ils thread for general menswear and men's clothing ish

yes but they definitely make a statement

is that steven weber over woody's shoulder?

Failing at oxford bags is what’s happening. This is how they work

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Id love wider legged trouser, maybe not that wide, to come back into fashion, especially for suit. I’m sick of tapered leg and the wide leg can be a good look.

wow ... learned something today

i like a wide leg but not a wide bottom/cuff/hem

meyers' suit not double breasted?

oh you're right

Failing at oxford bags is what’s happening. This is how they work

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Id love wider legged trouser, maybe not that wide, to come back into fashion, especially for suit. I’m sick of tapered leg and the wide leg can be a good look.

― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Friday, May 4, 2018 2:03 PM (thirty-eight minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

baggier pleated pants came back into fashion e.g. https://www.armani.com/us/armanicom/emporio-armani/pleated-prince-of-wales-wool-trousers_cod13076012iw.html

Would wear those trousers, jacket not so much.

ws tailor

i bought 8 s/s linen shirts from jcrew factory during a sale that was insane even for them (50% and BOGOF offers stacked). came out to $12/shirt.

i sent two back. they refunded the full price for the two shirts, so it's worked out so that i got six shirts for free.

that's my menswear story for spring/summer 2018.

i want to rock the pleated pants with billowy shirt look like 80s armani or david sylvian but everything's so slim and not pleated now. aside from thrifting which i have no patience for does anyone know where i can find that sort of stuff?

ha just saw the armani pants a few posts ago. i'm thinking more like this http://www.thegroundmag.com/wp-content/uploads/Giorgio-Armani_630.jpg

uh caek did you not alert j crew to the mistake?

man I was feeling that vibe recently, wore these pretty full vintage polo pleated khakis w/cuffs, some loafers, and a denim shirt with some kind of slouchy 80's look in mind.

caught myself in the mirror when I was out and I totally looked like

https://www.primermagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/khakis80s.jpg

minus the tie.

verrrry dangerous ground

i want to rock the pleated pants with billowy shirt look like 80s armani or david sylvian but everything's so slim and not pleated now. aside from thrifting which i have no patience for does anyone know where i can find that sort of stuff?

― diamonddave85​​ (diamonddave85), Wednesday, May 16, 2018 3:59 PM (seventeen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

ha just saw the armani pants a few posts ago. i'm thinking more like this http://www.thegroundmag.com/wp-content/uploads/Giorgio-Armani_630.jpg

― diamonddave85​​ (diamonddave85), Wednesday, May 16, 2018 4:04 PM (twelve minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i feel like any fashiony brand has pants in that general area (loose/regular fit, pleated pants) rn

quick look of some of my trusty faves

https://www.ourlegacy.se/shop/trousers/chino-24-chefs-herringbone

https://www.norseprojects.com/store/men/trousers/n25-0264-7004-sten-light-twill

https://www.acnestudios.com/ca/en/amdre/20D176-73G.html?categid=man-trousers

uh caek did you not alert j crew to the mistake?

― salt sugar fat, that's where it's at (rip van wanko), Wednesday, May 16, 2018 7:08 PM (thirty-two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

no i'm out of control

i did buy some shorts on a day where their special offer was not good though, so they got me back.

I feel like going to Suit Supply in Georgetown and demanding all of what diamonddave just said, in bright windowpane / tropical tartan patterns, and in 15 years every dude who matters will look like me

The checked shirt & skinny slacks has been the striped shirt & straight leg khakis for a while now, but I think I got officially tired of it this afternoon

