ils thread for general menswear and men's clothing ish

Columbia is great for the kind of thing you are describing - lightweight, warm, not puffy, reasonably priced. I have a Columbia coat that I got for like $60 at Costco - no down or anything, that has a really nice profile and is fine for all but the coldest winter days. It has this slightly weird crinkly material on the inside that reminds me of fast food wrap and supposedly does something something thermal something. Whatever, it keeps me warm, it looks good, and it was $60.

It's pretty similar to this actually, except that for $175 I hope that there's something superior about it to mine
https://www.columbia.com/p/mens-last-tracks-jacket-1909921.html?dwvar_1909921_color=023&pos=1

Honestly even when it's like 20 degrees outside I just put on a warmer sweater and that coat and I'm still good. Columbia makes good products. My wife has Columbia snow boots that have lasted ten winters already, whereas my north face boots fell apart after two.

retrieved this picture of tom from the future

https://i.imgur.com/lTFenAs.png

ravenfreeze

yellowpee

yellosno

what about Helly Hansen rain or shell jackets?

these are some real names of men's "outdoor" coats:

stratocloud
stormhenge
xerodry
apex risor
norquest
ghost shadow
kollusion
thermoball
snowshot
powderbound
heliovale
interceptr
sabre ar
techface
kyanite
activator
spyfire
stormbolt
powslayer
incendo
rainrunner
stretch voyagr
ascensionist
groundbreaker
valiance
descender
hyperaxis
hydrastash
stormrunner

https://www.rei.com/product/178095/strafe-conundrum-insulated-jacket-mens

ah the classic Strafe Conundrum do i strafe or not

this guy doesn't seem too sure

if it's a first-person shooter, you strafe

good rule of thumb

Tom I have an REI branded jacket that is exactly the right weight and unpuffiness level

strafe conundrum is the shittiest nerdcore rapper

If you anticipate ever needing business casual clothing or formal officewear again, I've seen some pretty great deals out there. I bought a few new dress shirts from J. Crew - I got one of their Ludlow "premium" shirts for fucking $10 and it's an extremely nice color and pattern and feels and looks great, as well as a couple of their Thomas Mason shirts for $30 each (I've owned a bunch of these over the years and they're really good value even at a higher price).

hmmmmm yeah i'm sure it's a great time to get dress shoes too.

I walk past my closet and I can feel 20 years' worth of suits and ties and dress shirts just crying out from neglect. I saw one of my favorite ties on the floor the other day and I didn't even pick it up

I still occasionally go to my office, although there are never more than two or three people there. The other night I gave myself a haircut and a good beard trim, and today I put on a button-down shirt with a sweater and derby shoes for the first time in months. Felt weirdly good, like I actually missed wearing office clothes.

I was thinking of getting one of those down jackets everyone wears with a voucher for John Lewis I won through work. Heard that Rab do good ones but online reviews made out that they lost their stuffing easily,so not sure?

https://www.outdoorgearlab.com/topics/clothing-mens/best-down-jacket/buying-advice

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Oh nice thanks

i've had a rab as my main winter coat for like 5 years, it is warm as fuck, too warm on the subway tbh. the hood is weird and geared toward mountain climbing types. aside from that i like it.

FWIW I have this Eddie Bauer down coat as my extra warm winter coat, have had for a few years. I only really need it if I'm going to be outside for long periods of time but it's extremely warm and comfortable, good value for the money (I think I paid less than $150, it's more now).

https://www.eddiebauer.com/p/10112068/mens-superior-down-parka?ch=pla&cm_mmc=GooglePLA-_-brand_PLA_B_Top_Products-_-Mens_Outerwear_Jackets_Insulated_Waterproof_Shell-_-0015571100000040&color=Dk%20Loden&gclid=CjwKCAiAo5qABhBdEiwAOtGmbiIZNRD0yQwrCpY03iQ0McqxX637Df-HEEBKG4lQLldHPmjelmyEeRoCbh0QAvD_BwE&size=&sizeType=Regular&sp=1&utm_campaign=PLA_B_Top_Products&utm_content=Mens_Outerwear_Jackets_Insulated_Waterproof_Shell&utm_medium=psrch_pla&utm_source=g&utm_term=0015571100000040

Most banner ads and Instagram/Facebook sponsored posts I see are for fancy sweaters (from No Man Walks Alone et al), and I'm pretty happy with that.

