xxxp damn engineered garments really jumped the shark huh
i just bought a washed denim six panel ballcap (not stonewashed, sort of medium dark)
might be too bold of a move, idk. the only dark blue caps i have rn though are us navy caps for ships that are still on active duty here and a a fake padres "LSD" hat. both are ... not versatile enough for my needs
https://www.grailed.com/listings/24490992-handmade-san-diego-padres-lsd-festival-meme-trucker-hat
― the late great, Tuesday, 30 May 2023 18:49 (one year ago) link
https://image.shutterstock.com/image-vector/patch-pocket-flat-sketch-vector-260nw-1970807894.jpg
daiki: put this pockets on the front of the jacketseamstress: which pockets?daiki: yes
― the late great, Tuesday, 30 May 2023 18:54 (one year ago) link
don't forget the king of edible pockets, the hot pocket
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Tuesday, 30 May 2023 19:17 (one year ago) link
all my pockets are hot
― ꙮ (map), Tuesday, 30 May 2023 19:30 (one year ago) link
pocket like it’s hot
― the late great, Tuesday, 30 May 2023 19:35 (one year ago) link
pockets, like Sassafras, can be countable or uncountable. the race is on to see who can achieve "pocket".
― No, 𝘐'𝘮 Breathless! (Deflatormouse), Tuesday, 30 May 2023 21:08 (one year ago) link
meantime we're left with a bunch of sassafrasses
flaneur called their creation "58 pocket shorts", so we know they're playing a different game entirely: all 58 pockets are just slightly larger than a 50 sack
nothing Edward Learian about that, these are strictly for letting the good people know you're dealing
― No, 𝘐'𝘮 Breathless! (Deflatormouse), Tuesday, 30 May 2023 21:15 (one year ago) link
sassafras is also a cool brand with cool pockets
― the late great, Tuesday, 30 May 2023 22:16 (one year ago) link
well thx for explaining my dumb joke
― No, 𝘐'𝘮 Breathless! (Deflatormouse), Tuesday, 30 May 2023 23:01 (one year ago) link
ohhh nice
― the late great, Tuesday, 30 May 2023 23:26 (one year ago) link
officially middle-aged because bucket hats and plaid pajama bottoms trigger me
― ꙮ (map), Wednesday, 21 June 2023 20:14 (eleven months ago) link
i recently found out that the guy from Semisonic's bucket hat is called an Oxford bucket hat, ffs. because of the ribbon.
― carthage marine park (Deflatormouse), Wednesday, 21 June 2023 20:22 (eleven months ago) link
wait, Semisonic = Closing Time?
ugh, i meant the New Radicals.
i love a bucket hat
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Wednesday, 21 June 2023 20:26 (eleven months ago) link
happy to report that white Muji crew socks, the ones with two stripes on top, which they call "L Shaped Socks" for some reason, are excellent quality and my favourite socks now. although slightly too thick for summer.
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 21 June 2023 21:13 (eleven months ago) link
Oh the right angle socks? They’re pretty legit but the person who pairs this household’s socks, Uniqlo ones are better ito wear and tear
― half the population ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (gyac), Wednesday, 21 June 2023 21:30 (eleven months ago) link
Oh yeah, "right angle socks". Okay good to know but it's going to take a lot for me to look on the other side of the fence on this one, the Muji ones are so goddamned good.
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 21 June 2023 21:41 (eleven months ago) link
Blame it all on Jonah Hill and the Emily Dawn Long hat
― underwater as a compliment (Eazy), Thursday, 22 June 2023 00:04 (eleven months ago) link
hahahaha daft yank bastard. wait for it pic.twitter.com/37mRWahQGW— dom (@JUNGLlST) November 15, 2023
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Wednesday, 15 November 2023 17:26 (six months ago) link
i want nice wool sweaters but in this economy?
― ꙮ (map), Wednesday, 15 November 2023 17:52 (six months ago) link
ikwym map, the moths, the moths eating my money! still hope dies eternal and there is nothing like a wool sweater for comfort and good wearing. i've got a lovely ecru jumper, which obv it's important to spill infinitessimal but immediately visible drops of coffee on first thing in the morning (yesterday) and a great brown roll neck.
recent purchases include some old town trousers - their trousers absolutely fantastic and hang beautifully - and giving them one more go on the shirts, which are fine initially, but tbh don't seem to wear very well, particularly as they shrink. this involved a long conversation with Marie, the principle dame of Old Town who has Strong Views. I deliberately ordered a larger size so with washing it would still be a good fit and she strongly demurred, and we ended up coming to a compromise. I hadn't helped that on a previous purchase a couple of years ago, which she remembered, I'd managed to forget my height, making myself two inches shorter than I am. She said at the time 'normally it's the other way round, people (especially men) pretend they are taller! (and slimmer)'.
