On Wednesdays, we wear pink. [Beauty/Fashion Thread]

Al_wat

I've come to the conclusion that I need new style. I have no sense of style, all that I know is that it is wrong.

I often get mistaken for a 20 year old. I am almost 28. I have a feeling its not because of my boyish good looks.

its totally my boyish goodlooks

Blake T

Johnny depp always looks good with the least amount on him.

Wait, that does not say what I want it to mean.

Tef

Tef wrote: »

all this jim jam talk has reminded me of the big difference between marmalade and jam

(What IS the difference between marmalade and jam, Tef?)

I can't marmalade my thumb up yer butt!!

DirtyDirtyVagrant

I'm imagining a crime fighting woman who just flies around and uses her gigantic schlong to slap the shit out of any who dares to disrespect the law. Her cock is so chiseled that she can work a single-action revolver without the use of her hands.

interrobang

DirtyDirtyVagrant wrote: »

I'm imagining a crime fighting woman who just flies around and uses her gigantic schlong to slap the whit out of any who dares to disrespect the law. Her cock is so chiseled that she can work a single-action revolver without the use of her hands.

like if warren ellis had a sense of humor

Shorty

Blake T wrote: »

A summary of fedora posts.

by me.

Mortal Sky wrote: »
Better question: when does a fedora or similar hat work?

When you are outside.

When they are not black.

When they match the material you are wearing.

When they actually fucking suit you.

The issues with fedoras is that they are classic nerd logic. In where you do A and you get B. except they don't understand what A is at all. They see A as get fedora and B as receive honeys lining up at their door.

Fedoras I should add, are not for everyone, sometimes they just don't match your head! Maybe, you could wear a trilby.

Cilla Black wrote: »
Fedoras are pretty terrible

Not all hats are awful

There are plenty which look excellent on ladies

Guys though? Maybe in movies or 50 years ago

No.

The problem is is that nerds wear fedoras and nerds do not understand fashion. They see fashion as because it looks good on someone, if they also do it, they will look good.

There is a hat for every head out there. Swear to god. But with the decline in hat making over the past fifty years the range has gone down. As such people don't look that much for them.

So in summary. If someone looks silly in a hat, it's not the hat's fault.

Also nerds are dumb.

HellaJeff wrote: »
I agree the fedora has a good execution. However it is a bit of a holy grail to make look good

The problem is is that fedoras are out of style so there are a limited range. There is a hat for nearly everyone. I'm serious.

The problem with fedoras is that nerds see someone that looks good with one on. And think, the secret of fashion is to wear a fedora. (And a ridiculous amount of black) its not. It's wearing colours that compliment your skin/hair/eye complexion and having clothes that fit well.

Hats, (especially for portly white lads) are notoriously hard to fit for.

There is a great story about Hugh jackman when they got him a hat for van helsing. Shitty movie aside, they spent three hours at the costume warehouse going through hats because he has a weird sized head.

You don't just put on a hat. You put on every hat. Because the first hat you try on, probably doesn't suit you.

In summary.

You are probably wearing the wrong hat, and nerds ruin everything.

I'd also like to point out that the vast majority of hats that people point at and go "ew, fedora" aren't even fedoras

they are very nearly always trilbies

Wassermelone

lancaster wrote: »

well some of those guys dress like that 24/7
and they just pull it off on swing night

People in zoot suits and fedoras pulling it off on swing night is like pulling off Frankenstein on halloween, its kind of part and parcel of the event.

NightDragon

interrobang wrote: »

i'm re-discovering my fondness for drop crotch pants

but man that silhouette has been pretty well abused by designers who have no idea what to do with it these past few years

so hard to find the good stuff

This reminds me of "dolman" styled sweaters/shirts that are all the rage now. They fill me with hatred.



[edit] oh god, I found one in PLAID.



