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On April 08 2012 21:44 evanthebouncy! wrote:Hey, thread's too long. I'll keep it short. Please reply and teach me. How do you style hair without mirror? I don't use gel, my hair goes out of shape. I want to just rub them around so they look cool, but I can't go around with a mirror all the time. How do you do it? So far I have some general procedure of rub it flat to the right so I know what it WILL look like... ![[image loading]](http://www.ftmguide.org/images/part.gif) But THEN what do you do? I have some strange movements so it looks descently messy but I'm not really sure...
Why dont you just buy a mirror?
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On April 09 2012 02:39 Focuspants wrote:Show nested quote +On April 08 2012 21:44 evanthebouncy! wrote:Hey, thread's too long. I'll keep it short. Please reply and teach me. How do you style hair without mirror? I don't use gel, my hair goes out of shape. I want to just rub them around so they look cool, but I can't go around with a mirror all the time. How do you do it? So far I have some general procedure of rub it flat to the right so I know what it WILL look like... But THEN what do you do? I have some strange movements so it looks descently messy but I'm not really sure... Why dont you just buy a mirror?
Or hair wax. I think I will make a tutorial on how to use hair wax, aka the best kept secret in men's hair styling.
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hmm, I tend not to care much about my looks then I saw this thread. Now I'm starting to imagine how other people think of me.
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On April 08 2012 21:50 jamesr12 wrote:Show nested quote +On April 08 2012 13:57 PrimeTimey wrote:On April 06 2012 13:43 hnQ wrote:On April 03 2012 05:29 PrimeTimey wrote:On April 02 2012 17:59 nepeta wrote:On March 29 2012 17:47 opisska wrote:Please, don't take the following post as trolling. I just thought that people reading this thread make an interesting audience to hearing something about ... me  I am almost 30 now and I weared a suit exactly 4 times in my life. Three times because my mother made me so: for two immatriculations (high school and university) and the final exam from the high school - and once for kinf of a joke activity with my friends (and I got to keep my hiking shoes at least ). And that is it. Dressing as I want has become an importatnt part of my life since I left my parents' home ten years ago. I do not own a single shirt and my whole wardrobe is a couple of outdoor pants and a lot of t-shirts, mainfly from the "clothes for workers" store, 5$ each. Some people would still keep telling me: but you have to dress for X to be successfull. No, I don't. Everyone was wearing a suit for the final exam from the university (i am not sure, how to you call it in English, it is an exam in front of a state-supervised committee, looks dead serious), I was wearing my stuff - yet I had the easiest time, because I had the most knowledge. And thies happens over and over. I want to impress people by who I am and what I can do, not how I look and I have been incredibly succesfull in this in my life. For many years, I do even have a side-job that consists of leturing people on astronomy (sometimes in broad daylight ) on a public observatory and nobody over there dares to say a word about my looks either. If I were offered a dress-coded job, I would gladly decline, no matter how much money would be in it. To me, being able to dress as I want to is one of the stepping stones (yet just one very small part) of my life dream that I am living now: freedom. It is more amazing that you can imagine. And I got married in style, too ![[image loading]](http://ccd.wz.cz/svatba.jpg) (Oh, the look on the city offiial doing the ceremony when he entered the room, that was priceless! The poor guy had no idea, what waits for hime inside. It has been 4 years and random people still talk about the wedding. We even got guests that we never saw before, they just heard baout us and wanted to see what happens, I our personalities get combined with osmething so serious as a wedding. Hell, they got what they wanted!) I say go more minimalist on the attitude as well ^^ Would love to know what that guy does for a living. There is a difference between dressing casually/not caring about your attire all the much to looking like a bum who should be living on the street. I honestly don't think you could even get a job at McDonalds if you dressed like that for the interview. If your good enough, you'll get a job anywhere, well except place where appearance is everything lol I have some weird crazy uni teachers that would blow your fashion minds (I study Biology) Disagree. First impressions is everything in a job interview, if you have the best resume in the world, unlimited amount of experience, and attended one of the best Universities in the world. But, you decide that you show up to the job interview your hair not combed, stain on your pants, and your shirt is not tucked in.. good luck. Your professors at school might act weird, dress weird, but I would guarantee when they were going for their job interview they did not dress like a hobo on the street. I disagree with both of you. If you are good enough AND in the right field, how you dress does not matter. Dress like a hobo for a fashion interview might as well not even show up. Be amazing at something NASA currently has a need for, dressing poorly probably wont even hurt you. The reality is most of us are not on one of these extremes how we dress matters along with our skills.
This is true, but also keep in mind that if you are that good in your field you generally wont need to be applying for jobs and do interviews in the first place, people will come to you and ask that you work for them. For the 99.9% of us that arent known enough to let our reputation do the talking, dressing well for a job interview is absolutely a must.
