This was so good it made me come out of my 4-year lurker status.

This SBTRTK is really interesting stuff, especially paired with what he said about the state of dubstep. On my second listen, and sharing rabidly on spotify.

Watched the Acronym video like 6 times, fell in love with the bald female, then scoured the internets for the 4-ish other videos of the designer deftly donning/doffing jackets and bags. This is like clothes porn. I have some military background so the technical aspect has me all hot and bothered as well.

Finally, yeah I had to stop wearing sneakers with jeans. They get dirty and look like an altogether bag-of-ass after a couple months no matter what I do, and they just look so... I think the word I want to use is immature, if it is a little harsh. Right now I go for boots. Definitely using this shoe advice though, smarter than going to Macy's, getting frustrated, entering a rage-spiral, and buying whatever shoe gets me angry the least.

Jacobine

United States174 Posts

January 25 2012 04:59 GMT

#144

Hey JWD,
If you haven't taken a look at Cole Haan for shoes you are definitely missing out. I find that they break in more comfy than AE's and I personally like the style a bit more (slightly less stiff looking). Also, if you are looking out for some shoes that are a bit more expensive, but are super awesome I would recommend Bruno Magli and Santoni. They are fantastic looking and pretty damn comfy (I feel like I'm walking on pillows in my leather soled Santonis). Anyway, I just thought u might want to take a look at the shoes because they would be great additions to the great shoes you already posted.

Tenks

United States3104 Posts

January 25 2012 05:00 GMT

#145

No shout out to the sweet selvage denim in the shoe picture :/

Then again I'm a denim freak

vitruvia

Canada235 Posts

January 25 2012 05:38 GMT

#146

nice blog, i just watched all the videos and looked through the pictures. They are very promising.

boesthius

United States11637 Posts

January 25 2012 05:55 GMT

#147

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Tribune

Australia60 Posts

January 25 2012 06:40 GMT

#148

thank you sooooo much for doing these blogs! you're the only reason i come back to teamliquid, i don't even play starcraft anymore, i only browse for the 10 things i should know about!!!

m4gdelen4

United States416 Posts

January 25 2012 08:26 GMT

#149

dude.....

I missed you.

mcmartini

Australia1972 Posts

January 25 2012 09:28 GMT

#150

Hey JWD, first time reading your blog and I really enjoyed it. I loved the quote you put in the music section about dubstep and I completely agree with it. I also really like your section on shoes haha. I've wanted to see Shame since I first saw the trailer about a month and a half ago but it isn't showing anywhere near me in Australia

Great blog will definitely look out for the next one.

Archas

United States6531 Posts

January 25 2012 14:55 GMT

#151

JWD, why are you so good at everything?

liberal

1116 Posts

January 25 2012 15:58 GMT

#152

I prefer to stay one of those neanderthals who refuse to give a moments thought into what my shoes communicate or say about me. Okay, just this once I'll think about what I want my shoes to say:

I want them to say that I'm the type of person who doesn't want and is not really allowed to go places barefoot, and at the same time doesn't want to spend too much money or time picking out the socially popular covering for his feet. I also want them to say that if you really care about the style of shoes I'm wearing then you are probably too superficial for me to enjoy hanging out with you anyway, so don't bother. If you are an employer and you really care about how I cover my feet, I guess I can cater to your desires, but only because you are paying me in part to look a certain way at work.

Sorry, I know I'm a real Debbie Downer

Nice blog JWD, 5/5

JWD

United States12607 Posts

January 25 2012 19:10 GMT

#153

thanks for commenting, y'all

@Daigomi: thanks for the recommendations, man. lol at Saigon just now putting out his first real album. I downloaded these and will get back to you. I'm always surprised that — according to critics at least — a large portion of the “very best" recent hip hop albums are from really venerable artists like The Roots. have you noticed this? what do you think is up? is it just that we're clinging to that old school sound?

@SCJethro: can you please explain what you mean by a "classier look" that involves those Converse? to me "classy" means at least a jacket, and I just can't ever imagine Converse looking acceptable with a blazer.

@alepoff and -dash: what's wrong with Amsterdam? I've only been once. fill me in please.