Saggy armpit shirts with weird silhouettes the second you move your arm away from your body.

interrobang

NightDragon wrote: »

interrobang wrote: »

i'm re-discovering my fondness for drop crotch pants

but man that silhouette has been pretty well abused by designers who have no idea what to do with it these past few years

so hard to find the good stuff

This reminds me of "dolman" styled sweaters/shirts that are all the rage now. They fill me with hatred.



[edit] oh god, I found one in PLAID.



Saggy armpit shirts with weird silhouettes the second you move your arm away from your body.

see i feel like that could work

i have a deep-seated affection towards formless billowing silhouettes

but not in plaid and certainly not just on its own, it would need to be part of an entire outfit

World as Myth

right now I'm wearing one boot of each of my two pairs, I'm ready for a VAMPIRE RAVE



and @usagi I CAN'T EVEN EXPRESS how much I love these (I call 'em my jessboots)

World as Myth

hey anybody need a hair elastic

interrobang

that first pair are the dopeness

Antimatter

wam is there any part of you that i cant be envious of
c'mon

i'm including fashion sense

lancaster

Those brown ones make me think of a cool pair of indiana jone's shoes

tynic

I love those conceptually (NOT in plaid) but they are so unflattering on most figures. I just think they just look so comfortable and yet there's a sexy element because the fabric is generally light and sheer and swooshy and feels great. But yeah, in practise I can't wear them and I only know a few people who can.

... and now I'm sure I own some batwing-type thing in the back of a wardrobe somewhere but I can't quite bring it to mind.

World as Myth

Antimatter wrote: »

wam is there any part of you that i cant be envious of
c'mon

i'm including fashion sense

I have a gigantic zit on my cheek right now, you don't want no part of it

Antimatter

tynic wrote: »

... and now I'm sure I own some batwing-type thing in the back of a wardrobe somewhere but I can't quite bring it to mind.

?

Franko

I like dem first bootz

World as Myth

tynic wrote: »

I love those conceptually (NOT in plaid) but they are so unflattering on most figures. I just think they just look so comfortable and yet there's a sexy element because the fabric is generally light and sheer and swooshy and feels great. But yeah, in practise I can't wear them and I only know a few people who can.

... and now I'm sure I own some batwing-type thing in the back of a wardrobe somewhere but I can't quite bring it to mind.

I'm scared of that silhouette because any hint of curve underneath makes it look like you're hiding fat or something

my personal observation seems to be that you can only hide your body when you have nothing to actually hide

World as Myth

lancaster wrote: »

Those brown ones make me think of a cool pair of indiana jone's shoes

that's actually exactly why I bought them

I like to try to implement things that remind me of my favorite movies and books and stuff into my wardrobe covertly

it is not high fashion but it makes me happy

tynic

World as Myth wrote: »

tynic wrote: »

I love those conceptually (NOT in plaid) but they are so unflattering on most figures. I just think they just look so comfortable and yet there's a sexy element because the fabric is generally light and sheer and swooshy and feels great. But yeah, in practise I can't wear them and I only know a few people who can.

... and now I'm sure I own some batwing-type thing in the back of a wardrobe somewhere but I can't quite bring it to mind.

I'm scared of that silhouette because any hint of curve underneath makes it look like you're hiding fat or something

my personal observation seems to be that you can only hide your body when you have nothing to actually hide

oh yeah deffo. My sister is thin as a rake and so gets to wear floaty, hanging stuff. I wear anything like that and I either look like a box or a box with something to hide. I'm a compulsive belter-of-dresses.

facetious

I'm weirdly timid about going to the tailor. It's like all the social anxieties I've put aside in most of my life get funneled into that one situation.

Anyway but I'm considering getting all my 'dressy' trousers tailored to remove belt loops and add buttons for suspenders. I don't mind belts with, say, jeans, but on finer materials I hate how it bunches up the waist. And I find suspenders more comfortable, too. So I'd like to be able to wear them exclusively, and then if that's the case belt loops seem completely superfluous so...

