Topic: Re: Let's have a fashion advice thread. - B (Read 68262 times)

Nodaisho · « **on:** 22 Sep 2010, 17:48 »

Does anyone know what stores tend to carry a good selection of levis? There is a dedicated levi store within driving distance, but I would rather not go there if I have to, because it is about a half hour away by highway, and I don't want to blow that much gas if I'm not sure I'm going to actually be getting something. I tried on every kind at one store that wasn't low-rise or bootcut, and there wasn't anything that fit (tried 501s, 514s, and 550s, I know 505s don't fit because I have some).

Or some people that wear carhartts are doing things that wear out most brands of clothes really quickly. No, that does not include screwing your cousins, it is customary to take clothes off for that.

Ballard · « **Reply #1 on:** 22 Sep 2010, 17:55 »

Honestly dude I like that Carhartt jacket. It's not particularly over the top and you could easily get away with rocking it all winter.

I also love peacoats but I get the feeling you'd look like a douchebag in one.

Lines · « **Reply #2 on:** 22 Sep 2010, 21:00 »

I dunno, I think pretty much all men look good in your standard double-breasted pea coat. Unless of course they always look like a douche. Like guidos. Fortunately Pat is not a douche, dude bro, etc, so I think he could pull it off nicely. Also it's one of those coats that can be dressed up or down quite easily.

calenlass · « **Reply #3 on:** 22 Sep 2010, 21:32 »

Except fat guys. Double-breasted anything on any fat people just makes them look bigger.

Alex C · « **Reply #4 on:** 22 Sep 2010, 21:37 »

I already have an old Carhartt kinda like that one so ya'll can blow me.

Of course, when I was a kid I had to wear snow boots and gloves with my Halloween costume a few years in a row 'cuz we kept getting ice storms and power outages by mid October. I kinda doubt that sort of climate excuse flies in San Francisco though.

Ballard · « **Reply #5 on:** 22 Sep 2010, 21:40 »

Frankly I like how fat guys look in double-breasted peacoats more than how really thin guys look in them. Unless you get something that is more like a short trench with a belt at the waist you're gonna drown in the width of the coat.

Ballard · « **Reply #6 on:** 22 Sep 2010, 21:51 »

I'd hit it.

With a bible.

(Then I'd hit it with my penis)

That young woman looks like she'd light scented candles before methodically cutting off your testicles.

calenlass · « **Reply #7 on:** 22 Sep 2010, 22:25 »

What is going on with that roof? Also, her skirt-itude reminds me that when compared to Sarah Brightman, she fails.

bainidhe_dub · « **Reply #8 on:** 23 Sep 2010, 07:26 »

She's not a very good thatcher, and she had some extra tulle left over, and now she has a roof that will stay on the roof.

Ã¶de · « **Reply #9 on:** 23 Sep 2010, 10:47 »

Re: bags

I used messenger bags for a couple of years (and still would if I ever picked my nice one up from the friend's house I left it in) but I bought a backpack again recently because although it feels a bit more juvenile and a lot less cool, it's a hell of a lot better for my back if I have heavy stuff to carry and it's much comfier on a bike because it stays out of the way.

Lines · « **Reply #10 on:** 23 Sep 2010, 20:08 »

I would wear that dress, but man, her eyes are creeping me out.

calenlass · « **Reply #11 on:** 23 Sep 2010, 23:47 »

Hey, Australians, there is this shirt on shirt.woot.com.

Who loves me enough?

est · « **Reply #12 on:** 24 Sep 2010, 08:35 »

That is a horrible shirt.

Something Witty · « **Reply #13 on:** 24 Sep 2010, 16:03 »

I'd be pretty pissed if I lived on a gorilla wearing a fez too.

Ozymandias · « **Reply #14 on:** 24 Sep 2010, 16:53 »

Welp. I can never unsee that.

jmrz · « **Reply #15 on:** 24 Sep 2010, 16:58 »

Terrible shirt, but an excellent description.

est · « **Reply #16 on:** 24 Sep 2010, 17:52 »

Why is it that woot shirts all seem to be ripoffs of other people's ideas?

calenlass · « **Reply #17 on:** 24 Sep 2010, 17:55 »

Are they? I mean, I saw one recently that was for their KAWAIIII!!!!!!! derby that was essentially pictures of the giant plush microbes, but I guess there's no way to prove the designer wasn't sincere when she said she didn't know they existed.

