ils thread for general menswear and men's clothing ish

yr office mates will be all who is that dynamic individual

Jeff--just do Trunk Club, like all the other tech dudes in our fair city. I have a few friends who have gone from hack-a-thon t-shirts to looking sharp.

I've considered it, but so expensive.

obvs weve gone pretty far toward things being super tight and fitted and im sure things will swing back the other way

reading the military tuck how-to where theyre like 'obviously everyone understands that you should get well-tailored shirts that fit your body' was sort of lol since i feel like the thing rn is too have oversized, boxy tops that hang loose around the torso although obv if you work at like a law firm or w/e you arent showing up at work with an 80s ralph lauren pastel dress shirt two sizes too big hanging untucked but yknow

all the boutiquey scandinavian shit i see these days feels and fits about a size too big

i've def fallen into the oversize, baggy top and skinny bottoms thing without entirely intending to, i remember two or three summers ago i bought a bunch of ugly 90s boxy, pleated shorts from thrift shops and everyone made fun of me, even tho it was kind of a 'look' i never felt super comfortable with it but i dont mind with dress shirts or sweaters and particularly t-shirts. obv theres a comfort level there, esp in the summer, but i think its interesting how odd i thought i looked in the sort of shorts that would've been entirely unobjectionable in the 90s

It's amazing how much my confidence level shoots up when I have a nice fitting shirt. Like at least 47%.

yes

haha lamp's pleated shorts post is totally me this summer. i'm really enjoying it tho, feels baller to break from skinny orthodoxy

i actually also picked up a pair of pleated chinos (that basically look like hammer pants) which i meant to roll up to the ankle to wear out but i kept chickening out in the end

i hate baggy top and skinny bottoms though so

xp do it while it's seasonally valid. i bought cropped pants from uniqlo this year and they were great.

feel like baggy top and skinny bottoms has been an option for a long time but its kinda more an advance move

the thing w like a shirt that fits good and flat front pants that fits good is it represents an improvement in the baseline understanding of how to be, obvs if yuore a cool dude you can do whatever you want

Yesterday I asked a guy who came into my work where he got his denim jacket from because I really liked it - it was kinda loose and boxy in shape and looked really good on him. It was a jacket from the ladies section of Lands End. So now I am currently having an internal debate about how threatened my masculinity would feel buying a woman's coat, and if I were to, what size it would need to be to fit me.

yea or nay?

http://goodhoodstore.com/assets/products/4895/MENS_TOPS_SS13_147.jpg

Is the detail dragonflies? It's pretty, uh, "FUN" and I'd feel weird wearing it down the pub but with the right attitude I'd say it's pullable-offable. Not sure jeans are the right choice to accompany it though.

is there a bigger pic where i can see the pattern? i wish it had fewer buttons and would also be curious where you'd see yrself wearing it.

From here:

http://goodhoodstore.com/assets/products/4895/GARBSTORE_SS13_075.jpg

ah, thanks.

its an interesting pattern if you feel you can pull it of. i do think it buttons too high.

Yeah four buttons is a bit weird actually, not tried it IRL. I think I could wear it casually enough really.

My friends are open minded

My colleagues less so

so i am looking for a couple of things for autumn i wanted to throw out to the group.

first i really want a fall weight jacket, preferably dark green, waist length, just something for 40/50 degree weather that is nice and casual but with some style. i haven't even seen anything that fits what i'm looking for tbh.

second, a pair of dark brown boots with a kind of rugged/outdoorsy vibe that will look good with jeans. i think i am going to pick up these because they're about 50 bucks:

http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q782/braudimusprime/ScreenShot2013-08-12at24648PM_zps693b7f59.png

and i currently can't afford my dream version of them:

http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q782/braudimusprime/ScreenShot2013-08-12at25000PM_zpsb9b9cb4e.png

any ideas on something else that would fit the bill?

I desperately want a pair of shorts made out of the fabric from LG's jacket

yeah it's actually a great fabric for shorts now that you mention it

Like those second boots.

ya 2nd boots are baller

I am still very lol90s and my first impulse was to look up a Dr Martens analogue

i like the first boots way more than the second

2nd boots seem neither rugged nor outdoorsy. first ones are more cad appropriate imo. also, go to barbour on newbury for the jacket, they made a business out of p much exactly what you're looking for. oh yeah, you'll need 400 dollars.

despise the 2nd boots tbh

keep it coming guys, i'd love to be talked out of them

1st are not bad but kinda... overly mannered?

for 50 bucks tho it's a goer

yeah, exactly re: 50 bucks. they are on their way. i'm a *little* concerned about the quality since i haven't fucked with lands end in a long time but we'll see.

think i'm gonna get these come winter

http://product.nuji.com/large/125eb62e-c3e7-444a-ac1f-f91303504339.jpg

yeah idk about the new stuff either but old lands end is good stuff

I can't justify getting any footwear at the moment because I've been inheriting lightly-worn running shoes from a friend who trains marathoners and, as a result, buys shoes that he wears like three times before giving them away. I literally have 7 pairs currently in rotation, including two pair of the exact same shoe.

i agree w/ rtc's last few posts

xp lol free shoes, awesome. what size are you? i bet you have small feet, you are nimble like a small footed dude.

my only experience with lands end is work shirts but i can def vouch for those, i have several right now

Apparently distance shoes size up; in normal shoes I wear a 9 but all of these are 10 1/2, which have the side-effect of making most of them the most comfortable Nike running shoes I've ever worn (nb I'm never, ever running in any of these)

lg the black rubber sole feels a little clashy/out of place to me with that leather but otherwise you could kick some ass in those

i think it is a dark brown sole?

i actually recently bought proper running shoes solely (pun intended) for comfort, and cos i think i have kinda messed up my feet walking a lot in unsuitable footwear. they are the greatest things, i am so happy.

feel like baggy top and skinny bottoms has been an option for a long time but its kinda more an advance move

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ive always though this was a good look after watching jamc vids

i feel like the boxy voluminous dress shirt looks good with high waisted pants, you get this nice exactly square silhouette, and if the fabric drapes well it can look really clean

agree. baggy top skinny bottoms is very classic.

you button up that top up all the way and you're good

i am a big fan of the invisible tie

I'm going to a thing tomorrow night and have been instructed to quote "dress to impress" unquote. WTF does that mean, really?

http://www.dvice.com/sites/dvice/files/styles/content_panes_media/public/images/Iron-Man-literal-costume.jpg?itok=g5SSQCGA

Tempting, but it would needlessly obscure my spandex zentai suit, ball gag and propeller beanie.