Should I or shouldn't I buy... (clothing item)?

peachfuzzmcgee · Jan 29, 2021

whorishconsumer said:
Or if someone fears washing their jeans lest they can't get back into them because they've eaten too many COVID snacks and only order takeout.

Im the reverse of that spectrum, my jeans are not fitting because I’m losing weight. No access to free meals at work means I gotta cook or be broke. Maybe that’s why I’m advocating washing jeans, shrink to fit babyyy.

tdes81 · Jan 30, 2021

peachfuzzmcgee said:
Im the reverse of that spectrum, my jeans are not fitting because I’m losing weight. No access to free meals at work means I gotta cook or be broke. Maybe that’s why I’m advocating washing jeans, shrink to fit babyyy.

Dude just tighen your belt and also **** you because covid has done a number on me. Too much booze, too little exercise.

karmaguy · Jan 31, 2021

im debating between the sunspel riviera polo and the armoury's polo by ascot change...armoury's is ~2x as expensive but i suspect the armourys will fit a bit better...anyone have thoughts/feelings/other reqs?

peachfuzzmcgee · Jan 31, 2021

tdes81 said:
Dude just tighen your belt and also **** you because covid has done a number on me. Too much booze, too little exercise.

I've literally got a hole a punch because I needed another hole one like 3 of my belts. I went from eating greezy work food, then going out with friends and getting smashed to becoming essentially a cooking hippie growing my own cactus for food. Somehow Im coming out of the coronavirus happier and healthier than before.

What have I become, I once hated hippies. I have become what I once fought.

NautOfEarth · Jan 31, 2021

Looking for some new green trousers.

Taylor Stitch 12 oz Camp Pants

OR

Left Field NYC 13 oz Olive Duck Work Uniform Chino

dieworkwear · Jan 31, 2021

NautOfEarth said:
Looking for some new green trousers.

Taylor Stitch 12 oz Camp Pants

OR

Left Field NYC 13 oz Olive Duck Work Uniform Chino

I like the colder green on the Left Field a bit more. It has a grey cast.

hammerhead_corvette · Jan 31, 2021

NautOfEarth said:
Looking for some new green trousers.

Taylor Stitch 12 oz Camp Pants

OR

Left Field NYC 13 oz Olive Duck Work Uniform Chino

I have the Taylor Stitch pants. The are a pretty bright green. I mean not off putting. The camp pant is probably my favorite fit, I have like 4 pairs. I haven't had the best of luck with Left Field sizing and fit. They are a company I wish I liked more.

iboon99 · Feb 2, 2021

Hi everyone, longtime lurker who has really enjoyed the thread. I've been reading a lot of DWW and I'm thinking about getting a balmacaan (specifically the DBF mac https://divisionroadinc.com/collect...arris-tweed-wool-loden-coat-brown-houndstooth) but unsure if it would look good with casualwear. Also, sweaters are too fussy for my lifestyle; I'd mainly wear it over a synthetic insulated jacket or a sweatshirt, and with blue jeans and chunky shoes. Thoughts?

gdl203 · Feb 2, 2021

iboon99 said:
Hi everyone, longtime lurker who has really enjoyed the thread. I've been reading a lot of DWW and I'm thinking about getting a balmacaan (specifically the DBF mac https://divisionroadinc.com/collect...arris-tweed-wool-loden-coat-brown-houndstooth) but unsure if it would look good with casualwear. Also, sweaters are too fussy for my lifestyle; I'd mainly wear it over a synthetic insulated jacket or a sweatshirt, and with blue jeans and chunky shoes. Thoughts?

If it helps, I'm wearing it in our livestream from last week (around minute 44:30-45:00) with jeans, a sweatshirt and AF1s

Fuuma · Feb 2, 2021

iboon99 said:
Hi everyone, longtime lurker who has really enjoyed the thread. I've been reading a lot of DWW and I'm thinking about getting a balmacaan (specifically the DBF mac https://divisionroadinc.com/collect...arris-tweed-wool-loden-coat-brown-houndstooth) but unsure if it would look good with casualwear. Also, sweaters are too fussy for my lifestyle; I'd mainly wear it over a synthetic insulated jacket or a sweatshirt, and with blue jeans and chunky shoes. Thoughts?

