Streetwear Crowd: Disonance between how you dress IRL v. SF?

chronoaug · Apr 14, 2009

I don't and admit it often. I do what i can with cheap basics. However, i don't let my city's style dictate what i wear. I do have my slightly more hipstery frat outfit or two i like wearing. Get mad compliments from sorority girls on that vintage lacoste jacket (in gator blue no less). But all colleges pretty much have the same types of people/style and confidence really trumps clothing when it comes to looking/feeling awkward.

Wasn't there a thread about handling clothing related compliments too? Despite most people wanting to dress well here, most handle compliments from other people kinda awkwardly. Funny little conundrum

dfagdfsh · Apr 14, 2009

Originally Posted by chronoaug

I don't and admit it often. I do what i can with cheap basics. But all colleges pretty much have the same types of people/style and confidence really trumps clothing when it comes to looking/feeling awkward. Wasn't there a thread about handling clothing related compliments too? Despite most people wanting to dress well here, most handle compliments from other people kinda awkwardly. Funny little conundrum
I don't like getting compliments from strangers in general. It's always awkward.

Razele · Apr 14, 2009

Dress for yourself.

Pride in appearance is not black and white - people have varying shades of grey.

Alot of guys I know don't wear fitted clothing because they think it makes them look too small. So they go gangsta upsize steez.

Do what you like. I can see Teger's arguement, but I don't do that. I wear what I like. Button downs most of the time, Selvedge, good outerwear, fitted plain T's, quality footwear, no sneaks/trainers.

One thing I do agree on is shoes - As I catch public transport and the weather can be crazy here in Queensland, all my work shoes are pretty solid and take beatings.

I don't believe people wear WAYWT steez all the time however, or actually wore it that day. It just looks too clean.

I think if you not living in them and you take the whole thing too seriously, then it starts to become what you are, not a part of who you are.

chronoaug · Apr 14, 2009

Originally Posted by Teger

I don't like getting compliments from strangers in general. It's always awkward.
If you're going to quote me, you may as well always wait at least a few minutes. I'm a chronic editor. haha Also, i'm infinitely steezier now because i finally own selvage again. Huzzah!

mpcec · Apr 14, 2009

chrono you were steezin for real in one of your fits last summer. something like acne, a77, oc... was exactly the aesthetic i was aiming for at the time.

dfagdfsh · Apr 14, 2009

Originally Posted by chronoaug

If you're going to quote me, you may as well always wait at least a few minutes. I'm a chronic editor. haha

Also, i'm infinitely steezier now because i finally own selvage again. Huzzah!

The funny thing is I often compliment people I don't know if they're wearing something dope

constant struggle · Apr 14, 2009

teger get a pair of danite soled boots or shoes you can rock those things in the rain
in terms of leather soled shoes, why even bother with leather soles if you aren't going to wear them
you can get them resoled

this is the whole point of good year welted!

also what about the rest of your jawns, don't you buy quality so they last ?

dfagdfsh · Apr 14, 2009

Originally Posted by constant struggle

teger get a pair of danite soled boots or shoes you can rock those things in the rain
in terms of leather soled shoes, why even bother with leather soles if you aren't going to wear them
you can get them resoled

this is the whole point of good year welted!

also what about the rest of your jawns, don't you buy quality so they last ?

my aldens were rubber soled.. and we all know how that turned out

I'm gonna kop some LL Bean rain boots sometime

Biscotti · Apr 14, 2009

Depends on the situation.

At work, I just wear raw denim with usually an AA tee/polo shirt or a white-t and denim jacket. At work I just want to be comfortable so wearing something such as Chelseas of the like would be not so good. I also have flat feet! I mean why the hell do I care how great I look rearranging clothes?

However, I like to look good looking lounging with friends, going out, shopping, school, etc. So I save my nice **** for this.

reprehensible · Apr 14, 2009

I wear what I wear. Don't care if anyone notices or cares one way or the other. It's always nice to get compliments, but I wear things based on how I feel about the clothes and how the reflect my mood that day.

chronoaug · Apr 14, 2009

Originally Posted by reprehensible

I wear what I wear. Don't care if anyone notices or cares one way or the other. It's always nice to get compliments, but I wear things based on how I feel about the clothes and how the reflect my mood that day.

I wear black on the outside because black is how i feel on the inside

adamha21 · Apr 14, 2009

I guess technically I only wear my SF steez on the weekends. M-F I'm wearing workout gear because of my job. But, I've never thought twice about what I wear on the weekends. I guess its different since I'm not on a campus anymore.

toothsomesound · Apr 14, 2009

^^

PinkPantser · Apr 14, 2009

I've recently noticed that when I play poker at the casino, the more distinctive I look the more that players will go out of their way to try and make plays against me. It doesn't take much to get some "who does this guy think he is, i'll show him" type reactions with that demographic, even without saying a word.

jet · Apr 14, 2009

^haha people are pricks

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