ils thread for general menswear and men's clothing ish

again, no bacteria

do you think poop is 100% bacteria

― mh, Tuesday, May 23, 2017 4:55 PM (forty-one minutes ago)

i forget how much it is but bacteria make up a ridiculous proportion of fecal mass, something like half the weight

washing them cold, line dry, every 6 months or so will not affect the fade in a noticeable way ime

also bacteria don't just live on random surfaces forever, they need nutrients to survive. you could soak a pair of jeans in pure bacteria broth and they'd all be dead in 2 weeks

otm kev

do we have a man haircut thread, need too cut hair

we'll buzz it 4 u

Only need a haircut once every 50 years iirc, if the washing cycle of ilxors is to believed

xp lol

i cut my hair last night, trimmed my beard too, i feel pretty fresh today

i find if i wash jeans often i get a uniform fade, which is not desirable

― -_- (jim in vancouver)

not suggesting you wash them more than once every month or two but 15 months w/o washing is just gross

Only need a haircut once every 50 years iirc, if the washing cycle of ilxors is to believed

― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, 24 May 2017 7:47 AM (five minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

As someone who last cut their hair 20 years ago and washes it at most once a week I am probably he model ilxor.

Ha, you must be!

oh good the great wash-your-jeans debate is here

i don't wash my main jeans v often, they dont smell like farts or make me sick, who CAAAARES MAAAAAN

oh I do not either, own at least three pairs of pants I have never washed

ppl have swatted down my rejoinders, I can feel happy continuing to not wash them

u can search thread for whenever a friend gifted me some gustin jeans he ordered too small, never washed those

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maybe if you have jeans that can't be washed they're not good jeans idk

no jeans can be washed

wash is the cousin of death

fuck washing a jeans

fuck a peasant jean

long live the normcore raw jean

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/05/history-of-business-casual/526014/?single_page=true

There’s always a pushback as dress standards change. Many today might be tempted to watch an episode of Mad Men and think, “Why don’t people dress that nicely anymore?” But clothing standards are born of their time and place. What people wear is dynamic, but not capricious. So anyone who frowns upon the hoodie-wearing coworker one cubicle over would be well advised not to judge. If history is any indication, that’s what everyone will be coming to work in soon enough.

https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2017/05/GettyImages_635230977/lead_960.jpg

what are some good paisley shirts?

http://nymag.com/thecut/2017/05/new-fashion-trends-normcore-gorpcore.html?mid=twitter_cut

that look has been around for a while!

'around for a while' yeah, you could say that, or more precisely, in this ver thread circa january 2015 aka ground zero for gorpcore, beginning with this post where i embarrassingly refer to fleece as 'fuzzy sweaters' lol and then continuing to when joe buys a bunch of them online

feeling the colours & design of these patagonia fuzzy sweaters. my norm family from south carolina who were visisiting over xmas were all wearing them and i was like hmmm secretly scoping them out lol

― flopson, Monday, January 5, 2015 1:29 PM (two years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I don't know about that, I've got mates who dress exclusively from REI and have done for years.

I don't know about that, I've got mates who dress exclusively from REI and have done for years.

I'm not sure about that, I've got mates that have been dressing exclusively from REI for years.

what are some good paisley shirts?

important question! I love paisley but it is a bitch to find decent paisley men's shirts. honestly the best source in my neck of the woods was a primarily Mexican "Western Wear" store in my neighborhood, cuz latino cowboys love that shit. and then they went out of business :(

xp

i didn't read the article so there might be something more to it but i and my family have been wearing fleece sweaters at least since i was a kid

i always associated that type of clothing with the cold outdoors, maybe because we're pretty outdoorsy

having friends who go camping or were in boy scouts doesn't rule out a trend in soho menswear. Maybe we should talk about our shower calendars again.

lol

Theres a storm brewin over yonder cowboy

Theres a storm brewin over yonder cowboy

you want a paisley shirt you get it from liberty iirc

Liberty is better for floral and arts and craft prints, their paisleys are a little bit weak IMO.

i bought the most bonkers paisley blanket in india will post a pic once i unpack

oh nice, shopping in india rules

were u there for work?

nah just vacay

nice!! i'd love to go someday and have more free time.

didn't think to look in western wear stores, will check some out

this seems like something that ought to exist and you guys would know about:

is there a good place to buy lots of nice socks on line for cheap?

Happy Socks, although I think I got my last lot through the iconic or asos or some such.

hm these seem expensive

uniqlo socks are reasonable

word of warning: uniqlo are one size and run a bit big on me (uk size 9)

I've been looking at this: https://www.americantrench.com/collections/socks/products/supima-cotton-dress-rib-socks

but haven't pulled the trigger

I do uniqlo all the time, but their socks are just a bit shorter than I'd like, and they shrink too much in the wash.

still on the pricey side, though a little cheaper than happy socks if you do the 7-pack.