Universal works do pleated trousers. I haven’t tried them but I do really like their Aston pants & they’re kind of baggy

https://universalworks.co.uk/collections/trousers-and-shorts

I can't believe I'm gonna go back to pleats but it seems the time is now

honestly if you guys want pleated trousers w classic proportions you might check here: https://luxeswap.myshopify.com/collections/pants

or eBay Hertling: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR11.TRC2.A0.H0.Xhertling.TRS1&_nkw=hertling&_sacat=0

or paul stuart pleated dress pants: https://www.ebay.com/sch/57989/i.html?_fsrp=1&_nkw=paul+stuart&_sacat=57989&_from=R40&Style=Dress%2520%252D%2520Pleat

or like Polo Ralph Lauren (but not Lauren or Polo Golf etc) pleated dress pants: https://www.ebay.com/sch/57989/i.html?_fsrp=1&_nkw=polo+ralph+lauren&_sacat=57989&Style=Dress%2520%252D%2520Pleat&Material=100%2525%2520Cotton%7C100%2525%2520Wool%7CLinen%7CFlannel&_from=R40&Brand=Polo%2520Ralph%2520Lauren%7CRalph%2520Lauren%2520Purple%2520Label%7CRalph%2520Lauren%2520Blue%2520Label

or even Brioni pleated trousers are pretty affordable, along with many other Italian brands, cuz it still scans to most people as old man pants. the people want bonobos.

and I basically think suitsupply is good but their pants are the worst thing they make. they're all basically stuck on skinny fit.

hey wait if I'm almost 50 then I scan as myself?

If this thread is seriously ready to get into pleated pants then I think it’s time for a new thread. Or maybe even a “str8 fire epic trousers” thread unto itself.

that's a very anachronistic view, pants and suit styles are cyclical by decade. pleats have been tracing in for a couple years, will be big old normie shit within a few years, and by the time everyone has them again the peak style will have shifted

they're somewhat slimmer pleats this iteration but the fashion boundary is straight-up 90s

great stuff! this guy's look is also on my mood board https://i.imgur.com/57cIReQ.jpg

oddly enough, i'm seeing a lot of stylish women rocking the pleat+billow combo lately

a thread about clothing that laughs and says 'haha, those dated clothes are just *too* ridiculous to take seriously ever again, we're much cooler than that now' has at least sort of admitted the limitations of its framework

or something. I'm not lagoon, can't really fake the style. but there's something funny about acting like we've learned all the good lessons about which clothes work and which don't. and I'm someone who is offended when a double breasted blazer has a center vent.

If this thread is seriously ready to get into pleated pants then I think it’s time for a new thread. Or maybe even a “str8 fire epic trousers” thread unto itself.

― El Tomboto, Wednesday, May 16, 2018 10:55 PM (thirty-seven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lmao the guy who's posted like novelty converse as if they're good chimes in

tbh some styles are such fucking compromises between norm and interesting that they are worth mocking but history may save us all

some of my fave brands are reintroducing boot cut jeans and idk what is real anymore

is this the pleated baggy pants look we're thinking of?

https://78.media.tumblr.com/8b25b4294a7291783f0f160b50bc56fc/tumblr_inline_p8jucp0h5W1qfex1b_540.jpg

lotta weird details going on there with the waistband, shoe choice, and hem length, but otherwise I think that's a pretty solid look, and also much more comfortable in summer weather than your fitted cotton chinos or whatever.

It's a very good look but unroll the sleeves and button a couple more buttons and it would not work at all

cinched-up waistband gives off strong peasant farmer vibe

agreed on sleeves and buttons. baggy pleated trousers are maybe higher risk/higher reward articles of clothing. when it works it will look cooler than generic chinos, but you risk slipping up and looking supremely dopey.

I thought that as a short legged man I couldn't pull off the baggy pleated trouser but mb the cinched (what a word) waist is the key

pleated trousers are generally nicer; how is this even a question?

they were out of style (by style I'm talking about the style of the average person) pretty much the last 20 years or so

i still haven't taken the plunge to buy a pair though i have been tempted. i haven't worn pleated pants as an adult

pleated trousers have been "back" for at least five years

as a fashiony thing, yes. i rarely see it irl - iirc you live in london so ymmv.

my feeling is that people in large global cities are generally super stressed and don't really have enough time to devote to being fashionable. if you want up to date style it's all being worn by people in wealthy provincial mid-size cities. Rotterdam, Hamburg, Helsinki. everyone on the tube just looks tired. men invariably have terrible shoes.

"up-to-date style" should be in scare quotes

on the other hand, people in large cities are insanely better dressed on the average than people in small cities, in my experience

depends on the city but damn there are some bad styles out here in the midwest