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Espadrilles work with a suit about as well as flip flops

― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, May 16, 2017 3:57 PM (forty-three seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i am inclined to agree.

i basically think you have to wear formal shoes with a suit though

i also never wear a suit unless I'm at a funeral or a wedding

I wore flip flops with a linen suit at brunch by a swimming pool the morning after my wedding. They can just about work in that situation but even then you look like the kind of person you seen when you google "suit espadriles".

By suit I'm thinking a summer linen or cotton affair, not a wool 3 piece.

not saying it can't be done, just that it's probably high risk for most

where is our gr80, the suit/footwear expert

espadrilles are nice though

in general I think suit + no socks looks are pretty heavily pushed to the point that I see them even in winter. it should be pretty rare! like vacation or summer weekend party only I think.

everything about beardy bloke in the shorts upthread is horrible. sorry beardy bloke

this weekend will be a scorcher and its times like these, when i mix a date and hot weather, when my steezy falls apart

im tempted to wear my semi fitted rvca shorts (i escape the chino material, but not quite gym shorts look, which is a good middle ground for me) bc i kno i will be burning up

but im also tempted to wear my designer jeans

either way im gonna fuckin sport the black havaiianas and a tshirt ffs

jeans in hot weather are fine imo unless you're like walking around loads or something.

we are

we're gonna watch fancy shmancy people perform adagio for strings at a museum

but before we're gonna walk to a cafe and just look at the art

though i guess the art-seeing will be inside and it'll be nice and cool but still

depends on the denim a bit too, some pairs are comfy. some not so much. that's jeans for you.

but trying to push for a post-concert drink bc that's all sorts of win: potential for adult drinks, cooler weather, a young night ripe for who knows what

i make sure i only buy soft denim, these are ag but rag&bones good too

older broken-in jeans are fine for summer. stiffer heavier denim is fucking awful when it's hot

i hate stiff denim generally - don't like selvedge at all for that reason. i have a few pairs of acne studios, all fairly light.

i can do light selvedge in spring but no denim in summer

What do you guys where instead of jeans in the summer? Khakis or chinos or whatever?

I don't like wearing those but i just might since they are more comfortable in the heat (offfff the niiiight)

chinos yeah

lighter demin, I got some great light denim jeans from REI when I was over in the states last month, Prana was the brand
Also linen and seersucker are the classics for the summer.

I wear jeans year-round. I have plenty of twill and plain weave chinos too
one good pair of linen-cotton pants

shorts are for kids

lol the whole anti-shorts thing is great if you want to look like an awkward weirdo when it's 90 degrees outside on a saturday

I nail looking like an awkward weirdo every day regardless of the season or circumstances. Most folks don't even try.

defaulting to less clothes because oh it's hot is exactly not sprezzatura btw

plus it leaves more exposed thing to slather sunscreen on, which is a pain.

true, sprezzatura is sweating through the back-of-knee part of your jeans

if you're sweating you're probably doing too much. slow down, take it easy, more mosey, less hustle

if it's over 80 and I'm not at work then shorts are the best

LA heat is intense for me (always lived in coastal cities though)

I'm a fit guy and just walking slowly in the sun causes perspiration

This is one time I'm happy i live in a place where it basically feels like a big beach all year round, because i know I can't be easily judged for wearing flip flops and shorts

I just might go out and buy some light chinos friday after work though, because i lined up dates back to back (Saturday and Sunday)

Yeaaahhh buddy

Thanks dudes

good luck on dates, your partners will appreciate your light chinos and your ability to dress appropriately

It's all coming off anyway

I'm not judging the shorts wearers dude

no i'm being sincere

to each his own

if you can't be careful, name it after Dr Morbius

i find a lot of chinos have a particularly preppy look that i don't want. hard to find alternatives to jeans as a result.

well that's my issue but i'm gonna "dress it down"

yeah some just look kind of like trousers and are fine.

Outlier's Slim Dungarees are a non-chino alternative to jeans.

hot weather sucks

chinos that just look kind of like trousers is 90% of what I wear on my legs

two sad things I saw today (93 F in DC, barely any breeze, clear skies, storm finally broke around 7pm)

1. guys wearing suits outside, roaming to and fro for some big honcho suit meeting they had to be at

2. firefighters called to some kind of situation in a building under construction next door, all geared up

there but for the grace of etc

this, by god. i find trouser buying *so* hard. picked up chinos and a cotton twill from cos recently and they're good, but p distinctively tapered which means they determine the rest of what you have to wear. maintaining outfits like this is expensive, inflexible and needs organisation so trousers that can exist within the broader categories of "smart" and "casual" are v handy.

got a pair of khaki jeans from asos a couple of years ago that are superb but otherwise... it's a struggle.

er referring to this:

i find a lot of chinos have a particularly preppy look that i don't want. hard to find alternatives to jeans as a result.

stone me if you must but i've got three pairs of top man chinos that are slim/fitted enough that they don't feel like preppie golf gear, and the fabric is surprisingly durable

i will also once again rep for benetton in this dept

Fatigue pants with the front pockets stitched on the outside. Why do I only have one pair of you?

link to example please

Every year I make my pilgrimage to the Margaret Howell sample sale to get another pair of 'worker trousers'. Really well made, last forever and nice silhouette. If you're feeling flush I think they're about £180 normally (I think I paid £35 last year).

Will also rep for the Stan Ray trousers from the excellent Shopkeeper Store https://www.theshopkeeperstore.com/collections/pants

http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/yohji-yamamoto-linen-cargo-pants/4556545

http://i.imgur.com/oh5wPQq.png

not sure I could pull those off, maybe just go for lightweight pants-looking joggers w/a straighter profile if you want an easier deployed version of that look

i wanted to suggest baggy sarouel pants but didn't know if i was in the right place. not $1000 yohji but 2nd hand black y's for men sarouel pants, go with everything and made to let your sweaty ballsac catch a breeze like windchimes on the front porch. also toraichi work pants like this which are breathable, light, adjustable on your calf, and cost next to nothing 2nd hand.
also these, denim but good for hot weather strolling:
http://imgur.com/zIKvRIr.jpg

Those yohji were posted in jest btw