So guys, I am redoing my wardrobe and cleaning out the various odds and ends. I am streamlining my stuff to A: Fewer/better brands, B: Less items which means doing less laundry but more often, and C: Keeping it all cost effective. No more expensive shit.
I've recently redone my jeans. I've gone from like 8 random pairs of jeans, to 3 pairs of Levis 514s in various washes from deep dark blue (which can actually work well in a casual/dressy ensemble), a more casual blue and a more worn/washed out blue. I'm still trying to hunt down a pair in black but it proves actually difficult. But that's it, 4 pairs and no more.
I'm kind of leaning to do the sort of same thing with teeshirts. Only I am having trouble finding good brands. Some shirts just don't hold up and change after each wash, some cotton just plain sucks to say the least. I've found some Lucky brand teeshirts at an outlett store, and $12 for a fairly decent shirt seems about right for me. They actually hold up a bit nicer than other brands I have found. What do you guys think?
Like 40% of my wardrobe has been with me since high school.
I am 27.
Before I cleaned out my closet 2 years ago, I still had stuff from middle school. Fortunately, in middle school, I liked to wear my clothes very large, so they still fit (and still would if it wasn't for the holes and general fadedness of them).
One day I'll have money, and get rid of these shirts that are like old friends, and buy fancy new shirts.
And I'll shed a single tear as I put them in the dumpster
To the dudes with little money and high desire for nice clothes: If you are reasonably in-shape/a skinny SOB, (pretty form fitting stuff), then I direct you here.
There is no online shop for 'Merika, but the storefronts are distributed through these United States.
Edit: Lucky, are you looking for screen-print design t-shirts or basic colors? There's a vendor on eBay who buys American Apparel in bulk and resells it at the price of normal clothes, and I love me some AA t-shirts. PM me and I shall deliver a link upon you.
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ButtersA glass of some milksRegistered Userregular
Negative. Their stuff is cheaply made and it looks like it. You can get better quality clothes for cheap when other stores have sales.
I have to disagree. While I would recommend taking advantage of sales elsewhere while they're going on, I really like what H&M has to offer.
Then again I am a 20-year-old college kid so I'm not exactly a fashion connoisseur, I just like what I've gotten there and usually receive complements on my purchases. But, again, college, so anything above a t-shirt and jeans makes you stand out in the positive.
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Like 40% of my wardrobe has been with me since high school.
I am 27.
Before I cleaned out my closet 2 years ago, I still had stuff from middle school. Fortunately, in middle school, I liked to wear my clothes very large, so they still fit (and still would if it wasn't for the holes and general fadedness of them).
One day I'll have money, and get rid of these shirts that are like old friends, and buy fancy new shirts.
And I'll shed a single tear as I put them in the dumpster
Yeah, I have clothes from like 6th to 8th grade that still fit or are big on me
I grew like maybe 3 inches top since then and lost weight
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MrMonroepassed outon the floor nowRegistered Userregular
Negative. Their stuff is cheaply made and it looks like it. You can get better quality clothes for cheap when other stores have sales.
I have to disagree. While I would recommend taking advantage of sales elsewhere while they're going on, I really like what H&M has to offer.
Then again I am a 20-year-old college kid so I'm not exactly a fashion connoisseur, I just like what I've gotten there and usually receive complements on my purchases. But, again, college, so anything above a t-shirt and jeans makes you stand out in the positive.
the only thing H&M sells other than t-shirts and jeans is ugly jackets, sweaters, and shoes in funny colors. They make you look less classy than just jeans & a t-shirt
they are, as we speak, focusing their "Style Guide" for men on how to look more like Kurt fucking Cobain
Negative. Their stuff is cheaply made and it looks like it. You can get better quality clothes for cheap when other stores have sales.
I have to disagree. While I would recommend taking advantage of sales elsewhere while they're going on, I really like what H&M has to offer.
Then again I am a 20-year-old college kid so I'm not exactly a fashion connoisseur, I just like what I've gotten there and usually receive complements on my purchases. But, again, college, so anything above a t-shirt and jeans makes you stand out in the positive.
the only thing H&M sells other than t-shirts and jeans is ugly jackets, sweaters, and shoes in funny colors. They make you look less classy than just jeans & a t-shirt
they are, as we speak, focusing their "Style Guide" for men on how to look more like Kurt fucking Cobain
ooh, they sell guns now?
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ButtersA glass of some milksRegistered Userregular
edited August 2009
He's not joking though. That "style guide" is nothing but a blueprint for how to look like a complete shitheel.
H&M sells nice, inexpensive button-ups. And some decent dress pants. But if you follow their style-guide you will look hipster as fuuuuck.
This. I agree that their style guide is absolutely ridiculous. However, I'm pretty confident in my ability to dress myself in ways other than in the exact wardrobe a shop's magazine suggests I should.
Most store style guides reduce their models to stereotypes and caricatures anyway. They're good for ideas, but mimicking them absolutely is an express train to the loss of your originality and character.
Most store style guides reduce their models to stereotypes and caricatures anyway. They're good for ideas, but mimicking them absolutely is an express train to the loss of your originality and character.
H&M have nice clothes, just a long as you don't put them together like they do on the mannequins then you'll look fine. They seem to think that everyone works in fashion and that its okay to wear bright and patterned shirts/tops to work, but for a lot the dress code is just plain black
The only trouble I have with H&M is that I can't buy their jeans/trousers as they're too tall for me.
KlykaDO you have anySPARE BATTERIES?Registered Userregular
edited August 2009
Is this like H&M in America or are you also talking about Europe?
