/large_w/30090317_w.jpg) and this (http://www.bigberries.com/images/style/2006/june/tn_puma_brasil_stealth.jpg) (the top one)
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There's a vegan shop right by my house that sells No Sweat shoes. I should probably go there sometime, since I have only one functioning pair of chucks right now (and they are hells of beat up).
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Pictures are downloading from camera...
Gah, slow old camera. Damn SD card reader not working.
Bwah. Hurry up! Let's go ahead and open Photoshop so I can resize.
Currently copying picture 1 of 5.
2.
ugh. huuuuuuurrrrrry.
3!
4...
and 5.
Wow. I just realized how much I've typed. I'll shut up now.
http://www.midnight-umbreon.net/other/shoes/Shoes001.jpg
http://www.midnight-umbreon.net/other/shoes/Shoes002.jpg
http://www.midnight-umbreon.net/other/shoes/Shoes003.jpg
http://www.midnight-umbreon.net/other/shoes/Shoes004.jpg
http://www.midnight-umbreon.net/other/shoes/Shoes005.jpg
woot. shoes.
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edited.
wtf. hold on.
haha. triumph!
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There we go. The spaces were mildly problematic, but you have solved it!
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Half a decade of community building.
You act as though I wasnt around from ~6 mos after the forum was up. Anyway I what spurred my comment was Drill King, who is quite new, name dropping. Like theres a master list of everyones name, or people still use IRC or whatever Gabbly is etc.
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Well we do use Gabbly. And some people mention their real names on occasion, so all you have to do is remember them.
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chat programs, facebook connections, phone calls, in-person meetups. we're losers.
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Simply reading the forums regularly makes learning people's names fairly easy, I think. Not everyone, but certainly the most active people..
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But hey, let's get back to fashion, shall we? I just bought these boots and they are fabulous:
(http://www.payless.com/Images/300x300/057933_1_300x300.jpg)
Also, they are from the kids department! Yay tiny little feet!
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Like theres a master list of everyones name, or people still use IRC or whatever Gabbly is etc.
All these things are true. Did I miss a joke?
Liz those shoes are pretty rad. They do not look like a unicorn or maybe a clown threw up on them, so they automatically better than half the shoes mentioned so far.
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Yes, those are great shoes! I want nice boots. Also, having feet small enough to fit into kids sizes can be great sometimes. Not that my feet usually are, but I once got a pair of leather Nike Cortez at like half the "real" prize somewhere in Sweden, because the kids size fit perfectly. It was pretty awesome.
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Aww, Ben likes my boots. Hurrah! Also they only cost me $8 so they are automatically totally rad.
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Pictures are downloading from camera...
Gah, slow old camera. Damn SD card reader not working.
Bwah. Hurry up! Let's go ahead and open Photoshop so I can resize.
Currently copying picture 1 of 5.
2.
ugh. huuuuuuurrrrrry.
3!
4...
and 5.
Wow. I just realized how much I've typed. I'll shut up now.
http://www.midnight-umbreon.net/other/shoes/Shoes001.jpg
http://www.midnight-umbreon.net/other/shoes/Shoes002.jpg
http://www.midnight-umbreon.net/other/shoes/Shoes003.jpg
http://www.midnight-umbreon.net/other/shoes/Shoes004.jpg
http://www.midnight-umbreon.net/other/shoes/Shoes005.jpg
woot. shoes.
Crap. I just deleted this entire folder whilst organizing the server. Reuploading right now.
Also, anyone have advice for cleaning a white shirt with a design on it? It got some spots on it and I bleach penned them off and now those spots are whiter than the rest of the shirt. This is the shirt: http://www.retroclobber.co.uk/movie-t-shirts/images/tshirts/why-so-serious-dark-knight-t-shirt.jpg (http://www.retroclobber.co.uk/movie-t-shirts/images/tshirts/why-so-serious-dark-knight-t-shirt.jpg)
Oxi-Clean, perhaps?
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But hey, let's get back to fashion, shall we? I just bought these boots and they are fabulous:
(http://www.payless.com/Images/300x300/057933_1_300x300.jpg)
Also, they are from the kids department! Yay tiny little feet!
I have boots almost exactly like this but with three clasps! Yeay! Also, I like those vans, I have ones with pink flamingos on them.
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Also, anyone have advice for cleaning a white shirt with a design on it? It got some spots on it and I bleach penned them off and now those spots are whiter than the rest of the shirt.
Oxyclean is good for removing stains, specifically ones that are protein-based, like blood, and also wine and mud, but not really for fixing things like this. Spray-N-Wash is good for the rest of the stains, like grass, but again is not good for this kind of thing. And if you have an oil stain oxyclean will be your best bet, but you should pretty much count on your oil-stained clothing to never be the same again.
Anyway, try clorox colour-bleach (or bleach for colours or whatever it is). If that doesn't work and the spots are really obvious, you could try penning the rest of the shirt around the design to make them the same white. I personally don't much like bleach because using it weakens the fibers of your fabric, but it is really good as a last-ditch solution for when you bleed on or get mud on white things and can't get it out any other way and I have soaked stained white things (socks, underwear, etc) in bleach for lack of any other ideas, and it always works. So basically I guess you could use latex or rubber gloves and a plastic tub of bleach solution and soak the shirt in it while holding the picture part out of the water, if you're desperate. The plus side is that then you can throw the shirt in the wash, and dilute the bleach solution and then mop your kitchen floor with it. No waste!
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Also, anyone have advice for cleaning a white shirt with a design on it? It got some spots on it and I bleach penned them off and now those spots are whiter than the rest of the shirt.
Oxyclean is good for removing stains, specifically ones that are protein-based, like blood, and also wine and mud, but not really for fixing things like this. Spray-N-Wash is good for the rest of the stains, like grass, but again is not good for this kind of thing. And if you have an oil stain oxyclean will be your best bet, but you should pretty much count on your oil-stained clothing to never be the same again.
Anyway, try clorox colour-bleach (or bleach for colours or whatever it is). If that doesn't work and the spots are really obvious, you could try penning the rest of the shirt around the design to make them the same white. I personally don't much like bleach because using it weakens the fibers of your fabric, but it is really good as a last-ditch solution for when you bleed on or get mud on white things and can't get it out any other way and I have soaked stained white things (socks, underwear, etc) in bleach for lack of any other ideas, and it always works. So basically I guess you could use latex or rubber gloves and a plastic tub of bleach solution and soak the shirt in it while holding the picture part out of the water, if you're desperate. The plus side is that then you can throw the shirt in the wash, and dilute the bleach solution and then mop your kitchen floor with it. No waste!
Hmm, I'll try washing it again without the bleach on it and see if that makes any difference. I don't want to stand over a tub of bleach and inhale the fumes forever.
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Hey, heads up dude, there's no need to quote the post right above you. We all know you are speaking to the person who just posted, its okay!
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Quite true. I wasn't really thinking.
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Sam,
Why do you have the best jackets?
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You need to kill the man wearing that jacket and take it for there can be only one.
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Be careful not to splash any blood on the jacket, though. Strangulation would be my suggestion.
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Jackets such as that actually have a tiny field of nanites around them that stop any sort of stain or blood from getting on them.
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It's really not that great
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Blasphemy. It's an amazing jacket.
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No, actually, it's pretty underwhelming.
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Are you shittin' me? It's got secret buttons!
Buttons that are a secret.
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Yayyy you are using the good picture. Well done laddie, well done.
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I haven't looked in this thread for quite some time. I nearly responded to a post a couple pages ago, until I realized "wait, this is not a kosher thing for me to be doing."
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I was gonna say hey that jacket is really not that great in fact it kinds of looks like a jacket that dick from My Chemical Romance would wear but then this happened.
Are you shittin' me? It's got secret buttons!
Buttons that are a secret.
fucking sold
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You know what else is apparently a secret? Their fucking purpose. You can already zip it up! Then again, maybe it's like a Magritte painting. Is it the zipper or the buttons that are superfluous? Fascinating.
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I really like that jacket Sam.
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Man, speaking of hidden buttons, does anyone know the reason why so much women's clothing has extra hidden buttons (http://img.thefind.com/images/VQBbsaDwwDSGaQyhfMwMiQUFiUWpOQwZJSUFVvr65eXleiWZOTmVxXrJ-bn6EKZ-Zm5iemqxfnJiSWJOfrp-bmpKZmmuvqGxpamFmYWJkV5WQToDAA**?m=1&g=2) like (http://media.redcatsusa.com/is/image/jessicalondon/mm/2348_40048_mm.jpg) this (http://media.redcatsusa.com/is/image/laredoute/mm/1625_66282_mm.jpg)? All I can think of is that perhaps having fabric over the button in the center keeps tummies looking flatter--but at the same time, then you've got more material in that area than necessary, which you'd think would make people look fatter.
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Generally I think it is to make the pants look neater because the buttons don't show that way. Also it holds the fabric in a bit so that it doesn't bulge.
Or something.
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Also those pants are pretty horrible, they should not be worn in the first place.
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Jacket,
OK so I am probably going to start riding my bike to work if all goes to plan but that means I will require a backpack. Any suggestions for backpacks that will not make me look like a tremendous geek are entirely welcome.
I prefer messenger bags but they are hard to wear when you are on a bike. Although I believe I may have seen a fellow who was riding a bike and had some swank kind of messenger bag with extra straps so it sat high on the back, like a back pack. Am I making this up?
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I guess I don't get that jacket. It isn't that it's a bad jacket. It seems pretty okay, I just don't quite understand why so much love.
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I guess it is an alright jacket, people just really like Sam. This is ok though because Sam is pretty rad and wears cool things.
I want a larger version of a jacket I already have and love. It has shrunk or something since I bought it, because now the sleeves are too short :(
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The jacket has buttons that are secret. That makes it cool.
Dovey couldn't you just pull the strap pretty tight on your messenger bag so it goes higher up and is less prone to moving?
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I guess it is an alright jacket, people just really like Sam. This is ok though because Sam is pretty rad and wears cool things.
I want a larger version of a jacket I already have and love. It has shrunk or something since I bought it, because now the sleeves are too short :(
Sam does wear some pretty cool things.
Was it washable or something? I've never had a jacket shrink on me. I just mostly outgrow them.
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Find a canvas messenger bag, they last much longer. And I've found that if you tighten the strap it causes no difficulties while biking.
Personally, I love the jacket because it has a simplistic design but with a unique oddity. Just my style.
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Oh and on messenger bags - want (http://www.simpleshoes.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=922&categoryID=289&g=&model=Combover)
and shoes - awesome (http://www.simpleshoes.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=2173&categoryID=106&g=m&model=CARload-Certified%20Suede)
also blackspot shoes are the best chuck taylor knockoffs ever
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Man if I decided kidneys weren't cool anymore I would totally get that bag.
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Sean is correct. It is lovely but it is also $148 and the conversion rate is balls at the moment so no go.
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Dovey, the huge roving packs of hipster bicycle kids on my campus all use bags by Chrome. They are probably also balls-ass expensive though, ebay might be good. http://www.chromebags.com/ (http://www.chromebags.com/)
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Find a canvas messenger bag, they last much longer. And I've found that if you tighten the strap it causes no difficulties while biking.
Personally, I love the jacket because it has a simplistic design but with a unique oddity. Just my style.
Yeah, I've had my simple-ass Dickies bag for a little over two years. Cheap, and the only problem I've had was having to patch it up where it's wearing through a little bit (I use it to lug around my textbooks and laptop).
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Uhm, cant you just let the strap go to its longest, so the bag rests on your bagage carrier thingsy? I mean, as long as you arent transporting cases of beer onthere, it works like a charm :)
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I looked cute today! And trendy, perhaps, though I am probably quite behind on the trends because I don't really care.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3146/3043531983_476f9c077b.jpg?v=0)
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so the bag rests on your bagage carrier thingsy?
Some people have real bikes.
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My bike has a carrier and I call it real. When I biked to Guelph for hillside I wore a backpack and had a packed milkcrate attached to my carrier rack, which allowed me to camp and bike all weekend. I did maybe 150km that weekend. Amazing weekend.
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See Liz, that's cute but it would be way cuter with a black pencil skirt and your hair in a chignon or something. I hate denim skirts passionately.
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Well I cannot find a flattering black pencil skirt. Otherwise I would totally do that.
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My bike has a carrier and I call it real. When I biked to Guelph for hillside I wore a backpack and had a packed milkcrate attached to my carrier rack, which allowed me to camp and bike all weekend. I did maybe 150km that weekend. Amazing weekend.
I've been seriously thinking about doing some bike camping... do you have panniers as well?
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This week in "Dovey Has No Fucking Willpower Whatseover"
I bought these shoes:
(http://formatmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/puma-reptile-lo.jpg)
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I have been craving this and when i get one i will mod it to work as my headset on my laptop
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh191/Wondersaunahotpants/IMG_3683.jpg)
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Dovey: What the hell? Purple? I am going to have to see pictures of you pulling it off before I am willing to believe for a minute you didn't screw up.
That headset/helmet/hat is pretty damn awesome, though.
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Dovey, my first thought was "oh man, purple panne velvet? aie."
The second was "oh HELL yes"
Wear the shit of those shoes, they kick ass.
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Manda it is quite obviously purple snakeskin. So yes the answer is hell yes.
No dough show: I will probably be too lazy to post pics because I have about a two month backlog of sweet threads that I still haven't snapped yet but try to imagine dark indigo jeans and a black shirt and that is probably what I am probably wearing tomorrow night. Also man have you SEEN some of the kicks young people wear these days? These are so tame.
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All right, that sounds good, I had horrible images of a matching track suit.
I have only seen the normal kind of bad shoes, pumas with green stripes and shamrocks. What were you thinking of?
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Oh see now why didn't I think of matching track suit.
I am talking about the multi-coloured nike type high-tops and the like. The fluorescent things. About 50% of the sneakers on this blog (http://www.newkicksontheblog.com/). Etc.
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Oh jesus christ. Get the goddamn flamethrower!
I haven't seen those around here. Thankfully.
I tend to dress pretty drably, I might be biased. But those Denver Nugget ones? Kill it with fire.
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shoes
It's been quite awhile since I've seen something that inspires feelings of both awesomeness and revulsion in equal measure in me.
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do you have panniers as well?
I am not a bike person, so I don't actually know what those are, but I can guess. Still, the first thing I thought of was this (http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/BRGPOD/67543~Marie-Antoinette-1755-93-Queen-of-France-1779-Posters.jpg).
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That's roughly it, but for bikes.
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How badass would it be if that lady could carry her camping equipment around in those?
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Also how badass would it be if Marie Antoinette ever went camping? I personally think this is a great thing to see if I can build a time machine for. I bet she cries if she gets dirt under her fingernails.
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This week in "Dovey Has No Fucking Willpower Whatseover"
I bought these shoes:
(http://formatmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/puma-reptile-lo.jpg)
Holy crap, YES. Those are amazing.
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Dovey, those shoes are so purple, they are rad.
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Pumas,
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Pumas,
Seriously, I see them as shoes old people wear to try to look hip
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I pretty much only wear two types of shoe, except for special occasions.
The black dunlop volley:
(http://www.shoesexpress.com.au/shop/image.php?productid=16270)
And 8-hole docs:
(http://www.steptoes.co.uk/dr-martens-footwear/thumbs/dm-B-SM1460Z.jpg)
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Seriously, I see them as shoes old people wear to try to look hip
Just for the record what shoes (in your opinion) do young people wear when they are hip?
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Dove, there is a problem with those 8-holes: They aren't 10 holes. I am in love with my 10-hole boots. And they don't appear to have a side-zip.
I'm thinking that when I get a job, and need to look less threatening, I might get some chucks, the ones that are as tall as boots, in black. Good idea?
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Chucks are always good. As long as you're not getting all black chucks, that is.
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I just spent $140 on a shirt today, I never do that. But my next best option (for a grey shirt that looks good with a black skinny tie) was only $50 cheaper and I just fell in love, even though it is probably honestly too small for me. I just hope I don't become one of those people spending $100 a week on clothes, because that is clearly not me. I need to go by an op-shop, stat...
I may post pictures of me wearing the shirt in the near future, so the purchase can be assessed as a good or bad idea!
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Chucks are always good. As long as you're not getting all black chucks, that is.
Black with white trim, just like I always used to get (I watched Sandlot a lot as a kid, and they didn't make PF flyers anymore).
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The black dunlop volley
These!
I wore these to school for most of my last year - and to work as well. I really wanted a black pair and apparently they do not make them in black for girls, either that or I just could not find them at all anywhere. I ended up getting one of the smallest guy sizes and even then they are still touch too big, but so comfy. I just had to wear really thick socks.
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Chucks are always good. As long as you're not getting all black chucks, that is.
THIS. My older sister gave me her old all-black chucks (they always hurt my feet really badly if they aren't broken in, so I take other peoples beaten to shit chucks) and man if they are not the ugliest things. It's like having giant black holes for feet. I have never actually worn them out of the house.
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Young people tend to wear Vans Slip-ons, Chucks, Creepers, Retro and Faux-Retro Hightops are Huuuuuge right now (I dont really like), very plain or very unplain skate shoes. Pumas on the other hand are worn by 28-37 year old dudes who still want to be cool to todays youth, Ryan Seacrest and Ben Mulroney par example.
Dude, nobody over 14 should ever wear Vans slipons
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I don't mind the all black bit, I normally wear combat boots, as I have said, and those are shiny black holes, with little bits of shining metal where the paint has worn off eyelets and rivets. Chucks just shouldn't be all black.
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I think chucks make your feet look giant no matter what, and the weird black rubber doesn't help at all
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Just for the record what shoes (in your opinion) do young people wear when they are hip?
Young people tend to wear Vans Slip-ons, Chucks, Creepers, Retro and Faux-Retro Hightops are Huuuuuge right now (I dont really like), very plain or very unplain skate shoes. Pumas on the other hand are worn by 28-37 year old dudes who still want to be cool to todays youth, Ryan Seacrest and Ben Mulroney par example.
Yeah I have yet to actually see that occurring. The oldest person I have seen wearing them was 20. And, well, that was me wearing them
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Fuck I love pumas, I found a pair of bright neon pink and green ones once at a thrift shop. They got lost in the snow one evening(shoeless in the snow for an hour = suck) though, super sad.
Also, I find chucks make my feet look really really tiny.
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Converse don't make my feel look bigger or smaller, I'm just tickled with the vanity sizing. I've got pretty big feet, so it makes me feel better to buy them and say I wear a size seven shoe.
Even if it's clearly not the case.
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I think chucks make your feet look giant no matter what, and the weird black rubber doesn't help at all
I don't really see how that works. They are thinner than any other shoe, I find them to make feet look smaller, if anything.
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Young people tend to wear Vans Slip-ons, Chucks, Creepers, Retro and Faux-Retro Hightops are Huuuuuge right now (I dont really like), very plain or very unplain skate shoes. Pumas on the other hand are worn by 28-37 year old dudes who still want to be cool to todays youth, Ryan Seacrest and Ben Mulroney par example.
What about those of us who were wearing pumas and graduating from highschool while the the sub 25 people were still fighting over pokemon cards? I wasn't aware I was trying to impress them.
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But they're kind of a long pointy shape, and the contrasting flat laces I think tend to emphasize that. I'll amend my statement to say that chucks make MY feet look really long, but less so if they're all beaten up- I think the older ones had different sized toe caps that didn't have quite the same elongating effect.
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I agree. My chucks make my feet look a little like pontoons. Really skinny and really long. But I don't mind because that really is how my feet are shaped.
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Chucks USED to make my feet look smaller, but now as they run too big, they make my feet look huge. (But this is because I think my feet look small in proportion to the rest of my body.)
I don't see why Pumas can't be "hip" or whatever anymore. Lots of people around here still wear them. I'd probably own a pair if they weren't so bloody expensive. (I don't like spending over $50 on a pair of shoes unless they're boots.) But the shoes he got are purple and purple shoes are hot.
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I agree. My chucks make my feet look a little like pontoons. Really skinny and really long. But I don't mind because that really is how my feet are shaped.
My sister has always had a rough time finding shoes that fit because her feet are so narrow. My feet just look big and oddly flat. I don't mind this though as they are relatively inexpensive and pretty comfortable.
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Guys, I really want these shoes:
(http://www.s-cart.com/images/140-BWW-1.jpg)
It would go perfect with my rudeboy outfit that I wear once a year. I think it would make me dress up in black and white with a tie more often though.
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Dude just.. no..
Not even for irony.
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I didn't know that there were ever people who wanted those shoes; I've always wondered why they even exist...
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i feel like you'd have to see those together with an outfit to really come to a verdict, but still, i don't know man.
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What about those of us who were wearing pumas and graduating from highschool while the the sub 25 people were still fighting over pokemon cards? I wasn't aware I was trying to impress them.
Well I stand by my opinion.
Anyway, black and white patent leather shoes. Good enough for the Rat Pack, good enough for me... When I can afford the dapper suit to go along with it.
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Those shoes are pretty bad, but I can guarantee it that if Dovey posted them we'd have several posts of
shoes,
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I have no problem with such shoes, provided they are paired with an appropriate outfit. Just throwing them into a combination of jeans and a t-shirt seems like a recipe for disaster.
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Since we're on the topic of shoes, here's my most recent purchase:
(http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/8985/60449blkew4.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
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Those shoes are pretty bad, but I can guarantee it that if Dovey posted them we'd have several posts of
shoes,
For the record I wouldn't wear those particular shoes but I have had a bit of a fetish for wingtips for ages. When I was young and impressionable and going through my "goth" phase I came really close to buying a pair of wingtip-style Creepers. Luckily I grew out of that pretty quickly. But I would still rock the utter fuck out of a regular pair of wingtips.
Well I stand by my opinion.
OK so maybe this is getting old but I just had a thought this morning about it. I just find it odd that you are discounting an entire shoe manufacturer based on an image. I could concede your point or at least agree to disagree if you were talking about a particular style of shoe, even a rather common style made by several manufacturers. But to strike out an entire brand, which makes dozens of different styles seems kind of odd to me.
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When I say Pumas, I mean the 9000 variations on the same shoe design. Really theres only one design that would be called hip and they just remake it with different colours/materials, you know the ones with the Puma swoosh that goes from the front-side area up and around towards the rear. Liken it to the way that for some people Converse and Chucks are interchangeable when describing Chuck Taylors.
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My only problem with chucks is the breaking-in and breaking-up process. When you switch TO chucks, they hurt for a few days, and when you switch FROM them, nothing feels right but those dratted flat-soled scuffy canvas nightmares.
But I guess they look cool. Sorta.
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Social Bacon those shoes are rad.
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I don't see it Ben.
I mean, they're not bad. They're just totally average sneakers..
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It doesn't look like someone ate a bucket of crayolas and then vomited all over though, so that's a plus.
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I too am down with Social Bacon's latest purchase. I would totally rock a pair of those.
I have to say I'm a little dismayed over everyone's ugly shoe-love. Seriously, Dovey I love you and all but those pumas are nasty and Sam, your highlighter-coloured hi-tops make me sad.
Why can't people just rock out in a pair of these (http://howcool.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=22233)? Or if you want to take wearing jackboots to the next level, these (http://howcool.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=22248) are also rad.
Also these and the variations thereof are wonderful for the more "Space-Pirate" look that everyone loves.*
(http://www.pennangalan.co.uk/boots/catimg/FW243.jpg)
*Ok, only I love it.
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Since we're on the topic of shoes, here's my most recent purchase:
No offense, man. But those are kinda boring.
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I have no problem with such shoes, provided they are paired with an appropriate outfit. Just throwing them into a combination of jeans and a t-shirt seems like a recipe for disaster.
I would definitely not throw them in with regular outfit. It would be for when I put on the dress pants, the nice dress shirt and the black tie with the checkerboard belt. I go all the way when it comes to dressing up, and that would really complete the outfit.
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Jimmy, if those lost the platform soles, they would be sexy.
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Jimmy, primarily because those scream "I am going to disembowel you so hard " rather than "hello ladies"*
*Unless you're a metalhead in which case they are awesome**
** I am not a metalhead
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Yeah lol no metalhead over here either.
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They say "space pirate" to me. Much more fun than metalhead.
Also: I hate it when people wear tights/leggins as pants. THEY ARE NOT PANTS. I hate them even more now because the girl who came in wearing them as pants destroyed my sand castle.
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I'm sure we had the tights/leggings discussion before?
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Don't listen to them, Jimmy. Those boots are rad, if somewhat over-the-top. (I feel compelled to add that I, too, am not a metalhead)
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I like those boots.
Also,
I want this dress (http://www.pinupgirlclothing.com/screenvixendress.html)
sooo baddd. But i don't think I can justify spending the moneys on it.
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It's not that expensive. And it's amazing.
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I like those boots, I wouldn't wear them, especially not with platform soles, but I like them. Platform soles don't work for me, I would come a bit too close to hitting my head walking around my room. And I think that the more plain, less metal trim look goes better with the OD, camo, and brown clothes I tend to wear.
Have you had a pair of the first ones you posted? Red isn't my color, but those black ones look nice, are they comfortable and/or durable?
And yes, I am a metalhead.
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Also: I hate it when people wear tights/leggins as pants. THEY ARE NOT PANTS. I hate them even more now because the girl who came in wearing them as pants destroyed my sand castle.
I have come to love tights under dresses but it is never okay to wear tights with a regular shirt. Ugh.
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Those boots are horrible. Like, truly absurdly, comically bad.
Dovey's kicks are decent, a friend of mine has them in green. Bright colored sneakers are kind of on their way out right now, in the sense that they are on their way in, which means they're out, if you know what I mean. Drabber colors, olive, khaki, brown, deep greens and blues, are currently the way to go, shoe steez wise.
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the shoes I wear currently:
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c255/colinmorell/EXYTE_COGNAC-LE_zoom.jpg)
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I would like some advice about shoes. I'm sick of wearing only Asics. Basically, I am sick of wearing running shoes but I don't really want to start wearing shoes that are all that dressy either. I have been considering picking up a pair of moccasins recently. Not actual moccasins, but some moccasin-cut loafer thingies. I think I would go with something like this (http://www.softmoc.com/ca/systemshow-item_ITRAILOR%20TAN) but I am open to suggestions, especially if someone knows a place that isn't lame like SoftMoc kinda is.
Good idea/bad idea?
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(http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee195/StaedlerMars/Picture002.jpg)
my shoes need cleaning. how do i go about this? Cheap toothbrush + water?
man my webcam is shitty quality.
Mocassins
I'm not a fan. Would you wear these just around the house? Or would this be an all the time thing?
EDIT: same goes for these mudflap things referred to below.
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go for it. The only downside I've found to the soft moccasins is that when you wear them out in the winter and get them all wet and salty they tend to dry in shapes not contusive to putting a human foot in them. I liked the ones I had/still have, but they had leather soles and I wore holes through them walking around campus. If Mudflaps were still in business I would suggest them, I wore them for a symester to do something different.
Mudflaps: http://www.egeorgeonline.com/getapage/mudflaps.html
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I like those boots, I wouldn't wear them, especially not with platform soles, but I like them. Platform soles don't work for me, I would come a bit too close to hitting my head walking around my room. And I think that the more plain, less metal trim look goes better with the OD, camo, and brown clothes I tend to wear.
Have you had a pair of the first ones you posted? Red isn't my color, but those black ones look nice, are they comfortable and/or durable?
And yes, I am a metalhead.
Actually I own all those boots. I just couldn't be bothered to actually take pictures of me in them because the New Rocks take about 5 minutes to put on, and the Demonia Riot Boots (the really high ones) take about 15 minutes to put on because I have to unlace them to get my foot in. I usually only wear those for going out to goth clubs, special occasions and playing gigs with my band.
The first ones I posted I've had for about two years maybe? I wear them a couple of times a week and they are really comfortable and I think the only damage they have taken in that time is that the little metal tag on the sole of the boot got torn off when I stepped awkwardly onto the curb. Probably the best thing about them is that the look good basically with anything (i usually tuck my trousers into them but I don't have any fatigue pants anymore so I've stopped doing that) and they are reasonably waterproof.
Kief, I think you and I are going to have to come to the realisation that we will never like the same things. Part of my mind just went insane with rage when you said that people should choose to wear things that are "in" rather than wear what they like. I mean, I know I don't understand or appreciate fashion the way you do but that kind of thinking makes me uncomfortable? I don't know. I know I took shots at Dovey and Sam's (nasty) shoes but still, it's their choice to look like clowns, much like it's my choice to look like a gay, cyborg-vampire. At least I don't sparkle.
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So I got these.
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/shoes023.jpg)
they're a bit scruffed, I love them but how on earth do I go about cleaning them?
Also, these were my vans that I mentioned earlier
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/shoes019.jpg)
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Thanks, jimmy. I think when I start going to shows regularly and dressing up for them, I might get some of those 10-hole demonias, they look not too fancy without looking plain. That last sentence made me actually laugh out loud, jabs at twilight never get old.
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So um, I really want this bathing suit
(http://www.modcloth.com/store/images/032308_03_L.jpg)
And this one
(http://www.modcloth.com/store/images/031708_03_L.jpg)
And these tights
(http://www.modcloth.com/store/images/102208_09_L.jpg)
Dresssersesers
(http://www.modcloth.com/store/images/091108_10_Lx.jpg)
(http://www.modcloth.com/store/images/081108_12_L.jpg)
Essentially, I could go broke on this website.
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The bathing suits are great but the peacock thing doesn't really do it for me.
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Yeah, I'm not feeling the peacock things either. But I really love that second bathing suit, and that first dress has a lot of potential, what would you wear with it?
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I hate it when people wear tights/leggings as pants. THEY ARE NOT PANTS.
seriously! strangers do not want to see your vagina outline. or at least i don't.
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The first dress would actually look super fab with the peacock tights, that failing I would probably opt for either black or dark navy tights with a really bright 'pop' heel in either the orange or the green of the buttons.
I am also completely obsessed with peacocks. And owls. And birds. Oh god I love peacock themed things(especially my hangy peacock feather earrings)
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I am also completely obsessed with peacocks. And owls. And birds.Oh god I love peacock themed things(especially my hangy peacock feather earrings)
Hurr, but seriously...
I've been wondering maybe if I should buy some shoes, I've got generic vans skate shoes (the big thick style), but I think maybe black slip ons would be fine? Then I could also wear them for work.
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Jace, you owe me a new keyboard.
Drill King, peacock themed things can be gorgeous. Just, those two items happen to look really tacky.
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the tights i find a little tacky as well, but those swimsuits are rad and that last dress is gorgeous.
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Actually, looking at it again I realize that the cut puts me off much more than the pattern. That is IMO a really unflattering cut.
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I bought this hat
http://www.topman.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&viewAllFlag=true&catalogId=17551&storeId=12555&categoryId=122480&parent_category_rn=39002&productId=685751&langId=-1 (http://www.topman.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&viewAllFlag=true&catalogId=17551&storeId=12555&categoryId=122480&parent_category_rn=39002&productId=685751&langId=-1)
is it stupid? D:
the winter is coming and i need head-heat so... flaphat!
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I would probably wear that hat.
it looks really warm.
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Definitely an awesome hat.
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It's not that expensive. And it's amazing.
My problem is I am hella cheap, and I don't know if I'd wear it all that often. I may buy it and wear it for New Years.
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go for it. The only downside I've found to the soft moccasins is that when you wear them out in the winter and get them all wet and salty they tend to dry in shapes not contusive to putting a human foot in them. I liked the ones I had/still have, but they had leather soles and I wore holes through them walking around campus. If Mudflaps were still in business I would suggest them, I wore them for a symester to do something different.
Mudflaps: http://www.egeorgeonline.com/getapage/mudflaps.html
This is why when people wore moccasins and it was not a fashion choice, they would just go out and kill something else to make more shoes from it. So uh go hunting, I guess.
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Jimmy I gotta say dogg I am actually with you on the highlighter coloured shoes. Confused?
Here's the thing, you picked the wrong two pairs of shoes to criticise. Did you check out the sneaker blog (http://www.newkicksontheblog.com/) I linked a while back? Here's the most demonstrative pair in my opinion:
(http://www.newkicksontheblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/nike-air-force-3-denver-nuggets.jpg)
If you like those you are fucking retarded. Full stop.
Compare those with Sam's forest green and white numbers or my dark purple and black kicks and all of a sudden we are a lot less flamboyant than you think. Also maybe I should take a picture of me with them on, because when I wear jeans with them they almost completely cover them anyway, and most of what you can see is black.
They can't be that flamboyant, I wore them all weekend and nobody said a thing. Either that or people are just used to my fashion sense by now.
I think you probably shut the door on this when you mentioned that you'll never really understand our viewpoint and we'll never really get yours. But you may want to consider moving out of that glass house.
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Holy crap, Jimmy, since when was our house glass? Have you been watching me get changed?
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Man that post came off way more serious than I intended.
To re-word; Jimmy you have awful taste in shoes and FUCK YOU MAN
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...I so must be retarded because I love those shoes > >;
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Yep
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Those shoes are great, but not as something to wear.
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Jeans, I vote boots. If you get ones from a surplus store, walk in them a while to make sure they don't rub at all, and you might get new insoles, since they aren't the most comfortable normally. You can get them much cheaper than they would be otherwise, though.
Doc Martens are supposed to be more comfortable than normal boots, but I think the comparison was with hobnail boots, they weren't any more comfortable than my Rocky boots were previous to adding insoles.
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DOVEY:
I love your pumas. I actually wanted to get those exact ones, but as hightops. I was never able to find them though and the ones that come in green only come as small as a size bigger than my actual shoe size :( I think we have similar shoe tastes, hehe. High fives!
And Sam, I like yr kicks, but whenever I try Nikes on like that they always fit so uncomfortabley for me around the ankle.
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Yeah Jens, maybe it would be a good idea to try a store that sells actual work boots because they are made for durability and comfort for the Long Haul. A lot of people had Red Wings at the factory I worked at, though different ones than you'd want to buy since they were steel toe and had metatarsal guards, which were ugly. Carhartt was another brand I'd recommend just for durability and shit. I think I tried to convince someone last year to buy a Carhartt jacket cuz they are basically the best.
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Less yappy more... fashiony?
(just kidding I like the fashion advice, it is the point of the thread! I just have a picture to post)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3189/3060013670_c289334f5b.jpg?v=0)
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liz, that is much better than the last picture you posted here. this is simple but i like the splashes of color, and the necklace.
keep up the good work.
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I like this outfit, but I think you should take a standing up one, I can't tell if the dress is fitted well enough to be flattering or baggish
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Well luckily for you I did that as well.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3213/3059753681_1b09631e25.jpg?v=0)
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what a baller
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And just what is that supposed to mean?
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It means you're good at whatever it is you are doing, to the extent that you make things around you extra awesome.
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Obviously it means he would like to ball you
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Oh god, that is such a terrible slang word thing.
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To understand baller I think we should look at the source.
the source (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=baller)
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It means you're good at whatever it is you are doing, to the extent that you make things around you extra awesome.
Yes.
Obviously it means he would like to ball you
No.
the source (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=baller)
No.
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A thug that has "made it" to the big time.
how can you deny that?
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The sad thing is that I have spent so much time spent on predominately white sports forums that it is now hard for me to decide if Objects is being facetious or not.
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ballin' outta control
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But what does it MEAN.
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Shot callin', even.
Roll that swisher tight and spray your ice.
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Man I guess I am pretty gangsta. Not gonna lie.
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G-talk aside, I like your earlier outfit posted. The blue sweater and plum-colored tights look nice. I tend to like skirts better than dresses, but that's mostly because dresses are generally too short on me.
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Guys, Liz really is a gangster. I was there for that photo. I would know.
Ok, what color for these (http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/6970233/c/27252.html)? I'm leaning between the black/bayou and blue/purple. DECISIONS.
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No, not Liz. Liz is not a color and therefore that is insufficient.
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Liz,
Jens,
<3
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What if Liz were a color?
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Okay guys I have been lying to you all. I am actually a thirty nine year old black man. The girl in all the pictures I post is my web footed love slave.
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So. She's still fashionable. At least you buy her nice clothes.
What if Liz were a color?
If Liz was a color, I wouldn't have to ask what color of shoes to get.
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Okay so I lied to you again. I actually am that girl. I think I am turning into a compulsive liar. Wait, no, that's a lie. OH GOD PARADOX.
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Hey hey hey no makin the world explode
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MY DRESS.
(Also, find the emo pic and post it here. It is glorious.)
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Oh shit oh shit. I started from the bottom of the page and scrolled up slowly. That certainly did not end the way I expected. Man, Jens, why'd you go and do a thing?
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Wow, uh, Metope did you only just find out that your brother has been wearing your clothes?
(Also, Jens the first outfit makes you look like a member of the audience at a Mighty Mighty Bosstones gig)
(Also also, that dress fits you rather well.)
(Like, really well)
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The only thing frightening about the dress is how good it looks on you.
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Well, it is a terrible dress, of course it looked terrible on me too. Actually, I think it suits you better.
(Edit: No ViolentDove, Jens asked for my permission before he put it on. He is a gentlewoman you see.)
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That suit combination isn't anywhere near terrible enough to make a complete mockery of what the rest of your class is trying to accomplish. I've seen people wear considerably worse without even the slightest ounce of irony. Go with the dress.
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Man, yeah, the first picture just looks like your average indie teenager in London.
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Jens you look so hot in both, I don't think I can decide.
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Jens (with the dress),
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The matching tie and shoes are inspired. The dress makes me shudder, I'm afraid - it reminds me of the time my son toyed with the idea of playing his first solo gig in the Royal Festival Hall, London, wearing a Japanes designer's male dress (frankly, it wouldn't have suited him anyway).
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i approve of the suit, tie, vans ensemble. you look good.
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I there a good online site to buy mens Mod clothes?
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Alright, so I have a reversible beanie. Which is the better side?
Itchy?
(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa284/Dimmukane/QC%20Pictures/PB260095.jpg)
Or not itchy?
(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa284/Dimmukane/QC%20Pictures/PB260094.jpg)
I was having a difficult struggle with the camera to keep it still. That is probably the least blurry shot I've taken with it.
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I just want to echo Jens with a dress,
Seriously, that's even better than my devilock photo when I was a junior.
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Itchy fo sho.
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Itchy has a cooler design, but I hate being itchy, so go with not itchy.
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Hippie? Or hippy-dippy? It's a fine line I'm walking here, but this shirt is so freaking comfortable.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/redglasscurls/Narcissism/DSCN4717.jpg)
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I don't think it has broken into hippy-dippy territory yet. I don't see any peace signs or tie-dye or articles made entirely from hemp.
That shirt is pretty cute. The pattern looks neat. Is it warm enough to wear it wherever you live?
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Oh absolutely not, I'd freeze solid. BUT! I have today off to lounge around the house where it's warm enough:)
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'tis a cool shirt.
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Guys I got my dresses from pinup girl! They are rad but I am having ISSUES. The houndstooth one is a stunning dress and makes my butt look AMAZING (see exhibit a) but unfortunately, it also makes me look incredibly pear shaped (see exhibit b). Like, I am not shaped like a dang pear, so why does this dress insist on telling me I do. How to I fix this?
Exhibit a: (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/ebony_willow/dressses006.jpg)
Exhibit b: (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/ebony_willow/dressses004.jpg)
Also the balck dress comes with this weird loose chiffon over the bust right? I am just going to take that off because it looks ridiculous and no you do not even nearly get to see how ridiculous. But the back looks fabulous and it really shows off my tiny waist!
Exhibit c: (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/ebony_willow/dressses010.jpg)
Please excuse the fact I look tired and awful in these photos, I had just returned home from an 11 hour shift at work!
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I suspect that the pattern is so regular that it is essentially acting like stripes. So it's like you have horizontal stripes running all the way across your hips while your shoulders have no stripes at all. The fact that it's actually a grid pattern is helping you look long, but the bottom heavy nature of the pattern isn't helping you look properly lean, particularly since your curves and the cut disrupts the pattern vertically far more often than it disrupts the pattern horizontally. I am reminded of my grandmother's magnificent 1940s houndstooth coat; it's beautiful, but now I suspect that it works well because it obviously isn't as fitted as a dress and it has slightly pronounced shoulders.
I am a boy sitting around in $20 jeans and a faded mario brothers shirt though, so what do I know?
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Jodie, I'm pretty sure the pear shape is on purpose- wiggle dresses are intended to emphasize curves and a 50's-ideal hourglass shape. You have the hips to fill out the bottom bit, and the tiny waist, but because you are pretty narrow up in the bust region, it ends up pear shaped instead. I say wear it all the time anyway, because who can pass up making their ass look great?
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jdz y lkk s gd I frgt my vwls
The pear shape is cool because that is the style. Just remember to dance with your arms straight like that sometimes and it makes it work.
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I guess it is the style, but none of my other wiggle dresses do it! But if you guys don't think it looks horrifying then woo, it is just my imagination.
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Ass > Pears
You decide!
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I think it looks fabulous. Pear shapes can be nice! Wear it lots. You look great in it.
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Jodie, I'm pretty sure the pear shape is on purpose- wiggle dresses are intended to emphasize curves and a 50's-ideal hourglass shape. You have the hips to fill out the bottom bit, and the tiny waist, but because you are pretty narrow up in the bust region, it ends up pear shaped instead. I say wear it all the time anyway, because who can pass up making their ass look great?
TL;DR : You are pear shaped, this dress just emphasizes it. This is not a bad thing.
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Man, I wish girls around where I live had that figure. It is nice.
Edit: More girls around where I live. There's a couple. The rest are either sticks or fat.
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Thanks guys, I will wear the hell out of that dress <3
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Guys I got my dresses from pinup girl! They are rad but I am having ISSUES. The houndstooth one is a stunning dress and makes my butt look AMAZING (see exhibit a) but unfortunately, it also makes me look incredibly pear shaped (see exhibit b). Like, I am not shaped like a dang pear, so why does this dress insist on telling me I do. How to I fix this?
Exhibit a: *snip*
Exhibit b: *snip
Also the balck dress comes with this weird loose chiffon over the bust right? I am just going to take that off because it looks ridiculous and no you do not even nearly get to see how ridiculous. But the back looks fabulous and it really shows off my tiny waist!
Exhibit c: *snip*
Please excuse the fact I look tired and awful in these photos, I had just returned home from an 11 hour shift at work!
Dress looks good, I love the pattern, you don't see nearly enough houndstooth anymore.
('cept on old dudes and they don't count).
Cheshire Cat: Warrior Clothing is exactly what you're looking for, they specialise in modwear and trad skinwear, they've got decent prices and UK Ben Shermans too (which are exponentially better than american Shermans in construction and cut)
http://www.warriorclothing.org/uk/shop/index.php
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Cheshire Cat: Warrior Clothing is exactly what you're looking for, they specialise in modwear and trad skinwear, they've got decent prices and UK Ben Shermans too (which are exponentially better than american Shermans in construction and cut)
http://www.warriorclothing.org/uk/shop/index.php
I need something like this but North American (so I dont grab my ankles in shipping and/or currency conversion fees. You know, something with slim fitted suits and all that.
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Cheshire Cat: Warrior Clothing is exactly what you're looking for, they specialise in modwear and trad skinwear, they've got decent prices and UK Ben Shermans too (which are exponentially better than american Shermans in construction and cut)
http://www.warriorclothing.org/uk/shop/index.php
I need something like this but North American (so I dont grab my ankles in shipping and/or currency conversion fees. You know, something with slim fitted suits and all that.
For slim fitted suits I recommend thick as thieves LA. I got my suit from Jason and his work is absolutely amazing, he custom makes it to your measurements and they're a ridiculous bargain for the quality ($500ish for a suit that should be close to a thousand easy). The website is www.thickasthievesla.com
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My fiancee purchased Uggs. How upset should I be?
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For slim fitted suits I recommend thick as thieves LA. I got my suit from Jason and his work is absolutely amazing, he custom makes it to your measurements and they're a ridiculous bargain for the quality ($500ish for a suit that should be close to a thousand easy). The website is www.thickasthievesla.com
Oh shit, their prices are pretty good. I've been wanting to get a nicely tailored suit for a while. Thanks for the link.
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My fiancee purchased Uggs. How upset should I be?
Wedding's off.
Cheshire Cat: No problem.
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My fiancee purchased Uggs. How upset should I be?
Dude, they are comfy around the house slippers! That's all they are.
I really do not understand why they are such a huge big deal. They are warm comfy slippers.
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Provided they don't go out in public, there is nothing wrong with them.
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Yeah I never saw an issue with Uggs. I think people just applied the same stigmata to them as Crocs since they arrived at around the same time and are well branded with a short odd name.
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It's either that or they're terrible-looking. One of the two
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Stigmata:
(http://z.about.com/d/paranormal/1/0/P/K/stigmata_1_lg.jpg)
stigma:
1. a mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one's reputation.
Edit: Oh hey wait I was being a dickish pedant because in this case it allowed me to post an obnoxious picture, but it turns out you can pluralize "stigma" as "stigmata." That's what I get for being raised Catholic, I suppose.
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As I typed I couldn't help but think Stigmata wasn't quite right. But Dictionary.com checked out so I went with it
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I thought Uggs came first in the continuum of bad shoes?
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Naw taylor, Crocs first, then Uggs.
Or those croc-uggs Manda posted earlier.
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See, for me, it was the rich girls at my high school that were enamored of these boots-with-the-fur because they came all the way from Austraaalia, and then I think it was the subsequent summer that Crocs hit the big time. I don't really pay much attention to awful footwear though.
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I also thought Uggs were popular first - at least that's what it seemed like here (I know Uggs have existed for a long time, but that's beside the point).
I don't actually mind them that much, though.. I've never had a pair, but they look incredibly comfortable, and I wouldn't actually think twice if I saw someone wearing them as regular winter boots, as long as they were appropriate for the weather, ie. snow or just general cold, and aren't worn with, say, a mini skirt or shorts. I have actually considered buying a pair to use as winter boots, but decided not to, for various reasons. All these different kinds of furry boots, however, are fucking awful.
As for Crocs, they are insanely comfortable (I have a pair for my summer job at the hospital, that I also sometimes wear at home, but it's one of the more discreet models), but it's not like (most) people wear them because they are fashionable, so criticizing them for being ugly is sort of pointless, imo.
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When I was at work Friday morning I saw a girl wearing Uggs with shorts that were practically underwear, and a long cardigan.
It was 32F outside (0C for all you foreigners)
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That was definitely a Thing for a while around these part, uggs in with practically no clothing anywhere else, no matter what the weather. I think it is passed now. I hope.
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The worst part is that they are starting to look good to me because of all this fucking cold weather and the fact that my room is so cold that I'm tempted to start a rubbish-bin fire.
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Guys. Uggs were trendy almost 5 years ago. They get discussed every five pages in this thread.
They are ugly. They are warm, and comfortable. They look trashy with shorts and skirts.
Can we move on? Or like, can we just have general ugg opinions on the top of every page?
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You guys, despite having no time in my normal week to logically wear heels, I bought a new pair yesterday. This is because they are BUILT OUT OF SEX.
Pictures to come.
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Can we move on? Or like, can we just have general ugg opinions on the top of every page?
We could rename the thread.
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(http://bilder.tykjpelk.net/skitch/01122008293-20081201-195016.png)
Okay, this is a really bad picture, but I'm not about to try taking pictures with flash and stuff in a tiny dressing room with 3 mirrors. This dress as a Christmas outfit, good or bad idea? I don't think I like it, but I rarely every like dresses, so that's not surprising. My friend who said I should try it on said it looked great, but I don't know if she would actually tell me if it looked bad. I would, of course, not be wearing jeans and Hello Kitty socks or a purple hat, but I don't know what I would be wearing instead. My concerns are mainly the flashing of extremely pale arms and the waist/the way it makes my boobs look (the photo sort of makes it look worse than it is, though), but I cannot decide if I like the pattern either.
Finding clothes for myself that I actually like and could wear is difficult :/
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I think it would be super cute, but only if you were really confident in it. If you're all nervous and tugging on it and worrying you don't look good, it would ruin the cute- so only get if you actually really like it.
If you decide to get it, I say black peep-toe heels and a simple choker-length necklace that won't act as an arrow going "look! boobs! right here!"
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I like the pattern but not the cut. You seem rather uncomfortable in it also and that isn't usually a good thing. Do you feel better in skirts and nice tops than dresses?
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Nah, I don't like skirts either, so I usually stick to pants, but I guess I need to wear something "dressed up" for Christmas, and learning to feel comfortable in a dress might be a good thing. Pretty sure I'd be able to not feel nervous and super uncomfortable in it, but I have a feeling I'd look a bit awkward no matter what I wore because I generally don't like to get dressed up at all. But ah well, it's just around family.
But thanks for the input. I'm a bit skeptic about the cut as well, but at least I have a while to decide or maybe find something else.
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I think it looks
pretty good great, but if it's uncomfortable, then by all means find something better. I hate uncomfortable clothes.
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I bet you'd look cute as hell in a wrap dress.
http://www.overstock.com/Clothing-Shoes/Adi-Designs-S-Max-Collection-Wrap-Front-Dress/3587133/product.html
(not the cutest example, but the first one that a search revealed)
And if you're worried about your arms, a lot of them tend to come with sleeves.
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I am not particularly good at fashion (see photo thread) but I think that dress looks deadly on you.
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Mari, you could always wear tights with it, and throw a light scarf around your neck if you feel exposed. I think it is quite cute, but if you are questioning it that much, maybe you just need to shop around a bit more until you find something that you love.
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Thanks guys, I will wear the hell out of that dress <3
Wouldn't want hell in a dress, now would we?
BUT.
Just ordered a jacket.
http://theteeparty.spreadshirt.com/us/US/Shop/Article/Index/article/Lovely-Feathers-2164621
^That jacket to be exact. Isn't it wonderful? I had to get a fuckin' XL to get it to fit right. But then again, it is a ladies' jacket and I'm not a lady. They didn't have a male species of it though.
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jacket
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TO: Jodie
RE: Houndsooth Dress
MSG: Jodie actually it does not make you look pear-shaped (http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/08/01/health/adam/19265.jpg) at all, considering that your hips are not anywhere near wider than your shoulders. It is an illusion, I think, due to the fact that you are small-boobed. It does not in any way, shape, or form detract from your feminine allure.
Hugs and Kisses,
calenlass
PS can we make out now please
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jacket/sweater
Be careful about buying a woman's size, simply because woman's clothes are a lot smaller in the shoulders than guys clothes are. So even if it's the right length there's a good chance the shoulders won't fit you at all and will look a bit silly.
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Man, I wish I had my camera because I made the best outfit a couple weeks ago. I looked like the hottest hipster boy you could possibly imagine. However, my new favourite type of outfit is this:
-Feminine short sleeved button up shirt (must include at least one of the following details: cute collar, puffed sleeve effects, bows, unobnoxious print).
-Knee length pencil skirt. One with only a SLIGHT a-line could also be substituted.
-Thick dark stocking in any of the following colours: red wine, dark forrest green, chocolate brown, black, charcoal grey.
-Plain black flats that have a strap over the top of the foot, or Mary-Janes.
-Silver hoop earrings.
-Most types of bags/purses would work with this outfit. A small totes would be quite adorable.
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HEY. I wore almost that outfit to a show on Saturday night. A white button down top with short puff sleeves, black pencil skirt, and purple pumps with two pairs of black opaque tights. So cute!
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PS can we make out now please
Yes
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Oh hey does anyone know where the heck I could get a slim cut houndstooth blazer? I have been dreaming of one for over a year now but I'm getting convinced that they just do not exist.
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jacket/sweater
Be careful about buying a woman's size, simply because woman's clothes are a lot smaller in the shoulders than guys clothes are. So even if it's the right length there's a good chance the shoulders won't fit you at all and will look a bit silly.
Indeed. This works out well because I have have girl shoulders. Male jackets are just too big and baggy and nasty.
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I looked like the hottest hipster boy you could possibly imagine
-Feminine short sleeved button up shirt (must include at least one of the following details: cute collar, puffed sleeve effects, bows, unobnoxious print).
These are some of my favourite things.
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He was confused why you called it a jacket, considering it's a hooded sweatshirt.
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The built-of sex shoes! My phone couldn't pick up the texture too well, but they're a deep brown tweed. I'm thinking of retracting the sex statement, since they are a little more office-y than that, but still.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/redglasscurls/Narcissism/shoese.jpg)
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Sex can happen in an office.
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Those shoes are from Payless! I have been contemplating getting a pair to replace the ones that I got last year (defective! oh noes!) but I am kind of broke, etc. etc. They are fabulous, though.
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Dude they are 10 bucks right now! You can't be THAT broke
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I might be! Just paid rent and all that and I have been missing work because of the flu, plus I need a new phone. I am broke!
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ballin' to broke in a matter of days
tough world
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Man I was broke back when I was ballin' too. These are harsh times, Mikey boy.
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I am getting my hair cut since I have a job interview tomorrow. There is a guy who is here and he is wearing crocs. Boy do those things just look terrible.
TERRIBLE.
I am excited to have short hair again. I liked my longer hair, but it doesn't look professional at all.
This is the problem with having wavy hair.
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Jeans on guys that are not either black, blue or grey. Yea or nay?
I have a pair of red jeans I love to death, but apparently this is a fashion faux pas or something. So what's with that?
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Jeans on guys that are not either black, blue or grey. Yea or nay?
I have a pair of red jeans I love to death, but apparently this is a fashion faux pas or something. So what's with that?
Bright red jeans generally make people look like clowns who've just gotten off shift, I have a burgundy pair that I love like my own wine coloured son though.
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Well, they're more of a darker red than anything. Not quite burgundy, but fairly dark-ish.
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Depends how you wear them.
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Jeans on guys that are not either black, blue or grey. Yea or nay?
I have a pair of red jeans I love to death, but apparently this is a fashion faux pas or something. So what's with that?
Most guys I know aren't any of those colors.
Multicolored Jeans: Yes. As long as you don't look emo/scene/whatevertheycallthemselvesnow whilst wearing them.
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Note, please do not wear multicoloured jeans.
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Jeans in coulours other than blue or black are cool, as long as they aren't like bright purple or yellow or orange. But then if you are super, super stylish you can maybe pull those off too.
(If you are super stylish and wearing those jeans I would probably enjoy pulling them off, hurr.)
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I have a pair of red slim cut jeans. I wear them with a black top and chucks. I like red jeans, personally, on girls.
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In the early 70s I wore to death a pair of rich red cord hipster flares. At the time I thought them pretty sharp, but I wouldn't like to suggest them now. That said, in the right style, red (not too bright, on men) is fine.
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Do you keep them tucked away in the corner of your closet and put them on when you are home alone?
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Somehow, I don't think I should answer that.
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Yes.
I read between the lines.
Also, I'm going to a job interview and I'll be wearing a black tie and a lightish cream colored shirt. Is this okay? y/n
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Y
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Okay, well I mean, that's all I'm going to be wearing... no pants. None of that.
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Maybe you could borrow the red 70s cords? Might go over better
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In the early 70s I wore to death a pair of rich red cord hipster flares. At the time I thought them pretty sharp, but I wouldn't like to suggest them now. That said, in the right style, red (not too bright, on men) is fine.
For the love of everything that is human, pics please.
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I'm sure there is one, but I've been unable to find it (still looking). It also features a beard of almost nineteenth-century unruliness.
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Ok guys, I have fixed the front of my black dress so now it looks smashing (see photo thread for details)
Now here is what I want you tell help me with. Which dress do I wear to the Mountain Goats next weekend? The black one looks better on but it also looks fancier, and I don't want to be too overdressed.
Also bear in mind I am going with Brett, so I will look 10 times fancier beside him in his jeans and tshirt combo.
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Houndstooth dress,
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I wondered if anyone here could give me some advice... I'm looking for a warm-ish jacket I can wear on bike rides and while cross-country skiing and walking and stuff. I have a beautiful winter coat, but I shouldn't really wash it, so I don't want to get it gross and sweaty. I have a couple of old zip-up fleeces that are very practical, but also very ugly. anyone have a better suggestion? I need something cute, washable and quick to dry.
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Gender? I am assuming male but I want to be sure
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oh, sorry! I'm a girl. I keep forgetting I just joined this forum and people don't know me here!
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It is hard to go wrong with a solid color bomber coat. (http://www.express.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=2273&parentCategoryId=2&categoryId=33&subCategoryId=33)
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Man, that's a fine coat for the ladyfolk.
In other news, I waaant this (http://www.greatuniversal.com/rf/gus/p.do/men/knitted-hoody?Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&SNtt=animal&groupId=495769191&Nu=this_product&SNtk=littlewoods_search&Np=1&SN=152&Ntt=495769191&D=495769191&Ntk=group_search&Dx=mode%2bmatchall&thisprod=495769191&N=152&Nty=1&Mis_item_id=15&Mis_item_loc_id=1&product=495769191).
It's not my style, but it looks warm, and I can always use more warm clothes.
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Great. Now I really want that bomber! Unfortunately, I don't have enough money... but, I'll put it on my solstice wishlist and maybe buy it if I get a job or something like that...
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man i really want that jacket now too, that is so nice
people who are good at fashion, i am stupid at fashion. please post more things for looking at
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RE: non blue/black jeans
click here (http://b8.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/01116/85/63/1116373658_l.jpg) if you want to see how ridiculous i looked in 2005.
i still have those jeans by the way and am waiting for the right time to bring them back out again because they are actually pretty slick looking with the right shirt/shoes. i don't still have that hair, however (thank satan).
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Yeah, that jacket is pretty damn great. But I'm also pretty sure that you would be able to find cheaper bomber coats that were at least almost as nice, if not almost identical, if money is a problem, Juxtaposition. But also, a wool jacket like that is probably not as washable or quick to dry. I would go for something like http://bergans.no/dynamisk/ftp/produktbilder/bekledning/large/5951_blackazure.png , which isn't really fashionable, but still looks pretty good and is actually made for being active.
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(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/HARVEYxDANGER/IMG_1477.jpg)
I used this for the photothread but I got a new peacoat. I like it a lot and it fits well. What do you guys think?
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Scandinavian War Machine, I actually like that hair on you!
In combination with the outfit it is fucking hilarious but stylish nonetheless.
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Scandinavian War Machine, I actually like that hair on you!
In combination with the outfit it is fucking hilarious but stylish nonetheless.
haha well thank you, but rest assured that that picture does far too much justice to that hair. it was pretty gnarly and not (http://b8.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/01281/83/65/1281055638_l.jpg) in a good way.
edited for pagebreak
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(http://www.posterplanet.net/images/reloadtwinssolo.jpg)?
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Naw I love it in that second picture too..
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Scandinavian War Machine, you look like an apprentice pimp in that picture, and a stylish one at that. (That is not meant to be an insult!)
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(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/HARVEYxDANGER/IMG_1477.jpg)
I used this for the photothread but I got a new peacoat. I like it a lot and it fits well. What do you guys think?
Looks nice except for the fact that...
You need a bowtie! Like soon. More like now.
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You don't wear a tie with a peacoat! Especially not a bowtie - that ain't no dinner jacket, laddy.
Anyway, I suppose peacoats are okay, provided you don't mind looking like everybody else on the planet.
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Nobody needs to wear a bowtie with anything. Not even with a tuxedo.
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This is how you pull off a bow tie.
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b171/CatFishEnFuego/DSC00606.jpg)
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Nobody needs to wear a bowtie with anything. Not even with a tuxedo.
I dunno, sometimes bowties can look good. I think they tend to be a cool old guy thing, though.
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Nobody needs to wear a bowtie with anything. Not even with a tuxedo.
Try being a music major in college. You are required to wear a black bowtie when performing in most concerts.
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What is all this?? Bowties are adorable!
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i now have this hat. I love this hat.. You can also see the duck hanging from my backpack.. And my man boobies many years of swimming have given me.. That's just neat
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s18/Toastking-Bob/mij-1.jpg)
Now be honest? Am i disillusioned and is this hat just pure shit?..
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Fedoras are generally hit or miss. It is a potentially good hat(looks a bit small though, but do not wear them with a tshirt and back back.