When it comes to sunglasses, I'm extremely conservative and narrow. They basically can't veer more than about 4% from the classic Wayfarer shape, or I'm out. I don't think I'm like this with any other clothing or accessory. Plus it's a kind of yuppie staple and I generally try to avoid that vibe. Anyone else like this? Is this okay?

i think that's fine. there are a lot of tryhard sunglasses out there. it's a utilitarian item at the end of the day and if you don't want to be making a statement it's totally ok to have something that looks nice and is innocuous.

Wayfarers are kind of a miracle of style imo, they always manage to look relatively fresh somehow.

Also if you want to look less basic you can always just go for one of the more exotic colors

Yeah I think I'd consider that shape in a wacky color. Can't say I've seen many though.

who is making a nice soft cotton t-shirt that is good quality and at a price where i can buy a bunch of them?

i like heather gray but other colors are also fine.

Gildan makes good t-shirts. You can find multipacks on eBay for a good price usually.

Zara used to do these super slim white t shirts which I love because they’re form-fitting and work really well as undershirts if I just want that flash of white around my collar. Wouldn’t wear one on it’s own though. They don’t seem to do them any more and all mine are worn out

enjoying the uniqlo U t-shirts

i do uniqlo supima and jcrew i wouldnt say either of them are "good quality" tho

Having thoughts on getting baggier pants - all of mine are in the slim realm. I'm hesitant because I'm kinda tall and lanky and don't wanna be walking around with some sails billowing in the wind. I think it looks good for more normal/thicker body types.

Anyone gone baggier in the past few years?

Yeah I've got some light tan/beige Levi canvas pants that are pretty baggy and skatey in a way. Kind of remind me of 90s combat trousers except cut quite nicely and no side pockets. They only go with certain clothes but I kind of like them

I've been looking for exactly the right kind of boring short sleeved shirt that I can match with them and wear a khaki Adidas top over. It's the kind of shirt you see in charity shops everywhere. And yet I just can't find quite the right one

i went "baggier" a few years ago by switching to straight-leg, which felt like bell-bottoms after a decade of slim-leg jeans. the key for me was getting the proper length so there was no cuff and no break at the shoe

i generally wear wider legged pants nowadays, wouldn't go so far as to say baggie but like regular/straight cut jeans, dickies 874s.

i am lanky. i don't mind how they look, and it's more au courant than skinny jeans

Good to know. I think I gotta just commit. And yes, I mean regular/straight and not JNCO, although the thought is tempting for a laugh.

On a similar tip - are you all wearing less jeans? I'm feeling the urge to get baggier and denim-less. Are jeans out? What happened? And does JNCO offer baggy pants that are not jeans? Hope so.

I’ve worn almost nothing but two different pairs of 512s for the past 8 months. After a couple of years of almost never wearing jeans.

Damn - slim-fit tapered. We might be heading in opposite directions. Maybe I'm two years behind the curve. For non-work life I've been 501CT for the past few years. Weirdly some of them are sorta loose like more of a 501 and some seem kinda slim after heavy use. I guess they are not exactly the same off the rack and some shrink in the wash eventually and some don't. That's life.

the thing is i’m freakishly skinny so 512s kinda work on me. i doubt i’ll ever wear relaxed fit or flared jeans. i’d look like a mast.

oh yeah, i forgot my important fashion update:

got a pair of these

https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c1chvb1i/production/ce43a195a59e5035ce4448f5fbfa9898ef69d836-1100x735.jpg/hydro-8.jpg

(the grey and white one)

courageous

shoes with holes in them were such a weird yet deeply logical innovation

I wanted a pair of wayfarers for a long time but they always look terrible on me. Plus there's too many things you can't pair them with without looking like you're going to an 80's night or dressing as a Blues Brother for Halloween.

The challenge with "classic" sunglasses IMO is finding something that doesn't look too alpha douchebag. I need something more gender-neutral.

I have an interview/meeting coming up where it would be a good idea to look like I'm doing well for myself, so i read several variations on "how to dress rich without spending a fortune" today. Made me feel totally clueless/oblivious, never realized my clothes were making the opposite statement, i really don't think i can pull this off. They're like, "wear a watch!! Watches always look ugly/baroque!!!" I might have uh, a dead freestyle shark with the velcro strap somewhere.