Anyway, this time she said perfectly affably and requesting that I not take offence, that 'why is it that customers from europe never have a problem with sizes, but it's something i get persistently with people in the UK'. I suggested that perhaps assuming a certain like-for-like type of person, that europeans were generally better dressed, to which she strongly assented, 'I mean I say to my chief cutter (or whatever it was I can't remember), just look out of the *window*, for god's sake, and see how people are dressed'. I immediately had to demur somewhat, as most nations are capable of dressing as badly as each other and often seem to seek to outdo each other in this regard, and frankly who cares tbqh, and also that the sartorial bricolage of youth is often exceptionally good but not conventionally "well-dressed" as such. but i sort of get what she means - at a certain level of smartness many continental europeans do it better, I mean have you *seen* how badly clearly quite prosperous men dress even when trying to look conventionally smart?
anyway, the trousers are great.
bought some flannel shirts from proper cloth for winter too.
― Fizzles, Thursday, 16 November 2023 08:43 (six months ago) link
I'm quite addicted to this guy's beautiful voice and ASMR videos and the whole fantasy of owning a bespoke Saville Row suit - "fashion is to discredit what you have so that you go out and buy something new" lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVYSPZBBmns
― Ward Fowler, Thursday, 16 November 2023 10:35 (six months ago) link
lol. the way he says 'style' is delightful.
― Fizzles, Thursday, 16 November 2023 12:12 (six months ago) link
Oh yeah that is a joy to listen to. But always maybe next year, the bespoke suit.
Haven't picked up much this year - a couple of denim shirts, and a couple of pairs of Stan Ray 80s painter pants. But thinking about yet another flannel for the winter - maybe one of the UES extra-heavies that just dropped. Also maybe another arc'teryx proton in a disgusting colour (bright orange), given my proton in a disgusting colour (teal) gets a lot of wear.
― woof, Thursday, 16 November 2023 12:45 (six months ago) link
I am notoriously fussy (usually the only person in the building wearing a tie, let alone a suit) but even I have never done the three-piece thing.
Lately I am digging the middle ground of "relaxed" linen and cotton sportcoats. Pockets without flaps. Slubbed fabrics. A step down from the tweedy Northeastern drunk-English-professor look I spent 25 years cultivating.
― don't let days go by, Listerine (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 16 November 2023 13:55 (six months ago) link
i'm a filson whore now. i got this on sale, still v expensive, but i haven't been this happy with a winter coat in my life, absolutely love it.
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/B30AAOSwWUNkqipE/s-l1600.jpg
also a pair of their tin cloth pants, which how can one get excited about wearing canvas 5-pocket pants? yet i put them on and i feel awesome. a miracle. maybe next year i can afford some more. heart eyes emojis and embarrassment.
― ꙮ (map), Thursday, 16 November 2023 15:06 (six months ago) link
Map, I can see why you like that but... are you secretly a Jawa?
https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/images/jawas-main_a668013b.jpeg
― don't let days go by, Listerine (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 16 November 2023 15:15 (six months ago) link
it's true that some say so, but nobody really knows
― ꙮ (map), Thursday, 16 November 2023 15:18 (six months ago) link
I can't imagine getting a 3-piece suit - it'd just be coat and trousers if I went bespoke. Deep brown donegal tweed is what I keep thinking of but really I have no call to wear a suit now, much less one that'd be pretty country. Still, one day, one day.
― woof, Thursday, 16 November 2023 16:11 (six months ago) link
fizzles:
i have always liked the look of old town. feel like it would be easier to wear without someone shouting "oi monty don" at me from a passing car where i live too. but i can't deal with the shipping/returns. one day!
i have a couple of proper cloth shirts but struggled with dialing in the fit. did you need a few attempts or did you get it right first time? any tips?
currently getting a lot of wear out of these corduroys from uniqlo which unusually fit me off the rack https://www.uniqlo.com/eu/en/product/smart-corduroy-ankle-length-trousers-459706.html. also enjoying some alex mill stuff (mid price americana basics, worth a look imo).
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Thursday, 16 November 2023 16:14 (six months ago) link
Old Town trousers are the best but I barely wear them now I'm not in offices.
With Proper cloth, I got very close by measuring a dress shirt I could 100% trust (Sean O'Flynn bespoke, made for my wedding) though I think I actually screwed up the first order by fudging numbers to make it more casual.
