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New Look for Uni
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Okay, so I'll (hopefully) be going to uni soon and it has to be said I am desperate for a new look. I would have changed my look sooner but my mum would never have let me, and, well, she's bigger than me so her word is like the word of God in my house.
So I need your opinions, and possibly suggestions on this stuff:
Black converse trainers - http://byfiles.storage.live.com/y1plWBmJLQK5vPYVlOu0wfJZK-3qURypmU0XKEX7BJ9KrskAQYy71R3BymExJRNFJUQwmFVgru97p0
Black Jeans - http://www.ocsurfsport.com/images/662denim-black-jeans.gif
Plain Black T-Shirt
Silk (pushing it a bit?) Shirt - http://i1.iofferphoto.com/img/item/615/695/11/006Out.JPG
Trenchcoat - http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/images/pe/peter-werth-black-cropped-trench-coat.jpg
And this is just me being a bit idiotic but would a Fedora be pushing it? I just like them so much
So I need your opinions, and possibly suggestions on this stuff:
Black converse trainers - http://byfiles.storage.live.com/y1plWBmJLQK5vPYVlOu0wfJZK-3qURypmU0XKEX7BJ9KrskAQYy71R3BymExJRNFJUQwmFVgru97p0
Black Jeans - http://www.ocsurfsport.com/images/662denim-black-jeans.gif
Plain Black T-Shirt
Silk (pushing it a bit?) Shirt - http://i1.iofferphoto.com/img/item/615/695/11/006Out.JPG
Trenchcoat - http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/images/pe/peter-werth-black-cropped-trench-coat.jpg
And this is just me being a bit idiotic but would a Fedora be pushing it? I just like them so much
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you're going to dress in all black and wear a trench-coat? Dude, if you are looking to V for Vendetta for fashion advice, you need some serious help.
And I tell you this from experience... a trench-coat is NEVER, EVER, EVER a good idea.
but that isn't a long trench so it's fine, and kind of cute.
no fedoras, they make you look kinda pathetic and nerdy (or they make you look pretentious and hipster)
also why just blacks? some color could do wonders, even if its just in dark jewel tones
maybe this is somehow better by comparison
also on the coat, that one isn't bad looking, but how cold/hot is it where you are? there are many better looking options available
and get more colors than just black. earth tones always look good, and sometimes you just need to throw that orange, or purple option in there to break up the monotiny(sp?).
I am frightened beyond words at the thought of that
Edit - Yeah, post a pic so we can determine what would/wouldn't work. Blur or blackbox the face if you want to stay Anonymous. Or put on a V mask for the lulz. :P
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Standing out a bit is a way to be noticed, and then get invited to interesting parties. Obviously there is a balance to be had here, but if you just completely blend in life can be rather dull.
Everyone looks like they try too hard when they first start uni anyway. You'll find a comfortable place to be eventually.
The key word here is UNDERSTATED. Stand out by having an interesting personality that draws people to you... not by looking like your on your lunch break at Hot Topic.
It's a slippery slope.
Actually... the jacket is pretty cool. Combined with the rest though, I'd expect him to either be putting neon lights all over a honda civic, or shooting up his school.
Neither of which are good first impressions to set at UNI.
Also, never wear a silk shirt.
Also, don't wear black jeans. Or white Jeans. Wear blue jeans.
The black Converse sneakers, are however, classic. Any shoe that works with prep and with punk is magic, in my opinion.
But keep in mind that the name "blue jeans" encompasses like a million colors. I prefer a darker or steel blue, but you may prefer something else.
If you know a girl, you should probably go shopping with her. That will save you from like 90% of possible mistakes.
Okay, so we've just deduced that you are not the Queer Eye fabulous dresser sort of gay man. Which is cool. Maybe you're the one who cooks?
In any case, yes. Your fashion sense seems to be a little bit too derivative of The Matrix-meets-Maltese Falcon. Find a girl who appreciates Film Noir but also likes movies like Mama Mia! or Slumdog Millionaire and help her find something you can wear that has, like, color.