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yeah, i know. I just cut my hair, so it fits a bit better (and with just, i mean for a while now).. Doesn't go with casual.. Gonna remember that
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i was very, very good all semester long and did not go shopping at all (the bubble dress i posted previously doesn't really count because it was free).
i suddenly made a few impulse buys last week... and they were all plaid. this was totally not on purpose.
and now i am going to show them off because i would rather take pictures of myself than study.
plaid shoes!
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3148/3092539061_ec26f9e691.jpg?v=0)
plaid jacket! (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3129/3093379102_79dc2ea492.jpg?v=0)
plaid skirt (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3216/3092539093_600b9397e7.jpg?v=0) that i tried on because i figured "oh anyways it is going to fit me like shit and i won't buy it" but then i thought it fit great and was like "shit now i have to buy it" but now i am not so sure anymore!
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I love plaid so much. I really need to get more plaid.
Anyways. When I get a chance I will take a picture of my new coat. It is so completely rad, and it was free. Hells yes.
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Mai, I like your plaid a lot!
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Excellent jacket, MaiAda!
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MAIADA those shoes and jacket are wicked, and i am not sure about the skirt either but you are right about it fitting you really well.
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I'm pretty sure about the skirt.
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I'm with Danosaur on this one, I am certain about that skirt.
All of those things are rad Mai.
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i was very, very good all semester long and did not go shopping at all (the bubble dress i posted previously doesn't really count because it was free).
i suddenly made a few impulse buys last week... and they were all plaid. this was totally not on purpose.
and now i am going to show them off because i would rather take pictures of myself than study.
plaid shoes!
plaid jacket! (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3129/3093379102_79dc2ea492.jpg?v=0)
plaid skirt (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3216/3092539093_600b9397e7.jpg?v=0) that i tried on because i figured "oh anyways it is going to fit me like shit and i won't buy it" but then i thought it fit great and was like "shit now i have to buy it" but now i am not so sure anymore!
Whelp, I'm at half mast.
Also what the heck is that tattoo of?
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This is how you pull off a bow tie.
You're much too fashionable for Newcastle.
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I hear the Sartorialist has been traipsing around Australia because he could sense the bow tie + fancy shorts combo. Seriously, dude loves those things.
ALSO check out the tattoo thread, Gilead, she put a picture there of it. It is a Good Tattoo to go with her Good Clothes. Seriously, Mai, those shoeeeeeeeessss <3<3<3<3
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You're much too fashionable for Newcastle.
Yeah but Nick, you're too fashionable for everywhere.
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I like to think that I'm too fashionable for Fargo, but perhaps I am just trying to make myself feel better.
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Guys this isn't the 90s.
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It's even better than the 90's.
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The 90s were a cold, dark place.
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(http://www.solarnavigator.net/music/music_images/Nirvana_band_members.jpg)
Did somebody say 90s?
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I FUCKING LOVE NIRVANA.
(http://www.pretentiousgamer.com/photos/cam/jesusfuckingshit.jpg)
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No Jace, someone said 90s.
(http://coolaggregator.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/beverly-hills-90210-tv-72.jpg)
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THE NIIIIIINNNNEEEEETIIIEEEESSSSS
(http://www.nerve.com/CS/blogs/theremoteisland/2008/07/23-End/savedbythebell.jpg)
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That's depressing.
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Yeah, I almost used that image first.
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The image that Jace posted of Nirvana is from 1989 and thus not representative of the 90s.
You can tell because it is from Jason Everman's brief tenure with the group.
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Oldies
The 80's
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Whatever, every single time I hear a Nirvana song it just comes out as "blah blah blah, I'm curt cobaine, I'm in nirvana listen to me, I wear flannel, woo grunge"
I thought that Nirvana would be more tasteful than Creed.
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FUCKL YUOOOOOOOOOOOO
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aww thanks guys <3 i am aglow with boosted self esteem
Also what the heck is that tattoo of?
it's the little prince (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3166/3086959324_39d025892e.jpg?v=1228569803)!
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That is a good choice of tattoo, I was considering getting the baobab tree illustration tattooed on me somewhere.
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Absolutely, I need the moneys for travelling (also my thighs are too thunderous now from bike riding to wear them).
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Whatever, every single time I hear a Nirvana song it just comes out as "blah blah blah, I'm curt cobaine, I'm in nirvana listen to me, I wear flannel, woo grunge"
*kills him over the internet with my mind*
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A bunch of things,
Kids
More yammering
That movie, aside from the shite fashion was almost singly the most disturbing movie I have ever seen.
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You haven't seen Irreversible then?
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No but I have definitely heard of it. And fashion-wise, rape isn't a good look for anyone.
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Ok, I have to ask. What is that one shorts leg, one tights leg deal that girl has going on?
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yeah, i don't see any tights, but i see what you mean. i think it's just a shitty photo shittily printed on shitty cardboard.
shit.
edit: man why i am i always at the top of this thread?! i don't even like fashion that much.
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Ah, that clears it up.
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I'm sure you all know what I mean. Those shirts. The ones that sit on the chicks boobs and just hang there, limp and shapeless. They are a threat to our existence. I know you know what I mean.
Does anyone know what they're called? I would love to give you a picture that is not my sort of friend that I haven't ever really talked to.
But. They're awful.
In my opinion.
/not 90s
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I believe the phrase Maddox used was 'tit curtains'.
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(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a373/teresias216/sweaterthing.jpg)
A sleepy picture of what I was talking to Adam about on gabbly on something that looks both dressy and casual.
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I love thin V-neck sweaters with the sleeves pulled up.
Good show Tyler!
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Does anyone know what they're called? I would love to give you a picture that is not my sort of friend that I haven't ever really talked to.
Empire waistline? Yeah, pretty awful. But doesn't that have the waistline just directly under the chest? You are talking about something different, aren't you? I heard it once before... can't remember. Empire ones are the ones that make people look pregnant.
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Oh my god, not again, please don't make Katie come back into this thread to learn you people a fashion.
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i will find the post she made so she doesn't have to; hold on a sec
here we go (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,20742.msg697322.html#msg697322)
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Personal verdict: empire wastes are mostly gorgeous and babydolls are mostly hideous.
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Ah, okay. Not my fault anyway, I remember where I heard them defined first, and they called babydolls empires. Before then, I just called them hideous, in my head, since I didn't say much about fashion, besides "cool boots" or "nice coat".
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Okay time for another installment of STUFF THAT LIZ WOULD WEAR IF SHE WERE RICH
(http://www.chosenstock.com/template/_img/products/lrg/5536-a.jpg) (http://80spurple.com/shop/img/products/cheap_152011_gry-2t.jpg) (http://www.80spurple.com/shop/img/products/jh_facs01_tau-2t.jpg)
(http://80spurple.com/shop/img/products/jhn_w_1008-3t.jpg) (http://80spurple.com/shop/img/products/cjv_6w117525-112_crm-2t.jpg)
Okay so the colors are kind of blah but oh em gee I want them all. Especially the blouse on the bottom left.
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aw I like babydolls. I mean, not so much the weird shirt-things, but the lingerie is a-ok.
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Okay time for another installment of STUFF THAT LIZ WOULD WEAR IF SHE WERE RICH
Okay so the colors are kind of blah but oh em gee I want them all. Especially the blouse on the bottom left.
Yes, yes, yes, ehhh, yes, what the hell is that thing oh god.
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I was about to say, Liz. I like your fashion sense but you wear a lot of tans and beiges. I really don't like those colors on anyone, ever.
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I would prefer most of them in other colors, those are just the images I could find on the internet.
Also, upon further thought, I decided that the sweater vest with the weird sleeves was not as great as it originally appeared to be. Now it is gone.
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I like the top-middle one but mostly because there are nipples I guess.
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I would prefer most of them in other colors, those are just the images I could find on the internet.
Also, upon further thought, I decided that the sweater vest with the weird sleeves was not as great as it originally appeared to be. Now it is gone.
You made a good decision today.
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the top two are alright, the rest i am not sure about.
with fashion, i can never tell cos i feel like 99% of the time they only get away with it and look great on account they are already ridiculously attractive people photographed at ridiculous angles with ridiculous cameras to begin with. as a result i never order anything other than t-shirts from the internet cos i know i have to try everything else on like a billion times to be sure about it.
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You made a good decision today.
You need to live closer to me so we can be fashionable together.
Tania, I get that. I will never order anything but men's t-shirt over the internet because I am so picky about fit. All the clothes I post in this thread are things that I like and would wear provided that they looked good on me.
And Ben, classy. Nice.
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I am travelling across america and canada soon, I will come be fashionable at you and draw koalas around your town maybe.
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where in canada?!
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Saskatchewan, toronto and montreal if I can find someone there kind enough to show me around probably.
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oh man johnny c will be so excited that people from the internet are finally coming to visit him. you got lucky, there are only about 4 people living in saskatchewan and he is one of them.
i don't live in toronto but i'm sort of there all the time anyway and i guess we could hang out or do a thing.
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Doing a thing sounds pretty good to me.
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I like the top-middle one but mostly because there are nipples I guess.
I like that one too, but I didn't notice the nipples. Now I guess I like it even more?
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Nipples make anything approx 10% better
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FACT
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Where specifically in America, Gilead? Do you have a basic idea of your route?
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oh man johnny c will be so excited that people from the internet are finally coming to visit him. you got lucky, there are only about 4 people living in saskatchewan and he is one of them.
I ate his city's pizza, slept in his basement, met his mom, and ate his saskatoons.
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well of course you had room for pizza, 4 saskatoons is hardly a meal
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Where specifically in America, Gilead? Do you have a basic idea of your route?
Basically wherever seems interesting and people want to let me crash on their couch. My plans are pretty fluid at this point.
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(http://store.colemans.com/cart/images/0656.gif)
This isnt gimp mask but its armys extreme Cold Weather mask but it still looks pretty freaky.
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oh man johnny c will be so excited that people from the internet are finally coming to visit him. you got lucky, there are only about 4 people living in saskatchewan and he is one of them.
3 now, I left Sask behind, also, I met Johnny on the net before I met him in real life, does that count?
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Liz, I wish you were rich too.
Tyler,
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I am travelling across america and canada soon, I will come be fashionable at you and draw koalas around your town maybe.
Oh man this would be the raddest thing. I live in Fargo which is only a couple hours south of the Canadian border. It is also actually on the way from Regina to Toronto if go through the states. If you're driving, I guess. Are you driving?
Dan, thank you. I wish I was rich as well.
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I always want the expensive things. Sigh.
(http://www.daddyos.com/retro/img/epr30.jpg)
(http://www.daddyos.com/retro/img/so14.jpg)
(Also If I got the second one I would totally not make a bad decision and wear it with a thong like the model so obviously is because hellooooo panty lines.)
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Wait, are you saying there ARE panty lines here, which you would prevent, or that you WANT panty lines and this lady is doing it wrong?
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There are and it looks kind of trashy. I like the top dress a lot more.
Gilead, if New York City is of interest to you, you're welcome on my couch. It even pulls out into a futon.
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Man, how am I not seeing these? Is there a picture of the back or something that isn't loading for me?
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It may be your monitor. Look closely, the fabric of the dress is just sheer enough to be able to see the darker black lingerie under it.
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Oh, definitely my monitor then, my laptop screen is A) filthy and B) shitty
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i don't really see them either. i guess it would be more noticeable on a real-life person.
last night before falling asleep a very sudden thought popped into my head and it was "hey, i should buy a really expensive wallet so that i stop losing it cos this way i'll actually get really upset every time i do." then i woke up this morning and remembered that and it still seemed like a pretty good idea. mitch hedberg had a skit where he said he bought expensive pens instead of cheap ones cos he was sick of losing pens and not caring. i wasn't sure how funny that was supposed to be but i thought that was actually incredibly good advice and i ended up buying an $8 pen that i have been refilling for the last three years or so. now i am thinking i should be one of those weird expensive wallet people on account i constantly lose my wallet and don't ever really care on account i always end up getting it back and never have anything important in it. unfortunately this is a really horrible habit and i think it is something i should start really caring about, maybe i will if my wallet is over $50 and ridiculously fancy looking.
are wallets a fashion thing? i have been spending the last 45 minutes looking at really nice wallets online instead of studying and i have no money for this crap but oh man if i did i would be so responsible. i would know where that wallet was ALL THE TIME.
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Dear fashion advice thread,
(http://i33.tinypic.com/2a6tqbo.jpg)
that is where the panty line is showing horribly. A panty line is not where you can SEE the underwear(although you can a bit), it is where you can see where the underwear are too tight and pulling in the skin making you look bumpy not sleek!
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I love that top dress. Dresses that come with their own pay phones are awesome!
No, seriously, I do love that dress and would wear it in a heartbeat!
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Dear andy,
Thanks for knowing how fashion works! Even though your taste is apparently terrible according to this thread.
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Hm, I saw that dent but I figured it was just a fold in the dress due to her weird stance, like the others across the front. I can kinda see the outline thing if I look really really hard but I think that might just be shadow too. Either my screen is really terrible or you guys are le perv!
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I wouldn't have considered that a panty line unless I saw it continue around her butt. But speaking of panty lines, here's my favorite tip:
When wearing a dress, skirt, etc that hugs you around the hip and butt, for the love of goddo not wear a thong. It still creates a panty line on the hips and sometimes it's worse than normal underwear. Lacy boyshorts are the best underwear to wear in these situations (if you don't want to go commando).
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Or you get a wide lace thong! It spreads out the pressure in the same way a boyshort might, but still eliminates lines on the back. Maybe it's just the shape of my butt, but boyshorts cut my butt curve right in half, it looks terrible.
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Dear andy,
Thanks for knowing how fashion works! Even though your taste is apparently terrible according to this thread.
Which is weird because I get a lot of compliments on how I dress! But usually it's followed by a,"I could never pull that off." so maybe it is just that I like my clothes? I don't know.
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When they say "I could never pull that off" it means that they have a sexual interest in you but you are too hot for them to ever get with. By "that" they mean your clothes. Off of you.
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That's not a creepy post. Nope.
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Ouch, now that was just awkward to read.
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HEY I was not talking about my feelings towards her. I was talking about other peoples feelings. Towards her. yeah.
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I thought it was kind of awkward but not creepy. But really, I think what we should be talking about here is this.
Does this man's hands look terribly wrong?
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a373/teresias216/vest.jpg)
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it doesn't look like his feet are touching the ground either, is he supposed to be standing on his toes?
i like his outfit but that is a legitimately terrifying photo.
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It is weird. It bothers me that his hands aren't both doing the same thing and I don't know why.
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He looks dapper but he has weird fingers and OH MY GOD WHERE IS THE TOP OF THAT POOR MAN'S HEAD WHERE DID HE EVEN FIND A HAT LIKE THAT
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It doesn't look so much like he is standing on his tippy toes as it does that he is landing on the ground after a slow descent from the ceiling where he was floating around like in that scene in Mary Poppins.
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It sort of looks like they've photoshopped him to look skinnier/smaller, but forgotten about his forearms.
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It sort of looks like they've photoshopped him to look skinnier/smaller, but forgotten about his forearms.
i was thinking the same thing.
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very helpful, thank you sam!
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RE: Pantylines.
I have a number of dresses (including my formal dresses and ones I have worn to weddings and such), that showed up pretty much every type of underwear I had on underneath. I managed to find these ones at Target that were made of a thin stretchy material and that had no seams. They sat flat on my hips and were so thin that you couldn't see them under the dress at all.
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Sam: Nice recommendations, Maxx and Unicorn also does really nice leather wallets that are less heavy duty, and there's a few on sale at Dresscodes
http://www.dresscodesatl.com/menswear/Maxx1b.html
Speaking of wallets, I got a really nice leather envelope wallet to hold my cards and notes in that I have gotten a ton of compliments on.
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_gallery_10&listing_id=18147245
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That lady's panty-line thing is very very subtle. Perhaps it'd look worse in real life, but I doubt it. Here is a question for guys re: panty lines. Does anyone really give a shit? I mean, obviously if the person is wearing body-constricting underwear that is cutting into their flab and you can see that through clothes it doesn't look any good. Other than that though any detraction in style-points for visible underwear when a lady is wearing an otherwise attractive outfit will be extremely minimal.
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Man, "fashion" or clothing or whatever you want to call it is so confusing. Fashion in the sense of being fashionable is bullshit in my opinion but I really admire people who can make whatever look good. You know, some people just see what would look good together and they might spend $200 or $5 but it still looks cool. Most of the time I don't give a fuck about looking like a bum but when I actually want to look good I am pretty much just like *sigh* at my cluelessness.
Reading threads like this is interesting but sort of highlights my complete lack of style. :-P
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That lady's panty-line thing is very very subtle. Perhaps it'd look worse in real life, but I doubt it. Here is a question for guys re: panty lines. Does anyone really give a shit?
I don't give a shit!
In fact sometimes I find it attractive.
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Yeah, it's more of a plus than a minus.
Also, freaky photos: http://photoshopdisasters.blogspot.com.
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Oh my god that is so creepy.
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<- Doesn't like panty lines, but mostly notices them on the bum not the hip.
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I hate panty lines. HATE HATE HATE. I have two pairs of undies that I can wear under dresses that won't show, one is a pair of lacy boyshorts, the other is a seamless thong that you can't even tell you are wearing.
Yay underwear!
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2 out of 3 males on this forum just had a boner attack.
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2 out of 3? That is an oversight the size of the predicted luck of the Titanic in iceberg-ridden waters.
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Panty lines are almost always unsightly bulges created from elastic that is too tight. Most people don't even know they get them, but most of those people actually ger them across their ass cheeks and think people won't be able to tell because of the decorative seams on their jean pockets. This is overwhelmingly a ladies' thing, given how high ladies' underwear is often cut. My solution for underwear lines? Don't wear underwear! I often don't, and I don't really get the big deal with going commando, either.
Also, I thought it was just one of those things about modeling, where you didn't wear underwear under the things you modeled, kind of like ballet with leotards and tights, but maybe that is just me (and my friend who is a small-time model, whom I asked).
Cheshire Cat: I usually notice them more on the ass, too! But hers cut into her hip so much that it is way noticeable.
Incidentally, I love both of those dresses, but the second one caught my eye first. I had to consider the ruffles on the first one and decide whether or not the dress would be the same without them (it wouldn't).
Edit: Oops, missed a page there.
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My solution for underwear lines? Don't wear underwear! I often don't, and I don't really get the big deal with going commando, either.
2 out of 3 males on this forum just had a boner attack.
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Well I never realised that complaints about panty lines were referring to bulges around too-tight underwear rather than being able to see the underwear itself. Which makes rather more sense actually.
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Yeah it is really unsightly. Plus, it is king of a shame, because even I get it sometimes and I am way bony and underweight, but it can give girls a muffin-top kind of look and make them look fat, even if they just have little love handles or really any padding across the pelvis at all.
Manufacturers: Make better underwear!
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True, but you get what you pay for and jesus the amount of slim young girls I've seen wearing pants that give them muffintops is insane! Don't you have a mirror?? You're not even the least bit overweight :roll:
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Dear Andy, who said you're unfashionable? Why would you be considered so due to a limited number of posts on a thread?
I should contribute to this thread but i can't be fucked to take pictures of new clothes. My boss raved about my outfit the other day. I wore black jeans and a navy vest over a white chesty with a red belt and red coral necklace.
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chesty
:?
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It's a type of wide-strap singlet by bonds. Based on the male 'chesty' muscle singlet. But for ladies.(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tIH0NZqQLXg/SIc2FbrzpzI/AAAAAAAAATk/JArg6Bn4jFs/s400/bonds.jpg)
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Tank top, then, for us yanks. Or undershirt. Or "wife beater". Or whatever.
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Yeah, to us chesty is just a (somewhat crass) adjective.
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Whereas "wife beater" is an acceptable, widely used term for a piece of underwear.
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Muscle shirt.
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I am actually wearing a "wife beater" right now. They are good for layering, and cheap! $5 for a three pack or something like that.
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Beaters are pretty swell for summer. No way in hell am I wearing sleeves at 40 c.
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Dear Andy, who said you're unfashionable? Why would you be considered so due to a limited number of posts on a thread?
I should contribute to this thread but i can't be fucked to take pictures of new clothes. My boss raved about my outfit the other day. I wore black jeans and a navy vest over a white chesty with a red belt and red coral necklace.
I do not really consider myself unfashionable, but I have apparently made some bad calls for saying that I totally love to wear tights pretty much like pants with a long shirt or sweater. I do not know.
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I always said that was fashionably sexy. Though there was some debate on the subject.
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the general rule for me is that you can wear leggings or tights with absolutely whatever you want as long as it goes far down enough to cover the crotch. every time i see a girl who breaks this rule, even if they are pretty, their vagina outline is just not sexy at all. it's actually really invasive and kind of unsettling. "hey, i don't know you and do you realize you're showing me your vagina and we're in a very public place". whatever you would call that emotion.
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whatever you would call that emotion.
I call it looooove
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Ahh, I tend to pull them down over the crotch area. However, Maybe it is just my vagina but unless I am wear nylon panties or something you cannot see out lines maybe?
Anyhow, so I bought clothes today
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/sweateeer.jpg)
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/sweatertwo.jpg)
Fucccccccccck I love these pants, they are awesome
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/dumbarms.jpg)
And that shirt, and this belt
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/belt.jpg) it is shiney! Also you can see the 'true' colour of the pants without shadow, they are very fine corduroy they feel awesome
So does this sweater
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/cardi.jpg)
All for under thirty bucks go me!
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2 out of 3 males on this forum just had a boner attack.
HAT TRICK!
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Nice haul! I gotta find where to get deals like that in Montreal
*edit*
HAT TRICK!
Truth!
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Andy, I am extremely pro those pants.
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the first two styles i think look really awesome on you! well, they all do.
i actually really love leggings when they are worn with something long, it is mainly this that kind of freaks me out -
(http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/7966/leggingsoq0.png)
sometimes i see girls who really wear them just like that, as pants, with a t-shirt or something and and maybe i am a prude but some days i really cannot deal with that much crotch. it makes me feel like a pervert watching porn in public or something. it is all wrong.
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Hrm, I do not do that in public! Well, besides for excercise stuff, but I think it would be silly to wear shorts over my tights for my dance class so. I usually wear heavier ones for that so they don't cling so much
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sometimes i see girls who really wear them just like that, as pants, with a t-shirt or something and and maybe i am a prude but some days i really cannot deal with that much crotch. it makes me feel like a pervert watching porn in public or something. it is all wrong.
I have noticed that an inordinate amount of girls at our school seem to dress this way. I'm probably only saying this because I am a little bit drunk right now, but one time I was walking behind a girl dressed as such up the stairs in Mackinnon and I could just see every single minute movement that the muscles in her ass were making and it was just awful. Like those badboys were just plastered on there. Putting those things on was a contractual commitment. She wasn't getting them off her body until they dissolved. It was the worst.
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Andy,
Seriously, I love everything you have on in those pictures. I really like that grey sweater thing.
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Andy is a damn stylish lady.
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heehee michael i was just about to ask if you noticed how many girls here dress like that too
i was sitting with my friend shannon in the university centre during summer i remember, and she was eating pizza and we were talking and as we were talking a girl walked past wearing leggings like that. and shannon stopped in mid-conversation, paused a few seconds, and said "I COULD SEE HER ENTIRE VAGINA." then she got up and threw out the rest of her pizza and was really angry and we took the next bus back home.
i think she was deliberately being melodramatic but it didn't make it any less hilarious. she said what i had wanted to say for so long in all the ways i couldn't.
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I think that style has the potential to be hilarious.
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Some folks' jeans are just as bad as the leggings. The receptionist at my old job was always smack in the middle of cameltoe city. Denim being a less forgiving fabric than spandex, I couldn't help but flinch a little.
Things like that are probably the reason that I've been buying pants too big for years.
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Man I've never really seen that many thick V-necks.
It is a style reserved for thin, flimsy sweaters!
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fuck I love that sweater, I kind of used to have one like it.
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I normally don't like your style but that belt is pretty foolproof and the tshirt & jeans you're wearing with it are both pretty good.
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Drillking (Andy?), seriously, your fashion is great. I guess it's because I know a girl who dresses extremely similarly, so it's not weird or outlandish to me, but the stuff you show in this thread is almost uniformly awesome.
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Dear fashion thread,
I have hair, lots of it, 38 inches of it.
(http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/1914/004qq9.jpg) (http://img241.imageshack.us/my.php?image=004qq9.jpg)
I think it is a teeny bit longer than the bottom of the picture. Sorry for my crappy camera. It doesn't know any better.
My question, what do I do with it? Usually it lives in a french braid, or two. But, I'm considering trying something else with it. I don't usually leave it loose, because if it's windy it will try to kill me and anyone near me. Also, I sit on it.
I sometimes wear it up on my head in various way, but I tend to spend my time in this hat:
Front: http://img244.imageshack.us/my.php?image=004ro8.jpg
Back: http://img244.imageshack.us/my.php?image=005tm9.jpg
So, anything that will fit under my hat is especially good. Also, and hatless semi-professional things might come in handy.
Oh, and anyone who suggests "cut it", no matter how stylish a cut you have in mind, I will promptly ignore you. That's jaut how it is.
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I don't know if there is a style that could 1) fit under your hat and 2) not get tangly in windy weather besides what you're already doing, a braid. Cause like, obviously you have to gather the hair to a point on the bottom hemisphere of your head, and there's too much hair to do a bun at that level, and leaving it as a simple ponytail would allow it to get tangled.
Back when I had really (http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v75/155/19/6013649/n6013649_33239645_6296.jpg) long (http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v75/155/19/6013649/n6013649_33239638_4452.jpg) hair (http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v108/235/19/1054260013/n1054260013_30024982_7150.jpg) the only thing I could really do with it was twist it into a bun that looked like a cinnamon roll. It helped that I never wore hats.
I'm trying the best I can but I can't find a picture of the back of my head so this is what it looks (http://photos-d.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v74/228/23/3303511/n3303511_34293539_5797.jpg) (bottom left) like (http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v75/155/19/6013649/n6013649_33239620_9494.jpg) from the side.
Basically I gathered it into a ponytail at about level with my ears and twisted and twisted until it would start curving. I wound a spiral outwards, using a clip (http://www.exchange3d.com/cubecart/images/uploads/aff631/clip0001.jpg) every once in a while.
I'm not very good with hair in general but there probably aren't many other posters who had a similar length. Also I think there are only so many options for styling it that are suitable for regular wear anyways.
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Gotta love the butterfly clips.
I've also got this figure-eight thing with a stick through it that holds up my hair pretty good. That's how I do it for choir concerts. It looks pretty awesome, I think. I've got a concert tomorrow so I might try to get a pic of it.
I'm just thinking there has to be something better than a braid, but I don't know. Even if there was I'd probably still braid it. I'm hopeless.
By the way, Ruyi, your hair looked awesome. Mine's not that long... yet.
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I had very long hair when I was really young, and yeah, awful snarly pony tails, buns, and braids are pretty much your only options. That's why I ended up saying fuck it and cutting it off- I was worried about losing that identity thing you get from being "that chick with all the hair" but I got over it once I realized that it no longer took 5 hours to dry and 2 to brush:)
I would try switching to a slight side part if you want a change, it would make less of a severe white line of scalp.
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Andy's stripey cardigan,
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St.Germain,
Get some kung fu clothes and wear a braid. People will never mess with you because they'll be like "oh shit, she has probably grown her hair since she has been doing kung fu, lets not mess with her"
Also, with hair that long, you don't have many options. But if it's pretty thin then wearing it just down might not be too bad.
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It's not overly thin, but not overly thick either. Somewhere in the middle. However, it gets really fuzzy when I leave it down all day.
Do you guys know of any good semi-prefessional up-do type things? Eventually I will need to do job interviews, et cetera. I think the french braid might be a little too casual.
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Here's an idea-
"Required: one hairstick, longer than your bun is wide. Not a cheap one, either. This hairstick has to be what I politely refer to as "load-bearing."
This is a very simple style, takes roughly nine seconds, and is my own default style most days.
To do this style, you will comb through your hair to remove tangles and gather it at the nape. Twist it gently into a ropelike tail, and begin curling it into a cinnamon bun shape at the nape of your neck. It will curve on its own in a preferred direction depending on the direction of twist; let it.
The secret to this style's robustness and firmness is that you will use the innermost coil of hair as a sort of hairslide to hold the rest in place Use the following illustration as a guide:
Hold the hairstick with the tip pointing away from the center of the bun and pierce the innermost coil at one of the red dots. Then, reverse the hairstick and "scoop" under the outside margin of the bun. Slide it under the center of the bun, and then tug the innermost coil down at the other red dot, and push the hairstick until it comes out there. I've heard one user state that this held through an entire kickboxing workout. I can't make any claims about that myself, but I can say that I generally wear this style, and that I need not fiddle with it or do anything at all until I pull the stick out at night before going to bed. "
(http://www.io.com/%7Ecortese/pix/hair/styling/thumbnails/gibraltar.jpg)
more ideas here http://www.io.com/%7Ecortese/hair/styling.html
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(http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/10_01/leiahair0410_468x638.jpg)
Just a suggestion.
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[Leia]
Just the best suggestion.
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Well, as long as we're taking long hair inspiration from Star Wars... I found your classy interviews updo. It's REGAL.
(http://antropia.net/guido/uploaded_images/queen-amidala-754048.jpg)
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I have new fashion! This coat was free from my cousin. I am in love with it even if it is a bit old lady-ish and not the most flattering thing.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3224/3102551773_c598bab86c.jpg?v=0)
And this is what I wore today: I feel so hip with this scarf.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3047/3103383838_c579065462.jpg?v=0)
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I think I'm going to have to try the stick in hair thing. I have a really nice red and black stick that I never use. Thanks for the idea.
As for the others...
Princess Leia: tried it, only mine was in braids first to make it behave. I don't remember how that turned out. It was fun either way.
Queen Amidala: considered it. If I could make it stay like that, I'd do it, if only to shock and confuse people.
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I like that outfit, Liz! Don't know if I'm a fan of the coat, but hey, it was free, and for a free coat, it looks pretty good.
I went back to the store today to buy previously mentioned dress, but when I tried it on with pantyhose instead of jeans, it felt really comfortable but also flashed way too much thigh than what I'm comfortable with (slightly see-through) and I noticed this time that it made my ass look about twice its already pretty wide size, so no go. Guess I'll have to find something else.
Brown jeans (http://bilder.tykjpelk.net/skitch/brownjeans-20081212-221432.png), yes or no? I found a pair in my closet today that I had completely forgotten about and I have no idea where they came from, but they fit me decently enough (well, too long, but all pants are too long for me). I'm just not sure about brown jeans, I don't know if I've seen them on anyone else than my mom (who may be where the jeans came from?).
(Also, I feel sort of like a hypocrit posting in this thread while wearing huge, red shorts, red wool slippers and a massive red t-shirt.)
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Liz, that that coat looks so great on you. And are those the new ridiculously cheap and awesome shoes I see?
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Liz, I still cannot get over your shoe holder. It is awesome and it amazes me.
In other news, that stuff looks great on you. Guys, at my new job I get to wear a khaki blazer. I feel so professional.
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Kris, those are indeed my ridiculously cheap cute shoes. I love them and wear them all the time.
And hooray shoe holders! They are so handy, and when they only cost $10 for a giant one like that, why the hell not? Also when you have a lot of shoes they are great.
Thanks for all the compliments as well! I am glad people like my fashions.
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I would use a shoe holder like that but my heels would not fit. I have a partitioned box thing that sits on the floor instead.
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I have a basket. The dressy ones are on a shelf in my closet, but yeah, everything else is pel mel in a basket. I want to get a shoe rack. I saw them at IKEA and they fit in closets and roll out, which I thought was pretty cool.
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Is it bad that I just keep shoes in a pile by my door instead of a shoe receptacle?
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Not at all. Mine are all over the place. Boots in the closet, dress sandals in another closet, regular sandals have migrated under the couch... Converse high-tops by the couch, Converse skate-type sneakers by the chair, hiking boots by the bookcase...
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I would use a shoe holder like that but my heels would not fit. I have a partitioned box thing that sits on the floor instead.
My heels are on stacking shelves in my closet. The hanging shoe rack holds my flats, sandals, and the few pairs of sneakers that I have. However, I am running out of heel space. Oh noes!
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Idea:
Stop buying shoes.
Madness.
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That's simply not possible.
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i have two pairs of shoes. you fashion people are weird.
(i would spend more money on clothes but i already spend all my money on books and coffee and really expensive shampoo and it is so hard to prioritize)
(also i am sorry i said you guys are weird, you are not and i love looking at the nice things you post so please keep doing it)
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I have at least six pairs, possibly eight. I use one. I will need to get some formal-ish shoes soon, though. Closest I have is loafers, and they don't match any of my formal-ish cloothes.
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Okay, I guess I will also have to take you shoe shopping in Chicago. You better bring an empty suitcase for all the stuff I'm going to make you buy.
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You better bring an empty suitcase to smuggle me home in.
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Man, that's a long way to go in a suitcase. I'll just take Jens home with me.
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Man, I can see this now.. all Don King advertised and shit.
Beatdown in Chi-town.
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...whut?
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What I'm saying is that you and Kris will wrestle over Jens at Chicago-con. Mud wrestle.
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Yeah I don't think that's going to happen. Kris knows that I can take her, she won't try to fight me.
EDIT: Goddamnit this was my 4000th post. What a waste.
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So ummmm I got a lot of new clothes! I am sorry for so much Andy-clothes in here, but I pretty much don't get to wear/show them anywhere, this is the last stint in a little while. Also, a lot of blue and purple
Okay, so I am unsure of these dresses, I like them but my housemates think they make me look heavy.(yes I did buy the same dress in two different colours, gimme a break they were only 8 bucks)
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/dreseitght.jpg)
Leopard print dress yeaah.
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/rrrrrrrrr.jpg)
I'm starting to venture into ruffly stuff, there is a button missing though.
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/rrr.jpg)
Chyeaah I love peacocks.
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/pecok.jpg)
Sooo new earrings
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/earrrrrngs.jpg)
So this shirt is kind of boring, but I plan on doing some printing on it, where would a flowy design look good?
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/blue.jpg)
My new-to-me belt has a man with a bicycle <3
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/blettl.jpg)
So are argyle tights a bad call? A bad call for 2 bucks each?
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/argyltigh.jpg)
So this was my favorite find, it is so comfy and makes me feel grand.
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/yoo.jpg)
Okay no more I am sorry for a while! I am also sorry that I always pose dumb, I try not to just let my arms hang but I have no idea what to do.
God I love christmas sales. Hnnngh.
(I will totally make these links if anyone reallyminds)
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Yes to all.
Tights require a different set of outfit but could work well.
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See the only problem with those paired dresses is that for full effect you need to be wearing both simultaneously. What you need to do is get really good at changing that entire outfit, dress, leggings, and feetings, so that you can have the alternate outfit stashed somewhere at a party and just duck out for a second and return inverted.
If you could do this I would probably buy a park bench or something else fairly small while still requiring some effort and dedicate it to you.
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You already know my stance on tights Andy : P.
I like everything but the first two dresses, I'm not really a fan of high waistline casual dresses like those, though they don't look terrible on you. I'm heck of gay for that last sweater thing though, it is awesomesauce.
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You already know my stance on tights Andy.
Mind sharing with the rest of the class? I'm heck of gay for tights so I would please like to know your honorable opinion.
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Colourful or eye catching tights are basically boner city if they're pulled off well.
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I have purple tights! And argyle tights. I love them because they let my wear dresses and skirts when it is a little cold out.
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holy legs, andy.
the plain shirt would probably look good with a flowy design somewhere in a bottom corner. i do not think the top dresses make you look heavy at all, you are skinny and curvy enough to be able to pull them off real well. the only thing i am not sure about are the argyle tights, they don't seem like they'd be very flattering but you also know way more about fashion then i do so i am sure you will find many ways to wear them all awesome-like that i can't think of at the moment.
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I'm okay with the argyle tights, but NOT with flats. Seeing them extend over that much foot makes your legs look weirdly stumpy. Heels or boots would go way better.
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I am all about designs up the sides of things, so I would fully support flowy business going up one side of that shirt.
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Running list of only the bad things, because everything else was
hot beautiful.
-The purple dress > the black dress
-The Leopard Print dress I have to wholly disagree with.
-Ruffly Shirt with the button, try undoing the top 2 if its not too trampy. If you feel particularly maverick you can take the top button off and re-sew it on one down.
-Everything else down to the last shirt is amazing. Man on Bike belt is 2nd best thing of the day. And 'plain' shirt is I would refer to as solid. You know it looks good and its not too busy, and sometimes you want to look good without looking too busy, know what I mean. Peacocks are flawless cant really mess with them, plus it looks like a 'is it a long shirt or a short dress?' kinda thing that guys with healthy libidos philosophies over constantly.
-That last shirt is kind of a formless blob, not really flattering, but not really fun either.
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I agree with the above, pretty much. I'd like to add that the argyle tights would work but only with something plain and simple, such as a plain white top in the vein of the peacock top (but, uh, plain and white).
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These are pretty much the three styles I dress in. All could be classified as FRESH & PROPER. The only thing that isn't is my lack of makeup and well groomed hair.
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/Skibas_clavicle/out1.jpg)
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/Skibas_clavicle/out2.jpg)
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/Skibas_clavicle/out3.jpg)
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/Skibas_clavicle/out4.jpg)
I wish the details on this shirt were more visible.
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/Skibas_clavicle/out5.jpg)
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/Skibas_clavicle/out6.jpg)
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Wow, now that's my kind of fashion. Even though under normal circumstances I'd loathe that first pair of shoes, they look great with that outfit.
Wow.
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I quite like the first and the last outfits, but the second one is not good.
It looks like something my sixty-five year old grandmother would wear. I am sorry about this.
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I think it's that you really can't see the shirt clearly.
It looks like it'd be a much more interesting shirt up close. The pants and kicks are hot.
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whatEver dudes the second outfit is by far my favorite. It is a Solid Outfit. Look at the silhouette of the top with the pants with the shoes. It's pretty unique and suits her shape beautifully. Also when glancing at the collar it kind of looks like she is a Catholic priest.
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Vote also for outfit #2! Although Julia is kind of my style icon and I think she always looks fab, so whatever. Keep it up, Julia?
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I am not going to go in to full bore fashion snob mode but I just gotta say that I hate hate hate the chunky sneakers tongues flipped out moon boot look, it makes everyone's legs look like stubby tubes of sausage and basically noone can pull it off.
The other two outfits are a'ight though.
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Damn, you Canadians and your stripey cardigans.
Import your cardigan-infested girls to me, please. I'm willing to trade a partially complete Squier Bullet and a Russian hockey jersey.
(actually, I will finish the Squier, if it seals the deal)
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My fashions are iffy and poorly lit
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/redglasscurls/Fshns/DSCN4798.jpg)
I still have not figured out how to wear this vest without feeling either really butch or just like a douche.
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It's a little hard to tell with the lighting but the main problem is that the vest is an odd colour, which would make it hard to pair with anything, maybe a nice white blouse that is girly enough to not look butch?
Also are those things in the background those little strips of cloth that have hindu/buddhist looking stuff all over them that I see everywhere? If so, what is up with those.
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Nope, they're actually mexican papel picado flags, basically just bright cut paper used as cheap festival decorations. The things you're talking about are buddist prayer flags, you're supposed to hang those up where they can flap in the wind and broadcast happy prayers around or something.
It is a bit of an odd color, very skin-toned, but I bought it anyway because it fit surprisingly nicely for a mens vest.
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On friday I am probably going to meet a girl I might or might not fall completely in love with.
Question: What to wear on this occasion? Suit? Classy pants with a plain white shirt? Casual attire?
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I would say that depends a lot on where you are going and what you are doing.
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Wearing a suit to meet a girl your not going to fall in love with is a bit odd. I find my main problem with wearing a suit is its hard not to come off as over dressed in this day and age.
Also Redglasscurls. I have a sand/beige vest that I also cant find anything to pair with. It sits sad and alone in my closet.
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On friday I am probably going to meet a girl I might or might not fall completely in love with.
Question: What to wear on this occasion? Suit? Classy pants with a plain white shirt? Casual attire?
Onesie.
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b171/CatFishEnFuego/onesie.jpg)
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Wow.
Amazing. Wow. Yeah....Wow.
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What about.....a christmas onesie!!
I'm thinking all red, decorated with reindeer, christmas trees and santa!
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I was thinking onesie:
(http://static.flickr.com/3210/2672558689_ec2a2d8279.jpg)
The diaper is optional.
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The diaper is REQUIRED
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if i could wiggle my buttocks like that, i'm pretty sure i'd only wear a onesie and nothing else ever
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On friday I am probably going to meet a girl I might or might not fall completely in love with.
Question: What to wear on this occasion? Suit? Classy pants with a plain white shirt? Casual attire?
The information you gave, about going to meet a girl, is pretty irrelevant. Relevant information would be the location you will be headed to.
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Hi fashion thread! SHOOOOEEESS.
I got new shoes this weekend. This was the pair my best friend gave me for my birthday. TUK shoes are my favourite brand! I have already scuffed them in the one time I have worn them because I walk like a duck. The photos do not even show how rad they are, I love them so much.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/ebony_willow/shoes002.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/ebony_willow/shoes003.jpg)
Also, I bought ballet flats for the first time ever! They were too cute to resist.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/ebony_willow/shoes001.jpg)
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I have my work Christmas party this Friday. It is a lunch time deal and most of the girls generally get all frocked up and prettified and stuff. It is the first time I've ever been and there are lots of older people that work for the company (it's a Real Estate business), so I need to look respectable and whatnot.
Outfit so far:
- Black and white checkered dress, strapless, buttons down the front.
- Red high heels.
- Red accessories - red earrings or necklace or red ribbon in hair or something.
I will post pictures when I get home. The dress is knee length, so it's not too short. Pretty sure that it should be okay.
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FASHION ADVICE THREAD today is the day i finally contribute to you, complete with stupid pose.
i bought this coat today!
(http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/4981/coat1ws1.jpg)
i do not own any nice things and decided that i maybe kind of wanted to start owning nice things on account my entire wardrobe is t-shirts and jeans. this was my first serious attempt to buy something nice. i think it is pretty stellar, but i am also aware that i do not know anything about fashion so i hope this was an okay decision to make. i also hope it makes me look older than 12 for once.
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I'm normally more a fan of overcoats being a solid, dark colour but that is a bloody nice coat tania.
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Yer purty
The coats real nice too
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That is gorgeous tania.
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You need a long dark wig, sunglasses and a nondescript briefcase to properly pull that off Tania.
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I would wear the shit out of that coat it is so so cute. The cut makes it look more professional, too. So yays all around!
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Tania I envy you and your coatly happiness.
guys, I just bought this shirt. Normally I stay away from anything that is not really well fitted because I like my waist, but I thought I'd try something new. Is this the way to wear such a garment? I think I look pretty okay.
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j125/allylester/shirt.jpg)
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Yes. You should always wear that outfit when standing on a sofa.
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You are absolutely correct. That is a shirt made for punching yourself in the head.
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Shut up guuuuuuys my tripod has gone missing and that was the only place I could get a full-length shot. Also my batteries are dying so I had to use the one picture I took in which I am posing like a dumbass. Does my body look good in that shirt, is what I am asking.
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Yes.
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That shirt looks good on you, Lunchy
It looks good on your body.
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You look like a lady of luxurious litheness, a luminous lass of literacy who lures lovers with your luscious legs to lock lips; lascivious lads and lonely lesbians alike, living in league far below your level, lament their lust for you. Alas, I linger- to be laconic: you look lovely, Lunchy.
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You need a long dark wig, sunglasses and a nondescript briefcase to properly pull that off Tania.
Don't be ridiculous, the hairstyle she has already is perfect for that coat.
Seriously Tania, the first thing I thought when I saw that photo was "Wow, that coat really goes well with her hairstyle." You've got all sorts of '60s-fashion-model stylin' up going on there!
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No man, see, she keeps the wig until she makes the briefcase trade-off, after which she hops in an elevator, takes off the wig and steps out with her real identity. Duh.
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i do not know anything about fashion so i hope this was an okay decision to make. i also hope it makes me look older than 12 for once.
huh, in that photo you look like a young Liza Minelli. I think it is due to the close cropped hair and general classiness of the coat.
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The thing is that I don't really know anything about the location yet. I am going to buy a book in the bookshop where she works. I might ask her out for coffee after her shift is over. Perhaps she will ask me out for coffee after her shift is over, I don't know that yet! I just want to be prepared, plus, if I don't get to do more than buy that book, noone would notice what I was wearing anyway.
Suits are something that I wear on a regular basis without any special reasons. I like feeling over dressed. Also i complained about feeling very under dressed the first time we met.
Tania, your coat is extremely nice!
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Wearing what you are (psychologically) comfortable in is more important than what it is. More or less anything can be pulled off so long as a degree of confidence is there.
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Dom, wear a suit without the jacket but with the vest. HOT
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Guys I'm going to a very religious cousin's wedding and I want to do something that'll make at least half of the people there uncomfortable. Should I go with my black suit/black shirt and this awesome new tie? Sadly I need a new black shirt as that one is beginning to fade/neck is getting small by about half an inch. Damn my enormous and thick neck. (I pity the first person who misreads that). Maybe I'll go post something in the I want to feel healthier thread...
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/Wildkyn/Snapshot_20081217_4.jpg)
Okay, so I'm not really asking for advice because I already know I want to do this but I really wanted to show off the fact that I just learned how to tie a tie.
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Sadly I need a new black shirt as that one is beginning to fade/neck is getting small by about half an inch. Damn my enormous and thick neck. (I pity the first person who misreads that).
I misread that, but I read it as "Damn my enormous and thin neck." and was just a wee bit confused. I like that tie with your coloring, and you tied it nicely.
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You're not really meant to wear black at a wedding.
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I think that's the point. He did say "I want to do something that'll make at least half of the people there uncomfortable."
That being said, I like the colour of the tie; at least form the photo it doesn't look overly bright, but still enough to see the colour. I like it!
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Looking good, Phil! I approve.
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Good work, Phil!
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Guys I'm going to a very religious cousin's wedding and I want to do something that'll make at least half of the people there uncomfortable.
Why would you want to do that? Even if you don't like the people, why would you want to pull a dick move at somebody's wedding? Phil, you seem like an okay guy, so I don't understand why you want to act like a dick on this occasion.
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Jesus, chill out. It's not like he's going to run down the aisle naked and covered in feces as the couple are giving their vows. It's hardly going to ruin the wedding. At the most it will make some people cock their eyebrows disapprovingly.
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My question is why a person would want to make anyone even slightly uncomfortable at somebody's wedding, let alone "half the people". I mean is it so difficult to be considerate of other people's feelings for just a few hours?
Put it another way: I slap you across the face without explanation. Chill out, it's not like I stabbed you!
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You're not really meant to wear black at a wedding.
That is the dumbest rule. I would like to see someone stop me.
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Priests wear black shirts to weddings; why shouldn't someone who looks so good in one do the same?
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That is the dumbest rule. I would like to see someone stop me.
Well nobodies going to physically stop you, it's not like if you enter wearing black the best man will spear tackle you and forcibly remove all your articles of black clothing, but you will get the scowling of a lifetime.
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I thought it was white you weren't supposed to wear to weddings? Suits are black, classy little black dresses are black. I've never heard that ever.
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Traditionally, you are not supposed to wear black to a wedding - it's not really a thing anymore, but very religious people or old fashioned people might take offense to it (especially if you are wearing all black).
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I guess it is ok because i do not know any people who would take offence to that. And I guess if they were inviting me to their wedding they would know me well enough to know I would turn up in a pretty black dress anyway.
The not wearing white however, makes perfect sense.
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Dude what! I never said 'don't wear black'. Traditionally, colours had different meanings at events such as weddings and funerals.
The bride wears white, and maybe the bridesmaids. Ladies don't wear white(bride's colour) or black(funeral colour). Formally at daytime wedding receptions men wear day dress, which is usually grey or navy. Black is only traditionally a evening wear / dinner suit colour. An evening reception for a wedding would normally be formal/black tie, which means men have to wear a black suit, white shirt and black bow tie.
That said, I wore a black cocktail dress to a daytime wedding.
Edit: Bloody hell, I didn't say they were rules. They're 'traditions'. We don't burn witches anymore either!
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All these crazy rules are why I'm doing casual wedding on a mountain top and not giving a damn what color guests choose to wear.
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At my wedding any two people wearing the same color will have to fight over who gets to wear that color.
Also its gonna be super casual because why not feel comfortable?
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Hey dudes, I have a problem. I need a new style. The things I've been doing are getting a little too trendy for me, I don't really care about my sneaker collection anymore, the thrill has sort of gone out of hoodies, and I don't really have enough suits to be as gentrified as I want to look. I'm having trouble figuring out how to balance the wardrobe I have with where I want to go with my clothes, and to be honest I'm not even completely sure where I'm going to take this.
The mass culture shift at this point is going incredibly yupster prepster, but there's also a backlash movement against it that is really embracing the kind of outdoorsy heavy red and black flannel jacket, baggy work jeans look that's so prevalent at my school but seems to be catching on elsewhere. Obviously I am way too snobby to do either of those things, but I don't really know where I want to go with it.
Whats new? What's interesting? What's, you know, actually worth doing these days?
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Jeans, I don't want to know what's hot, that is the point. I know that, and it has chased me down again and I am not happy about it. I want to know interesting ideas that people have that aren't currently being overdone, that aren't gaudy, or tacky, or ostentatious without being refined, or acceptable but not stellar. I am looking, in short, for inspiration
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Oh god dammit now I can't find my PBJ's. Fuck today, fuck clothes, I'm wearing animal T-shirts and work pants for the rest of my life.
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my advice would just be to walk around and window shop and pick out things that you just genuinely really like. that's really the only way to find out your own natural style.
as for what other people are doing, just browse through fashion magazines/blogs (which i'm sure you already do). certain things that other stylish people do that you like will pop out at you and give you inspiration for what you want to wear yourself.
it's kind of impossible to tell you "this is what you will find new and interesting", because only you can figure that out for yourself
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My question is why a person would want to make anyone even slightly uncomfortable at somebody's wedding, let alone "half the people". I mean is it so difficult to be considerate of other people's feelings for just a few hours?
Put it another way: I slap you across the face without explanation. Chill out, it's not like I stabbed you!
You don't know how much I hate my relatives except for the one getting married. She'll find it funny, this is one of the better cousins, its her parents and my other aunts and uncles and old people that'll disapprove. To be fair I'm not sure of her soon to be husband's ideas of things, but she picked him so there must be something right about the guy. Interesting how I started such a discussion there for a moment.
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Hey dudes, I have a problem. I need a new style. The things I've been doing are getting a little too trendy for me, I don't really care about my sneaker collection anymore, the thrill has sort of gone out of hoodies, and I don't really have enough suits to be as gentrified as I want to look. I'm having trouble figuring out how to balance the wardrobe I have with where I want to go with my clothes, and to be honest I'm not even completely sure where I'm going to take this.
The mass culture shift at this point is going incredibly yupster prepster, but there's also a backlash movement against it that is really embracing the kind of outdoorsy heavy red and black flannel jacket, baggy work jeans look that's so prevalent at my school but seems to be catching on elsewhere. Obviously I am way too snobby to do either of those things, but I don't really know where I want to go with it.
Whats new? What's interesting? What's, you know, actually worth doing these days?
I shouldn't be answering this question. But I'll try to articulate a potential way of approaching clothes anyways. I'm going to say things that are super simple but I hope you will bear with me because it's mostly for my own benefit in trying to understand things.
First, where I'm coming from:
My understanding of fashion is utilizing language to express yourself. It is too simple and banal to characterize fashion as styles arbitrarily determined by a mass hive mind, or to say that people conscious of fashion are desperately trying to copy these styles to make themselves cooler. Clothing is one of many way that we communicate meaning to each other, so it makes sense that common understandings have emerged of what particular clothes represent. And ultimately, just like verbal language and music, there are aspects of fashion that are grounded in reality (ie red, as the color of blood, necessarily invokes certain emotions, parallel to this example in language (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouba/kiki_effect)) in addition to all the context-contingent qualities of it and we as humans do have an innate potential for cultivating a sensibility for it.
Sorry if that was ridiculously worded, I've just spent the past day/night writing papers. Anyways! I just wrote that out because I am not sure if my understanding is correct or not, so if you or someone else can clarify any misconception on my part that would be cool.
So, I guess to draw an analogy with language, maybe there is an option besides speaking language A (e.g. yuppie/preppie) or speaking language B as a reaction (e.g. flannel/baggie jeans). Many people seem to think ignoring fashion completely is the solution, but that's basically like choosing to babble nonsense. That's cool if a person wants to do that, they just shouldn't be surprised at the reactions they get. Maybe you could try being silent instead? For me personally I am conflicted about my recent decision to try and become more fashionable because I find that I'm very used to observing people around me carefully and it's a little bit more difficult to do when I'm dressed in a way that invites the gaze of others.
Since this is recent for me, I'm not confident enough in my understanding of style to articulate specifically what kind of clothes constitute silence. Let me see if I can explain it this way. You know how when you construct an outfit, there are times when you have certain pieces that are the focus, so that your other clothes are necessarily plainer (but still inoffensive)? Maybe your whole outfit could be that kind of inoffensive plain. The way you put together your outfits would demonstrate an awareness of fashion so that you don't break rules, but that's it, it doesn't go beyond that. This approach could also be justified by an anti-consumerism position, but I haven't thought that out too well either.
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That reminds of of a William Gibson book, Pattern Recognition. The protagonist of the book has viscerally negative reactions whenever she encounters trendy items or things that very likely COULD start trends or work as effective advertisements. It's to the point where she saw a psychologist when she was younger because she can't handle being exposed to the Michelin man. Ironically enough, this allows her to be employed as a trend hunter/spotter for advertisement agencies. Her own "style" is marked by an aggressive minimalism that dictates everything she wears could have been worn at any point during the last 50 years without anyone bothering to comment upon her clothes.
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For me personally I am conflicted about my recent decision to try and become more fashionable because I find that I'm very used to observing people around me carefully and it's a little bit more difficult to do when I'm dressed in a way that invites the gaze of others.
This is a change that I've experienced this past year or so, for fashion and other reasons. I like looking good but I most of the time don't want to upset what's around me too much. Like being in a moving body of water and not wanting to disrupt the flow.
Personally I go for the understated or 'silent' more often than not. Nondescript used slacks, simple t-shirts with good artwork and design that doesn't demand attention but still looks nice. I also have a wristband I knit myself (it was going to be a CD case but I accidently made it twice as long as it ought to of been, so I finished it after a few rows) which is a simple brown strip of knitting on my wrist.
I love subtle things and think it is the way to go for style. Semi-minimal is what I like.
P.S. I actually wear a fedora as my winter hat and have a great looking leather coat I got from my dad (he wore it in highschool), but these things can fit in with being simple depending how you wear them. The jacket has a zip-hoodie beneath to make it warm so it looks good but not like it's being worn just for fashion, and the fedora is just a wool fedora, somewhere between green and brown in colour. No strips, no fancy business, it's just a hat that looks good without making me look like I'm trying to be cool and keeps the top of my bald head warm.
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For an example of that silent look, look at Tom Cruise's character in the movie Collateral. If the camera wasn't focused on him all the time, would you give him a second glance? Of course, some places wearing a suit could attract attention, but you get the idea.
Alex, funny you mentioned that. I read most of the way through that book, I need to find where I put it, so I can finish it after ATP. Cayce's CPUs are a rather interesting idea.
Usually (when it isn't below freezing), I wear a camo jacket, cargo pants, and combat boots. I like the effect the baggy clothes have of making me look wider than I am, but I have been wanting to get something for when I need to look fancier. What does this thread think of black slacks, black trench coat, black belt, and dark red or reddish-brown shirt? I have reddish brown hair (and no camera, maybe I can get my camera phone working) and I would be either wearing a black flat cap(less likely), black fedora (most likely), or have my hair in a ponytail (least likely). Not sure what kind of shoes to get with that, I'm thinking something like the Doc Martens 1561 4 eye shoes (their website doesn't have separate pages that I can find, so no pictures), but I would want black rubber on the soles, rather than brownish-gold.
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I got 2 of these, on advice from Emilijoe - http://www.ecstar.net/shop/productdetail.cfm?ID=875
I wanted the black shirt w/ pink band so, so bad, but they didn't have any.
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Ten dollars? What gives?
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That site is liquidating their Men's section, which is a damn shame. That shirt is the only item they have in my size. Most everything there is only S or XS.
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Man... I would look like Adam Baldwin in a small shirt, and I'm skinny as a freak. Maybe that is why they are liquidating everything, they weren't getting enough sales because they stocked the wrong sizes.
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Man I wish I was 50 lb lighter and $100 richer so hard right now.
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Man I thought when people were making fun of the keffiyeh and saying 'Hey that would be like if ARMBANDS came back in style' that it was reductio ad absurdium.
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I don't think it is an armband, though. I think it's part of the shirt.
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97% COTTON, 3% LYCRA BLEND. BUTTON-UP LONG SLEEVE SHIRT WITH CONTRAST ARM BAND.
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Ah, I thought they meant it was built into the shirt, I have never heard of selling a shirt with an accessory (though I don't really shop fancy fashion much, as one can tell).
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Man... I would look like Adam Baldwin in a small shirt, and I'm skinny as a freak. Maybe that is why they are liquidating everything, they weren't getting enough sales because they stocked the wrong sizes.
Nah, what you are seing is just what is left. They used to have many many more items in all sizes. All with really good craftsmanship too.
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That sucks. Oh well. I'm not likely to be getting anything too soon, I'm just planning for what I'll do when I do need a formal-ish set of clothes. What kind of tie would go well with the black and dark red (according to Wikipedia, the color I am trying to describe is burgundy)?
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Man, all their women's stuff that's rad is still 50 bucks, and all the stuff that's ugly as sin is 5-10 bucks
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What is with the armbands being sold with and displayed on those shirts? They ruin them.
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Hey guys.
I'm getting into cool button down shirts but are not fancy and have slim fits. Like, the short sleve ones on the site John posted. Where can I get things like this? (because I know nothing)
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For good cold weather stuff, the first place I always look is the Salvation Army, Goodwill, DAV, or another secondhand store. People tend to donate those things a lot because the trends change every year. Some of the warmest coats I own were $8 at SA.
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Thanks for your advice! I wore a suit. It didn't matter anyway.
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Because you all wound up naked anyway?
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No, it just was kind of pointless. I didn't even take off my coat, so meh. And the rest of the story probably belongs in the blog thread.
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I bought a new pair of frames today!
They are rad (http://www.styletip.com/shop/shopdetail.html?brandcode=046000000031&search=&sort=order2)
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Indeed they are.
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www.styletip.com
hee hee it always amuses me when Korean words are simply transcriptions of English words in Korean letters. That website's logo isn't the words "style tip" translated into Korean, it is a sequence of Korean letters that are pronounced "suh-ta-eel teeb dat cum".
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Guys.
Normally I wear pretty basic stuff, usually comic shirts plus cargo pants, but on Thursday it was the Xmas party for the place I work and I decided to try something a bit different;
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b305/maxusy3k/DSCF0740.jpg)
The tie is a lot looser than it seems to appear here. I know the pants are kinda wrong, I was planning on wearing darker ones (not dissimilar to these (http://www.atvurge.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/fox-access-pants-black-grey-camo.jpg)) but apart from that I really liked it. What do you think would be a good way to compliment this kind of style, or should I even bother continuing with it? A friend recommended wearing either jeans or generally 'tighter' pants with it, but I really hate anything that conforms to my figure in any way, hence why I usually wear really baggy cargo pants. I don't mind form-fitting shirts or so, though.
Can't find a decent pic of my standard get-up anywhere.
