Random fashion thoughts

Originally Posted by AndrewRyanWallace

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In a really conservative office? I am not a part of corporate America or anything so I'll have to defer to those with experience here but what kind of office would get upset about a modern fashion suit? Most people can't even tell/wouldn't even notice. Unless you're talking about something with a crazy print or pattern. But beyond that I can't imagine anyone batting an eye.

Originally Posted by aeglus

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If you work in finance you will never get away with fashion-forward ****. They get all sorts of angry if you try to get fancy without being the boss. Law probably is a bit difficult too. I'd imagine most other places no one will even notice though, or just comment on how you're wearing a little boys suit.

Also it's pretty fun to wear suits for the **** of it just not in summer.

I'd have to agree with ARW. I can't speak to finance, but almost no one in law is going to care. Outside of SF no one is going to get upset over a fashion suit, or skinny lapels. Unless there's something really extreme about it most people aren't going to give a **** (or even notice) and are just going to care that you're wearing a suit. The only time in law I can possibly think of is maybe in rare situations at Big-Law firms, as some of those partners do get really into high-end suits and might know their **** to some degree. Makes me think of this partner from some big firm that taught an arbitration class at my school last fall; showed up the first day wearing a f-ing amazing DB suit.

I had actually just been thinking of this stuff last night. People on here always comment about some pants/suit/etc being too "fashion forward" or too slim for work... but no one outside of here is going to care unless you're trousers are so slim they're painted on.

I went to the Lane Crawford outlet in HK and saw the gold python Prorsum trenchcoats for sale

They're available in sizes 46-48 for around $1200, which isn't bad compared to what that dude on eBay was asking for it.

It's heavy as hell (maybe around 7kg) and fits slim like most Prorsum stuff, but wasn't as loud as I thought it was. It's also surprisingly comfy.

? The seller on ebay had them at a no-reserve auction that closed at $500 and change though it had minor flaws

I meant the BIN price, which was IIRC $1700 or so.

Originally Posted by max_r

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i think it depends on the country too. I recently moved to the UK and i have seen more skinny ties, slim fit suits and pointy dress shoes in a month than i've seen in the last 21 years in the US.

i actually interviewed with a financial advising company yesterday, and almost all the young advisers were wearing slim suits, slim or skinny ties, and pointy slim-lasted dress shoes, nobody seemed to mind.

I can imagine the haircuts rather vividly

Originally Posted by mickey711

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I meant the BIN price, which was IIRC $1700 or so.
Yeah, think it was around there, do you remember what the retail was on those? The ebay one was a sample so it didn't have an MSRP iirc

I think it was 50000 HKD, which is roughly $6300, in line with what the wilder Prorsum trenches retail for.

The Lane Crawford outlet wasn't that good tbh. Some Geller, Raf by Raf Simons and MMM, but nothing that particularly stood out (the Prorsum trench was a notable exception). There were a lot of Canali and Zegna suits for the MCers though.

The Joyce Warehouse was way better. Men's stuff was mainly avant garde fare (Yohji, CdG, etc.) though there was a lot of Jil and Raf suiting as well. You're going to have a hell of a time if you're a size 46-48.

Originally Posted by aeglus

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If you work in finance you will never get away with fashion-forward ****. They get all sorts of angry if you try to get fancy without being the boss. Law probably is a bit difficult too. I'd imagine most other places no one will even notice though, or just comment on how you're wearing a little boys suit

Originally Posted by KitAkira

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No love for Gatsby? I can't see lawyers getting worked up, at least in the US. They're probably the most pitifully dressed professionals in white-collar America.

Originally Posted by Meis

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I'd have to agree with ARW. I can't speak to finance, but almost no one in law is going to care. Outside of SF no one is going to get upset over a fashion suit, or skinny lapels. Unless there's something really extreme about it most people aren't going to give a **** (or even notice) and are just going to care that you're wearing a suit. The only time in law I can possibly think of is maybe in rare situations at Big-Law firms, as some of those partners do get really into high-end suits and might know their **** to some degree. Makes me think of this partner from some big firm that taught an arbitration class at my school last fall; showed up the first day wearing a f-ing amazing DB suit.
I'm just about to head to my biglaw office wearing jeans, Lanvins and a McQueen shirt with kind of a nehru collar. Even when suits are called for I've worn McQueen, Thom, Helmut Lang. No one will say **** all as long as I can help put together a share subscription agreement or tell someone how to avoid withholding tax on dividends from a ULC to a parent under the CAN-US tax treaty. You guys have an altogether misperceived notion that biglaw is monolithic, I can think of maybe one firm where they're that stodgy. One of our biggest names, who does tons of client relations stuff, does it all wearing some pretty flashy baller cowboy boots.

Do people really dry clean everything that says dry clean only? I have Patrik Ervell pants and shirts that all say dry cleaning only, but I don't see why I can throw everything else in the wash and not these shirts..

when I'm talking law I don't really mean offices, I mean doing trial work in front of a judge

Originally Posted by dtmt

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I don't get the point of fashion-y suits. I mean, some of them look cool and all but where can you actually wear them? For example if you work in a really conservative office, it would be frowned upon, but if it's casual dress code it would be weird wearing a suit at all.

I guess a tat house cut is considered fashion-y? I wear it when I damn well want to wear it because I love the suit and feel great while wearing it. So long as it's not 95+ F with 50%+ humidity. It doesn't fly at work because the unwritten code there is khakis and polos, but I've gotten home and changed into my suit quite a few times.

I've heard Shiseido's hair wax is quite good, but it's not nearly as easy to find abroad.

I'm going to wear my snake print suit to work.

Originally Posted by Uncontrol

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I'm going to wear my snake print suit to work.

I am intrigued, any pictures?

Originally Posted by word

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I am intrigued, any pictures?

^Check out the ebay thread

Originally Posted by JD_May

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I'm just about to head to my biglaw office wearing jeans, Lanvins and a McQueen shirt with kind of a nehru collar. Even when suits are called for I've worn McQueen, Thom, Helmut Lang. No one will say **** all as long as I can help put together a share subscription agreement or tell someone how to avoid withholding tax on dividends from a ULC to a parent under the CAN-US tax treaty. You guys have an altogether misperceived notion that biglaw is monolithic, I can think of maybe one firm where they're that stodgy. One of our biggest names, who does tons of client relations stuff, does it all wearing some pretty flashy baller cowboy boots.
You have a Thom suit? Haven't seen it in WAYWT

Originally Posted by aeglus

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when I'm talking law I don't really mean offices, I mean doing trial work in front of a judge
Even worse, then they wear their suits