― woof, Thursday, 16 November 2023 17:03 (six months ago) link
proper cloth is great
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 16 November 2023 17:04 (six months ago) link
caek:this is a live issue! i’ve been using them for a while now (think it was woof who put me on to them actually) despite exchange rates etc. initial orders fitted fine but i noticed a couple subsequently (same measurements) didn’t so much. now i will be the first to admit (after a period of denial) that this may be because i have become slightly more Of Thick Tum but also the older ones are still fine. anyway i loosened the measures somewhat but im not sure it’s exactly right. i mean none of them look like clown clothes obv, and we’re talking relatively fine margins here. but obviously the one thing is conducive to smartness is a good fit so. might have an nyc visit soon so thinking of hitting up their measuring service tbh.
― Fizzles, Thursday, 16 November 2023 17:10 (six months ago) link
lol i did not know they had a measuring/showroom place 10 blocks from where i now sit.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Thursday, 16 November 2023 17:12 (six months ago) link
IDK if this is the right thread, but I got invited to a 70s costume party and I am always really terrible at costumes, but I want to come with something a little better than just a stupid cheap looking brown polyester wide lapel jacket and a fro wig.
Help me brainstorm a look and where to get it. I sort of like the idea of a turtleneck sweater and tinted glasses, like a 70s sophisticate cocktail party sort of getup.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Monday, 22 January 2024 03:38 (four months ago) link
I have done this. My wife's company hired KC and the Sunshine Band for a 70s theme party.
Your nearest party-supply store will have a cheap peace-sign bead necklace and the requisite sunglasses. A thrift store could probably hook you up with a synthetic paisley shirt.
― Wine not? (Ye Mad Puffin), Monday, 22 January 2024 03:45 (four months ago) link
i can’t stand all that costume store hippie crap tbrri like your idea man aliveif you can’t find tinted glasses you could keep the turtleneck and go for more of a campus look and find some corduroy. i’m thinking elbow patches on a corduroy jacket
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Monday, 22 January 2024 08:26 (four months ago) link
^ wtf this is how i dress
― Fizzles, Monday, 22 January 2024 19:04 (four months ago) link
maybe fizzles can attend and you won’t have to go man alive
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Monday, 22 January 2024 19:13 (four months ago) link
if i ever get invited to a 70s party i'd like to go with "joe don baker in a trucker movie"
― ꙮ (map), Monday, 22 January 2024 19:24 (four months ago) link
xp Mr Kotter was another idea I had. I have the hair for it, would just need to shave the facial hair other than moustache/sideburns. Corduroy Jacket, brown pants, wide tie, wide collar shirt, IDK what kind of shoes but probably doesn't matter.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Monday, 22 January 2024 19:24 (four months ago) link
― Fizzles, Monday, 22 January 2024 20:10 (four months ago) link
All these ideas are really lameYou should go as Gene Simmons in full makeup, with the fake blood pouring out of your mouth and most importantly, the pyrotechnicsYou could walk around staining the carpet with the false blood and “inadvertently” starting house fires all evening. If you don’t overdo it you are really missing an opportunity. You can dress up like a dorky fucking professor whenever you want.
― Deflatormouse, Monday, 22 January 2024 20:19 (four months ago) link
sorry but my joe don baker in a trucker movie idea is objectively hot
― ꙮ (map), Monday, 22 January 2024 20:41 (four months ago) link
oh shit sorry i missed that 1
― Deflatormouse, Monday, 22 January 2024 20:48 (four months ago) link
to be read in the voice of a gay german videographer:
70s professor, okay yeah, sell the ice storm to me, corduroy jacket and round glasses is basic level, you're fucking the other professor's wife like john updike, i need to feel the arrogance and the absent-mindedness, i'm thinking you need a pipe and a pair of basketball shoes otherwise no one cares.
― ꙮ (map), Monday, 22 January 2024 20:49 (four months ago) link
had to google. that's a timeless lookhttps://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMDIzMDdmNTYtMDY2Mi00NGIwLTlmMzQtODljOWFmZWEyZmE5XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMzI5NDcxNzI@._V1_.jpg
― Deflatormouse, Monday, 22 January 2024 20:51 (four months ago) link
i think you can dress like that whenever you want, too.
― Deflatormouse, Monday, 22 January 2024 20:52 (four months ago) link
Powers Boothe as Jim Jones
https://c8.alamy.com/comp/HD4XX4/guyana-tragedy-the-story-of-jim-jones-diane-ladd-powers-boothe-1980-HD4XX4.jpg
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Monday, 22 January 2024 21:02 (four months ago) link