When I'm not shopping at Gap, I generally go to Nordstrom Rack, because they are wonderful. It's nice grabbing a paid of $90 designer jeans for $20 because oh noes it's last year's fashion.
The real key is to buy jeans when they're next year's fashion.
I have moods that I dress in very equal parts. I never look like a scrub because raggity/shitty clothes are no good IMO, but having distinct styles is great.
I have my
shorts/jeans/t-shirt clothes.
polo shirt/nice jeans/pants
dress shirts/jackets/pants/nice jeans
I wear them all well, and it depends upon my mood or activity for the day or evening.
When I'm not shopping at Gap, I generally go to Nordstrom Rack, because they are wonderful. It's nice grabbing a paid of $90 designer jeans for $20 because oh noes it's last year's fashion.
The real key is to buy jeans when they're next year's fashion.
Yes, except they're jeans and the fashion doesn't change appreciably from one year to the next.
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That is what I was implying. The only thing that changes is the price, and maybe the ankles.
Ah, yes.
Fashion rules and guidelines are generally sort of silly.
Like that "no white shoes after Labor Day" thing. Or how you apparently can't wear certain colors in certain times of year. It doesn't matter that it's 80 degrees and sunny, you can't wear a bright color because it's winter!
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Also, I think that hipsters look kind of like douches.
Heavens, I pushed some buttons. For the record, I don't personally dress like I smoke cloves and just got back from the Clap Your Hands Say Yeah concert. I would totally jump that guy's bones though.
Also, I think that hipsters look kind of like douches.
Heavens, I pushed some buttons.
I don't, like, detest them, or anything. But that sort of wear reminds me of the total dork role that populated every teen movie in the 80s - the one who was the lead actress's best friend, but secretly loved her. That's not a great archetype to emulate.
Plus. the more-pretentious-than-thou thing isn't my bag.
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Also, I think that hipsters look kind of like douches.
Heavens, I pushed some buttons.
I don't, like, detest them, or anything. But that sort of wear reminds me of the total dork role that populated every teen movie in the 80s - the one who was the lead actress's best friend, but secretly loved her. That's not a great archetype to emulate.
Plus. the more-pretentious-than-thou thing isn't my bag.
What? Where do you see the connection between the picture in the OP and an 80s style dorky friend?
What? Where do you see the connection between the picture in the OP and an 80s style dorky friend?
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I like 'em. You can't see them that well there, but they're pretty nice, and they go with my clothes.
I'm in the market for a new pair, though. My friend has these Pumas that I really like, black with the white stripe going up the side, but not only has Puma stopped selling them, but it would be weird to have matching shoes.
What? Where do you see the connection between the picture in the OP and an 80s style dorky friend?
Ahhhh.
Any configuration of clothing can look bad if it's poorly assembled. The guy in the OP has a coherent look, even if it is visible that he is trying pretty hard to be vintage, whereas our 80s nerd looks like he tossed together a bunch of clothes that nobody else wore.
Yesterday I was at Bob's Stores and I bought my first normal plain t-shirt in recent memory. It was dark brown ringer type, and was soft and I liked it. I should buy some grey t's then. Plain t-shirts are a new thing to me.
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Right now I'm at work, wearing an odd combination of clothes.
A nice pair of light-coloured, fitted boot-cut jeans from the Gap; a gray-green t-shirt that fits really well but was actually part of my gym uniform from high school, which says "St. Pat's Patriots" on it; and a grey zippered hoodie.
Any configuration of clothing can look bad if it's poorly assembled. The guy in the OP has a coherent look, even if it is visible that he is trying pretty hard to be vintage, whereas our 80s nerd looks like he tossed together a bunch of clothes that nobody else wore.
I get the difference, but it still reminds me of that. I sort of snicker every time I see a hipster.
Whoever said they were trying too hard? Yeah.
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I agree with Jeff. Molly Ringwald's gonna break that kid's heart.