Because, man, I buy a lot of expensive clothes online and so on but I also own a ton of H&M stuff because I can buy like, 5 shirts for 100€, that are well made, look great and no one can ever tell that they are from H&M.
Is this like H&M in America or are you also talking about Europe?
Because, man, I buy a lot of expensive clothes online and so on but I also own a ton of H&M stuff because I can buy like, 5 shirts for 100€, that are well made, look great and no one can ever tell that they are from H&M.
This is what I was thinking, the stuff I buy doesn't look cheap from H&M. Maybe the stores differ, I don't know.
Plus I mean you shouldn't really ever take Butters' word on fashion seriously I'm pretty sure he is the kind of guy who wears a button up short sleeve shirt and khaki shorts and thinks it looks great
For real. I'm wearing a $15 polo shirt and $16 Dockers khakis (clearance rack woo!) I got at Kohl's. Then again, I'm already married and work at an engineering firm, so no one cares what I wear anyway :P
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ButtersA glass of some milksRegistered Userregular
Plus I mean you shouldn't really ever take Butters' word on fashion seriously I'm pretty sure he is the kind of guy who wears a button up short sleeve shirt and khaki shorts and thinks it looks great
I own no button-ups with short sleeves or khaki anything. I have not worn khakis since junior fucking prom.
Plus I mean you shouldn't really ever take Butters' word on fashion seriously I'm pretty sure he is the kind of guy who wears a button up short sleeve shirt and khaki shorts and thinks it looks great
I own no button-ups with short sleeves or khaki anything. I have not worn khakis since junior fucking prom.
I can see straight through your lies
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ButtersA glass of some milksRegistered Userregular
edited August 2009
I am very fortunate to work for a company that has no dress code. I wear jeans every day.
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I've recently redone my jeans. I've gone from like 8 random pairs of jeans, to 3 pairs of Levis 514s in various washes from deep dark blue (which can actually work well in a casual/dressy ensemble), a more casual blue and a more worn/washed out blue. I'm still trying to hunt down a pair in black but it proves actually difficult. But that's it, 4 pairs and no more.
I'm kind of leaning to do the sort of same thing with teeshirts. Only I am having trouble finding good brands. Some shirts just don't hold up and change after each wash, some cotton just plain sucks to say the least. I've found some Lucky brand teeshirts at an outlett store, and $12 for a fairly decent shirt seems about right for me. They actually hold up a bit nicer than other brands I have found. What do you guys think?
like they'll be like, oh i walked by this store and bought a few 50 dollar shirts and i'm like gaddamn
i need moneyyyy
I am 27.
Before I cleaned out my closet 2 years ago, I still had stuff from middle school. Fortunately, in middle school, I liked to wear my clothes very large, so they still fit (and still would if it wasn't for the holes and general fadedness of them).
One day I'll have money, and get rid of these shirts that are like old friends, and buy fancy new shirts.
PS4:MrZoompants
you must literally have
no money
It is now slightly under half my monthly income instead of slightly over!
PS4:MrZoompants
http://www.hm.com/us/
There is no online shop for 'Merika, but the storefronts are distributed through these United States.
Edit: Lucky, are you looking for screen-print design t-shirts or basic colors? There's a vendor on eBay who buys American Apparel in bulk and resells it at the price of normal clothes, and I love me some AA t-shirts. PM me and I shall deliver a link upon you.
Are you being positive or negative here? Because where you would say "cheap shit" I would say "inexpensive excellence."
I have to disagree. While I would recommend taking advantage of sales elsewhere while they're going on, I really like what H&M has to offer.
Then again I am a 20-year-old college kid so I'm not exactly a fashion connoisseur, I just like what I've gotten there and usually receive complements on my purchases. But, again, college, so anything above a t-shirt and jeans makes you stand out in the positive.
Yeah, I have clothes from like 6th to 8th grade that still fit or are big on me
I grew like maybe 3 inches top since then and lost weight
the only thing H&M sells other than t-shirts and jeans is ugly jackets, sweaters, and shoes in funny colors. They make you look less classy than just jeans & a t-shirt
they are, as we speak, focusing their "Style Guide" for men on how to look more like Kurt fucking Cobain
Step 1: Don't wash your hair
Step 2: Wear old, ripped jeans
Step 3: Apply shotgun to face
This. I agree that their style guide is absolutely ridiculous. However, I'm pretty confident in my ability to dress myself in ways other than in the exact wardrobe a shop's magazine suggests I should.
Most store style guides reduce their models to stereotypes and caricatures anyway. They're good for ideas, but mimicking them absolutely is an express train to the loss of your originality and character.
H&M have nice clothes, just a long as you don't put them together like they do on the mannequins then you'll look fine. They seem to think that everyone works in fashion and that its okay to wear bright and patterned shirts/tops to work, but for a lot the dress code is just plain black
The only trouble I have with H&M is that I can't buy their jeans/trousers as they're too tall for me.
Ha ha ha ha ha! Exactly.
Because, man, I buy a lot of expensive clothes online and so on but I also own a ton of H&M stuff because I can buy like, 5 shirts for 100€, that are well made, look great and no one can ever tell that they are from H&M.
This is what I was thinking, the stuff I buy doesn't look cheap from H&M. Maybe the stores differ, I don't know.
Because H&M in Europe has had lines by Karl Lagerfeld
And you can't exactly say that looks like crap
For real. I'm wearing a $15 polo shirt and $16 Dockers khakis (clearance rack woo!) I got at Kohl's. Then again, I'm already married and work at an engineering firm, so no one cares what I wear anyway :P
I own no button-ups with short sleeves or khaki anything. I have not worn khakis since junior fucking prom.