ils thread for general menswear and men's clothing ish

Cole Haan has been pushing those for several yeas and I don't recall ever seeing anyone wear them.

They are so "I want people to think I'm a tech entrepreneur" - and yeah, you know 100 per cent the architect glasses would be part of the look, and probably a horrible blazer. The weird thing is people who dress that way probably get called "dapper" and it just fuels them.

It would drive a man to wear more sweats and t-shirts.

Like I basically see so many bad suit jacket looks or people stuck copying Mad Men in the most fearful way that I have hardly even worn a non-denim shirt in about a year, apart from now and again a white Oxford.

Why did you choose this? Cole Haan Store

it jumps off the page yet smart
Linda B on Aug 11, 2016

because i wanted too and i like the color
Jose A L on Aug 8, 2016

I like the shoes
Jose M on Aug 5, 2016

Husband choice
Sheri B on Jul 29, 2016

Awesome style with great comfort. Great look!
Eric H on Jul 27, 2016

not so witty now eh film boy

mourinho, style icon.

call me crazy but i don't think sneakers and dress shoes needed to fuck and have a baby

― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 17 August 2016 03:01 Bookmark

i would say at least these things are more... honest... in their shitness compared to things like grenson brogues with contrast midsoles and red laces or whatever which rly are super aggravating and feel somehow more pernicious than simple bad taste

yeah i hate the hybrid grenson stuff. they did a collab with new balance a year or two ago and it was dire.

it's not even just the gimmick hybrids, like if u walk down jermyn street or something u will have a fairly dispiriting job seeing a normal shoe in the window of these hundred year old shops

haha not that he would ever be caught dead in such a thing but that reminds me i saw the guy from the permanent style blog on his travels in that area recently. one of my favourite hate-reads!!

tho' I don't like their shoes, Grenson have been quite canny - they've branded and designed to have strong allure for British men buying a first expensive shoe. Exploiting the 'a bit mod' default aesthetics of the species.

i actually like their normal shoes fairly well for formal occasions. they had a really good simple boot too, but they changed the grain a bit and it's a heavier more rigid leather, makes wearing them feel like a chore.

i would say at least these things are more... honest... in their shitness compared to things like grenson brogues with contrast midsoles and red laces or whatever which rly are super aggravating and feel somehow more pernicious than simple bad taste

― r|t|c, Wednesday, August 17, 2016 5:24 AM (4 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah i actually agree, can't wait for the loud contrast laces thing to wither up and die.

the sneaker/dress shoe hybrid thing has been an ongoing turd for decades. those steve madden boxy men's not-sneakers were big when I got into cubicle world fifteen years ago

I think Grenson's regular dress shoes are quite nice -- I've been a bit of a stan of them since before they seem to have made this huge marketing push, although I wonder if the quality has suffered as a result.

They are so "I want people to think I'm a tech entrepreneur" - and yeah, you know 100 per cent the architect glasses would be part of the look, and probably a horrible blazer. The weird thing is people who dress that way probably get called "dapper" and it just fuels them.

It would drive a man to wear more sweats and t-shirts.

― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Wednesday, August 17, 2016 2:03 AM (7 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I think of this as the "Trunk Club look"

my workplace is almost more casual than business casual these days and I really wear plain v-necks, decent jeans, and chukkas or sneakers 3/4 of the time

btw I am a savage

i'm wearing flip flops and basketball shorts in manhattan today

my excuse is laundry is out before vacation but i'm worried i'm going to get typhoid or something

my office started unofficially allowing jeans recently, which has led to tolerance for sneakers and untucked shirts and now everyone looks like hell.

I think of this as the "Trunk Club look"

good call

My office is casual-allowed but I stick to a conservativish business casual out of habit and just kind of liking the idea of having "work clothes" that are differentiated. Nothing even remotely hip among the casual dressers though. The day I interviewed, one of the guys who interviewed me was wearing khakis and a fleece vest with the company logo over a long-sleeve tee. lol.