There are a lot right now that I think are relatively original. I just bought two: this one and this one!

ForteBass · « **Reply #18 on:** 24 Sep 2010, 18:05 »

Speaking of plush microbes, I still have the AIDS you gave me, Katie.

Internets, I am going to be 27 next week. I wear Carhartts and t-shirts almost every day and I rarely shave. What can I do to change it up a little?

calenlass · « **Reply #19 on:** 24 Sep 2010, 18:06 »

Condition your scruff? That would be different. Also yeah, I have heard that is hard to get rid of.

ForteBass · « **Reply #20 on:** 24 Sep 2010, 18:09 »

I guess what I'm saying is I am in a rut, stylistically speaking.

ForteBass · « **Reply #21 on:** 24 Sep 2010, 18:21 »

Also, I just realized both our usernames end in 'ass.'
Take that for what it is worth.

Wasteroo · « **Reply #22 on:** 24 Sep 2010, 19:02 »

Quote from: calenlass on 24 Sep 2010, 17:55

giant plush microbes

I love those! I gave my girlfriend mono for her birthday

Ballard · « **Reply #23 on:** 24 Sep 2010, 20:58 »

Quote from: est on 24 Sep 2010, 08:35

That is a horrible shirt.

That is a superb shirt. Honestly I cannot think of a single reason

Quote from: ForteBass on 24 Sep 2010, 18:05

Internets, I am going to be 27 next week. I wear Carhartts and t-shirts almost every day and I rarely shave. What can I do to change it up a little?

Get married.

From the few pictures I've seen, I reckon the manly, gruff look works well for you.

Operating under this assumption, getting laid isn't a motivating factor, so unless you feel like reinventing yourself (under the circumstances that seems like a no) then you have two options: get married or move to a large coastal city (LA, NYC).

Settling down will provide subtle pressure to look more mature in public. Living in a place like New York or Los Angeles, you'll notice that there's a greater emphasis placed on everyday dress and that sleeker guys receive more attention.

Lunchbox · « **Reply #24 on:** 25 Sep 2010, 00:03 »

Really? People like that shirt? The colours are awful, the design is terrible, and the font is making me wince. If I saw a person wearing that shirt I would roll my eyes at them.

est · « **Reply #25 on:** 25 Sep 2010, 00:19 »

It is also a blatant rip of the "America, it looks like a shark or something" shirt.

est · « **Reply #26 on:** 25 Sep 2010, 00:25 »

Ah ok, it's by the same dude. So he's basically re-doing the same joke on woot with a different country + animal because if he did it on Threadless people would notice. I am less outraged now I know it's the same dude doing both, but it's still a pretty ugly shirt.

est · « **Reply #27 on:** 25 Sep 2010, 00:26 »

Also: the AMERICA shark one is about twice as good as the gorilla one, in both idea and execution.

Wasteroo · « **Reply #28 on:** 25 Sep 2010, 00:26 »

did he also do the Canada: America's Hat one? I was hot shit for about a week in jr. high because of that shirt

Ballard · « **Reply #29 on:** 25 Sep 2010, 00:38 »

Truth be told, I find the gorilla ten times as funny.

As far as the illustration and text goes, they're both fine.

Nodaisho · « **Reply #30 on:** 25 Sep 2010, 02:10 »

Quote from: ForteBass on 24 Sep 2010, 18:05

Speaking of plush microbes, I still have the AIDS you gave me, Katie.

The black one, with the ribbon on it? I'm asking because my Human Sexuality teacher has one like that, although she is very insistent that it is HIV, not AIDS. She is particular about her students remembering that HIV is the virus, AIDS is... not quite a symptom, but something along those lines.

I like the Australia one better because the America one looks like it was just a shark squished to fit America's shape, rather than something that actually looks like the country.

