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Gonzo103
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GeorgeyBeats
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bbm
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MrBitter
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Marou
Germany1371 Posts
 Gonna dig your playlist while working today | ||
BroOd
Austin10833 Posts
edit: probably want to write more about this later. a little drunk now. so glad you mentioned it though. its just been sitting in my head for days. | ||
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BroOd
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TOCHMY
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surfinbird1
Germany999 Posts
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zul
Germany5427 Posts
the ones you linked look to "old" and not fresh at all. Even if they aren`t black they are very stiff and don`t work for any casual outfit. You don`t need to wear sportshoes or sneaker to have a fresh look, there are lots of different options.- ![[image loading]](http://emeraldcloset.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Japanese-shoes_Edited.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://www.thairath.co.th/media/content/2010/11/05/124636/l20/o3/420/279.jpg) - ![[image loading]](http://c745.r45.cf2.rackcdn.com/img/2009/camper_brothers.jpg) (I own a pair of these and they go well with everything)In the end I just want this post to extend your great blog and not to bash a part of it. looking forward to the next edition. | ||
zatic
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emperorchampion
Canada9496 Posts
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Kompicek
Czech Republic245 Posts
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Daigomi
South Africa4316 Posts
Also, I'm happy to say that 2 weeks ago I purchased shoes that look exactly like the pair you posted: ![[image loading]](http://images.thesartorialist.com/photos/9179ShoesJeans0744Web.jpg) I haven't had too many opportunities to wear them yet, but I'm planning to wear them as often as possible. | ||
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rod-
Norway379 Posts
Ross is one strong guy, that xray was sick. Also agree about the shoes, I have a pair of the Double Monk you linked, and another one I can't remember the name of. Easy way to look good is indeed the shoes. | ||
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Slardar
Canada7596 Posts
The shoe part was classy, I also usually only recognize a few of your 10 top albums at best which is disappointing. Listening to SBTRKT now, not so bad. Chill and catchystep, but I prefer the traditional wubwub. | ||
JWD
United States12607 Posts
@Boes: lol I feel your frustration in ranking albums. in 2011 I didn't run across any clear standouts, so I focused more on subjective meaning to me. love your thrift shop story. finding gems at thrift shops is a hard thing to do, since all of the shops that tend to have them will also tend to be totally combed over. thanks for posting the J.Crew link. I have some sweaters that I really like from J.Crew, and a few pairs of the dressier "urban slim fit" chinos got me through work this past summer (no $$$ for something nicer). my main beef with J.Crew is that its shirts don't fit me whatsoever — kind of a boxy cut, and the sleeves are super short. do you find this? my arms are extra long, so maybe J.Crew is actually sized reasonably. last time I tried on a shirt at a J.Crew, the guy working there advised me that I should buy it despite the sleeve problem, and just always cuff the sleeves to hide the clownlike fit. sure dawg. @chambertin: as I mentioned in PM, the point in the interview that you mention is at about 6:20 in. it's a great bit from McQueen, especially "why is a naked person more shocking than someone's head being blown off?" McQueen has this spot on conviction that sex/nudity should be a more acceptable subject because it's something we're all so familiar with. like, how weird is it that Shame is the only movie I've ever seen that really broaches the subject of male sexuality? I've also got to say that I would have been super super pissed if there were some idiots in the theater sniggering during the movie's tense moments. what were they laughing at? I'm guessing some of the masturbation scenes. ha ha ha, it's a dude doing something dudes do every day. @sob3k: I totally agree re: Street Halo; the boringness and rehashing is kind of why I included it  see, I only got into Burial this year (Untrue got so much play from me) so, to my ears, Street Halo was just a bit more of this great sound I'd only recently discovered. it's in my list sort of as a proxy for Untrue, which probably got most playtime on the year (but wasn't a 2011 album).@Bobo_ ahhhh you're going to have a great time. Real Estate have a fantastic live sound and they seem like such nice guys. @Belial88 thanks for the thoughts man. half the reason I post these blogs is because I like to get reactions like this. it's such a great reality check to have someone who can explain himself disagree. you raise a good point about how an ugly PC is easily disguised. I suppose (as I mentioned briefly in another comment) I had more in mind handheld electronics like phones and laptops. here my point is less strong though, cause there are some very attractive Android phones. (the Apple fan in me wants to say that these phones are just ripping off Apple's design aesthetic, but one way or another they're certainly decent-looking.) your final point, about wanting every $ to go towards performance, is almost exactly one of the things I was trying to raise in that post. there just aren't that many people who care to spend on "good design" anymore, maybe. I couldn't even begin to tell you whether this is an "objectively" good thing, but it can be frustrating for someone who does want his $100 to go towards a better-looking product. while there are lots of options for performance, there seem not to be so many for nice-looking or distinctively designed products (at least in consumer electronics). the guy making the weird sounds is doing pretty impressively accurate (to my layman's ear) impressions of typewriters. his name is Michael Winslow. you can read a bit more here @loazis: this is really interesting. maybe there is a totally different "shoe culture" where you live. do these girls explain their thinking? no girl I've dated recently has made any recommendations for my wardrobe (kind of a bummer I guess, since I can always use one). @Brood: Fassbender just crushed it, I agree. please do share your thoughts about the movie. "word on the street"?? I'm intrigued. source? if that is the case, I wonder how Ross escaped police scrutiny so easily (or maybe there's a lot of lying there, too). the kid would have to be a world-class yarn-spinner! he sells it really fucking well. @zul: thanks for posting man. it's cool to get some tips from other TLers in here, too. those shoes are not my style but I think they look sweet in your top photo there. I got into this a bit in OP, but I guess my blog is pretty targeted at people who face dressing requirements (i.e. what's appropriate given our locations of work/play) as me. so the main reason I wouldn't recommend a shoe like the ones you posted to a peer right now is just that there is no way I could get away with wearing something so casual to work (in NYC those shoes are also pushing it for a nice restaurant/bar/club). obviously not everyone faces the specter of a business formal type workplace, though ^^ edit: one thing I do need to object to is that you can't wear the shoes I posted with any casual outfit. like I wrote in OP, I wear my AEs with jeans almost every day. sometimes jeans and a t-shirt. the shoes go a long way to keep me from feeling like I'm dressed like a bum. @Daigomi: have you listened to this track? can't stop playing it. | ||
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ZisforZerg
United States224 Posts
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hotblackdesiato
Canada74 Posts
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infinity2k9
United Kingdom2397 Posts
Machinedrum - Room(s) (Planet Mu) Silkie - City Limits Vol. 2 (Deep Medi) Kuedo - Severant (Planet Mu) LOL - Me Me (Nonplus) Sepalcure - Sepalcure (Hotflush) Hyetal - Broadcast (Black Acre) Others might suggest Rustie, Hudson Mohawke, Blue Daisy, Author, Pinch & Shakleton, Marytn, Irrelevant, Damu, Phaeleh who all also had LPs out and were all rated well, but those 6 were personally my preferred ones. Was a great year so many different directions being taken with influences from all over. | ||
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