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I'd wear the tie tightened right up to the collar (not so it's constricting, just a bit neater), and wear a different belt- I don't like the way it hangs down. Also, I'd tend to agree with your friend on the pants. Not necessarily tight pants, but just something a bit less baggy.
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Yeah I would totally wear it up tighter, it makes it look a lot neater, same thing with the pants. The belt should gooo, those hanging belts have no place in semi formal(or anywhere, but that's a matter of taste I suppose). And form fitting is the way you want to go with anything formal/semi formal otherwise you look like you're messy or don't know what you're doing, or only doing it because your mom made you. See: Christmas dinner in 9th grade
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maxus3k: Tighten that tie, do up your top button, get a grown up belt and get some pants that fit.
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maxus3k: Tighten that tie, do up your top button, get a grown up belt and get some pants that fit.
This.
That looks more like "hey, lets go to the bar after work. I'll change out of my slacks and we'll be good to go."
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But that's about right for most works Xmas dos I've experienced.
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The white tie made me think you were a member of Green Day or Good Charlotte when worn that casually. I am with Gilead on this one. Spiffing up is the best option.
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I have a black polo shirt.
I wear ties with it. To school.
Yes?
BTW. They are not loose ties and they do not, thank Heavens, look like a Green Day or Good Charlotte member.
Again I say. Yes? No? Maybe? Pictures?
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Ties with a polo shirt? I would need a picture to confirm or deny my visualizing this possible atrocity.
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I wear ties with polo's sometimes, but only if I have a sweater over it. I am not crazy about the tie-with-short-sleeves look, personally. It is probably a safe bet though, assuming you wear it well and don't have a terrible hair cut.
I just got a vest from my cousin's as a late birthday present! It's pretty slick, definitely a little bougey, but since all I really want to do is look like a 35 year old wall street exec but with class, I can probably rock it. The brand is Kill City though, and I don't know how I feel about that at all.
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RE: Brand names
I've come to realise, that no matter how much money you pay for a piece of clothing with a brand name on it - it still has the potential to look like absolute shit. Granted, the same goes for something you pay $10 for at a no-big-name-brand store. Basically, brand names don't really matter to me. I buy things that I like, that suit me, that look good on me. I don't see why brand names SHOULD matter. Unless of course there is going to be a significant difference in durability and what-have-you, paying extra for the name, is kind of silly to me.
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I don't know about tie-with-polo either. The tie with short sleeves look mostly suggests office worker/compulsory uniform to me. I generally prefer long sleeved shirts with the sleeves rolled up, it has a more kinda rumpled-formal vibe. Bonus points if you have tatoos on the arm, a la Mr. David Dovey.
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Tie avec Polo under Sweater, meaning all you see is the collar, and you dont have two competing sleeves getting clumped together if the shirt isnt the right level of baggy.
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RE: Brand names
I've come to realise, that no matter how much money you pay for a piece of clothing with a brand name on it - it still has the potential to look like absolute shit. Granted, the same goes for something you pay $10 for at a no-big-name-brand store. Basically, brand names don't really matter to me. I buy things that I like, that suit me, that look good on me. I don't see why brand names SHOULD matter. Unless of course there is going to be a significant difference in durability and what-have-you, paying extra for the name, is kind of silly to me.
Big brand name clothing is mostly a pile of crap anyway, it's only the awesome high quality labels that don't really get hyped that are actually remotely worth the price tag that most high fashion stuff is priced at.
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Big Brand names aren't all good, some are, it's quality of worksmanship, sometimes you pay more just for the name, etc etc etc.
Brands that cost a bunch and are worth it: PBJ, APC, Lanvin, Dior, etc
Brands that cost a bunch and suck: True Religion, Seven for all Mankind, most of the rest.
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since we're on the topic, i'd just like to throw out there something that has always bothered me:
the women i know who shop only at gucci and prada are also among the worst dressed people i've ever met. it's as if they think the price of their clothing is the only thing that matters, so they throw the most expensive shit on that they can find no matter how ugly or mismatched. it's kind of sickening actually - if i had that much money to throw away on clothes i would look so much better (though this is not saying much)!
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If I had that much money to spend on clothes I'd dress like a band of outsiders model every day.
every. day.
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Ties with a polo shirt? I would need a picture to confirm or deny my visualizing this possible atrocity.
I'm calling definite atrocity. The idea just sounds wrong.
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Hmm. No camera currently. But pictures will arrive as soon as I can.
People give me compliments. Then again, this is high school. They wear tit curtains*.
*Maddox reference.
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Don't reference Maddox, dude. And that term sucks.
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Guys show me some cool shoes. I'm mostly looking for classy but casual square-toe loafers with a slight heel, to wear with slim boot cut jeans. I'm getting really tired of sneakers, even cool ones, and want to go for a more confident, mature look over a sloppy teenage one.
In the same vein, zip-up ankle boots?
I suppose I'm mostly looking at these in black, because it is easy to dress up or down and matches with jeans in most any color. Would it be smart to get black boots and dark brown shoes or vice versa?
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(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h76/captain_applesauce/1222081658.jpg)
This shirt came in the mail yesterday, along with its cousin (which is orange/grey/brown, instead of green). I think it looks pretty ace, and it fits me really well. It looks especially nice with my herringbone fedora.
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Shannnne I got the cardigan yesterday! It is still a size or two too big, so I am going to have to try shrink it some more. But thank you!
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Way to go Shane, making me look bad.
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Shannnne I got the cardigan yesterday! It is still a size or two too big, so I am going to have to try shrink it some more. But thank you!
Pics when you get it shrunken enough! I would imagine it'd look quite cute on a lady.
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Don't reference Maddox, dude. And that term sucks.
Well, I don't know the real name for the things so I had to.
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So I finally got around to buying myself a Little Black Dress, but now that I've tried it on at home, I think it may be a bit too much Little and not enough Dress.
Opinions on whether I can de-slut this with the right accessories, or if I should just take it back would be appreciated.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/redglasscurls/Fshns/DSCN4812.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/redglasscurls/Fshns/DSCN4814.jpg)
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I would wear it, if I had legs as nice as yours, with sheer tights, knee-high boots (preferably not black) and some elegant jewellry. It will be a fine line between slutty and elegant but I think the point of a little black dress is to find that line and trace it. If you feel uncomfortable about how short it is (and it is pretty short) then wear black tights.
We need to see a front view of the bottom of the dress to really judge how short it is, though. From the side view it looks about long enough to get away with.
On a similar note, a girl in my english class came to college a few weeks ago in a jumper and tights. That is it. The jumper was shorter than the afore-mentioned dress and the tights were not opaque. Apparently she couldn't find her shorts.
My question is, if she needed to wear tights with her shorts (and boy did she need to, it is VERY cold here at the moment) then why wear shorts? Or rather, why wear no shorts? What is wrong with trousers? Is this just me? Is it stylish to wear tights, shorts, sandals and legwarmers?
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Hartley, that dress is very very pretty, but I know I'd be all kinds of uncomfortable in it. I'd end up constantly pulling it down. How high does it ride when you sit? The top is absolutely gorgeous, so if you can let down the bottom hem about an inch, it should be perfectly classy!
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Theres the front-view shortness. It doesn't ride up that much more when I sit thanks to a wide stretchy band at the bottom, but the band makes lowering the hem a lot more complicated.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/redglasscurls/Fshns/DSCN4820.jpg)
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Actually, the LBD was originally meant to be mostly about versatility and the ability to dress the thing up and down rather quickly by adding or subtracting great accessories. Provocative vs. elegant weren't really prime considerations. Anyway, modern variations almost always err towards flirty since it's easier to add a nice jacket or something than it is to subtract fabric, but at the end of the day, where you're going should still be a prime consideration.
Anyhow, yeah, that one is too short. Even worse, the length is the only thing noteworthy about the bottom; with some digging you could probably find something simultaneously more modest and more interesting fairly easily.
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It has some pretty detailing at the neck which is not showing up too well but yeah, it's too short to wear anywhere but a club I think. I can wear it as a top for dancing though, so I'll probably keep it for that and find a different dress.
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I should have posted more clearly; I have nothing against the top half at all and didn't mean to imply that I think it's boring. That criticism was meant just for the skirt, which basically says "Short skirt is short," and little else. You're almost there, I just think it'd be a shame to stop at almost, that's all.
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Ellis- get a double-breasted pea coat in wool with a lining. Seriously, the classiest warm coat you can find, and it looks great with scarves instead of snowmannish like puffy jackets do.
And thanks about the hair:)
PS Pen- Hartley is RunsWithScissors and way younger than me! I'm Manda!
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(I'm pretty sure all pea coats are double breasted)
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As a girl who is often wearing very short skirts, I'm actually inclined to say that it is too short.
Also, I strongly dislike skirts with the stretchy bit at the bottom. Mostly because i only see slutty girls in clubs wear dresses like that. This is because they think they can get away with skirts that barely cover their crotch if they're tight enough to stay down while dancing.
If you do choose to keep it, I thought maybe you could put a short full frill around the bottom. It wouldn't make it that much longer, but it would take the focus away from the shortness. I'm trying to find and example, but I think it would pretty cute in black or a contrast colour. Alternatively, a band of stretchy lace.
No way, pea coats can be single or double breasted!
Not exactly how I imagine it, but you'll get the drift:
http://www.constanceeyre.co.uk/knitted-dress/knitted-dress-kirsten2b.jpg
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(http://cdn.overstock.com/images/products/P10790014.jpg)
Single breasted coat. Also pretty but not nearly as warm.
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Manda is right about the double breasted (http://www.express.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=12746&parentCategoryId=1&categoryId=72&subCategoryId=72). I also would suggest a nice top coat (http://www.express.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=14004&parentCategoryId=1&categoryId=72&subCategoryId=72).
I love coats like that top coat which have a zip out lining. My current coat has it, and makes it functional nearly year round.
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Amanda you are honestly the most attractive female boarder. The fact that you're engaged means my heart is in a constant case of 10% brokenness.
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Eep! Sorry Manda! I don't talk to both of you often enough, apparently. =)
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coat
Single breasted coat. Also pretty but not nearly as warm.
That is not a pea coat, though! That is a car coat. Pea coats have to be double breasted. It is a Thing.
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Ellis: My coat is classy and warm. I made mine though, so I gave it a fleece lining, which made it cozy. It's long, somewhat fitted, and a few inches above my ankles. I'm looking for pictures of it as we speak.
Edit: Aha! I don't really have any pictures of my coat, but I finally found the pattern I used:
http://simplicity.com/dv1_v4.cfm?design=4962
As you can see, it's actually for a costume, I made mine out of black 'moleskin' and lined it with fleece and put little claspy things on the front, making it fit for practical use.
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A topcoat is more or less an overcoat that ends above the knee.
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Germain, I think that this thread needs pictures of the finished product badly, if you can take some.
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Hartley, that dress is very very pretty, but I know I'd be all kinds of uncomfortable in it.
Did someone steal my name? o.o Oh jeez...I've been gone for way to long.
On a different topic, I was wondering if anyone knows whether it's possible for a coat to be both classy and warm.
I think it depends on how cold the weather is. Most of the coats being talked about already probably wouldn't keep you very warm in say...20 degrees. I think once you hit 30 degrees or so the classy jackets don't really hold up (Correct me if I'm wrong though, I live with people who practically live in Carhart jackets with hooded sweatshirts underneath).
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Man, I totally do not think that dress is too short, it is flattering on you and if you've got it why not flatter yourself? As long as you're comfy I say go for it, it'd be cute with tights and boots or with a long long necklace etc
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I wouldn't be surprised if a nice thick greatcoat would work well for heavy weather, you ought to be able to find one that looks good. I'm thinking one similarly styled to the other coats that you see in this thread, but longer and maybe heavier.
Of course, it does depend on how cold you are talking.
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I woulda thought that black dress would work well with nice purple tights but what do I know!
The other day, I was struck by how much fashion can differ just from one city to the next.
I spend most of the year in northern Sweden, in a young and modern and sports-crazy university town. Swedes are very fashion-conscious, but in the north you have to be practical (or you die a slow cold death), which affects the fashion pretty much.
Upon my return to sthlm for Christmas, I came across a very fashion-conscious young man who looked just like one of the hockey-players from up north but dressed in the most ridiculously impractical way... while I couldn't help but admire the stylish hair and the creative and thoughtful way he'd layered his clothes (technically enough for a proper northern winter... had he done up any buttons or zippers) but my mind just couldn't accept the GINORMOUS knitted scarf he'd somehow carelessly draped around himself. I mean, it was HUGE and SO LONG, and very colourful... and the holes were huge and it didn't seem to have any practical value whatsoever.
This was just a regular afternoon.
At uni, I look like a fancy-pants city-boy but in the city I feel very much like a backwards country bumpkin.
Oh well, at least I'm a warm bumpkin :)
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So I finally got around to buying myself a Little Black Dress, but now that I've tried it on at home, I think it may be a bit too much Little and not enough Dress.
I am going to say something and hope you do not get too weirded out. Basically, you have really nice breasts. Looking at picture two from your first post about the dress, I think it would look less sketchy if your breasts didn't look so nice, so I'm not sure if there's something you could do about that (really I am clueless, could you wear a different kind of bra?) but that would make it totally acceptable. I still think it looks great but it definitely does look like you're putting yourself a bit on display in it.
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If it feels too short, wear opaque tights under it, preferably black. Or pants even, if you like wearing tunics. Or just save it for hot weather.
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Manda is right about the double breasted (http://www.express.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=12746&parentCategoryId=1&categoryId=72&subCategoryId=72). I also would suggest a nice top coat (http://www.express.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=14004&parentCategoryId=1&categoryId=72&subCategoryId=72).
I love coats like that top coat which have a zip out lining. My current coat has it, and makes it functional nearly year round.
I wish my top coat had a zip-out lining. Damns.
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re: little black dress
man i was going to say just go ahead and wear it if you think it is cute and it looks good on you and you feel comfortable in it. i wear dresses that are that short but i like to think the fact that i do not rub myself all over guys in the clubs is enough of a "de-sluttifier". pair it up with some tights or leggings and you are good to go. accessorize it and people will think how cute your looks and be worrying about your hemline (unless they are your grandma or something).
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QC people,
I need some fashion advice!
I'm a freelance T-Shirt designer, and I thought of making one for a friend who has an upcoming birthday and who is known to be a womanizer. What do you think of a T-Shirt saying "Mad, Bad, and dangerous to know" (which is what one of his many lovers said about Lord Byron, I believe)? Would that be cool and fun, or too poser-ish??
Thanks for answering :)
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Poserish? Posing as what? If he's a womanizer, than I guess it works, but do you really want to reward that behavior?
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Don't think of it as a reward, think of it as an early warning system for well-read folks.
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I think of "womanizer" as implying that the women involved are unaware of his intentions and led on, in order for him to get in their pants.
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Can my brain count? I did say "I think of..."
There is also the oh-so reliable source that is urbandictionary
"1. womanizer 876 up, 88 down
guy who makes zillions of women think he is in love with them and that he is the best guy in the universe but never know he is making 12774763836543 other women think that too "
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I would say Amanda's take on it is very often the definition most people associate with it. A lot less to do with polyamory and lot more to do with deception.
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Furthermore it seems pretty reasonable to assume that amanda's definition is the one that kieffer and nodashio were considering when making their posts.
The T-shirt seems okay in principle, but really it depends how the slogan is presented. Photoshop it for us!
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"Mad, Bad, and dangerous to know"
I would judge him. And stay the hell away. Unless he was ridiculously hot. In which case I would play him like a piano.
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With all ten fingers?
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I think, like just with anything else, that there are okay womanizers and bad womanizers. Leading women on by convincing them that you're in love just to get in their pants is bad. Having short sexual relationships where both parties are on the same page is better. Usually when people say it around here, they mean it in a bad way.
Re t-shirt idea: If you make the design catchy, I can see it being okay. If not, it'd just be another one of those silly t-shirts with words on it.
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Yeah, I mean by a "womanizer" what redglasscurls said. This guy is a bit of a dick, but he is my friend, so yeah.
I don't really want to gratify his behaviour, but I simply refused to make him the T-Shirt that he requested and this would be a sort of compromise. I also think it might be fair to warn people of him in advance. If I made it, I would probably use a font that was in stark contrast to the message of the writing, maybe something like a Jugenstil font, think Mackintosh in Glasgow, or something really elaborate like a baroque-type font. Do you have any other ideas for a "catchy design", Linds?
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Womanizer has a negative connotation, and I suspect it will retain it for quite a while. After all, it's an old term and for much of its lifespan it was assumed that either a relationship was monogamous or else there was some deception/deviance going on. It's just assumed that a woman wouldn't put up with a guy who sleeps with other women, so a guy who is a womanizer is viewed as being dishonest by default. Basically, I'm saying the term is damned by historical context.
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Yeah, I mean by a "womanizer" what redglasscurls said. This guy is a bit of a dick, but he is my friend, so yeah.
I don't really want to gratify his behaviour, but I simply refused to make him the T-Shirt that he requested and this would be a sort of compromise. I also think it might be fair to warn people of him in advance. If I made it, I would probably use a font that was in stark contrast to the message of the writing, maybe something like a Jugenstil font, think Mackintosh in Glasgow, or something really elaborate like a baroque-type font. Do you have any other ideas for a "catchy design", Linds?
What was the shirt he requested.
Also, Sam. Fuck Yes.
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What he wanted was "Fancy a fuck? Get it here!" and his phone number on the back. He said that this way he could go to a bar, flirt with one woman and still "get out the message" to other women. I could not decide whether I should laugh at that or kick him. Noo way I was gonna do that, if he wants that he should do it himself. I offered to show him how to do it, but he was too lazy. I also cannot picture any sane woman actually writing down a number she sees on a guy's T-Shirt and call him (so I could tell myself I just wanted to protect him from some evil killer woman who likes to pick up little boys in bars). Seriously, if you sleep with as many people as he does, you are bound to meet some crazy people, aren't you?
Ellis, I usually cut the stencils from freezer paper and then paint on the shirt through the holes in the freezer paper. I much rather sell / give away "handmade" as a gift, I think it's more special if maybe less practical. I'm very into the whole crafting scene and the whole "handmade" thing! I also mostly do shirts that people request in the sizes and colours they want, rather than make a stash and then maybe not be able to sell them, so I usually don't have large quantities of one design at a time where it would make sense to bring them to a printer. Do you do that?
I'll show you what design I come up with once I come out of the whole seasonal celebrating fog.
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I also cannot picture any sane woman actually writing down a number she sees on a guy's T-Shirt and call him
More to the point, I cannot imagine any sane woman wanting to talk to a guy with that on his shirt. You could cramp his style by actually fulfilling his request.
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Man, if I saw a guy with a shirt like that, I'd write the number down and call him just on the off chance he's a homophobe and would get really freaked out.
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Why do people do this?
(http://cassland.org/images/Sagging.jpg)
Just say No.
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Hipsters man.
My fashion advice is everyone should dress like Siouxsie Sioux. Including dudes.
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It makes rear entry easier.
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My brother wears girl pants, but a least he has a belt that isn't entirely vestigial.
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I've been thinking about buying some girl pants, but only because I can't find men's cords that are fitted in the thigh with extreme flair in the calf/ankle.
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That's the reason I've been wearing girls pants for two years. They just don't make guys pants that are extremely form fitting in the thigh and fitted or flared in the calf/ankle.
I kind of wish I could sew my own denim.
Fortunately I've never done the sag thing. I wear them like normal pants.
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If I had skinny legs I would wear tight-ish jeans, not that tight though. Even if I did, I wouldn't sag them. That's just nasty.
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I think of "womanizer" as implying that the women involved are unaware of his intentions and led on, in order for him to get in their pants.
I honestly can't find a single supporting source for that particular definition.
I'm sorry, but does NO ONE listen to Britney Spears? Come on, people, get on the ball.
Also, men/boys: stop wearing ladies' pants. I appreciate the whole 'I am okay with androgeny" thing, but they were not made for your bodies. No dude, however well built or good looking, can pull them off. Real talk.
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I recently got some dark-wash Levi's 507s (slim boot cut). I'm pretty happy with them so far. I've been wearing skin tight pants for so long that my perspective is really skewed. I pretty much found what I wanted but they look so baggy to me when I look in the mirror. It takes some getting used to.
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My fashion advice is everyone should dress like Siouxsie Sioux. Including dudes.
Everyone should listen to Khar. The dude is right
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I bought a new pair of black fatigue pants with some of my christmas money, also going to get a second pair when the shop has extra stock. But the important thing is that German Army jacket I bought. One of those khaki things with the removable fleecy lining. I've been putting patches on it over the last few days and once I've bought batteries for my camera you can have pictures.
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Nobody should ever sag their pants ever. I do not want to see your ass above your pants, I want to see your ass in your pants. I swear, every time I see someone in sagged pants, I have the urge to pull them down. One day, I swear I will. Even if it's you. *points*
Guys, I have a question. This has been something I've wondered about ever since I heard of guys wearing girls pants. I've worn guys pants before, which are kind of lacking in the butt region, but there's plenty room everywhere else. With girl pants, it's basically the opposite. My question is how do you find these comfortable? Do you go up a size to allow room for your junk or what?
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It's all a matter of careful tucking, constant adjusting, and the ability to retract your genitals into your chest cavity at will.
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Pretty much.
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I am wearing girl pants right now. They are the best fitting jeans that I own. I have several pairs, actually, that are girl pants. None of them are skin-tight, though, as it is basically impossible for any pants to be that tight on my skinny legs and still be long enough.
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Yeah... I own two pairs of girls pants, and both of them are flares. They don't make flares for guys anymore. Or if they do, they're impossible to find. The only annoying thing was that they both lacked a back pocket, which I fixed by sewing one on.
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I don't understand what are girl pants. Is it another name for skinny jeans?
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It's another name for women's pants.
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Loose fitting pants (read: ones that are not tight on my waist, not pants that sag to my knees) are what I prefer. I don't know why but when I wear tight pants, I tend to get horrible stomach-aches..and it's not like I'm fat, quite the opposite actually. Plus, tight pants just look plain ugly. No man has legs that are flattered by them.
No man.
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Oh yes they do, believe me.
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My legs look better in tight pants.
I have noticed of late, that my abs look much better if I'm wearing loose pants though.
tradeoffs!
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My legs are so huge from training/racing (cycling) that I've had trouble finding a pair of jeans (or any pants for that matter) that fit. I think that my legs are actually quite a bit wider than my waist, so I have to have a pair of pants that fits my waist, but also has room for my meatier than average legs. A couple months ago when I needed some new jeans, I discovered that Levi's 559's are the perfect pair of jeans for me. They actually fit like slim-fit jeans around my waist and legs (which I like because I abhor baggy pants), but are cut loose enough that I can actually walk/run/cartwheel freely.
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I have noticed of late, that my abs look much better if I'm wearing loose pants though.
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/Spluff/500px-HA_HA_HA_OH_WOW.jpg)
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Hey, don't knock it 'till you've tried it kids.
(http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v318/13/49/590386507/n590386507_1817276_4333.jpg)
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I have noticed of late, that my abs look much better if I'm wearing loose pants though.
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/Spluff/500px-HA_HA_HA_OH_WOW.jpg)
These are the things you have to think about when you are actually attractive to members of the opposite sex. Don't blame yourself if it's never crossed your mind.
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girl on the right of gene's photo,
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These are the things you have to think about when you are actually attractive to members of the opposite sex. Don't blame yourself if it's never crossed your mind.
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/Spluff/500px-HA_HA_HA_OH_WOW.jpg)
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I guess I'll have to take your word for it. I don't have to years of eating disorders and compulsive steroid use to back it up.
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Good to know.
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girl on the right of gene's photo,
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Man, if I saw a guy with a shirt like that, I'd write the number down and call him just on the off chance he's a homophobe and would get really freaked out.
I don't think that would weird him out at all. We have an ongoing contest who can weird out the other person more - originally he just weirded me out a lot and I tried to weird him out in return - , and while me tolerance for all things strange has gotten a lot higher, he still manages to weird me out way more often than the other way around. However, if I ever need somebody to give Tommy (not this forum's tommy) a weird, unexpected international phone call, I'll ask you for your help! :) I also think he is just going through a difficult phase, and I have to be there for him.
Also, I found the font I had in mind all along! It's from the "Jme" catalogue that came with the first issue of Jamie Oliver's cooking magazine or whatever it was called. It makes me think of the circus. Does anyone know where to find a font like that? I couldn't find it online, and I didn't find it in my design books. Anyone who can supply me with that font or one that is similar will get a free stencil according to his / her request!
(http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/rr240/Krinaxxx/IMG_0955.jpg)
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There are a few vaguely similar ones on dafont, but nothing particularly close. Your best bet would be to find a large blocky western style font (kind of like this (http://www.dafont.com/saddlebag.font)) for your base, and then add in the details with Illustrator or something similar.
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It's all a matter of careful tucking, constant adjusting, and the ability to retract your genitals into your chest cavity at will.
That's what I thought. And they say tighty whities are possible causes of sterilization.
About fonts, you may be able to find something very close to it on dafont, but you may have to find a site that sells it. If it was for a particular book, you may not be able to get it at all unless you pay for it.
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My legs look better in tight pants.
I have noticed of late, that my abs look much better if I'm wearing loose pants though.
Abs are out, man. It's all about showin' off them creamy thighs.
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It's all a matter of careful tucking, constant adjusting, and the ability to retract your genitals into your chest cavity at will.
That's what I thought. And they say tighty whities are possible causes of sterilization.
That was shown to be bullhuckey unless they're also made of really unbreathable fabric as well and you wear them all the time.
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Onto a new topic. I bought a shirt yesterday. It very much falls into the category of 'boyfriend shirt'. In fact I am just really into the baggy shirt look lately. For those who are not familiar with the term, a boyfriend shirt is when a girl wears a guy's shirt - after sex or any other time. In fashion, it is shirts made basically to look like this.
What do we think about girls wearing boyfriend shirts? Because I have to say it is a look that suits me.
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a boyfriend shirt is when a girl wears a guy's shirt - after sex or any other time.
Is it worn with nothing else in the "any other time" category as well?
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Boyfriend shirts can work well, provided you balance them out.
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I knew a swedish girl for a while who always wore boyfriend shirts with amazing shiny tights, it was erectionville, population: people with taste.
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I knew a swedish girl for a while who always wore boyfriend shirts with amazing shiny tights, it was erectionville, population: people with taste.
The part in bold means that you'd be in erectionville regardless of the girl's bullshit taste in clothing
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Thanks for the tip, Spluff. :)
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I needed a pair of warm sensible boots for winter (but not snowboots) so that my ankles stop getting all freezing when I have to dig my car out of drifts or whatever. I got these (http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=343765&CategoryID=25439) because they're flat enough and stretchy enough to fit my fatty fat calves in them. I have plans to wear them often with just jeans and whatever to work (in a call center, it is casual) and also with opaque black tights and skirts. Yay
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This is what I wore to work yesterday! (Sorry about my bed poking into the picture.)
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/andthentherewaslindsey/me_dress.jpg)
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/andthentherewaslindsey/me_boots.jpg)
I don't usually wear dresses, but I got the sweater for Christmas and it was unseasonably warm yesterday, so I thought I'd break out the dress instead of wearing pants like I almost always do.
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I have bought a shit load of totally awesome clothes over the past couple days, but the odds of me taking pictures of them are slim.
They're awesome though.
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(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y258/jimmy5times/DSC00752.jpg)
Army Jacket! It's a little bright for me but at least it will keep me warm in Boston.
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The cat is way unimpressed.
I'm surprised he sat still long enough to not be a blur. That one is a spaz.
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girl on the right of gene's photo,
I knew a swedish girl for a while who always wore boyfriend shirts with amazing shiny tights, it was erectionville, population: people with taste.
The part in bold means that you'd be in erectionville regardless of the girl's bullshit taste in clothing
Haha, the girl you pointed out is in fact half Swedish, half Norwegian, and all gorgeous. I don't know how you can tell from that photo though. That is a pretty retarded photo other than the part where I defy gravity.
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Okay, so I got a whole bunch of new clothes for Christmas from my Mum. She does pretty damn good when it comes to picking out things I will like and that fit. Everything she got fits perfectly, but advice on what to wear these tops with? The blue polka dot one and the grey and stripey one I can definitely wear to work (with my standard black pants). The other ones, I dunno. The stripey one goes perfect with the shorts in the picture, but hmm. Can I get away with wearing the same shorts with all of them (except the grey worky one, I'd probably only wear it to work), do I need to wear different shorts? Skirt? Keep in mind it is Summer here and it's been like 35C.
Oh, and the blue polka dot one is also missing a button, so when I fix that it will be less ZOMG CLEAVAGE EVERYWHERE.
(http://jmrz.net/pictures/buttontop.jpg)
(http://jmrz.net/pictures/cuuuute.jpg)
(http://jmrz.net/pictures/zomgitfitssogoodtop.jpg)
(http://jmrz.net/pictures/workytop.jpg)
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Hey guys how do boys wear a scarf? I don't like wrapping it around my neck a bunch because it feels restricting and folding it in 2 then pulling the two ends throuh the loop looks a bit feminin but is super comfy...
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3124/3146824517_c5b632a4cb.jpg)
Please to tell how boys wear scarves tyvm.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3212/3147655746_b1b88054d1.jpg)
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For the scarf I have that's similar to yours I do the first photo method. For my scrim net scarf I just wrap it around once or twice, I think how you've done it in photo 2. I prefer photo one for that scarf.
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Coolies, I just didn't want to look like freddie from scooby doo (Or like a lady or a gay dude).
Even if that is an ascot and not a scarf.
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Jamie, I think you could wear the stripey one with just about anything that's casual, shorts or skirt. Especially denim. The second one, I don't know how it'd go with a skirt, but you could wear shorts/capris/pants with it. All of them are really cute!
Re scarf: Wear it whatever way is comfy. It's perfectly fine for guys to fold scarves in half and put it through the loop and is not feminine unless you are wearing a feminine scarf. (You know the more gauzy or shiny ones.) It typically looks best if people do that, unless the scarf is really bulky or too short to be worn that way. I only wrap mine when it's really cold and I don't want my face to freeze.
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Thankyou for the help :-) and the scarf is about 6 feet long, is a nice scarf I just didn't really know how to wear it since last one I had was a football scarf when I was like 9 or something.
Scarf is a funny word when you read it 3 times in a scentence.
Scarf scarf scarf.
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Oh Christmas fashions:)
My family has caught on to the fact that I wear cardigans pretty much always.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/redglasscurls/Fshns/100_1498.jpg)(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/redglasscurls/Fshns/100_1500.jpg)
I'm iffy on the white one and whether it will ever stay clean, but it's made of bamboo and STUPID soft, so I'll wear it anyway.
Unfortunately my mom also seems to think I'm a club slut. The fit is flattering, but the style? Ehhh
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/redglasscurls/Fshns/100_1504.jpg)
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bamboo and STUPID soft
I did not believe this until I got a pair of bamboo socks. Holy softness batman.
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This page,
So, I got this crazy shirt for my birthday from my pops, its got a tiger on it, and I assume it says Bushido in japanese down the side. Its all types of intense. I'll get a picture when I can.
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That shirt? It actually says dumbass that doesn't read Japanese.
Okay, okay, it probably doesn't. Just make sure you can actually tell what it does say before you read it. Having things in a language you don't understand on your body is one of the things that annoys me.
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I understand hating the tattoos, but it's a fucking T-shirt dude. Snob it down a little.
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Yay for finally taking a picture of myself in my tie/polo outfit.
Here are pitchers.
(http://www.midnight-umbreon.net/other/hairclothes/006.jpg)
(http://www.midnight-umbreon.net/other/hairclothes/007.jpg)
http://www.midnight-umbreon.net/other/hairclothes/008.jpg
http://www.midnight-umbreon.net/other/hairclothes/010.jpg
http://www.midnight-umbreon.net/other/hairclothes/011.jpg
http://www.midnight-umbreon.net/other/hairclothes/012.jpg
Also.. the fit of these pants. Yes or no?
(http://www.midnight-umbreon.net/other/hairclothes/013.jpg)
http://www.midnight-umbreon.net/other/hairclothes/014.jpg
And my belt.
(http://www.midnight-umbreon.net/other/hairclothes/015.jpg)
http://www.midnight-umbreon.net/other/hairclothes/017.jpg
I colored it myself.
EDIT: Don't want to flood you with pitchers so you can just click on most of them.
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(http://jmrz.net/pictures/workytop.jpg)
I like the creepy dude in the background of this photo. Is this your boyfriend? He is awesome at photos.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/redglasscurls/Fshns/100_1500.jpg)
*brain melts*
That shirt? It actually says dumbass that doesn't read Japanese.
Okay, okay, it probably doesn't. Just make sure you can actually tell what it does say before you read it. Having things in a language you don't understand on your body is one of the things that annoys me.
For the record, Asian people love to put English words on their clothing without any idea what it means. (http://www.engrish.com/category/clothing/) Not that it makes it any smarter when westerners do it with Japanese, just want to head off the sort of cultural imperialism that tends to go with that observation.
ADDITION: Incidentally manda, I think that cardigan is a bit too tight. The whole buttons-straining-to-hold aspect is kinda comical. It's just, well, comical or not it'll still induce drooling.
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Yeah, Joe, that's my boyfriend. He refused to let me take the pictures without him being in there SOMEHOW.
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Yay for finally taking a picture of myself in my tie/polo outfit.
Sorry, but no. If you want to wear a tie with a collared shirt, then buy a button down. Polo collars just don't look right with ties, because they don't have a crisp enough edge.
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Yeah, uh, please don't wear a tie with a polo shirt.
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Midnight Umbreon, if you wear that combo, you are being the that guy of clothing.
Don't do that.
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Hmm. But my high school friends say it looks nice.
Meh. I'll look for something else.
I was randomly thinking of getting a tuxedo vest thing to wear over a white shirt and tie. I would just randomly wear this to school or whatever. Nothing special.
Yes? No? Maybe?
The belt and pants anyone?
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Drop the tuxedo part of the vest, it would look silly if you weren't dressed up, but a vest could work. You'd need a good belt to go with it, however, as you'd be tucking in your shirt.
[EDIT - Or get a sweater vest. It would look less silly in a school environment, and it means you don't have to tuck it]
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You could wear that tie with your polo and a waistcoat then put a cummerbund on your face and just go for the trifecta of doing it wrong but really really classy.
If you do the whole "I wear stuff that looks a certain way" in highschool you will get picked on, some kids are just mean. I got away with wearing black golf slacks and a hoodie only because I didn't give a shit about what people think and everyone knew it. (And I could take most of them in a fight if they picked on me with more than just words)
We were not allowed to wear jeans and the school had a black and white dresscode.
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Hmm. But my high school friends say it looks nice.
Are you saying we're too old to understand what's hip and with it these days? My worst fashion faux pas was in middle school (tie dye overalls hoo boy) but I'd at least like to think that my taste in clothing has changed considerably for the better since my graduation.
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I think he was being sarcastic with the high school friends thing.
At least I hope so, as I am in high school and that is still hell of tacky.
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I'm getting too old for dishonesty.
whippersnappers
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Man I just realised that I've been wearing the same style of clothes, and even some of the same clothes, since high school. I am so ok with this.
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Jimmy, me too!
o/
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\o
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tie dye overalls
:lol: :lol: :lol:
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
:-D :-D :-D
:angel:
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I am always intrigued when it shows up that Jho was the last poster in the fashion thread because it is invariably something amusing and completely trivial and unrelated to fashion at all.
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tie dye overalls
:-D
:angel:
You know, I wore them to school, and long story short, I ended up burying them in the back of the school. I kind of wish I had kept them though, because they really were that outrageous. Badge of honor etc. etc.
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Well it's not like I would be forced by a puritanical society to wear it for the rest of my life, so I don't find that to be an accurate comparison either.
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You know, I wore them to school, and long story short, I ended up burying them in the back of the school. I kind of wish I had kept them though, because they really were that outrageous. Badge of honor etc. etc.
i wish you still had them because i would probably buy them from you
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People. People. They were made to fit a 12 year old girl.
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So they would fit MaiAda fine.
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I would wear tye dye overalls.
Hey! Hey! Sam! high fives for being apparently fashionable in highschool!
o/
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i was not fashionable in high school at all. during my first couple of years i only wore my older sisters' hand me downs. everything had to be ridiculously hemmed cos they are each like eight inches taller than me. it wasn't even a financial issue, but that i was completely indifferent and lazy when it came to what i looked like. by my senior year i had greasy dyed hair and wore the same massive wide-legged pants and two or three itty bitty t-shirts every day. all of them had been found at a thrift store but they were not good finds, they were probably at that thrift store for a reason.
it has been a few years since i got out of high school and i think i dress alright now. i still don't know anything about fashion and only just recently figured out how to buy shirts and jeans in the right size. i still sort of wear the same thing every day, but i think i get away with it cos there is a bit more variety? but basically my wardrobe is a couple of pairs of jeans and a bunch of tee- and long-sleeved shirts, and some sweaters. i have one pair of shoes and one pair of boots. because i only ever have a few items of clothing at any one time, i find it really difficult to accumulate a wardrobe cos i end up wearing those few things so much they just fall apart after a couple of years. i am sort of terrified of venturing anywhere outside my safe bubble because i don't know shit about outfits or accessories or shoes or any of that crap. i do like fashion though, i like to look at well-dressed people. it's like an art. maybe i'll learn one day.
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I am always intrigued when it shows up that Jho was the last poster in the fashion thread because it is invariably something amusing and completely trivial and unrelated to fashion at all.
man why would I talk about fashion
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It's both worrying and comforting that Tania and I have a wardrobe which is basically interchangeable, right down to the underwear.
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yo lunchy
how are yr dr.denim's coming along?
They are going slowly! I wear them as often as I can and they are starting to get some very subtle creases in them. No point taking a photo, really.
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Lunchy just wear them every single day. I also recommend sleeping in them for a week or so.
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It's both worrying and comforting that Tania and I have a wardrobe which is basically interchangeable, right down to the underwear.
if the reason you think this is comforting is because it means you can borrow clothes from me in case you ever need to, forget about it. i don't want your junk all up in my underwear.
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You wear bras, tommy?
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I can't wear my jeans every single day because I am a barista and get covered in coffee and milk without fail. :(
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also how on earth do people sleep in jeans? does this depend on the kind of jeans or something, cos anytime i have tried it is way uncomfortable and basically impossible.
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Lunchy just wear them every single day. I also recommend sleeping in them for a week or so.
Sleeping in your jeans really only helps if you need to stretch them out, you don't move nearly enough to fade them while sleeping, and if you did you'd ruin your bedsheets with indigo.
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If you sleep with your legs bent, your honeycombs will come in faster. If you sleep with your wallet in your back pocket, that fade comes in faster. Real talk it makes a difference. And I have blue sheets.
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I can't sleep in jeans either. Well, I can, but my legs feel horrible afterwards. Same goes for sitting long periods, I avoid wearing jeans on days I'm going to be in the car for a long time.
Wait, Sam's only in highschool? He looks like he should be about finished with college.
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i don't want your junk all up in my underwear.
or do you?
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no. he's icky.
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So I bought some new clothes for super cheap and they look SO GOOD together. Evidence:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3236/3152742204_ec335146e5.jpg?v=0)
And a side view so you can see how good my butt (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3209/3151906371_21fa6e8506.jpg?v=0) looks.
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Liz, those shoes... Liz's shoes,
And yes, your butt looks quite good.
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Liz's Butt,
Liz is OK too I guess.
Dear Fashion Thread:
Today the post-Christmas sales snaked me in with their snakey tendrils, like snakes. Long Story short I bought the shiniest shoes ever. Also some genuine Ray-Ban Wayfarers, black ones in the smaller rounder style, to complement the large boxy red knock-off Wayfarers I have.
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Those (Liz's) shoes are totally excellent.
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Sleeping in jeans is weird in that if it is with another person in the bed, your legs will roast and sweat then you will wake up because your legs are soo hot. Sleeping on top of the covers is best, even if not sharing a bed more for comfort than body heat regulation though.
Exhaustion for whatever reason leading to sleeping on the floor for 2-3-4 days (LAN party/weekend long house party) means you really stop caring and are just glad to have something to protect you from the elements but your jeans will become cold to touch and make you cold, so wrap a jacket/tarpaulin/rug etc. around yourself loosely.
Sleeping in jeans is easy but I only do it because I have to, not through choice.
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I sleep in my one pair of jeans pretty often. They're also not that tight fitting, so I think that helps. When I've fallen asleep with my tighter jeans on, I wake up halfway through the night and take them off because it feels like they are strangling my legs at the knees.
I fell asleep sunday wearing all of my clothes. I pretty much fell into bed with a hoodie, tshirt, jeans and socks on. Its not that bad to fall asleep in, but I woke up and had to take them off.
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Also some genuine Ray-Ban Wayfarers, black ones in the smaller rounder style, to complement the large boxy red knock-off Wayfarers I have.
Do you have two heads or something?
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Okay, here's the coat I mentioned a few pages back. Please ignore the rest of my goofy fashion sense.
(http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/4039/imgp1409ts5.jpg)
It makes my hips look a bit wider than they are, but whatever.
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Neo.
I don't know how well the matrix suits you.
But I'm probably wrong and everyone else is going to love that coat.
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I imagine lots of other people think I look like a moron but they don't say anything either because they don't know me or they think I'm going to exsanguinate them. Whatever. I love that coat. I made that coat.
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the fact that you made that coat pretty much makes you the biggest badass in all 51 pages of this thread.
if i could make coats, i don't even know what i would do with myself except sit around all the time, being awesome and occasionally letting people bask in my awesome. and make a coat now and then i guess.
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That's a really awesome coat, and you having made it just makes it all the more cool. It's a good-looking coat in general and more importantly it seems to look good on you.
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The coat is fairly awesome, particularly that you made it.
But man, that outfit. I know you are a pretty lady from other pictures and I like girls who dress like dudes and I also like dudes, but that is too much.
Actually, I think it could work without the hat. The hat is ruining everything for me. Enough with the hat.
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Oh, shit, thats right, you're the person who makes their own clothes. Yeah, I got nothing on you. You pretty much have the best fashion because you make it. I take back what I said earlier.
(I'd totally wear a homemade coat)
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Seconding enough with the hat, someone with 4 feet of freaking hair shouldn't be mistakable for a dude.
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Fashion thread and/or ladies! How the hell do you avoid squeaking bras? Some seem to squeak no matter what, and those I just don't buy, but some start to squeak after being washed a couple of times, and it drives me nuts. My favourite bra, which fits awesomely, was expensive and is of great quality has started squeaking.. This shouldn't be happening.
Should I maybe start using fabric softener or something?
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I have never noticed my bras squeaking.... I don't throw them in the dryer though. Do you? That could be it. If the material shrinks at all, that might be part of the problem.
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Nope, never the dryer on anything but sport bras. I just wash them on the lowest setting (30ºC, and the wool-thing, so the machine is gentler), so they shouldn't be shrinking either.
I have had friends with the same problem, but none of them have found a solution, so I guess/hope it's sort of a common problem, maybe?
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I hate bras with a vengance. I need to buy new ones and this makes me sad. I've reached the depressing point where even the specialist lines don't stock my size and I feel like a breast reject :-(
As for squeaking, do they have underwiring? Maybe the wires have altered shape a little and are rubbing against the fabric? It's not a problem I've ever had but that sounds like it must be incredibly annoying.
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Yeah, it's always the ones with underwiring (and especially the ones with side-wires), whether they're plastic or metal. And yes, it's annoying as hell. Makes this squeaky sound every time I move my upper body, so it renders them unusable.
I think maybe I'll try fabric softener the next time I wash them, and see if that helps, but I'm kinda wondering if I'm doing something wrong in the first place, though I cannot figure out what.
(And I'm with you on hating bras, but I can't exactly get away with not wearing one either, so I'm trying to learn to like them.)
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Man, I LOVE bras. They're so pretty! I don't find them uncomfortable unless I buy a really cheap one for like $5, but then, you get what you pay for.
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I have never had a problem with bras squeaking, even the cheapos that I usually buy.
But guys. GUYS. I finally bought myself a fancy-pants bra from Victoria's Secret. It is red and lovely and was really cheap because it's the Semi-Annual Sale right now. $13.99!
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I used to have bras squeek, but I found that it was because I was wearing too small a size.
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KarmaLoop.com is where I do most of my shopping. I like trying to be black. LRG rocks.
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I found a suit I like.
(http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/3303/pict0007nb2.jpg)
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That suit sucks. It looks like something you'd wear if you were going to an all black college in 1936.
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The shoulders and sleeves of that suit do not look like they fit at all.
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I'm having a hard time reading fashion advice from the guy in the cowboy hat with a straight face;) Is it your goal to run around and offend a lot of people in your first day?
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Me wearing a cowboy hat is ironic. That is the point of the avatar. I guess you'd have to know me to understand that. Us Midwesterners are a different breed.
I was told this was a tough forum with tough cookies by the friend who referred me here, so I just came out guns blazing. I was really worried about that internet acceptance factor. I wasn't sure my real life ego could handle the shock of non-acceptance from international kids and trendsetters the world over. Forgive me.
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Crawling in my skin
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I never really got why you'd want to race to speed up fading anyway, new indigo jeans look really fucking nice and dark, wearing them faster just means they'll probably blow out faster.
And suit sleeves should fall so you can see an inch or so of shirt sleeve, so around your wristbone yeah.
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yo i don't know much about suits but sleeves should hit a little above the wrist bone right?
Yeah, and trousers should end around the ankle. Turns out my arms and legs are kinda short.
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I hate bras with a vengance. I need to buy new ones and this makes me sad. I've reached the depressing point where even the specialist lines don't stock my size and I feel like a breast reject :-(
Specialist? Like are you past an M or what?
I feel you on the feeling like a breast reject, it's worse when you go into a shop and they don't have anything large enough for you so they try and fit you into smaller sizes and you look ridiculous it is awful
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Katie recommended figleaves a while ago in this thread; it is very good for those of us with (apparently) giant boobs.
www.figleaves.com
I just got my first order and the bra doesn't fit. It's a 36G (US) which is the size I wear but the bra itself doesn't fit true to size. Since I ordered it on sale, I can only return it for a refund. Though I plan on getting a size larger in the same bra cuz it's fucking cute.
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Yeah, and trousers should end around the ankle. Turns out my arms and legs are kinda short.
Just take it back to the tailor you bought it from and get it altered, it's an awesome suit that would be totally mindblowing if the sleeves fit perfectly too. I'm used to the troubles of finding suits/jackets that fit well because I'm 6' with short arms and a looooong torso.
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On the subject of me "dressing like a dude", the only thing dude like in that picture is my pants, which I stole from boyfriend when they shrunk and didn't fit him anymore. I'm wearing a form-fitting little t-shirt, you just can't see it because the coat is buttoned, and my boyfriend didn't give me any of the pics from when it wasn't buttoned for some reason. Honestly, if people can't tell that I'm a girl, well, they deserve to be confused.
Also, how does one picture with my hat on merit an 'enough with the hat'? It's not like I'm a fucking photo whore with it.
I guess I should have explained that I do not wear what is 'fashionable', I wear what I like and what is comfortable. Most of what people consider fashionable, I'd rather stab myself with an ice pick than wear it.
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Katie recommended figleaves a while ago in this thread; it is very good for those of us with (apparently) giant boobs.
www.figleaves.com
I just got my first order and the bra doesn't fit. It's a 36G (US) which is the size I wear but the bra itself doesn't fit true to size. Since I ordered it on sale, I can only return it for a refund. Though I plan on getting a size larger in the same bra cuz it's fucking cute.
This is a great option! However it is a bit expensive, and I usually like to try these sorts of things on, when my last comfy bra dies it's where I'll be going.
PS St Germain put the claws away and chill out.
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I guess I should have explained that I do not wear what is 'fashionable', I wear what I like and what is comfortable. Most of what people consider fashionable, I'd rather stab myself with an ice pick than wear it.
Oh, good. Another one.
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You're right, I'm sorry. I get really pissed off about random things sometimes.
Edit: "Another one"? Whatever. I have learned not to be on forums when angry. I'll be back tomorrow or something. This is what I get for giving a crap what random internet people think.
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I guess I should have explained that I do not wear what is 'fashionable', I wear what I like and what is comfortable. Most of what people consider fashionable, I'd rather stab myself with an ice pick than wear it.
This is a bad excuse for anything ever. It is the standard "I don't want to try harder, you sheeple" response and it does not hold water. Being fashionable is not wearing what everyone else wears, it's not obsessively watching haute couture and trying to keep up, nor assuming that just because it's a brand name it's what you need to wear. It's looking at what looks good on you and figuring out how to really make it your own. To look fabulous and showing off you as a person at the same time, and it is actually very possible. Exemplar par excellence: Jodie. No one else on these here forums dresses like her at all. She has a style all her own and it looks fantastic. Jodie is fashionable.
I'm sorry, rereading what I said it's kind of harsh, but you are very beautiful and I think you can pull off your own style and still look beautiful, which that outfit is not really doing for me.
Also, I was just saying enough with that hat as a way of saying don't wear it. I know you've never posted it before.
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(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3200/3154784256_39980dd45d_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/plumbob78/3154784256/)
Guys, I just rediscovered this shirt in my closet. I remember buying it because I liked the blues in it, but I have no clue what to wear it with. It looks too blue to wear with jeans. Thoughts?
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I think it would look good with dark blue jeans or maybe grey suit pants.
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Pants and a Red Bandana around your neck
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Ok, I know I said I wasn't coming back today, but... I lied.
'Not fashionable' is a disclaimer of sorts, for when people say, "Why the fuck are you wearing that?" For the most part, I look damn good in what I wear, and if that's fashionable, well then I guess I am. I just don't go out of my way. I guess I wasn't aware of the definition of fashionable, and just always assumed I wasn't it.
I don't want one picture of me wearing baggy pants to make people think I can't dress myself. My 'own style' is a bit eclectic, and people tend to judge me on one aspect of it, like what I wear one day. Eventually, I'll probably show off some outfits that better suit my figure, such as it is.
Ok, end of pathetic rant. I just don't want people to think I'm an idiot.
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That seems like a fairly decent definition..
But wouldn't a combination of the two that have been mentioned on this page be a little more accurate?
Like, it has to be what the local definition of what "cool" is, but then you also have to look good in it, or else it's considered unfashionable, true?
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Being fashionable is not wearing what everyone else wears, it's not obsessively watching haute couture and trying to keep up, nor assuming that just because it's a brand name it's what you need to wear. It's looking at what looks good on you and figuring out how to really make it your own. To look fabulous and showing off you as a person at the same time, and it is actually very possible.
Now ignoring the fact that fashion per se is in fact wearing what's popular, because I know what you mean... you say looking fabulous and showing off your personality is very possible. That's cool.
From my perspective it's probably possible but it's not natural and not something I want to live my life around. I don't want to have to piss about for hours shopping, or worrying about what I'm wearing. Were you the one talking about dressing neutrally? I want to dress neutrally, ie: wear something that looks decent on my body but basically just functions as something to live in.
As a woman this fucking SUCKS because mens clothing is so comfortable, actually has pockets, actually covers your waist, is made out of decent fabric. Also looks like shit on most women. I'm sure there's good stuff out there but considering how hard it is to find a plain t-shirt with no logo, made of decent fabric that suits a female figure and covers your waist it's not like dressing in a fashion that suits you and it comfortable is piss easy.
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I've always just figured this thread was more about style than fashion. Seems to be a more fitting description when considering the content, at least.
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SUITS! You may like your suit but it does not like you! I have never had the pleasure of a tailored suit but I have had an offthehangertallslimpersonsuit altered to fit me perfectly. Still not tailored but a proper suit is the difference of girls jumping in your pants and girls thinking you are wearing hand-me-downs.
If I ever go to asia I am sooo getting a few suits made.
Just pains me to see people in unfitting suits, but when you see a dude in a suit that fits perfectly and looks so natural and stylish on his frame, I want to shake his hand and you KNOW all the ladys want him.
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We get tailored suits for work. Unforunately it's tan/beige so it doesn't really look all that impressive, but HOT DAMN do I feel awesome wearing it.
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Beige suits can be sexy as fuck, but yeah when you are having a good day, go put a suit on and just walk around a city you feel AWESOME.
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i think what is kind of obvious is that there is a difference between being stylish and being fashionable. you can be stylish and not fashionable, or fashionable and not stylish or you can be both or neither at all!
so what i am trying to say is that i guess this should actually be the "STYLE" advice thread, but who really cares!
men in nice suits that fit them are hottt (extra t's for emphasis!), especially when they are the kind of guy who would never wear a suit unless forced to.
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Okay.
(http://www.pretentiousgamer.com/photos/cam/tiesmall.JPG)
That tie is awful. Totally bad. I see this. What would've been a good tie?
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Looking good, Ozy. I'd vote for a more solid color tie, but my experience with ties is limited.
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Sorry if this seems a triffle odd to ask, but what is everyone's opinion on rings? I have this sort of tripple cog ring, each one overlapping another and I wondered if it's a good idea to wear it or not. Not to attract girls (though that may be a nice bonus) but in general, thanks for your time.
Oh and Mr Ozymandias? I would say that the suit itself is a darn good one, but it could have been improved by picking a soley grey tie than a mixed blue and grey one.
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I don't have much of an opinion on rings. If rings are your thing, I'd say go for it. I used to wear my college class ring all the time, but then I gained weight and it doesn't fit anymore. I plan to lose weight, but probably won't go back to wearing the ring.
edited for typographic fail
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Josefbugman: Personally, and as a girl, I think guys can pull off rings, and long as they're not too... gangster. You know, the gaudy stuff with big ol' jewels on it. Do you have a picture of this ring of yours? It sounds interesting, but I can't really visualize it.
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rings can be nice as long as they function like basically any accessory should, which is to compliment an outfit rather than dominating it and being the main thing everyone pays attention to.
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On the whole I think cog-rings are better-looking than cock-rings.
Yes, yes, boo hiss etc!
On a more serious note, I tend not to see rings as fashion accessories. This is probably because I've never worn a ring that hasn't meant something important to me! So on myself and on others, I like seeing rings that look like they mean something to the wearer, rather than just being fashion accessories. I realise you can't always tell just by looking, of course.
I dunno, I don't feel this way about any other kinda jewellery.
I used to wear a large black plastic skull-ring because it had gotten stuck on my finger under funny circumstances. It was kinda tacky-looking, and annoying as fuck, but it was fun to talk about.
So, in conclusion, rings are good. Esp. if they're meaningful or come with a good story. In terms of style, I find the classic discrete pinky-ring to be the most appealing.
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Ozy, I do not mean this in a harsh way, but you have some bad ties, dude. You seem to favor really bold, garish patterns and colors instead of subtle stripes and solids. Instead of wearing such ostentatious patterns, rock a simple pattern with bright colors if you want flare. You're ties are detracting from the suit, not adding to them at all.
I wear rings as accessories, depending on the outfit I have different stones and different sizes. If you want to make it your "thing" that's cool too, but I dunno if it's worth it.
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Kiff, I know, man. I have come to understand this, looking at that tie. I could've looked so rad, but that tie is making me angry. I need tie help really bad.
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No stone in the ring, just three cogs, overlapping (looking for the bugger now, the house is a tip atm and I have no picture of it)
My one is from Germany, got it at a market stall, I have been trying to collect little momentoes for each of my foreign trips for a while now. I have thin fingers (pianists fingers as I am told) and I have to put it on the actual ring finger for it to not fall off every other second :-). Its usually a little thing, there is no point having a well turned out young man and then runing it with a diamond the size of calcutta on their finger.
Wiil try and get a picture asap, but if I can't I may have to google image it (Oh dear)
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Not ties that look like pictures and abstract art.
Woulda loved to see a nice bright red tie with that suit and shirt, with like scrollwork or something, but I dunno if that would go well with your colours.
I would say shades of blue, patterned but not in any colours that contrast too strongly. Pref. blue :p
The suit is sweet. IMO, it'd look good with an elegantly patterned tie rather than something too bold or something just plain solid.
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(http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/5545/picture005fe9.jpg)
Get the one in the middle. That is the kind of tie you should be wearing.
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In a wild subject-changing move, I steer away from ties and gleefully declare that I'm going to get some classic Doc Martens. These: http://www.onlineshoes.com/productpage.asp?gen=m&pcid=89447.
I've wanted some for a few years, and my hiking boots just feel apart and my sneakers are no good in snow, so now I have an excuse to get them. I'm pretty damn excited.
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Yeah... try and that makes you look the ambassador from somewhere with cash... try a Belgian one, that way you get diplomatic immunity AND choclate :-)
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Huda beats all of you, and she don't need no ties.
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I generally prefer solid ties or patterns that are very subtle, but I like them in bright colors. Your suit would look nice with yellow, silver, green, light blue, or even purple. The only reason I wouldn't recommend red is because I don't fancy red, white, and blue combinations all that much, unless they want the political/patriotic look.
Also, I like this tie (http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=283710&CategoryID=27842). (The blue/green one.)
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Man, paisley..
In theory I like paisley patterns a lot but in practice it's just one of those things that's pretty uniformly a bad call in any situation.*
* that isn't a rave/International Society for Krishna Consciousness gathering/Jimmy Buffett concert
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Basically I would wear it. I don't know how I'd react to seeing a man wearing it.
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That's still a little ostentatious but I like the colors. I prefer simple like this (http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=354062&CategoryID=27842), this (http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=354018&CategoryID=27842), this (http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=338254&CategoryID=27842). Subtle is good! Always!
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In a wild subject-changing move, I steer away from ties and gleefully declare that I'm going to get some classic Doc Martens. These: http://www.onlineshoes.com/productpage.asp?gen=m&pcid=89447.
I've wanted some for a few years, and my hiking boots just feel apart and my sneakers are no good in snow, so now I have an excuse to get them. I'm pretty damn excited.
If I were you, I'd get some insoles as well as those, from my experience Docs really benefit from new insoles. I have a pair that I never wear, they are more the work boots than combat boots, for when I need to look less scary.
What about paisley on bandannas? I don't really see many non paisley bandannas. Also saw a paisley pattern Telecaster that was one of the few I liked. Sadly, I'm pretty sure it got stolen, as I haven't seen it since the guy's truck and equipment got stolen. I wouldn't wear paisley, but I don't dislike it.
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My theory with ties is you either have to go SUPER GAY, pink and purple flashy shit, or really subtle and sleak and thin. Also, ties are meant to be worn with vests. VESTSSSS!
OZY: Besides the tie, I really like that suit. It looks very nicely tailored.
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I'm back from sydney, with FASHUNZ.
AND BADLY TAKEN PICS.
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b171/CatFishEnFuego/Shirtandjeans.jpg)
My new shirt, and blue jeans, I was looking in to the sun which is why I look like I'm about to choke a bitch.
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b171/CatFishEnFuego/greyjeans.jpg)
New grey jeans!
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b171/CatFishEnFuego/DSC01223.jpg)
New grey formal shorts!
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The shirt's Claude Maus, The jeans are Hell's Bells (bue) and April 77 (grey), the shorts are a minor label.
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RE: Ties, I honestly just usually (very rarely, when I'm forced to wear one) go with something wildly colorful and strangely patterned. Since I wear them so rarely, I figure I might as well make it stand out, whether it looks good or not. :wink: Think like, a really colorful JGarcia, something like this http://www.abcneckties.com/gasitieteshe.html (http://www.abcneckties.com/gasitieteshe.html).
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That is horrendous.
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Man I don't make salad very often so when I do I just pour a whole pound of salt on it, so the taste really stands out.
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Eh, I personally like them, and I don't take my dressed-up self seriously, so the hell with it.
And your humorous salad/salt comparison is not analogous :-D
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Your face is analogous.
TO AN ASS.
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Pictures
I like the first two, they look quite good. But those shorts, man, please don't wear them. They are not flattering on you.
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Ouch man, ouch. OVER THE LINE. :cry:
And yes, my modern American sensibilities tell me that shorts that length are probably not a good idea on a man.