Brian Krakow

Al_wat wrote: »

I've come to the conclusion that I need new style. I have no sense of style, all that I know is that it is wrong.

I often get mistaken for a 20 year old. I am almost 28. I have a feeling its not because of my boyish good looks.

its totally my boyish goodlooks

Better than the opposite problem. I'm in my early twenties and have been mistaken for a 30 year old. Now my hair is starting to turn grey, wheeeeee.

NightDragon

tynic wrote: »

I love those conceptually (NOT in plaid) but they are so unflattering on most figures. I just think they just look so comfortable and yet there's a sexy element because the fabric is generally light and sheer and swooshy and feels great. But yeah, in practise I can't wear them and I only know a few people who can.

Exactly this.

I feel like I can't wear a lot of those pretty/sexy "swooshy" shirts because I'm pretty curvy/hourglassy, and if the only thing a shirt does is show off my hips and chesticles, but not my waist, I'll look 30 lbs. heavier than I am.

...which is unfortunate, because I feel like on some people those things look really nice.

interrobang

this child executes streetwear more skillfully than 90% of adults who try the same thing

Sara Lynn

Ahhh that baby is so stylish.

I have a couple sweaters that are sort of dolemans. They're pretty understated though.

Some days I wanna wear tight stuff, some days I want to feel like a comfy cozy person. Depends on my mood I suppose.

I need to get the calves taken in on some skinny jeans, need to find a tailor or someone's mom to do it for me.

Blake T

facetious wrote: »

I'm weirdly timid about going to the tailor. It's like all the social anxieties I've put aside in most of my life get funneled into that one situation.

Anyway but I'm considering getting all my 'dressy' trousers tailored to remove belt loops and add buttons for suspenders. I don't mind belts with, say, jeans, but on finer materials I hate how it bunches up the waist. And I find suspenders more comfortable, too. So I'd like to be able to wear them exclusively, and then if that's the case belt loops seem completely superfluous so...

Nah. Tailors should be doing their best to relax you.

Remember that episode where homer grows hair and he goes to the tailor and his personal assistant tells homer to stand naturally, let it all hang out. Then he yells to the tailor, You! Conceal it!

Their job is to make you look great! It should be fun going there because you will be happier with your clothes than when you started.

Blake T

Kate looking at those photos make me think something racey is about to start.

Vixx

what Blake is not telling you is that they relax you by sedating you \\

Blake T

Traditionally tailors used to give you a hit of scotch to get you looser so the clothes will fit you better.

Blake T

Last time I just got beer.

Vixx

tynic wrote: »

I love those conceptually (NOT in plaid) but they are so unflattering on most figures. I just think they just look so comfortable and yet there's a sexy element because the fabric is generally light and sheer and swooshy and feels great. But yeah, in practise I can't wear them and I only know a few people who can.

... and now I'm sure I own some batwing-type thing in the back of a wardrobe somewhere but I can't quite bring it to mind.

they exist because they look good on shapeless skinny girls

on anyone with a remotely interesting body, they look baggy, saggy, over-concealing, or just plain dumb

I used to feel real bad about not looking good in trendy tops like that

but then I realized that their only reason for existing is to conceal a lack of boobs or curves or shape

so I feel less bad about not fitting into the most fashionable stuff

interrobang

Vivixenne wrote: »

tynic wrote: »

I love those conceptually (NOT in plaid) but they are so unflattering on most figures. I just think they just look so comfortable and yet there's a sexy element because the fabric is generally light and sheer and swooshy and feels great. But yeah, in practise I can't wear them and I only know a few people who can.

... and now I'm sure I own some batwing-type thing in the back of a wardrobe somewhere but I can't quite bring it to mind.

they exist because they look good on shapeless skinny girls

on anyone with a remotely interesting body, they look baggy, saggy, over-concealing, or just plain dumb

I used to feel real bad about not looking good in trendy tops like that

but then I realized that their only reason for existing is to conceal a lack of boobs or curves or shape

so I feel less bad about not fitting into the most fashionable stuff

aw c'mon

some girls are just built that way!

