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I realized that although EG is easy to wear, as in you just need a basic sense of color and floral print coordination and similar cuts of tops and bottoms to match, their tops don't go with pretty much anything including jeans because of the wider hem, blazers need to be buttoned up or else the flaring looks ridiculous. If I realized this sooner I would've coordinated my buys better and not just have a bunch of tops I can only really wear with my one pair of fatigue pants. As of now, my wardrobe is basically 1/2 EG stuff that doesn't really go with the other half. Their shirts are normally cut, and the flaring is probably unnoticeable to the layman, but the awkward contrast is pretty bad if you know what you're looking at.
Been thinking a lot about what to get just for one fit with the merino, I know black pants are necessary to match the inner lining, sold my acnes a while ago cuz of uniqlo tapereds but will probably get a pair of max cashes. For shoes was either thinking of these KVAs:
![[image loading]](http://is4.revolveclothing.com/images/p/fw/p/KVAN-MZ59_V1.jpg)
or CP combat boots:
![[image loading]](https://warosu.org/data/fa/img/0070/05/1380777102506.jpg)
Hope CPS will be able to handle winter with an added sole. I'm still looking for cheaper/better options but currently all my shoes are low tops and my uniqlo pants are getting really shitty after multiple wears, stretched out a ton. I feel like slim and black is overall safer although more generic; safer as in more versatile, harder to fuck up, compared to getting like SS trousers and some fancier, dressier boot.
This clothes shit is hard man, it's like the more I've been exposed to, the harder it is to know what I want and what looks good, and the harder it is to match stuff together. I'm really trying to limit my buys to a few really good things, especially for FW where when it's 0 degrees out, no one, especially myself will give two shits about what I put on as long as it's easy to wear and warm.
Advice pls
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If you want to unbutton your blazers try one of those super lightweight cotton ones that are common during the summer.
I have never bought from uniqlo but their reputation is for very bad quality. Are you willing to pay $50 for three shirts, or $50 for one shirt that will last three times as long?
Try just buying a bunch of very basic clothes before you buy a big item like boots or blazers. A good rule of thumb I hear was that if you can't imagine making 3 outfits at least from one piece of clothing, leave it alone.
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On September 14 2014 08:40 Thaniri wrote:
I have never bought from uniqlo but their reputation is for very bad quality.
I have multiple things from uniqlo and none of them fell apart even after 10+ washes.
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interestingly i think more traditional menswear outfits are easier to coordinate. diff shirts + pants + something warm on top + shoes, particularly because theres so many different pieces that are already established in different functions and purpose. in contrast, slim/black "dressed by the internet" has freedom in individual pieces that fill the same aesthetic/look.
so i have the opposite problem where i know what's easy to wear (i could wear a million OCBDs/shirts and a bunch of different trousers and laced shoes) but i'm a) not in the right stage of life where I'd want to wear that and b) it isn't the aesthetic that interests me. safe for me is boots+chinos+ocbd and i can do a million combos of that with different brands but i dont wanna.
right now im looking into margaret howell+our legacy+lemaire+stuff where I can juxtapose both of those things "safely" while pursuing my interest in having some kind of history/drawing enjoyment in knowing i'm paying for nice stuff.
most of my uniqlo stuff has held together well. def better than my HM stuff, not to say that cheap fast fashion clothes are completely awful all the time.
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On September 14 2014 11:37 krndandaman wrote:Show nested quote +On September 14 2014 08:40 Thaniri wrote:
If you want to unbutton your blazers try one of those super lightweight cotton ones that are common during the summer.
I have never bought from uniqlo but their reputation is for very bad quality. Are you willing to pay $50 for three shirts, or $50 for one shirt that will last three times as long?
Try just buying a bunch of very basic clothes before you buy a big item like boots or blazers. A good rule of thumb I hear was that if you can't imagine making 3 outfits at least from one piece of clothing, leave it alone. assuming that they aesthetically look the same more or less, I will take 3 shirts for $50.
Haha, that's actually the right answer.
Unless... you don't have much room to store your clothes, I guess.
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I've noticed that margaret howell stuff run one size big and have a very specific loose but slim aesthetic that's kind of schneider ish. I feel like it's another of those brands that's hard to coordinate, but all of their pieces are well made.
Uniqlo's been fine for me, most of my clothes are uniqlo, just the tapered jeans have become too stretchy after a while but they were $30.
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On September 14 2014 08:17 zulu_nation8 wrote:
This clothes shit is hard man, it's like the more I've been exposed to, the harder it is to know what I want and what looks good, and the harder it is to match stuff together. I'm really trying to limit my buys to a few really good things, especially for FW where when it's 0 degrees out, no one, especially myself will give two shits about what I put on as long as it's easy to wear and warm.