@boes: what's your blog? nice thrift finds. those 511 cords look like a steal for $5. yeah, I agree that J.Crew has some really nice patterns. it's a pity that most OTR American clothing is cut for guys with potbellies. I'm 6'1'' 180 and have a hard enough time; at 6'4'' 160 I'd imagine almost everything would need tailoring. I guess the silver lining is that your clothes will end up fitting you better than a guy who is just barely the right size for OTR. (and, uh, being 6'4'' has many other advantages I'm sure ^^)

"next blog"? no pressure!

@Ilverin: how can you say that what a person wears is no indication of what's underneath? imagine three strangers: one in a t-shirt of your favorite band, one in ratty sweat pants and a dirty parka, and one in a finely tailored suit. would you have the same reaction if each of these people approached you on the street?

I'm just trying to dress well enough to use any hotel's bathroom and free wifi without the staff asking me whether I'm a guest.

I agree with Mani. and hmunkey's story sounds right. many people worth impressing (for whatever reason) will treat you better if you dress better.

@Genmo: welcome to TL! nice first post. I really agree with your last paragraph. in my experience sneakers never last more than a season, and are especially hard to get by with through winter. I just got tired of buying a new pair of shoes every several months. leaky soles drive me nuts.

@Jacobine: thanks for the tips mayne. I'm always glad to learn of new shoe options.

@Erik.TheRed: I dug John Maus's album quite a bit (especially "Keep Pushing On", epic track). such a throwback — to that raw synth sound off my dad's mixtapes from the 80s.

@FrankWalls: tbh I still haven't given James Blake's album a fair listen. I played it through once and nothing grabbed me; it's definitely lacking the poppy charm of, say, SBTRKT. I should go back and reconsider, because in the time since I first checked James Blake out I have come to like tons of similar artists that I didn't know of before. is there a particular song that you think will get me into the album?

jtp118

United States137 Posts

January 25 2012 20:15 GMT

#154

i'm a little surprised that people are so impressed by this blog ... mainstream-indie pitchfork albums, extremely obvious fashion advice?

Apom

France656 Posts

January 25 2012 20:27 GMT

#155

When I saw the title, I wondered if it meant "installment 20", or if it was about the female gender. After reading the whole thing, I still haven't decided.

Daigomi

South Africa4316 Posts

January 25 2012 20:34 GMT

#156

I think it's mainly because very few publications review hip hop, so the only albums that really get reviewed are those by the old school legends. That's one of the reasons I like looking at DJ Premier's top albums of the year, he always has some artists in there I've never heard of. For example, this song from his 2009 list was one of the most interesting songs I heard that year. With all that said, Undun is just a damn good album. Better than the average Roots albums.

Have you seen Kanye's 45 minute Runaway video? It's really worth a watch if you haven't seen it before.

I've been meaning to ask, are there any sites you regular for men's style/fashion? I always like looking for new ideas.

On January 26 2012 05:15 jtp118 wrote:
i'm a little surprised that people are so impressed by this blog ... mainstream-indie pitchfork albums, extremely obvious fashion advice?

I think it's mostly a case of there being lots of interesting things to discuss. If you and your friends discuss the pitchfork top 50, what style of shoe to wear, and an in-depth analysis of hip hop lyrics regularly then there wouldn't be anything interesting here. For the rest of us, there's enough here that everybody will find at least one thing that they didn't know before.

JWD

United States12607 Posts

January 25 2012 20:43 GMT

#157

On January 26 2012 05:15 jtp118 wrote:
i'm a little surprised that people are so impressed by this blog ... mainstream-indie pitchfork albums, extremely obvious fashion advice?

your "mainstream" or "obvious" is someone else's "obscure" or "useful" or "interesting"

what a boring place the world would be if nobody ever discussed the things he considers obvious.

boesthius

United States11637 Posts

January 25 2012 20:56 GMT

#158

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JWD

United States12607 Posts

January 25 2012 21:15 GMT

#159

On January 26 2012 05:56 boesthius wrote:
@jwd it's just my shitty tumblr: http://cancereater.tumblr.com/

oh DUH! I probably should've made the connection lol. I scoped your blog and noticed that it's written by someone from TL, but missed the waywt link.

supdude