BTW another thing I'd be really fine to see going away soon is the "fun print" dress-casual shirt, like all the ones with pin dots or patterns made of tiny icons.

i'm allergic to plaid

I think a lot of that patterned, prep-inspired stuff has got to be on its last legs

we're presumably also past peak chambray

actually funny you say that because I specifically noticed a lot of it on my subway ride from Queens today, and when I see a trend breaking out on my subway ride from Queens it's usually a good sign that it's on its last legs

chambray is still a nice fabric imo but yea i'm surprised to see it on the racks still after what like 7 years

my workplace is almost more casual than business casual these days and I really wear plain v-necks, decent jeans, and chukkas or sneakers 3/4 of the time

btw I am a savage

― mh, Wednesday, August 17, 2016 3:54 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

uh this is exactly what i wear most days (i keep a thin casual plaid shirt around just in case)

i would love to wear flip flops but they always blast the air con in here

i have contemplated wearing my plain rvca shorts (material lends itself to a little more formality) but i don't want to be that guy

p annoyed that Steven Alan did away with the filter by size function on its site. Makes shopping their sales p much impossible.

prada sneakers in the late 90s were imo the advance scouting party for the tech entrepreneur dress sneaker trend described here. they were terrible and dated the moment they came out. upward mobility for the wired set.

I think I may have posted up thread somewhere about an asshole
I met who was wearing prada sneakers

prada boots still ok afaik

What are some decent, reliable sources of plain, solid-colored t-shirts?

I have been buying shirts from Hanes.com but they are kind of garbage: too thick and a bulky cut. I have a couple of print tees that are more comfortable and flattering, but their shirts are sourced from companies that only seem to sell in quantities to shirt makers.

uniqlo makes a nice tee

calvin klein ones pretty good too imo

Have to say I really like the Gustin solid color tees.

reigning champ t-shirts are good

i got a pair of white spring courts and they are the white canvas shoes of my dreams

this jcrew slim garment dyed t-shirt is so nice https://www.jcrew.com/mens_category/polostees/slimshop/PRD~C2724/C2724.jsp

fabric is soft and the slim fit is a perfect size

it has a slightly worn-out look, which i just thought about and most of my casual wear is like that

seriously

http://www.landsend.com/products/mens-super-t/id_130671

$45 t-shirts, okay people

this jcrew slim garment dyed t-shirt is so nice https://www.jcrew.com/mens_category/polostees/slimshop/PRD~C2724/C2724.jsp

fabric is soft and the slim fit is a perfect size

it has a slightly worn-out look, which i just thought about and most of my casual wear is like that

― F♯ A♯ (∞), Thursday, August 18, 2016 1:40 PM (7 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yea i have been buying the basic jcrew "broken-in" pocket tee for about 10 years now, i've had some other shirts over the years but i really love these as long as i can find a color a like in a given year https://www.jcrew.com/browse/single_product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441760044&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302084418&nav_type=PRMNAV&bmUID=lqmYfT5

Gap sells a "lived in" tee very similar to that j crew, but priced @ $25, and I just wait for the very frequent 40% off sales and pick 'em up for $15. Fit and feel great.
http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=l&tid=13999036

yea the jcrew broken in one is usually only $25, you can find a sale for them at $17 or so

the jcrew garment dyed one is nice but $45 for a tshirt is too much for me

i'm about to buy like every single colour of the one i posted

not generally a fan of the jcrew style but i like these garment dyed tshirts

i have a pair of their macalister desert boots and they're pretty nice too

i sometimes buy from the gap too, but a lot of the times the fit is way off for me

though i have in my mind like "reasonable price" expectations for particular articles of clothing and i think they have not changed since i was a kid and i should propably update them

gap fit for hoodies and tshirts has always been off for me. button-downs and oxfords okay though, though i could ALWAYS go for shorter sleeve lengths. that's the case for me anywhere though

i honestly just go for the fit. if gap tshirts fit better and i found one i liked i would nab a bunch of them

please be sure to study this website before making any tshirt decisions http://www.threadbase.com/unravelled

I really like my j crew V-neck shirts, and they're p much always doing sales upon sales upon sales, so I think I got them for around $15 each.

xp

that's neat

i tried it and it recommended jcrew, everlane, and mack weldon (didn't know the last two)

if they added more styles that'd be great