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This is a challenge, you've challenged me now.
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A short-shorts theme?
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I really like these kind of shorts, but only with sandals, not those shoes ick
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When I get back from sydney next week it will be the week of shorts, you've brought this on yourselves.
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I can't really tell, without a full body picture, but do not wear those shorts.
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i think i could see those shorts working but not with those shoes or that shirt. i don't know what outfit would work, but i do for some reason really like those shorts so there's got to be at least one out there.
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Well the shirt and shoes weren't meant to be an outfit, I just got back in and threw on the three pairs of pants to take pics.
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And your humorous salad/salt comparison is not analogous :-D
This is true. I have never felt borderline offended by bad salads before, but bad ties always make me wonder if the dude is some reject from a shitty ska band (is that redundant?) or something.
Honestly, ties are relatively conservative items and a good one is never garish. It's OK if the color is relatively bright or something as long as it's still a complementary shade, but the loud patterns almost never work.
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Also, ties are meant to be worn with vests. VESTSSSS!
OZY: Besides the tie, I really like that suit. It looks very nicely tailored.
Vests are absolutely the next thing I am adding to my wardrobe once I get this tie situation sorted out. I want some good vests so hard.
Also, that suit jacket was $1 and fits perfectly. It's the absolute most awesome thing I've ever found in a thrift shop. All I needed to do was find a good matching pair of trousers, which I did, and it was fantastic. I love it.
Anyway.
Oh man, those shorts, Gilead. You better have some damn good justification for those shorts.
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I had to wear a vest at my old job. Here's the thing about a vest. Do not wear just a vest if you are dressed up. People will mistake you for a servant. If they see you with a jacket/vest/tie combo, then you are good, but do not wear just a vest and tie. It is terrible.
Also, I used to have to wear the most obnoxious tie for work. It was dark blue and had red and cream colored compasses on it. Because it was the four points, get it? Now I wear one that is similar to the middle tie posted earlier, but mine is tan with thin diagnol blue stripes about 3/4" apart. It looks really nice because I'm also wearing a tan suit to go with it. And this suit is tailored to fit me. Maybe I'll take a picture of myself in it later to show off what I wear at work.
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It's summer, I have toned legs and I like to dress like a 60's ivy league prep/band of outsiders model?
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I don't hate on those shorts, though I do prefer the slightly longer knee-length variety.
I hate on the fact that on a hot summer day in sydney, clubs and pubs will still not let a man in with nice shorts and proper shoes. I think bouncers are just unsympathetic because they've been sweltering in black pants all afternoon.
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Navy suits are a bitch to get a nice tie for, you either need to go alot darker or in a different direction.
I like my dark grey suit, light grey suits are nice because you can be adventurous with ties, like go for colours (Pastel of course), for instance grey pinstripe suit my dad wore to a family wedding looker bitchin' with this tie
(http://s7d5.scene7.com/is/image/eLuxury/11050388_pink?$hero$)
but you could maybe do something ike this
(http://s7d5.scene7.com/is/image/eLuxury/12048933_navy?$hero$)
with that suit. Cannot tell because of lighting though.
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I like the shorts.
People need to learn the difference between subtle and understated, and just plain boring.
It is a tricky distinction, but I believe in y'all.
In other news, I've decided to give up on trying to be ahead of the curve at all, and will from now on be drawing 90% of my clothing inspiration from the 1970's. I just got some bellbottoms. I am pretty excited about this.
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I'm back from sydney, with FASHUNZ.
AND BADLY TAKEN PICS.
Pictures.
Uh, Tom? In that first picture...is that my shed?
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there is no such thing as formal shorts.
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wrong
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Rhetorical or you not recognise your own shed? Door needs painted... I will trade you shoes for painting your shed. Shoes as payment, You supply paint.
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So wrong.
I've been trying to introduce the real summer suit for a few years now.
Formal shorts and a short-sleeved suit jacket.
And the house suit (which is exactly like a suit but made out of über-comfy cotton sweatpants material).
Look out for this all over Milan and New York by 2010.
In other news, I think I have an addiction to buying clothes.
When I moved back in with my parents to bridge the gap between school and full-time job, I had to clean out 6 shelves to hold my t-shirts and sweatshirts so my wardrobe wouldn't explode.
And there are still t-shirts stacked in my bathroom.
Now I don't wear around 70% of my clothes but I still cannot throw them away.
Which is why I've decided to do what Girl Talk did to music: Cut them up and make them better.
Which coincidentally means I'll have to learn how to sew.
Expect either greatness or ridiculousness (maybe even both) to happen.
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I dunno about better with Girl Talk but I'll agree to different and equally awesome.
This may or may not apply to your rags.
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Taste in music is debatable and isn't debatable somehow.
I don't listen to a lot of black music but I like what happened to it on the record.
Same way I don't really like some of my old t-shirts and jeans anymore but I have a hunch that the outcome could be glorious.
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I think Pretty in Pink did more for the summer suit then any one person could ever do. The other option is be as adorable is this guy (http://www.viceland.com/int/dd.php?id=303)
Also Gilead, from that pic it makes the shorts look slightly too short and slightly too tight, it could be a slightly bent leg issue though.
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To clarify, it's not that I hate the style of the shorts, it's just that they don't really suit you. I'm going to be blunt, but your legs are pale as all hell and not the best shape for those shorts. You have to have pretty good legs to wear shorts like that.
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I think Pretty in Pink did more for the summer suit then any one person could ever do. The other option is be as adorable is this guy (http://www.viceland.com/int/dd.php?id=303)
Also Gilead, from that pic it makes the shorts look slightly too short and slightly too tight, it could be a slightly bent leg issue though.
VICE knows its stuff more than 80% of the time.
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That website 'knowing their stuff' is a stupid way of saying if you're enough of an asshole you can say whatever shit you want.
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That website 'knowing their stuff' is a stupid way of saying if you're enough of an asshole you can say whatever shit you want.
she is basically an ass to everyone
There goes your resolution.
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In other news, I've decided to give up on trying to be ahead of the curve at all, and will from now on be drawing 90% of my clothing inspiration from the 1970's. I just got some bellbottoms. I am pretty excited about this.
That is a great line of reasoning. I just can't agree that bellbottoms are a good idea, sorry.
ADDITION: Hey lunchy, look I talked fashion!
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Oh god, the world IS coming to an end. Hocking's making sense in the fashion thread.
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Oh shit. EVERYONE RUNNNNN!!!!
Also, Tom/Gilead, I like the shorts. I wish more dudes would wear shorts like that. But I agree with whoever said the shoes are horrid, throw on some sandals or something and you will be looking good.
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Hmm, those could work if done right. I would need to see the whole outfit together.
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No one looks good in sandals.
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I would go for plimsolls (http://www.topman.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&viewAllFlag=&catalogId=17551&storeId=12555&categoryId=60952&parent_category_rn=38998&productId=927219&langId=-1).
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No one looks good in sandals.
Personally I think they're one of the most attractive casual wear
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Gilead, I really want to like those shorts on you but I just don't:( Some tailoring on the length might do good things, but right now they make your knees look kind of...chubby? I'm not sure quite what it is, but it's not working for me.
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For me, plimsolls are defined by the way they make my feet sweat and then start to smell; open sandals don't have that problem (much). I wear sandals much of the time all year round (even in snow), and only with socks when no-one is looking and I need to change into shoes later.
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This is why I don't wear shorts if I know a camera is anywhere in the vicinity.
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I think the last time I wore shorts, they ended up getting covered in my own blood.
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Man that's it, these shorts are being put in to an outfit, I'm going to make them work.
I'm a rebel, a rebel with a short inseam.
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Why not wear cutoffs? They are like shorts, but go over the knee. Plus pockets, or should I say pockets that don't make it appear as if your John Thomas has a light attachment.
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Shorts have never been my thing. I don't agree with the concept of men's legs existing in public. This is why I am generally red-faced and sweating like a pig in a slaughterhouse the second the sun comes out, but hey. Also, I believe that men's feet are only acceptable in public on the beach.
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To all guys. Some girls favorite parts of you are feet and legs, please show them off if they are not terrible.
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If the romans could conquer Europe in sandals then its good enough for me. I even have a pair of walking sandals.
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I think this summer I defined pretty well why one shouldn't wear cut-offs. I wasn't going for stylish here- this is at a roof-top barbecue, so comfortable and weather-appropriate prevailed. But that's pretty much how I dressed the entire summer.
God damn this is a really unflattering picture.
(http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v265/40/30/607765409/n607765409_1055317_9574.jpg)
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To all guys. Some girls favorite parts of you are feet and legs, please show them off if they are not terrible.
This is a fine example of the hackneyed old advice to "be yourself." Some girls like them, other girls hate them. The important thing to realize is that no matter what you do some girls will like it and some girls won't, so just do whatever feels right to you.
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Gene: proving to the world why cutoffs are NOT a good idea.
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Why not wear cutoffs? They are like shorts, but go over the knee. Plus pockets, or should I say pockets that don't make it appear as if your John Thomas has a light attachment.
Jorts are the most horrendous thing, they are the genocide of short pants
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i never wear short things either. i am pretty small and skinny but also kind of pear shaped. a fitted shirt and a pair of nice pants or jeans (to me) make me look pretty dang good whereas skirts and shorts always seem make me look overweight no matter what. every summer i just bear the heat and try not to get heatstroke too bad. now that i have written it down and read it over that is pretty stupid, i guess i am vainer than i thought.
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Not always a good idea... Perhaps they shouldn't have been made of denim as it makes you look like you stole them from the 80's, never a good thing.
Jorts? Is that what cutoff's are?
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Jorts = jean shorts I'm pretty sure?
Honestly, I just wanted to be comfortable in 90 degree heat so I took three or four pairs of skinny jeans that I had worn out over the course of the year and chopped them up like so.
I have about five months to come up with a better idea for the coming summer. :|
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I think Gene's cutoffs look good. Heck of good!
And Re: paleness, no one cares about being pale vs tan anymore except girls getting ready for prom. And not even then sometimes. Besides my own personal feelings about that, apparently Hollywood agrees with me since every single A list actress is a paleface.
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The difference is healthiness, you don't want to look like you have just got out of the coffin, anymore than you want to look like you took a dip in a deep fat frier.
That said, I am all for paleness, it looks kind of awesome :-)
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I like to think there is way to make shorts on men work, simply because otherwise I would die of a heat stroke in the summer. I wear shorts like these (though slightly longer because I think my knees look funny):
(http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/1551/prodimagell4.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
I would never call them a fashion statement, I'm just trying to get the lesser evil out of the shorts world - which is particularly difficult when my legs could have me mistaken for Big Foot.
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Problem solved, dudes. Just get a kilt.
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Re Gilead's shorts: Wear Keds or the lace up old school Vans! Those would look pretty awesome with your shorts.
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I have worn tights often enough but a skirt is taking it a bit too far Mr Valley.
Also, that was the picture I was thinking of Mr Bacon, cutoffs are how they are described and while not "fashionable" few things that are designed for hot weather are.
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In other news, I've decided to give up on trying to be ahead of the curve at all, and will from now on be drawing 90% of my clothing inspiration from the 1970's. I just got some bellbottoms. I am pretty excited about this.
That is a great line of reasoning. I just can't agree that bellbottoms are a good idea, sorry.
ADDITION: Hey lunchy, look I talked fashion!
Just wait and see.
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This is why I don't wear shorts if I know a camera is anywhere in the vicinity.
If the romans could conquer Europe in sandals then its good enough for me. I even have a pair of walking sandals.
Sandals and pants, combine to make fail.
That website 'knowing their stuff' is a stupid way of saying if you're enough of an asshole you can say whatever shit you want.
Actually, even saying YOU LOOK LIKE SHIT could probably work if you did it right.
Look jhocking is making another meaningful contribution to the fashion advice thread.
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No Mr Cat, I wear cutoffs, not shorts. Trust me I am hardly going to be wearing tousers and sandals together! That would be a bad a faux pas as wearing snadals and socks!
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What's so bad about sandals with pants again? I do it. I know guys that do it too and I don't see the big deal.
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*facepalm*
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I've got no problem with it. Jeans and sandals would be odd, but trousers -especially khakis- and sandals are fine. Of course, I wouldn't be wearing them unless I was on a beach or something, but that is just because I always wear boots. Always.
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I wear jeans or climbing pants and chacos 8 months out of the year.
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*facepalm*
No, seriously. You just said they were fail, but you didn't say why. I'm the kind of person who hates wearing shoes in warm weather and it's very rare that I wear socks during summer. My preferred shoes in warm weather are sandals and since I don't wear shorts that often, I wear them with jeans. Yeah, I'll wear flats as well, but not nearly as often.
Besides, I keep my feet pretty during the warm seasons.
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I think this summer I defined pretty well why one shouldn't wear cut-offs. I wasn't going for stylish here-
those aren't cut-offs/
These are cut-offs:
(http://www.fashionisspinach.com/images/1007/nevernude.jpg)
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Besides, I keep my feet pretty during the warm seasons.
Girls are a bit of a different story, generally guys pants are a little bit baggier which leaves you with conflicting bagginess over foot-freedom that is awkward to say the least.
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Cutoffs (http://cassland.org/images/StMarysWell.jpg) for seasonal comfort; or rugger shorts (http://cassland.org/images/1992-Lechlade.jpg).
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I like Sam's cut-offs.
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Well I did! At least I think I did. I don't really remember them anymore it was like a friggin' year ago
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In response to that picture: MY EYES! *rolls around trying to get the image to go away*
Those are short shorts, let it never be said that I like short shorts.
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In response to that picture: MY EYES! *rolls around trying to get the image to go away*
Those are short shorts, let it never be said that I like short shorts.
So, how's this posting 15 times a day thing going for you? You enjoying it? Seem like a good thing to do?
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I have a lot of time on my hands at the moment and am trying to make a good impression and be a bit irreverent. Sorry, I don't want to come across as bumping my count.
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I think the rule of thumb is less than 10 posts per day for the first few weeks? Read it somewhere. After people are more used to you, I guess it's fine to post more. Don't mind Kieffer, though.
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Dont mind him, he is cantankerous at best. Didn't he get banned like 3 times after all?
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pthhhbbbbttt
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Seriously, a dude tries to offer some helpful advice to a new poster and this is what he gets. Cruel comments from a cruel public that has turned its back on you.
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Eh, I'm a bit obviously biased here, but comments to new posters should be snark-free and preferably sent in personal messages to be seen as helpful. Elsewise you just appear to be a jerk trying to poke fun at a new target.
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Or we could be mean instead of poking fun, and still be jerks because we don't care. I tend to prefer this course of action.
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And I'm the one who gets banned.
Also, can we have a universal moratorium on the word snark, snarky, and all of its derivatives? I think we can be done with it.
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Eh, I'm a bit obviously biased here, but comments to new posters should be snark-free and preferably sent in personal messages to be seen as helpful. Elsewise you just appear to be a jerk trying to poke fun at a new target.
The problem with sending feedback in a PM is that nobody else sees it. I italicized that bit because that also happens to be exactly why people suggest PMing or email, so that there's no public criticizing. The problem though is that the the person being directly addressed isn't the only one who could benefit from the feedback; you want everyone to know what is and is not considered acceptable by the community.
Y'know how newbies are frequently advised to lurk for a while to learn community norms? Well what is the point of that "lurk first" advice if the only way to hear any rules is by breaking the rules and then being PMed about it?
That all said, yeah don't be snarky when giving feedback. If you mean to be helpful, then don't act like a jerk.
ADDITION: What's wrong with "snarky"? The only other word that means quite the same thing is "sarcastic," and that seems cumbersome sometimes.
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And I'm the one who gets banned.
Also, can we have a universal moratorium on the word snark, snarky, and all of its derivatives? I think we can be done with it.
Snarky is a fabulous word, and can be laid to rest as soon as its meaning is no longer demonstrated. <3
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Fashion
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saying that certain things are worse doesn't justify an action. like, its okay for me to be racist because i'm not a murderer? i'm not sure about that. poking fun might be better than being overtly mean, but that still doesn't mean you're not a dick if you poke fun at someone with the deliberate intention of hurting their feelings and making them feel shitty. obviously if they get it and are okay with it, that's a bit different. i don't see a good reason not to just be nice to people whenever you can.
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Honestly? The whole "10 posts a day" rule of thumb is because of me. Putting it in terms of a number is just more polite than coming right out and saying "joe posts too much, don't be that guy." I am the fine line between talkative and verbal diarrhea.
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A huge amount of his posts involve unnecessary smileys, excessive exclamation points, and really really bad jokes. It's not just that he's posting a lot, it's that he's posting a lot of drivel
I can quote examples if you want, but I think I may have just gotten a step too mean.
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Oh look, I found some fashion.
(http://thesartorialist.com/photos/2008_1204_3.jpg)
Actually I think I just like his camera, because he looks kinda toolish and has some serious rocket-pocket
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Then why don't you PM him and ask him not to use smileys and exclamation points? Why the approach that is essentially intended to make him feel bad and that doesn't even address the issue you're really going after?
I mean I guess your approach is favourable if you just want him off the forums but I don't think we should be bullying people out when we can just give them a nudge instead.
Read jhocking's post, jens.
And yes, i'd say i think mr bugman is posting many posts but with too little content. It is not atrocious but not good either.
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That hat is really hard to pull off and while it fits his head alright and everything he just doesnt have the look or the body to match (its reserved for neo-Joey Jeremiahs or people who dress classes head to toe), he shirt shouldnt be buttoned to the top, it's an uncomfortable affectation that makes him look stupid to boot. The pants are far far to blue, I dont care if the lighting is bringing it out. Too damn blue.. The camera is a fun affectation as long as it's actually functional as well. The shirts themselves are alright, and knuckle tatoos are always cool, even if they just say "Love, Hate" or something as trivial, they are kind of like neck tatoos poking over the collar that way.
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Is rocketpocket code for him having hella visible dick? That is some awesome terminology.
Also, Jeans, all I did was tell the dude he was making too many posts. I didn't bring up what I perceive as the lack of quality in his posting, because that is mean. You have dragged this thing out, made a big deal out of it, when the dude I commented to took it in stride. You just made it a thing because you wish I was still banned, not because of any actual reason. I asked the guy to follow the rules of the forum. I did it in a way that wasn't excessively hostile, wasn't even that rude, in a way that if anyone else had posted it, no one would have thought twice. But you know, enjoy your vendetta.
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I... I uhhhh... I agree with Jens on this subject. Telling people the rules in public both serves to educate the people who may break them in the future as well a little public humiliation sends the message home a bit better than a PM which is coming from just one guy.
But being a flaming asshole about it doesn't do shit. All it does is let everyone know your an asshole, and if you are ok with that then fine whatever. But dont hurt he forum as a whole by doing it. This forum has historically had issues with with discouraging newbies as well as seeming very clique-y which made it even harder for new members to break in.
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Cool, let's move on now.
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I don't mind that guy's hat, but for some reason I still think I want to punch him, which is odd, since I'm not a violent man.
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http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,15338.0.html
and yes. This will now be dropped, talk of lacklustre fashion can continue now.
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Yeah, if people who tend to jump all over new kids who fuck up could just not make such a big deal about it, and if the new kids could not take it so personally and maybe take the Internet with a grain of salt, I predict that we will be a happier and less obnoxious forum with less pointless drama and fewer schisms that arise for no reason.
Maiada has new heels. They are excellent. She should post pictures as soon as humanly possible hagualhblauhglbh.
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The disparity between people who think they can pull off a hat and people who actually can is stunningly large.
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I think that the hat largely depends on attitude. If you act uncertain about the hat, it looks bad. If you act like it's part of you, it can look good. Be sure that your hat fits your clothes, though. Fedoras tend to get worn when they really don't fit, with jeans or shorts and t-shirts. Top hats are not commonly worn poorly, but I think that is because less people have them. I personally really like the flat caps that seem to have come back into fashion recently, they tend to go well with casual clothes, and even old-guy casual that can pass for semi-proper attire these days. I might just be saying that because I always wear mine.
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and yes. This will now be dropped, talk of lacklustre fashion can continue now.
Perhaps in the form of you telling us about your new clothes?
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The disparity between people who think they can pull off a hat and people who actually can is stunningly large.
See, I have never harbored any illusions about being able to wear a hat and look decent. My head is just too gigantic. Even stocking caps do not work on me. This is very inconvenient, because, being in WI in winter, my head is often quite cold. It runs in my family too: my dad looks ridiculous is each and every hat he has every worn. Though it's never stopped him.
Basically: Damn my ill-formed skull.
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I have a very small head, and hats generally look ridiculous on me.
Earflap hats are the exception. Perhaps it is that they are meant to look ridiculous, but I can get away with them.
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Oh look, I found some fashion.
[picture]
Actually I think I just like his camera, because he looks kinda toolish and has some serious rocket-pocket
This photo made me laugh. Why? Because it proves my number one pet peeve about men wearing tight pants. I do not want to see which side your dick likes to hang out on, okay.
I generally look decent in hats. Depends on the hat, but I can pull of the ridiculous knitted ear flap hat as well as flapper-style hats and cabby hats. I can pull of those huge, fancy hats, too, but as I don't go to Ascot on a regular basis, I do not feel the urge to buy one.
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Ooh, a topic I can contribute to, sort of.
Re: Hats: My sister knitted me a beret-type hat for Christmas. I need to stretch it out a bit to get it on my fet head, but it should be awesome. Pictures to follow in the next week or two.
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I've been occasionally putting a tshirt over a buttonup and then tucking the buttonup half into my pants so it doesn't look like I have a little buttonup skirt thing coming out, is this an okay practice?
The tshirt hides the fact that I've got a buttonup tucked in.
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What about the sleeves? Maybe I'm imagining this wrong but in my head it looks really strange.
Take a picture?
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I'm going to ask, what is the point of putting a buttonup under a tshirt?
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The collar and the sleeves show. Its a good way to have an extra layer when its not quite cold enough for a sweater, but its too cold for just a tshirt.
I'm talking long sleeved button-up, like a dress shirt. But not as dressy.
I googled for a picture, but I couldn't find one.
Here's what I wear at work:
(http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a127/r3an1m4t3d/worket.jpg)
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Suit needs brought in around the waist BADLY.
Get it done and I recon it will look super sharp.
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Its already been tailored to my measurements. Same with my pants. I was trying to take it before it got to the ground floor. And I was on the third floor. Its really very well fitting.
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Honestly, if you're going to wear a shirt with a tee, wear the shirt on the outside. Wearing it on the inside is just silly.
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I've been occasionally putting a tshirt over a buttonup and then tucking the buttonup half into my pants so it doesn't look like I have a little buttonup skirt thing coming out, is this an okay practice?
The tshirt hides the fact that I've got a buttonup tucked in.
I do this occasionally. I think I did it when I was in New York in August, because I hadn't brought a change of clothes with me. So I reversed the previous day's wearings.
(also it was rad walking around New York City with a shirt yelling "RED SOX" on the outside, the day after they beat the Yankees)
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This is basically what it looks like:
(http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a127/r3an1m4t3d/IMG00235.jpg)
(http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a127/r3an1m4t3d/IMG00236.jpg)
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Yeah, I don't mind the look. It's a bit...dorky, I guess? But I am dorky.
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Why would you do that to a perfectly nice dress shirt?
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Michael, you should show us how it is done. I want to see your fashions STAT.
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Why would you do that to a perfectly nice dress shirt?
Quoted for tha trilla truth.
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Man that is like the kids in high school who wore long sleeve shirts under t's grew up, got a job at the IT department of some local business, and were too lazy to change all the way before their L.A.N party after work.
I highly recommend not rocking that look dude. It is not a good look.
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:mrgreen: (sassy clothes person): I for one think t-shirts over longsleeves looks good on menfolk and womenfolk.
:police: (fashion police person): FUCK YOU NU-UH
*clubs :mrgreen:*
I don't do it often because I do not own a lot of longsleeves anymore. But especially on slimly-built dudes and dudettes it is a most rockin' attire.
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Yeah, honestly Jace I do not like that look at all. Reverse it (shirt on top, T-shirt underneath) button it, and roll the sleeves up and you'll have "casual, sexy, semi-rugged man look"
Evernew- I like it a lot! I've generally been afraid to go shorter than the shag I posted in the Hair thread recently but it really works on you. The shorter cut frames your face in a way that the curly hair could never.
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I wore a really nice dress to a party last night and I had to put a top under it because it was way too low cut, and somehow the top turned the dress from something elegant (a black dress with pink flowers on it) to something an eight year old would wear.
I've mostly got over it because the alternative is to whinge about it all the time and heaven knows I complain enough already, but I wish that sometimes I could look my age and not a full decade younger.
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Here's an "I want" post.
I want this dress (http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&_dynSessConf=3817857556510222309&id=830128&parentid=APP_DRESS_GRAPHIC&pushId=APP_DRESS_GRAPHIC&popId=APP_DRESSES&sortProperties=&navCount=3&navAction=jump&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=rdm&colorName=RED+MOTIF) and this dress (http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&_dynSessConf=3817857556510222309&id=830127&parentid=APP_DRESS_GRAPHIC&pushId=APP_DRESS_GRAPHIC&popId=APP_DRESSES&sortProperties=&navCount=6&navAction=jump&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=bmu&colorName=BLACK+MOTIF) and this hat (http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&_dynSessConf=3817857556510222309&id=844056&parentid=ACC_HAIR_HATS&pushId=ACC_HAIR_HATS&popId=ACC_HAIR&sortProperties=&navCount=26&navAction=jump&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=bei&colorName=BEIGE) and man, I can not afford these things, but this store makes me happy.
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I love that second dress. Anthropologie has such beautiful clothing, but man is it expensive.
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I want all of those things. That is truly a fabulous brand and I want to own so much of those things because I am an anthro major and wearing them would probably make me giggle.
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Those hats look rather nice actually, kind of 1920's "flapper" style. I must admit it isn't all that expensive, I have paid more for a decent hat and jacket before now, and they are very pretty. My friend tends to make dresses like that and I will be the first to admit how awesome they can be.
To make this clear, yes I am a guy, but I don't have to dress up to see awesome clothing and want to comment.
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I read this as
I want this dress (http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&_dynSessConf=3817857556510222309&id=830128&parentid=APP_DRESS_GRAPHIC&pushId=APP_DRESS_GRAPHIC&popId=APP_DRESSES&sortProperties=&navCount=3&navAction=jump&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=rdm&colorName=RED+MOTIF) and this dress (http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&_dynSessConf=3817857556510222309&id=830127&parentid=APP_DRESS_GRAPHIC&pushId=APP_DRESS_GRAPHIC&popId=APP_DRESSES&sortProperties=&navCount=6&navAction=jump&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=bmu&colorName=BLACK+MOTIF) and this hat (http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&_dynSessConf=3817857556510222309&id=844056&parentid=ACC_HAIR_HATS&pushId=ACC_HAIR_HATS&popId=ACC_HAIR&sortProperties=&navCount=26&navAction=jump&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=bei&colorName=BEIGE) and a man.
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Yeah, well, I want that too, but this thread is about fashion.
I must admit it isn't all that expensive
While that hat isn't that expensive, both of those dresses knock out just about all of my paycheck.
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I want the first dress. Damn do I ever. It would look fantastic on me.
Actually they both would.
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We'll be the judge of that.
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Edith, we're going to see if there's an anthropologie in Boston and try on dresses and take pictures and blow their minds.
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Eed, you should get that first dress. I agree that it will look very good on you.
And cicero, damn can you quit being a dick for a while? Just try?
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I've been good today dude, what are you talking about Yelley?
Like Young Jeezy, I'm back! The Recession is over.
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Prays that you're good looking.
Who cares, I could probably kill you with my boobs.
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Who cares, I could probably kill you with my boobs.
Last time I checked A cups weren't deadly. *dances to Jeezy* Wylin' out.
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See this is what I mean about being a dick.
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See this is what I mean about being a dick.
Dude, I'm kidding around. I took her post as a joke too. May I ask why you take the internet so seriously?
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Please, Sam. You know I want it.
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May I ask why you have to be such a dick?
I'm not. I can't help that you all take the internet so seriously. Lighten up.
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Prick? Hardly. I'm Mr. Generosity. Just ask Liz. I'm da nicest feller in da Midwest.
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Guys, it's not being a dick if it's on the internet, duhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Anyway, I like the 2nd dress a lot. Nifty design.
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I recently made this purchase, along with other LRG clothing; and urban clothing from the website. Saved about 200+ during a 60% off sale.
http://www.karmaloop.com/products.aspx?ProductID=42204&VendorCode=LRG
Good stuff.
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lighten up DEEZ NUTS
i like michael j krell (http://michaeljkrell.com/), he makes some nice basics.
Honestly nothing there really stood out at me, especially at the prices offered. Most of the basics of that you could get at the GAP for half of that price.
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lighten up DEEZ NUTS
i like michael j krell (http://michaeljkrell.com/), he makes some nice basics.
Sam, those are some nice shirts, sadly they are all for people significantly smaller than I.
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Liz is Misconception? Aw. Liz, go bake me cookies!
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look, cicero. here is how i see it.
you know liz, so you probably know that the people on these forums are really cool. they are my friends, and not just on the internet, i've met a lot of them in real life. so let's think of these forums as a party where me and all my friends are talking and having fun. liz says, 'hey i know this guy and he is okay, i'll invite him too' and then you show up and are a complete tool. we are all hanging out and having fun and talking and you are all like 'HAY GUISE, LOOK AT ME I CAN MAKE DICKISH COMMENTS LOLOLOLOL CAN I BE IN YOUR CLIQUE NOW?' and we are all like 'umm.... that guy is kind of annoying and i think the party would be more fun if he shut up a little bit or made an attempt to get to know us before jumping in and being a dick to everyone' and liz is like 'oh man guys, i swear he is cool outside of this party i have no idea what is going on and i am so sorry.'
yeah, that's what it is like. it's not that i take the internet seriously, it is more like this is a place where i come to talk to my friends and you are being a jerk.
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No, see, you seem to be misunderstanding the issue. It isn't that we don't get that you're joking, you just aren't funny.
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I will maybe bake you cookies if you stop being such a goddamn dick to everyone.
Oatmeal Raisin and you have yourself a fuckin' deal!
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No, see, you seem to be misunderstanding the issue. It isn't that we don't get that you're joking, you just aren't funny.
I'm not misunderstanding anything. You guys take the internet seriously because it's what most of you have to look forward to because your lives are obviously miserable. Mine isn't. It rules.
Now back to the fashion talk!
(http://photos-d.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v372/162/90/797984417/n797984417_1629803_4400.jpg)
I like all the girls
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Also, fashions:
(http://www.80spurple.com/shop/img/products/fp_f768x850_oat-2t.jpg)
WANT.
EDIT: Pagebreak means back to fashion and NO MORE GODDAMN BICKERING.
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That picture of me and Davis was epic. I am so bloated in there because of my MCD. I'm down 40 pounds since that picture. Hotness!
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good god someone please ban this guy how many warnings has he even had. a million? a billion?
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Minimal Change Disease, it's a kidney disease. It rocked my world.
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Liz, got a close-up on that pattern?
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I most certainly do: http://www.80spurple.com/shop/img/products/fp_f768x850_oat-5t.jpg
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Hey guys, thanks for the advice on my fashion threads. (hahaha, see what I did thar)
Next question about long sleeve shirts under short sleeve, I have just a plain longsleeved gray shirt that I hate wearing on top because then you can't see the obviously awesome tshirt I am wearing underneath. Should I just avoid wearing this shirt because it doesn't look good to have long sleeved under short?
Oh, and as for shitting up the Fashion thread, what are people's opinions on pants/shirts that are brown?
(STOP POSTING YOU FUCKERS! I WANT TO MAKE ONE POST!)
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jace, longsleeved collared dress shirt under tshirt is no. longsleeved tshirt under tshirt is okay.
brown shirts and brown pants are okay, but not together.
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Oh, and as for shitting up the Fashion thread, what are people's opinions on pants/shirts that are brown?
I like lighter browns for pants. I try to avoid brown shirts, because they are for nazis. Also, they look silly.
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I wear chocolate brown and I think it's a good color to wear, just not all at once. Either or is best.
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liz: Not bad, it seems sort of modern day 60s to me, though. Do you get what I mean by that? Kinda hippyish, probably because of the fabric and the coarseness of the trim pattern.
For some reason, when I think brown pants, I think corduroy in that dark brown color cheap plastic used to come in. I think brown pants could be good, but they could also be bad, I'd need to see them, or get a better description for a mental picture.
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Hmm, I think I might have to buy a dark brown cashmere turtleneck...
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I do khakis when I have to dress up. But the shirt has to be "not brown" for it to look good.
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Brown is an awesome color.
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brown shirts/pants are fine as long as they look good on you. which is maybe the dumbest and most obvious thing i've ever written. hold on, let me work on that.
brown does not look bad on everybody, there are some people who can pull it off and really well. i have a lot of brown/khaki clothing and i think i can work it alright. too much brown is a bad call; the best move if you can is to compliment (but not clash too severely so as to detract from the outfit) with accessories or items of clothing of a different contrasting colour. for example, you could pair a brown t-shirt with a red scarf to make the brown in the shirt seem less dull and more full and rich. brown also tends to works better on people with rosy/pink rather than olive complexions.
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Brown and earthy tones are good for red/auburn heads.
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A nice neutral brown is always handy to have around. It is a good color to layer with, as it rarely clashes.
I wouldn't wear brown pants, however.
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They do have a bit of a reputation. Or was that brown shirts?
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yeah i can do khaki at best for pants. i don't know if khakis are fashionable or not, but i know mine are hell of comfortable and make my butt look good and do not clash with about 95% of the shirts in my closet so they have some importance in my life, at least.
one thing i do not get is pairing dark brown with black. in small amounts, it probably works sometimes but a black shirt/jacket with brown pants or vice versa makes me cringe every time. you gotta have a different contrasting colour to make the brown seem richer and nicer to look at, otherwise it looks like shit - literally. even blue jeans are good enough. black makes brown look so bad i feel like it makes my eyes hurt a little bit just to look at it.
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I have a black sweater that I wear with dark brown cords, but there is also a brown pattern on the sweater. It looks pretty decent.
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They do have a bit of a reputation. Or was that brown shirts?
Oh ho! You, sir, are several posts too late for the obligatory nazi joke.
Anyway, I think brown is definitely more flattering on women, or maybe just looks better when made into typical women's clothing. That perception may just be because girls I know are more likely to wear colors that mesh well with browns.
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i tried to google for a result to show what i meant but couldn't find one quick enough so for lack of anything else, here (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1301) is a qc strip where i think dora's outfit would look awful on a real person.
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The only brown item I have (besides a couple of weird T-shirts) is my leather jacket. It is a dark, chocolate brown, and I like it very much. I wouid like to get a brown corduroy sport coat at some point. But beyond that I can't see myself owning a lot of brown clothes. I don't think I would ever wear brown pants.
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one thing i do not get is pairing dark brown with black.
So I have just yanked one of tommy's pictures from toronto for demonstrative purposes, but basically, I wear brown pants with a black shirt maybe a third of the time I am clothed.
(http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/8766/n53226004733634363681qx0.jpg)
Maybe these are not as dark brown as you are talking about though?
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I've done black shirt (long sleeve) with khakis.
But I am a fat tub of goo, so bad looking clothes make no diff.
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I wear some very soft, light brown linen pants w/ black t-shirts occasionally. It probably doesn't look good at all, but they are some damn comfortable pants.
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unfortunately i am still looking at that picture and going "while that doesn't look terrible, any other colour shirt with those pants, or any other colour pants with that shirt, would probably look better".
now i am thinking that maybe it is just me after all. when it comes to colours like white/grey/brown/black, i sort of see them as the most boring colours and try to never have them dominate an outfit unless there is some third colour going on in there, doing some mediating. with girls maybe it's a bit easier to accessorize cos you can just grab a bag or toss on a scarf or put on some awesome shoes and it solves the my-outfit-is-sort-of-boring problem. i don't know what accessories are available to or liked by men. fashionable men, fill me in.
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I think black shirt with brown pants looks better than brown shirt with black pants. Though if you're wearing black shoes, I don't think either would look too horrible. (Or at least, I wore a black shirt, brown pants, black shoes combo and it didn't suck, but I wouldn't do it again.)
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I found some nice chocolate brown cords at a thrift store to wear to work, simply because I get covered in coffee every day and it doesn't show on brown pants. I want to buy some sort of brown cotton trousers also for this purpose. Anyway: The moral of my story is I love the heck out of my brown cords and I wear them all of the time, especially with black tshirts (also with light grey and dusty dark blue and soft peachy coloured tshirts). I also don't ever accessorise except for maybe with a bandana on my head and the leather thong that is always around my neck.
I am boring at fashion but I think I look best that way I guess?
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I love dark chocolate brown with something else champagne or cream colored. There's a picture I GIS'd (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/deedeeh15/DJ115912-16-07.jpg) that shows the colors I'm meaning, only maybe a little lighter of a champagne. I like pairing rich warm colors with other rich warm colors.
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I love brown and tan with burnt orange, eg. this outfit that I posted a few pages back http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3047/3103383838_c579065462.jpg?v=0
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I somehow managed to not notice up until now that this current discussion applies to me. I have a brown duster coat that I don't think I use as well as I could. I don't think it looks so good with the colors I usually wear, should I look for warmer colors to wear it with? I normally wear dull green or blue pants, sometimes jeans. What colors should I try wearing it with? The green doesn't look bad with it, I think darker warm colors would look good as well.
Are there any good ways to tell what colors look good with each other? Preferably something visual, rather than just colors that don't go together. It seems like someone would have made one by now, it seems like it would be so easy to make, maybe color wheels? I'm not good enough with fashion to do it.
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oh man liz, you look so happy about that outfit. i want a scarf like that. maybe i will knit one...
and tania, it is not just you. i hate black with brown. it just does not go in my mind.
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yelley it was $5 from Wal-Mart. I have three of them in different colors and they are pretty much my favorite things.
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fuck knitting it then, i will get myself to walmart and be fashionable just like you!
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lunchy it is weird that you say you are boring at fashion cos i think you are one of the best dressed people here! i am not sure what the definition of "fashionable" is but mine is to dress in a way that makes you look particularly eye-catching or makes people want to go out of their way to comment on your outfit... so if i think someone is not fashionable it doesn't mean they are dressed terribly, it just means they don't look particularly amazing. every time you post a photo of yourself though, there is always some small part of the outfit i notice and i go "aw man that one thing looks so good with that other thing, and she makes it look so effortless, why can't i think of things like that?" and if you say that your fashions are boring because you think the clothes themselves are boring, then that is even better because it means you know how to put outfits together in ways that make boring clothes look fantastic.
tl;dr - you should give yourself more credit!
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Liz, I never took you for a Wal-Mart gal!
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What's that supposed to mean? They have cheap stuff that I cannot find at other places!
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http://www.80spurple.com/shop/img/products/fp_f768x850_oat-2t.jpg
WANT.
GET.
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keyboarding
Is this all we ever do? Meet up and congregate in music shops?
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What's that supposed to mean? They have cheap stuff that I cannot find at other places!
This- http://www.walmartmovie.com/ (http://www.walmartmovie.com/)
I wish you weren't a wal-mart girl too:/
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yeah honestly a lot of corporations are unethical to some degree but if there's one place you should not shop at, it's walmart
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Plus, just the idea of Wall-Mart fashion is kind of...I dunno. I was gonna say dreadfully proletarian but it sounded kinda snobby. It is just a bad place to buy things.
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GET.
Dan I cannot afford it. It is $128 and I barely have that much in my savings account. I am going to keep looking for a cheaper version.
Generally I don't do my shopping at Wal-Mart (I prefer Target, I feel less sleazy), but sometimes I go to snag good deals. Like the $5 scarves and the $8 wide-leg pants that I am in love with.
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I don't buy into the whole Wal-Mart is evil thing. Wherever people can stretch their buck more, more power to them.
I shop at Savers a lot -- why spend 20-100 bucks on a pair of jeans when I can get ones that look just as good and like 5 pairs for 15 bucks?!
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Because they don't look just as good, you're just convincing yourself they do. But we've had the premium denim argument enough on this forum, and if it comes up again sam and I might both kill ourselves, so lets just leave it.
Also, for me it's not so much "Wall-Mart is evil" as it is "how can you have self respect/be fashionable wearing clothes you bought at Wall-Mart.
The two just seem mutually exclusive in my mind.
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I won't pay out my ass for jeans. I get enough dumb shit from my homo brother who throws dumb Dolce and Gabana and Gucci shit to me in the mail. I never wear it.
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Sell it on ebay, then you can buy 75 pairs of savers pants
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Even I don't shop for stuff at supermarkets if I want to look good. If its stuff to wear around the house and keep myself warm then thats different but don't buy from places like Wal-Mart or Tesco. I get my "warm indoor" stuff from places that need the money and that have stuff that won't fall apart after 2 washes.
How long do your jeans last friend? Some of mine are still going from 2 years ago.
If you have Dolce or Il Duce or whatever its called, then make use of it, sell it and give the proceeds to charity.
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Oh Sam, you'd get your pretty hair all messy with brains
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Because they don't look just as good, you're just convincing yourself they do
So true, plus they'll often be crap in many other ways. There's an area between bargain bin and rip-off called quality.
I get most of my clothes from Primark and it's upsetting.
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Guys if you want to bash Wal-Mart please do so in one of these two threads:
http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,21815.0.html
http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,16782.0.html
Stop shitting up the fashion thread with this crap.
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Josef, I'm not sure if you were talking to me -- but I'll ride my jeans till they die. Due to my Minimal Change Disease, I put on like 40 pounds since the start of last semester (lost it all) -- and I've been losing more weight. I went from a 34 waist or so to a 38 -- now I'm back to a 34, even a 33 works -- so I've gotten rid of the other shit. Regularly, I wear my jeans until they just fall apart. Maybe a year and a half. It's just nuts.
I could sell that D&G and Gucci shit, but I am going to Savannah for a week this summer and spending time in a beach house and at the nicest mansion in the city where my cousin/friend (graduated with me) is getting married, so I gotta stunt when I'm down there.
Sam, no I wasn't implying that they were the same.
I just think people should shop wherever they can get the best deals. I'm also a proponent of people feeling good in whatever they like.
I used to care about like. . . I dunno -- back in high school where I felt I had to go to those AE stores and shit to fit in, but not anymore. I'm cool like Bruce Springsteen in my white t's and blue jeans.
My style is all over the place anyways. I just spent a ton of money on LRG and other urban clothing, but will gladly wear Wrangler's from K-Mart and a solid color T. Depends on the day.
Whatever people wanna rock, they can rock.
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Liz, I thought of you and the Anthro kids when I was shopping.
http://www.karmaloop.com/Vendor/ABSKB/zoom/20622wzoom2.JPG
I was gonna get it, but then the sale ran out. It was only like 20 bucks a few weeks ago, I might get it after the next pay check comes -- along with the matchin' belt buckle. You know I love that Egyptian shit.
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Sorry.
Was just wondering, what does everyone feel are good "going out" clothes, I have started wearing a lot of shirts (with the occasional tie) recently when going out to places and I am never sure if its good or not.
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By "going out" I assume you mean dancing/bars/etc. I wear my typical daily style, really, but sometimes I will put on a fancier shirt with some jeans and maybe heels, though if I am planning on a lot of dancing that is not very practical.
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I have always liked wearing a nice pair of jeans with a nice shirt and a tie to go with it. Stunna shades are a must. I try to be black.
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Shades? At night time?
Okie dokie, thanks for the advice, will try and put it into practice next time I need to go out.
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I have always liked wearing a nice pair of jeans with a nice shirt and a tie to go with it. Stunna shades are a must. I try to be black.
No wonder I can't understand 85% of what you say.
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I just do it cause I'm goofy, but I usually like to wear stunna shades wherever. Fake mustaches as well, along with Cowboy hats. I'm a retard.
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Regarding the cowboy hats - did all the cowboys had really small heads or is my chernobyl-hit-me-hard condition again acting up? Damn, wanted to buy an hat for a long time, but I can't seem to find anything remotely big enough.
Although, I'll probably end up with a sombrero or something...don't know...
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I won't pay out my ass for jeans. I get enough dumb shit from my homo brother who throws dumb Dolce and Gabana and Gucci shit to me in the mail. I never wear it.
Dude. You need to tone it down. Not really digging the homo brother comment, even if he is gay. Please, please, please. Chill.
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I like those. More guys should wear pants like that.
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Pants that are awesome is what she means.
Plus whats wrong with Jeans being long?
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Regarding the cowboy hats - did all the cowboys had really small heads or is my chernobyl-hit-me-hard condition again acting up? Damn, wanted to buy an hat for a long time, but I can't seem to find anything remotely big enough.
Although, I'll probably end up with a sombrero or something...don't know...
I dunno, there are all sorts of Cowboy hat styles. You just gotta get to a good store that sells them and try 'em on. Cowboys are hard to please.
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I won't pay out my ass for jeans. I get enough dumb shit from my homo brother who throws dumb Dolce and Gabana and Gucci shit to me in the mail. I never wear it.
Whats the size, Ill take it off your hands. Im not joking.
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Yeah, I was about to write earlier that they look like they might be too large to get that kind of fit post-soak even if they are made shrink-to-fit, but realized I really had no experience with that kind of thing, I've only lurked denim threads on sufu extensively now and then, so I'd just keep my mouth shut.
But the way you want them to fit looks pretty sweet.
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Ok, here's my hat. And I lied. It's crocheted, not knitted. But either way, here it is:
(http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/5958/inaberetbq4.jpg)
I haven't quite figured out the best way to wear it yet, so there's some trial and error to do. I think it has the potential to be awesome. Hopefully my head does as well.
And yes, I am in a bathroom. It had the best light.
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I have a hat like that too! And honestly, I think they look absolutely ridiculous when you have your hair tied back and all off your face. Let your hair out or have some bits around your face and it will look really awesome. At least that's how I wear mine and it turns out cute.
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Yeah you really want to avoid it looking like a hair net.
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Ouch, McTaggart put his finger on it, with everything all tight and back it's a bit Typhoid Mary
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I'm excited because I bought some clothes yesterday and I have an entire outfit of things that didn't cost ten dollars (except the shoes and they weren't much over). Pictures soon to follow, probably.
Also, chiming in on the whole "let your hair down with that hat" thing. It's a cool hat and you have what appears to be pretty thick hair, so I think it will look good.
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I'm chimin' on the hat thing too. I have one similar and super thick hair it's adorable.
PS clothes that are less than 15 dollars are the greatest
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HEY FASHION THREAD DO THESE HEELS GO WITH MY DRESS
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3531/3176889374_d16c33cc17.jpg?v=0)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3511/3176889516_c1380c8b40.jpg?v=0)
my shoes are pretty much the epitome of haute couture
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Maiada Im going to say individually those are really nice pieces of clothing but I dont think those shoes will match the dress. They are both very busy and dont share any common pattern or colours.
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I am flying to italy and stealing your shoes.
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Realized and fixed my post, I have no idea what Cheshire Cat's name is irl
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I think those shoes would go with the dress because they don't go at all. It would be fabulous.
And I want those shoes too, dammit.
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I dunno. I think I'd like it like that. If they had any similarity at all, it'd be awful, but I think it'd be cute as is.
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I think this only works if you have like a million different items, so it's so obvious it's on purpose that it sort of makes sense. When you're only wearing shoes and a dress it just looks like you have no idea what you're doing.
I think it doesn't work at all if you have a million different things on, it looks like you got out of bed, fell into your closet, pushed over your jewellery box, stumbled through the shoe rack, and got a handbag caught around your foot as you drunkenly danced with the coat rack before leaving your house.
That dress and those shoes would be hella cute together.
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Mai, I would not wear the two of those together. I like both individually but if you put them into one outfit it would just be too much.
That being said, I am stealing the shoes as well.
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There are probably better shoes to wear with that dress.
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So I got paisley pants and I love them
(http://i40.tinypic.com/2mpnczq.jpg)
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You have Pirate trousers?! They look really really cool.
If you don't mind me saying so that is.
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I am completely torn about whether those pants are the greatest or worst thing I've ever seen. I'm leaning towards the greatness methinks.
This is pretty much my opinion on all the fashions that you post.
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Oh man. Um. I actually like paisley a lot but those are kind of real bad.
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I will admit that they are atrocious, I just love them so much that it hurts.
PS Sam, you're just sad because I can find pants that are not huge.
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don't listen to them, i think those pants are badass.
you just need some better boots to go with them and probably a sword.
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I'm wanting to "grow up" in my style. I usually wear nothing but printed t-shirts and jeans, and my vans. I'm turning 20 this month, and I've always wanted to approach a different more mature style. A couple months ago when I was visiting my boyfriend he came home from work and I was dressed in jeans, my vans and I had a black tank top on with a really nice tailored pink button down** shirt with small black pinstripes, the sleeves were belled at the ends and had the same snaps at the end making it more open around my hands (I wish I had a photo but I borrowed the top from a friend, I do not have it anymore). But my boyfriend was really into it, couldn't keep his eyes off of me, complimented me on how gorgeous I looked. I want to start altering my wardrobe to more stuff like this, but I don't quite know how to without being to drastic. Not to mention I'm worried about over dressing. Any help would be nice.
Also, I'm moving further south and spring is sneaking up. I hate wearing shorts, and skirts mostly because my tops don't look right at all with either. Dresses I'm not against but if I wear one just to be wearing one, I tend to have a home sick feeling, and slightly out of place (overdressed). I really don't know what to do.
**when I say button down it wasn't buttons but it was the same "snaps" used for bras.
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Dear fashion thread,
Yesterday I bought a waistcoaty thing, because it was half price and fits so nice. But now I have the dilemma of having nothing to wear with it. I am completely at a loss of what I should be wearing with this thing. HELP
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/ebony_willow/things002-3.jpg)
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Arrrrr, this thread seems to have become all piratey all of a sudden.
also, perhaps a suit? With a tie? All three in concert may give an air of "I am wearing a suit, but I am indie enough to wear a waistcoat too".
Or the shirt you are already wearing is good too.
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I have never worn a suit in my life, and that is how I plan to keep it. Also ties on girls tend to be very 'Avril Laigney' and that is a terrible look for anyone, including Avril Lavigne.
Or howeevr you spell her stupid name.
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I can't advise really, perhaps "suit" is the wrong word, I meant in terms of a button up black shirt with one of those nice (but still quite cool looking) ties with the top button undone and the tie loose (but not so loose as to look like its about to fall off)
I generally symplify way too much.
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Personally Jo, I love that shirt underneath the waist coat. I've seen those in some stores around here, I've always wanted to buy one but I'm terrible at matching things together.
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Andy, don't listen to them. Those pants are awesome. (But only if you wear a black or white shirt with them and those boots.)
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Andy, pants are shit
Jody, waistcoat is hot, shirt is not
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Andy those pants made me throw up in my mouth a little.
Jodie that vest is nnnghdd it looks wonderful with that shirt.
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Here is my take on Andy's pants--I think they suit her. I think that 99% of people could not make them work, but my bet is that she will rock them because she's got the attitude for them. I'd be interested in seeing an entire outfit with them to see what she does with it.
She builds her wardrobe with weird unique pieces, which is cool. It's really different than how my wardrobe is solid color (or maybe polka dot) basics, or how Liz's wardrobe consists (from what I've seen) of basics with lots of structure.
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Got my Triple 5 Soul "Brooklyn" (Blue and Orange) hoodie today with my LRG shirt that has great embrodiery on it. Received my other package yesterday and everything fits well and looks awesome. Saved 65% on everything. 2 zip ups, 7 shirts for 110 bucks. Not bad at all. Ye.
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I like the pants. I wouldn't wear them, but I like them.
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I think they're pretty damn unique. As mentioned above, I wouldn't wear them but they're pretty cool.
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Thanks for havin' my back Sam. I couldn't have done it without you.
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Here is my take on Andy's pants--I think they suit her. I think that 99% of people could not make them work, but my bet is that she will rock them because she's got the attitude for them. I'd be interested in seeing an entire outfit with them to see what she does with it.
This. I had a friend who had some chartreuse and magenta pants that were hideous, but she could wear them because she had the right attitude for them.
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Fuck you all, those pants are fantastic.
I am kind of jealous- those would make a great stage outfit.
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Jodie, I would suggest picking up a solid colour top with like, a round neck maybe? I dunno. Something that fits close to your skin and isn't baggy or anything. I am sure I have seen lunchy pull off something like that before? That's what I'd do. I wouldn't mix patterns or anything with it.
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Jodie, or you could get a frilly pirate blouse. With your style, you could totally pull off the "wench" look.
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I would make a pretty excellent wench.
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I dunno I think the shirt already works nicely with the vest/whatever thing. Maybe its the collar?
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As a man, I say wear it by itself.
As an adviser, I say wear it with a loose white blouse.
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I am kind of jealous- those would make a great stage outfit.
Sorry Ballard, I don't think you'll be able to make the cast of RENT this year regardless of the pants you'd wear.
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Hey clothes thread, I have some extra cash from selling my computer, do I blow half of it on boots (http://www.llbean.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?categoryId=49464&storeId=1&catalogId=1&langId=-1&feat=52289-ppxs&dds=y), or buy reasonable things that I actually need, like shirts and a new pair of jeans?
As of right now I am basically cycling through all possible combinations of 3 plaid shirts and two plaid jackets (Rocking the double, or even triple, plaid is the sign of pure man). However, I also have been wanting/needing a pair of boots for ages.
The boots are cruel seductresses., the clothes are nice, boring wives.
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Here is my take on Andy's pants--I think they suit her. I think that 99% of people could not make them work, but my bet is that she will rock them because she's got the attitude for them. I'd be interested in seeing an entire outfit with them to see what she does with it.
This. I had a friend who had some chartreuse and magenta pants that were hideous, but she could wear them because she had the right attitude for them.
Oh my god these sound wonderful. I bet they are totally rockin'
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(http://www.karmaloop.com/Vendor/JEF/zoom/NI-TRTzoom1.jpg)
I can't wait to slip my toes into these.
(http://www.karmaloop.com/Vendor/MEL/zoom/F09DLEAU-PCHzoom1.jpg)
These too. I'm going to be so sexy.
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Those aren't engineer boots! Not even close!
But they are good boots...
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I just thought my guy feet would look sexy in them. So, they were worth it.
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Hey clothes thread, I have some extra cash from selling my computer, do I blow half of it on boots (http://www.llbean.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?categoryId=49464&storeId=1&catalogId=1&langId=-1&feat=52289-ppxs&dds=y), or buy reasonable things that I actually need, like shirts and a new pair of jeans?
As of right now I am basically cycling through all possible combinations of 3 plaid shirts and two plaid jackets (Rocking the double, or even triple, plaid is the sign of pure man). However, I also have been wanting/needing a pair of boots for ages.
The boots are cruel seductresses., the clothes are nice, boring wives.
Basically, I would suggest you buy the things you NEED. If you really need some new jeans and a couple of new shirts and just want the boots, then buy the things you need first. Alternatively, if you NEED them all - which ones would be more useful at the moment?
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I should probably buy the shirts/jeans now and wait a little while longer on the boots. :-/
I'll just end up buying some Levi's 514s (can't go any slimmer without being, er, not as fat), and more plaid shirts. Unless, that is, I can find some decent work shirts/safari shirts around town, this is difficult, given I live in a college town.
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So I'd never really heard of levi's jeans until I came to the fashion thread; are they really as good as you guys make them out to be? And where else can I find good jeans? I decided today that I need a pair of jeans that doesn't look exactly like every other pair of jeans that I own.
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So I'd never really heard of levi's jeans
I'd never really heard of levi's jeans
never really heard of levi's jeans
Dude, have you been living in Saudi Arabia all your life?
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By "never really heard of" I mean that I was aware there was a company called levi's and that they produced some jeans. That was all I'd ever heard about them.
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Guys, I am the same way. I pretty much just knew levi's made jeans, I don't know anyone who wears them.
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We're not surprised because you're not well-versed in the latest trends or some shit. It's just that Levi's are jeans. As in Levi Strauss invented denim pants (though originally they were overalls) in the mid 1800's.
Over the years they've become fashionable and there's a billion different washes and cuts now but they used to be and still are the most common brand of jeans out there.
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Maybe they're just not as big in Canada?
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Social Bacon- If anything, they're bigger in Canada.
"Levi's are jeans" is exactly the truth.
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I've had Levis, never noticed anything special about them, and I might have more that I don't know about, since their little leather bit with the logo on it tends to lose the front part, with the logo, easily.
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I knew taking the cheap rent and living under a rock was a bad idea.
Anyways, since we've determined that levi's are, in fact, great jeans, let's say I haven't got the $70 to drop on them, where else could I be looking for some reasonable jeans?
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http://www.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=121918&PartnerID=FROOGLE&BannerID=PD565
Standard Levi's are like 40-50 bucks. It's all the premium cuts and washes that get expensive.
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The only Levi's that are 'anything special' are the Big E type. The rest are just cheap, decent jeans.
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And there are some Japanese companies that make repros of famous deisgns.
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Sorry that these pictures are a little... well a lot late, they are of the ring that I wanted to show you guys (I realise that they are none too good, unfortunatly I must rely on a webcam to take photos).
Any comments about this (even if its get rid of this annoying crap) will be appreciated.
(http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/6206/164018ze0.th.jpg) (http://img209.imageshack.us/my.php?image=164018ze0.jpg)
(http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/3410/163427ra5.th.jpg) (http://img99.imageshack.us/my.php?image=163427ra5.jpg)
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http://www.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=121918&PartnerID=FROOGLE&BannerID=PD565
Standard Levi's are like 40-50 bucks. It's all the premium cuts and washes that get expensive.
No one should go through life without owning at least one pair of 501's.
If you buy 501's in anything but shrink to fit, you are not doing it right.
They are the best jeans. I take jeans seriously, so take me seriously when I say this.
The. Best. Jeans.
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I have one pair right now. They're pretty great, but I still think I prefer 514s.
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Then you don't get it.
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Wranglers > Levi's. Brett Favre said so.
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Man I am definitely going to stock up on Levis when in the states. I do not really understand why they are so expensive over here, but god knows I want some.
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I will take you shopping and tell you which ones look best. (This involves me looking at your bum, which I am not opposed to.)
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Kinky on your birthday. Nice.
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Well I don't really see how looking at someone's bum is kinky, but if it makes you feel better to think so, go for it.
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I don't know. I just remember having my Poetry of Rock and Roll teacher havin' us stare at pictures of Bruce Springsteen in his anchor blue jeans and thought it was awfully sexy.
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Wranglers > Levi's. Brett Favre said so.
Yeah, well fuck that guy. I'm still under the impression that he threw that game against the Dolphins.
Then you don't get it.
I've never been able to find the shrink-to-fit 501s in a store, Kieffer. Maybe that's the problem.
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a quesadilla.
no nono...
that green planter in the background. what are you going to plant in it?
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Levi Strauss invented denim pants (though originally they were overalls) in the mid 1800's.
I do not see anything about this on his wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_L%C3%A9vi-Strauss
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Poetry of Rock and Roll teacher
WAIT!
WHAT?
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http://www.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=121918&PartnerID=FROOGLE&BannerID=PD565
Standard Levi's are like 40-50 bucks. It's all the premium cuts and washes that get expensive.
No one should go through life without owning at least one pair of 501's.
If you buy 501's in anything but shrink to fit, you are not doing it right.
They are the best jeans. I take jeans seriously, so take me seriously when I say this.
The. Best. Jeans.
seriously, 501's are the best. i can't even deal with zippers anymore because i've worn nothing but 501's for like ten years.
they are fantastic jeans.
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I don't know if it is the toughest, but Brazil nuts are pretty badass.
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chestnuts are pretty much made of steel
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My god, Sam.
Those are beautiful.
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And now, for the return of my hat. Does this look better?
(http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/2605/inaberetwithhairsmilingli3.jpg)
Please ignore my face. My boyfriend told me to smile, which is why I look so ridiculous.
