ils thread for general menswear and men's clothing ish

timbos on the toes, i like the way it's goin down

i visited Red Wing, MN, on a 3rd grade field trip and saw how the shoes were made. it was pretty neat but anyway i'm rocking these gray sneaker-boots from Silent by Damir Doma and they maad comfy

My chuck taylor major mills still get mad compliments from randoms on public transport

best new boots = crockett & jones scotch grain picked up on hard sale and I feel like I rule the world.

chuck taylor major mills

intersting, i have never seen these before

& if it's my suit to fit me, i say no belt & daks tabs

best new boots = crockett & jones scotch grain picked up on hard sale and I feel like I rule the world.

― woof, Thursday, February 4, 2016 8:05 PM (43 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

badass

my boots are quoddy chukkas, tan loake brogue boots, and these weird allen edmonds dress boots with tweed side panels that i can never quite find the right outfit for.

I've got doctor martens boots

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu3McjajsNE

got black blundstones this year, p into them

after some trimming i have three pairs of boots: classic alden workboots in brown leather, a pair of black leather, lace-up ankle boots from bally (vadrel i think?) and a pair of edward green galways in mahogany that i love very much and never wear.

i have no boots as we have no inclement weather to speak of, the closest thing i have to boots are red wing 8105 work oxfords

whoops link is broke, here's the pic: http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6207/6066466623_0cabc67dfa_b.jpg

quoddy chukkas

never did end up getting the ring boots

i lusted after those things for years, in the end turned out to be a bridge too far

me whe i was trying on the boots:
http://i.imgur.com/3mOmUe8.jpg

me after i owned them for a few days and then realized i accidentally cosplayed as the staircase at work:
http://i.imgur.com/6NRQ85v.jpg

i do have a neck, i just dont know how shrugging works

i have danner hiking books and lacrosse duck boots, i have some quoddy chukkas too but mfr be srs those r shoes

i have a pair of red wing chukkas i bought five years ago. i went vegan subsequently and won't be buying any leather boots again, so im going to continue to wear these each winter and see how long they last. other than getting the sole fixed after a year as it had worn down, and a decrease in the impermeability to water they're going pretty strong.

my timbos squeak, actually, or the sole of one of them does, not sure what to do about it, i've had them for like 2 years now

boots 1:

https://sydneystoronto.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/grensonhadley.png

boots 2:

https://cdna.lystit.com/photos/ddeb-2015/03/02/buttero-none-black-suede-chelsea-boots-product-0-918563794-normal.jpeg

it is time for me to get a haircut

it has been 10 months, it is a little crazy. i want to keep the craziness somewhat but i have a few things going on next month that aren't v compatible w/ crazy dylanesque hair so i need to bring things under control a little bit

ils people u prob know that i am not v good w/ haircuts, i don't like them. my goal this time is to not freak out, just wait things out a little and don't do anything drastic if the cut feels weird at first

btw will m i like ur shirt a lot in that feb 6 post

thanks! i got it for xmas from my ex... it is from vanishing elephant, i am a fan (altho i wish i had ironed it)

There is so much winter stuff that I did not wear this winter

oh hey btw I just ordered a dozen fresh kirkland signature men's crew neck t-shirts in white

it was time

Ledbury sale on sweaters fwiw, add'l 20% off sale sweaters. I picked up another v-neck for $60 bc I was happy with the first one. Styling is just a hair conservative -- somehow looks more DC than NYC -- but quality is very nice.

Well I live in DC and those color options on the ledbury sale sweaters page made me cry from boredom

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/11/fashion/new-york-fashion-week-smartphones-killing-off-runway-show.html

Interviews with dozens of retailers, editors, designers and private individuals over the last few weeks suggest that women are experiencing product fatigue. After being inundated by images and live streams from runway shows, from awards shows where the items are worn mere days after they appear on the runway, and from ad campaigns (and the making of ad campaigns), by the time these customers see the clothes in stores, the dresses and skirts and suits seem tediously familiar. Old. Over....

...“Social media is the laxative of the fashion system,” said Scott Galloway, the founder and chairman of the digital consultancy L2. “It makes everyone digest everything much faster: trends, product discovery.”

The digital world has schooled an entire generation — called the IWWIWWIWI generation (I want what I want when I want it) by the New York consultancy Open Mind Strategy — in immediate gratification.

So glad we don't have this problem amirite, my dudes

A friend of mine was over and I half-jokingly pulled the FUCK YEAH MENSWEAR book off the shelf, we looked at a few pages and I realized oh man the looks in this book are kind of played out - I don't even know what that means, but I thought it, and then today I realized I really miss the Georgetown Benetton

Well I live in DC and those color options on the ledbury sale sweaters page made me cry from boredom

― Sith Dog (El Tomboto), Thursday, February 11, 2016 8:48 PM (55 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I have the navy, which is more of a medium blue, and I bought a burgundy. They look sharp with a dress shirt under and the fit is perfect for me. Good for the office, hard to imagine wearing elsewhere.

i mean...they're layering pieces. they're not supposed to be exciting.

I sometimes like my sweater to be the exciting layer in a white-blue-green cake (burgundy necktie)

rust trousers
olive wool basketball shoes

just got these, from eytys.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CbCrk7PW0AA7lSC.png

wo

got these

http://www.duo-menswear.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/o/n/xonitsuka_tiger_mexico_66_-_greydeep_blue.jpg.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.3X9GoNRJ_o.jpg

bought my second pair of these bad boys on sale too

http://i.imgur.com/WCypg8e.jpg

want new shoes now :/

i also got these, and some blk vans with that brown rubber sole for 30$

http://images.esellerpro.com/2308/I/193/087/43200010_z1.jpg

friday night shoe-off

thrift stores in tokyo have really nice and pretty cheap barely worn vintage sneakers, like adidas and nikes from the 80s. sadly japanese people also apparently have small feet and i couldn't find anything above size ten >:(

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TjBdY5o2J8

hehe

my in-laws gave me an llbean gift card for christmas so i picked up this herringbone shirt jacket http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/89784?attrValue_0=Coal%20Dust and this crew neck sweater http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/75169?feat=charcoal%20crew%20neck-SR0&page=classic-ragg-wool-sweater-crewneck

nice jac

Oh yes. I like the straight hem. That's almost EXACTLY the same as my old ruined one!

http://i.imgur.com/kRMFywN.jpg
I like these Tretorn netted shoes, available in 4 colors and most sizes still, $21 for pickup at REI or +5.99 to ship
http://www.rei.com/product/893154/tretorn-tournament-net-mens-2015-closeout

Oh yes. I like the straight hem. That's almost EXACTLY the same as my old ruined one!

― If authoritarianism is Romania's ironing board, then (in orbit), Tuesday, February 16, 2016 3:03 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

haha cool! you should get it.

totally agree about the straight hem