Anyways, it'll mostly depend on your build. If you're super skinny, you'll end up looking like every other emo kid. Might as well get some eye-liner and blend in. If you're fat, you're just going to look like a massive nerd with no social skills and a fetish for playing Live Action Role Play. One might be better than the other depending on your point of view.
Going clothes shopping with a lady friend is good advice, however.
IF, however, you are wearing these clothes to purposely set yourself apart, thats just stupid. I mean, do non-comformists even realize that, by dressing in all black with trench coats, looking like Hot Topic's bastard child, they're really just conforming with what we think a non-conformist should look like?
If you don't want to conform, dress how you want.
The ironic bit here is that it absolutely is a sartorial catastrophe! If Jean-Paul Sartre saw you walking down the street holding a copy of Thus Spoke Zarathustra and wearing all black on your way to a philosophy class with a bunch of students who were also all wearing black, he would slap you for your bad faith portrayal of a philosophy student. It's the academic equivalence of the Sartorial Waiter.
People studying lit and philosophy: as a lit/philosophy graduate, please believe me when I say that when you come to class for the discussion of Being and Nothingness garbed in black from head to foot, the rest of us know you didn't actually bother reading the book.
Your unique snowflake-dom will be cold comfort while you are sitting alone, and ugly, in your room. No one is saying that the OP cannot carve out their own sense of fashion. They are saying, do not do so by dressing like the kind of person likely to shoot up a high school while looking hideous.
Also, still not sold on that trenchcoat. You can probably find a better looking peacoat or something.
And as a fellow dual honours philosophy graduate, I can request that you believe me when I say that when someone showed up to a class at my uni on Being and Nothingness garbed in black from head to foot, the rest of us didn't bat an eyelid. The ones who dressed more alternatively were actually the more attentive students on my course, but obviously YMMV.
Is it an outfit that you'd expect a student doing a particular course to wear? Well, sure. But I honestly have trouble thinking of an outfit that a student's going to affordably and easily wear that wouldn't look generically student-y. It's university - all black is incredibly tame compared to some of the sights that are common place (I've certainly seen several people wearing outfits identical to the one the OP outlines). If the OP wants to wear pre-dominantly dark colours, then he may as well; a female friend'll be able to help him arrange a look that fits him.
As a final little bit of advice for the OP, make sure you don't spend much on whatever clothes you do finally buy. Uni will seriously wreck your clothing.
Truth to the "don't spend much" comment above. The number of times I've ended an evening without my coat because I got drunk and left it somewhere makes me sad.
The engineers wear either mismatched and ill-fitting jeans and tshirts, or all-black and trenchcoats.
The scientists look a bit like a mixture of the two with an added amount of boring and respectability.
It's actually quite amusing guessing which courses people do as they walk past. It's surprisingly easy.
On a side-note, the netball girls all seem to wear ugg boots, tights, and a hoodie with their name on it. It's amusing. Anyway, my social observations are over now.
It's really hard to find a good black pair of jeans, which is why I think people are steering you away from them.
If you're on a budget and only buying one or two or even three pairs of jeans I would just go with blue. In this picture I think the "dark chipped" color would get a lot more use than the "soft ridged black". Even the two lighter blue colors aren't bad.
Silk is out, for sure.
Fedora is no. That's just retarded.
Pretty much what everyone has been telling you all along.
Don't dress like that. You will not make many friends wearing that shit. You'll just be "that guy in class that dresses like a fucking idiot" that no one will want to talk to (even if you are a charmer).
What's your current style look like? Pictures damnit! We are here to help.
Depends on the jeans, actually. Nice jeans don't look terrible with button shirts.
Converse sneakers are cool. Maybe some Vans?
Just a guess, based on your OP.
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I wore a fedora in college. (sometimes i wore lots of hats)
admittedly all black might send an IM SO EMO message but who knows maybe that's what your going for. Even the model in the coat pic is wearing BLUE jeans. but that coat is a bit of alright.