Mind you, I had my hair down like that for a few hours while doing some shopping and whatnot. It was very windy. My hair tried to kill me several times.
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It looks better. I still agree that if there were more hair in front of your ears, it would work even better. But with your hair as long as it is, that's not really too much of an option.
Also, your face is not ridiculous.
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Long hair is very hard to work with. I usually go and have my hair angled, so the starting point in the front is at my chin if not a tad bit higher.
I need to go get a trim, but money is tight and I'm not talented enough to do it by myself.
Edit: My hair is longer now, the woman who did my hair the last time did a very good job. Also, before she touched my hair I had horrible dark brown dye in it. She weaved in blonde for me because I wanted to try and get back to my natural color.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/crimsonstitches/newhair.jpg)
Also, ninja's kick ass.
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Okay, who screwed with the thread title?
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Miles.
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DON'T INVADE RUSSIA IN WINTER.
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That's good advice for everyone, though. Even russia, just switch it to Finland.
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Expand the state so as to allow for growth, this also requires preparation for war.
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That's good advice for everyone, though. Even russia, just switch it to Finland.
Unless you want Simo Häyhä on your ass.
But back to fashion:
I've recently realized that after I graduate in May, I'll no doubt have to do job interviews. Which means I'll need proper attire. So my question is this:
Are there dress pants in existence that are not ugly? I looked at Goodwill, I looked at Ross, I looked at pinnacle-of-current-fashion-Macy's. They are all hideous. Nothing about them ever appeals to me. Am I broken? Am I overlooking something? I never even tried any on, because they all looked so awful.
I briefly considered the world of skirts, but trust me, that is not a good idea. I have... thick legs. It would be bad. So pants it is, but they seem to be conspiring against me.
Any thoughts from the vaults of infinite fashion (and fascist) advice?
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How are you managing to find only ugly dress pants? Dress pants are awesome, you just need to find some with the right cut. Most of them look really nice, actually, is what I've discovered. It's easier to find dress pants that fit me properly than jeans, at least.
So yes, there are ones that aren't ugly. Simple black, gray or pinstriped are all good.
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My 'dress pants' are a $30 pair or something I picked up from a store here called ICE. I have a couple of pairs - they were pretty much the standard at school for the type of pants girls wore and I wear them to work all the time. They are super comfy, not over the top and look professional. I've worn them to every job I've had so they must be okay? They are just a plain simple black pair that sit at my hips. I'd suggest you try some on - they don't look the best on the rack and it is hard to tell what they will actually look like on you until you put it on. Pants are hard like that. I hate shopping for pants and jeans.
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If you are statestide, I've found pretty good dress pants by a brand called YMI. They're made of ACTUAL FABRIC instead of that creepy plastic rayon shit that a lot of dress pants seem to be made of.
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Sam, I am really really torn about those boots. On one hand, I love how they look when they're worn in and a little busted. On the other, I can't really quite stomach seeing boots intended to protect your feet on construction sites and iron mills and stuff on the feet of prissy hipster fucks on The Sartorialist and the J.crew magazine and shit.
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Does the same apply to jeans?
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Does the same apply to jeans?
Honestly? Yes, pretty often. Some people should just realize when they need to let a look go. It's for the best.
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Perhaps, Alex, but whether or not jeans have run their course in terms of fashion wasn't really the point I wanted to argue. I was trying to point out that there is a definite precedent for practical protective wear designed for manual labour being successfully incorporated into fashion, and in the case of jeans becoming one of the most iconic and widespread developments in fashion in the last half a century. On the other hand, though, there is also a precedent for people finding that somewhat offensive or uncouth, so I guess it works both ways!
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Work boots are more of a recent fad though, kind of the next iteration of timberland boots being adopted by rappers and "urban" culture
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So your dislike it because of a lack of longevity and the recentness of it? Or because of the people doing it? Man I think I might be coming off as a bit of a dick here which really isn't my intention, you are of course completely entitled to your opinion, and I am genuinely interest in it, rather than trying to pick a fight. From my point of view, protective work shoes being fashionable is not that different to jeans, beyond the fact that it is less widespread and they have not had 50 years to permeate into our consciousness as a fashion item. It almost certainly is a fad, but jeans probably started that way, and I bet the kids who started it in the 50s were not all that different to "prissy hipster fucks" in certain ways. It's kind of how fashion works sometimes - certain people adopt old things as a new fashion, and the majority of the time it only has a limited lifespan (or is a fad) and/or never really expands beyond a certain group/subculture, but then once in a blue moon something sticks and becomes wildly popular, like jeans. I guess I just do not see the big deal, beyond fad-hating and general anti-hipster sentiment.
Plus I think Sam's new shoes are pretty rad.
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I think you kind of misread/interpreted my original statement, I actually really like the boots and think they look great. I just have trouble reconciling seeing the same boots selling in jcrew that my dad wore for years and years. Jeans are a practical clothing item, their popularity is bolstered by the large middle class/youth culture that didn't exist when they were first invented- we don't have to dress up as much, and they're a casual pants option. I can't really see the same argument for boots, but I'm open to being convinced otherwise, because then I could just like the damn things and not be conflicted over it.
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I don't really see the difference between them at all other than becoming popular at different times. Jeans were work pants and a lot of people 50-60 years ago wouldn't be caught dead out in public in them because they were meant for farming, etc. Steel toed boots and the like are pretty much the same - shoes meant for working in that have been working their way into everyday fashion. I mean, even Dr. Martens have a history somewhat along this line and look how popular those have been for the past several decades.
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On the other hand, though, there is also a precedent for people finding that somewhat offensive or uncouth, so I guess it works both ways!
The point I want to argue has nothing to do with offensive or uncouth. It has to do with wearing something unusual without looking out of place or ridiculous. I submit that converting a traditional Inuit anorak into a bikini and wearing it to the supermarket would look silly as well as rather inexplicable to most observers. Now, I wouldn't argue that jeans are that ridiculous, but I have met young men who wear shrink-to-fit low rise girl jeans 24/7 in an attempt to actually speed up how quickly the jeans acquire holes and wear patterns. All things considered, that's a pretty specific look and you should proceed with caution when trying to pull it off.
I acknowledge that theoretically, nearly anything could work for someone in the right circumstances. David Bowie became a cultural and fashion icon by wearing things virtually nobody else on the planet should ever consider wearing. I might meet a man who wears skinny low rise girl jeans with an old-school '80s stonewash and actually end up being really impressed by how sharp he looks. However, I bet it's more likely that I'd want to pluck my own eyeballs out after seeing him instead. Fashion is a harsh mistress and many, many crimes have been committed against jeans over the years.
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Christ, get on topic people.
I think the English are about due for being oppressed.
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the Swiss have been awfully quiet lately.....and by "lately" i mean "forever."
they must be plotting something. we should strike now, while we still have the upper hand.
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Christ, get on topic people.
I think the English are about due for being oppressed.
Yeah. Let's get some kind of English Socialism going on.
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What would that consist of? Scones for everyone?
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Socialism is delicious!
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Sam those is some sexy boots. We are at this point closer to wearing the exact same clothes than we ever have been before, and I am okay with it.
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I think the first facist advice rule has been stated but: Never go up against a Sicilian when death is on the line, needs to be given out.
Also advice to any facists, go ahead with making your countries run faster etc. Just don't persecute anyone and you will be able to survive a lot longer and maybe even rehabilitate your (admittedly pretty stupid) philosophy.
Also, I don't get the deal with Jeans, they are something you wear to keep your arse from being on show. If you want to look smart, wear trousers. If you want to go to the gym wear tracksuit bottoms and if you want to go do ordinary things, wear Jeans.
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Seriously, Emilio, fuck you for shitting up a generally useful thread.
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I think you kind of misread/interpreted my original statement, I actually really like the boots and think they look great. I just have trouble reconciling seeing the same boots selling in jcrew that my dad wore for years and years. Jeans are a practical clothing item, their popularity is bolstered by the large middle class/youth culture that didn't exist when they were first invented- we don't have to dress up as much, and they're a casual pants option. I can't really see the same argument for boots, but I'm open to being convinced otherwise, because then I could just like the damn things and not be conflicted over it.
I don't think I did misinterpret your original statement - the reason it confused me so much was entirely to do with the fact that you thought they looked great and yet still had a negative reaction to them. Yes, jeans are considered a practical and casual clothing, but don't mistake our opinion of them today with the attitude of the kids who first wore them - they were being deliberately subversive and nonconformist. To get somewhat back to the point though, I guess my approach to fashion is that, within reason, if it looks good then it works. I don't think that by wearing those boots Sam is belittling the efforts of those who have to wear them to work. I don't see them as being any less practical as casual wear than jeans - sure, steel toe caps are not exactly going to be useful every day, but then the resilience of jeans is hardly required for casual wear (god knows people spend enough time trying to destroy them).
And Alex, I knew you weren't arguing that it was uncouth or offensive, I was just clarifying my first post by that point. I agree with you that some ridiculous crimes have been committed against jeans, and that people wear some truly ridiculous things, but I still think jeans are great, when done properly, and maintain that fashion borrowing items that have practical use can work out pretty well. Sure, it can work out abysmally too, but as long as people don't deliberately try and wear holes into their boots or paint them pink or whatever, I think we'll be okay!
As for English socialism, that's old news (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Levellers). (PS don't let anyone tell you the Diggers were socialist, they are lying)
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RE: Dress pants,
Honestly, there's not much of a difference when it comes to dress pants, they're mostly just different colors. You may find a couple different cuts, but you're not really going to find much variation when it comes to that sort of thing. Sometimes you have to suck it up and be an adult and dress in clothes you don't like.
RE: Fascism,
Honestly, I would say the best advice is to not enforce a mandatory belief and you can really muster a lot of people to your cause. If you don't persecute anyone, you'll really be able to get ahead in the game.
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God damn sam, those are some classy fucking Red Wings.
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I don't know much about men's dress pants, so it may be the case that most cuts are pretty similar in menswear, but I doubt it. With women's dress pants, there is most certainly a wide variety of cuts, drapes, styles, etc., as even GIS will attest. Like any other women's pants, dress pants can be anywhere from super low rise to high-waisted, from boot cut to flared to peg-legged, made of cotton or polyester or hemp or wool or tweed. Only then do you get into different colors and patterns (of which, of course, there are many).
I personally favor wide-legged pants with a medium rise--something like this, from Macy's, actually:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/NvrTooMuchPython/451785_fpx.jpg)
But that's just what works for me. You've got to get in there and try stuff on; chances are you'll be able to find something flattering.
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Wait, redwings are cool now? I guess I'll just never be able to associate redwings with anything but guys who wear hooded hunting jackets and a stained Vikings cap year round. And by that I mean 40+ year old men, typically construction workers or farmers. Like my stepdad. I mean, shit, he bought me redwings once 13-14 years ago. We went hunting.
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Honestly, there's not much of a difference when it comes to dress pants, they're mostly just different colors.
What the hell? Men's dress pants have just as many different cuts as jeans.
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Wait guys hold on.
Since when did this become the fascist advice thread?
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Probably at about this point.
DON'T INVADE RUSSIA IN WINTER.
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dunno but i guess that explains why boots are back in fashion
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(http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/166/5800blkprodnd7.jpg)
so guys. male uggs. yes or no?
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No, or possibly "NOOOOOOOOOO".
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never
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Huzzah! Agreement!
Its bad enough when my friends start trying to justify uggs to me, never mind if I have to start doing the same.
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Ugg boots are good for keeping your feet warm around the house in winter. But not for wearing out in public. I am pretty sure we've had this discussion a fair few times in this thread.
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No, a million times NO!
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OH DARN. forgot the /sarcasm.
And you guys thought I was serious. My fashion sense isn't that bad.
for srs.
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Probably at about this point.
DON'T INVADE RUSSIA IN WINTER.
Hey now, that was actually in response to the thread's name change.
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(I gathered)
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(http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/166/5800blkprodnd7.jpg)
so guys. male uggs. yes or no?
I have a pair. I have had pairs consistently since I was about 8. I fucking love them. I am more fashionable than 95% of this board.
Shit the haters.
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Honestly, there's not much of a difference when it comes to dress pants, they're mostly just different colors.
What the hell? Men's dress pants have just as many different cuts as jeans.
Clearly I do not know the fact that jeans have different cuts. But I haven't found a pair of pants I haven't liked.
They are all just pants to me.
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I find that quite amusingly ironic, considering your username!
Uggs are what happens when there is too much upholstery fabric left over and no more sofas to be made. I'm sure they are warm, in the same way that Crocs are practical and easy to clean. That doesn't stop them being ugly.
I had a similar problem regarding formal wear when I finally got a job interview, and I ended up going in a very high-waisted olive skirt which made me look a lovely shape but didn't go with anything else I own. The only smart trousers I have are similar to Elizzybeth's except brown; I think straight-top trousers (no idea what the real name is) are the only option for formal wear because hipsters and low slung things just don't look as smart.
About the skirt bit, I have fairly chunky legs from hockey and being a bit chubbly and I find that skirts which finish past the knee, a little above half way down my lower leg, look great with small heels. Maybe that would work for you? Heavy fabrics in particular, like corduroy or velvet, in dark colours, can look wonderful and also might be a bit more memorable than just another pair of black trousers.
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Uggs are pretty much unisex, just for your information. As warm as they are ugly but still, I don't think anything aside from the colour dictates which gender they are intended for.
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That doesn't stop them being ugly.
I don't really know what you expected from an 'Ugg' boot.
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Over here Uggs are the preserve of "ra's" the sort of people rich enough to afford daddy getting me a pony, and mummy getting me a house. Chinless wonders in other words. I am sure they are very comfortable, much like I am sure that burbery is a completly acceptable thing to wear, but I wouldn't because of the conotations they both carry.
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Over here Ugg Boots are a part of life and no amount of dumbass celebrities will change that. Just don't wear them outside.
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Hell's I wear tracksuit bottoms when I am going to the gym, I just don't think they are the picture of sartorial elegance.
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You know, from shopping around for boots recently, I discovered that not all boots made by Ugg are ugly as sin. It just seems to be that the most popular ones are the ugliest boots they make. I wish people would realize that you can keep your feet warm by not wearing ugly Uggs and that you can be comfortable in shoes other than Crocs. I say this because I really like shoes and I don't want people abusing their feet by wrapping them in something atrocious.
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Oh are we talking about uggs and crocs again? I don't want to get into this conversation or argument or whatever it is, I'm just posting for laughs.
This is what I wear at work.
(http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e263/blooper663/PC100016.jpg)
The reasons I wear them are:
1) My previous boss bought a pair for all of the employees as a joke because she wanted us to match the chain's hideous Greem (http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e263/blooper663/PC100019.jpg) theme (http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e263/blooper663/PC100018.jpg).
2) My other option at the moment is winter boots.
3) They were free.
4) Nobody actually sees me wearing them anyway because I spend most of my time at work behind the counter.
5) They are rather comfortable.
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Your socks with crocs style is impressive Kris.
Why is it that approximately every 5 pages we talk about uggs and crocs?
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Kris, I am frowning so hard right now.
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Kris, I am smiling at you so hard right now.
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RE: crocs
(http://shop.crocs.com/images/product/medium/1610_1_chilipantone1.jpg)
(http://shop.crocs.com/images/product/medium/825_1_mango.jpg)(there are more subdued colours, but I love this colour)
(http://shop.crocs.com/images/product/medium/1157_1_blackblack.jpg)(very comfortable, prettier in other colours)
(http://shop.crocs.com/images/product/medium/1209_1_black.jpg)
(http://shop.crocs.com/images/product/medium/1213_1_green.jpg)
PS Kris, excellent, I wear socks with my birks sometimes.
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Birkenstocks are classics, rockable with and without socks.
I hope Crocs never make it that far. At least the foamy foot-wart kind that inexplicably escaped into the public.
As with NASCAR t-shirts and pee stains, whenever I see people rocking them I get the cold shivers.
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Nothing bad to say... about Andys Croc post
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Crocs that look like Crocs are so bad.
Thanks to 'King this is the new formulation of my "Crocs are shit" hypothesis. That second last pair is a pretty bloody hot.
Still the crocs that you think of when you hear the word 'Crocs' are utterly foul. Please no-one do that to yourselves.
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I like to defend crocs as a company sometimes because I used to have the second pair in dark green and they were both comfortable and pretty cute shoes for casual-ness in the summer.
but their regular ones are pretty terrible, even though they are _so useful_
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Hey you great QC people,
I'm working on a philosophy essay right now (it's about the thought experiment of Mary and whether or not she learns something new when she sees a tomato), and in the course of wondering about colours I'm askin myself what people associate with different colours in different parts of the world. I was brought up in England and Germany, and here's what I was taught to associate with different colours:
yellow - jealousy
red - either love or rage
blue - sadness ("feeling blue", "having the blues")
green - hope
black - mourning
I'm not trying to get you to do my homework for me, I'm just wondering about this and you are the big:)gest international crowd I have access to. Hopefully this will be not completely uninteresting for other people. I would greatly appreciate it if a few people could say where they where brought up, and what they associate with these or different colours, whether it are the same things or something completely different!
Edit: I hope this is the right space for this, I didn't think I could really justify making a new thread for this.
Thanks! :)
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Well theres always green with envy.
And Id just say Red with passion, love and rage fall under that umbrella
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Yellow was always happiness and green for envy for me.
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That's pretty interesting, thanks for answering!
Where are you two from?
I think the thing with envy and yellow / green might be an English / German difference. Yellow is envy in Germany, but in the English-speakin world they say "green with envy", don't they?
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I'm American and yes, the phrase is green with envy. It's also associated with greed, I do believe, since dollars are (predominantly) green.
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Green -> envy in Norway as well, I think. Yellow I kinda associate with happiness or joy or something like that.
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Red -> Communism
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Yellow = Cowardice. i.e: yellow-bellied [insert insult].
Purple = Royalty.
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Yeah, Shakespeare called jealousy a green eyed monster in Othello. Dunno whether he actually started the whole trend or not, but it'd certainly help keep the phrase alive.
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purple being royalty is not an emotional attachment imo. It was so because purple was the most rare and expensive dye. I'd much more associated purple tp passion.
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Perhaps not, but the word 'emotion' was not included in the original query.
And responding to that query further, I think that white is a mourning color in China. I'm American, so I can't be sure. Can anyone verify?
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That camomile color. Off-white with a hint of yellow?
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Perhaps not, but the word 'emotion' was not included in the original query.
And responding to that query further, I think that white is a mourning color in China. I'm American, so I can't be sure. Can anyone verify?
Well, I'm somewhat sure it's true for Koreans.
OH NO! DID A KOREAN PERSON DIE?
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Perhaps not, but the word 'emotion' was not included in the original query.
And responding to that query further, I think that white is a mourning color in China. I'm American, so I can't be sure. Can anyone verify?
White is equated with mourning as per Confucian customs.
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Yes white is the colour of mournings. Red is the bride's colour in Chinese weddings. Yellow is royalty.
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And blue is the best color.
No, that's not cultural. That's just true.
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(http://shop.crocs.com/images/product/medium/1213_1_green.jpg)
Cute.
Birkenstocks are either really good for posture or really bad amirite? Cannot remember which.
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I think yellow is a funeral colour in one culture but I can't for the life of me remember what it is.
Lime green (rather than dark) always seems very symbolic of life, I think that's basically obvious why that is.
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I really hope birkenstocks are good for posture, because I wear mine all the time. They do kind of make your feet wider though, it's a more natural foot spread but makes it less comfortable to wear other shoes.
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They are good for your feet. you know, the Crocs before Crocs existed
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Thanks a lot everyone for your input on the colour thing, that was interesting & helpful!
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So this thread far too god damn long for me to read so appologies for continuing an un-popular theme, but please forgive this quick question of clarification:
Is the problem with UGG boots purely because they are UGG boots and/or the people that wear them (which, it does seem to be 99% rah-rah idiots) or is it what UGG boots are, ie boots with the fur lining.
I ask because I have some boots which are similar to UGG boots but arn't actually UGG boots.
I think you should get what I mean. I should ban myself from posting after midnight.
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purple being royalty is not an emotional attachment imo. It was so because purple was the most rare and expensive dye. I'd much more associated purple tp passion.
I associate purple with mystery and magic.
Also my fiancee, because it is her favorite color!
Lime green (rather than dark) always seems very symbolic of life, I think that's basically obvious why that is.
Really electric lime green is the color of the room backstage at a theater. Apparently this is because that color calms the nerves.
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First time in a long time that Jay-Ho was the first to bring up his betrothed. It's horribly romantic.
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Remember when I told you guys I was gonna be the 1970's? Here are early attempts. Check it out.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/Seanbateman/IMG_0020.jpg)
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First time in a long time that Jay-Ho was the first to bring up his betrothed. It's horribly romantic.
Is that mockery? I can't tell. It kind of tastes like mockery.
@kiff: whoah I did not realize you had such a full beard. That hat and sunglasses make for a pretty sweet ensemble.
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Only because this is how it usually goes
Joe H Hocking : Hey attractive forumite
Someone else : OMG YOU'RE ENGAAAAGED
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Only because this is how it usually goes
Joe H Hocking : Hey attractive forumite
eugene : OMG YOU'RE ENGAAAAGED
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I think the blur really does it.
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People have actually been telling me I look like their fathers has been the greatest sign of success in this new look.
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Sadly, the first thing that came to my mind was a combination of Dr. Teeth and Zoot from Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem. In other words, the first pianist and the saxophonist from the Muppet band.
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I am completely okay with that as well.
I need to buy those DVD's.
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Honest to god, that photo could have came from the 70s.
The collar makes it.
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Is the problem with UGG boots purely because they are UGG boots and/or the people that wear them (which, it does seem to be 99% rah-rah idiots) or is it what UGG boots are, ie boots with the fur lining.
my problem with ugg boots is that they are really damn plain and i am not understanding why people would choose uggs when more attractive boots can easily be found in any color, style, material, price range, whatever.
also, the fact that they are supposed to be indoor slippers (okay, maybe they are technically made for outdoor use, but they LOOK like slippers and are worn as such by people who aren't 14 year old girls) or whatever and people wear them outside bothers me. it's like showing up to work in pajamas. just don't do it.
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Showing up to work in your pyjamas would be pretty sweet though. I mean, comfort-wise and everything.
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Joe I just spent half an hour sifting through my posts which include any form of your name and found a single instance where I've done that.
As opposed to at least three where you've brought it up.
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it's like showing up to work in pajamas. just don't do it.
One of the reasons my gf loves her job is because she gets to wear scrubs, which are effectively like professional pajamas.
One of the reason I love it is because while she's there she also gets a lab coat.
Fun fact: girls in lab coats are the third sexiest thing that will ever exist on Earth.
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i am not sure ugg boots are meant to be outdoor boots. maybe i am doing it wrong but sometimes i wear my friends' outside in the snow and man what the hell, not waterproof at all. she does not wear them anymore either for the same reason. winter boots shouldn't leave you with wet feet!
they are hell of comfortable though and i don't think the plain ones look extremely terrible. i am not opposed to the idea of buying a pair to wear as indoor slippers.
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I guess the problem is not many people can afford 130+ slippers as a side-purchase to another pair of winter boots.
On the topic of guys wearing Uggs, I saw two French hipster boys in a train station wearing skinny jeans tucked into Uggs and they looked pretty damn good.
Alternately, the Uggs didn't detract enough from the two attractive, well dressed French guys for me to notice.
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uggs are that expensive?? holy shit.
actually i just went to the website and they are much nicer boots than i knew about, but there is also a ridiculous amount of work involved in taking care of them and i am wondering how many of the people i see wearing uggs everywhere actually do this stuff cos it seems like kind of a a waste if they just bought them to be trendy and don't. if i had $160 boots i would not fuck around let me tell you.
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What? Uggs are like $10.
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Fun fact: girls in lab coats are the third sexiest thing that will ever exist on Earth.
As both a Man and a Scientist, I wholeheartedly support this statement.
(I can't help but wonder what the first and second things are, however)
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New kicks guys!
(http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a127/r3an1m4t3d/uuuungh.jpg)
I got tired of having to wear shoes that allowed my feet to get wet if I was walking on wet ground. Not even a puddle, just wet ground.
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.. so you bought Converse?
What the fuck kind of reverse logic is that?
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My feet do not come through the bottom of the converse like they did with my previous shoes. Also, it was either chucks or vans, because I will no longer buy cheap ass shoes from Wal Mart, I'm past that now.
That is the kind of reverse logic I am using!
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Jace, they're made of canvas. They get wet easily. See my point?
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i think maybe he was talking about how his old shoes had holes in the bottom from being so old, and that's why they got wet when walking on wet ground and he bought new ones? not the kind of shoe necessarily.
i wear my shoes until they have massive holes on the bottom too cos i am lazy.
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I've gone through two soles on my old oxfords but I just take them to the shoemakers and get them resoled because I am heck of gay for them.
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i think maybe he was talking about how his old shoes had holes in the bottom from being so old, and that's why they got wet when walking on wet ground and he bought new ones? not the kind of shoe necessarily.
This.
The bottom of the shoes are not made of canvas. If you recall I live in a pretty dry area, so I don't usually have to worry about puddles and wetness that much.
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hey i just remembered this is a thread for posting fashions and a while ago we were all talking about vans and i was all "fuckin' vans, you guys" and then i bought some new shoes! they are not terribly exciting or adventurous but vans make nice shoes and they were on sale and i am happy with them.
(http://i39.tinypic.com/35mr41u.jpg)
(http://i41.tinypic.com/35i9b4l.jpg)
i walked through lots of dirty snow today so please excuse my gross jeans.
i am thrilled to once again be part of the shoes-without-holes club as well. yaaah dry feet.
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Those are cute. Simple, but cute. I loved vans back in the day.
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Are shoes really this important? I am sorry to bring this up, but the most I have ever paid for shoes is about £15 and I have made themlast.
To me, as long as they are not clown shoes, keep the water out, and are comfy then they will do. I think this is the "Sam Vimes" method of shoe shopping. That said those vans are rather cool, plus they look as if they are going to be able to survive quite a bit of punishment.
Fun fact: girls in lab coats are the third sexiest thing that will ever exist on Earth.
As both a Man and a Scientist, I wholeheartedly support this statement.
(I can't help but wonder what the first and second things are, however)
Second: Girls that are indie, lawyers and pole dance. Not sure about the first though.
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hey i just remembered this is a thread for posting fashions and a while ago we were all talking about vans and i was all "fuckin' vans, you guys" and then i bought some new shoes! they are not terribly exciting or adventurous but vans make nice shoes and they were on sale and i am happy with them.
i walked through lots of dirty snow today so please excuse my gross jeans.
i am thrilled to once again be part of the shoes-without-holes club as well. yaaah dry feet.
Dirty snow dosen't cause you to have big white stains on your jeans...
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Well, in terms of comfort and efficiency you're right. But this is the fashion thread.
Eddie, completely unnecessary man.
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True, though at least I am better than one of my friends. One pair of shoes! ONE! He even wore them to the Enlgish society ball!
Well, I would ask but, what make of shoe do people find most comfortable? I have had one pair for a good 4 years now and need to get a new set, I was wondering if anyone had any advice?
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Thigh high stockings beat the hell out of labcoats.
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Man I do not get why guys find thigh high stockings sexy. I think they look really silly myself. (Disregard the fact that I own two pairs, they are not for my own entertainment.)
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Because the stockings draw attention to the leg and then the break draws attention to the best part of the leg, the upper thigh.
Also because it makes girls look simultaneously tarty and classy.
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^ This.
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Girls in labcoats is the one thing that I miss from doing chemistry.
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thigh high stockings are the best thing invented since stockings themselves. They are hella sexy and comfortable; and garters make stockings a hell of a lot easier, as you don't need to pull up your stockings ever. After wearing stockings for years in school, I will wear no other type.
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Ali you just won 20 points.
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also, the fact that they are supposed to be indoor slippers (okay, maybe they are technically made for outdoor use, but they LOOK like slippers and are worn as such by people who aren't 14 year old girls) or whatever and people wear them outside bothers me. it's like showing up to work in pajamas. just don't do it.
I routinely see people wearing uggs and pajama pants. I don't know if it is just a Chicago thing; I never saw that before moving here. My fiancee and I make fun of it every time. We once passed by a couple where both people were wearing uggs and pajama pants, it was great!
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Girls in labcoats is the one thing that I miss from doing chemistry.
I read this as:
Girls in labcoats is the one thing that I miss doing from chemistry.
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Those are cute. Simple, but cute. I loved vans back in the day.
Man, I still love Vans.
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Lab coats and stockings? Good individually but silly and impractical together
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/redglasscurls/102_1550.jpg)
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Okay, we can close this thread now. You win.
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Sol Invictus. What have you done!
I hope you have a umbrella, because shard's of people who have exploded upon seeing that picture are likely to end up falling pretty damn soon.
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Aren't those knee high rather than thigh-high?
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Yes, but my thigh-highs are striped and looked even sillier.
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hughkllkjgfdxcx
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YOUNG LADY THAT SKIRT IS ENTIRELY INAPPROPRIATE
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Believe it or not I actually used to wear that skirt to my internship because it was my only black skirt. Probably a bad call, but no one ever said anything dress-code about it.
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Believe it or not I actually used to wear that skirt to my internship because it was my only black skirt. Probably a bad call, but no one ever said anything dress-code about it.
That's probably because they only thing they could say was something like this:
hughkllkjgfdxcx
Edit: Page break'd
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Redglasscurls you get 10 points, next time more thigh high.
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Good god woman.
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Jesus Manda, that skirt looks so good on you. You rock the labcoat miniskirt look.
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This is for you Liz
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a55/ddovey/IMG_0894.jpg)
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a55/ddovey/IMG_0895.jpg)
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:-D
(Dovey you are my favorite right now.)
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Believe it or not I actually used to wear that skirt to my internship because it was my only black skirt. Probably a bad call, but no one ever said anything dress-code about it.
No one said anything because they did not want to be responsible for the ruin of their own and/or everyone elses' enjoyment.
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Thigh high stockings beat the hell out of labcoats.
Halloween '06 I combined the thigh highs and labcoat (my first year dressing up since dressing up as the holy ghost):
(http://www.pretentiousgamer.com/sara/halloweenzs.jpg)
I actually did work in a lab at the time, but physicists don't wear those silly white coats! :-P
My friend next to me was dressed as the turlington preacher (a University of Florida icon of sorts) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI97FfREB-4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI97FfREB-4)
(redglasscurls pic is hotter. I'm sooo ridiculously jealous of her hair.)
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oh hi there
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What dovey meant to say is that you just caused several dozen's people's eyes to fall out of their sockets.
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Oh, helllllooooooo.
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Yeah yeah but the real question is why are you not using the garters on your bustier
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Man she's a physicist. She's probably holding them stockings up with physics of some kind.
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Oops, almost forgot.
hughkllkjgfdxcx
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I feel responsible for something beautiful here.
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Mein Lieber gott.
Put your eyes back in guys, this is a fashion thread, not an "Mwha?" thread, though thinking about it someone should probably make one of those.
Anyway I was thinking (bad idea I know) that I wear an awful lot of black, its mainly suits and shirts but what do people think about wearing it. Is it a good thing that looks distinguished, or is it just a bad colour combination.
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Utterly depends on the attitude and style of the person wearing it, some people look fantastic, others look like angsty teens or like they're too lazy to ever pick other colours.
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Or hipstery. Eh. It can look good if done right with the right pieces. These three people all look acceptable to me:
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/32/57703562_e42f044585.jpg)
Though the girls shirt is eh.
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I mean, this sort of black, yay or nay?
(http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/7528/partyblackzy9.th.jpg) (http://img133.imageshack.us/my.php?image=partyblackzy9.jpg)
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Looks fine, the indigo jeans and the jacket keep it from looking like I should order a drink off you.
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If the cut and the style of the garments are right, all black can look fine. It's when the person who bought it clearly did not care how it fitted and only bought it because it was the first black shirt they found that they start to look like some shut-in neckbeard.
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I am a shut in! This isn't making me feel better!
Anyway, the coat was picked for me by a female acquaintence of mine, so I hope it looks okay.
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(Ah, but are you a neckbeard shut in? I think not)
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[img]Ipod Dancin'[img]
Best costume ever
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Thigh high stockings beat the hell out of labcoats.
Halloween '06 I combined the thigh highs and labcoat (my first year dressing up since dressing up as the holy ghost):
[...Thigh highs and lab coat picture...]
I actually did work in a lab at the time, but physicists don't wear those silly white coats! :-P
My friend next to me was dressed as the turlington preacher (a University of Florida icon of sorts) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI97FfREB-4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI97FfREB-4)
(redglasscurls pic is hotter. I'm sooo ridiculously jealous of her hair.)
Do Hot Lady Physicists Exist? (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=329)
The picture of mbb says yes.
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I think you can wear a lot of black garments if you also wear a bright color to offset the drab, be it brightly colored tights, jewelery, moonboots (in orange, of course), or a smile.
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I smile a lot, just generally not with the teeth. But I don't smile for photo's, it always looks like its put on, and its not pretty.
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I'm going to the thrift store today to get some decent-looking clothes, and planning on getting a black vest, a black tie (I really ought to remember how to tie one one of these days. Or I could just stick with clip-ons), and a red shirt, to wear with black slacks, black shoes, a black fedora, and a black trench coat, when appropriate. I was thinking a darker red tone, would that not work well?
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As Bela Lugosi ably showed it should not be all that hard to pull off. Of course, it may help if you don't wear that all the time.
BUY A REAL TIE! I cannot stress how much better they look.
Also, perhaps that may be a bit too much black, you don't want to look too dark now.
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Wait, I thought Dracula was in black and white? How could you tell what color his clothes were?
I guess that with the vest and the coat, it could be a bit much black showing, where as with only one of them, it would be showing a good amount of the red. Any suggestions, other than don't wear them both at the same time? Don't think a contrasting belt would be all that good (hey guys! look at my crotch!) but I can't think of any other things that would off-set the black.
This would just be for formal-ish occasions, where I want to look nicer than cargo pants and camo jacket. Not something I would make a staple of my wardrobe, unless I really liked it (and it wasn't summer. Cursed daystar).
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Maybe I am getting confused, the cape and other stuff I have seen was dark red+ black? No doubt some imbecility on my part, I do apoligise.
I dunno if someone has a nice crotch, though how that is actually possible is beyond my limited sartorial knowledge, then a belt might be rather good. Try a white on occasion, or a darker brown just don't have all black.
Ooh! Summer soon and female friend coming up for the weekend, I am going to get to go shopping.
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I think that might just be the vampire stereotype (red=blood, black=night, evil), I was really wondering if he did wear that, wasn't meaning it as sarcasm.
I really don't want to draw attention to my crotch, I think I'm going to stick with black for the belt. I'll figure out something for contrast.
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I'm going to the thrift store today to get some decent-looking clothes, and planning on getting a black vest, a black tie (I really ought to remember how to tie one one of these days. Or I could just stick with clip-ons), and a red shirt, to wear with black slacks, black shoes, a black fedora, and a black trench coat, when appropriate. I was thinking a darker red tone, would that not work well?
This is not a bad look, per se, but do you really need to wear that much black? Like, there is a fine line between dark and roguishly handsome and "I am a creature of the night." I am not so sure you want to bring that out that much. Also, you could look like a ska kid, and unless you are still in High School, that's just depressing.
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Kiff, if you continue this 70s thing through till the summer, here is a tip on shorts from my 1970s dad
(http://photos-h.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v171/77/17/5739266/n5739266_37259863_9254.jpg)
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Holy shit
(http://forums.hipinion.com/images/smiles/icon_gu_b_slayer.gif)
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I'm going to the thrift store today to get some decent-looking clothes, and planning on getting a black vest, a black tie (I really ought to remember how to tie one one of these days. Or I could just stick with clip-ons), and a red shirt, to wear with black slacks, black shoes, a black fedora, and a black trench coat, when appropriate. I was thinking a darker red tone, would that not work well?
This is not a bad look, per se, but do you really need to wear that much black? Like, there is a fine line between dark and roguishly handsome and "I am a creature of the night." I am not so sure you want to bring that out that much. Also, you could look like a ska kid, and unless you are still in High School, that's just depressing.
Well, I would like more non-black, but not sure what I could wear for that. The main idea of the look was the vest, shirt, and slacks, the coat was an afterthought, since I know that a good part of the year, I'm going to want a jacket.
Would a red tie over a vest look decent? I'm used to thinking of ties as going under, so I'm skeptical, but if I could get matching tones for the shirt and the tie, it might look decent.
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(http://forums.hipinion.com/images/smiles/icon_gu_b_slayer.gif)
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Where do you live, Kieffer? If it isn't within 100 miles of me, I'm going to say go for it.
I think I figured out my answer to the not enough color bit when I looked at the belt: gold tie. The belt has a brass... buckle, I guess? It isn't one of those big belt buckles, just the actual necessary part to keep the belt from coming undone. Now I just have to find a good vest, a tie, and take a power drill to the belt, so it has holes that will allow the belt to fit me.
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Would a red tie over a vest look decent? I'm used to thinking of ties as going under, so I'm skeptical, but if I could get matching tones for the shirt and the tie, it might look decent.
The tie must be under the vest. Must! If you want to show off your tie, then when your jacket is off you can undo the vest.
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Yeah, agreed, the tie needs to go under the vest. I think if I saw someone wearing the tie over the vest, I'd initially think he wasn't aware of the fact that it had been pulled out, or that he hadn't finished dressing.
What kinds of jackets do you ladies wear during late spring/summer/early fall? I think I need a new one, because honestly, the one I have looks fucking awful and I cannot understand why I ever bought it. And, well, I have a Nike Windrunner that I kinda love, but I don't really pull it off that well and I definitely need something a bit nicer, and I find it difficult to find things that look good on my body.
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Well, I discovered a flaw in my town's thrift shops: They each have maybe three formal vests. And no place had one that was both black and not ugly-looking leather. Did find a very nice shirt, though, and a nice warm leather jacket for $8. The shirt is a burgundy button-up, got it for $3. I'm very happy with it, now I just need a vest and tie. Unfortunately, I have found that I do not have the right head for a fedora. I guess I'll just keep my hair in a ponytail.
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Is the vest really that essential? Like, if you're gonna be doing that, you should basically just be wearing a full suit. Otherwise, you're still in Ska Kid territory.
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I think you missed the part where many inhabitants of this thread declared their love for vests.
What is a ska kid, anyway? I was in high school three years ago, and don't know what you are talking about. I have only seen that term since then.
I think the progress of my idea went something like this: Oooh, I like that dark red button-up with the black, looks a bit formal even. Then, "Hmm, I like the way vests look." Then, "You know, if I did the formal vest, shirt, tie, slacks, and shoes with the right trench coat, that would be almost a suit, but a bit more my style."
So, pretty much, the vest isn't essential, but it should make the outfit look a bit sharper than just a dress shirt and black slacks.
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A ska kid is like a rude boy except they're white and lame.
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What's a rude boy? At my school, we had emos, mall-goths, punks, skaters, preppy kids, gangsters, wangsters, and a token redneck.
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I just had teenagers at my high school.
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Then who was teaching?
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they teach themselves.
it's a very progessive school.
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What's a rude boy?
Originally, a Rude Boy was sort of like a gangster from Jamaica. Because of this, it became associated with Ska music (which was originally a little like Reggae but faster and with horns). Then the Clash and some other punk bands got in to Ska, and so a bunch of Punks started calling themselves Rudi or Rude Boy, which was kind of silly because they weren't being shot at in Trenchtown, but whatever, it had about as much validity as bunch of white kids in suburbia deciding they were "gangsta's."
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Exactly. It's all part of white people's rich history of stealing from the black man. Rude boys wore suits, skinny ties, and raised hell while listening to rocksteady. Ska kids are dorks who don't realize that nobody relevant has called themselves a rude boy for decades now and just won't let this shit die.
Tragically, it can result in people dressed like this :
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a207/Xyljin/GRATEDAYFO.jpg)
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Ah, okay.
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Man, I lost my labcoat, and now, due to this thread, I feel like I lost my sexy. Even though my labcoat was covered in myseterious chemical stains and smelt of formaldehyde.
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Where the hell is everybody getting these labcoats?
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labs. duh.
funny story: i saw a sign on the side of the road once that said "free lab puppies" and my first thought was "i have to save those puppies so they don't get experimented on!"
later, my friends explained to me that they were talking about labradors and not labratories.
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Yeah, I bought mine for my bio/chem/physics/soil science labs. I wear it for about 6 hours almost every week.
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Yes well for all the hating Ska Kids. Mods were founded on the notion that Rudeboys were the shit. And we can safely agree Mods are pretty awesome.
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Mods were founded on the notion that Rudeboys were the shit.
That is not true in any way.
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Mods were founded on the notion that Rudeboys were the shit.
That is not true in any way.
Uh, yeah it kind of is, the mod style and mod music take huge influence from the rudeboy immigrants of the west indies.
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I mean it's not like some dudes in London heard a ska record and were all "YES, LET US WEAR SUITS AND MAKEUP AND DRIVE TINY ITALIAN MOTORBIKES AND INVENT NORTHERN SOUL AND TAKE SPEED VROOM VROOM"
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There's a bit of cross-pollination from the Jamaican immigrants but the mod scene grew out of jazz and European art films more than anything. Mod is short for 'modernist'.
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The only mods I know fought the rockers in the 1950's. What the hell are you guys talking about?
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.. same ones.
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Can we change the name back? This is dumb.
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Only the OP or a mod can fix the thread title but I will reverse the stupid from here on.
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I meant the name of the thread, I got no problems with discussing mods and rockers etc etc etc.
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Yeah that's what I meant. I reversed the title switch but apparently it's only effective for the single post?
Animal Ghosts, what do you wear during the summer? I have yet to see a pair of shorts that isn't hideous (save for some bermuda shorts that I only seem to see on the street but never in stores) and the cut-offs I wore all of last summer were somewhat of a bad call. Ideas?
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I mostly just wear jeans, sometimes slacks, but that's just cuz I don't love my legs and I look good in jeans.
I got a couple pairs of dressier shorts over the summer, and I like them a whole bunch, but it's hard for me to figure out how to wear them. I want to be able to just wear them, but I feel like a T-Shirt isn't quite enough to wear with them, and Dress shirts don't quite work. Plus, I have an absurd amount of trouble picking out shoes to go with shorts, I think I just need to get some low-top chucks, or maybe a pair of boat shoes or something, because I always just ended up wearing vans.
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I've seen a lot of guys that wear board shorts in public here, and it doesn't look bad. But I live in a pretty serious surfing town, so I guess that makes sense.
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No, board shorts in public do in fact look bad.
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Eh. Maybe with how bad some people dress here they look good by comparison.
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Or maybe you like the way they look and taste is a subjective thing.
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Correction: taste is sometimes (http://www.onthemat.com/xcart/files/thumbnails/t_873.jpg) a subjective thing.
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Boardies are pretty much par for the course here, though it's mid summer and the city is on the coast.
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Or maybe you like the way they look and taste is a subjective thing.
Nope guess again.
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I'm going to the thrift store today to get some decent-looking clothes, and planning on getting a black vest, a black tie (I really ought to remember how to tie one one of these days. Or I could just stick with clip-ons), and a red shirt, to wear with black slacks, black shoes, a black fedora, and a black trench coat, when appropriate. I was thinking a darker red tone, would that not work well?
So much black is hard to do, and hard to do well, but done right, can potentially look sharp. I'm pretty sure the trick with any really monochromatic outfit is in texture. It sort of provides the eye with something to look at and think about in the absence of other things? I saw this girl today wearing a black peacoat and carrying a black leather bag over her shoulder (one of those kind of big structured purses, y'know?) and the contrast between the leather and the fabric really made a potentially heavy outfit, much much lighter.
But seriously, done poorly, it looks childish. What is the purpose of so much black? Like, I dunno if you know, color is so rad.
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paging Jimmy to this thread! Jimmy, to this thread.
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Oh god please no.
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(he's busy reading, guys)
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Posting this in his honor.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3187/2985642727_25db621b70.jpg)
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Dudes, what is so bad about wearing black. Jimmy said here (since we're all hanging out and stuff) that not only does wearing all black make you look slimmer, but it also makes accesorizing a lot easier, because black goes with everything and I totally agree. Also wearing all black can be rather classy. Or a mostly black outfit with one amazingly bright accessory, like shoes for instance, looks pretty awesome, too.
Besides, everyone, EVERYONE, looks good in black.
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Nobody ever said wearing black is wrong, just that it can be done wrong. It's possible for something to flatter your figure while still making you look like an idiot, after all.
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Wearing all black is great from time to time. When over done, it's like the trashiest thing ever.
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I wear all black to work quite often! It's easy, it looks professional and I don't have to stress out all day if I got ink on my white shirt. I usually wear my nice red heels with the outfit too. I think it works really well. I guess I suit black!
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As a general rule, fair skin with all black works better than golden skin. Also, a dash of color (a scarf perhaps) with an all black outfit will do wonders.
ETA: typos
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Uh, fair skin is pale skin.
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Dudes, what is so bad about wearing black. Jimmy said here (since we're all hanging out and stuff) that not only does wearing all black make you look slimmer, but it also makes accesorizing a lot easier, because black goes with everything and I totally agree. Also wearing all black can be rather classy. Or a mostly black outfit with one amazingly bright accessory, like shoes for instance, looks pretty awesome, too.
Besides, everyone, EVERYONE, looks good in black.
It's true. I have some rather bright heels that I love to wear, but they match little to nothing I own, except the black pieces.
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All black can be very elegant! I love this Audrey Hepburn outfit.
(http://lorirose.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/audreyhepburn_005_3144x22541.jpg?w=520&h=372])
Sometimes I like to put on my nice black pants, cuff the bottoms so they're at or slightly above my ankle with a black high-necked long sleeve top and black flats. Which is... basically what she's got there. If you put on something as an accessory--like say a red belt in this outfit--it could end up looking kind of cheesy and lazy. And it's a classic, even by Audrey Hepburn's standards; her only more famous outfit is the black Givenchy she wears in Breakfast at Tiffany's.
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Yeah, but very few people are Audrey Hepburn.
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Audrey hepburn also wore giant sunglasses and they look terrible on almost every girl.
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Ok so she is awesome and can pull off what others can't, but I'm sticking to what I said about all black, so long as you have the right cuts. Baggy black pants and baggy black shirt is ugly and terrible, but like. Something like this:
(http://www.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/65/e/AAAAAjr-McwAAAAAAGXnCQ.png)
With something like this
(http://www.iheartluxe.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/theory-croppped-pants.jpg)
only maybe an inch or two longer (like this (http://www.getprice.com.au/images/uploadimg/576/250__3_l_p1011050021.jpg))
with really plain black shoes like
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/decryptmag/TopDrawer/jellyblack.jpg)
I think that can look amazing! Even if you're not Audrey Hepburn.
Only, you know, all the same color.
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That would be pretty boring. Not necessarily bad, but boring as all hell.
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Hi fashion thread!
I bought a shirt to go with my vest! I think it looks pretty cute! Thoughts?
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/ebony_willow/things002-4.jpg)
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HUGLGUAHALUA! Jodie I think that matches perfectly. Like, there is not a better shirt to go with it.
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Jodie, the only thing you need there is more pants.
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I was thinking that, but then I realised I was wrong.
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No, Shane is right. Less isn't always more.
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Yeah, I'm actually not really digging the shorts. I thought they looked cute with the stockings, but even though its summer there that is a bit too little fabric.
I think it actually manages to make your stick thighs look almost chunky because it doesn't hit in a good spot on the leg:(
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I am too used to Jodie's hotness I guess, because I'm more interested in the TimeOut containers next to her.
Jodie, send me some TimeOuts.
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Man, I'm not the only one who noticed that right away? It was particularly puzzling for me since I have no idea what TimeOuts are.
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They are an Australian candy bar somewhat similar to, but far better than, Kit Kats.
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I remember we had them in Canada for awhile. The commercial had a cowboy in it.
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Unless they're less sweet and less chocolatey, I sincerely doubt they're better than kitkats.
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Don't really know about sweetness, but there is far more chocolate. Instead of just boring ol' wafer in the middle you've got something like a bit of flake jammed in there too:
(http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/172/timeout20choppedqs1.jpg)
Probably sweeter.
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Jodie: yr hella cute and all but I have one suggestion: get smaller septum jewelry, I think that horseshoe you have is a bit too wide for your face.
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Yeah, see, I like wafers. Chocolate can go suck the seventh dick for all I care.
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Dear Jordan, there are no Time Outs in that stand. there were like a year ago when i took it from work and bought a whole bunch of Time Outs. Currently there are more kinder surprises than anything else.
Dear Julia, I have to have 12mm jewelery because my sweet spot was so high up that you literally could not even see the 8mm. Like, it did not come out from my nose AT ALL. I am too scared to get new jewelery and take this one out in case I can't find the piercing again because my piercer had so much trouble doing it originally. Also it needs to be a horseshoe so I can flip it up for work.
Also guys, those are the same pair of shorts I wear with almost everything, in that photo they have ridden up a bit and are at a bit of a weird angle. Everyone liked them when I posted them in this thread a while ago when I bought them :P Also, it is hot here!
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I never really liked those shorts.
In other news, I just inherited 3 vintage itallian suits. One taupe, double breasted, one tan, one charcoal with a slight plaid, both two button. Some other rad shit too, but pics of those when I get home
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Okay here are the clothes. I also got a pair of wool knickerbockers that are totally the shit and necessitate me getting some argyle socks as soon as possible.
Look at my things, guys! Look at them! I think the tan is my favorite but damn they are all so damn good.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/Seanbateman/Doublebreasted2.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/Seanbateman/Doublebreasted1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/Seanbateman/Tan1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/Seanbateman/Tanwide.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/Seanbateman/Charcoal1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/Seanbateman/Charcoal2.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/Seanbateman/Knickers2.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/Seanbateman/Knickers1.jpg)
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Thats all really fucking cool. I need to inherit some sweet swag.
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Man, those look amazing. The fit on those suits looks really great, and the knickerbockers are fucking sweet.
(Also, the Puma socks confused the hell out of me in the first photo. Couldn't figure out what kind of footwear that was.)
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Suits! Looking good, Kieffer.
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Tan is definitely the best one right now. It works with the beard the best.
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Animal Ghosts that is some nice shit, the only thing I'm not a fan of is the double breasted suit.
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Yeah, I like the last two suits but the first and the beard are not my thing.
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You don't like the suit with the beard, or just the beard.
I really like the first one, but would want to wear it with a different shirt I think. Also, what is the deal with leaving the bottom button undone on suits. Is that a requirement, or just something I am meant to do.
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get smaller septum jewelry
There was a site linked in the tattoo thread that I was looking through and there were two types of septum jewellery that made me thing would be good for Jodie's situation. These (http://www.bodyartforms.com/productdetails.asp?ProductID=2929) and these (http://www.bodyartforms.com/productdetails.asp?ProductID=4340) would be good (I think the first ones would look better) because they are long but narrow. The only problem would be that they would be hard to flip up for work. But the second ones are septum retainers, so they would be supposed to be flipped up, I guess?
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Also, what is the deal with leaving the bottom button undone on suits. Is that a requirement, or just something I am meant to do.
The only reason I can think of is that you can sit down without having to completely unbutton your jacket. I don't know if that makes sense because as far as I know you are supposed to completely unbutton your jacket when you sit down. Is "unbutton" even a word or did I just make it up?
Also, I like your suits, especially with the beard.
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Mr Animal Ghosts I know this is going to sound stupid, but I feel like the glasses are too big and along with the beard and it kind of covers up your face. Basically what I am telling you is you are too good looking for your fashion and are doing a disservice to the world by hiding your face from it.
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You don't like the suit with the beard, or just the beard.
I really like the first one, but would want to wear it with a different shirt I think. Also, what is the deal with leaving the bottom button undone on suits. Is that a requirement, or just something I am meant to do.
Most suits are designed to have an extraneous bottom button, it's a holdover from the old days, what it means is that if you button the bottom it pulls the suit in to a funny shape and it doesn't look as good.
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But seriously, done poorly, it looks childish. What is the purpose of so much black? Like, I dunno if you know, color is so rad.
Well, because I don't like bright colors on me, I don't think they would really work all that well when I'm trying to look presentable, and black is just plain classy. I think I'll ditch the tie idea, not sure why I even wanted one in the first place, I guess I just figured it had to be part of it.
So far, I've just got a burgundy shirt (I like that word, burgundy. burgundyburgundy) and black slacks, which look pretty damn nice together. You're supposed to blouse the shirt, right? Not just tuck it in as far as it could go? I like it better bloused. They would be good meeting a girlfriend's parents clothes, just keep a leather jacket in the car or something and the outfit changes completely. Also would do decently for a job interview or something. I still think a black vest would look nice over it, but I think with that, a coat would only be in case of cold weather. If I needed something extremely formal, I could probably find a black suit jacket and a tie and look like a valuable and respectable member of society, until I opened my mouth.
I like the suits, except for the first one. I think it would be fine, but the beard doesn't go well with it. You pull off the tan one best, the last picture of a suit is questionable, but you hold yourself well enough that I didn't notice at first. A lot of the time, it really is about confidence. And man, is that where you live? Looks like shots from a fashion magazine.
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Han I quite like the first ones but they would be hard to flip up, which is a very important thing for me seeing as I am at work 5 days a week. I don't like retainers, I think they are incredibly ugly. Also I have a paranoia of losing the jewelery, especially at night because I tend to wake up with them twisted right around. I like the ball jewelery because it doesn't just slip through.
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Man 100% of things are about confidence, real talk.
That's at my uncle's apartment in Malibu.
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Yeah Jodie, there are those horn ones and some coconut ones that when I saw I thought would suit you, but then the flipping them up bit came to mind. There are some other pinchers on that site which would look cool in a septum, though. Ones with a dint in the middle to help keep it in place, which is an interesting idea.
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I meant the two things I said separately. The first suit looks a bit bulky compared the the other two, which fit you a lot better in my opinion. The beard I don't really like 'cos if I were you I wouldn't be hiding my face (and also I guess I am kind of biased against them because my face gets too hot when I let mine grow so I subconsciously think "augh, why would you want an overheating face all the time augh")
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Yeah, I agree, actually. I always said that beards basically exist for the purpose of hiding the flaws in your face, specifically flawed bone structure. Like, if I didn't have a chin, or had terrible cheekbones, there would be a lot more reason for me to have it. At this point, I basically just have it so that girls will continue to come up to me and stroke my face, but I'd rather one specific girl stroke my d instead.
Plus, I feel like the having people stroke my face thing is really more of a "awww, how cute" thing than an actual attraction thing. Might be about time to let it go, it's been three months.
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I think some faces just have shapes that are complimented by beards, while some faces don't.
I don't think everything is about confidence, just most stuff. Some things can be made to look actually good, while they wouldn't normally, but some things can only be made to look like "he has to know how bad that looks, he is doing it intentionally." The aforementioned jean short shorts are the latter. That beard might be the first. Maybe.
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get smaller septum jewelry
These (http://www.bodyartforms.com/productdetails.asp?ProductID=2929) and these (http://www.bodyartforms.com/productdetails.asp?ProductID=4340) would be good...
I want the second one so much. Roll on payday. I've got another retainer that I never use, mostly because I bought it and it's way too big, it's exactly the shape I wanted but it hangs down so low that it perpetually rubs on my top lip and it looks absolutely ludicrous. Those ones would be perfect.
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Kieffer, in all honesty I think your beard sucks.
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honestly, i think the only reason the beard/glasses/clothing work on you is because you are good looking enough to pull it off. but hey, that just means you should take advantage of the fact that you can get away with it.
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I think the bottom button on coats thing started way back when gentlemen bowed to ladies on the street and leaving the bottom button undone made that easier and more comfortable.
I don't know if that's the real story or not, but it sounds really charming if it is.
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Your new mode of dress (other than the suits, but with the glasses and beard and shaggy hair and general 70's aura) you look just like a dude from this local bluegrass band except on stage he wears a stupid hat. I can only find pictures of him playing where he looks like an asshole, not his normal fashion.
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I have a friend that has a beard like that, you two look A LOT a like with the beard. However, he is very ugly. "
Lose the beard, rock the stubble.
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I think the bottom button on coats thing started way back when gentlemen bowed to ladies on the street and leaving the bottom button undone made that easier and more comfortable.
I don't know if that's the real story or not, but it sounds really charming if it is.
The extra bottom button stems from when suit buttons were made of expensive metal, only the rich could afford more buttons, so they'd show off by adding a button they didn't even need to the suit. This is also why a lot of suits have a bunch of buttons on the cuff.
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You don't like the suit with the beard, or just the beard.
I really like the first one, but would want to wear it with a different shirt I think. Also, what is the deal with leaving the bottom button undone on suits. Is that a requirement, or just something I am meant to do.
King Edward VII got fat and couldn't button the bottom button. In deference, others stopped doing it and it became A Thing. Nowadays though, jackets are not cut to be able to do it, of you do you end up with funny wrinkles on the jacket. It's also good to take into account that in 3 button jackets, generally only the middle one should be done and that double breasted jackets should never be undone, even while seated, while single breast jackets should never be buttoned when sitting.
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Fuck yeah that's informative. Thanks, E!
So fashion thread my FakeChucks are officially dead, so I am looking for a new pair of black sneakers, because I am sick of Chuck Taylor's. Suggest decent looking black sneakers please.
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Kieffer, you look good man.
Also, you kind of look like a college professor. I wear a suit at work, so I always have the bottom button undone, it just looks better, especially if you have a belt or anything, and it gives you a bit more ability to move in the suit.
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Animal Ghosts, you look like a lot like Brendan Canning. Also, your name is Kieffer? That is my last name!
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Suggest decent looking black sneakers please.
I wear the blue ones, not black, but I am partial to Adidas Campus II's. I'm on my fourth or fifth pair.
(http://adus.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pADIDAS1-3235488_pattern_w345a.jpg)
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Kieffer's suit,
don't know about the beard though; it's a little much.
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get smaller septum jewelry
These (http://www.bodyartforms.com/productdetails.asp?ProductID=2929) and these (http://www.bodyartforms.com/productdetails.asp?ProductID=4340) would be good...
I want the second one so much. Roll on payday. I've got another retainer that I never use, mostly because I bought it and it's way too big, it's exactly the shape I wanted but it hangs down so low that it perpetually rubs on my top lip and it looks absolutely ludicrous. Those ones would be perfect.
AH! Quote tunnel, sorry! But seriously, I've had like almost every kinda of septum jewelry, they all are pretty terrible, for my own person experience. That retainer that you want is alright, but they fall out a lot. I like how horseshoes look the best, but you always end up losing one off the balls and it becomes perpetually uneven. I really like that first shell/bone(?) one though, I'm gonna try to look for one in an actual store...
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Also, fashion thread, I kinda want to start wearing those really nice men's dress shoe, in my size, of course. I know it's kinda dyke, but I actually think it looks pretty cool. Like particular ones that look like this:
(http://www.germes-online.com/direct/dbimage/50311938/Dress_Shoes.jpg)
Also, maybe a pair of mens (style) loafers, with like cuffed/rolls up jeans and no socks. Yeeaahhhh.
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Skibas that will be hard to pull off but personally I think if you can do it you will look hot as hell.
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I can't really picture it, but as always you can refer back to rule number 33: "Good looking people look good in pretty much anything."
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Julia, I had considered getting old-lady-looking court shoes (http://www.julashoes.co.uk/catalog/images/shoe-2820.jpg) lately, but I reckon I couldn't pull it off. I've been seeing them in quite fashionable places, but not seen anyone wear them.
I reckon you'd look good in leather lace-ups like these (http://www.mylovelybigfeetblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/9552733109-1-kg-dillon-tan-lace-ups-contemporary.jpg), you can get ladies ones, but they are not very different.
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Animal Ghosts, I'm loving those suits.
Re: Summer clothes and shorts.
