ils thread for general menswear and men's clothing ish

footwear is the easiest thing for me, footwear and outerwear i could buy endlessly and i'd keep finding new things i like. same with knits or sweaters generally. shirts and trousers are the difficult ones for me, trousers in particular.

xpost i've barely bought anything offline last 3/4 years. a jumper in cos and maybe socks and underwear in uniqlo. i like looking at things in real stores but i'm so used to trying stuff on in the pressure-free environment of my home that the idea of doing so in a store feels bizarre and onerous.

i also hate salesperson attention or input when i'm thinking about whether i like a thing or not.

I like wide trousers but their tasteful alternatives there all look awful!

― chinavision!, Tuesday, January 17, 2017 9:01 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

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a very good reason to only buy one or two brands of shoe imo
i haven't tried on shoes in a store since - 2010?

― The beaver is not the bad guy (El Tomboto), Wednesday, January 18, 2017 12:36 PM (twenty minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Good idea on paper but my budget is always different. It's only recently that I've started to realise what a difference spending a little more on a decent brand can make.

it's a boring idea on paper, it's a great idea in practice!

I could do without the hassle of returning things so as long as I'm right on the border between medium and large sizes, offline shopping still appeals

I'm lucky in that regard. One time I went to a Bonobos showroom to find my sizes and the staff told me I was the same dimensions as their mannequins.

that explains why you didn't wave back when I thought I saw you at the Bonobos store

think I'm swearing off buying a new suit for awhile though.

― chinavision!, Wednesday, August 28, 2013 9:12 AM (three years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

sheesh

also was reminded of a suitable wardrobe in a brief review of this thread and very glad for it.

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By weird series of events I wound up with the too large APC jeans, and the price was $70. Legs are actually quite reasonable and not too skinny, could even be narrower, waist is too big but not clownish, and jeans are too long, so I'm thinking rather than return I may just try shrinking to fit and then have a tailor make up any difference, because I really like the denim and the color. Anyone have experience with doing that/advice?

jeans are not meant to be tailored

sell them on ebay

otm, stop trying to tailor jeans

no you should tailor jeans

also iron a centre crease down the middle of each leg

tbc I'm asking about shrinking to fit not tailoring, tailoring would just be shortening the legs a bit

i should correct that - you can certainly hem the legs but taking in the waist is a bad idea.

if you want to try to shrink them in hot water keep in mind they're not going to shrink much more than 1" in the waist and length, and that while some APC jeans will shrink, some APC jeans are sanforized and won't shrink. so make sure they're actually unsnaforized before you try to shrink them.

also if you try to shrink them aggressively with hot water, the color is going to change

sell them on ebay

how about a big ole belt

drink beer until they fit

no you should tailor jeans

also iron a centre crease down the middle of each leg

― Islamic State of Mind (jim in vancouver), Thursday, January 19, 2017 2:11 PM (thirty-two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

right answer here

been looking for an inexpensive watch and i finally found one i'm in love with. a casio diver. when you buy it it comes with this awful band
http://i.imgur.com/23UU4kA.jpg
but you can buy your own and it looks much better
http://i.imgur.com/zZ07BSh.jpg
best part, this watch is $44(!!) and gets rave reviews. Casio mdv106

i have only ever owned one watch my grandparents gave me a black swatch with aqua details and i wore it for my 7th grade year

http://www.twinfactory.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/lj-chainmetal-e1386058993843.png

i have the middle one for a few years now.

i used to alternate with this one but i need to get it a new battery for about a year:

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/e5/47/00/e54700701d7bfc16fc4f98838836fcdd.jpg

my watches (tho i have various other straps i use):

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-a3k0gk-F4BM/TZrpNfbMypI/AAAAAAAAO50/0kGVG01Gbyo/s1600/MAGRETTE%2BRegattare%2B2011%2B03.JPG

https://www.google.com/search?q=frederique+constant+fc+303&espv=2&biw=1409&bih=763&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjAwKm73-LRAhVhzVQKHeAoDFAQ_AUICCgD#imgrc=55xIsWN1iixHdM%3A

https://frederiqueconstant.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/FC-303MC4P6.jpg

i wore it for my 7th grade year

― lag∞n, Friday, January 27, 2017 11:13 AM (nineteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yea i think this is the last time i wore a watch too. it was a timex expedition, clunky green plastic watch w/ a leather and nylon strap.

inherited a 40 year old speedmaster from my pops :DD

siiiick

I occasionally ebay a cheap manual watch or two. They're fun to wind!
I have one kinda like this that I got for about $30:

http://vintagewatchforums.com/download/file.php?id=509&sid=190651254972fffa16fc60caa094c21e

I can't stand it if I forget to wear a watch. Throws off my whole day.

where do u keep ur phone

I mean just cuz of muscle memory, dramatically looking at my wrist all the time

lifehack: get a tattoo on yr wrist that says "you are special"

find it mega unsettling forgetting my watch also, it's the absence of it on my arm, like the small weight on your wrist. also taking phone out of pocket is not as easy as checking a watch, and watches are cool.

ultimate low is an apple watch imo.

my watch

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91qC1YnQzUL._UY879_.jpg

ultimate low is an apple watch imo.

― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Friday, January 27, 2017 2:37 PM (nine minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i only see apple watches on a couple of notable types and they're the types you want to run away screaming from

I am special yeah, did you see that special watch I posted?

i only see apple watches on a couple of notable types and they're the types you want to run away screaming from

in my last job a lot of people were big apple fanatics and i could kind of forgive them i guess, but i still found the watches not partic pretty and seemingly useless. watching someone tap shit into a watch is like i dunno - watches are mostly jewellery.

I am the ultimate low.

sorry jeff

lol educate me please, what the hell do you do with that thing?

does it do more than "stops me having to take my phone out my pocket to check the time or a text message"?

I am also Jeff

guys anyone who wears a watch at all is actually bad

my dad walks around and says things to his wrist like this, "see you soon ... question mark ... smiley face"

I agree with the above analysis

I'm bad

never expected watches to divide us so bitterly

u guys need to learn to live for the moment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Xg1vVkIh8

To tell time!