So, woman's clothes (in the UK). I am so very confused by Topshop right now. Occaisionally they will have beautiful lovely things like:
But then they'll simultaneously be touting the virtues of things so vile and so incredibly unkind to anything but the most skeletal female form that it makes me wonder if their lead designers are dribbling maniacs that live with forty cats and secretly really really hate women:
And the bad thing is, this isn't just topshop- a lot of women's clothes atm seem so swamped with shitty ideas (Skintight! Metallic! Mid calf skirts! Bubble-cut under an empire waist!) that it's hard to finds the gems in amongst the throwaway, terrible trends.
I agree with Jeff. Molly Ringwald's gonna break that kid's heart.
I'd totally bang Andrew McCarthy before I'd bang a hipster.
edit: Cool, pretty 80s Andrew McCarthy, not shriveled, freakish modern Andrew McCarthy.
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I think the lesson from the pic in the OP is that dressing like you're in Gangs of New York won't make you look like Leonardo DiCaprio. Still, I can't fault the effort. I find the standard business casual uniform pretty depressing. Hide in plain sight.
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I really just don't like the hat that far back on the head. And, I guess, I prefer belts to suspenders.
The guy wouldn't be out of place waving newspapers around and shouting "Extra! Extra!" for christssake. I don't really get the trend that's going on now of reaching back almost 100 years for clothing ideas. It's not better to look like a street rat from a day gone by than it is to look like a modern one.
I really just don't like the hat that far back on the head. And, I guess, I prefer belts to suspenders.
Yeah, if you're going to wear a hat you should be wearing it as a hat and not a tiara. Also, he should go and see a tailor to get real bracers put into his pants so he doesn't have those stupid little clip on suspenders that 4 year olds use.
I think the lesson from the pic in the OP is that dressing like you're in Gangs of New York won't make you look like Leonardo DiCaprio. Still, I can't fault the effort. I find the standard business casual uniform pretty depressing. Hide in plain sight.
Only if you're boring and afraid of color. An interesting shirt that's not gray or beige or some wussy pastel color coupled with a cool tie can look pretty snazzy.
Now suits - those are depressing. There's nothing cool about being the same color from head to toe.
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I actually find that shirt super cute. The problem with it is that it will only look good on certain body types and you would have to be careful with the bottoms you wear.
Any configuration of clothing can look bad if it's poorly assembled. The guy in the OP has a coherent look, even if it is visible that he is trying pretty hard to be vintage, whereas our 80s nerd looks like he tossed together a bunch of clothes that nobody else wore.
I get the difference, but it still reminds me of that. I sort of snicker every time I see a hipster.
Whoever said they were trying too hard? Yeah.
Often they are trying too hard, yes. However I think that is better than not trying at all.
Often they are trying too hard, yes. However I think that is better than not trying at all.
Ideally, you want to appear as if you effortlessly chose your apparel and it happened to look damned good. Failing at "effortlessly" isn't much better than failing at "damned good", because if your clothes look forced, then it looks silly. It looks desperate and clingy, like the wearer is trying to seek approval. Frankly, I'd rather be around someone with poor fashion sense than someone whose clothing says "please validate me".
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If your clothing causes seizures, it's too much color.
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I really just don't like the hat that far back on the head. And, I guess, I prefer belts to suspenders.
Yeah, if you're going to wear a hat you should be wearing it as a hat and not a tiara. Also, he should go and see a tailor to get real bracers put into his pants so he doesn't have those stupid little clip on suspenders that 4 year olds use.
This thread has defeated the other clothing thread in mortal combat.
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Yay! New clothing thread!
So, I have recently started to dress a bit classy at times when it really is not needed, but in odd ways that seem fashionable. For example, I will wear cargo shorts, flip flops, and then a long sleeve button up with a tie. I don't really know why, I just kind of like it.
Here's yet another Artful Dodger hoodie that I want (and can actually afford). I have to say, this one appeals to me because it is both an interesting design as well as a botanical theme (I'm majoring in horticulture).
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The real key is to buy jeans when they're next year's fashion.
I have my
shorts/jeans/t-shirt clothes.
polo shirt/nice jeans/pants
dress shirts/jackets/pants/nice jeans
I wear them all well, and it depends upon my mood or activity for the day or evening.
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Yes, except they're jeans and the fashion doesn't change appreciably from one year to the next.
Also, different.
Ah, yes.
Fashion rules and guidelines are generally sort of silly.