I have been dressing like this a lot lately, seeing as how it's summer and all. I guess it's a bit casual pirate style? Anyway, I quite like the way the cut-off shorts + chunky belt + horizontal stripes thing is going. Sorry for the blurriness, couldn't get it non-blurry without the flash.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v736/branston_pickle/SSA40495.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v736/branston_pickle/SSA40502.jpg)
Also, dear god I need some advice on how to buy sunglasses. Every time I try some on, they go from looking good on the rack to looking weird on my head. Maybe I have strange head proportions? I don't know. What are other people wearing these days? I want something classic in style, no coloured frames or such.
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I think if those were more fitted they would look a lot better, personally.
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I like the pseudo-pirate style. It actually really works for you! Also Brittany is right, you could do well to look for a better fit.
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The green top looks kind of like the "sandman" top from the third spiderman film.
Other than that, good pirate look.
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Re: fitted shorts.
Yeah, I see what you're saying.
I think I accidentally lost some weight. The first pair of shorts used to fit rather well. The second have always been kinda baggy.
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Pretty much everybody looks goo in Ray-Ban Wayfarers, and they've got a whole bunch of slight variations on the shape these days (bigger/smaller, rounder/squarer), if you don't mind having the same pair of sunglasses as everybody and their dog.
I wear the blue ones, not black, but I am partial to Adidas Campus II's. I'm on my fourth or fifth pair.
Are they expensive? I'm not looking to go over $100 here, because they are likely to take a bit of a beating and I have enough pairs of expensive sneakers already. On the other hand, I have wanted a pair of adidas for ages.
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I submit this photograph as proof that everyone looks good in Ray Ban Wayfarers:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3312/3201247610_7dc3c47fa1.jpg)
Dovey for cheap black sneaks that will take a beating gosh:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3287/2947345356_d8bf8a3d49.jpg)
V-Dove, I enjoy everything you wear! You know how to put clothes together, sir. May I suggest, however, if you are in need of some accessorisation, a jaunty bandanna 'round the neck or head? A bit camp, perhaps, but oh so classy.
Oh also Kiff a suggestion perhaps for the too much hair dilemma could be to give your hair a trim to thin it out a bit? I like the style it has going, all waves and curls and raggedy but it seems to have a bit too much body? That and a very slight beard trim would look hot as heck.
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Aw heck why did I not think of Volleys
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They are only like, the australian national sneaker, so no big deal.
You traitor.
Also Ally I actually feel that Ryan's wayfarers are not complimenting his face shape at all.
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Nationalist pigdog
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Well shit, I actually like the cut-offs. Maybe they are the answer to my perennial "what kind of short pants should I be wearing now oh god" question. Hm.
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See! Est has the right idea, cut-offs are the future.
also, ended up going dressed up like this to a really cheesy night out, it worked and I now have a date this friday.
(http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/2028/suitqt9.th.jpg) (http://img413.imageshack.us/my.php?image=suitqt9.jpg)
I know it does look a bit silly, but it kept me warm on the walk and was able to look good doing it.
Although I will admit it eventually ended up getting somewhat cast aside and ended up looking like this:
(http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/7394/suitwreckedoc3.th.jpg) (http://img297.imageshack.us/my.php?image=suitwreckedoc3.jpg)
Does anyone think I should do this more often? Or does it make me look like a posh git.
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I think you look fantastic! I adore the hat, I love hats. Next time get a wider tie that doesnt go past your belt like though. It really will pull the look together.
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Yeah, get a shorter tie, and then it will be better. I like the look, though.
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Josef if you are going to do that all the time you basically need a tailored suit that fits properly. It will change the look from 'why the hell is that guy wearing a suit' to 'holy shit that man looks sharp as hell I want to touch his areas'.
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I feel like discussing some points on fashion.
I recently bought a pretty nice pair of gladiator sandals despite having decided not to because it had become a fad. But the are really comfortable and really nice looking! So my opinions have been swayed. I am afraid however they will soon go back out of fashion and I will look silly. Anyway, what is the general opinion on their fad-ness?
Mine are black without any buckles or rubbish and a zip at the back.
Also, what of the fashion of wearing gladiator sandals with jeans tucked into the top. I think it is rather silly and wear my jeans over my sandals.
(http://fashionesedaily.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/gladiatorsoverjeans.jpg)
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Seriously what the fuck is that shit. Gladiator sandals are bad enough to begin with and then they tuck jeans into the top of them.
Ladies here is Mr Dovey's hot tip for fashions: Whatever Mischa Barton does, do the opposite.
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meh, I prefer looking slightly care worn, I don't really want people to feel me up, I just want to look odd enough to be interesting.
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I knew a guy who liked looking pretty odd. Didn't do it for me.
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lol, I don't want it to "do it" for people, I not actually much of a "relationship" person. I prefer making friends and can usually do that if I look sufficeinetly odd.
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You will look better if you actually get a suit that fits. This is harsh, but I don't know how to say it, you don't look interesting/odd, you look like you're wearing a suit you borrowed from your dad.
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True, that is a problem... I dunno though, I don't want to screw my parents over in terms of money. You see they promised to pay for any clothing I would get while at uni, and a tailored suit... well thats liable to cost quite a bit and I don't want to foist it on them to pay for it.
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You could do what I used to do, if you were so inclined. Go to op-shops, find a suit that fits decent, and get it adjusted to fit if needed. Doesn't cost very much. The jacket is what you want to get sized right from the get-go, as pants are a lot easier to alter.
Edit: Also, keep an eye out for decent black jackets, 'cause they're the easiest to match up with pants seperately.
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You can still go off the rack and have it fit pretty okay, provided you have a fairly regular shaped body. I'm guessing Kieffer's suits were off the rack and they look okay.
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I have a few good sets of trousers, but I don't really know what size to get... then again if there is anytime to do it now midway through the january sales is probably the best.
Okie dokie, I will go shopping tomorrow, see if I can find a jacked the really fits.
BTW, Random question but how does my current one look wrong?
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(http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q143/typhDD/DSCN0025.jpg)
Short shorts hmmmmmmm
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Oh come on Jens, you know your legs would look hella sexy in a pair of those.
:-D
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lol, I don't want it to "do it" for people, I not actually much of a "relationship" person. I prefer making friends and can usually do that if I look sufficeinetly odd.
No offense dude, but I think this is the worst fashion strategy. Focusing on looking "strange" or "odd" is basically just the same as being random on the internet. It doesn't say anything good about your personality, and it doesn't help you in the long run. It might make you friends, but only if you're trying to be "wacky guy" which isn't really a role that you, or anyone, should be trying to fill.
Also, my suits were, I think, tailored, but they weren't tailored to fit me, so I guess the point stands.
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Those shorts look good on that dude because he has spectacular legs. Most gentlemen don't. So I vote against most people wearing those particular shorts.
I like most shorts, though.
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Maybe odd was the wrong word. I am just trying to look a bit different to everyone else. I cannot look that good in normal clothing because I usually don't feel that sort of confidence to talk to people if I am just wearing ordinary clothing. In a suit its a bit different, it gives me a bit of eccentricity and enough confidence to strike up a conversation, I don't feel like I am another face in the crowd.
I am not trying to be "wacky" I would sooner gnaw my own arm off, I am not trying to be too different either, I am just trying to be what gives me enough oomf to be able to talk to people and that happens to be my suit and the odd double whisky. Also, I am already the weird one, I am quiet, dillignet, I do my work, I am good at talking to people if they need cheering up or a shoulder to cry on. Besides I have been the odd guy for what... ohhhh 16 years now, I don't think that is going to change much unless I really want to, and if I am honest I don't want it to I can still suprise friends and I can still scare people who shouldn't be in the least afraid of me.
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Man, don't be that guy that is always really dressed up, it'll look like you are constantly coming from being at work in an office or something. For going to like clubs or concerts its okay, but not like, to the movies, or just out hanging with friends. Unless you're all dressed up nicely, you'll just look way out of place.
Protip: Do not find different fashion, find confidence.
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I don't always dress like that, most of the time is a normal tshirt and a nice pair of jeans, thats the first time I have worn that stuff for... about 4 months.
Oh It would only if I was going OUT out, you know? I am not going to go "oh dear my suit hasen't been pressed and I am going to the cinema! Whatever shall I do!"
What do you think I have been trying to find for a good long while, I am a damn sight more confident than I was 2 years ago... hell I am more confident now than I was 3 months ago, but I am taking it slow, I don't want to be one of those bastards who gets a sudden boost of confidence and then becomes an insufferable tit.
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Confidence is overrated. I myself am constantly paralyzed by low self esteem and lack of self confidence, but I hide it by dressing well and having strangers on the internet tell me I'm attractive.
It works really really well
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We are having a 80's night. This is my outfit. What am I missing?
(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d71/lolita_devil/me80s.jpg)
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Hair must be poofier, also needs more accessories.
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Confidence is overrated. I myself am constantly paralyzed by low self esteem and lack of self confidence, but I hide it by dressing well and having strangers on the internet tell me I'm attractive.
It works really really well
Are you sure your not my temporal double and you have skipped forward a year?
Also in regards to your dress Miss Mietteissass: MAwha? I don't think anything is missing at all, unless you are going to go really 80's and wear power shoulders.
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Hair must be poofier, also needs more accessories.
This is completely true. The dress is cute, though. What shoes are you wearing with it? What's the bottom look like?
Josefbugman, everyone on the internet is here because we aren't quite as good at doing this stuff in real life. It's a big part of why I'm trying to distance myself from the internet more and more these days, I need to get back to the real world, and this isn't helping. But yeah, I was definitely in the exact position you're in now, but a little more than a year ago. It gets better! I promise! Losing your virginity will help, if that hasn't already happened.
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Nahhh, I like my virginity, you never know you have something till its gone. The majority of my time I divide between medieval stuff, helping my friends and drinking myself into a coma, I am enjoying all three! I was worse last year when I was in a new city and surrounded by people I didn't like, but I got better, hells I even managed to get a random date without looking.
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Also in regards to your dress Miss Mietteissass: MAwha? I don't think anything is missing at all, unless you are going to go really 80's and wear power shoulders.
I think people are just saying she could use a big, obnoxious mass of bracelets ala Madonna.
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Yeah, you definitely need an armful of jelly bracelets. And some frosted pink lipstick. And you couldn't go wrong with a fake mole drawn on with eyeliner. It makes me really sad that I am old enough to have actually done these things in the 80s...
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I got new shoes!
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/andthentherewaslindsey/Boston/0706.jpg)
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Okay those are fucking sick. Perfect mix of classic feel with subtle sexiness, not over the top and totally bad ass. That's the kind of thing I'd rock if I had the legs to pull them off.
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We are having a 80's night. This is my outfit. What am I missing?
Giant hoop earrings!
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Oh my fucking god.
Linds' SHOES,
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Man my favorite part about those shoes is how well they go with the red skinnies. I have no idea why they go together so well, but to me they just do.
Good work, Linds!
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I really don't like those shoes at all. I don't like the white-ish color, I don't like how it matches with the black, I don't like the toe, I don't like how it looks in the light, or how it reflects the light. And yet, they still look good.
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Dear Fashion Thread,
Should I wear flats and a skirt on a first date?
If colors are important:
top = blue shirt over yellow lacy cami
Bottom = black skirt, gray tights, yellow and gray flats.
I kinda want to wear this outfit because I feel like its a pretty subtle way to show off my awesome octopus. But I also want this date to go awesomely well, and I am worried this outfit is too much.
Help, Fashionistas! Help!
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yes! I do not think it is a bad idea at all to be a little dressier than usual on a first date. you want to look your best, after all! (Good luck)
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Emaline that is an excellent first date outfit. I know every time I have had a first date I have gone with a dress shirt and nice shoes- and usually reverted back to tee and sneakers by the second- As this thread has shown before, you feel more confident in nice clothes, and that is important for a first date.
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How does the internet feel about shorts and tube socks? Its starting to get warm enough that pants are too warm when skateboarding, but its too cool outside for just shorts.
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I don't feel good about tube socks no matter what they are with.
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Get some rugby socks off sockdreams if you really have to, but I just want to say how jealous I am of your weather that it is too warm for long pants!
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only if they are short running shorts. otherwise you look like a wannabe thug
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only if they are short running shorts. otherwise you look like a wannabe thug
I can't wear short running shorts because my junk will fall out of them. That is not good when skateboarding. So I guess just regular socks then?
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Just bought the raddest winter jacket ever. It being me, I needed to get something unique and flashy. On the plus side, I will never be lost in a snowstorm.
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/Skibas_clavicle/jacket.jpg)
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I got new shoes!
And to think Jon, Jimmy, Rita and I just walked around a LIBRARY all afternoon.
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The apple is a nice, understated accessory.
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I will never be lost in a snowstorm.
Yes but in a 3D-Zebra storm you are fucked.
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Crack your knuckles?
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Also, fashion thread, I kinda want to start wearing those really nice men's dress shoe, in my size, of course. I know it's kinda dyke, but I actually think it looks pretty cool. Like particular ones that look like this:
Also, maybe a pair of mens (style) loafers, with like cuffed/rolls up jeans and no socks. Yeeaahhhh.
Okay, I am bring this back (because I totally missed it the first time), but man-oh-man did I get into loafers pretty big. I think part of it must have been just paying homage to old men who really know how to dress themselves. Word of caution, though, the no-socks look is just eye-trickery; I am pretty sure most people wear socks that end before the ankle, after the heel.
Also, I've noticed a few girls wearing boat shoes, generally not overtly feminine or masculine. I really dug the look, especially when it veered just a little into the masculine. Any idea where I can snag a pair?
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Zappos http://www.zappos.com/n/es/d/42968/page/1.html (http://www.zappos.com/n/es/d/42968/page/1.html)
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I hate finding shoes I love at zappos because I can never justify the cost.
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I might be a pair of Sperry's when spring comes. I saw some pretty ridiculous ones with gold and silver-threaded sea shells on them. I kinda wanted to get them.
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I suppose zappos is rather expensive compared to the stuff at payless, but for a dude it's pretty much a go-to website.
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I am no dude, but actually a lady; and I like to try shoes on before I buy them because I have heel problems in my right foot, which can mess up my whole posture if I am not careful and/or thoughtful about what I put on my feet.
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I figured you were a lady when you said that you were snagging fashion ideas off of other women in the first place. I was just commenting due to what Pen said; in my experience, men's shoes generally aren't as expensive as women's shoes, so zappos's prices aren't really an issue for me when shopping. I suspect it has to do with the marketing and engineered cultural expectations. If advertisements are to be believed, men are supposed to shoot straight for the high status name brand while women should own a veritable fleet of shoes to go with their outfits. There just isn't really any incentive to offer guys cheap shoes whereas I could drive down to a payless right now and find racks of $15 wedges if I felt like it.
Anyway though, yeah, being able to try on an array of different sizes immediately is an advantage, particularly if you have an odd foot. My feet however are pretty typical, so zappos' excellent shipping and return policies are enough to keep me happy.
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So this is probably wishful thinking on my behalf but in a couple of months it is going to start getting cool again. My university gets really really cold and windy and I walking between classes doesn't help. Last year I spent a lot of time wearing jeans, a tshirt and a long sleeve shirt underneath. Colder days, add a scarf, fingerless gloves (so I could still actually do things), and a big coat. I also did the mini skirt and cute stockings + boots thing too, which I'd probably like to do more of this year because there are so many nice socks/stockings on sockdreams.
If I wanted to wear a super cute pair of knee high socks, what would I pair it with? I figured the skirt can't really be too tight because that'd look silly, and I don't want to look like those crazy thirteen year old "emo kids" either. I want it to be cute and girly but still relatively practical so I do not freeze.
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FUCK LINDS GIVE ME THOSE SHOES
FUCCCKKKKKKKKKK
Please wear them with those tights with the seam up the back fffff
Also, fuccck why is the fashion in the past two pages awesome.
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I haven't posted any of my fashion to fuck it up.
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Recently, I acquired a black pinstripe vest for a formal event. I personally think it is extremely awesome and wore it with pride. However, ever since that night it has hung sadly in my closet. Any suggestions on casual wear/outfits that would allow me to put it to good use?
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I know a lot of people here like vests. And that's cool okay, you can like them. Until you have to wear one that doesn't fit you. And you have to wear it for 10 months. It makes you look like you are a banquet server if you can't pull it off correctly.
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Luckily mine fits pretty well.
Why would you have to wear a vest for 10 months? I mean, the only reason I can think of is if you were, like, a banquet server or something...
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Oddly enough it was the uniform for the front desk at the hotel I worked at. Because they were cheap they didn't have one that fit me and wouldn't order new uniforms. As far as I know, right now there is only one person working at that hotel that wears the actual uniform. And he works overnights. I am so very glad that I left that place.
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Dear god on a crutch, how much do suits cost!
I thought that I might be able to get a goodish suit jacket for around £30 and what do I find? In the sales the cheapest one I could find cost £60, Sixty bloody pounds for a jacket!
Just wondering if the same is true for America or wether it is possible to find a jacket for slightly cheaper than something you have to auction your own kidney's for.
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Dear god on a crutch, how much do suits cost!
I thought that I might be able to get a goodish suit jacket for around £30 and what do I find? In the sales the cheapest one I could find cost £60, Sixty bloody pounds for a jacket!
Just wondering if the same is true for America or wether it is possible to find a jacket for slightly cheaper than something you have to auction your own kidney's for.
H&M, also if you think 60 pounds is expensive for a jacket you should see what a good one costs.
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I have seen what the good ones cost *shudder*
I had thought they would be cheaper... Well, I guess its time for me to try and get employment.
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You have any thrift stores over there? If you look at enough places, enough times, you might find one like you want.
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I got my coat at an outlet and I lurves it. I'm sure you could find a store like that over yonder, because I'm sure with the shipping costs, you'd basically be paying the same anyways. Besides, decent coats tend to be around the same price here anyways.
FUCK LINDS GIVE ME THOSE SHOES
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Please wear them with those tights with the seam up the back fffff
The brand is Madden Girl, so look them up! And I actually wanted to find some stockings with a seam and wear them with a pencil skirt and white dress shirt. Not that I'd have anywhere to wear that outfit.
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Buying suits at thrift stores is a risky proposition, they rarely fit well, and unless you want to drop bil$$ on tailoring, you're probably better off just saving up and getting something nice.
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that's why it's awesome to have an old Vietnamese seamstress you as one of your neighbors :-D
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Provided you like wearing sarongs, yeah.
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Not really. She's hemmed a couple pairs of my pants, and even tailored an entire suit for me, all for the price of my gratitude. 8-)
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I bought two shirts for five dollars at Savers the other day. Starter youth large FSU shirt. It's tight. That one was just a buck.
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Buying suits at thrift stores is a risky proposition, they rarely fit well, and unless you want to drop bil$$ on tailoring, you're probably better off just saving up and getting something nice.
For 30 pounds, I doubt he is getting a tailored suit jacket. That means he just has to try to find one that fits decently.
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The problem is, I am not paying for my clothing, my parents said they would and I don't want to cause them extra expense. If it were my own money I would try and find a properly tailored jacket.
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I have new sunglasses!
This is big news because I have bad eyesight and my prescription doesn't make lenses in that strength so easy.
When it was still mostly small frames, I would just put other sunglasses over my regular glasses and got used to wearing huge shades (Aviators and a cheap knockoff i got in Turkey).
This is a step back. Because I can see properly through them, I don't need a big frame!
I love them.
(http://i44.tinypic.com/mljk.jpg)
Go Go Gadget Crappy Webcam!
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Provided you like wearing sarongs, yeah.
There is nothing wrong with sarongs >:C
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I have new sunglasses!
This is big news because I have bad eyesight and my prescription doesn't make lenses in that strength so easy.
When it was still mostly small frames, I would just put other sunglasses over my regular glasses and got used to wearing huge shades (Aviators and a cheap knockoff i got in Turkey).
This is a step back. Because I can see properly through them, I don't need a big frame!
I love them.
(http://i44.tinypic.com/mljk.jpg)
Go Go Gadget Crappy Webcam!
Those are Ray-ban Wayfarers, honey frames with black arms? I have those.
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It is time for another installment of Things I Like. Just two today, though.
(http://www.80spurple.com/shop/img/products/hj_h31609_tau-2t.jpg) (http://www.80spurple.com/shop/img/products/chr_tt3126_mul-3t.jpg)
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Oh the beige shirt is cute but it would only work for girls with smaller breasts' Big breasted women would look like those stripes were trying to hold them up and failing.
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I know, that is why I am so sad. It would probably never look good on me but it's so goddamn cute that I just want it.
*sigh*
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Hello QC fashion advice thread,
I have a problem I hope you can help me with.
I wish to find some nice shoes, comfortable, well fitting, and with a cool design, or a colour that's not just plain black or white.
So, the problem? I have wide feet, which are size 13 (12 or 14 depending on the company)
if you could help me find a pair I like, I will be so grateful.
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Puma Suedes or Clyde's
You're welcome.
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http://www.namasteneedles.com/products/handbags/pop_newport_colors.php
Fashion thread, what do you think of these? I'm not much of a handbag-person, but I realize that I really need one, and I kinda liked this one (the brown or charcoal ones, not the blue/brighr red ones), I think.
http://www.mariannesnetthus.com/archives/1020 has a couple of pictures in use/of the inside.
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The charcoal, Olive, and Saddle are alright.
Rest are kinda gross.
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Ladybug, I am looking at the rest of their bags (http://www.namasteneedles.com/products/handbags/handbags.php) and it is definitely the style and structure I like best. The only thing I am curious about is the material. It shines in a way that makes my skin crawl. What the heck is that? Also, what do you see yourself carrying? The caveat I see with a lot of big bags is that they are meant to carry lots of stuff (duh), but then the strap is just not suited to the task and ends up digging into your skin (which feels bad and looks awful) AND/OR it ends up looking massively bulky. In the latter situation, I feel like the shininess of the material isn't gonna help you out in deceiving people about just how much you are carrying.
Bags are a really great thing! Ladybug I totally implore you to get into bags, they make life easier and are probably the easiest way to look a little more put-together.
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Yeah, the shinyness of the material made me a little bit skeptic as well. I mostly see myself carrying typical purse-stuff, but also sometimes my knitting or writing materials for school, and often a cardigan or scarf or hat or something like that. I think I need a bag that I can take to school as an alternative to my backpack when I don't need a bunch of stuff, but also something I can use when trying to look decent. Ideally it would carry my laptop at times as well (13" MacBook), but that might be hoping for too much, I dunno.
But hm, at least now I know a style I like and can actually look for things that resemble it when I'm downtown.
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Hey fashion thread I got a pair of these: http://www.adbusters.org/cultureshop/blackspot/sneaker And they were only 50 bucks. They are the raddest things. I will take a picture when I relocate my camera.
Also I got a cool new button down which I guess I will photograph as well.
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Guys, help me out.
I realized recently that I look good in casual button down shirts as an everyday thing, and I've been trying to take advantage of this. Being an everyday thing, I mostly wear them with skin tight girl pants or on occasion slim boot cut jeans.
My problem is, I only own a few. A handful of plaid shirts that my mom bought from the Eddie Bauer store back when I still let her dress me (this was like four years ago, they were hideous and over-sized and now they're fantastic). I bought a few casual shirts at H&M but they fit a little weird and are a pain in the ass to take care of (attract lint like nothing else, are super thin so I have to iron them straight out of the washing machine or they look like they were pulled out of a cow's ass).
I'm looking for tacky-but-not-completely-over-the-top cowboy shirts (something you'd find in a Nudie suit) and the usual plaid. But I've looked through thousands of HIPSTER PLAID WESTERN SHIRT listings on eBay and most of them are complete shit. Vintage stores net better finds but they're all priced upwards of $300.
Where do I find these things?
Me:
(http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2119/9/55/502117852/n502117852_2039016_7617.jpg)
What I'm looking for:
(http://photos-h.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v919/231/94/1353540409/n1353540409_30269951_5914.jpg)
As well as more of what I'm wearing in the first picture.
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A cowboy themed party at an elementary school.
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gene you live in new york. find a thrift store or punk store that sells used clothing. you can probably find a shirt like that in some new york shop for like 20 bucks.
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Gene, where abouts are you? Around here, you would want to look at an old guy's yard sale, though they might not fit well. If there is a ranchwear place around where you live, they probably have them as well. For the shirts like in the first picture, you could probably find some at thrift stores or department stores. Might be able to find a few of the tacky shirts at thrift stores as well.
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I bought a few casual shirts at H&M but they fit a little weird
I've noticed this too. It's like even their men's clothing is made for women.
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ridiculous hair/outfit guy
Is this guy's first name Alex? He looks a lot like somebody I used to know.
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gene you live in new york. find a thrift store or punk store that sells used clothing. you can probably find a shirt like that in some new york shop for like 20 bucks.
You would think, but they're all shit and look like something from an old guy's yard sale.
Just 'cause I'm looking for plaid and western shirts doesn't mean I want to look like I ride a John Deere to work.
No his name isn't Alex.
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Man, I don't know. I don't like either of those shirts. The cowboy one just looks straight up ridiculous and I have a thing against plaid because where I grew up plaid flannelette was a bogan uniform of sorts.
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Gene, that first shirt is great. That second one is ugly, sorry. And I hope that's not you in those blue pants. Friggin bulge is weirding me out.
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The first shirt is better gene. If good cowboy shirts are hard to find i suggest sticking with button downs. You can never go wrong with button downs.
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ridiculous hair/outfit guy
Is this guy's first name Alex?
Hmm, I was thinking the same thing, Maybe it's the same Alex we're thinking of... if so I'm freaked out a bit.
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fashion advice thread, i could sure use your help. i'm looking for a job for when i finish school and i don't know how to dress myself for work or job interviews or whatever. i have some shirts and a pair of pants and a pair of shoes but not much else beyond that.
here is what i put together from stuff in my closet. i know i pretty much look and dress like a dude but that is sort of inevitable cos i hate skirts and do not own or know how to put on makeup and will probably never stop having short hair. i am sorry also for the crappy photo.
(http://i40.tinypic.com/2f0g9wm.jpg)
do i look stupid? does kind of looking and dressing like a guy make me look less employable? what should i do to try to look more employable? you can go ahead and be completely critical if you want to because dressing up is something i really want to know how to do. i will go out and buy new clothes if i need to. also i am going to a massive career fair wednesday afternoon so any input before then would be super.
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The first shirt is actually me. Wearing a shirt that I own.
The second shirt is a friend of mine and I guess it's a poor attempt at explaining what I want.
Second attempt: I want a pearl snap rockabilly-esque shirt that is two tone and cut like the cowboy shirt my friend is wearing, only less "rodeo clown" and more "well fitting western themed shirt"
Also where do I find plaid on the internet that is cool plaid and not grandpa plaid?
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In reply to Tania: Looks fine to me, just make sure that you have a firm handshake and look the people straight in the eye and you should be fine.
Also, what sort of shoes are they? Because if they are quite big and clunky I would recommend smaller, thinner ones. Mostly because the big ones usually look rather scuffed, but also because it doesn't make you look as if you have something to prove.
Sorry if this advice is stupid.
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tania, you look really nice! i have to agree about the shoes though. if you're afraid of looking "boyish" but don't feel like dealing with dresses or skirts, maybe try wearing extra feminine shoes? not necessarily high heels but maybe some nice flats (http://www.zappos.com/images/736/7364336/7768-513452-d.jpg)/low heels (http://www.zappos.com/images/732/7323987/8521-587418-d.jpg), or even kitty heels (http://www.zappos.com/images/743/7436628/10942-929698-d.jpg)?
you could also try accessorising with jewlery but i don't know if you are really into that. you look good as is though, so i wouldn't really worry too much about it honestly.
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You actually look pretty professional in that. Also iron your shirt though. And if the sleeves go all the way down, make sure to wear them down, not folded up or pushed up. I will echo the different shoes, maybe even having the kind of shoe that allows your feet to show (those are really super feminine shoes).
But also yes you look stupid, sort of like you are about to get hit with a train or something (a train called a job)
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Tania, that's fine. You could perhaps try a thin pale blue (?) scarf with it to soften the formal look, but it might be tricky to get right.
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Tania, looks decent and clean, a feminine accessory would really help cut the masculine feeling of the outfit a little though.
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Maybe even doing cami under the shirt and undoing one of the top buttons, makes a less boxy chest area. I can't quite put my finger on what makes it bump into boyishness, but it's definitely there. Depending on who you're interviewing with, that could even be a good thing.
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I agree with things that have been said here. Pants look maybe a little too short, and the shoes are a bit clunky. Go for a very low heel with a slightly pointed toe and you will be golden. Manda's suggestion for the cami would help as well. Oh, and a great bag could actually help the outfit quite a bit, if on the off chance you happen to have one.
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it's hard to see the shoes in that picture; here's a better one. they are pointy and have a 2" heel. this also gives a better idea of the length of the pants in that picture. it really is a very terrible picture. sorry again about that.
(http://i39.tinypic.com/99gsnk.jpg)
still too clunky? i am open to pretty much anything except skirts mainly cos i have these weird lumpy muscle legs and skirts kind of make me look and feel like an amazon woman. i'm a lot more comfortable in pants so i feel like i should just sort of build around that. any other changes are fine and dandy with me. also thanks for the advice so far guys!
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Like Manda said, depending on the job, looking a little bit masculine might help a bit. You're a CJ major, right? Because when I see a more masculine outfit on a girl, the things that come into my head are "no nonsense" and "serious". (That just made me want to delve into gender politics grr) But seriously, you look professional, which is the ultimate goal.
And those shoes look fine; I think the shiny bit on the first picture made them look very round, not what they actually look like.
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And those shoes look fine; I think the shiny bit on the first picture made them look very round, not what they actually look like.
Thats what I assumed, the current ones look really good. Best of luck.
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After looking at it again, I have nothing I would change about that other than maybe adding a silver necklace/bracelet/feminine watch to break up the lack of accessory.
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Tania, that outfit looks perfectly professional. I wouldn't wear it on an interview though, because it's all a bit too dark. If you have any lighter shirts in the same style, it might be a better option.
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See, normally I'd agree with you on that, but I think the darkness of it feels more formal and, again, more serious, which I think fits her profession more.
Though I guess Tania, if you really want to impress them, drop some $$ on a suit in a dark color. Charcoal or black, I'd think. And... no one's ever going to tell you you're too professional, right?
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Tania, I honestly think the easiest first step to not looking too masculine in a pant + blouse professional look would be to make that blouse a color that is irrefutably feminine. Like this color. (http://capitolhillstyle.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/lela-rose.jpg) You wouldn't have to change a thing about the silhouette, and absolutely no one would take you for "masculine." Plus, whereas adding things like necklaces might give off the impression of trying to be feminine, I think that sort of color would just... be feminine, no trying involved. Though they are great ideas, no doubt, and I like Manda's suggestion in particular of wearing a cami underneath.
(What is a CG major? :()
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CJ, criminal justice. That's just if I remember correctly.
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yeah, it's technically sociology but i'm going to be looking for jobs in that area and eventually probably going back to school for criminal justice policy. i guess looking kind of guyish is okay for that sort of thing. i am really totally comfortable with looking like a boy though, i'm just wondering if employers are going to be as accepting and if this might substantially detract from my being able to find a job in some way.
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I guess unfortunately that depends on how chauvinist your prospective employer is.
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So I know it's just clothes and all that but I'm gonna go ahead and get into this a little more. So obviously we live in a patriarchal society blah blah men are serious! and hard working! blah blah and women are frivolous! With their emotions and frills! blah blah
It shouldn't be like that but it still is sometimes. In this case I don't see how dressing more masculine wouldn't help. Unless you're going for a traditionally feminine position maybe it would, but there's a reason dark suits and a button down shirt are the standard.
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Man, I am obsessing over getting new shoes. So...
Which of these looks best, do you think, fat shin thread?
(http://www.pretentiousgamer.com/photos/shoes.jpg)
or none of the above?
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orange with the grey tongue, Jordan.
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Your post made me think about how awful high-top chucks would look on someone with fat shins
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Welcome to "why I started buying low tops".
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OKAY so since this is a fashion ADVICE thread
Guys, I am going to a very very upscale socialite style event where I do NOT belong, I am basically going to make my father and his wealthy partner not look like they are super old(they kind of are 60, and 65), and my dad wants to take me out dancing. I have grown up from a kind of not uh.. well off is the nicest way to put it, I am basically kind of uncultured. So basically I am totally out of my element. This is 'the' event of the year for people in Halifax, apparently the average price of some of the dresses women wear is close to 2 grand.
Basically it's very black and white formal, so um, my dress, I think it's okay for this sort of thing.
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/blackandwhitedress.jpg)
but what do I do with my hair? shoes? Jewelry? Long gloves? A clutch? No jewelry?
Eep help! I know if I feel out of my element I will not enjoy myself and my dad really wants me to have a good time and I don't like disappoint him.
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I don't know what you should add, but wow, you look gorgeous in that dress.
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A
dash of dashing me in her life.
PS: You are the colour red and a lot of sequins away from basically being Jessica Rabbit, which is every cartoon's wet dream.
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I don't have any actual suggestions, but I will say that for a very formal event like this you are better off accessorizing less rather than more. Understated elegance will help you fit in much more than wearing anything that could even potentially be considered "gaudy" or too flashy.
Just try to keep it fairly simple, and don't wear anything too flashy.
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Andy - Updo for the hair, black heels, if you wear gloves I would suggest elbow length or ones that go 3/4 the way up your forearms, and a black clutch. Jewelry I personally don't like with halters, but you could wear a broach or a bracelet if you want to wear jewelry. If you wear a necklace, make sure it falls right at your collarbone. That's my short little 2 cents worth, perty lady.
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A short necklace would be good, but also a waist length one could look smashing as well. I like the glove idea, elbow lenth, and a simple clutch. That should do the trick!
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Seconding the updo and plain black heels. I'm not a fan of gloves, but either way, you look great there.
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echodire re: less is
more better
You are young so it's not expected you necessarily be decked out, I would think. I like the idea of just a necklace, shiny and silver? You are going to be out of your element but you have a great figure so whatever you can do it.
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Wear a monocle.
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That is your answer to everything
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That is the answer to everything
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Andy, I'm with Linds on this, except for the gloves. I wouldn't. Maybe just have your nails done. Other than that, the dress is fabulous.
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Hey Andy, you have a few options with this outfit, here is my assessment.
Firstly, choose your necklace. It should be a pendant on a change. Shiny silver is a classic option, but it is also very popular.
Gold slightly chunky pendant will have a great impact and be a bit bold. You could accompany this with a simple gold bracelet/chain.
The third option is somthing that is not as shiny. Maybe a dull gold or metalic colour, or something with a bit of a tribal-feel. This might have the tiniest hint of colour. This is hard but if you pick and you will need earrings that match really well.
Possibly you could do pearls if you have a nice set, it's always a good safe option, but might be a bit more predictable.
The 'young' fun option is to pick a bright colour of stone or bead. You could make the most of your age and wear jewellery nobody else there will be able to get away with.
Definitely get a simple black satin clutch. Not too big, something that matches the shine of your dress. Your heels should be satin to match your clutch, maybe peep-toe but with not much other decoration. I'd say no to gloves. You should french your nails, definitely the best classy look. To match this your makeup should be mostly neutrals and pale pinks. Really delicate colours. However if you pick a very striking colour pendant than go all out and match your nails to that.
Hair in an updo obviously, make sure your keep some wispy bits around your face. Keep your earrings really small, prefferably studs, especially if your necklace is the feature.
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Hmmm
Maybe a better way of going about this is to ask what you are going for: modern or classic?
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Gais.
I'm tall, dark and skinny.
I own 7 plain white t-shirts, and equal amount of blue jeans. I also own multiple plaid shorts which I wear a lot.
A lot.
What am I doing wrong?
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Get some shirts that aren't plain white. A couple polos and some casual shirts. The military button down ones are generally accepted as good looking and cheap.
Like so.
(http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd293/geraldshen/waywt011108.jpg)
H&M is good for that.
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I also own about 5 Polos and wear them when I want to be formal.
I have no idea what a H&M is.
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Oh goodness Andy that dress is stunning.
I echo most of what everyone has said - updo, simple shoes, simple clutch. Make sure the bag and shoes match. Go with a small light necklace maybe with a small shiny stone in it? If you do small and shiny necklace, you could bling the earrings up a bit - but don't do big for both.
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hello fashion thread
I just bought a new pair of shoes but am not quite sure what to wear with them for a casual look. My typical outfit tends to be jeans/chucks/threadless tees and that won't do with this. So, um skirts? i guess?
I'm crap at the internet, so um... look here?
http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/ss262/myownhero87/smaller.jpg
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Get some shirts that aren't plain white. A couple polos and some casual shirts. The military button down ones are generally accepted as good looking and cheap.
Like so.
H&M is good for that.
Dude looking good!
Also, I know this is silly but could you possibly post a picture of your watch? It looks great.
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Lol that's not me. Just a random picture I found looking for just plain button down shirts. He is well dressed though. I'm down for the night, but I'll post a fit tomorrow.
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Bunny, those shoes are great. You could definitely wear them with jeans, probably bootcut would look best. Threadless tees probably won't work though. What else do you own? A cute sweater would look pretty great.
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FASHION
I HAS IT?
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3367/3304492444_542748bb8c.jpg?v=0)
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Ahhhhhhh straight hair what
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Rad, Liz.
What's Ellen like? I hear she's nice.
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Thrifty fashions!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v37/ceeingred/100_1094.jpg)
I actually like this outfit better with my blue tights, but for some reason, those photographs were coming out really weird, like all you could see was bright blue legs.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v37/ceeingred/100_1097.jpg)
I love what I did to these pants. They look amazing now. The hat I mostly just added because I was excited that my Southern-Baptist-Winter-Revival hat was the same color purple as the long-sleeved shirt in this picture (they're both actually quite bright. Not sure why they're so dark here). My question is, what shoes do I wear with them?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v37/ceeingred/100_1098.jpg)
P.S. Heels are not really an option because I don't have them. Would sneakers look dumb, should I stick to flats or do I need to actually purchase heels?
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That's really nice, but sneakers would kill it dead. Flats is good.
(disclaimer - in general I dislike heels in proportion to their height)
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That is one sweet hat.
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I know, right?
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Unlike many, many other posts in this thread, sandy is doing it right. Flats for sure, heels would be hella unnecessary, sneakers if they were right, I reccomend sexy boots.
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But Kieffer, what about meeeee?
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Sandy if you were in eastern Germany I'd advise chucks but I don't think that works anywhere else. Flats are the only option, although barefoot works really well! I guess that's not practical for everyday life though.
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We went thrift-storing this weekend and got some really good stuff.
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JoEIMshtSBQ/SaMGGEtQMKI/AAAAAAAAB5U/66PvXNcBS3Y/s400/100_2776.JPG)
And three of the best shirts we got. Top is my wife, other two are me. In the last one, I'm pointing to the word "Puppy!"
(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JoEIMshtSBQ/SaMGSEuV9kI/AAAAAAAAB6I/-pRJvJk7cAk/s400/100_2790.JPG)
(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JoEIMshtSBQ/SaMGUBWN5CI/AAAAAAAAB6Q/D02w0IFyUuU/s400/100_2791.JPG)
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JoEIMshtSBQ/SaMGVqfhriI/AAAAAAAAB6Y/aSSVVOeWD3c/s400/100_2792.JPG)
We found a bunch of excellent stuff besides that, but we were too busy sorting and bagging old stuff of our to donate that we didn't stop and take more pictures. If you want to see some of the other stuff, I can snag some pics in the next few days.
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What's Ellen like?
Subtle! But I see some alternate endings for your post. Think of me as an 'alternate historiographer.'
Other options:
Rosie O'Donnell
Xena Warrior Princess
That "Ronson" Roustabout
The Indigo Girls
Sappho
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So, flats or dressy sneaks? That's cool. Next question, would a vest (not sweater-vest) look good with them or would I pushing into Newsie/ plucky Victorian street urchin territory then?
Pee Ess, Rolling20's, those are some nice t-shirts! I want the one your wife got.
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You would make a fantastic plucky Victorian street urchin.
Pursue that career.
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With a hat that awesome? Ya the vest could probably work.
I agree that you should go for it.
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You should see the combo she wore to work today. Funky turtleneck and cool blazer. It's like she was channeling sexy librarian. Yow.
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Guys there are fucking communist guerillas all over the place and the war is not going so well what do I do???
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Well, you've obviously taken the first necessary step, which is to create a silly gag account.
Everything else will fall into place accordingly.
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FASHION
I HAS IT?
Liz I pretty much have that exact same shirt. Freaky.
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Dovey, I've told you this a million times before- we are meant to be. Now grab your flannel shirt and get your bum to America.
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But Kieffer, what about meeeee?
You want an honest answer?
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This tie:
(http://www.pretentiousgamer.com/photos/fatshin/tie.JPG)
Doing it mildly better?
(Also, hell of goofy face.)
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I didn't know craftwerk were still going.
Also, its a darn good tie, I can't help but think what it would look like on a white shirt, but thats just me.
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Jordan, that ties looks a little short and too dark for that shirt, but it is much, much better than the terrible ones you were wearing before.
And Kieffer, you can keep your honest opinions to yourself. I was kidding.
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Actually, the tie is longer, but I couldn't get the damn thing tied straight so I fudged it. :P
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Yeah dude, good tie, glad it is not excessivly fat, also.
Liz, think about how much you could learn!
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That tie with that shirt is just fine.
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Liz, think about how much you could learn!
Man, you liked the flannel so much last time. GOSH.
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Sweet hats? Yes! (so most of meebo has seen these hats but I want to rub one of them into mai's face)
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/lalalala.jpg)(sweet tights yesss)
Crap webcams and boredom yes. Mai, see that bowler? It fits me, do you want it? Too bad c:<
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All the vay from America Fraulien Sally Bowles!
Bob Fosse would have liked the get up in the first picture Ms. King.
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Why would you be sad if you were wearing a bowler hat?
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I think Britain during the 50's was not a happy place and most people wore bowler hats then.
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Andy I demand you give me that bowler hat right now it is so badass and I love it holy shit.
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Looks to me like a moustache
(http://www.media.rai.it/MediaPortale/pub/static/2007/5/BowlerHatGuy.jpg)
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*Sweet hats*
Oh man, you really like to out-do people don't you?
Though I do know someone with some better hats.... and a scouter.
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Andy, those are in fact sweet hats.
Liz, I like the flannel! It is a very nice flannel! I just think that asking it to be fashionable is more than its flannely little heart can take!
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"Flannely little heart" is probably the cutest thing I've read in a while.
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I had a red plaid (cotton, not flannel) button-down dress that was awesome and cool and your shirt just makes me miss it more. (I wore it with a big black belt around my waist sometimes, sometimes without that and with low top black chucks, sometimes with teal flats, sometimes with black tights and heels... it was the most versatile thing I owned). WAH
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OH GOD WHAT HAVE I DONE. I have given my flannel shirt's little flannely heart a heart attack. I am the worst person.
I probably will not wear it often but I liked it with that outfit. It will probably come along for spring break to be used as a work shirt, so maybe it will get all beat up and I won't be tempted to wear it for fashion again.
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Mai, see that bowler? It fits me, do you want it? Too bad c:<
fu.
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(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3368/3307484849_8e356cd983_o.jpg)
WELL I HAVE PLAID SHORTS AND YOU DON'T
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Fuck you! :CCC you dirty ho'
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Oh yes, and on the topic of hats:
(http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/3492/n65415522544654557857.jpg) (http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/5019/n65415522544654497127.jpg)
(My friend Chris, these are old picture though. He has a pink goatee now)
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He has a pink goatee now
I'm pretty sure that's one of the biggest mistakes you can make in life.
You take something awesome that everyone likes, then you ruin it.
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yeah, ruining the color pink with a goatee is pretty evil.
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I looked at those photos and my hands involuntarily balled up in to fists.
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i look at your posts and my hands involuntardkidkllkdfmnnadklkdfmnuomniomnfio idsf fkzkma, pk
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i look at your posts and my hands involuntardkidkllkdfmnnadklkdfmnuomniomnfio idsf fkzkma, pk
Ruyi you dick get on AIM or I'll dye your goatee pink.
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holdon need 2 shower
ps i don't have a goattee!!!!!!!!!dumb@$$
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Finally, photographic proof of why I should not wear skinny jeans.
(http://photos-a.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v2488/77/17/5739266/n5739266_42653608_9618.jpg)
It's a good thing I was hiking, because I look like more of a goddamn idiot than I thought I did
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I don't understand why you would say that. Those jeans look great on you.
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They make my feet look enormous. That's the problem I have with them on most people (that or giant ass) and I'd fooled myself into thinking these didn't cause that optical illusion. They do.
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You are misinterpreting what your eyes tell you.
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I see why you might think that, but I disagree. I cannot really tell whether you are wearing shoes or sandals, but they look sorta like shoes, and your feet don't look big, they look normal sized.
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Also, to be blunt, people don't look at your feet when you wear skinny jeans.
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Yeah I've never looked at someone's feet in skinny jeans and gone 'man they have huge feet'.
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I guess it's just me then? I JUDGE YOUR BIG FAT FEET WHEN YOU WEAR SKINNY JEANS, WORLD
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Before I'd read your comment, I'd assumed the complaint was against the wash and the weird fake wear on the calves and knees*. The cut suits you well! Skinny jeans don't make feet look fat, especially if paired with the right kind of shoe.
*I have never gotten this. It looks bizarre and how would you even fade the calves on your jeans out so much (save riding on horseback for Attila the Hun degree hours each day)? Jeans with random splotches of white color are never all that flattering, and can be disastrous if the placing is off.
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To be fair, the wash isn't quite so horrifically blue, picasa kind of did that without my asking when I brightened up the picture to make it a little easier to see.
I don't get the weird wash thing either:/ Sometimes it's very very hard to find girls jeans without it though, so you settle if they fit well otherwise.
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Amanda where is your butt?
Skinny jeans are fine if you're not wearing clunky shoes. Try wearing them with flats. Your feet don't look huge though, the only real issue other than the wash that phooey mentioned is the way in that picture your legs look like they bend in a wierd way, but I think that's because of how the bottom of your pants sit on your shoes.
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My butt is right here! Seriously though, in jeans I pretty much don't have one. Belts are not an option.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/redglasscurls/Narcissism/DSCN3281.jpg)
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I think those jeans suit you quite well, and I can see what you mean about the shoes. I just think you are wearing the wrong ones for those jeans. Also a big bulky jacket/coat with skinny jeans can look.... oddly proportioned (maybe?) on some people.
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Does anyone have good recommendations for some decent (and probably not too expensive) hiking and/or running shoes? I am serious about actually trying to do exercise when it gets nicer out, but hiking and running are things you can't do very well with skate shoes that are almost a year old.
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I always wore my Saucony's when hiking, because I never got hiking boots. Anything with traction should be ok. Skate shoes definitely don't have traction, especially when the ground is wet.
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I'm looking for something with better ankle support, really. Traction I can more or less deal with, but I really don't want to roll my ankles.
In terms of running shoes, I need something with good arch support and that breathes well. I have flat feet that start to smell when they haven't been aired out.
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How about trail running shoes? Best of both worlds.
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Any particular kind? Or somewhere with a good deal?
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My hi-tecs (http://www.shoesdirect.co.uk/acatalog/Hitec_Shoes_Altitude.html) were pretty good but I never wore them because I have some excellent boots.
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I used to get a lot of free Hi-Tec shoes because my uncle was one of the high-ups for their North American operations.
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Guys, I bought suspenders, and I think they're here to stay. Photos may be on their way.
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@ Redglasscurls: I realize this is a little after the fact, but while I am not a fan of skinny jeans, there seems to be nothing wrong with yours, aside from the aforementioned illusion of gumby legs, and the fact that they make the world out of focus.
I can not wear skinny jeans, so those who can will have to do it for me.
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I agree. Those jeans look fine. But they also don't look like what I picture when I hear "skinny jeans," Maybe i am working from a faulty definition.
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Yeah actually, they still look like they have a bit of flare at the bottom.
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Those are most definitely not skinny jeans.
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That's because what people like to call skinny jeans now are actually DENIM LEGGINGS.
Serious question though, what WOULD you call what I'm wearing? They're obviously skinnier than bootcut pants, but I don't really know what the hell they are. Just weird.
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I would call them pants. Or jeans.
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They're skinny-straights.
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Slim fit bootcuts. Skinny jeans fit tight to your ankles.
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Strange jeans aside, I have good news!
Remember the too-slutty little black dress? I have a new classier one, right in time for a technical writing presentation I have to give this week:)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/redglasscurls/119_1721.jpg)
Today is a good day.
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Ooh, very pretty!
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Wow, Manda. Very nice.
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I am glad I am not the only one that seems to have perpetual pony tail holders around their wrists, also what's on your forearm?
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I always have a hair elastic on my right wrist, unless I am somewhere super duper fancy, which rarely happens. My hair is too much a pain to not have one.
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I've pretty much always got a brown and a black one, unless they're in my hair:P The forearm greenness is leftover sharpie doodle from a drunken Saturday night that just won't come off.
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I always have 4 hair ties, a length of string, and a rubber band around my right wrist.
along with two friendship bracelets, a bead bracelet given to me by my friend in Israel, and a wannabe livestrong, is this too much?
I take them off when I'm doing something fancy...
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I'm in the hair band club too! (I'm also wearing "denim leggings" right now...)
If you don't want to spend too much on boots/trainers make sure you buy really good insoles (esp. if you have flat & smelly feet!) it can totally change a pair of shoes!.
x
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I got new boots!
They are used boots, but new to me!
They're rad!
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Pics?
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I have a hair tie around my wrist as well, pretty much perpetually. Just one of those things that comes in handy.
So, this talk about boots and running shoes has made me think. I love my current boots, but they don't fit my legs very well. It could be because they are a size and a half too large (remedied in the foot part by adding more insoles), but sometimes when I walk a ways or run at all in them, I get shinsplints. It isn't consistent, but always happens when I'm wearing these. So, I think I need to get new shoes if I'm going to get more physically active. Does anyone know of any ways to tell if the ones I am looking at will fit me better, besides walking a mile or so, taking them off, putting them on again, rinse and repeat several times?
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I got new suit pants that aren't way too big, a blazer and shirt, a new bag and grown-up shoes (they are even sort of not uncomfortable) and everything! I don't really feel like myself wearing any of it, except the bag, but I'm getting used to it, I guess. Needed the blazer and pants/suit because we need to dress "properly" when visiting companies in Japan, apparently. The blazer kind of makes my boobs look huge, which is weird, but I may just not be used to it. Best part was almost that my parents paid for almost all of this (excluding the shoes, but including the $140 bag, which I thought was way too expensive), which was pretty cool of them. It's odd how willing they suddenly are to pay for a bunch of stuff now that I don't live at home.
Picture of the bag and shoes!
(http://bilder.tykjpelk.net/skitch/IMG_0040-20090309-014333.jpg)
I kind would've preferred a different strap on the bag, but this one was actually surprisingly comfortable, and I love that it's a very "basic" bag, but looks nice. And the shoes look weird here, but they're completely black and not that weird irl, and even have a bit of heel.
ETA: I forgot to post my question. What kind of shirt do you think would look..well, professional, but not like you're trying too hard, under a suit on a girl who is 22, but looks way younger? We're visiting companies, but mostly just for tours and stuff, so yeah. I have a couple of nice-looking "proper" shirts with collars and all that (and I really like them, but I have no idea what the English term to specifiy that kind is), but then there's the option of other kinds of tops, and I'm just not sure.
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I want to steal all of my new boys' boots. Especially his black cowboy boots.
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Speaking of, is there anywhere online that sells decent cowboy boots for a decent price? I badly desire a pair but I'm not quite prepared to pay the prices I've seen them for in meatlife retail places.
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Zappos (http://www.zappos.com/n/es/d/141000000/page/1.html) will pretty much have anything and everything, in any style and color, at any price.
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Dang, Zappos, and every last one of these places I found via Google charges like US$50-60 for shipping to Australia. Meatlife prices are starting to look a lot more reasonable now, heh.
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Ladybug, collared shirts are pretty much standard with suits, but you can also get away with a knit top under a jacket if collars aren't your thing.
http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=365072&PseudoCat=se-xx-xx-xx.esn_results
Just be sure to not have anything with a low neckline, especially if the jacket already accentuates your bust.
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Mari, I really like those boots!
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So I have these pants.
They are purple and rather extremely tight. I like them but I'm rather unsure if they make me look extremely fat or not.
Pictures.
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/41/l_c4ff99a6b47844bcb70dbc519e82c3b9.jpg
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/6/l_0d6d49ec2c704d1ba41695bf4b2fc122.jpg
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/33/l_1a38139e57264353ad0e79a10404aebd.jpg
Be honest. Completely.
Go.
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Don't do it.
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Can I have your purple skinnies please?
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You don't look fat at all, and I don't understand why you would even think that. However, pants that tight are not really flattering on anyone, super skinny or fat. I'd say get them in a size or two bigger if possible, the colour is ace.
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I do too, Linds! I even wore them for an entire day while walking a lot and my feet don't hurt one bit. Awesome.
And yeah, Midnight Umbreon, the pants don't make you look fat, but pants that tight rarely work well, imo. They can, in some rare cases, but those cases are few and far between. It's difficult to say without seing an entire outfit, but I'm a skeptic.
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Can I have your purple super slim fits please?
This is how I convinced Mother to buy me them. Man, I love having someone buy my clothes.
But yeah, I'll post an outfit, sure. I only really have one shirt that matches.
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Are they girl pants? The look basically the same as my purple skinny jeans, but mine are looser than that because I had to get the size bigger than what I usually wear. They would probably look good with just a purple t-shirt and some simple shoes (I wear my skully flats with them, but I am a girl and wear girly shoes, so you would need something different).
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No, they're Men's pants. Taking pictures in mirrors doesn't quite work but I'll post a link to the shirt I would be wearing.
http://www.nogunarmy.com/anglerfish.htm
That one.
The shoes would be my regular brightly colored Vans Slip Ons. They are all rainbow like and match pretty much anything. If not, then Chucks.
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You're weird sam
EDIT SKINNIES
I love them I want them so hard, now keep in mind I wear my pants virtually painted on and I like them that way. However, I am a girl. I don't really like super tight as a rule on guys, but they're so so
I made a hair piece out of feathers!
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/IMG_2552.jpg)
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/IMG_2559.jpg)(excuse awkward face)
I am really pleased since this my first hair piece, What do you guys think? What would it look nice with?
also I got some new shoes I love them they are both tacky in their own special ways
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/Photo192.jpg)
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/Photo194.jpg)
I can't wait for summer
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Neither can I *bow-chicka-BOW*
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I love all the girls want my pants but all the guys are like, "Nooooo." (For the most part.)
Man.
I'm so masculine.
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I do not want your pants.
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Those are pretty bad pants.
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I'm sorry, but I've got to agree. Those don't look flattering at all. Maybe a bit looser? I don't like the color much, but that is more subjective.
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Its fun to let everyone know you are bow legged.
You may want to get pants that aren't so tight.
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@purpleskinnies: they're not like omgwtf horrible... they could probably be pulled off-I've seen tight purple jeans pulled off somewhat okay. nevertheless, probably will always look really high-school alt kid... like all wearing huge multi-colored high-tops and wonky v-necks and shit
imo, good advice to guys who don't want to dish out high amounts of dough for high quality foreign denims: just buy some levis or BDG skinnies(if you dig UO)
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I can't even really imagine wearing genuinely tight pants; I think it looks silly and would feel rather constricting. I mean, the closest fitting clothing I own is a a set of long underwear for when it's a few degrees shy of absolute zero outside and I have to take a roadtrip to shovel my grandfather's ginormous driveway. And needless to say, modern long underwear is a lot stretchier than jeans and is pretty strategically tailored around the dong region compared to girl pants.
Oh, wait. I guess you said they're not girl pants.
I still think they look silly.
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Midnight Umbreon, if you're gonna wear super skinny jeans, get used to the majority of this forum mocking you. It's worked out quite well for me.
Also learn how to rock them 'cause otherwise you just look like a douche.
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Do you got the sexy legs? Are you sitting comfortably? Am I shades of green? Or red? Are you comfortable? Showing it all off? Or aren't you self-aware?
If you've got those sexy legs?
You're a braver man than me.
Do you know who you are? I don't know what I look like. I look like someone else.
When I showed it all, I got mixed reactions. The people it attracted, were all turning me off. And it made my feet look too big anyway.
Now boot cut is my thing. But you got yours. And you're a braver man than me.
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Fuck all y'all skinny legs rule.
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So, I'm a dude in need of some jeans. What are some brands and styles that the cool kids wear? (note: the highest I'll pay for a pair of jeans is like....$30)
Also, feel free to post your own fashion questions.
I'm not into brands, but if you buy jeans that fit right you don't need to worry about the brand because they'll still look damn good. Oddly enough, the best fitting pair of jeans I've ever owned was from Wal-mart (as embarrassed as I am to admit I actually go to Wal-mart). They're jeans were around $20-$30.
My best advice: go to Walmart, Savers, Plato's Closet, basically anywhere super cheap and try on jeans until you find a pair that fit phenomenally.
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The best pair of jeans I ever owned was a pair from Oxfam. £10 for a perfect fit. The deep blue was becoming. I wore them for a year. The only jeans I had. Wore away to nothing.
They're the toughest pants you'll own, but if you own them every day, they won't last as long as you'd like for them to last. If I spend £30 for a pair to last a life time, it'll only last a year.
£10 for the best jeans I ever owned.
£30 for three pairs, rotated every day, maybe would last a little longer.
My jeans are blue. My jeans are blue. They're blue 'cept for the black pair. If I wore purple pants. I'd look like the hulk. Minus a couple of tonnes. And we'd look like a rainbow.
My red jeans. My red jeans don't go with my green shirt. Those pants look good, they look better on the rack. Than hanging off my ass. They look fine. Underneath my jacket.
But my jacket's on the wall.
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Are you just reciting song lyrics or what, Darryl? You're not really contributing to the conversation.
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I am saying that it's better to spend smaller ammounts on multiple jeans because they'll last longer, and that you need to really consider what they'll look like on you with the rest of your wardrobe before you decide to buy them.
There's hunks of wood our heads and we chip parts off and refine them before we toss them into our collective consciousness. Think about all the wood we're wasting.
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Darryl is on acid and giving advice about Jeans, that is just how he rolls.
I actually really like skinny jeans but I have to buy them in sizes really big for me because I have normal person legs so the result is I wind up in normal looking jeans but they don't taper out so much at the very bottom, which I really like because that lets me roll up the legs instead of having to get them hemmed.
It makes me look like I'm out of A Country Practice but I really dig on rolled up jeans. If you do it with normal jeans you look like a complete dick, but I think it looks good with the skinnies (that aren't really skinny)
Of course I don't actually 'do' fashion so I'm probably being laughed at in the streets.
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Maybe I'm doing it wrong as well but I pretty much always cuff my tighter jeans as well these days, especially if I'm wearing higher-cut sneakers.
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If I wore skinny jeans I'd be tempted to stuff things down the front of my pants so I had a humorously large package.
Also I'm afraid I don't like coloured skinny jeans on dudes. I like Gene's black ones though, 'cause he wears them with boots and they make him look kinda Elizabethan.
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Bluh. No more pants.
My mother has now taken them away because she says, "I wasn't expecting them to be so tight."
The end.
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OK so this is probably out of line but I'm gonna say it anyway: Your mum is creepy as fuck.
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Your mother confiscates your pants.
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Your mother confiscates your pants.
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Guys I don't think she ripped them off and stared lustily at his crotch as he went to put on some new pants. I don't see how it's creepy. Strict, for sure, but you guys must have heard of parents saying "you're not going out in that, are you?" at some point, no?
No because I don't have the kind of mother that confiscates my pants.
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You're also not fifteen years old, dude.
When I was 15 years old I wore a thrifted old man suit, a tie and had a backpack that was a stuffed elephant and my parents didn't say shit.