Eris · « **Reply #31 on:** 25 Sep 2010, 02:18 »

I like the shark one better because:

a) I saw it first, so the gorilla one seems like a cheap copy;
b) the "gorilla wearing a fez" thing seems like it is stretching to find something to make the country look like;
c) the font on the shark one doesn't make me cringe;
d) like lunchy said, the colours are pretty awful;
e) looking at the image in passing and seeing "AMERICA SHARK" is cooler than "AUSTRALIA GORILLA"

but I mean, if you want to like it that is fine; you live on the other side of the earth, I'm not going to see it any time soon.

Nodaisho · « **Reply #32 on:** 25 Sep 2010, 02:27 »

I would rather have some bizarre object than one that doesn't really fit. And it makes me think that someone looked at australia and somehow the first thing that came to mind was a gorilla wearing a fez.

ForteBass · « **Reply #33 on:** 25 Sep 2010, 11:44 »

Quote from: Ballard on 24 Sep 2010, 20:58

Get married.

How the hell does that qualify as fashion advice?

Ballard · « **Reply #34 on:** 25 Sep 2010, 14:38 »

Fashion and lifestyle are interrelated.

ForteBass · « **Reply #35 on:** 25 Sep 2010, 18:41 »

Dude, I'm just trying to shake things up, make myself look nice should I decide to go out and meet people.

Spluff · « **Reply #36 on:** 25 Sep 2010, 18:44 »

zoot suit

Something Witty · « **Reply #37 on:** 25 Sep 2010, 21:53 »

riot?

ForteBass · « **Reply #38 on:** 25 Sep 2010, 21:56 »

Eh, I guess I'm gonna go throw back a bottle of beer. I'm getting nowhere around here.

calenlass · « **Reply #39 on:** 25 Sep 2010, 23:02 »

Get a fedora, Chuck.

Like so.

allison · « **Reply #40 on:** 26 Sep 2010, 06:11 »

Buy a couple of decent button-down shirts in solid colours, a cardigan, a casual blazer, some decently-fitted t-shirts without logos/text on them. Buy some khakis, slacks, nice jeans. Mix and match, you're done.

Ballard · « **Reply #41 on:** 26 Sep 2010, 10:52 »

As far as to the point advice goes, Allison hit the nail on the head.

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #42 on:** 26 Sep 2010, 12:04 »

Quote from: allison on 26 Sep 2010, 06:11

some decently-fitted t-shirts without logos/text on them

can everyone just agree with this please?

Wasteroo · « **Reply #43 on:** 26 Sep 2010, 12:41 »

but I like my band logo shirts!

Ozymandias · « **Reply #44 on:** 26 Sep 2010, 14:58 »

but I like my Topatoco t-shirts!

JD · « **Reply #45 on:** 26 Sep 2010, 15:05 »

Man whenever I go to a party, I always try to wear my unicorn fucking shirt. It's just such a good icebreaker.

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #46 on:** 26 Sep 2010, 15:10 »

I'm actually trying to wear less band shirts and if I could find good, plain t-shirts I would wear the shit out of those every day but frankly the only good quality blank t-shirts I have found are the Bonds ones which fit tighter (and shorter) than I would like. I'm also trying to get more comic book related tshirts but it turns out they are expensive and I'm really poor.

JD · « **Reply #47 on:** 26 Sep 2010, 15:11 »

Have you given thrift stores a try?

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #48 on:** 26 Sep 2010, 15:31 »

I'm not that poor.

Also opshops and thrift stores never have anything that interests me, just really horrible old clothes that no one wears anymore for good reason.

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #49 on:** 26 Sep 2010, 15:41 »

uhm I know we have been over this but American Apparel makes well fitted blank shirts, even if you don't like them for policies or whatever, but I guess those are pretty expensive as well. But there's a bunch of mass retail online things that you can buy American Apparel clothes in bulk and cheaper. Dunno about in Australia though.

And I'm not disagreeing with band shirts or threadless or anything like that. I'm talking more about this stuff. Just... fundamentally.

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