ils thread for general menswear and men's clothing ish

get that man a tie

lol i was going to post that same thing

i just don't even know with clothes anymore

David Lynch and Robert Smith = top button masters.

sometimes top button untucked with the right sneaker

speaking of kenneth cole just emailed me and i'm like gah at these white sneakers but i have no $$

every time I try top buttoning it feels like overdoing it. it's an affectation too far.

today I am rocking long sleeved t-shirt with polo on top for the first time in what feels like ages. I can't tell how I feel about it yet. Feels like I may be a bit old too pull this off. Which means it is necessary and I should do it every day that the weather cooperates.

i'm so down with that. i would do it white long sleeve + blue polo with khakis if i did it.

afaict uniqlo is not selling regular fit oxfords this season, only slim fit ;_;

that's fucked

how fast do you go through oxford shirts??

Uniqlo oxfords used to be great but now they are basically made from paper ime- I have one I bought 7 years ago that's in better shape than the last one I bought, about two years ago

think top button has been bubbling aronud for a while now my friend calls it the invisble tie look lol

i awlays think of perfume genius when i see it

http://i.imgur.com/VXJ61ex.jpg

Elijah Wood is my top button buttoned icon. I thought it was just a part of his character in Wilfred, but he does it IRL too.

yall put anything in your hair to style it?

i haven't in years since i used to basically buzz it but now that it is longer and curlier again i am starting to think it might be nice to use something to style it a little more, it is just really frizzy especially when it's humid out or after i wash it.

I don't love the buttoned-up thing, but just seems like people need to keep changing it up and that's as good a way to change it up as any. I don't think I'll ever rock the look though bc it doesn't suit someone like me, i.e. someone with a slight gut.

I use this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002N5MI2S?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

something about it is a little too cloying and wounded for me

for hair care, my barber uses this on me and recommends it, but I haven't bought it yet:

http://www.amazon.com/Muk-Haircare-Rough-Forming-Cream/dp/B0050DLXVW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1443554277&sr=8-1&keywords=muk+cream

H hates the smell of most men's hair products, and this one doesn't have much smell.

I do find it can be nice to put some light product in even if you don't "style" your hair -- it just kind of keeps it together, reduces frizz, etc.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CPnPEL8UAAAd-kr.jpg

looks jcrew

re shirt buttoning it's all abt balance imo, like don't go top button if yr pants are tucked w/ a belt or suspenders, just way too manicured and tryhard looking. otoh if you haven't shaved or had a haircut in weeks and look like shit (like me) then top-button isn't a bad look. tho i enjoy the mad professor look i have atm, ymmv

I do find it can be nice to put some light product in even if you don't "style" your hair -- it just kind of keeps it together, reduces frizz, etc.

― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Tuesday, September 29, 2015 3:20 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yea that is what i am thinking, the frizz gets out of control. i don't wash my hair often, maybe 1x a week but for a couple days after i wash it it is super frizzy

i have thought about this top button thing a little more, it does seem like i am trying too hard doing it idk, also it is not very comfortable

also can yall recommend hoodies @ me? i need a new one and i wasn't digging the uniqlo/aa ones i tried on last week

never wash yr hair

also it is not very comfortable

― marcos, Tuesday, September 29, 2015 4:28 PM (4 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this is what i don't get...do everyone's casual shirts fit them perfectly comfortable around the neck?

Re hoodies, look for a good deal at Nordstrom Rack on James Perse or Vince.

I kind of covet some of those reigning champ hoodies but they're stupid expensive.

american giant hoodies are v popular and purportedly well made, and less expensive, but reigning champs look better imo

pullover hoodies >>>>>>>>> zippered hoodies

Champion Hoody & Crewneck Splash

First off, Champion is owned by Hanes… thats already a good look.

You will not find one loose stitching on these joints, im telling you the quality is on point..

They are actually better made than some of these high designer brands.

You need both zip and pullover, but zip is far superior. #teamzip

yeah def maybe get a nice startup logo on there too lol

if u picture a zip hoodie when someone says hoodie u r a hoodie noob

yeah no need to have this debate again but for the record I only wear zips

thanks for the recommendations btw

let me tell you something - someone just gave me a black padded hooded winter coat for FREE

also get this - i went to my local 100 yr old pharmacy and i think i had taken a klonopin so i was like, what do you have for hair? i was like i don't like gel. so he goes well a lot of my male customers like this: GROOM CLEAN. it is basically BRYLCREAM buy by Suave. it has that smell of men in 1920s movies and like outdated sound production. it's kind of fucking awesome. "greasless" so i can still touch my hair (i play with my hair sometimes)

yeah no need to have this debate again but for the record I only wear zips

― marcos, Wednesday, September 30, 2015 9:02 AM (37 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

http://i.imgur.com/3aWsm8c.jpg

lets not have this debate again guys

hate to argue, live and let live, non-zipper hoodie ppl seem content to be the geocentrists of casual wear

haha xp, i fully admit there is something very tech bro about the zip hoodie but i still like it

part of the reason why i said i was thinking about getting one a few sizes up, just to have this big zip hoodie to swim in, hands in the pockets, like a big cardigan almost but less "old librarian". imo the tech bro zip hoodie is a very fitted hoodie

the thing abt the zip hoodie cultural implications aside is its just a very formless garment, i dont like how the hood lays totally flat and limp, rendered vestigial, where the true hoodie has some structural integrity and perk, zip hood is fine for lounging around the house but its basically just comfort wear, doesnt really look too good, no wonder its become a symbol for ppl who consider themselves above frivolities like dressing well

i mean im not saying its impossible to rock one with style but generally the effect is of a sandwich with soggy bread, which is a shame since theres a such a far superior sweatshirt with even the same name avlaible

ah to me the pullover is the more formless one, you are just wearing this big blanket imo, though I do agree about how the pullover avoids that limp hood thing. I just like too the extra aesthetic feature/detail/contrast that the zipper provides esp if it is a metal zipper

also zuck is awful but the black zip hoodie is pretty classic and untouchable imo

xp agree with that, an open zip hoodie has more scope for styling, or mb those off-centre zips with more structured hoods

really enjoying everyone's top button angst though I hope there's more to come

ah to me the pullover is the more formless one, you are just wearing this big blanket imo

― marcos, Wednesday, September 30, 2015 10:34 AM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

p much scientifically false

When the Paris Exhibition closes electric light will close with it and no more will be heard of it.

― lag∞n, Wednesday, September 30, 1878 2:25 PM (137 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

hate to bring this up but seems like an appropriate time

wow this one is really bringing them out of the woodwork eh

just sayin

you really shdnt expect ppl to appreciate yr comfy garment the way you do, thats a category error of a two year old

unrelated but as i came into work today i still had my cleveland browns cap on w/ the flat brim and an attractive colleague saw me and said i "looked so cute like a ten year old" :( not what i was going for lol

arguing over whether pullover or zip is a better look is like... come on, they both look _at best_ "not sloppy." you're wearing it because you're cold and it's p comfortable, don't get on a high horse here. You're wearing gym clothes.

xxpost yeah lags nailed it

gym clothes can look great anything can look great, pull over hoodie just generally looks greater than the zip hoodie, also considering the zip hoodie the foundational hoodie when really its a variant is silicon valley propaganda