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Hell, I'm 22 and my mom still nags when I wear stuff she doesn't like around her. I don't think she'd confiscate my clothes, though, but I'm sure she's wanted to. Multiple times.
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Guys, maybe we don't all remember this, but it was established shortly after he got here that MU had some pretty strict folks. Wasn't his first thread about trying to find ways to listen to music without getting in trouble?
When I was a teenager, I wore a ratty 3-cornered hat to school every day. My mom hated it and told me so repeatedly, but she never confiscated it.
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you guys must have heard of parents saying "you're not going out in that, are you?"
On Saturday. I was wearing a black dress with black tights, a waist belt and heels. Not at all inappropriate. Sometimes, parents are cocks.
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Hell, I'm 22 and my mom still nags when I wear stuff she doesn't like around her.
I'm 62 and my wife still nags when I wear stuff she doesn't like around her.
:wink:
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When I was getting ready to go to Germany last summer, my mother took me shopping (this is seriously rare) because and I quote "you cannot go and look after two small children whilst dressed as a prostitute".
You've seen photos of me, right? Do I really look like a prostitute?
Guys it is not fashion-thread relevant but the blog thread is blocked from this computer and I am PISSED OFF. My best friend and I are meant to be going to London for two days in two weeks (sort of a college trip except that it's an educational trip for a subject we don't take, so basically it was just for a trip to London) and I found out just now that he's not going any more. Apparently just about everyone else already knew this, he just didn't bother telling me because he thought I'd be angry. Too right I'm angry, I'm angry that he didn't tell me earlier! I don't know what his reasons are for not going, he said something shitty like "I had a row with my mum" which sounds really stupid.
GAH I AM SO PISSED OFF AND I DON'T KNOW WHY. I'm gutted that he isn't coming, because I was really looking forwards to it, but I would understand if he would deign to explain to me. But I'm so angry that he didn't bother telling me. I don't want to go to London on my own. MEAHYJLKAE ST/LIHAE yt/. Why am I so cross?
Sorry for blogging out the fashion thread. I will delete all the blogginess when I get home.
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When I was a teenager, I wore a ratty 3-cornered hat to school every day. My mom hated it and told me so repeatedly, but she never confiscated it.
You wore a fucking Tricorn hat? That's badass!
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These are the boots I got. Standard military issue I think, at least around here. They were 9 dollars.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/Seanbateman/IMG_0941.jpg)
This is my new bag. Brown leather, 4 pockets, removable shoulder strap, basically hella sexy. It cost substantially more than 9 dollars, and it was 50% off.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/Seanbateman/IMG_0940.jpg)
Also have some bright yellow cords, a new hat, and a navy/black plaid pendleton shirt.
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I would let kieffer dress me.
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I would let unkieffer dress me.
There you go Darryl, you made a typo.
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Wait that post really confused me.
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Wait that post really confused everyone
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I would let unkieffer dress me.
There you go Darryl, you made a typo.
Oh Andy! You did that wrong and obviously are stupid and need to stick to things you're good at. Let me fix that for you.
I would let kieffer undress me.
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That made more sense indeed...
Also, new vest.. New as in, i found it in a creepy second hand store for €15.. I guess it's age around 35 years old.. I had to de-fungus it first :|.. But still: VEST
Linkage
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s18/Toastking-Bob/IMG_1302.jpg (http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s18/Toastking-Bob/IMG_1302.jpg)
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I would let unkieffer dress me.
There you go Darryl, you made a typo.
Oh Andy! You did that wrong and obviously are stupid and need to stick to things you're good at. Let me fix that for you.
I would let kieffer undress me.
Turn 18 first.
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I am still confused. I just got the best pair of ghetto 5 dollar earrings. The are of the chunky hoop variety. They are so large that I cannot wear my tunnels with them.
They look much like this, except smooth and silver:
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b122/nam4anad/riearr.jpg)
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I think Midnight Umbreon's mum did him a huge favour.
That said, once you're old enough to get a job, get one and buy your own clothes, dude. There Comes A Time In A Man's Life When He Must Dress Himself.
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Man I remember that was a pretty tough break with my parents.
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Julia you are going to be ghetto fabulous.
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Going to be?
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I would let unkieffer dress me.
There you go Darryl, you made a typo.
Oh Andy! You did that wrong and obviously are stupid and need to stick to things you're good at. Let me fix that for you.
I would let kieffer undress me.
Turn 18 first.
Oh I was talking about Darryl, he's over 18.
Wait you thought I meant me? Ew! Keep your filthy paws away from me you stylish cad >:C
PS- VEST!
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What if I am wearing an especially dapper fursuit.
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I heard you was into that.
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Especially not in a dapper fursuit
Not even the dapperist
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Not in a dapper fursuit?
Not in a state of disrepute?
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What about in the fursuit of a fox? Possibly in a box?
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800 of those plastic rings from those gumball machines.. You could make a plastic hauberk.. And saunter around town with it
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anything that facilitates sauntering is A-okay in my book!
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I found an etsy site (iheartnorwegianwood) with some totally amazing stuff! I can definitely see Andy rocking it way better than I could though
(http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.60242470.jpg)
(http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.61125536.jpg)
(http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_430xN.58888789.jpg)
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I hate shoping, but I love the clothes. Here are a couple of brands I wear often;
- H&M
- Express
- Vans
- Lucky
- Guess
- Old Navy
Some people like video games, others spend it on pot, I'm just a t-shirt guy; I'd like to have as many as possible. So brands aren't a factor of where I get my shirts.
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guys, i have around 200 dollars, possibly a little under 400 if this wallet maker keeps flaking out.
what should i get.
Be more specific.
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(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff11/imthecabbler/SgtPeppers.jpg)
is this all too much?
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Yeah I never really cared for the cover of sergeant pepper's lonely hearts club band. So yes, yes it is.
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That scarf and that t-shirt = No.
Those shades and that scarf = maybe possibly, if you had a lot more attitude and really long hair and some form of awesome leather jacket over the top and it was really cold?
Those shades and that t-shirt = only if you have ABSOLUTELY no other shades to wear and it's really sunny.
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(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff11/imthecabbler/SgtPeppers.jpg)
is this all too much?
You're looking like a fashionable Al-Qaeda member.
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Please don't quote pictures.
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What exactly am I allowed to quote? All these rules are new to me.
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Basically, stuff that is necessary for people to understand who and what you are replying to. If it's a picture, and it isn't directly above your post, you could either reference the picture by saying whose photo it was, or just remove the photo from the quote and replace it with a describing text, such as [photo with glasses and scarf] or something. It makes the page much less crowded, and it is good for those browsing from phones etc.
And yeah, quoting something from the post directly above yours is rarely necessary, unless it is a long post and you are replying to a single sentence or two, then it might be useful.
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is this all too much?
Yes, truthfully, you look a little too old to dress as an early 20s hipster. You should be graduating into some collared shirts, polos or button ups are both fine. Invest in some blazers for warmer weather, and maybe a pair of not too full of themselves aviators (No reflective lens or metallic frames). Get a traditional scarf, if you still want to be fashionable get a long as fuck one since theres a million ways you can wear it.
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I should probably hide the keffiyeh I have a bit better then. I don't want anyone finding it and knowing my secret!
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Thecabbler you look like the creepy older guy at a hipster gig in that get up.
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leopard tights picture
Fashionistas take note - even beautiful, slim model has chunky thigh syndrome in shiny tights. I love everything else though.
glasses and scarf picture
I think he's poking fun at the fashion advice thread by being ironic! NOOOOOOOOooooooooo...
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That's what keffiyeh scarves mean! It's like the secret handshake of terrorists.
Jens you fool that is fist bumps.
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The funniest thing is watching hipsters of a Jewish background (the same who like talking out their ass about their misguided Zionist beliefs) prance around wearing keffiyehs not realizing that the garment they are wearing advertises their support of pan-Arabic reunification and the destruction of the Israeli state.
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It really bugs me when people wear keffiyehs without understand the political/historical significance of them.
Particularly hipster girls.
This is where the argument about keffiyehs in this thread started last time. You can click on the link at the top of the quote box to go back to that post on page 19 and read onwards from there.
Just thought I'd save everybody a lot of trouble.
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The funniest thing is watching hipsters of a Jewish background (the same who like talking out their ass about their misguided Zionist beliefs) prance around wearing keffiyehs not realizing that the garment they are wearing advertises their support of pan-Arabic reunification and the destruction of the Israeli state.
See, I thought the whole point of hipsterism was to out-irony the other guy.
I might actually go buy a keffiyeh tomorrow. Why? Cos I think they look pretty cool. I'm pro-Palestine, but that has fucking nothing to do with what I wear.
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Mix it up with a turquoise yamacha and a nazi party arm band, then you'll really stick it to the man!
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This is where the argument about keffiyehs in this thread started last time. You can click on the link at the top of the quote box to go back to that post on page 19 and read onwards from there.
Ahhh I spent like 20 mins trying to find this convo, anyway I didnt we decide that it really isnt about Palestinian solidarity since its just been adopted as a piece of fashion. And its roots were actually in functionality to keep sand out of desert peoples faces. So as a symbol of Palestinian solidarity realistically can only be acknowledge as more of a Yassir Arafat solidarity symbol at most. And even then it petered out in 2003 or whatever when Hamas replaced the PLO in some dubious elections.
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Mix it up with a turquoise yamacha and a nazi party arm band, then you'll really stick it to the man!
What, wear it on top of my flat cap?
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Ahhh I spent like 20 mins trying to find this convo, anyway I didnt we decide that it really isnt about Palestinian solidarity since its just been adopted as a piece of fashion. And its roots were actually in functionality to keep sand out of desert peoples faces. So really as a symbol of Palestinian solidarity realistically can only be acknowledge as more of a Yassir Arafat solidarity symbol at most. And even then it petered out in 2003 or whatever when Hamas replaced the PLO in some dubious elections.
We didn't decide anything :x
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That's way too risky.
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Irony != ignorance.
We all know the key to being a proper hipster is a subtle awareness of the fact that you're a douche. If you're putting it out there that you are, or conversely if you're completely oblivious to the fact, you're doing it wrong.
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Hopping on the jean bandwagon that I missed last page.
I disagree with the statement about multipe jeans being better than one pair.
My APC New Standards are the single nicest pair of jeans I have ever owned, and yeah they were pricey, I paid 110 for them. But I have worn them 5 days a week for close to four months, still no wash, and they have a nicer fit and high quality denim than any pair of Jeans i have ever owned.
I know that the denim is subpar compared to a lot of Japanese denim, but it is still great and I don't ever want another pair of jeans honestly until these wear out.
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Fashionistas take note - even beautiful, slim model has giving me erections syndrome in shiny tights.
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That model looks like she is straight out of the 80s.
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I saw a girl at work last night wearing tights instead of trousers and all I could do was be all oh man I mean I could see everything 'cause she was wearing them with a t-shirt and a short jacket and I was all jeez lady I don't need to see your crotch like woah and that and then she walked round the corner and I was all phew and went back to work.
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I like scarves, I have hundreds, but I will not wear something that makes a statement unless I'm fully I'm prepared to back it up. I started eating meat recently and now I have to stop wearing one of my favourite shirts as it claims me to be "Meat Free Youth". I'm also not so young. Although I think wearing old straight edge shirts and getting busted up drunk is funny. Is that too close to irony? I'm not sure....
It's like silly people wearing Ramones t-shirts. The ignorance is annoying.
Also it sucks that the one factory that makes the real ones is going out of business because of all the fakes. (I was going to write that sentence intelligently, with a link the an artical about it, but it's saturday and I'm not feeling that bright...sorry)
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collard shirts
Specialised shirts for goin' out to eat soul food?
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Things I learned from this thread:
Keffiyehs are a no go unless you are being an ironic hipster at which point you're being an ironic hipster and that's a no go.
Crocs and Uggs are okay but only! if you are wearing them inside and no one sees you wear them.
People like scarves.
Tights as pants are not cool.
Rinse and Repeat.
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All of those things may be negotiable.
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No no, tight pants are okay, just not when they are being worn by boys and are so tight you can see the details of their junk. (Disclaimer: Leggings are not tight pants. They are not pants at all. They should not be worn as pants, for the reason boys should not wear too-tight pants.)
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Things I learned from this thread:
Keffiyehs are a no go unless you are being an ironic hipster at which point you're being an ironic hipster and that's a no go.
Crocs and Uggs are okay but only! if you are wearing them inside and no one sees you wear them.
People like scarves.
Tights as pants are not cool.
Rinse and Repeat.
Tight pants and Keffiyehs are in the same boat as they had there 3-5 years in the sun and we are slowly moving on. They are both still very wearable, though absolutely skintight tight-pants are still and always were a no, and Keffiyahs no longer have political significance so pretending they do is douchey.
Crocs are going out of their way into finding ways to trick you into thinking they arent Crocs, so they lets change that to *most* Crocs should ever be seen. Uggs were never a bad thing, people just hate them because everyone has them or talks about having them, ooooh they are too popular, time to up the down and hate on them, right? Wrong!
And there is nothing inherently wrong with being a hipster, just once again dont be a douche.
Basically there are 2 may pieces of fashion advice.
1) Dress your age, and in a style that suits your body/look/lifestyle, and make sure you are at least a little bit uncomfortable, then put on a blanket of confidence
2) Dont be a douche.
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Tights as pants
Not tight pants. Difference. It's an important one.
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tights as pants are not cool. i've said this maybe 20 times in this thread already but there's always a new page so it bears repeating. i really, really don't want to see your ass crack outline or your vagina outline or your buttcheeks jiggling everywhere. no, it doesn't matter if you are a pretty girl. ladies where i live seem to be really into this and i've still yet to run into a single person where this has actually looked good at all. by wearing tights instead of pants, you are essentially forcing me to stare at your genitals in public and honestly, i find that feeling less sexy and more invasive and uncomfortable than anything.
i am sorry, pretty ladies, but when it comes to tights less is not more.
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1) Dress your age
I simply don't know what that means, unless it means to be conformist. So sod that.
make sure you are at least a little bit uncomfortable
Sod that, too.
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1) Dress your age
I simply don't know what that means, unless it means to be conformist. So sod that.
It means that if you're 40 don't go around wearing baggy jeans and a backward baseball cap because you'll look like a tit.
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But you look like a tit wearing those when you're 15, too.
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Yeah, but I'm pretty sure that is covered by
2) Dont be a douche.
Also
Uggs were never a bad thing, people just hate them because everyone has them or talks about having them, ooooh they are too popular, time to up the down and hate on them, right? Wrong!
No. People dont hate Uggs because they're popular, people hate Uggs because they are, in essence, slippers. And while the humble slipper has it's place, that place is beside your bed so that you can have warm feet walking around in your dressing gown before you get dressed. And there they should stay. the Ugg should not venture out on grand adventures. Uggs will not feel deprived if they do not get and equal amount of socialistion time as your other footware. Uggs are happy with their lot in life as a slightly overgrown slipper.
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they are, in essence, surfing shoes and pilot shoes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugg_boots#History
They're still ugly as hell.
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Man, guys, the whole tights as pants thing. Can be done without details of vagina and can be done well on people.
Seriously.
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Chesire, you would be so much easier to take seriously if you didn't drop the "It's just backlash" so worryingly often. I'll grant you that many people will like or dislike an object just because of prevailing trends, but that doesn't mean that it's okay to make the sweeping generalization that it's the only reason people don't like them. Assuming you know someone's motivations better than they do is pretty presumptious and frankly a bit insulting.
Anyway, I don't think Uggs are as bad as crocs, but when I do see them, they're usually on girls stomping around the complex's laundry facilities in pajama bottoms and university hoodies. Maybe it's possible to do them well, but for the most part I understand why people automatically associate uggs with being underdressed.
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they are, in essence, surfing shoes and pilot shoes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugg_boots#History
They're still ugly as hell.
You wear bright purple skinny jeans
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I would wear bright purple skinny jeans :c
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You wear bright purple skinny jeans
no, i don't.
mom sent them back, remember?
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But you totally thought it was a good idea.
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Why wouldn't it be a good idea?
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I realized I hate wearing a suit at work because it is so uncomfortable to wear suits.
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Really? Maybe it is because I don't have to wear them 8 hours a day, but I don't find them uncomfortable. Perhaps your suit doesn't fit you? Or is it the temperature?
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It just doesn't feel like it fits me. Like, I don't look right wearing a suit. It fits fine, but it feels wrong.
Its warm, but its not hot. I never leave work cold at least.
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What I've learnt from this thread:
1. People believe fashion is about a set of rules that can be universally applied
2. People also believe that it's okay to rip into someone's fashion even though they are clearly not that fashion-forward themselves
3. People seem to also think they know a lot about fashion when they really have no idea what they're talking about
4. As a result, people who aren't as confident think they are fashion-backwards and are too scared to state their opinion for fear of being rejected
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You should distinguish fashion, style and dressing:
Fashion is showing off within a rather conformist framework, and is not always stylish.
Style is finding the clothes that are right for you, both in appearance and comfort; it may or may not be fashionable.
Dressing is just that, not even caring; but some people automatically do it with style.
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That sounds a bit like more rules.
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Words can mean whatever I want them to mean!
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But you totally thought it was a good idea.
Why wouldn't it be a good idea?
Mr. Scarychips here, he has got it going on in his head.
I applaud you, Mr. Scarychips.
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Keffiyahs no longer have political significance so pretending they do is douchey
wtf.
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omg wtf
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Allahu akbar, bitches.
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wtf.
From Wikipedia:
The keffiyeh would later become a trademark symbol of Palestinian politician Yasser Arafat, who was rarely seen without a distinctively-arranged black-and-white scarf (only occasionally did he sport a military cap or, in colder climates, a Russian-style fur hat or Ushanka). Arafat would wear his keffiyeh in semi-traditional manner, around the head and wrapped by an agal, but he also wore a similarly patterned piece of cloth in the neckline of his military fatigues. Early on, he had made it his personal trademark to drape the scarf over his right shoulder only, arranging it in the rough shape of a triangle, so resembling the outlines of the territory claimed by Palestine. This manner of wearing the keffiyeh in turn became a symbol of Arafat as a person and political leader, and it has not been imitated by other Palestinian leaders.
and
The colors of the stitching in a keffiyeh are also vaguely associated with Palestinians’ political sympathies. Black and white keffiyehs are associated with Fatah, while red and white keffiyehs are associated with Hamas, and were historically associated with the PFLP and other leftist groups. While widely known, this color symbolism is by no means universally accepted by all Palestinians, and its importance should not be overstated
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So I went shopping! This is about 3/4ths of it I was too lazy to take anymore pictures
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/Photo219.jpg
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/Photo217.jpg
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/Photo226.jpg
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/Photo231.jpg
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/Photo242.jpg
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/Photo232.jpg(also got these in bright red)
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/Photo239.jpg
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/Photo240.jpg
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/Photo208.jpg
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/Photo200.jpg
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/Photo195.jpg
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/Photo212.jpg) I am wondering about what you guys think about this? Also, what should I wear with those socks? Why are rainboots so awesome? Does my scarf make me a terrist?
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Did you buy Midnight Umbreon's pants from his mother?
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Yes, they are so hot on my ass I could fry an egg on them.
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Andy I am sorry but I do not think that gold dress is good. You do get points for the scarf, socks, vest, and rainboots though. Just get creative with them!
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oh god Andy do you want to go out dancing at a gay bar and wear the gold dress and blue boots please?
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Duuuh It's totally what I'm wearing when I go to Reflections (the gay/drag bar)
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Yes, they are so hot on my ass I could fry an egg on them.
I'm sure he's glad they've gone towards a good cause.
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Andy I am sorry but I do not think that gold dress is good.
Yeah maybe, if you dont have eyes
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The gold dress on it's own is not so great, but worn like in the last picture it's fine.
The dress in the third picture is really pretty.
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Can you just find a time machine and go back to the 80s where you'll fit in better?
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If only Jace, if only.
Also, in the third picture that is a shirt! (although I admit that I blend the line between the two a whole lot)
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APC/Vans not in the picture/Blink 182 Reunion/AA Scarf+Card.
The scarf is a bit sloppy. but ah well, it gets straighter right after I take this picture.
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o275/Wardial3r/Evyn001-1.jpg)
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Man, the gold dress may be a fashion atrocity, but it is still pretty damn hot.
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for the most part i haven't really worn my keffiyeh to show any political leanings...basically wear what you want to...if you look good that's great if...if not at least be comfortable with what you wear...than being said i like to wear mostly button up shirts/t-shirt with slim straight leg jeans or slim boot cut and canvas mid tops/tops
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for the most part i haven't really worn my keffiyeh to show any political leanings...basically wear what you want to...if you look good that's great if...if not at least be comfortable with what you wear...than being said i like to wear mostly button up shirts/t-shirt with slim straight leg jeans or slim boot cut and canvas mid tops/tops
Pics or it didn't happen.
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The gold dress on it's own is not so great, but worn like in the last picture it's fine.
this.
on its own, it is just like, hey i am a hot girl with a hot body wearing a tacky shiny 80's dress and managing to make it look decent.
that last picture is an example of good fashions
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Also, in the third picture that is a shirt! (although I admit that I blend the line between the two a whole lot)
Thinkin about this one, what if you wore it as a high skirt over a white blouse in the currently fashionable mode
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Yes, they are so hot on my ass I could fry an egg on them.
I'm sure he's glad they've gone towards a good cause.
I am indeed. I could never look that amazing in those pants.
Also.
You will never let me forget these pants will you? Not that I want to, but if I did, you people wouldn't let me.
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(http://i650.photobucket.com/albums/uu230/SirJuggles/NeverForgetColor.jpg)
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The gold dress is fine as she is the right age and shape to pull it off, so long as you don't over accessorise, hair down and tousled, maybe wear flats/leggings to dress it down. Not to mention the fact if you've picked it up to wear to a drag bar, you'd be pretty hard pressed to look overdressed! I always save my clothes that for bars like that, you can totally get away with it!
I have wellingtons (I'm english, rainboots sounds odd) like that, different colour though. I wear them with bright tights and a full skirt with a girly blouse and home made cardigan. It looks better than it sounds...
I also have socks like that and wear them with short denim shorts, docs/chucks (Depending on the weather) old cut up band t-shirts. It must be a good look, I met my boyfriend wearing it.
Are these all thrift stores buys? If so, wow! x
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Andy I am sorry but I do not think that gold dress is good.
Yeah maybe, if you dont have eyes
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I think I've got the perfect accessories for that gold dress:
(http://jeffbains.com/galleries/b_footwear_large/Crystal_Clear.jpg)
AND
(http://www.poletricks101.com/poletricks/Images/Productshots/Polewstagelg.jpg)
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The gold dress is fine as she is the right age and shape to pull it off, so long as you don't over accessorise, hair down and tousled, maybe wear flats/leggings to dress it down. Not to mention the fact if you've picked it up to wear to a drag bar, you'd be pretty hard pressed to look overdressed! I always save my clothes that for bars like that, you can totally get away with it!
I have wellingtons (I'm english, rainboots sounds odd) like that, different colour though. I wear them with bright tights and a full skirt with a girly blouse and home made cardigan. It looks better than it sounds...
I also have socks like that and wear them with short denim shorts, docs/chucks (Depending on the weather) old cut up band t-shirts. It must be a good look, I met my boyfriend wearing it.
Are these all thrift stores buys? If so, wow! x
The cold dress pretty much needs to be worn with tights of some sort, otherwise it rides up too much. I really love those boots.
Also I was thinking about that with those socks something similar but perhaps with my tweed shorts(more comfortable than it sounds really). But we'll see, I kinda like being ridiculous.
Also, probably half and half as far as thrift, but most of it was on sale. It was good to get out and find some ridiculous clothing.
Also, Julia, I know the insinuation you're trying to make, but I'm going to disregard it mainly because those shoes would look terrible with it.
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Okay Fashionistas
I scoured the opshops (thrift stores) this afternoon and got a whole bunch of things!
The most expensive things in this outfit are the tights which were a princely $14.95 from Sportsgirl.
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j125/allylester/outfit.jpg)
(Also excuse the face and hair, it is late and has been a long day.)
Okay but I am having hella troubles trying to figure out what shoe sto wear with it! I am planning on wearing this out for drinks on my birthday which will involve lots of walking and lots of drunk, so I want to steer away from heels but they look SO GOOD. My favourite choice are the cream chucks because they add a touch of whimsy I guess? Or do they just look retarded?
There's the chucks, my battered cowboy boots, charcoal oxford mary-janes, ruby flats and faux patent leather heels.
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j125/allylester/shoez.jpg)
Oh oh also, fashion thread, this is the shirt my boss has been making me wear. We all have one.
On the front it has a little 'K' (for the name of the shop) in a shield, like Arsenal football team (because my boss is a fanatic).
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j125/allylester/workshirt.jpg)
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Faux patent leather. Second choice is the mary-janes but they've got too much going on around the top and aren't as black.
Also my first thought on seeing that was this (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4f/Overture&underscore.jpg), but on actually looking at the album art again maybe not so much.
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Okay but I am having hella troubles trying to figure out what shoe sto wear with it! I am planning on wearing this out for drinks on my birthday which will involve lots of walking and lots of drunk, so I want to steer away from heels but they look SO GOOD. My favourite choice are the cream chucks because they add a touch of whimsy I guess? Or do they just look retarded?
There's the chucks, my battered cowboy boots, charcoal oxford mary-janes, ruby flats and faux patent leather heels.
This one time I designed these heels so that you could detach the high heel bit and walk around like flats.
I never ended up making the prototype because I have no shoe making equipment, and have not made shoes before.
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You could make so much ridiculous amounts of money if you could make/market those really well.
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And the first time one fell off at an inopportune moment, giving somebody a sprained ankle, you would lose all the money you had gained.
Also, lunchy, I think the mary janes would be best out of all those options. Only thing is that that means you have a huge area of unbroken blackness - but the red doesn't match (possibly if you brought in a red accessory you could wear the red flats with it and rock it) and the chucks are chucks.
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Heels actually break on normal shoes every now and then, so I'm not sure that would be so much of a problem. I can think of other problems, though.
I don't mind those red shoes, by the way. I guess I'd go for those or the mary-janes.
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The shape of the sole would be a huge problem, I think. Heels require a lot more support and a stiffer sole/toe than flats do, so the conversion would be slightly difficult, I'd assume.
A think the red shoes would be a better way to provice some "whimsy" than the Chucks with that outfit, but I don't really know how they'd look alone. But with black shoes, the entire bottom 2/3rds become very black..
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The solution to that is more interesting stockings.
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Ally, you know you are totally hot right? And the Mary-Janes are the shoes to go with, even though you plan on being a total mess and are afraid of eating shit in heels.
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I don't really like the mary-janes, but they are okay! I think the red flats are the best. However with the chucks? no no no no no.
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Wear the cowboy boots.
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Substitue teacher fashion.
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Red Flats are the best, but I don't really like the 'fit. The high waisted skirt and the tights are too much black, it makes you look kind of bulky around the hips, and the way the top is tucked in makes your whole midsection look pretty rectangular.
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I have the same reservations, but couldn't possibly articulate it.
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I'm going to be the sole vote for chucks. I think it looks cool because they seem to have the same colour as the shirt (at least it looks that way in the picture) and I'm all about repetition of one element. The red flats are cute as well, though.
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I'm actually voting for the chucks too, it takes the outfit from department store to sartorialist I think
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It also complete chops her off at the ankles.
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I'm actually voting for the chucks too, it takes the outfit from department store to sartorialist I think
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b171/CatFishEnFuego/9vcbd3.gif)
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unrelated to fashions (or maybe it kind of is??!) but i think your hair actually looks really great in that photo!
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(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff11/imthecabbler/IMG_0390.jpg)
this is the only image i've found, that sums up my general "image"
coincidentally it's of my behind
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Canadian?
come on everyone was thinking it
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It also complete chops her off at the ankles.
This. I like the red flats.
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I knew someone was going to throw a little shitfit about my use of sartorialist. If she wore that outfit with any of the other shoe options, it'd just be a cute outfit. With the chucks, the guy from the sartorialist would cream himself and you know it, even if you don't agree with my use of the term.
I really just wanted the chance to swing a vote away from the hideousness that is flats with stockings.
PS- I did not mean sartorial and fuck up. Sartorial refers to tailored clothing, sartorialIST is the blog reference.
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The sartorialist would cream himself over a poorly implemented and played out footwear concept with a pencil skirt and a shirt that doesn't fit very well?
Actually you might be right, I just went through and there's a bunch of outfits that are decent until you scroll down and notice they're wearing terrible shoes that don't match the aesthetic at all.
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The only reason I don't like the chucks with the outfit is because they are high tops. I don't like high top chucks with skirts, shorts, capris, etc. because I think it looks weird. It makes your legs look shorter, if that makes sense. If they were the original ones, it'd be fine. I like the combination of sneakers with skirts and I do it often. I'm just weird and like either shoes that are below the ankle or mid-calf to knee when worn with skirts.
Also I like the flats because they are red and red shoes are awesome.
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I don't know; I think the Sartorialist dude really digs more on shape and texture. Having said that now, there's a picture on the front page right now with almost the same outfit only the girl has a leather jacket over it and shiny black low heels. I don't think there's anything wrong with monotone outfits--I think they look super classy. But if you broke up the black leg, black skirt to waist with a patent black shoe it would make it not boring.
Out of the choices you have there, I'd pick the red ones, but any color flats/low heels would look good (red is kind of an obvious choice with black and white though). Or go for a shiny black or dark grey shoe.
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PS- I did not mean sartorial and fuck up. Sartorial refers to tailored clothing, sartorialIST is the blog reference.
Heh, I got the reference, Manda. I dunno, I mean, I can't trash that chucks because it's totally something I would do if I was feeling 'throw-backy' to my old self that say. I dunno, Lunchy, like Kieffer said, I'm not really a fan of the outfit, I think the shirt it too loose/boxy for the skirt. I would go with the red flats though just because I feel like the outfit needs some visual interest. I dunno, but even like a bright red shoe seems a bit juvenile to me for some reason with all black. I know it's like one of those 'classic' looks but I always thinks it looks kinda like you're trying too hard.
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I wore a different outfit.
Will work on trying another shirt. I put on a fitted cap sleeve dark grey blouse but it was too much grey/black.
Your opinions are valuable!
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I was just assured by my 40something coworker that Lunchy is stupid and insecure and needs to stop wasting time on the internet and should wear the heels with that because no other shoes go with it. Also she liked the outfit but condemed all but the two black heel combos.
Sometimes she doesn't know how to use a computer though, so I don't know how much her opinion matters, but I agree with Kieffer and Julia.
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Man, this is why I have worn a uniform of jeans and t-shirts forever.
So much effort!
Anyway I have decided the shirt (it is a lovely soft, slightly sheer material and so comfy, but yes, a few sizes too large) would be great open with a tank top and some jeans and chucks for a lazy autumn outfit, I will try that one day. I'd like to find another coloured (dark blue? bottle green?) fitted blouse to wear with the skirt, and i really dig the way the black tights look with the black skirt so I am not changing that.
Also I will try and find some new black flats, I have some but they aren't really black anymore. It is ridiculous that I am a lady and I am so bad at wearing high heels, anywhere I have to walk more than about a hundred metres I am practically dying in agony or already fallen on my arse. I live in the city and walk everywhere, so it's kind of impossible to wear heels out.
God it is so hard trying to look slightly interesting when the budget I have to work with only stretches to thrift store chic and I don't have any sort of sewing equipment so I can't alter things.
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Dude why did you not say so before. We just threw out a mini sewing machine. Also I have a pretty decent sewing machine which you can maybe borrow if you promise not to break it.
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It is ridiculous that I am a lady and I am so bad at wearing high heels
I do not even own high heels. And I am a lady, despite the fact that I look like a 14-year-old boy:
(http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/2545/3809properattire2.jpg)
I fail at fashion, but at least I know it. Not to say that anyone here is failing and not knowing it.
If I ever have some spending money at my disposal, I suppose I'll go out and get some real clothes. Any thoughts on things I definitely need?
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You have like 3 feet of hair. You can make yourself not look like a 14 year old boy.
Just sayin.
Buy a skirt or something maybe?
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Heels.
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Step one, do not ever wear a backwards baseball cap again, it makes you look like you'd accost me on a train for a cigarette and my change and call me a cunt when I said no.
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Guys, I haven't worn a skirt in public in ages and hardly ever wear heels because it is impractical. These are not the things that lady-fashion automatically make!
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Looking like a lady requires one thing:
1) Wearing women's clothing (just make sure it fits well).
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Ok, I will keep these things in mind when looking for real clothes.
Also, I do own skirts, several of them. I just don't wear them because they are impractical.
I've begun a list of things I need, and I began to wonder something. Can someone please tell me the purpose of high heels, and why I need them? If I'm going to get shoes I don't like, I need to know what to do with them once I have them.
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You need them so you can snag that perfect man for your husband - and keep him! (http://www.andreas-fecker.de/exhibits/housewif.jpg)
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i'm part of the ladies-who-look-like-14-year-old-boys club too. it's all good though, i don't really bother at all anymore with trying to grow out my hair or dressing feminine cos i think i look better as a boy than as a girl anyway. androgeny is sexy!
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I am really glad this isn't the 50s.
I do not like wearing heels very often, so the only time I wear them is for fancy occasions (like weddings) and on job interviews. Sometimes when I'm going out, but usually not. If you honestly don't want to buy heels, don't. Go for flats.
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androgyny is sexy!
More people need to realise the truth.
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androgyny and style you say?
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b171/CatFishEnFuego/112792_hemd01.jpg)(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b171/CatFishEnFuego/nvxv6qugcubwm1dw83xc_1232841190283.png)
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I don't get why people are all hating on skirts. I love skirts! The only pants I actually use are jogging pants for excersising (sp?). It's just so much nicer and more comfortable to wear skirts than pants, I think. And I tend to combine skirts with more masculine aspects such as vintage men's suit jackets and chunky boots.
Also - screw you, shoe snobs! I never coordinate my shoes to my outfit, because I have really big feet so only men's shoes fit me. So I wear my shoes in periods (like, I'll wear a certain pair of boots for two months, then switch to another pair) and just put on whatever I have standing there when I go outside.
I'd like to wear nice shoes, and if I had smaller feet I would do more interesting things with my footwear - but right now I can't, and I don't think it ruins my whole outfit either. I never notice what shoes other people are wearing.
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androgyny and style you say?
<3<3<3
<3
<3
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Androgyny can be awesome. Just look at Austin Scarlett.
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Androgyny is only awesome if you can pull it off. It sucks if you like that style but y'know, really obviously are shaped super girly, then you just look silly trying to wear boy style things.
damn you shapeless girls, I am so jealous.
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Androgyny is awesome but it is not for me. I would make a very ugly man.
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androgyny and style you say?
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b171/CatFishEnFuego/112792_hemd01.jpg)(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b171/CatFishEnFuego/nvxv6qugcubwm1dw83xc_1232841190283.png)
Yeah I'm gonna quote this so i can stare a bit longer.
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I am really glad this isn't the 50s.
I do not like wearing heels very often, so the only time I wear them is for fancy occasions (like weddings) and on job interviews. Sometimes when I'm going out, but usually not. If you honestly don't want to buy heels, don't. Go for flats.
Whatever, aside from all the racism and sexism the 50's were totally the coolest decade, with the possible exception of the roaring 20's.
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Canadian?
come on everyone was thinking it
yeah i'm definitely canadian...you called it...
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I think androgeny can be striking, but it's never hit me as remotely sexy.
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That is OK you can leave them all for me.
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Looking like a lady requires one thing:
1) Wearing women's clothing (just make sure it fits well).
So all I have to do is wear a size 14 dress and I'll look like a lady?
Schweet.
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Is 14 even a measurement for anything, or just a number? From what I understand, being a size two just gets women to buy more clothes and exercise extensively to achieve the pseudo-reality of anorexic beauty.
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It is a number that refers to a measurement, just like S, M, L, and so on refer to sizes/measurements.
Khar, I wear a size 14, you can borrow one of my dresses.
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not all women who wear a size 2 are anorexic.
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Yeah, some people that size are just rather petite people. Just like people who wear plus size clothes are not necessarily fat either.
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Also, the sizings change between countries. I wear a size 8-10 here, but that is like, 4-6 or something in America. Also, a size 8 might fit me in one brand, but I might need a size 10 in a different brand, or a size 6 in another, which makes it even more annoying.
So, uh, the numbers for sizings are supposed to be for certain measurements, but the fact that they are nuts makes them not as useful as they could be.
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I'm so happy to be a guy.
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I'm not.
I'm constantly sad that I can't wear pretty girl clothes and shoes.
It sucks. I hate being a dude. Even dude clothes look better on a girl.
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Seconded.
Especially shoes.
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Yeah american size 2-5, junior/women's sizing is stupid too.
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I'm constantly sad that I can't wear pretty girl clothes and shoes.
The Man can't stop you from being fabulous Ozy.
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Seriously, I've already considered that.
A lot.
I'm going to be wearing a pretty skirt this summer at the very least.
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dude, wearing a skirt would be really uncomfortable. Limited leg movement would suck.
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Here's an example of Mel not being androgynous, as this is what I usually look like. As you can see, it's not all that much better.
(http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/9181/1000080p.jpg)
I guess I need to learn to wear grown-up clothes.
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I am definitely a fan of girls looking feminine and dudes looking masculine. Both sexes pull that off one hell of a lot better then the other way round.
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As much as I LOVE the androgynous v. curvy debate and all the brash generalizations that come with it, I think you guys should talk about shoes:
(http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.59941972.jpg)
(I just got these!)
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dude, wearing a skirt would be really uncomfortable. Limited leg movement would suck.
You obviously have never worn a skirt. Now if you mean crotch flashing, there is a simple solution called leggings and/or tights. My rule is if they are opaque, who gives a shit, because you can't see anything anyway. Also, with knee length or longer skirts, you don't have this problem. Skirts themselves, like pants, vary in degrees of comfort just like pants, except you get more of a breeze.
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I'm going to be wearing a pretty skirt this summer at the very least.
Man, I hear you. If I ever find my skirt again, I'm going to wear it so hard. If i don't I'll just buy a new one.
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I hate wearing skirts because my thighs stick together and also you cannot climb trees in them.
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Both sexes pull that off one hell of a lot better then the other way round.
not all of them! i look and feel pretty dang ridiculous in makeup and girly clothing, and i know some pretty good looking dudes and ladies who dress really well right now and would also probably look equally ridiculous wearing whatever clothing people of their gender are typically supposed to wear. personally i think people are at their most attractive when they wear what they feel comfortable in, but that's just me.
also, to anyone who thinks guys can't pull off looking feminine: go to a drag show. they're really fun and i guarantee you will be very, very impressed.
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Lunchbox - tights. Seriously. They work!
And I've climbed trees in a skirt on several occasions.
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You obviously have never worn a skirt. Now if you mean crotch flashing, there is a simple solution called leggings and/or tights. My rule is if they are opaque, who gives a shit, because you can't see anything anyway. Also, with knee length or longer skirts, you don't have this problem. Skirts themselves, like pants, vary in degrees of comfort just like pants, except you get more of a breeze.
A wonderful, open, freeing breeze.
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My only problem with skirts is finding shoes that really work with them. Somehow its so much more complicated than with pants, so I have about 12 skirts I very very rarely wear.
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I want this dress (http://www.modcloth.com/store/ModCloth/Womens/Dresses/Ballroom+Blitz+Dress) soooo much. Partly because it's super awesome and also because I can wear them with these heels (http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/andthentherewaslindsey/0706.jpg).
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So I am pretty much in love with all clothing made of stretchy cotton/hemp.
(http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_430xN.58145771.jpg)
(http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.60351752.jpg)
(http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.55003476.jpg)
Not necessarily fashion-forward but I can't help wanting to buy it all and look like an urban nomad hippie forever.
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I'd love to get a hemp shirt. I've been looking for the looking around the city for the longest time.
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Amanda, why do I love everything you pick out. And why do I think that my sister would also love it.
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Most of my best friends throughout life have been urban nomad hippies, so I wholeheartedly approve!
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Here are some things I want! Fashion thread's verdict?
Dresses:
(http://www.modcloth.com/store/images/110508_01_L.jpg)
(http://www.modcloth.com/store/images/021809_21_L.jpg)
Also, I really want a knitted dress (and general knitted stuff like vests and things because knits are great)
Accessories:
(http://www.craftster.org/pictures/data/500/9000corsetbelts.JPG)
(http://cache.wists.com/thumbnails/4/b3/4b39c35d6f543ce3fa2bc34424249361-med)
Fabrics:
(http://cache.wists.com/thumbnails/d/c5/dc53475834e269cc7a1be4bdc75b9792-med)
(http://cache.wists.com/thumbnails/f/63/f63f561e94a92c51c8d9ef721771cb78-med)
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Not a fan of the bunchy gathers on the second dress, but the overall shape is pretty cute. I'm jealous of people who can wear high-necked things without their chest turning shirts into circus tents:(
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Not a fan of the bunchy gathers on the second dress, but the overall shape is pretty cute. I'm jealous of people who can wear high-necked things without their chest turning shirts into circus tents:(
This.
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I hate wearing skirts because my thighs stick together and also you cannot climb trees in them.
I agree completely. You never know when you might need to climb a tree or hop a fence, and skirts just limit your options for adventuring. It's like how I own only one pair of shoes that are not tree/fence compatible. Blast my tomboyish upbringing.
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Don't be sad - now you know two 18-year-old girls from Norway!
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That is a feat in itself
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Not really if you actually live in Norway...
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As much as I LOVE the androgynous v. curvy debate and all the brash generalizations that come with it, I think you guys should talk about shoes:
*snip boat shoes*
(I just got these!)
Clara yes.
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Yeah those shoes are great. The rolled up jeans are a nice touch as well.
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(http://www.modcloth.com/store/images/021809_21_L.jpg)
This is one of the dresses I want off of that site, too.
Also, because I can wear high necked things, I don't really understand the circus tent thing. What causes it?
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As much as I LOVE the androgynous v. curvy debate and all the brash generalizations that come with it, I think you guys should talk about shoes:
(I just got these!)
Yo, how has only one person notices this?! BIG UPS. I want those, where did you get your hands on those beauties?
Also, I am not impressed with people hating on my old school beat to shit black and white checkered Vans slip-ons. I've been wearing them for the past 7 years and I'd appareciate not being hated on for it. No, I am not a skateboarder, yes, I like punk rock, no I do not think Pete Wentz is cool, yes they are hells of comfortable.
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Yah, but the leather looks nice and they are a shitload better than Sperry's.
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Yo, how has only one person notices this?!
Clara yes.
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I don't know what's wrong, but I don't even see a picture in that post!
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Also, I am not impressed with people hating on my old school beat to shit black and white checkered Vans slip-ons. I've been wearing them for the past 7 years and I'd appareciate not being hated on for it. No, I am not a skateboarder, yes, I like punk rock, no I do not think Pete Wentz is cool, yes they are hells of comfortable.
Slip-on love o/
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Well that only sounds vaguely dirty
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FASHION IS SEXY, DOVEY.
AND SEX IS DIRTY SOMETIMES.
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I'm extremely curvy (For this don't read BIG, I mean I have big boobs and hips and a small waist, old fashioned hourglass) I like wearing boys clothes, (cowboy shirts etc.)but I get them re-tailored to fit. I get almost all my clothes re-tailored (Or do it myself, depending on how hard the alterations are.)
I would like to add, I've been wearing vans slip ons since the 80's, I have slip on love, which is both dirty and sexy. (My shoes are dirty & they look sexy)
and I have also climbed both trees and buildings in a 50's prom dress, corset and full skirt, the whole shebang.
I like being comfortable, but sometimes it's worth suffering to look awesome.
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I like being comfortable, but sometimes it's worth suffering to look awesome in a tree.
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Man, when I saw the things you posted I went "oh daaang my friend would have loved those clothes" and then I realized I hadn't seen actual pictures of you, and she reads webcomics occasionally, so I went to your profile and you are eighteen years old and from Norway and my friend is both eighteen and from Norway so for a second I thought you was her but then I saw a picture of you and you weren't her and now I'm all sad.
Aw, I'm sorry for not being your friend! Clearly she must have excellent taste though. 8D
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I bought a black and blue bubble dress and it is adorable. I'm mostly posting this so I can let everyone know that I still suck at fashion.
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Bowties, yes or no?
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Do you like making terrible decisions about your social life?
The answer to this question is the answer to your question.
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Bowties, yes or no?
It takes a rare man to pull off a bowtie. You are not that man.
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I actually get many compliments.
Here are pictures of me making stupid faces while wearing a bowtie.
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs009.snc1/2627_59659004410_720294410_1425834_2243769_n.jpg
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs009.snc1/2627_59659014410_720294410_1425835_3509305_n.jpg
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs009.snc1/2627_59659019410_720294410_1425836_6647027_n.jpg - This picture has lighting made of suck. Please excuse it.
That is all.
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The only person that comes to mind who I have seen pull off a bowtie is Bill Nye.
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I would wear a dress with that print on it.
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Yeah dude, never wear that tie again. Ever.
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I think I have a dress with that print on it.
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It is not a good look my friend. Maybe bust it out in a few years.
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When you are older and happen to be a science or history teacher, THEN you can wear a bowtie. Those are the only people who I thought looked pretty okay while wearing bowties.
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Bowties, yes or no?
YES. You have to wear it with confidence though.
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Actually wait, not that bowtie. Make it a black one, with a fitted vest or blazer. And maybe style the hair.
You can wear that bowtie only ironically. Maybe add some oldman glasses. This is riskier, but can end up giving you style bonuspoints. I'm thinking like this guy from Ra Ra Riot.
(http://www.rarariot.com/photos/125.jpg)
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God, that dude looks like the biggest douchebag of all time. No bowties! What is WRONG with you?
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Speaking of bowties, they make really cute headbands (for girls)
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Actually wait, not that bowtie. Make it a black one, with a fitted vest or blazer. And maybe style the hair.
You can wear that bowtie only ironically. Maybe add some oldman glasses. This is riskier, but can end up giving you style bonuspoints. I'm thinking like this guy from Ra Ra Riot.
[douchebag]
That tie is an irony tie and was, indeed, not styled. I style it sometimes. It also needed washing in those pictures. But anyway.
I'm taking this as a yes to bowties.
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Bowties are a transparent affectation. Not really recommend for anyone unless they fashion is already so out there that it wouldnt make a splash.
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dude that bowtie is just a negative force in the universe. so is trying to be ironic. it's really just kind of a silly thing to do!
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but bowties are just fun. Its like you are a present.
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http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs009.snc1/2627_59659004410_720294410_1425834_2243769_n.jpg
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a55/ddovey/beef1.jpg)
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(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a55/ddovey/beef2.jpg)
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Oh. Okay. I'll keep wearing it then.
With confidence.
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Baby Bacchus is a stone cold playa =@
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oh dear god sam and dovey that was perfection dear god.
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That's a fat baby.
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i've seen the bowtie work on a dude but i'm not sure midnight umbreon is that dude
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STOP PISSING ON HIS DREAMS
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Unfortunately, his dreams would enjoy it
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Bowties can look great and stylish and stand out... but I've never seen them do so outside of formal wear.
(http://i650.photobucket.com/albums/uu230/SirJuggles/James_Bond_original_Sean_Connery1.jpg)
That is the only way to wear a bow tie.
Question: Bowties. One word, or two?
edit: I am also going to pointedly ignore some of my old dance pictures, wherein my date wore a bright teal dress, and I wore a tuxedo with a matching cummerbund and bow tie. I'd like to think I can learn from some of my mistakes.
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So essentially the only correct way to wear a bowtie is to be Sean Connery?
Makes sense.
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You should only really wear a bow tie when you have to - during formal occasions. And it should most definitely not be light green with a pattern over a blue shirt.
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Unless you are going full formal for an occasion, adding a tie or bow tie or any of that just makes you look like you are trying to do Avril Lavigne troopunx or like you don't know how to dress yourself.
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Completely unrelated to bowties, here is my beloved Doc Marten. I'm wearing them both, but you can only see the one.
(http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/5636/melsdocmarten.jpg)
And that is the QC forum on my computer on the desk.
In other news, I'm very proud of myself for figuring out the resizing code from memory. I am not a computer person.
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Man if I had to wear a tuxedo I would still rock it with a regular tie. I will not brook bow ties on any occasion.
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So essentially the only correct way to wear a bowtie is to be Sean Connery?
Makes sense.
The correct way to do anything is to be Sean Connery.
Besides going sober, that is.
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Man if I had to wear a tuxedo I would still rock with with my doc martens. I wil not brook bow ties (or ties) on any occasion.
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Man if I had to wear a tuxedo I would still rock it with a regular tie. I will not brook bow ties on any occasion.
But you would look excellent! You were born to wear it, ripping off your bow tie and shirt sleeves over the course of the night.
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Unfortunately, his dreams would enjoy it
They do seem to have some sort of urine fetish.
And also, the green boat bow tie isn't really one that I would wear anywhere that wasn't all family. If I was to go in public, I would get a less stupid one.
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Man if I had to wear a tuxedo I would still rock with with my doc martens. I wil not brook bow ties (or ties) on any occasion.
Some boots can actually pass for formal shoes pretty well, as long as nobody looks too close. Mine do, and would do so better if they weren't scuffed up where I crawled around on concrete for a couple days. Or, you can get the formal-ish shoes made by boot companies, which should work as well.
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No more about bowties but speaking of dress shoes. I knew a rather old guy who bought some low top chucks and spray painted them black. He wore them as dress shoes.
Strike that. He rocked them.
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Im glad you are over the bowtie thing, the fashion gods say no.
Now as far as spray painted chucks, thats a rather tricky thing to pull off. Once again, its more of a finishing piece of an ensemble, not a rock you can build from.
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Man if I had to wear a tuxedo I would still rock with with my doc martens. I wil not brook bow ties (or ties) on any occasion.
I am sorry to hear this, I guess the wedding is off.
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Underscore? What?
Oh sorry. But I guess I just feel like being annoying about bowties lately. I'm not always this inquisitive.
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Man if I had to wear a tuxedo I would still rock it with a regular tie. I will not brook bow ties on any occasion.
But you would look excellent! You were born to wear it, ripping off your bow tie and shirt sleeves over the course of the night.
Actually this reminded me of the one circumstance I would wear a bowtie: Untied and all hangin' from the collar.
Also Dan how did you know that it is my dream to own a suit with removable sleeves
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No more about bowties but speaking of dress shoes. I knew a rather old guy who bought some low top chucks and spray painted them black. He wore them as dress shoes.
Strike that. He rocked them.
They sell monochrome black Chucks. My friend is sitting next to me as I type and has a pair on.
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I have some too, but I think they are ugly as hell. I can't stand how they make my feet look like rubber black holes
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Yay someone agrees with me on that. Everyone who I've talked to about them thinks they are hot shit.
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Some boots can actually pass for formal shoes pretty well, as long as nobody looks too close. Mine do, and would do so better if they weren't scuffed up where I crawled around on concrete for a couple days. Or, you can get the formal-ish shoes made by boot companies, which should work as well.
Dude, someone is always looking closely at your shoes.
I knew a rather old guy who bought some low top chucks and spray painted them black. He wore them as dress shoes.
Strike that. He rocked them.
Noooooooooooooooooo. Chucks are sneakers. Sneakers are never dress shoes. Docs? Sure, whatever floats your boat, but wearing sneakers with a suit is pathetic.
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Whoa hold on there Sam let's think about what we are saying
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I have some too, but I think they are ugly as hell. I can't stand how they make my feet look like rubber black holes
I have a pair of those, as does my girlfriend. I quite like them as they are comfy as all hell. Also since my pair have been around and about for quite some time they've faded a little so they're kind of a really dark grey-green colour.
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the best people i have seen wearing monochrome black chucks also have children and painted-on eyebrows, and are too young to vote
the best person i have seen wearing a bowtie has a radio show where he is slated to interview (among others) a.c. newman, feist and blitzen trapper, and has interviewed shad, lykke li, the acorn and a tonne of other bands, plus he won a national award for his girl talk interview
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take a look in here.. *beckons you in towards odd-looking maroon bowtie* heh. if you look closely you can see the fine- *tugs on the tie and sprays you in the face with a stream of pure ownage*
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Sam if I saw someone outside wearing that i'd be like
damn
did i miss some fingerpaintin?
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ahahaha! i can't believe you fell for it. of all the tricks. ahahaha! *sweeps everything off desk* ahahah. wait. oh no. all my books. all my papers. look at them. i have to do this... i have a paper due in a few hours. oh shit. oh god damn.
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cos i straight love on some fingerpaintin
Sam you remind me of this Achewood (http://achewood.com/index.php?date=09262003)
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Noooooooooooooooooo. Chucks are sneakers. Sneakers are never dress shoes. Docs? Sure, whatever floats your boat, but wearing sneakers with a suit is pathetic.
(http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2006/06/26/DrWho_narrowweb__300x367,0.jpg)
Obviously, you're wrong.
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Dr Who is not a real person.
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We've been over this. Time Lord or no sneakers with a suit is fucking unforgivable. That is such a kickass ensemble until we get to ground level and he ends up looking like a bum all because of the shoes. Can we all just get over our huge fanboners for Tennant and admit that the outfit below would be improved immeasurably by a mean pair of brogues?
(P.S; Sam did you end up posting pics of yours? Don't hold out, doggle.)
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I'm sorry, but this really wasn't a 'I love Tennant and/or Timelords' thing. I really believe that what the man wears in that series is something I might wear. Different colours, maybe but the same principle. Including the sneakers. To add: brogues suck. And hurt.
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I'm sorry, but this really wasn't a 'I love Tennant and/or Timelords' thing. I really believe that what the man wears in that series is something I might wear. Different colours, maybe but the same principle. Including the sneakers. To add: brogues suck. And hurt.
You know how opinions can't be objectively wrong? Yours is.
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And thus I managed the impossible and am glad that this day brought me something so wonderful.
And however much you protest ... they suck. And look hideous.
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I am sorry to hear this, I guess the wedding is off.
So this is why you're being so cold and distant.
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I nominate that this thread be renamed "Advice For People That Can't Dress Themselves" and that we have a seperate thread for actual fashion/fashion related topics/discussion. I'd feel out of place posting fashion illustration here.
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And thus I managed the impossible and am glad that this day brought me something so wonderful.
And however much you protest ... they suck. And look hideous.
He said, buttoning his rayon dragon ball z shirt and stopping to admire himself in the mirror. He grinned ruefully, pushing his greasy thinning hair back before placing his treasured fedora on his head.
"Just wait till the girls at the anime club get a load of me."
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Man fuck you guys hating on the sneakers they are OK, the sneakers with the suit has been part of Tennant's charm as the doctor. If he were to were fancy shoes he'd look fancy and proper, but he is wearing sneakers with his suit and that totally sums the fun-ness of his character, he's a sharp dressed man with cool casual sneakers. Suits look good but he like's his shoes. That costuming choice was genius and you are all retarded.
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Two threads, then - one for slaves to fashion, and one for those who define it?
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Ok fashion advice thread, for the sake of something to do I'm going to post a bunch of pictures of the stuff that I usually wear. In the past my fashion sense has been likened to that of a "gay cyborg vampire" and that's really not about to change. However I'm interested in what you guys, specifically the ones who get all passionate and seem to care about Fashion think I should be wearing.
I'm not going to actually take your advice, I like the way I dress. But I am honestly interested to know what you think I'm meant to be wearing.
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Man fuck you guys hating on the sneakers they are OK, the sneakers with the suit has been part of Tennant's charm as the doctor. If he were to were fancy shoes he'd look fancy and proper, but he is wearing sneakers with his suit and that totally sums the fun-ness of his character, he's a sharp dressed man with cool casual sneakers. Suits look good but he like's his shoes. That costuming choice was genius and you are all retarded.
You make extremely good points, it works great for the character, but if you are going to a formal place, would you wear sneakers or would you shell out the 20-30 dollars (that'd be USD) for some okay looking dress shoes? Especially if you aren't wearing formal attire that often, it's a solid choice to make.
Personally, I bought some extremely classy looking Sketchers dress shoes that cost me 60USD, but are quite comfortable and are also slip on style so I never have to worry about laces, or the tongue or anything. They look fucking fantastic, honestly.
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For the record, while I don't like wearing tuxes, if I had to go to a formal event I would rock a sherwani.
(http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/9784/monsher20074.jpg)
Not formal enough? Get out.
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We can get married if you wear that.
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Pants can we see these shoes? They do sound awesome. I wanna see. Pleeeeeeeeeease?
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If I were going to a formal place I would wear formal shoes. If I was just wearing a suit around because I wanted to I would wear whatever shoes give optimal function/comfort, and those would probably not be snazzy shoes, especially if the snazzy shoes cost thirty bucks.
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I wear my sneakers when I'm wearing a dress just to hang around, but I would not wear sneakers to a wedding. Unless it was my own, but at this rate, I think if/when I get married, I may do it barefoot.
(Honestly, who the hell wants to stand around in heels for several hours. It's not comfortable.)
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Yeah I think a suit with sneakers is perfectly acceptable if you don't wear it on formal occasions. I do that when I go out dancing or to bars.
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I concur!
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Jimmy, I love your girlfriend's hair! Totally unrelated to the topic at hand, but fiercely true.
Speaking of marriage, I am going to a couple of really great friends of mine's wedding this summer and this will require me to wear a dress. Any suggestions on its style/colour/shoes? I'm curious to hear your suggestions. Please note that I kind of have tubby arms, hehe.
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Jimmy, as long as that is your hair, keep dressing like that. I think it works better for you than anything else could.
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I love weddings cuz I love to play dress up. When is the wedding and is it indoors or out? If it's outdoors you should probably opt for a no heel or maybe a chunky heel if you can find a not ugly one unless you want to aerate the ground. For me, I got this awesome red dress with short sleeves that kind of puff a little bit and it's knee length and it's awesome because I can wear it year round. It is good in winter with tights and a jacket and in spring and fall with a little cardigan thing. Or when the Australians all went bocce-ing I think something like Lunchy's dress especially would be fetching. It was kind of just formal enough but not too formal since you're not actually going to prom. (All those ladies had nice dresses)
Basically just find a dress you think rules and add shit/take away shit so you're comfortable weather wise. If the wedding has an awesome theme then go for that. You know what looks good on you!
Actually just go dress shopping and then take pictures of everything. Yes!
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Jimmy you look damn good in a suit, do that more.
I was actually going to post something more or less saying that I was quite aware that the sneakers with suit thing factored in to Tennant's portrayal of the doctor and I think it was a smart thing but that by no means makes it an O.K. fashion choice for us mere mortals. Now stop saying it is O.K. or you will not need a police box to travel in time because I will knock your ass in to next week
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Jimmy, the suit you wore to the fancy bocce game made me want to get a kickass suit.
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Jimmy - your style rocks, especally your choice of suits. The only thing I would say about those photos is that I am not at all a fan of the jumper you are wearing in the third photo.
Well fashion thread I have apparently been stimulated by the government (ie the australian government stimulus package that was mentioned in an earlier thread) however my bank balance is currently showing no signs of it - if it ever does I shall be taking that $900 and buying myself some more semi formal gear so that I can basically dress that way all the time. Photos may ensue.
Also ben, how do you not own some form of kickass suit yet?
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I'm pretty damn sure I am using my $900 to get a suit made.
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Even though I technically have a suit, I do not like it and I wish they'd make better ones for women. I like suits.
I want a kick-ass suit.
:-(
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I'm pretty damn sure I am using my $900 to get a suit made.
www.thickasthievesla.com
Talk to Jason, tell him Gilead sent you.
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I want one a them suits real bad. My parents were gonna get me one for Hanukkah, but haven't yet.
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I can get pictures of the shoes as early as Friday. I leave them at work since that is the only place I need formal shoes. And I'm off until Friday.
