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post #136 of 162
9/29/09 at 10:21pm
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Originally Posted by laphroaig View Post
All the fashionistas and trendies have gathered in one thread to debate weather we should all be wearing tight or loose clothing. At stake is this months groupthink, and we are having a hard time reaching consensus.

I wear both so I'm probably gonna get shot.
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post #137 of 162
9/29/09 at 10:22pm
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Originally Posted by Crane's View Post
I wear both so I'm probably gonna get shot.

Who is the Pol Pot of StyleForum?
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post #138 of 162
9/29/09 at 10:25pm
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Originally Posted by amplifiedheat View Post
I distrust coincidence. One saw a lot of people "independently rediscovering" the boxy three-button before they started talking about how "slim lapels suit the slimmer man." If you're still wearing narrow lapels after GQ stops hawking them, you'll have my respect.

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^ +1

Sigh. You need to hang out in the WAYWRN thread more.
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post #139 of 162
9/29/09 at 10:28pm
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Originally Posted by MetroStyles View Post
Who is the Pol Pot of StyleForum?

I don't know, I'm just your friendly neighborhood anarchist webmaster causing trouble as usual.
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post #140 of 162
9/29/09 at 10:28pm
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I don't know, I'm just your friendly neighborhood anarchist webmaster causing trouble as usual.

Better keep your quirks under wraps. The peasant revolution will favor those who wear brown.
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post #141 of 162
9/29/09 at 10:37pm
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Better keep your quirks under wraps. The peasant revolution will favor those who wear brown.

I wear brown too so I guess I'll be OK when the peasants revolt. I better buy some black though just in case the revolt is quashed.
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post #142 of 162
9/29/09 at 11:41pm
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You're simply not very smart. I am on the low side of healthy weight--I can hardly find belts small enough for my waist and jackets that don't require a recut. I'm criticizing some of the assumptions behind the trend, and the concept of trendiness in general. That you choose to argue on such a low level is symptomatic of a deeper feeling of inferiority.

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post #143 of 162
9/29/09 at 11:43pm
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He has a nice skeletal frame.
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post #144 of 162
9/29/09 at 11:50pm
Thread Starter 
Look at the webbing on that hand.
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post #145 of 162
9/30/09 at 12:12am
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Originally Posted by sho'nuff View Post
actually i dont care if you dont trust. no bother to me. honestly i dont know why you think everyone (but you ) is imprisoned and stressed by trends that come and go and/or we so urgently need to prove that we are not or we won't get so and so's respect. just relax. it's clothes.
You do realize this is a website made for the singular purpose of having intense debates on clothing? More to the point, I don't think anything like what you claim. All I mean to suggest is that the influence of fashion can be subtle, and it is the well-dressed man's responsibility to be aware of it. After all, people will reliably deny being influenced by advertising, even when it's scientifically clear that they are.

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All the fashionistas and trendies have gathered in one thread to debate whether we should all be wearing tight or loose clothing. At stake is this months groupthink, and we are having a hard time reaching consensus.
This.
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post #146 of 162
9/30/09 at 12:14am
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneso...ion_Experiment
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post #147 of 162
9/30/09 at 12:27am
I actually had been a similiar size in 1996 to the guy in the photo that IBJanky posted. I weighed 125 lbs and had a 27-28" waist. The waist size may have been smaller, as I didn't have pants that actually fit. I just had a belt tightened to the last loop on a 30" waist jeans, and my pants rested on my hips. I couldn't afford alterations, so I pulled the excess shirt fabric to the back and tucked it in, then tightened the belt as much as I could. Of course, the excess fabric found away to the front, throughout the normal workday. Slim fit dress shirts weren't available at any department stores for an affordable price $30, as I was young and broke.
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post #148 of 162
9/30/09 at 12:43am
In this thread:

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post #149 of 162
9/30/09 at 12:46am
Fair enough.

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You do realize this is a website made for the singular purpose of having intense debates on clothing? More to the point, I don't think anything like what you claim. All I mean to suggest is that the influence of fashion can be subtle, and it is the well-dressed man's responsibility to be aware of it. After all, people will reliably deny being influenced by advertising, even when it's scientifically clear that they are.


This.
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post #150 of 162
9/30/09 at 1:05am
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When the arms actually rest on the belly, one goes past the poor power of tailoring to add or subtract.
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