ils thread for general menswear and men's clothing ish

i guess i would say evolves radically, in the sense of evolution being a focusing? ie switch it up because i'm surer of myself and remaining so

rly deeply despise that recurring line in #menswear about true man style being paring wardrobes down to the very finest quality most versatile essentials. fuck off

feels like sometimes i buy something which feels a radical enough jump, but soon enough that kind of fits in with the rest. if i look back over a few years, my style has prob changed quite a lot. but even though i've always been into clothes, the last 4/5 years is the main time in which i've actually thought about my style and fashion per se. i guess i find myself less concerned with more ostentatious stuff and more into secret style.

rly deeply despise that recurring line in #menswear about true man style being paring wardrobes down to the very finest quality most versatile essentials. fuck off

guess i agree, i like to have a fairly wide-ranging wardrobe. i think all the men's sites advise this under the assumption that their minions can't pull off more than one look (and basically any look that isn't formal) at a time.

playing for repeat visit partisanship thru bs masculinity marketing to a shook conservative base you mean

really depends on the day tbh. today i'm trying for like furniture maker circa 1994

i am having a p serious problem now though that i wear my glasses to get ready in the morning. i literally like - i had no idea what i was wearing before. and now it takes me 2 hours to get dressed it's taking a toll.

I finally own a suit that was made for me - been having Brooklyn Tailors put one together for a while, it took an age doing back-and-forth stuff via mail & email but it is lovely to have a suit!

I got this awesome gitman bros Japanese cotton herringbone flannel shirt that's my favourite thing ive bought in forever

i need a garment bag.

i got these for christmas and even though they're super stretcho i think i like them?

https://www.scotch-soda.com/us/en/men/pants/super-slim-woollen-pants---mott/127953.html?cgid=10&dwvar_127953_color=black&start=16

xp i got this, it's boring and inexpensive. it has good hanger grips. with the pockets i managed to go to a wedding with just it and a tote bag for a book and toiletries.

http://www.ebags.com/product/wally-bags/40-suit-bag-w-two-pockets/93260?productid=1232711

I think I have that same one or a very similar model. It's handy, and although it doesn't have a carrying strap you can pretty easily just slide the handle around the handle of one of those roller carry-on suitcases.

My J. Crew "Crosby" topcoat came -- the fit is not baggy at all, it's just slightly roomier than the Ludlow, esp in the chest. The wool-cashmere material feels super nice, only complaint is the pockets aren't well positioned for handwarming or cool guy posturing.

xp i think that same company makes them with shoulder straps and more structure for about $100

or you can go pricey, which i would maybe do if i used mine more than a couple of times a year

http://www.redoxx.com/Briefcases-and-Garment-Bags/Flying-Fortress-Garment-Bag/91034/130/Product

i am lusting after this one, i've had a duffel from the same company for abt 5 years that i love

https://www.briefcase.com/floto-venezia-garment-bag-33/

might just pull the trigger if it werent for the fact that brown is out of stock until after this trip i have coming up that requires a garment bag

i got the wallybag too xp to caek

i would worry about checking a leather bag, and they're kind of heavy

Having snazzy luggage is just a higher level of style game than I am ready to reach right now.

rich people all have rimowa suitcases afaict

omg i just got this gorgeous LV, it's big, my dear uncle gave it to me as a gift, it's over 25 years old

my bf tucks in sweaters all the time and wears suspenders w/ them, it's like his ~thing~. He is intimidatingly stylish tbh

i bought porter's garment bag a year or so ago when it was on sale and i think its really nice. i've been impressed with all the porter bags and luggage i've bought fwiw

https://s3.amazonaws.com/very-goods-assets-prod/da68d830256509197d7b7080140ca9399091e8f2

i chose the one on the right

baller

considered their duffel for a while, they seem really nice, but never got one in the end.

nice i really like that

for a sec i thought u were talking about mr porter lol

they actually send these vile suit bags with most purchases

i like that a lot

baller

haha those halcyon daze when i was fully employed

tbh not having to wear formal work clothes has left my style kinda lackluster. i have some very good suits and dress shoes that i dont feel comfortable wearing anymore or really anywhere to wear them and even my more casual clothes are a little more preppy and crisp than i feel like wearing atm. but im too old and established in my tastes to fully jump into some fit like im going to the rave in the matrix jawnz or underemployed graphic designer ca. 1997 shit which seems to be whats most legit rn

tell me more about underemployed graphic designer ca 1997

yeah word like with fancy leisure pants or whatever i never rly understood at what point u just turn up someplace among ppl who have met u before like hi i wear these now namaste. appalling

I ~may~ be moving to a diff dept at work where everyone dresses business-casual (rn I can wear whatever tf I want, jeans, t-shirts, hoodies, etc) and am kind of excited abt all of the exciting things the future might bring!