"Hi, I'm a super casual guy, going to such extremes of casualness as finding ******* sweaters too fussy but I want to include a formal-adjacent coat that some blog told me was cool. Could it work?"

It could work I guess (see @gdl203 who I'm sure pulls it off beautifully or, I'm sure, some of the pictures posted on DWW) but it sounds like a bad idea. If you can't be bothered with sweaters (wtf!!!!) I'd find an equally attractive AND very casual/unfussy piece of outerwear that would be more congruent with your lifestyle and overall look and would thus work in pretty much every context. Casual outfits tend to be associated with stuff that looks good beatup/aged like denim, leather or those waxed barbours so maybe go for something that has that characteristic.

iboon99 · Feb 2, 2021

Fuuma said:
"Hi, I'm a super casual guy, going to such extremes of casualness as finding ******* sweaters too fussy but I want to include a formal-adjacent coat that some blog told me was cool. Could it work?"

It could work I guess (see @gdl203 who I'm sure pulls it off beautifully or, I'm sure, some of the pictures posted on DWW) but it sounds like a bad idea. If you can't be bothered with sweaters (wtf!!!!) I'd find an equally attractive AND very casual/unfussy piece of outerwear that would be more congruent with your lifestyle and overall look and would thus work in pretty much every context. Casual outfits tend to be associated with stuff that looks good beatup/aged like denim, leather or those waxed barbours so maybe go for something that has that characteristic.

Okay ... I'm not sure where this frustration is coming from, but my wardrobe is designed to fit my lifestyle, not the other way around. I just don't like hand-washing or dry cleaning—everything goes into hot wash/hot dry for me. I have plenty of hiking/outdoor adjacent clothing that is perfectly functional and I enjoy very much, both on a practical and emotional level. I've just been wearing a lot of the same things during quarantine and want to try new things. Is the impulse to explore, to grow really that strange?

Benesyed · Feb 2, 2021

You can machine wash cotton sweaters... And cold wash + hang drying is better for pretty much everything in terms of how long it'll last you.

I just don't get why sweatshirts in, sweaters out. Not every sweater is delicate.

BlakeRVA · Feb 2, 2021

iboon99 said:
Okay ... I'm not sure where this frustration is coming from, but my wardrobe is designed to fit my lifestyle, not the other way around. I just don't like hand-washing or dry cleaning—everything goes into hot wash/hot dry for me. I have plenty of hiking/outdoor adjacent clothing that is perfectly functional and I enjoy very much, both on a practical and emotional level. I've just been wearing a lot of the same things during quarantine and want to try new things. Is the impulse to explore, to grow really that strange?

I'd recommend experimenting with different tops and bottoms before making big ticket purchases like outerwear. Particularly since your style is evolving and you're not sure where it's going yet.

Perhaps order the coat and play around with incorporating it in your wardrobe. Don't remove the tags and wear it around the house with different outfits to see how you like it. If you like it, great! If not, return it. Hope that helps.

troika · Feb 2, 2021

iboon99 said:
Okay ... I'm not sure where this frustration is coming from, but my wardrobe is designed to fit my lifestyle, not the other way around. I just don't like hand-washing or dry cleaning—everything goes into hot wash/hot dry for me. I have plenty of hiking/outdoor adjacent clothing that is perfectly functional and I enjoy very much, both on a practical and emotional level. I've just been wearing a lot of the same things during quarantine and want to try new things. Is the impulse to explore, to grow really that strange?

Welcome to styleforum. Enjoy your stay!

iboon99 · Feb 2, 2021

Benesyed said:
You can machine wash cotton sweaters... And cold wash + hang drying is better for pretty much everything in terms of how long it'll last you.

I just don't get why sweatshirts in, sweaters out. Not every sweater is delicate.

The sweatshirt/sweater distinction is more an avoidance of the differences in semantic properties of the two categories rather than a hard line. Both wool sweatshirts exist and cotton sweaters exist—just they aren't the ideal type of each garment.
This gentle laundry = longevity thing is also a little strange to me—given the things that I wear, I haven't really had a problem with garments aging out. If anything, I'll eventually forget and tumble dry everything so to me, it's better to choose things that can be dried without too much shrinkage.

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