ils thread for general menswear and men's clothing ish

IMO cords have to be straight leg or relaxed. Slim / tapered cords make you look uncomfortable.

I have some bright BRIGHT blue Levi's cords that are sooo comfortable

I also have two corduroy blazers because I am Wes Anderson

it's true, i googled up a picture of you once and thought "wow this is one wes anderson-looking information security motherfucker"

kind of guy to house a server in a vintage suitcase and whatnot

Bought two flannel woolrichy shirts at muji for $20 each

xp the most secure choice really

no cords but wearing a cardigan and suede birkenstock bostons. feeling very hygge today

i like these sweatshirts for forgotten baseball teams http://www.ebbets.com/category/city-series-crewneck

bostons have become my house slippers xp

should i feel bad for wearing them to work?

depends, do u have a job that requires yr shoes to have backs

should i feel bad for wearing them to work?

― the late great, Wednesday, 4 January 2017 05:25 Bookmark

research suggests there is a 0.01% probability that you are pulling this off without nauseating your colleagues

IMO cords have to be straight leg or relaxed. Slim / tapered cords make you look uncomfortable.

I have some bright BRIGHT blue Levi's cords that are sooo comfortable

― The beaver is not the bad guy (El Tomboto), Tuesday, 3 January 2017 23:33 Bookmark

i'm fond of wider wale cords straight leg (blocky short too) in a slouchy vibe where they are the main point of interest, with like just a tshirt possibly tucked in

profesh setting they are a bit fusty/fussy, unlikely to come off <50 unless u have a certain gravitas

i get what ur saying tho slim needlecords can be a bit jcrew and fail to transmit essence of cord

thread made me go away and count just how many pairs of cords i have mindlessly acquired 4 cheap over the years and now i despise myself

gis'd bostons and while still abhoring the shoe i find myself sympathetic to ppl wearing them with thick winter socks

did full preppy similar with a pair of deck shoes recently and it wasnt as bad as it most undoubtedly sounds

wait hang on a minute here - if you feel "hygge" at work then where's my $4 coffee

i had a $4 coffee yesterday :(

i wore bostons to work a few years ago but it was during the summer

i wear dundee birks to work now, they are basically the closed shoe version of the boston w/ laces. tbh ive gotten compliments but mostly from older hippie colleagues

wallet porn
Which would you choose? Heavy subjunctive here given the prices

A simple leather cardholder. There are a couple that aren't insane if you sort price L-H

def

THOM BROWNE
Enamelled Silver Business Cardholder
$2,020

imagine paying 5 hundo for this childish bs

http://i.imgur.com/fBS0DTY.png

there is a simple black wallet embossed with a small gold SAINT LAURENT that makes me drool
the exact same wallet embossed with MICHAEL KORS, same placement, same color, does nothing for me, we're all label whores aren't we

i have this

http://www.saddlebackleather.com/front-pocket-id-wallet?custcol2=4&custcol3=3&custcol15=1

in dark coffee brown

but when i bought it a while ago it didnt come with the case/bag thing, which looks fugly

mr porter having its annual sale btw
https://www.mrporter.com/en-us/mens/sale

yeah just get a cardholder with a space for notes. once you do this you'll wonder why you ever bothered with one of those bizarrely huge men's wallets.

I had the exact same saddleback leather one in a lighter color until I lost it last year. Would definitely recommend over basically all the mr porter options in the same price range.

https://www.all-ett.com/

comme des garcons make nice wallets that cost less than 100, i mean if you care about even spending that much.

i would never get light-coloured tho, don't you find it gets dirty? black all the way. even then i find after a year or so they start to smell a bit funky.

I like my wallet by *frantically searches wallet for a label somewhere*... bellroy? idk who this is but I like my wallet and the leather still looks relatively new after a couple years

My other half gave me a good wallet for my last birthday -
http://www.barnesandmoore.co.uk/shop/wallets/quartermasters-wallet-oxblood-horween-chromexcel-edition/
It's the kind of thing I couldn't justify buying myself & it pleases me to take it out of my pocket. I think it'll age well.

years ago i had a brief fling with this girl whose dad owned some luxe handbag company, and she gave me a wallet for my birthday, presumably she got it for free. it was like beautiful brown leather, amazing. shortly after that ended i was in a more long-term relationship and my gf at the time really hated the fact that that was my wallet, i guess cos she didn't like the person who gave it to me. in the end with a heavy heart i stopped using it, but only after stubbornly defending the quality of the wallet for some time. dunno where it is now, somewhere in my parents' house but probably lost.

i would never get light-coloured tho, don't you find it gets dirty? black all the way. even then i find after a year or so they start to smell a bit funky.

It darkened over the years, evenly, but that's supposed to happen. With full grain leather you can use saddle soap and a little water to get rid of any discoloration and smells.

yeah just get a cardholder with a space for notes. once you do this you'll wonder why you ever bothered with one of those bizarrely huge men's wallets.

― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Monday, January 9, 2017 3:38 PM (fifty-two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

people still use cash here like savages :-(

my wallet is my one flirtation with EDC dweebs: https://www.koyono.com/collections/slimmy-minimal-front-pocket-wallets

my saddleback looks worn but so does my everyday clothes to a lesser degree so its quite alright

but even when im forced to wear suits i dont care

also localgarda why did you even tell her who gave it to you
sounds like something your partner would not ask unless you voluntarily say something

Given the story I just assumed it was some flash brand that announced its ostentatiousness loudly every time it was taken out of a trouser pocket

yeah just get a cardholder with a space for notes. once you do this you'll wonder why you ever bothered with one of those bizarrely huge men's wallets.

― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Monday, January 9, 2017 3:38 PM (fifty-two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

people still use cash here like savages :-(

― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Monday, January 9, 2017 4:34 PM (thirteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

a. cash rules b. if you have yr bills all folded up ur a cuck

sure cash does rule if you live in a country with the slowest POS terminals in the developed world, it's true

I just crumple up a bunch of bills and shove them in my pockets until there's no more room

me: that's $7.50
american cashier: that's $8:23
i give them $10
american cashier: here is a dollar bill and some literal trash

me: that's £7.50
british cashier: eh oop mate that's £7 paaahnd fifty
i touch my card and it beeps and i leave

^^^ bragging xp

also localgarda why did you even tell her who gave it to you

it was obvious from the brand of the wallet!

a. cash rules b. if you have yr bills all folded up ur a cuck

i fold my bills once with the fold of the wallet, they unfold as i unfold the wallet. we aren't post-cash yet though, i totally agree. cash is better for splitting bills with friends or for when i want to just leave a restaurant quickly after they've brought the bill - most restaurants end up leaving some slack at the point of payment, not the best ones but the rest, ime.

i'm sure i can think of other examples where cash is better too, if i try.

some literal trash

i hate to say but i have literally thrown pennies and nickels in the trash sometimes

quarters i always keep though

i have a big cloth sack full of coins under my bed. i moved house recently and i didn't even want to bring it but it felt crass to throw it away.

xxp

sux bruh

no way outta that one i guess

i hate using cash but i like going to hole in the wall places so i have to keep some handy sometimes but i always give them the change

my days of carrying a coin pouch are over

I kinda dig the Maison Margiela pouch but ugh John Galliano, no.

I like the Brunelis.

I mean the Berlutis

i have a velcro wallet