Fit - Page 4

For the "lighten up" crowd - thanks for the input. The majority of you were born lucky and can roll around in dog shit and look pretty good doing it. A couple of you probably worked for it. The rest of you have little else than genetics to thank. Your nonchalance doesn't count.



For the thinkers who are posting, there are some common threads of thought.

Exercise matters. And you've got something going for you here - you're young. Start now. There's no reason to go nuts. The point isn't to be an extra for the movie 300 by the end of college, but rather to be a healthy and attractive 25... 30... 35... 45 year old.

The questions you are asking should be asked when one looks great naked, but not so great wearing clothes. That person is doing something wrong. If you do not yet look great naked, clothing can only provide the illusion that you do. What is honestly easier? To work out and look great naked... or to try and weigh each and every purchase from now until the end of time to determine whether or not it *hides* some physical flaw?

If you see big hips while standing naked in front of a mirror, wearing shoulder pads can only take you so far. Do pull ups and push ups instead.

Case in point - I'm looking into this right now: http://stronglifts.com/lordosis-why-...how-to-fix-it/ - It is easier for me to work on fixing this than it is to work on hiding it.



Less on the body modification front is the question you have about wearing clothes that are flattering. Women study this. Men aren't so accustomed to doing so, producing the range of responses you're getting here.

Someone else said it first, but I'm definitely feeling that if your waist and up isn't a nice V build, you can't wear skinny legs. Skinny legs will emphasize hips. If you have slim shoulders, <boom> you're a beach ball (even if you're skinny). The less athletically, greek godly proportioned your hips are in your total appearance, the larger your pant leg needs to be.



Keep in mind, too, that SF and SuFu have thousands of readers, yet only two dozen waywt posters regularly post. These people are pretty special. They easily look good in a lot of what they wear. What are the odds you're gonna be one of these people? Not good. And it's not due to "taste". It's genetics.

I know you flip through waywt here and think the guys look pretty normal, but take a sec and think about some of the women who post fits. Bizzy? tg###? CBD? CBD catches a ton of shit and I probably only see a more attractive woman walking around outside once a *year*. Bizzy and TG are two of the most beautiful women (to me, tastes vary) that I've seen EVER. Now apply that relative rarity to the men you see posting.

Part of these communities play under the assumption that you can look good if you *just get it right*. Pick the right fit, find the right brands, choose the right size, tailor the right way. Fact of the matter is, odds are you already look pretty good. You are, after all, paying enough attention to actually spend time reading about appearance. Comparatively, though, no, you don't stack up vs the dirty dozen megarep'd posters, the genetic luckies, and new JEANS won't do it.



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Oh- pshaw - really, you shouldn't.

Yeah, you hear that? I'm genetically awesome!

You probably on see a more attractive women the CBD walking outside once a year? Are you fuckin serious? Bizzy and TG whatever you may have some 6'3 short haired dominatrix fetish (unfair and I like both posters and find them attractive but whatever) but two of the most beautiful humans alive?

Yeah I was amazed by that, either you don't get out much or you are the most particular person in the world.

I'm no authority when it comes to fit, but this just doesn't flatter you at all wmmk.

I get out a lot, haha. But I did put this in to cover myself, "(to me, tastes vary)". I actually see a lot of beautiful women, but when I examine it more closely, TG and Bizzy are on a different level. That is what I was trying to emphasize. These two aren't just accepted by SuFu, they are deified.

And to be fair to wmmk, critiques of fits need to start with the photo - that isn't a great one. There are posters who take shots like that and it flatters them. That alone makes waywt inherently confusing.

Do you major in philosophy/art by any chance?

Nothing totally off. Oxford a little too big, jeans a little too tight, that's all.

I'm fairly sure he doesn't, but I do. Did you ever try tucking in that oxford? Would help with the discord there. The sleeves don't have to be real close fitting, but the silhouette ought to be slightly more consistent if you're going to try and have a less fitted top with a super fitted bottom. The tuck would help I think.

He pretty much said it all, but it doesn't look like you were going for "dressed to impress." Looks like you're just chillin'.

Isn't that the point of this thread? Getting the correct fit? If wmmk wants to understand the philosophy behind a good fit, he has to start considering what cut of clothes look best on him. Given his type of body (very slim), a pair of fantastically tight jeans may only make him look even skinnier, which looks almost anorexic. On the other hand, a shirt that fits too large may enhance his skinniness, making him look as if he's swimming inside his shirt. Fit is all about balance. Whether it is formal or "chillin' out," the philosophy is the same. Being a skinny person myself, the most effective way to strike this balance is to create "artificial space" between your body and the clothing. I steer away from skinny jeans towards jeans that fit properly (think APC NS size 1 or even none). Skin tight jeans would only enhance my girly legs, whereas more normal jeans would create an illusion of a more well build lower bloct. The same goes for the upper body. You want a shirt that fits at the shoulders. You need to sleeves to be the right length and the shirt tail to be short enough so that it doesn't look like an apron when you untuck. At the same time however, you don't want the shirt to grab your chest, you want some space in between to to create a fuller build. Keeping the waist in and letting the chest out would help this look.

+1000, wmmk, you should try out some straighter fit denim. I really think it would suit you more

Dear god, do not wear mediums in mall brands dude. As it is those shirts are too big for you. Don't get confused. Also I have a pair of indigo dry Theory jeans that I bought off Ebay for seventy bucks, expecting them to be skinny. They're actually slim straight but they may be too straight for you, I'll put up a fit pic shortly if you're interested. They're 28's, should fit you fine.