ils thread for general menswear and men's clothing ish

how epic can yr night be if u didnt even take off your coat

I grew up in dire winter land 100 miles from where they make stormy kromer hats and have a black one. It's good at like 20 degrees and up but doesn't cover my ears enough to be warm below that.

I just buy cheap winter hats (for some reason called "chooks" in upper Michigan) every couple of years at shopko for ten bucks cause who gives a shit, it's winter. Ear flaps for when it's below 10 with the big down jacket and my 25 year old sorels that simply won't die.

I think Fjallraven is kinda douchey too though, sry if offending anyone in this thread.

lol

Fjallraven is okay with me

the whole concept of gear

i have a lifestyle parka

"Look at my delightful swedish kindergarten backback!"

I believe you mean the fox bag

i do like those jackets tho

The jackets are ok, also they're not $800. But the patch annoys me.

I just buy cheap winter hats (for some reason called "chooks" in upper Michigan)

i'm assuming this is a bastardization of "tuque" and i love it

i dont get the fjallraven hate, its a backpack and it looks kinda nice? ive been considering getting one but i am interested in what people rock as backpacks on ILS, kinda getting tired of my tiny shoulder bag that doesnt fit my work laptop

how epic can yr night be if u didnt even take off your coat

they are probably at one of those "ice bars"

i bought a filson backpack so im basically worse than even the fjallraven people but its very nice looking. also it matches my other filson luggage which is pretty cool

i kept looking for a cheap vintage canvas backpack like teens in the early 90s had but couldnt find one

everyone on earth appears to have a herschel supply co backpack now

Kanken is very popular too.

yeah, herschel all over the place too (esp canada, dunno if the same down south)

and kanken is the name of fjallraven's backpack i think. herschel & fjallraven kanken are p much all i see (well, and jansports)

thing is i get it, they look good

i dont like to backpack

its like what u got some stuff in there u going somewhere cmon

Frankly I'm shocked the VTer doesn't backpack

im willing to backpack like on a hike but around town no

That's cause you got a car

in ny i dont backpack

i mean i have but i prefer not to

i tote, personally

put the computer in there

headphones, maybe a fruit bar

Tote hurts my shoulder if too much stuff :(

yeah i mean its a lifestyle

totes are great because access to contents is so easy. downside is that unless it's a cool looking tote it either looks like a big purse or a reusable grocery bag

(btw i have a dope looking tote with a native american print not dissimilar to that patagonia fleece, only it's blue)

for my computer bag i use dis which admittedly looks p purse like but idc

http://i.imgur.com/xLzcDu6.png

i'm assuming this is a bastardization of "tuque" and i love it

Was explained to me as "took," so almost certainly.

i kept looking for a cheap vintage canvas backpack like teens in the early 90s had but couldnt find one

― wizaerd (Lamp), Friday, January 9, 2015 1:31 PM (34 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

these are trending on etsy

if I still lived in the states, i would prob get one of Everlane's backpacks: https://www.everlane.com/collections/mens-backpacks. they used to have a lot more colors than that. otoh, i own a fjallraven jacket so maybe they're douchey.

I can confirm that every university student in Montreal has either a Herschel or Kanken bag

my impression is that fjallraven backpacks are not douchey. just common.

but I also don't see canada goose jackets as being douchey. just expsensive. so buyer beware.

I looked at "expsensive" a couple times while writing it and still hit submit

lol

xp
nbd, i was referring to what man alive said upthread. in my defense I moved to quebec from oregon and needed something legitimately warm to make myself not regret that decision every single day for several months. it is kind of shocking seeing lots of students wearing $$$ CG jackets everywhere. ime, a lot of them seem to be int'l students (I work on a uni campus), and if you click through that canada douche tumblr for a while it starts to feel kind of racist

if you click through that canada douche tumblr for a while it starts to feel kind of racist

otm

I have two knockoffs of CG someone got for me in china

i imagine a good number of coats in that tumblr are knockoffs

i would say its a very high likelihood that person that started that tumblr is azn

these are trending on etsy

haha guess i was a couple of years ahead of the curve. if you see one with a nirvana smiley face sharped on it post it here tho

'nirvana cool backpack'

https://img1.etsystatic.com/059/0/10156221/il_fullxfull.705868957_s9oe.jpg

i dont think im that cool

i just got an am appy backpack and its fine

im kinda bowled over bc i always thought the canada goose hate was directed in the same direction as the ol' uggs hate, but am now realizing that there may be a far more insidious coded racism attached to it. blech.

anyway a dope cold-temp parka is vital, who gives a fuck if they look good. my winter coats look like ass once it gets past -15 or -20c. not unlike my disposition.

you CAN find sthg comparable to a CG jacket at the bay for about 20% of the price of a CG, esp. if it's on sale, the one i have now was like under a hundo i think? and i've had it for like 5-6 years (altho this year it is retiring, zipper's all turded up)

and re: the animal right convo i get it and feel bad about having fur lining on my hood but fucking honestly when it is -40c and you pull that bad boy up it's like you're getting a warm hug from a furry friend, and i've never seen a synthetic that even comes close.