Random fashion thoughts

[kindofyoung]

pretty much all my fits are cheap, like, below 300
(except when wearing varsityj

 

[Urthwhyte]

My most thumbed up fit ever (>30 or something) was Uniqlo and Clarks. It's possible to cobble together things that are interesting, well-designed, and fit an aesthetic (~*~*~*~personal style~*~*~*~) cheaply, it's just much more challenging.

There's a marked SF groupthink, but it's no different than what you find on cycling forums, programming boards, etc...enthusiasts tend to have their predilections and those who vehemently disagree don't tend to stick around. SF at least, is accepting (on the whole) of a more disparate variety than most other places; there's far more variation between say, brad-t and regis than anything you'd find on SZ or SuFu

 

[DividedWay]



LOL @ Xhale calling himself a "newbie."

Did I do something to you in a past life? I'm not XHale. The jackets are different... I'm sorry if I offended at some point

 

[Brothersport]

btw i actually don't think that's xhale. xhale pm'd me looking to buy something awhile ago as "12345678910" or something like that and told me to gmail him instead. we spoke, he said he would buy it, and i didn't hear back from him for days until i asked him what the deal was and he went "o i decided to get something else and forgot to respond."

 

[Platypus]



ah yes! along with my ploier cardigan

ps just wanna say joseph from suspension point is awesome, probably my favorite guy to deal with and the best service of any shop I deal with (besides sw of course but I don't buy much from ryan these days), if you guys aren't copping from him you should be.

Thanks! Now unpack that Ute Ploier and go wear it.

 

[hoozah]

Two days, you guys, two days left. Buy all your grail items while you still can appreciate them!

 

[stevent]



Two days, you guys, two days left. Buy all your grail items while you still can appreciate them!

Feel this is a bs excuse in lines with yolo and that ****

Did have a shot with Jessie Andrews tonight though, still not that hot in person but very cool person

 

[conceptionist]

Pretty funny thing just happened.

I had ordered pickup from UPS for returning a package and accidentally gave them the wrong street number when asked for my address. The pick-up guy called me 5 minutes later correcting me, saying I must be wrong because that's not where I live, lol.

Funny when you always have the same guy delivering stuff to you.

 

[Find Finn]



pretty much all my fits are cheap, like, below 300
(except when wearing varsityj

What?

I passed that in knitwear alone.

 

[Jabonator]

Right ear completely locked. Can't hear ****. ******* annoying.

That's all.

 

[snowmanxl]



ah yes! along with my ploier cardigan
ps just wanna say joseph from suspension point is awesome, probably my favorite guy to deal with and the best service of any shop I deal with (besides sw of course but I don't buy much from ryan these days), if you guys aren't copping from him you should be
support him, got my petrov colorblock and lins shirt coming this week

the long cardi, correct? almost pulled the trigger but id like to see a fit pic to persuade me
which lins shirt? throne collar? or asym in black?

seconded, J is a great dude
should be getting my little package today

 

[TWorksheets]

I'm still not really sure what brad (or brothersport or mikey) are getting at, but I disagree that cheap = boring. Here is a cheap look that I think is ******* rad:

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

I guess what makes it boring is that a lot of the guys posting basics have rather conservative tastes and go for the denim, ocbd, navy jacket, brown shoes look? If you want to use Mellow as an example of how to use a lot of basics you'll notice that he mixes it up with aggressive hems and colour combos (I think he posted one look with camel and grey that was ). Master Milano is another poster that has an eye for variety and interesting colour choices w/o the use of any of the blown-out SF items

I think there will always be distinct groups of people posting (ie. advice-seekers, thumb-seekers, etc.) For me it's just about contributing content. I really enjoy seeing what other people post and so I want to add to that and keep the thread going.

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I also noticed that Parker has removed all his old pics, but I've seen his thumbs around...

 

[g transistor]

I'm here to farm thumbs and eventually trade them in for my very own pair of Styleforum x Clarks x Ervell Fairisle Baby Alpaca Desert Boots.

But really, good photography goes a looooong way. Oftentimes it elevates the fit by quite a bit

 

[jet]



Thanks! Now unpack that Ute Ploier and go wear it.

owassup

the long cardi, correct? almost pulled the trigger but id like to see a fit pic to persuade me
which lins shirt? throne collar? or asym in black?
seconded, J is a great dude
should be getting my little package today

long yes, and throne

 

[MS007]



There's a marked SF groupthink.

Its not even Designer vs. Cheap or fast fashion. When people talk designer on SF they usually mean the handful of designers they have heard of or handled in their favorite store. 90% of Recent purchases is from the xth collection of the same guy, because Porter/Barneys/LNCC carries them. The variety on SF is very limited in that regard. Also, many of the fast fashion brands advocated here also base their design on past collections of the few big names in the business.

SF at least, is accepting (on the whole) of a more disparate variety than most other places; there's far more variation between say, brad-t and regis than anything you'd find on SZ or SuFu

This is more a compliment to brad than anything else, as he is one of the few posters on here that do extend that view.