ils thread for general menswear and men's clothing ish

You look so handsome!

mmmmwah

You look great there surm. I should probably step up my style - i had a good thing going with the rumpled untucked oxford shirts, jeans, desert boots and glasses, but it's more of a student look than a professional one. An issue I have is that none of my oxfords button all the way up comfortably - they are all size small, so like 14-14 1/2 inches and my neck is a solid 15 inches. Sizing up to medium is ok, but then i can't wear them untucked without them looking weird... but maybe my days of not tucking are behind me.

I've been commuting through penn station these past few days and the "professional" attire on the nj transit is deeply depressing. Lots of suits without jackets, shirts slightly too big and pants too low. I really envy women who have more freedom in what they wear in professional settings. It would be cool to play with fit and mismatch pieced and stuff... Tucking in a shirt into slacks and wearing a tie just seems so homogenous to me

I think i could work with jcrew slim fit shirts size medium in gingham and other patterns matched with knit or skinny silk ties, slim chinos, and dark or tweed blazers though. Maybe i could wear a tie bar. Or quit teaching and go back to the barista life

oh god train fashion is deeply fascinating to me, esp nj tran

there needs to be a series -- an exhibit

I'm on the nj transit now. Lots of broken looking people coming home from Manhattan office jobs, trying to sneakily look at porn on their smartphones

the men in light khakis and like shiny black shoes

With square toes

so square

any tucked in polos tonight?

Not in my field of vision but they're totally around

right.

they're typically the last to get off the train, i find.

Yeah these folks live deep in Jerz like me (until Saturday)

jerzey deep
a new film by the ILX menswear crew

also to speak to your earlier point i was wearing an untucked button down to work today with lightweight pants and people looked at me like i was wearing a fucking monkey costume wtf

my personal uniform for teaching undergraduates: lime green court force his with grey athletic socks, jorts (stone-washed, cuffed at the knee) and anime t-shrits. personal preference was for girls und panzer.

omg i have no clothes and i haven't been wearing socks. i need to do laundry tomorrow or i'm going to die.

same. i swear someone's been taking underwear and socks out my drawers.

i always think about just buying a huge supply of socks and underwear because that is really the only thing that requires me to do laundry with any frequency, i don't like washing shirts or pants very often because they don't really get dirty.

huh.. i wouldn't wear a shirt more than once a day unless i was at a festival or travelling or something. i'm irrationally conscious of smelling bad, but also it feels funny wearing yesterday's clothes sometimes. maybe i ought to get over it and try it. might make things last a little longer.

marcos, do it. I have more underwear than can go in one dresser drawer (and even more socks) and it cuts down my laundry tremendously. Sometimes I'll hand wash shirts or shorts to further delay laundry. And it's easier on the shirts.

xp: lookin great Surm. Where is the suit from?

it's actually one of those made to order websites! i forget the name of it - it was a recommendation from a friend. you give them your exact dimensions and they send you a nice suit. and affordable. weird right?

oh NEVERMIND that's like a fancy suit. Odin I think.

getting suits confused.

I bought and am wearing a long t-shirt. My wife laughed at me.

i bought a fly versace blazer from marshalls

guys remember when Paper Denim and Cloth used to make good jeans or did I dream that?

now you find them in the aforementioned marshalls and they come with a belt

truth

i love fucking marshalls i've gotten so many dope pieces from there. most recent is a teal swimsuit that fits me like a glove from the boys section for fucking 8.99

wore my long T at the weekend and no one laughed. worked well with this super-thin jacket thing that looks like a leather jacket but is actually more like a shirt.

maybe they are like carrot pants i just need 5 years to adjust

i accidentally put my long t-shirt in the drier. now it's a regular t-shirt.

i accidentally put my long tshirt on my legs now it's a regular skirt no jk

the american apparel ts are kinda long without being of that trend, if anyone is looking for that

oh NEVERMIND that's like a fancy suit. Odin I think.

― surm, Saturday, August 8, 2015 3:35 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

mf I know a nice suit when I see one. I'm descended from suitmakers.

Wait so I googled is it a Todd Snyder suit from Odin then?

i don't remember! i will check the label when i get home. all the girls at work like it. :)

i love that you are a descendant of suitmakers

http://www.selectism.com/2015/08/26/uniqlo-lemaire-fall-2015-picks/

this uniqlo lemaire collab looks good...

i love that you are a descendant of suitmakers

― surm, Tuesday, August 11, 2015 12:08 PM (2 weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

My grandfather and his brother made suits in Brooklyn and Manhattan and I think even had a couple of small factories at one point. My dad knew suits pretty well and could sew and do simple hemming and stuff as a result.

I should really leverage this thin story into a brand.

man alive heritage suits

*camera cuts to me deeply inhaling from a fabric swatch*

"of man's many loves, his affair with the suit is one of the oldest and most passionate"

"My grandfather made suits. He died when I was 4, so I can only imagine what his workmanship was like, and it's that imagination that lead me to create my line of heritage suits"

i just bought so many clothes i am happy

i haven't been paid since 1 july as i've changed how i invoice my employer - suffering withdrawal here. on the plus side when i do get paid it'll be justifiably winter and i can buy coats/boots etc.

Combined the extra 20% off weekend sale with a 15% off "new customer" code and pulled the trigger on these jeans:
http://www.stevenalan.com/S15_1_MPT0065.html?dwvar_S15__1__MPT0065_color=G420#cgid=EXTRA-20-STEVEN-ALAN-MENS&prefn1=size&prefv1=M&frmt=ajax&view=all&frmt=ajax&start=0&hitcount=58

and this jacket
http://www.stevenalan.com/S15_1_MOW0101.html?dwvar_S15__1__MOW0101_color=K412#cgid=EXTRA-20-STEVEN-ALAN-MENS&prefn1=size&prefv1=M&frmt=ajax&view=all&frmt=ajax&start=0&hitcount=58