ils thread for general menswear and men's clothing ish

the sad part is SOME trad menswear blogs are well researched and actually have a great wealth of knowledge about textile and craft, but that knowledge is used almost exclusively for the purposes of the most odious and gratuitous class distinction, like these are people who use the word proles without the slightest hint of irony

yeah i guess i feel more "let 'em have their lil hobby" than you but there is something uncomfortable abt it

haha well fair enough these are kind of my pet subjects tbh

yeah no you're def closer to it than i am

i'm glad we were able to help ronan find a jacket

i liked the one he posted, seemed like a less fitted / darted cut which i dig

haha - i got this our legacy one in the end.

http://www.other-shop.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/o/u/ourlegacyblazer.jpg

it was £350 but i am fairly sure i'll be wearing it for years. the shop are gonna shorten the sleeves a tiny bit but it was a nice fit other than that.

it's v similar to the one i posted but irl that was v wooly and i already have a quite heavy kenzo double breasted wool blazer i got on ebay, plus this wedding on sat could be hot.

while i was at the shop i also saw this which i thought was kinda cool, might consider it deeper into winter. bit more romulan emperor than my normal garb.

http://www.other-shop.com/stephan-schneider-alpaca-stripe-cardigan.html

this is what i mean when i say blazer btw

http://www.jpressonline.com/classic-trim-fit-blazer-flannel-wool-midnight-navy-3b/

xxp that looks p. classic, should serve you well.

Awfully heavy for a "cardigan" but I would totally love that in my wardrobe.

ya imna go ahead and call that a jacket, p dope tho

correct, also romulan emporer is a v admirable style to emulate, v fashion

love the material, loathe what they made of it

Elasticated waistband

haha no

my new winter schlump about the house/get covered in chalk dust so i look like a dissolute teacher item: shawl collar linen cardigan. $66 from $200 in the club monaco sale

http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=l&tid=78423758

it weighs about 5 lb

i dont really f w cardigans but i think id like a deconstructed wool 'sport coat' w a shawl collar thats like almost a cardigan

cardigans like mine look great until you stand up imo

caek that looks nice. is it big and slouchy

i can't pull off a cardigan :(

imo the appealing thing about cardigans is that no one can

you go for the biggest, ugliest slouchiest ones

i had a couple grunge cagrigans when i was a teen

one of them even had maybe a safety pin holding up a detaching strip of suede

this is prob why im injured to cardingans

i have a big grey wool shawl-collared cardigan that i use as a shacket, it is very baggy and loose. i have to shave it every couple of weeks because it pills so bad.

i am p into crew neck wool sweaters rn tho, this summer has been really mild and i like wearing sweaters in the evenings, sweaters + shorts is my favorite thing to wear ever

im a long time crew neck sweater partisan

i find a v neck a bit easier to pull off if you are less ripped. it also works better under a jacket.

grey sports jacket, burgundy v neck, white oxford = all time.

but i do own crew necks, don't get me wrong!

just want to be clear, i have nothing against them

ok were cool

feel like you gotta be a skinny dude to not look bad in a sweater and shorts. w/ no real basis i am absolutely certain you are a skinny dude lamp so i am sure you look great.

i am terrified by the thought of leaving the house in a sweater and shorts

lamp is def skinny and looks good in sweater n shorts i think we can all agree

wait by not-skinny do we mean larger chap or just regular here

i feel like there could be a pluggers about this

i was thinking skinny aka slighter than average

agree. i'm average (modulo a vv cute little beer belly) and i don't think it would be a flattering look.

i may be conflating this with british aversion to shorts (i.e. something you force a child to wear, not something an adult wears).

nice shorts nice sweater, can't see why the average man wouldnt look fine

feel like this would be a p cool look for a bearish aging frat boy

i thought all britishers only wore pants and nothing else

dont the english wear kilts tho

i love it when burly dudes wear cute shorts because it's cute and also: thighs

this is what i am wearing today, would appreciate feedback

http://i1280.photobucket.com/albums/a483/andreamp8/Famous/beefater_zps5061b55e.jpg

wow GISing 'sweater shorts' brings up lots of sexy ladiez

male people's aversion to shorts is the weirdest thing to me. legs & ass are the biggest muscle groups and a lot of guys have great legs & butts that they cover up because... why??

men! show me your legs! they look great!

lol yes i was just making that discovery xp

to agree with caek, i am usually looking for an excuse to not wear shorts, whereas the local mentality seems to be the reverse. like, i can convince myself it is not shorts weather outside if i have my a/c high.

i wear shorts sometimes but only ones that cover my butt

im pretty shorts adverse but if its hot enough then i do