ils thread for general menswear and men's clothing ish

what is happening here though

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-F1S9DZPqga0/WmeItiyxf9I/AAAAAAAAR1M/DykbQ_OKkS0TeliwSQU-fsQMqa1G1CGgQCL0BGAYYCw/h2048/hmmmm.jpg

This is like some sort of embroidered gas station attendant's jumpsuit or something and he still somehow makes it work.

kind of a spiritual cult member look

fwiw I'm now rocking a beard very sim to the one in the boat pic

bromance

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/df/22/73/df22738c6f87dd8f97140543f9827f0e--paul-newman-robert-redford.jpg

but hugh grant's is imo the only one of those looks that would have been at least fine and not dated every year between 1990 and now. it's a bad look but it is timeless.

idk, it's not the most exciting look but it's def one of those *in the details* things imo, he looks good

wtf u mentalists hugh looks great

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-F1S9DZPqga0/WmeItiyxf9I/AAAAAAAAR1M/DykbQ_OKkS0TeliwSQU-fsQMqa1G1CGgQCL0BGAYYCw/h2048/hmmmm.jpg

this photo reads best from top to bottom

I haven't bought new t-shirts in like a couple years or so -- what do you guys like nowadays as far as basic and/or graphic tees?

ymmv as far as sizing and whatever, but the uniqlo supima cotton ones are pretty nice

i've been really into benetton v-neck tees for the last couple of years, really nice feel, thin fabric, i usually get a size smaller than i otherwise would.

j crew garment-dyed. lil pricey but i buy either on sale or from the factory

their standard "broken-in" ones have declined in quality a little bit, the garment-dyed ones are nice though

oh yeah, had luck with those j crew tees

for graphic tees, i'm feeling hanes beefy-ts again. but then again my fashion mantra lately is 'baggy is beautiful' so you know

American Apparel's tri-blend tees are good

i like the american apparel made in usa fine jersey crewneck t ($22)

^^ yeah those are great t-shirts, wash well and hold their shape.

that picture of paul newman in a jumpsuit is very real to me thank you for sharing

it is really amazing

I bought a three-pack of those AA t shirts in 2008, two of them are still in weekly rotation even though they are developing pinholes around the collar (i wear them under buttoned-up dress shirts)

i bought another three-pack around 2014 and those still look basically new

excited to buy another three-pack in 2020 and see whether being bought by gildan has affected the quality (i'm assuming no?)

Oh yeah, i remember I had an AA t-shirt that I kept in heavy rotation for like 5-6 years. I'd get compliments on it even though it was basically just a solid color t-shirt (sort of heathered burgundy with a subtle purple undertone).

i need a sweatshirt

criteria:

-100% Cotton
-Black
-set in sleeve (not raglan)
-no large neckholes
-reasonably budget priced (max, maybe 30/40 £s)

Uniqlo which is my usual basics supplier failed on two counts (raglan, big wide neckhole), any better suggestions? neckhole more important than sleeve type, but i'm not big on raglan sleeves for sweatshirts

i find basics buying so boring, why is it so difficult to just buy the things you need, I ask you.

its because of your vile prejudice against raglan

raglan is like getting sw0le on the cheap

not sure what uk availability is like but https://www.alternativeapparel.com/standard-issue-crew-sweatshirt-i9501ij

i mean raglan is fine for a certain type of clientele

After a long time not buying graphic tees at all I sometimes sort of want to buy one, but I find it challenging as a 38-yo dad. I'm so completely out of touch with the semiotics of today's t-shirt graphics. Who knows what kind of message I might be inadvertently sending to the world if I buy the wrong tee?

https://standardandstrange.com/products/joe-mccoy-ball-park-crewneck-sweatshirt-black

this is the sweatshirt you want

the dollar is weak but it's not that weak

are you kidding, that would make me feel like I'd turned into louis ck

xpost

yeah, not really looking for any "ooh basics" kickstarter brands

I liked gustin's tees but they take a while to ship iirc. Other than them, I can'd deal with all these facebook bobo brands selling $30 premium plain tees

I only wear arcteryx veilance tees

right now i'm going through an anti clothes/fashion phase which happens most of the year

and then i become obsessed with it for a couple months out of the year

then i go back to hating it

I'm back to the point where I could buy an occasional shirt as I ruin one, I've got all I need

I'm doing a spring clean at the weekend due to moving and I'm going to be ruthless and donate anything that i don't currently wear. I've also started dressing really plainly and in a utilitarian fashion. sweatshirts in grey, navy, or black. dark jeans, dark chinos. hiking boots. black northface jacket. oxford shirts in solid colors or unostentatious patterns. socks are the only thing i will wear that is at all flashy.

the best crewneck sweatshirt i own is a marlboro one i got off ebay. 90s cut, roomy throughout the chest and body but properly ends at the waist with an elastic taper. kinda like the bomber jacket silhouette. i'd buy 4 more in that cut

fwiw I really, really want this tee but I need a true medium, not a "fits like a small"
https://www.ebay.com/i/162843867627?chn=ps

i want some new jackets to vary my jacket game but good jackets are $$$. otherwise i'm pretty much set.

https://www.jcrew.com/p/mens_category/shirts/jcrewingoodcompany/fdmtl-boro-shirt/G2282

I’m in love. $299 is too steep for me though.

this is the one i want but same

https://finisterre.com/products/mens-bowmont-wool-jumper

That’s a beautiful sweater

for the inner qbert fan in all of us!

bought a very cheap windowpane jacket in the Zara sale yesterday. Some sort of polyester monstrosity but I like it. Not really sure what to combine it with - it's black with off-white and ochre lines. Quite like mustard/ochre colour schemes but they're really not popular. I was trying to find a T or a shirt that would suit but it's harder than expected.

Is it like a deconstructed blazer? You can pair that with anything. I am kinda minimal so i’d recommmend neutral colors and solids not patterns for the rest of the outfit if you want the ochre to pop.

not sure what a deconstructed blazer is. it's fairly casual

this is totally just based on a hunch but I always guessed that "deconstructed blazer" was just a marketing term invented to sell more cheaply-made blazers at a bigger markup, because I assume giving a blazer structure increases costs.

ochre is one of my favorite colors

ochre and mustard yellow have been basically unavoidable in high street shops for the past three years, i don't know what you're on about, dog latin