Vixx

interrobang wrote: »

Vivixenne wrote: »

tynic wrote: »

I love those conceptually (NOT in plaid) but they are so unflattering on most figures. I just think they just look so comfortable and yet there's a sexy element because the fabric is generally light and sheer and swooshy and feels great. But yeah, in practise I can't wear them and I only know a few people who can.

... and now I'm sure I own some batwing-type thing in the back of a wardrobe somewhere but I can't quite bring it to mind.

they exist because they look good on shapeless skinny girls

on anyone with a remotely interesting body, they look baggy, saggy, over-concealing, or just plain dumb

I used to feel real bad about not looking good in trendy tops like that

but then I realized that their only reason for existing is to conceal a lack of boobs or curves or shape

so I feel less bad about not fitting into the most fashionable stuff

aw c'mon

some girls are just built that way!

oh I'm not having a go at them

some girls really are just built that way, and to be honest it's really just envy talking

but where fashion is now more about looking like a stick than like a woman (based on the trends coming out nowadays), it does make me feel somewhat defensive because I'm sad I can't wear clothes like that without looking either like a fatty mcfattenstein or a raging slut

Abracadaniel

World as Myth wrote: »

right now I'm wearing one boot of each of my two pairs, I'm ready for a VAMPIRE RAVE



and @usagi I CAN'T EVEN EXPRESS how much I love these (I call 'em my jessboots)

wamgams

bowtiedseal

Vivixenne wrote: »

Vivixenne wrote: »

interrobang wrote: »

Vivixenne wrote: »

tynic wrote: »

I love those conceptually (NOT in plaid) but they are so unflattering on most figures. I just think they just look so comfortable and yet there's a sexy element because the fabric is generally light and sheer and swooshy and feels great. But yeah, in practise I can't wear them and I only know a few people who can.

... and now I'm sure I own some batwing-type thing in the back of a wardrobe somewhere but I can't quite bring it to mind.

they exist because they look good on shapeless skinny girls

on anyone with a remotely interesting body, they look baggy, saggy, over-concealing, or just plain dumb

I used to feel real bad about not looking good in trendy tops like that

but then I realized that their only reason for existing is to conceal a lack of boobs or curves or shape

so I feel less bad about not fitting into the most fashionable stuff

aw c'mon

some girls are just built that way!

oh I'm not having a go at them

some girls really are just built that way, and to be honest it's really just envy talking

but where fashion is now more about looking like a stick than like a woman (based on the trends coming out nowadays), it does make me feel somewhat defensive because I'm sad I can't wear clothes like that without looking either like a fatty mcfattenstein or a raging slut

I am anti-sentiments like "looking like a stick vs looking like a woman." Women are women, even if they aren't curvy.

Usagi

World as Myth wrote: »

right now I'm wearing one boot of each of my two pairs, I'm ready for a VAMPIRE RAVE



and @usagi I CAN'T EVEN EXPRESS how much I love these (I call 'em my jessboots)

Yessssssss boot sisters

Usagi

I just don't care for dolman tops, more power to you if you can pull them off but I think there are more flattering billowy/flowing silhouettes out there that don't make you look like a coke mule

Antimatter

i wish i could dress up like a proper lady/get you wonderful people to help me figure out what i look good in

pooka

oh, that's hardly true (suiting only less curvy ladies), it's a matter of finding the right piece. and it can just be the ol', "gotta try three different shirts in the exact same size and style, but somehow the seams or cut are just different enough to look all wrong," no matter your silhouette. @lost salient ain't shapeless, but that pic of her with those oversized shirts/sweater ... she looks good, because she's got contrasting proportions with the miniskirt and fitted pants.