ils thread for general menswear and men's clothing ish

shit i just bought one that's too dark before seeing that last post

lol

btw i just got invited to a wedding and i was just thinking abt getting a new suit so i was primed

really like dont need one was thinking tho maybe just a cheap light nice cotton one, i have a cotton summer suit already but its higher qual/looks just like a regular suit but its weather appropriate for summer, but i like a nice unstructured super casual summer cotton suit i like those, had one once and it was good

would you ever go for a more bold colour? i saw a nice red/burgundy suit but it's prob a bit try hard.

imo better to go conservative, then u can have fun w the accessories if u want

yeah i agree - it's quite fun going a bit bold with the tie or whatever

especially a wedding being a festive event and all

I've gotten out of the habit of wearing suits to weddings unless I know it's going to be a formal/conservative affair. Bright-coloured chinos + fun shirt + sensible jacket is m/l my festive uniform.

+ tie and/or pocket square

thats cool personally i love to wear a suit tho

frankly i feel like u r attacking me and suit wearers everywhere MODS

Not attacking - ppl in suits make me look cool.

ha no was jk re my initial passive agressive "seeming" reply

do any of you read four pins, btw?

their house style is m/l my worst nightmare

clothes or writing?

most of them seem kinda waspy, but jon moy's stuff is pretty funny.

the writing

http://i.imgur.com/uoeZV8u.png

haha - i am surprised nobody has ever lambasted them on ilx before

kinda enjoy it myself, guilty pleasure

black suits are awful

buy a charcoal suit, it will go with your black stuff

what do h8 abt the black suit so much plz expound

going back here but my theory is someone decided black suit/white shirt/black tie was a way to look casual/dressed down at formal events. it's so bad tho.

i just checked and i own literally no black clothing fwiw, so i am clearly an extremist but...

1) black fabric looks cheap unless it's really really not, whereas, e.g. charcoal does not

2) black doesn't really go with anything except white or more black

3) black suits had a moment and look v dated rn

4) historically black suits are for waiters, doormen, etc. or to be worn at funerals. the rule is bs of course, but it is a real thing, and so 99% of the time a black suit signals "i don't know what i'm doing, this is my first suit, i thought black was the default colour", not "i am an iconoclast"

caek otm esp point (2)

I have a black t-shirt and some socks, I think that's it.

i have a fair amount of black clothing and i disagree that it doesnt go with colors but i cld see a black suit not really going with colors maybe tho i am p dubious of this whole theory

points 3 and 4 seem reasonable tho

oh also i forgot, black looks bad in the daytime

which is related to 1)

actually, my evening suit move is a charcoal suit with a black tie. so it's not true that black does not go with anything or that i own no black.

i used to share that weird if i think p common phobia of black clothes then i got over it and def wear more black now than i ever have to express the darkness of my soul its good theres nothing to fear really

yeah, for a few years i wore no black because i thought it doesn't go with things, but now i wear it a lot because (a) all black is a great look and (b) black does go with other things, the black/navy thing is a myth.

i am kinda dubious about the rest of the black suit criticism.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zjYu1rsxTE

Me irl

will you please bring me a drink? xp

I own a lot of black t-shirts (faded black metal t-shirt is an obvious classic)

Mostly band shirts

Black tee and black jeans is a very good outfit for someone of my complexion and hair color

I like the color black

In conclusion

Black

what is the black/navy myth that they dont go together? they do go great together tho which is i guess why its a myth

if you're pale a black suit can make you look sallow - does not work with my complexion until I've had a good bit of sun.

yeah it's one of those dumb things people say - of course they go together!

i guess if i was worried i'd look like a waiter i wouldn't wear a black suit

IME most waiters wear plaid...............................................

love pairing navy & black wow how crazy r ppl out their w their rules

was going to say blackphobia might be most salient for those of an Irish complexion though I'm not sure what lg's strategy is here

I don't think there's any way for me to wear all black and not look like a reanimated corpse

ah i look like a reanimated corpse whatever i wear

pale skin/black clothes aka the reanimated corpse is an extremely classic look iirc

i do not have pale skin fwiw

Me neither *high five*

niice

2 swarthy 2 go goth

black + navy is way in this year

hmm kinda feel that's more about layering shades right now?

like black navy AND cobalt

could say the same for like idk greys/taupe/putty, beige/acorn/ochre, etc