Brooks Brothers Black Fleece: WTF is this shit?

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oh god there is a editorial out there with tony ward in one of the thom browne spacesuits and he looks amaaazing

do ppl irl actually do the suit shorts thing

not as adults, no

or rather, if they do, they usually do so in athletic shoes so they can outrun the taunting

http://www.out.com/images/202/manAtWork_3.jpg

i have a suit w/shorts its nice, if kinda off trend now

ew

*shakes head*

at least tell me that you don't wear knee high socks w/ it

haha no i dont think that was a thing until last summer & i was wearing that look in 09. that was the first summer ppl were really doing the brogues w/ no socks thing iirc

also yellow lipstick

I do this look w a t shirt, basketball shorts, and slippers

i never wear makeup tbh

i still think this was a great collection & i like the styling: http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/show.aspx/catwalk-report/id,6462#

ha lamp i only ever wear concealer when i don't want that hungover dark-circles look -- maybe i should just rock my eye luggage 94/7

I suppose it makes sense in a Veblenesque way, but it doesn't seem possible to wear these clothes and do anything.

have lol'd at a few of the pics on this thread

I suppose it makes sense in a Veblenesque way, but it doesn't seem possible to wear these clothes and do anything.

man bag

"Jewel pastiche?"
-DJP

Nope, a song from Quadrophenia... 'sung' by Keith Moon!

aw that's too bad, I was getting massive "Pieces Of You"/"Fat Boy" vibes from that

lol, sorry to dissapoint!

sleeves that barely reach mid-forearm don't do it for me, sorry

me neither. and I have long arms so unless I got it tailored the sleeves of an off-the-rack jacket like that would hit my elbows...

i hate clothes

well my approach is to start with the basic assumption that the modern suit is evil and should be destroyed... We need skinny slacks and waistcoats back. Fuck this straight leg w/ pseudo-dinner jacket look that the industry and corporate culture forces on us. The modern suit is ugly and dreadfully conformist by any historical measure of men's fashion. Changing cuff lengths and patterns isn't going to change the fact that suits are shit and that the regency period was the height of men's fashion and whatever is going on now is just a sick joke.

I realize my opinion is highly challenging... I'm not saying a suit always looks bad, I like the look of a well-tailored pinstripe - ie, I thought the clothes in Inception were fabulous. I just personally hate the concept and (usually) the execution of the modern suit.

highly challenging indeed

That was my question when skinny jeans were hot - where am I supposed to put my keys, wallet, smokes and phone?

― boots get knocked from here to czechoslovakier (milo z), Monday, March 7, 2011 2:03 PM (54 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

in your pocket

i wear "skinny jeans" and i can fit my wallet, keys and phone. and a little notepad too. you should quit smoking, though, its bad for you

i mean, i kinda want to argue but i don't even think i can -- there are countless variations that have happened to the suit since its origin so i'm not sure what you mean by the "modern" suit?

xxp

Elmo - I will direct you to my big ass blogpost I made about this, where I explicitly explain what I'm talking about:
http://zero-era.blogspot.com/2009/09/suits-worst-thing-to-ever-happen-to.html

Obv. I realize my views are out there but I hope by reading that you can comprehend my argument at least.

and while i get what you're saying about regency fashion but that's actually when the idea that there is a morally, socially "correct" way of dressing a man originated, isn't it?

okay, i read your post but i still tend to think you are overlooking the infinite variation of the suit -- a pierre cardin beatle suit looks nothing like a zoot suit, american vs italian vs british tailoring, the gradual descent of the waistline over decades, etc etc etc

I look at a business office and I don't see very much variation -- I'm not talking about the possibilities of the suit I'm talking about the situation on the ground.

But yeah I did overlook that aspect and I was being a bit narrow-minded and hyperbolic, but hey - that's how you get page hits rite?

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