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Croak, croak. Looking good, crusty. But I miss the picture of you standing.
Hey teg, care to explain?
I used to wear really tight fitting shirts, a la current GQ style, several years ago. It restricted movement, and the shirts became unwearable when I gained a couple of lbs. I think my shirts fit me fine now, but would love to hear your 2 cents.
It's fine to wear what you want and all... but it's a little silly and disingenuous to state that you don't care about what people think and that you dress only for yourself. If that was the case, you wouldn't stage posed pictures of yourself and post them on a tumblr dedicated to showing people what you wear, and you wouldn't post them in threads that are essentially there to either gain approval from your "hobby" peers or gather critique. From what I've seen of the reactions to the latter, I'd venture to say most people post pics with the former in mind. Let's be honest with ourselves.
Hey teg, care to explain?
I used to wear really tight fitting shirts, a la current GQ style, several years ago. It restricted movement, and the shirts became unwearable when I gained a couple of lbs. I think my shirts fit me fine now, but would love to hear your 2 cents.
you're a slim guy (which is good!), but you seem to have slightly wide hips, which is emphasized by both your shirts and your pants. to me your upper body basically looks like a slightly tapering rectangle, then there's a big flare at the hips (emphasized by the pockets of the pants). the way to get around this is to have your shirts slightly looser all over, so there's less contrast between the super fitted waist of the shirt and the pant pocket flare and your hips. you should also maybe look into MTM or bespoke trousers, if you want to be really particular.
hope that makes sense.
Thanks Casey. It's actually a good haircut, but a few weeks ago, six perhaps, I went to a local barber because I couldn't make it out to the salon I usually get it cut at. The barber there pushed my hairline back a good centimeter. As a result, I've been trying to cover it up as cleverly as possible. Prior to that, I rolled with the Ivy League combed to the side. It's going to take forever for it to grow back. Sigh.
I think some of what you're seeing is due to camera angle. I can't be arsed to go back and verify this impression, but I recall that most of his pics are from a fairly low vantage point.
Also, to be clear, I wasn't taking a position on wj4's look, just encouraging him to keep posting.
The temperatures are expected to hit 91F/33C this afternoon here in NYC, and I've not the fortitude to wear a jacket of any variety today, but I do need to look a bit smart, as I'm attending a benefit party this evening, so here's my version of "smart casual".
91F is hot? Jesus I need to move...
Manhattan is like 95% pavement. If the forecast says 91 you can bet that the actual temp below the two story mark is closer to 105.
It's all in what you're used to. My partner, a lifelong resident of the UK, refers to "it's getting hot" when the temperature goes above 20C - a.k.a. 68F. As it is, I'm a New England Yankee, and tolerate cold much better than heat.