ils thread for general menswear and men's clothing ish

hey what are everyone's thoughts on cuffing jeans in general? i have never cuffed my pants but sometimes i admire cuffs on others.

also i had no luck finding jeans at uniqlo. EVERYTHING except one style (which i didn't like) were skinny fit or slim fit. i didn't like the stretchy kind either, they felt super weird.

i think i am going to just try to find a pair of levi's, though all the numbers are a little overwhelming.

also if you cuff your jeans do you buy them slightly longer to accommodate the cuffing?

i dont cuff but that is my understanding yes

maybe has something to do with that a lot of fancy jeans only come in one length

my one pair of raw denim jeans is cuffed b/c i had them hemmed long in anticipation of shrinkage. i do really like the way a cuff holds up w/raw denim, and you can tweak the cuff depending on shoes which is nice.

too much cuff, like totally unhemmed jeans that have like a 36 or 38-inch inseam, looks ridiculous.

cuffing non-raw jeans just makes you look like you didn't know what inseam to buy imo.

feel it's plausible i may never have worn jeans uncuffed tbh

I thrifted a '50s split hood parka this year, label is the ungoogleable "Cavalier Of Boston"

http://i.imgur.com/3XqIM8w.png

^^^ sweet parka

I wore a pair of (yes, raw denim) jeans yesterday and mostly I felt like it made me look short, I don't really know what I'm doing with jeans though.

eh I wore the jeans *cuffed*

that's a great looking parka. what's the hood made of?

also i had no luck finding jeans at uniqlo. EVERYTHING except one style (which i didn't like) were skinny fit or slim fit. i didn't like the stretchy kind either, they felt super weird.

i think i am going to just try to find a pair of levi's, though all the numbers are a little overwhelming.

― marcos, Saturday, January 3, 2015 12:43 PM (5 hours ago) Bookmark

Sounds like you just need a pair of 501s

Most uniqlos I been to have 'straight' and 'relaxed' cuts idk

rather 'regular'

http://www.uniqlo.com/us/product/men-regular-fit-straight-jeans-078957.html

Buy one of these bad boys what have you got to lose

they are out of stock dude.

but yea I think levis it is. Maybe the raw denim 501s? A little freaked out about figuring out sizing and maintenance

black 501s are a staple for me im wearing a worn out pair right now have new ones ready to go

hood on parka is either fake wool or really stiff real wool. I don't know what kind of fur tech they had back then. another cool but somewhat useless detail is that it has a chinstrap that buttons under the hood.

they are out of stock dude.

That's just what they want you to think

lagoon i'm certain you can pull off black jeans, but how??

what its just some black jeans nbd

its like the second most normal color of jean

i'm projecting my own failure. i guess they only ever look good to me worn super skinny by crustpunks.

u can do it man!

i wear black jeans almost every day, you just put them on and walk into the world

how i break it down to an extent

i stand in awe

No you're supposed to walk in them

I have a dark blue "raw" pair of uniqlo jeans and a light grey pair, they're alright for everyday use but they're slightly too soft and floppy for my preferences. I still haven't invested in a high-end pair of jeans. Almost ordered some APC new standards when they were on sale for $130 at Steven Alan, kind of regret not doing it.

There's definitely something weirdly soft about uniqlo denim, they make it a selling point but I don't love it.

but yea I think levis it is. Maybe the raw denim 501s? A little freaked out about figuring out sizing and maintenance

Ignore Levi's suggestions on sizing up on the waist unless you want retro farmer look.

one solution - two waist sizes down from normal vanity sizing, inseam 2-4 inches longer. Quick tub soak, hang dry. Wear cuffed or not until too nasty and then tub soak again with woolite dark, or replace.

another solution - normal waist size, longer inseam. Machine wash and dry as normal but avoid spin cycle if you can.

tell me more about this retro farmer look ZT

But yea I am more worried about fucking up the waist size because if it's too small then I can't wear them. Length is easier to be flexible around, if thy are too long then I can cuff them

btw I am definitely getting black. Seems somehow bizarre to me to wear blue pants even though blue jeans are like the most common thing people wear

http://i.imgur.com/JORITBv.png

dizzee knowfeel

depresso meme

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

i've never fuxed w/ 501's but i am a p skinny dude w/ p skinny legs so i feel like this will be a bit nagl for me vs. a slimmer cut

uhhhhhh

http://image.rakuten.co.jp/kitarou/cabinet/01mh/920-levis501-1.jpg

ha

the leg openings of 501s are a little big imo but with the black color and they way they treat them to be soft/floppy u dont notice as much where itd prob be the opposite crispy blue ones

levis def has some nice slim cuts that my thighs/ass are too big to fit in

#humblebrag

this does sound kind of nifty tho

http://www.primermagazine.com/2012/spend/shrink-to-fit-a-guide-to-shrinking-the-classic-levis-501-stf-jeans

#humblebrag

― y kant max read (Stevie D(eux)), Sunday, January 4, 2015 12:33 PM (28 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol

slim-wise i recently got a pair of Lee "Luke" jeans which i'm very pleased with

these are they, i think:
http://uk.lee.com/product/luke/L719DXTE

i don't cuff them though, as the man in the pictures does, because for once i got a pair of jeans with legs the right length (i know!)

lol, honestly if you're not into 3 dimensional jeans shrinking chess and button flys you can just buy regular 505s in a decent color that fit okay off the rack. you can just tell people you're normcore, it'll be cool.

511s are not that slim, really. I think they are the best jeans ever created.