Advice pls
thats why I'm hesitant to recommend/push people towards more expensive brands because I definitely know that one day, whether it be 3 or 12 months later, they realize what they bought then and what they're buying now are completely out of sync.
the best solution is to have the majority of your wardrobe in more prevalent/'acceptable' styles, which is ridiculously easy to do and doesn't take research at all, but might seem boring to you.
simultaneously, the other parts of your wardrobe can be pieces that are more unorthodox, for those times when you're going out with a bunch of friends, or in more casual settings. if you're lucky and the clothing in this section is versatile enough, you may be able to work them into your everyday normal wear.
at least thats how i do it, it's not such a bad compromise. on weekends I can go wild and cosplay as a dark n edgy post-apocalyptic homeless urban ninja or some shit.
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I swear all my stuff is completely wearable in normal settings!!
Actually I have a small portion of my closet set to your traditional, very boring, borderline dadcore-esque stuff. I guess that would be most of my Raf Simons stuff (sweaters/shirts/velcros) which can be easily paired with my beater clothes (mostly uniqlo, and some casual n&f jeans). I think that by itself is completely normal.
Then the rest of my wardrobe (90% of it) is just stuff for me to stunt in lmao
I do live in the luxury of still going to school but I can't imagine myself wearing anything special for work either, so I'll probably end up picking up a normal coat or something when/if I get a desk job in the future, and will probably wear the same variations of similar beater clothes for the entire time I'm there.
I guess I'm only missing a pair of actual trousers (was thinking of buying a pair of wool ones, idk anything about trousers though) for "adult life."
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Also realized that lookbooks tell a lot about a brand, specifically in silhouette, fit, etc, no matter how crazy the pictures first look. And also all my problems would be solved if I could walk into a brick and mortar store and try stuff on without having to practice fit visualizing in my head.
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is the point of getting waxed denim to go with leather top?
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On September 15 2014 03:54 zulu_nation8 wrote:
is the point of getting waxed denim to go with leather top?
Or if you just like the way it looks.
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those KVAs remind me of those rockport or whatever sneakerboots that dads love to wear, except in all black
This clothes shit is hard man, it's like the more I've been exposed to, the harder it is to know what I want and what looks good, and the harder it is to match stuff together. I'm really trying to limit my buys to a few really good things, especially for FW where when it's 0 degrees out, no one, especially myself will give two shits about what I put on as long as it's easy to wear and warm.
yeah I'm in the same spot. I think this is just natural progression, just another step on the path to fashion enlightenment. you'll know you're there when you own ten slightly different versions of the same shirt and scoff on those who say they're all the same.
@andy & rest: what's the ratio of "normal" to "weird" clothing in your wardrobe? in number of actual pieces or number of outfits you can put together or however you want to measure it.
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I have zero actual "normal" clothing that can force a cohesive fit with only those pieces. I tend to mix and match what you would consider to be "weird" clothing with my normal clothing. I have a pair of skinny black jeans that go with everything. I used to have a pair of dress pants but I outgrew them and I haven't been to any interview type settings lately so I literally do not require a pair of "adult" trousers yet.
I guess I have a uniqlo linen shirt, along with some uniqlo OCBDs. I rarely ever wear these as I have no use to do so, but they're there in case the occasion arises. I have a pair of plain black derbies that go with my "adult" clothes, and a normal belt from H&M, and that's it.
My wardrobe looks like this, basically (without like 90% of my shoes, and sold a couple of the jackets but whatever):
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/xGBDnyF.jpg)
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/7jbTH8b.jpg)
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/VNRiQWv.jpg)
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Nice wardrobe shots pulselol, but you gotta up your hangar game
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I dont actually have any weird pieces, i think its staying that way. Don't have the kind of commitment to an aesthetic compared to say, pulsuuu. I think "weird" for me is stuff like a new coat i'll hunt next year that doesnt look like the normal down/northfaces i see. Or nice knits with texture, or expensive basic sneakers. Stuff that makes me feel apart from the norm but not quite all the way.
My summers look more "fashunz", if i went outside more and had more care i'd try to get some yohji linen stuff
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0 designer stuff for me. Pretty much done building my basic wardrobe so that's why i'm starting at looking at "weird" (is SS weird? haha) pieces
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I have only normal (and cheap, asos->uniqlo->cos->ikks level) stuff, and slightly-fancier-but-not-quite-fancy more luxurious pieces that I mix in. Gives me the sensation that I'm fancy myself, without being conspicuous ^^
Edit: Oh, and I'm staying strictly casual too. My work environment wouldn't allow me to be dressier than that, would be akin to peacocking haha (I work in academic research ;D). Last time I wore a nice pair of chinos and sockless blue suede driver shoes at work, one of my coworkers told me that I dress like a "Parisian", which I took as a compliment, but it definitely wasn't one in his mind :D
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I just got my package, like 5 minutes ago!
Let's see what's inside
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/g1cHGmb.jpg)
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/38ETu07.jpg)
monk strap style shoes, bought them from www.herringshoes.co.uk
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i just saw some pics of the merino coat
that thing is beautiful god damn so much buyers-abstination regret atm
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EPT