Like that "no white shoes after Labor Day" thing. Or how you apparently can't wear certain colors in certain times of year. It doesn't matter that it's 80 degrees and sunny, you can't wear a bright color because it's winter!
Heavens, I pushed some buttons. For the record, I don't personally dress like I smoke cloves and just got back from the Clap Your Hands Say Yeah concert. I would totally jump that guy's bones though.
This is how I actually dress most of the time:
I don't, like, detest them, or anything. But that sort of wear reminds me of the total dork role that populated every teen movie in the 80s - the one who was the lead actress's best friend, but secretly loved her. That's not a great archetype to emulate.
Plus. the more-pretentious-than-thou thing isn't my bag.
What? Where do you see the connection between the picture in the OP and an 80s style dorky friend?
I like 'em. You can't see them that well there, but they're pretty nice, and they go with my clothes.
I'm in the market for a new pair, though. My friend has these Pumas that I really like, black with the white stripe going up the side, but not only has Puma stopped selling them, but it would be weird to have matching shoes.
Ahhhh.
Any configuration of clothing can look bad if it's poorly assembled. The guy in the OP has a coherent look, even if it is visible that he is trying pretty hard to be vintage, whereas our 80s nerd looks like he tossed together a bunch of clothes that nobody else wore.
grey t's!
and BR is good shit. They have awesome jeans, which also cost like 90 dollars. But I only wear one pair at a time anyways, so its worth it.
Canada has patriots?
I get the difference, but it still reminds me of that. I sort of snicker every time I see a hipster.
Whoever said they were trying too hard? Yeah.
But then they'll simultaneously be touting the virtues of things so vile and so incredibly unkind to anything but the most skeletal female form that it makes me wonder if their lead designers are dribbling maniacs that live with forty cats and secretly really really hate women:
And the bad thing is, this isn't just topshop- a lot of women's clothes atm seem so swamped with shitty ideas (Skintight! Metallic! Mid calf skirts! Bubble-cut under an empire waist!) that it's hard to finds the gems in amongst the throwaway, terrible trends.
Rant over, I suppose.
I'd totally bang Andrew McCarthy before I'd bang a hipster.
edit: Cool, pretty 80s Andrew McCarthy, not shriveled, freakish modern Andrew McCarthy.
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The guy wouldn't be out of place waving newspapers around and shouting "Extra! Extra!" for christssake. I don't really get the trend that's going on now of reaching back almost 100 years for clothing ideas. It's not better to look like a street rat from a day gone by than it is to look like a modern one.
Yeah, if you're going to wear a hat you should be wearing it as a hat and not a tiara. Also, he should go and see a tailor to get real bracers put into his pants so he doesn't have those stupid little clip on suspenders that 4 year olds use.
Only if you're boring and afraid of color. An interesting shirt that's not gray or beige or some wussy pastel color coupled with a cool tie can look pretty snazzy.
Now suits - those are depressing. There's nothing cool about being the same color from head to toe.
I actually find that shirt super cute. The problem with it is that it will only look good on certain body types and you would have to be careful with the bottoms you wear.
Depressing? I disagree. Nothing beats a man in a good looking suit. Pure delicious.
Often they are trying too hard, yes. However I think that is better than not trying at all.
WARNING these pictures are massive... not my fault.. it's his website and I think he is not insanely savvy with this all:
Yeah. How's that for color?
Ideally, you want to appear as if you effortlessly chose your apparel and it happened to look damned good. Failing at "effortlessly" isn't much better than failing at "damned good", because if your clothes look forced, then it looks silly. It looks desperate and clingy, like the wearer is trying to seek approval. Frankly, I'd rather be around someone with poor fashion sense than someone whose clothing says "please validate me".
Guys like that strengthen my belief that there should be a fashion police.
If your clothing causes seizures, it's too much color.
That guy is bizzare.
Yes.
So, I have recently started to dress a bit classy at times when it really is not needed, but in odd ways that seem fashionable. For example, I will wear cargo shorts, flip flops, and then a long sleeve button up with a tie. I don't really know why, I just kind of like it.
Here's yet another Artful Dodger hoodie that I want (and can actually afford). I have to say, this one appeals to me because it is both an interesting design as well as a botanical theme (I'm majoring in horticulture).