ils thread for general menswear and men's clothing ish

^ i was gonna make a post abt cargo shorts

I love shorts. Would wear all the time.

i like shorts but sweater + shorts is too temp-confused for me.

on the cardigan stuff imo if you find the right simple and nicely cut one they are amazing, look great with shirts and like a casual set-up for some print or whatever, but it is incredibly hard to find basic ones that are good. i have one i got in cos about two years ago and it's retained quality really well for the price.

agree the romulan emperor thing is prob a jacket, which is good given the price really. the shot from the back makes it look quite baggy but i still reckon it looks a really unique thing for the winter, would be amazing surrounded with basics.

bought a sport jacket from suit supply, thanks for the tip.

this one

http://statics.suitsupply.com/images/products/Jackets/large/Jackets_Blue_Plain_Havana_C705_Suitsupply_Online_Store_1.jpg

decided not to go for the cargo pants.

also no raiders of the lost ark nazi shades either.

you went to the store in soho?

yes

Many years ago I owned a hand-me-down Ralph Lauren men's shawl collar cardigan with suede elbow patches in a rich brown melange. My friend Paul admired it greatly and he was (and is) v v professorial, so the woman who would become his wife asked if I would swap it to her for things out of her vintage goth Ophelia wardrobe so she could give it to him for his birthday. I agreed. I no longer own any of the things she swapped me for, but he still has that cardigan.

also no raiders of the lost ark nazi shades either.

lol I have Oliver People's shades that are basically this

hope whoever styled that guy in the pic recovers from their stroke

The Suit Supply pics are all hilarious. It's beyond Bateman, everyone captured in the middle of a fucking giant stride like they're doing the splits.

heh i can kind of sympathise tbh, i find it impossible to wear a suit without turning evil

http://statics.suitsupply.com/images/products/Suits/zoom/Suits_Grey_Stripe_Lazio_P3743_Suitsupply_Online_Store_1.jpg

yessss

suit + pyjamas in one handy package

that model's srsly the best at it, really got the disdain going

Does anyone store their sunglasses that way? Surely lenses and the whole thing in the pocket is standard?

http://statics.suitsupply.com/images/products/Suits/medium/Suits_Light_Brown_Check_Lazio_P3651_Suitsupply_Online_Store_1.jpg

http://statics.suitsupply.com/images/products/Suits/medium/Suits_Pink_Plain_Soho_P3699_Suitsupply_Online_Store_1.jpg

http://statics.suitsupply.com/images/products/Suits/medium/Suits_Blue_Plain_Sevilla_P3481_Suitsupply_Online_Store_1.jpg

http://statics.suitsupply.com/images/products/Suits/medium/Suits_Grey_Stripe_Washington_P3409_Suitsupply_Online_Store_1.jpg

not to imgbomb like

xp a master of the universe will do as he pleases

Experience sartorial bliss with our masterfully crafted collection of personally tailored suits.

i've never seen this enterprise before, it's p cheap? is it like moss bros 2.0

suit entrepreneurs have found out abt globalization

all those shots are so uniformly brightly lit in every place, reminds me of like, charcoal drawings of suits from the early 1900s?

The whole site is mega-creepy, like for people who want to "win" at menswear. The shops are creepy too. I think some of the clothes are cool and their bespoke options look good but I've never bought anything due to the store being so dependent on you wanting some dude to talk at you for the duration of your purchase.

i dunno i've heard folks rep for suit supply but it just feels like downmarket trendfucking trying to look neapolitan

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb67/lugger91/ScreenShot2013-07-27at102847PM_zpsd6a6d81e.png

hell no

it's a weird approach, for sure

but if the jacket fits, wear it

i had to kind of write off suitsupply after checking the about us on their site:

Suitsupply is a market defining brand showing strong international growth.

We are pioneers at everything we do, and we work hard to keep it that way. Our pioneering spirit generates a contagious energy, which is what enables us to keep putting new ideas into practice.

Our strength lies in our formula: straight, to the point and still personal. Fast and effective. Combining craftsmanship with flair.

There are few things that distract us. This approach enables us to create an environment in which our customers feel that we only have eyes for them. We are there for people who want to be seen.

elmo, is that a denim suit? it looks like a denim suit

also their pants seem to have a default 7" leg opening which would look preposterous on me and leads me to believe their default sizing is some super-slim nonsense that i could never fit into.

I went to Famous Footwear this weekend and discovered they were doing a buy one, get one half off sale and bought two pairs of the same shoe for absolutely no reason and then had to buy clothes to match them because I have a problem:

http://www.colorshoesark.com/images/color/men%20shoes/145/shoes_ia94528_01.jpg
http://www.colorshoesark.com/images/color/men%20shoes/70/shoes_ia94523_01.jpg

DAN THAT IS A DENIM FUCKING SUIT

jesus that's horrifying and I want one

if the occasion were right i would wear a denim suit tbh

(seriously what is happening to me, I thought your clothing tastes were supposed to become more sensible as you got older, not less)

well i mean i wear out the crotches of my 501s with clockwork regularity, i can only imagine that the crotch of a light drapey jean trouser fabric would essentially disintegrate on contact

http://www.ivstatic.com/files/et/imagecache/636/files/slides/Britney-Spears-Justin-Timberlake-Red-Carpet.jpg

elmo, what do you do with your otherwise-good jeans after the crotch/thigh area is history? I have all these pairs piling up.

if i ever move down south im definitely getting a denim suit

make a suit out of em xp

what do you do with your otherwise-good jeans after the crotch/thigh area is history

make a rag rug out of em? idk, i've never figured it out

turn them into a denim kilt

if you're gonna do a denim suit just go all out hayseed and make coordinating tailored overalls & a jacket w/ a pocket for shotgun shells

just stop pretending you're god's gift to pitti uomo

supposedly u can mend yr jeans if you catch the rip early enough, maybe u do this idk ive never been so enterprising, seems like the fabric gets so thin and worn it wouldnt make a difference idk

Oh I have patched and patched, don't think I didn't. The only ones that lasted were when I used suede instead of fabric.

fuck now i want tailored overalls, what did i do to myself

huh interesting xp

suit supply is kind of like a pile-em-high sell-em-cheap-but-not-terribly-cheap version of the menswear section of somewhere like reiss. the stuff is way more on trend than department store/moss bros type stuff, e.g. the lapels are not 3/4" wide there like it's still season 2 of mad men/a wedding i went to in sheffield in 2008. the range is actually tiny. like 4 basic cuts, 10 fabrics/colours, extremely limited trouser options. the main thing is free alterations (i think? turns out i could basically be the dummy for their 38R jackets, so i didn't need them), and the staff i spoke to definitely knew what they were doing more than elsewhere.

as long as you don't actually look like one of their models/choose one of the nuttier colours i think you're going to come out looking presentable in a business environment.

obviously the styling on the website makes them look like sociopaths though.

yeah i mean i get that the marketing is abhorrent but especially with something like suits where even somebody w/ a trained eye might not be able to tell a brooks brothers from a mens wearhouse if both have been tailored or just happen to fit the wearer - if you think it looks good on you and the price is right, go with god imo

ok, i need some menswear help. i have 1,000 spectrum bux to spend and i need a new wardrobe. is this enough for some reasonably decent clothes? what are some good places to get an updated look? i haven't bought new clothes in about two years so i'm beyond out of the loop. not looking for fashion forward or anything, but don't want old navy crap either. something contemporary that fits smaller dudes that doesn't cost $190 (or "£"120) per piece

what kind of clothes do you like?