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On April 08 2012 21:50 jamesr12 wrote:Show nested quote +On April 08 2012 13:57 PrimeTimey wrote:On April 06 2012 13:43 hnQ wrote:On April 03 2012 05:29 PrimeTimey wrote:On April 02 2012 17:59 nepeta wrote:On March 29 2012 17:47 opisska wrote:Please, don't take the following post as trolling. I just thought that people reading this thread make an interesting audience to hearing something about ... me I am almost 30 now and I weared a suit exactly 4 times in my life. Three times because my mother made me so: for two immatriculations (high school and university) and the final exam from the high school - and once for kinf of a joke activity with my friends (and I got to keep my hiking shoes at least ). And that is it. Dressing as I want has become an importatnt part of my life since I left my parents' home ten years ago. I do not own a single shirt and my whole wardrobe is a couple of outdoor pants and a lot of t-shirts, mainfly from the "clothes for workers" store, 5$ each. Some people would still keep telling me: but you have to dress for X to be successfull. No, I don't. Everyone was wearing a suit for the final exam from the university (i am not sure, how to you call it in English, it is an exam in front of a state-supervised committee, looks dead serious), I was wearing my stuff - yet I had the easiest time, because I had the most knowledge. And thies happens over and over. I want to impress people by who I am and what I can do, not how I look and I have been incredibly succesfull in this in my life. For many years, I do even have a side-job that consists of leturing people on astronomy (sometimes in broad daylight ) on a public observatory and nobody over there dares to say a word about my looks either. If I were offered a dress-coded job, I would gladly decline, no matter how much money would be in it. To me, being able to dress as I want to is one of the stepping stones (yet just one very small part) of my life dream that I am living now: freedom. It is more amazing that you can imagine. And I got married in style, too (Oh, the look on the city offiial doing the ceremony when he entered the room, that was priceless! The poor guy had no idea, what waits for hime inside. It has been 4 years and random people still talk about the wedding. We even got guests that we never saw before, they just heard baout us and wanted to see what happens, I our personalities get combined with osmething so serious as a wedding. Hell, they got what they wanted!) I say go more minimalist on the attitude as well ^^ Would love to know what that guy does for a living. There is a difference between dressing casually/not caring about your attire all the much to looking like a bum who should be living on the street. I honestly don't think you could even get a job at McDonalds if you dressed like that for the interview. If your good enough, you'll get a job anywhere, well except place where appearance is everything lol I have some weird crazy uni teachers that would blow your fashion minds (I study Biology) Disagree. First impressions is everything in a job interview, if you have the best resume in the world, unlimited amount of experience, and attended one of the best Universities in the world. But, you decide that you show up to the job interview your hair not combed, stain on your pants, and your shirt is not tucked in.. good luck. Your professors at school might act weird, dress weird, but I would guarantee when they were going for their job interview they did not dress like a hobo on the street. I disagree with both of you. If you are good enough AND in the right field, how you dress does not matter. Dress like a hobo for a fashion interview might as well not even show up. Be amazing at something NASA currently has a need for, dressing poorly probably wont even hurt you. The reality is most of us are not on one of these extremes how we dress matters along with our skills.
I don't agree with your arbitrarily drawn example of NASA; it doesn't exactly work that way. From experience, I think a hallmark of the scientific fields is the ability to communicate (i.e. talk to possible clients, coworkers, colleagues, etc.). How you dress significantly affects how you are perceived and your credibility. Have you ever talked to someone with a really strong southern draw and had trouble believing that they had an ounce of intelligence? (I know it is a horrible stereotype on my part, but I am working on it ^^ ).
In essence, your dress really does affect your ability to communicate in almost all cases, especially at NASA or another scientifically related firm. There is not a general situation in any industry where this is not the case (there may be exceptions on an individual basis though).
Edit: (there may be exceptions though). -> (there may be exceptions on an individual basis though).
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I use NASA because I worked there for a summer and saw the way people dressed. I did not say it never mattered at NASA just for the best of the best it didn't matter. Anyways back on topic. I'm looking for a pair of blue bucks with red brick soles for this fall anyone know any good ones?
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I get things I like and that are cheap :p, but I'm just a poor student.. For now I hate dressing formal. I prefer colours, in general. No specific colour, but I'll gladly wear an orange hoodie. Yeah, I like hoodies and anti-fit jeans/pants.. and t-shirts
If it looks too "fancy" or expensive, I'm probably not looking twice at it.. I still have some 4 yr old lacoste shoes, but haven't used them for a couple of years. Got a pair of sneakers/running shoes that have very soft soles which I find amazing... and I have a pair of red/orange cloth shoes that weigh nothing, for lazy summer days. But I've been using my sneakers all winter so they don't look too good anymore ^^ might get a new pair of shoes. I think I wouldn't mind spending up to 200 bucks on them if I find a pair I really like; my shoes are probably the most expensive pieces of clothing I own (except for my simple cloth shoes for 20 bucks  . Ah, it should probably be mentioned that I'm 24. I'm "too young" and too poor to really get into clothing though, so I'm still more like a teenager in that regard. Job interviews aren't really important for now. I'm not applying on anything long-term and serious for my long-term career. But if I were to have a job interview TOMORROW (shiiit) I'd put on some black anti-fit pants, a white shirt, and maybe borrow a jacket/blazer (if that works). I think I'd look slick enough and still young. I have no interest in trying to convey that I'm "mature" in anyway through my clothing.
