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post #31 of 34
6/3/11 at 12:03am
if i were you i'd lose weight, lurk for a while and kop mostly footwear in the meantime. you foot size is (more or less) weight-insensitive; well-made and nice-looking shoes can survive many an aesthetic change (inevitable when starting out), and a simple outfit (white tee and well-fitting jeans, say) elevated by a great pair of shoes is not a bad look at all. who knows, by the time you're done losing weight you may have lurked enough to decide that you like simple outfits so much that all you're left to do style-wise is to improve on the jeans + tee + nice shoes combo (rather than moving on to kopping baller outerwear / knits for example)
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post #32 of 34
6/3/11 at 12:04am
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Originally Posted by kwoyeu View Post
if i were you i'd lose weight, lurk for a while and kop mostly footwear in the meantime. you foot size is (more or less) weight-insensitive; well-made and nice-looking shoes can survive many an aesthetic change (inevitable when starting out), and a simple outfit (white tee and well-fitting jeans, say) elevated by a great pair of shoes is not a bad look at all.

Very sage advice. I have a pair of Gucci loafers right now which are killing my feet. Any suggestions?
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post #33 of 34
6/3/11 at 12:16am
i'm hardly in a position to offer suggestions but there're lots of active shoes threads in this forum worth checking out, e.g.

baller sneaker thread
paul smith shoes thread
streetwear shoes and boots thread
alden thread
how many shoes you own

this may also be worth reading (in terms of wardrobe planning but also for shoes suggestions )
$5000 wardrobe
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post #34 of 34
6/3/11 at 12:53am
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Whenever I buy something, I want to buy it because I appreciate it and feel comfortable in it;

Ok.

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but also because it makes me look good and sends the right "image". I'm throwing out all of my clothes and starting from scratch. From the basic staples to fancy dinner outfits - from jeans to blazers to shirts to vnecks to sweaters to slacks.

I'm not sure what you mean by "right" image.

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Pacific Northwest. Lots of rain, cold weather, 60-90 days a year (TOPS) of sunny weather in the 80-90s.

Financial services/banking by profession. Mid to late twenties. Single. Straight.

Ok I bolded what was relevant, everything else is not. Since you live in the PNW you have a lot more options in terms of outerwear and layering. Your best investment, other than shoes, would be some good quality outerwear.

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In all honesty, if I hadn't read up a bit about JCrew on this site.. I would have thought the same thing. So I'm not surprised... And for staples, they really can't be THAT bad. I think JCrew is on par with Brooks Brothers... However back in the day, I'd say it was on par with.......


..... Abercrombie?


Seems like they've got some good changes happening there.

But I understand the sentiment.

JCrew is okay but why blow money on items you might dislike a few months from now? Also you talked about losing weight, so it'd be literally wasting money.

Try browsing the Official best Best Fit Pictures for a an idea of what you'll like. Ask any questions on brands, the users, or whatever in this thread.
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