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I don't how good I'd look in those suits, I have pretty broad shoulders.
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While they're nice suits I always think they look too small, like the button is straining to fit the model sometimes. Also, when I think that I would look sexier in half them then the male models. WELL.
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I don't how good I'd look in those suits, I have pretty broad shoulders.
You do know they're custom tailored to fit you right? And you can have them modify the cut of it?
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Yeah Dim it would appear that they do a "conservative cut" which would sounds like it'd be way more towards your alley.
Tom, thanks heaps. So many choices!
EDIT: and while I'm here and to stop from cluttering up the other thread I wore my fancy boots (the one Tom will some day combust me for) and now my ankle hurts like crazy. On the other hand about 7 people told me that I looked righteous. Is that enough for rigor? Am I scientifically proven to be sexy?
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I don't actually like any of those suits. They all look like someone pulled them out of an uncle's wardrobe and thought "heh, I'm gonna wear this to the pub. it'll be a hoot." I would not pay "starting from $443" (USD) for one of those shitty suits. That translates to about $650 AUD. I am sure you can get an actual, for-real good suit here in Australia for about that and wouldn't have to rely on self-measuring and fucking around with overseas postage and all that shit. Oh also, it would look good.
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Son you're on crack
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Those suits are okay, not worth ordering from overseas, however.
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Spent a while looking at the URL and thinking: Thick as Thie Vesla? How have I not heard of this person?
Yeah, some of those those suits are sort of pretty fucking awfu(http://www.thickasthievesla.com/images/product/top-row-1.jpg)
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I'm not seeing anything wrong with the suit per sé. The dude just kind of has an awkward stance and the shoes are too distracting. Cool, but distracting. The suit is damn fine, though.
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I see nothing wrong with that? Keep in mind that the style of suit is an "ivy sack." In fact I might as well say in advance that the only suit on that page that I do not like is the double-breast because it is too dang boxy, and the hang of the jacket doesn't really make sense with the tapered pants.
EDIT: Although once again that could be because of the guy's awkward stance, cos it seems to look slightly better in the bottom shot.
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Yeah, some of those those suits are sort of pretty fucking awful
I think those are just not very good pictures of the suits.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v129/jesusvsthepolice/1-button-suit-leaning.jpg)
Just a grown-ass man with a nice crisp suit and a sense of decorum.
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also voting that they are very good suits.
honestly, the first time ever that looking at pictures of suits has made me genuinely depressed that i am not a dude because it means i won't ever get to wear any of these.
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It's not the shoes that put me off, it's the sunglasses.
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Tania Tania Tania Tania don't think that it doesn't suck for us t (http://www.splendicity.com/styleitless/files/2008/03/windowslivewritergreenshoesforst.patricksdayunder50each-98b3green-peep-toe-pumps-thumb.jpg)o (http://cn1.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/12b/d/AAAAAgg6R1cAAAAAASveow.jpg)o (http://soleshebang.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/bobbi-blu-doreen-black.jpg).
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also voting that they are very good suits.
honestly, the first time ever that looking at pictures of suits has made me genuinely depressed that i am not a dude because it means i won't ever get to wear any of these.
Try anyway.
I would dare to assume that the result would be aesthetically pleasing.
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Yeah I bet you would look good in a suit Tania.
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Short asian man needs to stop wearing all the suits, he is not helping his cause.
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Tania Tania Tania Tania don't think that it doesn't suck for us t (http://www.splendicity.com/styleitless/files/2008/03/windowslivewritergreenshoesforst.patricksdayunder50each-98b3green-peep-toe-pumps-thumb.jpg)o (http://cn1.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/12b/d/AAAAAgg6R1cAAAAAASveow.jpg)o (http://soleshebang.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/bobbi-blu-doreen-black.jpg).
Haha, I had those exact shoes at one point, then the heel broke. I was sooooo sad.
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Tania Tania Tania Tania don't think that it doesn't suck for us t (http://www.splendicity.com/styleitless/files/2008/03/windowslivewritergreenshoesforst.patricksdayunder50each-98b3green-peep-toe-pumps-thumb.jpg)o (http://cn1.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/12b/d/AAAAAgg6R1cAAAAAASveow.jpg)o (http://soleshebang.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/bobbi-blu-doreen-black.jpg).
fuccccccccccccck I want these so hard I might explode.
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They're from Payless! We've gotten that style two years in a row, in different patterns/textures, so maybe they will come back again this year. I will watch for them and let you know if they reappear!
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I have the center o-linked ones in tweed:) They make super sexy legs impossible to avoid
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I had them in a textured crocodile print sort of thing, brown and shiny and sooooo beautiful. Then I stepped on a crack in the sidewalk and the heel broke. It is possible that tears were shed that day.
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I would not pay "starting from $443" (USD)
woah yeah fuck that noise
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think about all the shit you can actually do for close to five hundred dollars and then weigh that against an alright suit that if you're even remotely awkward as a human being will just amplify that (see: all these pictures)
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Yeah I bet you would look good in a suit Tania.
if i could i would rock a suit SO HARD, ALL THE TIME but despite constantly joking about being a little boy i make a pretty lousy dude on account i am only about five feet tall and i have some pretty distinct lady curves going on. in almost all occasions, boy clothing on me is incredibly awkward and unflattering. it blows! and i really hate girl clothing so this is kind of why i never try to venture anywhere past t-shirts and jeans.
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I am seeing so many young guys with superb-fitting suits in Tokyo! It's awesome to just observe, but then you hang out with people from school in suits, and realize that aw, the ratio of awesome-fitting to slouchy will change drastically once you get home.
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Tania Tania Tania Tania don't think that it doesn't suck for us t (http://www.splendicity.com/styleitless/files/2008/03/windowslivewritergreenshoesforst.patricksdayunder50each-98b3green-peep-toe-pumps-thumb.jpg)o (http://cn1.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/12b/d/AAAAAgg6R1cAAAAAASveow.jpg)o (http://soleshebang.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/bobbi-blu-doreen-black.jpg).
Also this entire site (http://www.modcloth.com/) and the site where Jodie got all those amazing 50s style dresses that time
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I don't actually like any of those suits. They all look like someone pulled them out of an uncle's wardrobe and thought "heh, I'm gonna wear this to the pub. it'll be a hoot." I would not pay "starting from $443" (USD) for one of those shitty suits. That translates to about $650 AUD. I am sure you can get an actual, for-real good suit here in Australia for about that and wouldn't have to rely on self-measuring and fucking around with overseas postage and all that shit. Oh also, it would look good.
Yeah ben these suits are about the same quality as a 1500 dollar australian suit. Heck as far as I know from Jason they have never had a dissatisfied customer in the end, out of hundreds of dudes who are the kind of guys who get their shirts custom tailored to their exact measurements and hunt down 500 dollar pairs of formal shoes and know about the correct way to wear a pocket square.
And hey guys look, some pictures that are not of just the two tailors who are not remotely models.
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b171/CatFishEnFuego/one-button-action.jpg)
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b171/CatFishEnFuego/tomedited.jpg)
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Yeah see I meant to ask if the suit you wore at OzCon was a Thick As Thieves joint, because that was pretty much exactly what I want to get i.e; a verrry fitted 60's-style black 1 button.
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Yeah see I meant to ask if the suit you wore at OzCon was a Thick As Thieves joint, because that was pretty much exactly what I want to get i.e; a verrry fitted 60's-style black 1 button.
Yeah, that was my TaT suit.
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OK, so posting to confirm for the rest of the people on the forum:
I saw Tom in a TaT suit in the flesh and let me tell you I was sitting cross-legged or with a conveniently placed book for the entire rest of the day a haw haw
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[img]http://straight razor[img]
What's that one? The Kray?
Those three button suits look like they might be nice, unfortunately they don't have enough pictures of most of them, they need ones standing still and in motion.
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Tania Tania Tania Tania don't think that it doesn't suck for us t (http://www.splendicity.com/styleitless/files/2008/03/windowslivewritergreenshoesforst.patricksdayunder50each-98b3green-peep-toe-pumps-thumb.jpg)o (http://cn1.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/12b/d/AAAAAgg6R1cAAAAAASveow.jpg)o (http://soleshebang.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/bobbi-blu-doreen-black.jpg).
Also this entire site (http://www.modcloth.com/) and the site where Jodie got all those amazing 50s style dresses that time
Totally missed the ball on this one Dovey.
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Guys I found someone on whom a bowtie works
(http://www.thesartorialist.com/photos/2149PeacoatWeb.jpg)
(yeah sartorialist but srsly guys, srsly.
srsly.)
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So basically just be a ridiculously attractive young woman?
I can work on that. Gimme a couple weeks.
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She's cheating, all I see are legs.
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After I finished wanking I read the text, apparently she is wearing a bowtie, uh huh her.
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Thanks for sharing.
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Tania Tania Tania Tania don't think that it doesn't suck for us t (http://www.splendicity.com/styleitless/files/2008/03/windowslivewritergreenshoesforst.patricksdayunder50each-98b3green-peep-toe-pumps-thumb.jpg)o (http://cn1.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/12b/d/AAAAAgg6R1cAAAAAASveow.jpg)o (http://soleshebang.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/bobbi-blu-doreen-black.jpg).
I know I'm a bit late but eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! They're so adorable.
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She's cheating, all I see are legs.
This.
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She's cheating, all I see are legs.
This.
Should I shave my legs and get some thigh-highs?
I'm thinking yes.
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If you promise not to post any pictures, yes.
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Fuck that, absolutely post pictures.
Cross dressing is rad, and gender lines are not fixed.
I'm considering starting to wear makeup, in subtle amounts, as a fashion thing. Could be a terrible idea, could be awesome.
I do not really know how to put on makeup though.
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Dearest Kieffer, I wish you lived close enough that we would actually be friends and trade makeup tips. I was about to ask if you're going for generic dude "I am wearing eyeliner JUST IN CASE you can't tell" look and then I read what I said and who it was to. If you don't have any, go for Sephora products. My word but they are infinitesimally better than any other makeup.
To be blunt though is the only time I've ever seen dudes rock the makeup is when they are androgynous enough where it doesn't look forced. If have really masculine features, like you do, it's really fucking hard to pull it off without just looking like a theater major. You're one of the few I have faith in though.
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infinitesimally
I'm pretty sure this doesn't mean what you think it does
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Dearest Kieffer, I wish you lived close enough that we would actually be friends and trade makeup tips. I was about to ask if you're going for generic dude "I am wearing eyeliner JUST IN CASE you can't tell" look and then I read what I said and who it was to. If you don't have any, go for Sephora products. My word but they are infinitesimally better than any other makeup.
To be blunt though is the only time I've ever seen dudes rock the makeup is when they are androgynous enough where it doesn't look forced. If have really masculine features, like you do, it's really fucking hard to pull it off without just looking like a theater major. You're one of the few I have faith in though.
My incredible masculinity has always been the major barrier between me and my desire to wear pretty dresses. If I just wasn't so damn manly I would be the prettiest girl.
I honestly don't know if I want to fuck with eyeliner at all, it's a little too garish, the only way I'd do it is if I got good enough to do death-of-the-endless style designs on the corners. I'm thinking probably just a little bit of foundation, maybe blush if I'm psyched, but a very neutral color, some subtle, possibly metallic eyeshadow, and mascara. Definitely mascara.
Good god do I love mascara.
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Ooo, and maybe nail polish. I kinda like nail polish, haven't rocked it since I was like 15. I basically plan to start incredibly subtle, and if it works, gradually get bolder with colors and amounts. I could see eyeliner, nail polish, fuck, maybe even lip color, coming in like 6 months down the line. The lip color would have to be soooooo fucking subtle though, otherwise I will look like a harlot
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Ok so the paper tells me K-Rudd's stimulus plan is going ahead so I will be receiving 900 dollars from the gub'ment which I intend to put down as part of payment on a suit. I mean a really nice suit. I want to go into a place and have an Italian man measure me up and look me up and down with his thumb and index finger stretched up his chin like a hairy dang ol' V while he says "hmm" while he decides how he's going to rock this. Because I owe no actual nice clothing this will probably be a general all purpose suit for going out drinking in and also for court dates and visiting my sick grandmother.
My questions are legion:
1) How much am I expecting to spend here? I have 900 buckos oz from the government, but I've got a bit of cash tucked away, enough to go as high as say, 2000 but I'd rather find a happy medium. I remember being told a few years back that you'd better be prepared to drop 15 hundos for a tailored suit but am not sure if this is still relevant or even if it was accurate in the first place.
2) In terms of colours I'm pretty settled on Oxford Grey for a couple of reasons. (going for martinis with emilio, as white as a dude like me could ever hope to pull off in a suit, general classiness) although I'm open to persuasions, but other question is, what colours and patterns do I want on the shit that I'm going to buy with it? I guess the guy at the tailors would be able to tell me but I'd rather have an idea of what I'm looking at so I can shop around and see whats available. What colour shirt? What colour/pattern tie? What hell colour shoes does a dude wear with an oxford grey suit and do you think I can even pull it off?
(http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs013.snc1/2632_58853616919_615321919_1920365_4853082_n.jpg)
Here is a photo for reference! (I am not quite this red)
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Kieff: I think something that could be fun is like bronze eyeshadow on the inside corner of the eyes, like the duct areas near the nose and black mascara. I think that would looks really good since you have really blue eyes. Don't do blush, though. Blush is something that is just too feminine and I don't think even you could pull it off. Like, I think it would just come off looking gay instead of fashion forward or experimental. Also, I think you should rock lipstick. I'd like to see it. I dunno about nailpolish though...I don't know if it would look good with the type of hands/fingernails you have. But I mean, hey, if you try, I wanna see! Also, I'm a big fan of Rimmel makeup, Sephora, like Brittany said is also quite good.
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Yeah and I was really drunk when I wrote that; I meant to say they're infinitely better. And yeah, bronzer in general would look awesome. If you just put on foundation without blush or bronzer most people look kind of dead. Instead of a pinky blush, just sweep some bronzer on the top of your cheekbones, down your nose, a little on your chin, and above your eyebrows.
And re: mascara, I'm obsessed with the stuff. The best kind I have ever found to make my lashes look huge and fat and long and almost fake (I like big ol' mod eyelashes) is some stuff from Avon called SuperShock. LashExact (in the purple tube) is also pretty good.
Edit for two pictures. Mascara really does rule. I did it real quick, no curling and I guess I didn't clean it up very well either afterward.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/BrittanyMarie/Various022.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/BrittanyMarie/Various023.jpg)
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I too, adore me some mascara. I am running out and am too poor to buy more! But I need it! Brittany, I suggest combing your eyelashes prior to applying the mascara, or at least doing that wiggle at the roots business, just to seperate them a little more. Otherwise, looks hella nice!
Also, I kind of agree with you on the bronzer bit, I mean, not for me, I am not a fan, I am a blush girl all the way, but for the dude. It's gay, but way less gay than blush.
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Kieff: I think something that could be fun is like bronze eyeshadow on the inside corner of the eyes, like the duct areas near the nose and black mascara. I think that would looks really good since you have really blue eyes. Don't do blush, though. Blush is something that is just too feminine and I don't think even you could pull it off. Like, I think it would just come off looking gay instead of fashion forward or experimental. Also, I think you should rock lipstick. I'd like to see it. I dunno about nailpolish though...I don't know if it would look good with the type of hands/fingernails you have. But I mean, hey, if you try, I wanna see! Also, I'm a big fan of Rimmel makeup, Sephora, like Brittany said is also quite good.
brett, i will limit my advice for now to one accesory.
Glasses
http://styletip.com/shop/shopdetail.html?brandcode=046000000034
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So I love the conversation about make-up but to return to fashion for a tch
This outfit (http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/Photo222.jpg), horrible? Okay? I am trying to be a bit dressy for my birthday but casual enough to be flirtable with as I will be out. The tights are sparkley
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I still disagree, Tom. But whatever, I see hep cats wearing shitty vintage suits all the time now so I guess it's in at the moment or something. I have one suit that is for jorb interviews, but I also want to get one that is less corporate and more of a dinner suit. I know that there is a proper tailor/suit shop up near Wintergarden, so I may go take a look some time while I'm still off work.
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OK, I have a mission for anyone who has ever shopped for clothes in the UK.
Where do I find pretty clothes? We're talking basically everything here. I have one pair of fairly ok jeans that I tend to wear all the time but I hate all my other clothes almost without exception and I'm thinking what is the point of working 22 hour weeks if I can't buy myself some new clothes?
Please, help me find pretty clothes without paying half as much again to get them shipped from the US?
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I still disagree, Tom. But whatever, I see hep cats wearing shitty vintage suits all the time now so I guess it's in at the moment or something. I have one suit that is for jorb interviews, but I also want to get one that is less corporate and more of a dinner suit. I know that there is a proper tailor/suit shop up near Wintergarden, so I may go take a look some time while I'm still off work.
I just realised there has been a whole heap of discussion on suits the page before, my input on the whole discussion is as follows.
I do not know enough about fashion to drop a lot of money on a big ticket fashion item like this without being completely sure that this suit will fit me perfectly and be like a second skin except one that has a stain on the lapel from a dirty martini and so I require the services of a largely built, confident man of some vaguely Mediterranean origin to make sure that this entire thing goes off without a hitch. I will probably not be disappointed if my tailor is a small english man though
(Ben next time I am down in Sydney we should find a nice bar and diligently discuss CURRENT AFFAIRS in dinner suits)
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I think it would be amazing to see people just sitting in a pub, wearing dinner suits.
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Occasionally me and some friends will have a suit night where we just go to our regular pubs.
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So I love the conversation about make-up but to return to fashion for a tch
This outfit (http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/Photo222.jpg), horrible? Okay? I am trying to be a bit dressy for my birthday but casual enough to be flirtable with as I will be out. The tights are sparkley
Uhmmm..nah.
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I think it would be amazing to see people just sitting in a pub, wearing dinner suits.
For many, many reasons I am inherently suspicious of people who wear a normal suit to a normal sort of pub and so I will never do that.
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OK, I have a mission for anyone who has ever shopped for clothes in the UK.
Where do I find pretty clothes? We're talking basically everything here. I have one pair of fairly ok jeans that I tend to wear all the time but I hate all my other clothes almost without exception and I'm thinking what is the point of working 22 hour weeks if I can't buy myself some new clothes?
Please, help me find pretty clothes without paying half as much again to get them shipped from the US?
Primarkkkkkkkk.
You just have to have the patience to sift through the crap to find the gold. New Look has some really nice stuff in at the moment, too.
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May:
H&M, H&M, H&M, H&M and H&M.
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Yessssssssss.
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man i keep thinking i like H&M but then everytime i try to shop there it's all really tacky and ugly and the stuff that seems okay just falls apart super quickly. where are the nice clothes i am missing out on?
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Fuck that, absolutely post pictures.
Cross dressing is rad, and gender lines are not fixed.
Speaking of,
Dudes, I need some good skirts for the summer. What do you think would work?
I mean, this is the sort of thing I would tend toward:
(http://mimes.thelittlebazaar.com/skirts/301-skirt-tiedyeskirt.jpg)
but I'm not really too experienced in this sort of thing.
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My wife has a number like that, and they are very good on her. I don't like the sparkly/mirror bits on a couple of them, though.
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hey are you calling me obese because i do not think anyone has ever done that before!
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Ozy, don't be afraid to show some leg. I love those skirts, but mostly when they are knee length or mid-calf.
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OK, I have a mission for anyone who has ever shopped for clothes in the UK.
Where do I find pretty clothes? We're talking basically everything here. I have one pair of fairly ok jeans that I tend to wear all the time but I hate all my other clothes almost without exception and I'm thinking what is the point of working 22 hour weeks if I can't buy myself some new clothes?
Please, help me find pretty clothes without paying half as much again to get them shipped from the US?
I personally like Topshop and Mango. I think Topshop especially has a lot of cute things that have nice fits.
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man i keep thinking i like H&M but then everytime i try to shop there it's all really tacky and ugly and the stuff that seems okay just falls apart super quickly. where are the nice clothes i am missing out on?
It's not meant to be nice so much as it's meant to be fashionable looking and cheap. It'll usually last about a season before falling apart.
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When I hear about how fast clothes usually fall apart for most people I'm always amazed, because for me most clothes last till I'm tired of them, which can be years. I don't think I'm more careful with my clothes than others, I wear them normally, wash them occasionally and use my floor as a wardrobe. I never get holes or tares in anything, so why do everyone else? How long does, say, a pair of jeans usually last for most people, because for me they last pretty much forever.
Also note that I'm not at all complaining, I'm just wondering.
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I'm with Kris on this one, and as many can attest. I treat my clothing really roughly, my only issue is zippers breaking on jeans. And I have fixed this!
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I seem to get caught on random objects/walk into things and get holes in shirts. Other than that, I don't have much problem with clothes.
Oh, I tend to wear out shoes after about a year though. I seem to be hard on shoes.
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The only problem I have with clothes are usually jeans, because I fail to invest in high quality pants. And holes come from be snagging things at work because I bump into just about everything. Other than that, my clothes will last a really long time. I have some shirts from H&M and I haven't had a problem with them. They look pretty much the same as they did when I got them, which was over a year ago.
Shoes are different, though. I will wear them until they die and it really depends on how often I wear the shoe and whether or not they are made out of canvas. Canvas shoes typically last a year or so and others last longer. But if they are my favorite shoes, they will not last very long at all, because I'll wear them all the time and I am on my feet for most of the day.
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I don't understand people saying that jeans last forever. How often do you wear your jeans? When I get a good pair I pretty much live in them, and they last me maybe only a few years. I mean, that is a pretty good length of time I think, but still it's not "forever". And I know that people say to not wash them and all that jazz but like, if I go more than a handful of days not washing my jeans they start to smell like sweat and I don't like that, so I wash them. So I guess that in order to keep jeans forever you have to be a dirty hippie? I just don't know.
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Also: Brett, yes, let's do that if we do both have smashing dinner suits by that point. Alternatively, just walk around town, stopping at a cafe to get a coffee.
"Hey guys, what's the special occasion?"
"Uh, what?"
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I wash my jeans fairly often too, but I have quite a few pairs so there can go days or even weeks between each time I wear one specific pair, so I guess that's the main difference here. Most of them are really cheap and of low quality though, so one would think they wouldn't last long at all.
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I'm with Kris on this one, and as many can attest. I treat my clothing really roughly, my only issue is zippers breaking on jeans. And I have fixed this!
Why do you want me to make giant clit jokes?
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Because you really wish I had one, so the more you bring it up.
the closer you are to your dreams.
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=And I know that people say to not wash them and all that jazz but like, if I go more than a handful of days not washing my jeans they start to smell like sweat
To be fair I'm pretty sure people who say that don't live on the east coast of Australia because it is basically jeans weather in Brisbane for maybe two weeks of the year, only my perpetual fear of shorts keeps me going
Also: Brett, yes, let's do that if we do both have smashing dinner suits by that point. Alternatively, just walk around town, stopping at a cafe to get a coffee.
"Hey guys, what's the special occasion?"
"Uh, what?"
"THE SPECIAL OCCASION IS UP YOURS, PROLE SCUMBAG"
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You're only not supposed to wash raw denim.
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I wash my jeans probably once every two weeks, one week in the summer. I only have two pairs of jeans, one are skinny legged (sewed them from regular jeans to be skinny legged) and one are some Levi 501s or something ridiculously comfortable. I will sleep in the levis, but my other jeans (some shit brand from Costco) are starting to tear in places, there is a hole on the inner right thigh that I have covered by some scrap tshirt material and the part where the beltloop attaches to the waist have started to tear on the sides, not the beltloop tearing off of the waist, but it is bringing parts of the pants with it, so there are holes on each side. I have had these pants for about 4 years though, so I figured it was about time they started to break down and fade. And I don't want to hear anyone bitching about not being able to wear jeans. It gets up to like 50C here in the summer and I still rock jeans because my legs look weird.
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They are allowed to complain, it's Australia.
I basically only wash my jeans when I wash the rest of my clothes, when I run out of underwear(so usually like a monthish). Sometimes they get skipped so they go a looong time. I don't think I've ever spent more than 40 dollars on a pair of jeans, I get them at thrift shops so most of them are like 4dollars.
I am not really old enough to understand jeans lasting more than five years, because my style/size has changed, but I do have jeans from the 6th grade that I wear still.
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but I do have jeans from the 6th grade that I wear still.
How is that even possible?
I'm sure it's just me but I was something like 5'3" in 6th grade and I'm in 9th now and I'm 6'2".
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Girls stop growing before boys do. I have a pair of shorts from 7th grade that still fit and I'm almost 23.
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Fashin Thred! Pay attention to my emergency! (not an actual emergency)
So my girlfriend's senior prom is coming up. And lo and behold, the ASB have come up with the totally original theme of "The Roaring Twenties". Of course we want to dress up for it. She is going to make an awesome flapper. But I do not want to be the stereotypical "gangsta" that will fill the crowd. I want to insert the all-important R back into that word. Back when mobsters wore spats and had class.
So I have at the moment a basic tuxedo suit. Any ideas on things to do make this awesome?
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(http://www.tuxedojunction-lv.com/images/tuxedos/black/755za_zoot.jpg)
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I am so lobbying for prohibition in Australia and then bootlegging it just so I can buy THAT SUIT.
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No.
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I thought zoot-suits were a WW1 thing, not a '20s thing. It was all about the super-opulence of using so much fabric for a suit during a time when fabric was expensive and rationed due to war uses/expenses.
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I can never refer to the right one when I want to. Snazzy wallet, was it worth all the bullshit with the dude?
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Well fashion thread I have apparently been stimulated by the government (ie the australian government stimulus package that was mentioned in an earlier thread) however my bank balance is currently showing no signs of it - if it ever does I shall be taking that $900 and buying myself some more semi formal gear so that I can basically dress that way all the time. Photos may ensue.
well, didn't quite go to plan, rather than a whole bunch of nice shirts and waistcoats I ended up with this (apologies for the ridiculous facial expression)
(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l120/axerton/newsuit.jpg)
Photo quality is bad for some reason, but in the coming weeks there will be plenty of chances for better photos with it. look forward to them.
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Oh Phil hell yes hell yes three piece suits are for winners and masters of the universe
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Goddamn Phil.
Goddamn Phil.
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Goddamn Phil.
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In before Gok Wan.
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Hells yes, three piece suit,
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Guys, I want to buy a sweater.
I'm thinking a hoodie. I'm not sure though. I need inspiration.
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I hate hoodies. With a silly passion.
But I am strange.
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I love hoodies if they fit right. I can't stand it when men wear huge hoodies that make look like obese men.
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what I mean by hoodie is this:
(http://rarebirdfinds.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/08/24/hoodie2.jpg)
zip up hoodie? I dunno, they're usually both warm and comfy, and (in my opinion) aren't style breakers.
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alternatively, you could get one of those zip-up jacket-type things with the collar like this (http://www.loveandchic.com/illustr/goodphotos/mediumimages/6769.jpg)
there is nothing wrong with a nice-fitting hoodie though.
I dunno, it depends on which would look better on you.
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The collar in that link is popped.
Honestly people, it's not hard to figure out when your collar should be up or not. Are you wearing a ski/snowmobile jacket and need the warmth? Are you a Sherpa or crossing the antarctic? Are you Chairman Kaga? (http://www.twobitnews.com/files/images/articles/ironmans/ironmans6a.jpg) If you cannot answer yes to any of these questions and your collar is still popped, then you are a tool.
I don't actually care about any of that, I just like linking the Chairman.
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Ahhh. Zip-up Hoodies are completely different. I think of them more as light jackets with hoods.
Those are a plus.
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I wear my zip ups mostly as jackets, but most jackets can't be work as sweaters, so it's win win with a zip up hoodie!
I just got paid and I really want to buy some sundresses this weekend. Hopefully I will find some good ones that I can both wear to work and out and about.
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Yay Linz! I do hope you'll take pictures. I just bought one the other day, and my criteria was pretty simple since I didn't even really care. Every other dress other than the one I got and this other one showed like all of my bra BUT the other one I couldn't zip up by myself. I need to get it tailored though, since the shoulders are a little baggy but it's pink and cream and brown and has little ribbons in the fabric.
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Well I went to H&M and bought some things. I tried to get photos from their website but it is a big steaming pile of Flash and had nothing of merit on it anywhere at all. Then I took some photos to upload myself but someone has hacked into my photobucket account and I can't log in :(
Today is not my day for photos it seems.
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Yeah, H&M's site is nothing short of completely fucking useless.
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So uh, I went to one store last night because I was bored and all they had were either shapeless things I can't wear or jersey. (I don't want any more jersey dresses.) I don't understand this fad with shapeless sacks in bright colors. I have boobs and ass, people. Sacks don't do anything good for either of those.
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Are slim fit grey jeans ever ok?
(http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/7840/jeansm.jpg) (http://img214.imageshack.us/my.php?image=jeansm.jpg)
(http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/9196/jeans2.jpg) (http://img214.imageshack.us/my.php?image=jeans2.jpg)
(http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/42/jeans3.jpg) (http://img214.imageshack.us/my.php?image=jeans3.jpg)
I got these in Quebec about a year ago. Although they are super comfortable I've only worn them on certain ocassions because I've felt that they don't match anything.
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I'm not sure what you mean by sag?
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Differed stages of (pant) sag
(http://www.wornthrough.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/saggy-pants-illustration-vl-vertical.jpg)
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I just don't like to wear the pants up past my stomach, plus my boxers are a little raised.
I'm not ask for etiquette advice, I'm asking about the jeans themselves.
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Grey goes with everything.
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I just don't like to wear the pants up past my stomach, plus my boxers are a little raised.
I'm not ask for etiquette advice, I'm asking about the jeans themselves.
It is a fashion advice thread, you asked about your jeans, and they do not look good like that.
Nothing to do with etiquette, everything to do with steez.
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Are slim fit grey jeans ever ok?
uh yeah of course.
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Is that grey though? Cause if it is I'm giving up on colors.
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Ok, I went looking around at stores yesterday for dresses and I found 3 in the first one that fit nicely. I forgot my camera, so I took these with my phone, so they are way off color-wise, but you can see the cuts and that's what's important. (I also didn't buy them, I'm going back Monday to see if there's a sale because of the holiday or not.)
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/andthentherewaslindsey/Image007.jpg)
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/andthentherewaslindsey/Image009.jpg)
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/andthentherewaslindsey/Image010.jpg)
I am not too sure about the 1st one, but I do like the second two. It's a great cut, but it shows a bit of cleavage and I'm not sure if I should get that one for work, but they had one similar in a dark aqua that came up a bit higher. So, should I stay with solid colors? Is a pattern ok? Which waist height looks the best? Are all three terrible and should I stick to pants for ever and ever? Thoughts!
But I did get something out of my trip, which were flats that are similar to these (http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=343254&CategoryID=26768&LinkLoc=13247&LinkType=SiteAd&AdID=503239), but suede-ish and comfortable as hell.
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i really love the first one the best! number 3 is nice too but 2 seems to be a pretty boring and unflattering colour and also excessively ruffly. 1 is also probably the most versatile regarding what kind of shoes + accessories you could wear with it.
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Linds the first one is fantastic! Get it get it get it!
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I definitely agree with what's said before me. Number 1 is amazing, and I also really like #3, but I'm a skeptic about #2.
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I like the first and third the best too, though the third really really needs accessories to make it interesting. I think the length of the second cuts off your legs at a strange point, and the sleeves would be cuter with just a flat strap instead of the little mini sleeve
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Thanks guys! And yeah, now that I think about it, #2 does have a lot of ruffles. I'm going back Monday to buy some, so I think I'll go with the first one and one of the ones I didn't take a picture of. (I grabbed the wrong size and was too lazy to go back and hunt for the right size, as I was just checking stuff out.)
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I think #1 looks gerat on you, Linds! Did you just want to buy a nice dress (I looove summer dresses!), or were you buying something for a special occasion?
So I have been wondering a bit about fashion lately... When did it happen that certain labels of clothing are always connotated with a certain peer group and that when you buy and wear certain clothes, you automatically make a statement about what social sphere you are from or pretend to be from, about your income and whatever social group you see yourself in? I asked my Mum, she is in her late fifties, and she told me that when she was my age (i.e. in her early twenties), there was already the same thing going on. There were "cool" labels and "uncool" ones. can any of the older and wiser forumites enlighten me on this? Was there ever a time when a shirt was just a shirt, no matter who made it?
Also, how do you people play the fashion game? I don't like it when there are really big and ostentatious labels on my clothes, I mean I'm not an advertisement board. Does anyone see what would be fun about that? I just spend a day shopping in an affluent North Italian city, and I picked items because I liked how they looked on me, but I really have now idea at all what sort of statement I'm making with them. I usually am really lazy about fashion - I buy things that I like and that I find stylish and that I expect to have a long lifespan every once in a while and then wear them pretty much every day, except for when I wash them. I always wished I could go to school in a country where they had school uniforms. So, question: Are uniforms really, I don't know, "anonymous"? Is a white shirt just a white shirt in a school uniform or does it matter again, in the social hierarchy and the "cool game" that a lot of people play, what label you are wearing? And how do you integrate labels into your personal style?
I am also wondering about the prices of things. I don't think that 500 Pounds for a handbag by say, Prada, is a realistic price judged on what the company spends on the costs of production and material. You obviously pay for buying an item with a certain name on it. Where I go to Uni (in the UK), all the students go shopping at Primark all the time. You can buy a complete outfit for 5 Pounds or less there. That obviously isn't a realistic price either. I don't think that if a T-Shirt costs 1 Pound or less the people at the bottom of the chain who do the sewing etc. can be paid a fair wage. If people are nice enough to sew clothes for me, I want them to be paid decently! (I also don't buy things in that sort of shop because I saw a TV documentary about how people who work in these places get really ill from all the chemicals in the clothes.) So what option does that leave me with, other than making all my clothes myself? Where can you even shop anymore these days and not feel terribly guilty about the working conditions? All the places I know that sell clothes which are produced ecologically and politically correct are reallyreally expensive and/or the clothes look like sacks.
I'm really interested in what people have to say on that. Sorry for the essay, I'll stop procrastinating now and get things done!
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I'm buying some just because I like summer dresses.
I don't really get the brand name thing other than when it comes to brands I've been happy with and are generally reliable. (This almost always only replies to pants and shoes.) But I do have a "D&G" purse, which I bought because 1. I needed a purse and 2. it's aqua and kind of cute. People ask all the time if it's real, to which I say, "Hell no!" and then get asked why I got it. "Because I needed a purse?" I mean, it's a bag that holds things. Also useful for keeping rocks in. I mean, it's a bag, who cares.
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When did it happen that certain labels of clothing are always connotated with a certain peer group and that when you buy and wear certain clothes, you automatically make a statement about what social sphere you are from or pretend to be from, about your income and whatever social group you see yourself in?
Think about it anthropologically. Clothing has probably been used as a signifier of meaning from the time we evolved to capacity to recognize that kind of thing. In other words, we probably started using clothes to indicate our belonging to social groups once those groups started existing.
The other two questions are worthwhile too. I think you may eventually want to step back even further and look at the effects of capitalism in general. Maybe I will link things for you later!
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Think about it anthropologically. Clothing has probably been used as a signifier of meaning from the time we evolved to capacity to recognize that kind of thing. In other words, we probably started using clothes to indicate our belonging to social groups once those groups started existing.
Yeah, I realize that part. Like, if you look at tribal societies, then there are different items of clothing and accessories for the different sexes, different age groups, married and unmarried people and so on. Also different outfits for different positions in the pecking line. Some of that even exists in nature i.e. with animals, I believe - like a boy-deer has antlers and a girl-deer doesn't have them or has smaller ones. (I'm not that good with animal names, sorry.) And since boy-deers fight, the one who is the best at fighting and survives and who grows to be the oldest one has the biggest antlers.
I'll try and explain what I meant: When I was little, a T-Shirt was only ever a T-Shirt for me. Maybe I liked one better than the other because it was red and not blue or because it had a picture of a doggy on it or whatever. But that was it. Now I believe in the theory that the development one single human being goes through is at least in parts equivalent to the evolution of mankind.
(I'm not so sure about the biological parts because I'm not a biologist, but what I've heard is that until a certain stage, you cannot tell a human foetus from a monkey foetus. Similarly, a baby human and a baby monkey have about the same skills (roughly speaking). But this also extends to the intellectual realm - like arts: A younger child draws similar to these drawings in the cave, while an older child discovers perspective, like artists discovered the principle of perspective later on. The same applies to oral tradition or literature and lots of other things.)
So I believe it happens not only for the single individual but also for society as a whole that a shirt is not just a shirt anymore. I believe that in a tribal society, all clothes are made with the same diligence and from the same materials. I could be wrong, but that's the premise I'm assuming. This is obviously not the case anymore. I'm assuming it happened rather early that different materials were used for different receivers, like silk for richer people and cotton for the poorer ones or whatever. Is that the beginning of what is happening today? However, I believe that today we're more able to choose between different labels and belonging to different social groups. What I don't know is when it seems that societies become more democratic and people become "more equal" in terms of possibilities, at least in the Western world, why different social groups are that big a deal anymore.
Anyhoo, these days a shirt is not just a shirt anymore. It suddenly matters if you bought it at H&M or at, I don't know, Prada. Why does this matter? Is it all about showing how much money you are able and willing to spend on a shirt? More expensive is maybe seen as "better" by the mainstream, but there are also subversive movements whose members dress really cheap to make a point. And I'm wondering when people lost that "innocence" (can't think of a better word). Was a chieftain of a group Neanderthals really considered to be "better" than his tribe-mates? I have the impression that in today's society wealth seems to be associated with superiority. If I remember my history class right, wasn't that the idea of the Calvinists that God rewards those who are hard-working? And being favoured by God is obviously a sign of superiority.
So is it all rooted in capitalism? Also, what exactly do you mean by that term and when would you say it started, ruyi?
(Sorry, I don't know if I'm making much sense anymore.)
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Even in tribal societies, chieftains probably tended to have nicer clothes and it is a certain thing that certain types of dyes and cloth indicated high standings millennia before capitalism as a defined philosophy was even dreamt of. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrian_purple
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Yeah, capitalism is a poor thing to bring up considering that caste and class has been a major part of human society since at least the beginning of recorded history. Capitalism and the wide availability of commodities has just made our dress codes a pinch more subtle since materials matter a bit less these days than branding. We've done nothing more than exchange funny hats made from hard to acquire animals for Dolce and Gabanna.
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Er, I brought up capitalism re: her second two questions, which were about branding and prices.
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I both worded that badly and didn't read your post. I meant that in response to Krina's rooted-in-capitalism question.
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What do you guys think of this shirt?
(http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs014.snc1/2955_1055342988757_1381290095_30148281_5872757_n.jpg)
(http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs014.snc1/2955_1055335028558_1381290095_30148223_5911473_n.jpg)
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As a shirt or as a table cloth?
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It reminds me of pizza. I like it.
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Yeah the general consensus was "picnic blanket" though I'd like to think of it more as a "French bistro tablecloth"
Fuck it's such a great shirt though.
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had you not specifically asked "what do you think of this shirt" i probably wouldn't have noticed anything peculiar about either of those photos. i could see it maybe being funny looking on someone else, but it works on you.
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Yeah, the top one or two buttons unbuttoned like in the first photo make it look pretty good.
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Aghhhhhhh! The tablecloth/t-shirt dichtiotomy spreads.
My friend has one of those as well, and he looks like the skinniset lumberjack in history, but I don't think it looks half bad on you dude.
Also Miss Linds, get the first dress if you are looking for a boyfriend, because its kind of sweet and awesome combined, like a picnic where you bring a lot of alcohol.
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I have to wait for dress #1 to go on sale, because it's more pricey than I realized! (I failed to look at tags when I went.) But since I did go back, I tried on many a dress and got a kick out of this one:
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/andthentherewaslindsey/Image011.jpg)
It too was too expensive to get and paired with the shoes I got in Boston, I think I'd make people go blind.
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That is good.
I like that.
Spend money.
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There's just something I don't like about it.
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Yay constructive criticism!
Also Linds, you're talking about those black and white shoes you posted a while ago? Yeah, those with that dress would be so amazing.
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I can't tell what it is. Maybe I'm not a fan of how the classic black and white combination looks.
Like I'd never wear something blatantly white with a black pair of jeans. I'm not even sure if I own a pair of those, but you get the idea. Don't listen to me.
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I am serious, I love your silhouette in that thing.
It is so foxy.
Wear more like it.
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Avec, embrace the black and white. Seriously.
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I'm going to post a picture of me wearing black and white. It's going to be a fucking massacre.
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So it was warm enough to wear shorts this past week:
(http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/7374/shortsk.jpg)
I know, I know, people should not wear shorts, especially me. But boy, do I love my shorts. They are so damn comfy. If anyone wants further horror, I can get one eventually of the whole "look".
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Man people should wear shorts all they want, shorts are awesome
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People should always wear shorts, shorts are so great
It is the things on your feet that deign to call themselves sandals that should never see the light of day.
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Uh, ok. I'll keep that in mind, should I venture into the light of day.
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Shorts and sandals is fine:
(http://cassland.org/images/pwh1.jpg)
Sorry about the tum...
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Shorts and sandals is fine
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sex
I would have it with you
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It is the things on your feet that deign to call themselves sandals that should never see the light of day.
I was going to speak out against those but I bit my tongue for the sake of politeness to the point of tasting blood. HOWEVER. I have been drinking a bit so I'm going to strike the happy medium of throwing my utmost support behind Clara's sentiment but avoid directly referring to the ugly as sin items in question.
Paul they are kinda ok for you because you are a) a dude and b) a tourist in that picture but I am sure there are better options out there.
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Shorts and sandals is fine
Also, sports sandals are not really a fashion thing? They are functional as hell and you don't want to go out into anything but streets wearing non-sports sandals. And I know if there's anyone else out there like me they avoid wearing closed footed things in the summer.
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It is ok to wear shorts and Sandals if you toasted the falling of the Berlin Wall, or personally fought Communism.
(fear of shorts here)
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And I know if there's anyone else out there like me they avoid wearing closed footed things in the summer.
I'm with you... mostly because I hate doing laundry and finding socks that match is a lost cause for me. Sandals win, in my book.
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Teva sandals make me think of splashing in creeks and goofy biology teachers. So they are maybe not high fashion, but they are totally fine in my book.
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Then again, I also like to wear these awful denim shorts, so I am maybe not the best judge.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/redglasscurls/DSCN5349.jpg?t=1239741731)
I honestly think these look kind of cute:/
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You are right, you are so absolutely right. But to pull off short shorts you gotta have good legs.
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That photo is a case study in how cute people are generally bad judges of these things in general. There's a bunch of things going on with that outfit that could become a complete trainwreck if you were heavier/shaped differently. Luckily, you are Manda, but I still don't really think it's a great outfit in general despite the fact that you are adorable.
Anyway though, I don't really care too much about sandals. I don't like them and would never wear them, but as Drill King said, they are casual wear and I don't get all huffy when I seem them. They're not horrible, I just doubt I'll ever see someone wearing shorts and sandals and think they look sharp.
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Denim shorts are for George Michael only.
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Man when I wear sandals that last thing on my mind is lookin' sharp. I'm pretty sure that' goes against the whole concept of sandals.
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when i wear sandals, i am usually too busy fighting goblins and drinking apple juice out of the sun to care about what i look like.
and then the drugs wear off and i realize how hard i was just tripping because i would never wear sandals.
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I confuse sandals with flippy floppies.
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I'm pretty sure that' goes against the whole concept of sandals.
Exactly. As Drill King said, they're really not about fashion. I've worn and will continue to wear a big black and yellow reflective ski jacket while out snowmobliing. It's truly hideous, but that really has nothing to do with why I wear it.
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and then the drugs wear off and i realize how hard i was just tripping because i would never wear sandals.
I'm sorry, man, but if I wear shoes in the summer they get stinky. Plus the sandals I have are just insanely comfy.
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yeah, i can understand that.
but for me, being an avid skateboarder and acrobat, i pretty much have to wear shoes all year round. if it gets too hot and i'm not skating or something i'll just take my shoes off and go barefoot.
at one point i did own a pair of sandals though (gasp!). they were all velcro-ey and waterproof and their sole purpose was for walking through rivers. then i outgrew them and subsequently stopped walking through rivers so i never got another pair.
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Oh man don't get me wrong, sandals can be totes cute and fashionable.
I also like jeans shorts. but whatever.
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Sandals can be fashionable, yes. Just not flip-flops/thongs/whatever you call them. I mean, they can be sort of fashionable but they will never really be fancy or anything like that.
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Oh I never meant fancy, Just.. I dunno they can be part of a good outfit
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There's nothing that I can say about them that doesn't boil down to "Settle down people, they're casual wear!"
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then i outgrew them and subsequently stopped walking through rivers
That made me a little bit sad. I miss walking through rivers.
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I cycle to work through rivers. (http://cassland.org/album/July2007Floods/)
Wearing my Teva sandals...
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ITT Paul subtly hijacks the Fashion Thread and turns it into the Paul Is Fucking Rad Thread.
But it's okay.
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I pretty much wear flip flops all summer, except when I'm wearing fancy clothes.
Also, I am not against the sandals people think are ugly. They are good for doing things outside in. Especially in water, when you might worry about a shoe being swept away.
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You are right, you are so absolutely right. But to pull off short shorts you gotta have good legs.
Or opposable thumbs.
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I pretty much wear flip flops all summer, except when I'm wearing fancy clothes.
Personally, flip flops are fucking awesome during the summer. Tevas, and full sandals, on the other hand, are not so much (at least in my opinion).
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People around here wear flip-flops year round, all over town (I've even seen professors teaching in flip-flops, which weirded me out at first). But the girls tend to wear things like these, rather than gaudy, Hawaiian-themed stuff:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/NvrTooMuchPython/mystic_sandal.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/NvrTooMuchPython/S1615BR.jpg)
I've come to really like it, actually. There are some really cute flip-flops out there, and in this climate, they're the best casual street shoes. I think something like the ones on the left might even be okay in some professional "fancy" contexts (though obviously not all).
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My advisor runs the summer micro course most years, so I usually teach the lab portion, and I honestly wear flip-flops while I teach. Biosafety gets a little testy if they catch me doing it, but fuck them, they're so damn comfortable (especially if you can find a good pair of reef's).
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Dear Fashion Advice thread,
I recently came upon a rather nice pair of dark wash jeans in my closet. They fit me rather well, and over all I quite like them. HOWEVER(!) they have a big hole in the back of the right thigh! :( a patch will not fix this, and there isn't much I can do about it other that cut it off and make them camping shorts.
However, I also came upon an idea. What if I bought black tights to wear under them? Would this look completely silly? They look so nice with my black chucks, and I think if I just wore them with a black shirt, they'd look ok. It'd kinda have a whole south city punk things going on, which works for me. Thoughts?
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I think black tights under the jeans would be a neat idea, but only if you somehow make at least one other hole in them somewhere so it looks more like 'i am doing neat 80's fashions' rather than 'i have a hole in my jeans.'
Most times I am totally against purposely ripped or destroyed jeans but this is an instance where you can be creative I guess.
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I have done the tights-under-jeans thing before for the exact same reason! Is the hole one of those stupid inexplicable rips that goes across the entire back of the thigh seam to seam?
I think it looks okay but it gets too warm with the double layer pretty quickly.
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Where i can get flip-flops?!
Oh yeah 333!
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They grow on trees.
(http://images.google.com/url?source=imgres&ct=img&q=http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1087/1225640704_81052f171e.jpg%3Fv%3D0&usg=AFQjCNFjQm73P30qZzLWVky4ooGMxlIDYA)
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Dear Fashion Advice thread,
I recently came upon a rather nice pair of dark wash jeans in my closet. They fit me rather well, and over all I quite like them. HOWEVER(!) they have a big hole in the back of the right thigh! :( a patch will not fix this, and there isn't much I can do about it other that cut it off and make them camping shorts.
However, I also came upon an idea. What if I bought black tights to wear under them? Would this look completely silly? They look so nice with my black chucks, and I think if I just wore them with a black shirt, they'd look ok. It'd kinda have a whole south city punk things going on, which works for me. Thoughts?
What about a giant patch? Also tights under holy jeans is good. I may or may not have done this when I was a teenager.
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If you are gonna wear tights under your jeans they should be more interesting than just plain black, is all I am saying.
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I don't want it to be all "HEY! Look at me! I am fun!" though. I want it to be "you can't see my skin.[/l]"
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I think the jeans with tights could look really good but I would go for a more subdued colour like a dark purple or blue. On that note, what do you think of black tights or leggins or whatever that are mid-calf length, worn with a short denim skirt?
Also: Are these pacman earrings I made tcool and fun or too nerdy to be chic?
(http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/rr240/Krinaxxx/IMG_1057-2.jpg)
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Those earrings are fantastic.
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Thanks pen! :) I saw them on etsy made out of clay, but they cost like 40 dollars so I thought I'd rather make them myself, that's not only cheaper but also more fun.
I try to get a second opinion though ever since the debacle with the stormtrooper-of-death-T-Shirts and the Tetris ice-cream I made. At least before I go into mass production.
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I can't imagine anything ever being wrong with tetris icecream.
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Actually maybe it would melt before you finished a game.
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(http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/rr240/Krinaxxx/IMG_1057-2.jpg)
These are so awesome.
Re: Thongs. They are great for when you just need something on your feet, or if it's summer or you are going to the beach and need something you can wear and then hose the sand and salt off later. But I wouldn't wear them for any extended period of time, especially if a lot of walking will be done because your feet get really dirty. Practicalities aside, they look good on pretty much everyone unless your feet are really weird, but unless you go all fancy with the design on the strap then they're not a fashion statement.
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that is a branch in a stream.
(http://skyvillage.com/paulwicks/mini/ShoeTree.jpg)
this is a tree
I would think the tights/pant combo would be a bit uncomfortable to wear. Perhaps that's just me.
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I think the jeans with tights could look really good but I would go for a more subdued colour like a dark purple or blue. On that note, what do you think of black tights or leggins or whatever that are mid-calf length, worn with a short denim skirt?
I think it depends on your legs. Personally I have very muscular calves and couldn't pull that off, but it might suit you. Since it's cutting you off I feel like it can create the illusion that you're calves are wider than your knees (which is almost true in my case anyway) and look disproportional.
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I would think the tights/pant combo would be a bit uncomfortable to wear. Perhaps that's just me.
I've never worn tights (I've worn some rather tight pants, but not tights), but it seems like it would be similar to wearing long underwear under pants, something I've done when it gets cold out.
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I think the jeans with tights could look really good but I would go for a more subdued colour like a dark purple or blue. On that note, what do you think of black tights or leggins or whatever that are mid-calf length, worn with a short denim skirt?
I have never ever seen that look good on anyone.
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It's pretty deep into "only on an attractive people" and "only in spite of" territory.
I mean, if you have fantastic legs and great curves, tights and a denim skirt will look great on you. But you will still look absolutely stupid.
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Zombiedude, where you fail is the fact that none of the footwear in that tree are flip flops
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I think the jeans with tights could look really good but I would go for a more subdued colour like a dark purple or blue. On that note, what do you think of black tights or leggins or whatever that are mid-calf length, worn with a short denim skirt?
I do that, but it's because it helps make my legs look more slender. But I don't know what your legs look like and I do it because I have fleshy legs. Also, I don't really wear any other colors than brown or black. Try it out and see!
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It's pretty deep into "only on an attractive people" and "only in spite of" territory.
I mean, if you have fantastic legs and great curves, tights and a denim skirt will look great on you. But you will still look absolutely stupid.
Naw, this can look pretty cute, especially with some sexy boots.
No uggs with this fat.
gawddemmit.
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I have very long and slender legs. They basically look like bean poles. I guess I'll have to try it in a shop.
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that was meant to be fit, not fat.
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redglasscurls, where you fail is the fact that its a goddamn branch
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Hey fasshin' thread, I need your help.
I bought these khaki shorts today, but I am not really a shorts person aside from exercising and camping because I get really self conscious about my thighs when I sit down in shorts. I am working on not being stupid and wearing them anyway, but I'm having trouble finding ones that fit my body well.
Do they look really stupid being this long?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/redglasscurls/DSCN5380.jpg)
They have little tab thingies to button them up shorter but I'm pretty sure it looks even dumber that way. I'm getting pretty discouraged and will probably spent the whole summer in jeans and skirts again.
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i think they look really cute. They're not too long, or short and being khaki, they don't scream for attention so there's no need to be self-conscious about your legs in them.
In regards to denim skirt/leggings combo, i'm actually in favour of it... Meaning, they look okay on me, and most of my friends who wear them. I'd post a photo, but there aren't any that support my cause, because i'm dancing in all of them and pulling stupid faces.
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I really like the shorts. I personally never wear them because I get cold really, really easily. It might be 90 degrees outside, but I know as soon as I step foot in air conditioning my legs are going to freeze...So I stick with my pants. Except when doing joggy things.
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That's been my general mindset, I'm trying to branch out though!
Krina, I really dislike the calf leggings+denim skirt combo, but mostly because I associate it with sorority sluts and uggs and northface jackets:/
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I like denim skirts with tights, and wear them quite a bit because most days it's too cold to wear knee socks.
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I think they look fine. I'm not a fan of the stupidly short shorts anyway, largely because of the "stupidly", and those ones look like a good length. (I assume your knees are just out of the frame.)
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Manda can we see them with them shortened? I like drawstring shorts and I'm curious
Also I don't have a camera cable so I can't show the ridiculous outfit I wore today. sad.
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Yeah, my initial reaction was that they weren't that long at all. I mean, they look like standard shorts length.
I bought a dress! (The tights and shoes are part of what I wore to work today.)
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/andthentherewaslindsey/Image012.jpg)
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nice
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Yay dress! That is one of the few ways where I approve of the leggings look:)
This is with the rolly-up things buttoned. The length is more like most other available shorts when its like this, but I think it looks sort of awkward and safari
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/redglasscurls/DSCN5381.jpg)
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They look a bit bunch-y, yes. Full length looks god though.
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(http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2007/06/29/rgN3006_safari_narrowweb__300x726,0.jpg)
Yes indeedy
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Linds, i love your dress! It looks artsy.
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Lindsey is in fact winning the fuck out of the thread at the moment.
EDIT: The talk of safari suits made me go and re-read the Fashion SWAT articles on Something Awful. Anyway:
(http://i.somethingawful.com/fashion/retroSWAT2/2.jpg)
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Safari outfits require pith helmets, as modelled below:
(http://mitglied.lycos.de/yanjesnaju/jh-Jumanji_1995-01.jpg)
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I went to Goodwill the other day and tried on dresses, for no other reason than it sounded like fun. Sorry for the photo-dump. Disregard my wild hair.
(http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/6581/shortandshiny.jpg) (http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/8242/longandblue.jpg) (http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/6438/tinkerbelldress.jpg)
Notes on these:
1st: As you can see, there is a reason I don't wear skirts that short.
2nd: This one was supposed to lace up in the back, but I was just holding it together.
3rd: I've been told my entire life that I can't wear green. I only tried this one because my boyfriend insisted.
Then I bought a red top and a button-up shirt for a total of US$8:
(http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/6813/redhalter.jpg) (http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/8219/blueshirt.jpg)
In the case of the blue shirt, that was me getting some real grown-up clothes. So one question remains: when wearing this shirt for some occasion when I need to look decent/professional, how do I keep from looking like a boy?
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I like when people make their pictures fit nicely into one post, that effort is appreciated, but if you just resize them with the bbcode we are still downloading the massive 1200x1600 image. Probably I am just a grumpy old man though and it is not worth the effort to make thumbnails.
OK who the fuck told you not to wear green. I think that third dress looks great.
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Yeah, the green one's the best of the three.
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I like you in the red shirt as well. You look plain unhappy in the blue shirt.
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You're going to have to dress up the blue shirt with feminine pants/skirt, shoes, and jewelry.
I don't get why you don't wear shorter skirts still and I like the third dress! Do not listen to whoever said that!
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I'm not supposed to wear green because I have an olive complexion, and green makes me look jaundiced. At least, it used to. A person can't change their complexion, as far as I know. All those years of not wearing green made me hate it as a color, so I avoid wearing it anyway. I rather despise that green dress. I think it looks ridiculous.
I look unhappy in the blue shirt because I was getting perturbed at my camera, trying to figure out the timer thing and whatnot.
Re: the red top, it's good to know that I look good in something I like. Honestly, that just made my day.
I don't wear shorter skirts because I have really awful fat legs.
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Pssh, most people look excellent in green!
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Depends on the green, really. Also, your legs are not fat and look rather nice as far as I can tell.
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Here are my legs:
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/8995/legssdz.jpg (in the bottom part of my swimsuit, as it was the shortest thing I could wear and still be decent.)
I was under the impression (though my bf seems to disagree) that they are too thick to wear, for instance, a mid-thigh length skirt and over-the-knee socks. Of course, for the past 21 years, I've also thought I couldn't wear green. I have no idea what to think anymore. My entire perception of reality has been skewed.
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I definitely second that for that top to look more girly, you would need to dress it up with some more feminine pants/shoes. Next time, I'd probably go for a more fitted shirt, because you do have a lovely figure and that blue shirt does look somewhat too big around your torso. A fitted shirt would be much more flattering.
Also, the dresses suit you rather well! I'd definitely try and find something with a more subtle colour as those are all fairly strong colours.
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Dang lady you can wear whatever the fuck you want! I mean we can give you advice on what we think is flattering on you, but at the end of the day you're still a super pretty lady who can wear whatever she wants to because dang and as long as you are comfortable and confident in that, it'll still be fine. I mean, I think that a few inches above or below the knees looks the best but that's mostly because they cut you off at narrow bits and I kind of hate the idea that we as women (some of us) only think we look good if we think we look thin. (obv different for ladies who have thin body types who have the problem of people asking them if they've eaten, which normally is none of their dang business)
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I think I'm going to have to tailor my own clothes or something, because in order for a button-up shirt to fit well around the chest area, I need a Small, and the sleeves tend to be too short. If I go on a job interview or some such thing, I'll just have to hope they can figure out my female-ness from the massive bun of hair on the back of my head. When I took the picture, I was (and still am, as that was like an hour or two ago) wearing the same jeans as in the pic of the red top, but I couldn't seem to get them in the picture. Eventually, I'll have proper dress pants, when I have time to make them.
In related news, I've never had a job interview in my life, so if I ever get one, I'll be back to ask you guys all kinds of advice, so be prepared.
Edit: Thank you Brittany. I think one of these days I will get a skirt that doesn't reach my ankles, since apparently I CAN.
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Alternatively, you could try three-quarter sleeve button-up shirts, which I think have a more naturally feminine silhouette.
(Plus I'm 5'1" and so not the right height for much clothing in low-cost retailers, but I'm also broke and / or stingy, so I do whatever I can to avoid having to get things tailored.)
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I'll just have to hope they can figure out my female-ness from the massive bun of hair on the back of my head.
In the UK it's pretty much illegal for job interviewers to notice that, or at least to mention it or act on it...
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Only if they state that as the reason they act on it. Otherwise you can't prove it so they can do what they want.
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I'm not supposed to wear green because I have an olive complexion, and green makes me look jaundiced. At least, it used to. A person can't change their complexion, as far as I know. All those years of not wearing green made me hate it as a color, so I avoid wearing it anyway. I rather despise that green dress. I think it looks ridiculous.
I have a slight olive complexion and I've found that the right green can do wonders, but you do have to be careful.
Also your legs are not fat.
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That green dress is, I think, the best thing in that post. I think it really works on you.
Guys, I wore shorts for the first time today since August of 08. Feels good man. Also, they were dickies work shorts. Because they hide my knees, I fucking hate my knees.
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I wouldn't expect a prospective employer to mention or act on something indicative of my gender, like choosing to hire me or not. I just don't want them to call me 'sir' or 'Mister'. Because that would be awkward.
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Ahaha guys fashion is about being ridiculous
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/Sneakers_King/ahaharidiculous.jpg)
and having fun