I feel like I need to up my button-down shirt game and prob move beyond Uniqlo

nice sale 4 u stevie http://www.dockers.com/US/en_US/category/men/collections/dockers-collections-semiannualsale/itemtype/pants/_/N-2sZ1z13x74Z895Z1z13u42Z1z141sdZ1z13x71Z1z140oj?camp=PJ_AD:3647_8-8380

(that link redirected somewhere else; anyway, dockers pants are 50%)

I spend a lot of time seeking out good button-down shirts bc they're so much of what I wear to work. So far this is my experience (all only worth sale prices unless otherwise noted):

Ledbury: Classic fit is not too big but has weirdly baggy arms. Slim is just a hair tight on me but not ridiculous, in spite of my being 5'9" and 180lbs. Materials are mostly nice but one I bought had a weird shine to it that was not clear from the web pics. Expensive, even on sale.
J. Crew: I am a huge stan of their Thomas Mason shirts -- they used to more often have a few on sale, but I haven't seen any in a while and they're pricey at full price. The "secret wash" shirts are good casual button-downs for the price (usually on sale and cheap). The regular Ludlow dress shirts are often not quite up to snuff, plus it's weird to buy a dress shirt that's not fitted (collar & sleeve size rather than S/M/L).
Brooks Bros: Always high quality, predictably a little stuffy, e.g. the collar styles often look a little outdated to me. But can't go wrong, and their non-irons are very reliable and sturdy.
Steven Alan: quality has been disappointing, all three of my SA shirts lost buttons very early on, and two have material that wrinkles way too easily
Banana Republic: cuts are surprisingly decent, material seems a little cheap but not a bad option for non-irons
Frank & Oak: I only have one, it's pretty good for the price.

Haven't tried uniqlo but a co-worker swore by them

haha a friend of mine that i hadnt seen in months showed up to my xmas party in like boxy stone-washed levis and a quilted bomber jacket made of a material that might have first been discovered in a gollancz paperback. there were more zippers than raised eyebrows. tbh i thought it was really cool that he had just decided to dress completely differently from like seven months ago.

the underemployed graphic designer ca 1997 look is sort of what he was doing - square silhouettes and shoulders, boxy cuts. stonewashed denim and lots of earth tones and neutrals. blocky, ugly prints often using text. wire-rimmed glasses with circular lenses. leather sneakers with very low profiles, also in earth tones and neutrals. layers.

wire-rimmed glasses with circular lenses.

ayo

2015 was the year i started wearing three-piece suits

might try out 4-piece suits this year, you never know

I want all of my shirts to be in like fun colors and patterns and fit v well, maybe a lil slim and youthful, but not like obnoxiously on-trend or silly. All the Brooks Bros I've ever seen looks really billowy and embarrassingly dated and yeah the collars are wack. Have they shaped up??

i bought a shirt in uniqlo today

brooks bros has an "extra trim" fit that is more like most fashionable slim fits, but the shoulders/armholes don't work for me. Actually now I think they have four fits and the slimmest is called the Milano or something. They also have lines that are supposed to be trendier like Black Fleece, but it's pricy. Haven't tried, but the quality should at least be good. Some of the sale prices aren't so bad:
http://www.brooksbrothers.com/Shirts/1592,default,sc.html?lid=leftnav-menu (look, they even have a "fun shirt"!)

omg if I'm going to spend $195 on a shirt it's going to be some zany Comme des Garcons statement piece

lots of bb shirts and ties on ebay in good shape for < 30 fwiw

all the black fleece ties are on sale right now btw

i lie i don't have round lenses, they are oval

still tho that's basically the eyewear look i'm working, the ca. 1910 small-time grocer

real talk: do sassy young things ever wear brooks bros?

like I just don't think I could bring myself to do it

Yeah I mean that stuff is not for me either, BB is just where I go to get reliable solid-color non-iron dress shirts that will look sharp and professional with a suit without much care.