ils thread for general menswear and men's clothing ish

cotton?

well the main thing is that anything that is knitted and claims to be machine washable is lying

or synthetic fibers

Wool is easier to launder than cotton! Cotton loses that silky sheen after 1-2 washes. But with wool I find use cool water and a gentle soap, soak it for 10 mins in a bucket, lightly swish it around w your hands, then press dry in a rolled up towel and dry flat. The usual instructions for all delicates.

what i do is run me jumpers up a flagpole

Women's knits are harder bc a lot of them are intended to be worn right on your skin so you do have to wash them.

otm, here is laurel's advice in internet content format http://putthison.com/post/1243826650/q-and-answer-how-do-i-wash-my-sweaters-conor

Wishing I had more time/knowledge/flat-drying space to take more care of my clothes. It would certainly save a lot of money.

xpost aha!

cad what do recommend for intermittent freshening?

― carl agatha, Tuesday, September 23, 2014 10:21 AM (51 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

hmmm first thing that comes to mind is hang gently over a drying rack, hit w/some febreze (febreez? febreeze?) and leave overnight.

Women's knits are harder bc a lot of them are intended to be worn right on your skin so you do have to wash them.

― Orson Wellies (in orbit), Tuesday, September 23, 2014 11:07 AM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

also this is true and my original advice is unfortunately male-centric in that i assume you're generally wearing a shirt under yr knits.

I purposefully felted a pair of knitted mittens once, it was mostly the rubbing action and the HOT water that made them fuzz and gnarl. So stick with cold and swish GENTLY and don't rub the surface against itself, for maximum care.

a lot of jumpers I'm seeing on the racks have a very wide neckline - not quite a boat neck, but still significantly wider than i'm used to. how the heck am i supposed to wear these? t-shirts look dreadful underneath. am i even meant to wear anything under them or a regular shirt or what? i don't think i can pull these off but i'm always quite frustrated as often i like the designs.

example?

I'm going to reveal myself as a disgusting savage and admit that I more or less never wash my winter outer-layer jumpers.

yup

very excited for knitwear

i had some very good luck thrifting last month and have a some great heavyweight geometric patterned sweaters to bust out as soon as the weather gets cold enough

one is 1970s from the harvard co-op, sort of a fairisle type but with triangular & daimond motifs in various blues & greens

the other is an incredible dries van noten of unknown vintage that was $7, possibly the best deal ever. its a cyan and royal blue optic diamond pattern on the upper chest, with rugby stripes in the same colors on the abdomen & forearms. i love it

i could probably have just uploaded images but i also enjoy descibing clothes so i did that too

http://i.imgur.com/EbqKRCL.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/sRGq91v.jpg

wow the blue one is fantastic

A+ would wear

oh man this eve I visit the tailor to pick up an eBayed TWEED SUIT I'm so psyched.

I'm gonna wear it like crazy. it's a slightly wide-lapeled YSL thing

I should combine with knitwear

keeping the tailoring kinda loose on it. just slightly floppy and comfy.

where are your favourite places to get clothes? Round my way it's pretty much TK Maxx all the way. Mens' outlets are generally very expensive and deal in the G-Star/Super Dry variety. Secondhand shops rarely sell decent stuff - mostly old men's suits and crappy t-shirts from Blue Inc. Have never got the hang of online shopping, and the idea of buying clothes without trying them on / seeing them in the flesh terrifies me. Still, I'd be interested in where else I could look. I'm able to get into London fairly easily.

i have a tweed steven alan suit its p tite

The trick to online shopping is buying more things than you need from places with good return policies. I actually always hated store shopping and find I care more about clothes now that shopping online makes it easier.

i like to shop online too

i would like store shopping more in theory but everything in stores is straight garbage compared to the quality/price you can get online.

i think shopping irl and online compliment each other nicely since i can use the internet to get general ideas about what i like, easily replace basics that have worn out and get access to stuff that isnt sold locally but shopping irl is nice because you can get surprised by stuff you wouldnt have thought to look for and its easier to try stuff on. also the tactile and the real is v appealing when im dreaming about buying something

yeah i do really miss the tactile quality of browsing irl when i'm looking for something online.

irl is definitely more fun but I do most of my shopping at sales time and it's easier to scour for bargains online. As Hurting says, the returns policy is key.

i can't believe i'm posting to this thread because i'm the least fashionable person in existence, but then again, that's why i'm posting to this thread

dudes, i seek your help/knowledge. here's the deal: right now, i wear the same pair of white new balance sneakers every day, in addition to a pair of jeans, a t-shirt, perhaps a hoodie, and sometimes but not often a jacket. also: glasses, because without them i wouldn't be able to see. i rarely dress differently, and i don't look good or stylish in what i wear at all. i'm not even sure how to go about improving things beyond, like, looking at pictures of more stylish people and taking my cues from them or reading about this stuff or talking to y'all. i know nothing about this shit. and i don't really want to get deep into it -- it's not an interest of mine. but i want to look better. what should i do?

perhaps i should go dig up fap pictures and post them here at some point

so markers,

in simple terms, there are two things you can do:

1) change your style and wear different types of clothes. it doesn't sound like you want to do this.

2) wear the same types of clothes you are wearing, but pay really close attention to how well they fit.

in a way, 2) is actually the harder one to do, at least initially. but you are a tall guy with a perfectly good body type, you can definitely find some clothes that fit you really well.

And stop wearing white sneakers.

^^^^^^

pffft white sneakers can be dope as hell, there are no rules

^^^^^^

get a denim shirt

White sneakers as dope is not for beginners imo. Get different shoes.

cad, i'm not necessarily opposed to #1. i'm not sure what the hell to do

these shoes fit! i'm not sure when i started wearing new balance. i do know that chucks didn't work out. i'm a size 14 or something

i just don't want to be an overgrown 18-year-old anymore

You don't have to get that deep into the cutting edge of fashion or w/e but you can def pick out better versions of a uniform, if you want to up your game in a simple way. I mean you can buy 8 of the same shirt if you like it and it fits and you don't want to think about it 8 days out of 10, but you can gradually increase the quality and/or fit of that basic shirt.

Sorry, sneaker peeps, but I have to say looking good in white sneakers is not for rookies.

i could find you a picture from 2006 where i'm dressing awfully similar to how i am now

hm. never heard the white thing tbh until now. i do have a "uniform" right now but it's not great. it needs to improve.

i just don't want to be an overgrown 18-year-old anymore

― markers, Thursday, September 25, 2014 4:29 PM (32 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

feel like just take that intention and move forward with it and you will make progress just like anything

tho prob like 99% of people feel like they cld dress like more of an adult in this day and age

ok but i have no idea how to do that. i mean, superficially, i could go get a nicer shirt i guess but idk if it'd be "me" enough b/c of cluelessness

I don't know what you look like, m, but off the top of my head I'd say lose the sneaks and upgrade the fit of your jeans maybe? If you're wearing the same ones a lot of the time, a better pair would have a broad effect.