Men's Fashion Thread - Page 112

On April 09 2013 03:37 Artrey wrote:
I've got nothing against nice streetwear. ;-) There are fantastic sneakers (<3 Lanvin or CP, even Converse/Keds), great raw indigo denim and chinos and lovely plain color t-shirts. It is just that black looks terrible. It might be "the right thing" within some subculture or for some very distinct look, but not as a general recommendation. I think this thread should really advocate and educate to step away from black whenever possible. There are still plenty of people who think that black button down shirts can look good (on white people!)...

Aesthetic perception needs to grow through exposure. Style is a skill that needs to be developed (and has culturally developed) and requires that you have a fair share of experience. I think after some time of caring about it, almost everyone would agree, that there are very few styles that involve black that look better than the same outfit in other colors. Sure, good looking people in good fits do not look bad, but they could look better! :-) Took me too long to realize myself, so I rather try to hint into the right direction, as this thread was drifting strongly into the other direction. Needs some antipole opinion (do you say that on english?) and more color!

On April 09 2013 04:02 FliedLice wrote:
He spends thousands of dollars on clothes but thinks taking fitpics might be gay?

On April 09 2013 03:48 Rassy wrote:
Hey, also had a question on the subject of colours.

I was told (in the shop) that black shoes are the most universal and go with about every colour of suit.
Brown shoes can be ok also they said,specially below a navy coloured suit, they are a bit more sporty and less informal but brown shoes below a light grey suit was definatly not done (they should be black according to the sales guy)
However after looking around a bit i noticed tons of people having brown shoes below grey or dark suits wich made me doubt again, my favorit pair of shoes is brown and now i like to know if i can safely wear them below a grey suit or if i realy should wear black shoes below that.

On April 09 2013 04:03 Pulselol wrote:


no i'm talking about another friend who is with me today

rickbro is in new york

On April 09 2013 04:06 Juliette wrote:

How do i talk to dat person

Gimme dat twitter handle

Is this a black person

On April 09 2013 04:05 Artrey wrote:


I think it depends pretty much on the brown as well. Basically brown goes with everything except for a black suit/dinner jacket, just like the chart a few pages ago suggested.

For a dark anthracite / charcoal grey, I think a bright brown like cognac or walnut fits a little better than chocolate, but it really depends on the tone and also on the design.

Black shoes are more important for conservative business dresses, as brown might lead to negative comments in very conservative areas. Still, the latest styleforum challenge for CBD was won by this:


And I think it looks fantastic.

On April 09 2013 05:23 krndandaman wrote:
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yeah the shirt doesn't really seem like its of good quality.
plus it doesn't fit well at all.

where'd ya get it from?

also make sure to never have a regular shirt under button down shirts like that brown one you have there.

On April 09 2013 05:16 iAmWaKai wrote:
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I hate the length on the cotton checked shirt, so long, I think it was meant for tucking in but I have a short upper body and long legs so tucking in usually makes me look really odd. Also they put the extra buttons in such a bad place... it's where those 2 white dots are after the last button.