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On April 09 2012 02:50 brachester wrote:
hmm, I tend not to care much about my looks then I saw this thread. Now I'm starting to imagine how other people think of me.
Think about how you judge others on their clothing, and then think again!
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On April 08 2012 12:25 cz wrote:
Had to return my Unbranded 32's I bought, didn't fit, and 33's are out of stock everywhere, so today I bought some 32x32 Levi 511 "Rigid Dragon" (raw denim). Fit well, just too bad I couldn't get the unbranded selvedge. But I saved about 40% compared to unbranded so it's all good.
unbrandeds are low-tier raws because their fabrics are always a little off, and most importantly they start to smell extremely bad because they are colored using a sulfur-based dye.
likewise, most levis are pretty bad except for LVCs.
+ Show Spoiler +this list is generally pretty good. I'd recommend anything in good tier and above with a couple exceptions. ![[image loading]](http://i.minus.com/ibp9iJwU2Ij4jn.jpg)
On April 08 2012 12:35 cz wrote:
Actually are Levi 511 "Rigid Dragon" jeans raw? I can't get a clear answer.
edit nm levis store says "raw blue/black denim..."
they're raw but people say the color washes out really quickly; by the second wash (say 9 months for average wearer?) they become light-blue jeans. obviously the indigo bleeds quickly for raws, but if your dye is bleeding out that quickly something's off about the jeans.
I'm hesitant to call them actual raw denim because the term 'rigid' simply means 100% cotton, and raw simply means unwashed after dye process.
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Quick question that probably has already been answered but 43 pages is a lot to look through:
Is your tie supposed to show under your button in a suit Or is it a problem if you can see the bottom of your tie when your suit is buttoned?
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On April 10 2012 13:08 TerlocSG wrote:
Quick question that probably has already been answered but 43 pages is a lot to look through:
Is your tie supposed to show under your button in a suit Or is it a problem if you can see the bottom of your tie when your suit is buttoned?
It's okay if it shows a little. Your tie is supposed to extend down to just above your belt. Depending upon where you are wearing your pants, your coat will be buttoned above that (and you should only be buttoning your top button, anything more is too stiff).
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On April 10 2012 13:08 TerlocSG wrote:
Quick question that probably has already been answered but 43 pages is a lot to look through:
Is your tie supposed to show under your button in a suit Or is it a problem if you can see the bottom of your tie when your suit is buttoned?
I generally go for barely above the belt buckle, or where the front part of the tie and the back meet almost perfectly. Looks sharp that way, and a tie clip takes it to the next level.
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Hey guys,
I am 16, turning 17 in december and have been a pretty big nerd in the way of clothing for a while now.
I have a mild fashion sense, but love to stand out-but not be too "show-offy" (I wear these bad boys almost all of the time).
I love JWD's blog posts and his sections on fashion, particularly shoes.
Where I am from, the cool thing these days is Vans, specifically the Authentic.
I think these look pretty cool but I am kind of hesitant to get them, as EVERYONE has them, and I want something to set me apart.
Since I am so young I don't think shoes like the ones posted in JWD's XX post would really suite me (I am also quite short).
What would you guys recommend? Keep in mind these are relatively casual.
Thanks for any help.
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That did help a bit, but just one question. From what I have seen mostly old people are the only ones that get away with boat shoes, although I think the lower side ones may go well with the skinny jeans I wear. What are your thoughts on this?
Thanks for the fast response, I will surely look into this further.
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Any opinions on watches?
I'm looking for a good one for a business setting, just got accepted to the business college here at UofA and I want a nice watch I can start wearing to meetings and interviews. I definitely want a metal band, but I can't seem to find one with a face that really jumps out at me as a business watch.
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Where in the country is boat shoes an old person thing? I have heard multiple people say that but around me they are classic college staples.
I'd really recommend desert boots if you want something casual other then vans. From what I gathered it sounds like you are a pants even in summer type of guy which is fine, but I don't think boat shoes go nearly as well with pants as desert boots. If I read that wrong and you are a shorts guy then boat shoes are good but if they are to old feeling maybe some white primsolls would be good.
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Every time I am in the US girls comment about how much they love my shoes. Either that is a common conversation starter or I am doing something right. Never happens in Europe though :-(
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On April 10 2012 23:47 zatic wrote:
Every time I am in the US girls comment about how much they love my shoes. Either that is a common conversation starter or I am doing something right. Never happens in Europe though :-(
You cant say that and not tell us what shoes. Come on man.
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