ils thread for general menswear and men's clothing ish

I like but am not going to buy these jeans:
http://www.stevenalan.com/S15_1_MPT0065.html?dwvar_S15__1__MPT0065_color=G420#cgid=samplesalemens-viewall&prefn1=size&view=all&frmt=ajax&prefv1=M&start=0&hitcount=159

I have seen this coat on their site for a long time, and it's a pretty good price now, but I can't decide whether it'd actually work for me, just looks like one of those fabrics you have to see in person:

http://www.stevenalan.com/F14_2_MOW0099.html?dwvar_F14__2__MOW0099_color=B024#cgid=samplesalemens-viewall&prefn1=size&view=all&frmt=ajax&prefv1=M&start=0&hitcount=159

xp: is there any way you can ask someone? You could just call the receptionist and be like "hi I have an interview there, what kind of dress is preferred?"

jacket would prob be a good idea flopson, no clue if tie is needed but maybe not if the job is somewhat technical

job is corporate so a suit prob wldnt be held against u a the least, even if prob no one ever wears one in yr department, tho im feeling jacket no tie more, asking someone is prob best of all if possible, mostly just try to look compedent and charming

I have seen this coat on their site for a long time, and it's a pretty good price now, but I can't decide whether it'd actually work for me, just looks like one of those fabrics you have to see in person:

http://www.stevenalan.com/F14_2_MOW0099.html?dwvar_F14__2__MOW0099_color=B024#cgid=samplesalemens-viewall&prefn1=size&view=all&frmt=ajax&prefv1=M&start=0&hitcount=159

― five six and (man alive), Sunday, July 19, 2015 10:12 PM (9 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i like this agree re the fabric tho, i might be tempted to pull the trigger at that price

imo jacket no tie is always better than tie no jacket

tie no jacket is always a bad idea

k cool i will get a hold of a jacket, thx everybody

yea agree

tie no jacket = amateur hour, in any situation

I won't go that far, but it's very hard to pull off well

and even when done well it's more of an insouciant thing and not for job interviews

tie no jacket is for sure bad

yeah it can work as like a fashion look maybe sometimes but it's not a category of professional dress

feel like it is a thing college students do often i guess cause they dont own a jacket?

right, it's a lot easier to buy an unsized $20 tie than a jacket

basically the official look of bank tellers (who are fantastic people, but aim higher)

Suit and tie is the best default, No one has ever failed an interview for being too smart, regardless of the type of job. Lots of people have failed for not being smart enough.

there r def companies who wld not hire u for wearing a suit, but like i said since this is corporate its not gonna be one

True enough I guess. You should be as smart as you possibly can be though on the whole.

Yeah, I wouldn't wear a suit to a lot of tech companies, startups etc. Also there's this one asshole large lawfirm who thinks it's some kind of fabulous perk that people wear jeans and t-shirts in office and they really like it when people don't come in a suit to the interview.

its a p good perk tbh u cn prob sleep more that way

i wore a tie on my first day in a job in tech (i hadn't formally interviewed but was in as a contractor) and literally the first thing i was told from the first guy i met was to lose the tie

academia is weird too you can wear a suit if you want but you don't have to and it ultimately doesn't matter much to anyone and that is really nice, day to day too on the job nobody gives a shit I wear jeans and a polo shirt with my birkenstocks during th summer and it is fine I blend right in

ty for the apology were cool

― lag∞n, Monday, July 20, 2015 1:57 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

thx

i never wear ties bc they remind me of nooses and i don't know how to tie them, so yeah, jacket no tie. great outfit btw.

if this is for a job in a finance dept. of a corporation in canada id wear a business suit to the interview even though your like 99% to wear basically what you posted every single day you work for them. the ppl making decisions in these places are just going to be much more conservative/formal than youd expect imo fwiw &c &c

just wear a suit and tie. you can't go wrong.

you can for sure - i have had interviews where i was told by the recruiter not to wear a shirt and tie - like that it's highly casual and not even to wear a jacket. i can remember for one job this was weird as at the time i wore a lot of blazers. i still wore a blazer anyway (and got the job) but as lagoon says there are some workplaces where suit and tie will have a negative effect.

i think asking the person interviewing you "what's your dress code" actually makes you look good. send them an email maybe.

Do a Porky Pig then...

i never wear ties bc they remind me of nooses and i don't know how to tie them, so yeah, jacket no tie. great outfit btw.

― surm, Monday, July 20, 2015 12:36 AM (9 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i like ties they come in so many fun patterns and shapes but yea i wear one like twice a year

Just noticed the interview is Wed, so unless you already have a suit, you're not going to be able to get one fitted and altered by then (pretty hard to find a suit that fits off the rack). You could still do jacket slacks and tie though. Bring the pants and shirt to a dept store or something and just ask them to give you a jacket and tie that would work with them, if you don't have one.

Internet shopping has affected me strangely -- all my life I thought I hated clothes but I think I actually just hated going shopping.

xxp i like ties too! they're beautiful. i just wish they didn't piss me off so much.

a friend has a similar thing about ties and his neck - he won't even button up a collar, almost like a phobia.

he's also afraid of balloons

I won't button up my top collar - very unpleasant and uncomfy.

that means you're wearing shirts with a too-small neck

i only ever button up if wearing a tie, don't really like that modern trend for buttoning casual shirts up all the way - but yeah it shouldn't be painful.

yeah hate that trend, you look like you forgot your tie

it is like bad asos model or mid-level radio 1 band

it's not so much that it's painful, but i just don't like the feeling of the collar rubbing on my adams apple brrrrr...!

i see this constantly:

denim baseball cap
white canvas shoes
invisible socks
sunglasses
patterned shirt buttoned to the top
long dress shorts
stubble
rollie

invisible tie is an advanced look imo some ppl can pull it off but its tricky, i never do it cause itd be off brand

Know the exact look Tracer means, fuck that revenge of the nerds bullshit

i like that look but it def cn be a lil too on the nose

some shirts look better buttoned up esp under a jumper

i usually don't button the top but the trend isn't going away just yet and i like it on occasion, with the right ensemble

it doesn't bother me that much but i have never even really attempted it, just would not work for me

i will sometimes pair a buttoned up to the top shirt with a smart pant if the shirt in question is too loose at the color and it makes for a good patrician effect

it's funny how there's this trend at the same time for bros to have two buttons down on their summer biz casual shirt with no undershirt, like I'm just a chill, chesty bro relaxin at my investment bank