Random fashion thoughts



cyc wid it said:

Spend your money on food and wine, not clothes.

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snowmanxl said:

i think slamjam is in rome. when are you going?

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Krish the Fish said:

This. And cigars, since you can smoke ANYWHERE

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Thanks guys.
snow: 2nd week of Jan for 2 weeks. connecting @ Brussels actually but too brief for a trip to antwerp (even though it's just an hour's drive, i hear)

after going 6 months without cutting hair tho i did get trims here and there to keep from savage style, i've concluded longer hair doesn't really suit me. nor do i think does a mustache. i am disappoint.

I'm irritated that the 3 week cold I've been fighting has resulted in some muscle loss.

I'm pretty stoked that I can fit into my WvG shirt and Epaulet EPs, though.



shahanshah said:

after going 6 months without cutting hair tho i did get trims here and there to keep from savage style, i've concluded longer hair doesn't really suit me. nor do i think does a mustache. i am disappoint.

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i just trimmed my beard today after two weeks no trim. was going for terrorist beard in preparation for my cousins wedding (to go with turban). terrorist beards are too bushy and all over the place - trimmed it today . fight terror!

is your hair long ? if i grow a mustache i can steal a cab and nobody would ever suspect me*


* i don't, never have, nor will steal cabs nor do i condone this behavior

Shahanshah, over the past few weeks you have really piqued my curiosity... You have labelled yourself "Persian bro 2"...so given this is SF, I imagine you like this:


The quintessential androgynous Persian mei saghi....all elegant and stylish and refine and blah blah blah...

And then you post pictures of you squatting at a stream like you're taking a dump while wearing the weirdest pants...and now talk about moustaches and cab stealing (I guess you are talking about NYC cabs? here all the cabbies are Algerians, so pretty sharp-featured actually)...you have me all confused now.



miran said:

Shahanshah, over the past few weeks you have really piqued my curiosity... You have labelled yourself "Persian bro 2"...so given this is SF, I imagine you like this:
The quintessential androgynous Persian mei saghi....all elegant and stylish and refine and blah blah blah...
And then you post pictures of you squatting at a stream like you're taking a dump while wearing the weirdest pants...and now talk about moustaches and cab stealing (I guess you are talking about NYC cabs? here all the cabbies are Algerians, so pretty sharp-featured actually)...you have me all confused now.

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o miran...


Thinking of you, to be sitting somewhere in Ruknabad, drinking wine and looking upon the Musalla meadows, or else, I could be thinking of these two pleasant and joyful spots of the Shiraz of our time. One may suggests a tavern setting to which you've returned in early morning to drink the leftover wine from the previous evening, so that it may deliver you from the throes of his hangover


P.S. The titles were bestowed upon me by rulers of these realms. We are all pawns, as it were...

P.P.S.
am I 1% now ? it would seem to be the case, in this instance where my magic carpet is faster than yours


P.P.P.S.
beard, moustache, long hair, buzzed :: which suits the shah best ?!

edit: what do you mean "you people"



eternaldrake said:

quality > quantity for sure, i make **** wages and my wardrobe is small as balls but all the stuff in it is pretty nice except the t-shirts.

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I have lots of cheap and basic tees from Gap/banana or J Crew.

For outerwear/knits/suits/leathers and shoes Quality > quantity.

Shah is an enigma wrapped in the folds of Commedesgarçons pantaloons, boiled wools and surrounded by a thousand fools.



APK said:

I like the idea of quality over quantity, but I just don't know how someone with a limited income does it without having wealthy parents. I've got some relatively pricey items in my wardrobe, but have to mix in cheap stuff otherwise I'd have to either go naked or wear the same couple of shirts over and over.

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Nil said:

Quality over quantity for sure. You may struggle a bit in the beginning but after a few seasons of following through on that, you'll have a pretty nice wardrobe of things you actually like.

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This. It's hard early on, but eventually you build up a pretty good size wardrobe of nice stuff... plus if you're patient (also helps to not mind slightly used stuff) you can do it pretty cheaply by watching the B&S here, sufu supermarket, ebay, gilt, and sales. I've slowly been able to replace most of the cheap stuff I own with nicer stuff this way without almost ever having to drop big $$$ on items.



Meis said:

This. It's hard early on, but eventually you build up a pretty good size wardrobe of nice stuff... plus if you're patient (also helps to not mind slightly used stuff) you can do it pretty cheaply by watching the B&S here, sufu supermarket, ebay, gilt, and sales. I've slowly been able to replace most of the cheap stuff I own with nicer stuff this way without almost ever having to drop big $$$ on items.

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Same. I've only spent over 200+ on 4 items in my wardrobe.

2 pairs of shoes, and 2 jackets. Not bad

only things ive spent 200+ on are a schneider coat and like 3 toj pieces; i get really lucky with finding shoes at good prices

Buying quality stuff is better because* it's more expensive which means it'll take longer/be slower which means it'll be more adaptive to your inexorably changing tastes, which means you won't find yourself stuck with 25 OCBDs when you decide to go full gothninja (and if you still get stuck with stuff you don't want anymore, at least it'll have some resale value).


* I do not guarantee the validity of the following line of reasoning

pfft. It is worth spending in your price range for what you figure is the best fit. No shame in buying uniqlo vintage chinos or dockers alpha khaki if they fit you and wear great. Much more reasonable than spending the $200 or so for Unis chinos. I feel it is even more so in the case of ties, for a lot of people tiebar or $75 J.press/brooks does the job better than $170+ for Jil or Lanvin.

I too spend more on shoes then anything else but I love shoe design more than anything too.

Quality also leads to forums like this hyping ugly pea coats and fat toe shoes. Tricking the masses out of hundreds.



bows1 said:

Same. I've only spent over 200+ on 4 items in my wardrobe.
2 pairs of shoes, and 2 jackets. Not bad

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eternaldrake said:

only things ive spent 200+ on are a schneider coat and like 3 toj pieces; i get really lucky with finding shoes at good prices

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Same here, 2 of the 3 PS shoes I have I got in near new condition for less than $100 and both CPs I have I got for less than $150. Outerwear and 1 suit are the only things I've spent over $200 on.