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  1. TheDroog

    New Ralph Lauren line: Denim & Supply

    Interesting ... just read on ValetMag about RL's new clothing line called Denim & Supply. It's already online: http://www.ralphlauren.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=11391278 According to the website it's inspired by "the warehouse and artist communities of Brooklyn, NY." The clothes look kind...
  3. TheDroog

    NY Times Critical Shopper Reviews the Gap

    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/19/fa...=1&ref=fashion This is so right on target. Once the king of 90's casual fashion, Gap now aimlessly lumbers around trying to appeal to everyone and impressing no one. Patrick Robinson made a huge improvement with the 1969 jeans and now they've fired him...
  4. TheDroog

    Birkenstocks are cool again - discuss

    Saw this article in the Times today. What do you think? Are Birkenstocks so uncool that they will become cool again? http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/10/fa...ml?ref=fashion Even Macho Toes Like to Breathe If any shoe can be said to suffer from multiple-personality disorder, it is the...
  5. TheDroog

    Sense of play vs. Following the rules – where do you fall on the spectrum?

    For a while now I've been thinking about a personal style as a spectrum that exists between 2 extremes - following the rules (rigidity) and having fun with your clothing (play). Everyone comes to the table with a natural inclination on this spectrum, but it also strikes me that SF can have a...
  6. TheDroog

    Microfiber dress socks - your experience?

    My feet sweat a lot, so I've been looking to replace my cotton dress socks. I know wool does the job well, but microfiber socks seem much more readily available, especially where I live. They are also less expensive. I have several synthetic athletic shirts and they do a fine job of wicking...
  7. TheDroog

    NY Times says the era of $300 premium jeans is over

    The days of $300 premium jeans are dead, according to this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/29/fa..._r=1&ref=style Discuss.
  8. TheDroog

    Why were clothes so baggy in the 1990’s and how can we stop it from happening again?

    Here’s what I know. I was a teenager in the 1990’s, and when I started buying my own clothes, every OTR clothing store sold baggy clothes. You would walk into a Gap or Macy’s or J.Crew and find triple-pleated khakis. Button-down shirts fit like potato sacks. This is what all normal clothes...
  9. TheDroog

    LL Bean + Rogues Gallery = LL Bean Signature

    Interesting article in the NY Times this morning. Rogues Gallery's Alex Carleton is now heading up LL Bean's design team and creating a new collection "LL Bean Signature" with trimmer fits and more stylish options. The price point seems good too. If LL Bean keeps up its usual quality, this could...
  10. TheDroog

    Does Styleforum create new trends or does it simply follow them very closely?

    A simple question ... does SF actually CREATE new fashion trends or does it FOLLOW trends that are already out there, albeit at an advanced rate? I notice SF usually locks into trends 6-18 months before the general public is really into them. Take skinny jeans, slim-fit shirts, raw jeans...
  11. TheDroog

    East Coast Prep vs. Southern Prep vs. West Coast Prep. What’s the difference?

    I've seen these terms lazily thrown around here and there, but I have yet to fully understand what distinguishes one from the other. Are there true aesthetic differences between them? Is one more "authentic" than the others? And do certain brands gravitate towards one type more than the others...
  12. TheDroog

    New Sartorialist Photo -- Workwear done right

    I'm not the biggest fan of the whole workwear trend, but I love what the gentleman above has done with it. Instead of wearing a workwear uniform, he's made it his own. Great details from top to bottom ... the sunglasses, the bow-tie, three varying sizes of plaid, hobo gloves, brogued shoes...
  13. TheDroog

    Uniqlo > Rugby > J.Crew > H&M > BR > A&F > Gap ...

    Inspired by the Target > Gap thread, I've decided to rank the mall stores from best to worst. Uniqlo Rugby J.Crew H&M BR A&F Gap Target American Eagle Old Navy Express Aeropostale Club Monaco Did I leave any major stores out? Is the order wrong? Discuss ...
  14. TheDroog

    Is the duck boot the new boat shoe?

    Last week, I joked in another thread that boat shoe mania would eventually end and be replaced by the slightly uglier duck boot. This week I got the newest GQ, and lo and behold, the duck boot was featured as the cool shoe of fall in the "hunting season" spread. Duck boots are functional, but...
  15. TheDroog

    Slim fit tuxedo -- any suggestions?

    I've done a few searches on both SF and AAAC but didn't quite dig up as much info as I would have like, so I'm starting a new thread. (If there's an old one I missed somehow, please let me know). After years of renting, I've decided to buy a tuxedo. I want it slim fitting with satin peak...
  16. TheDroog

    Button-down shirts that don't button down all the way

    I recently bought a Hickey OCBD that confuses the hell out of me. The bottom of the shirt, where the 7th button ought to be, comes together as a single stretch of cloth. It's not stitched together ... it's one piece of fabric. In order to put the shirt on, you have to pull it over your head...
  17. TheDroog

    Vilebrequin vs. Sundek, or The Battle of the $100+ Swim Trunks

    Vilebrequin and Sundek swim trunks have been mentioned in several style magazines this spring/summer and I'm intrigued. Vilebrequin comes in hundred different patterns and colors, and judging from their website (http://www.vilebrequin.com/) they look pretty awesome. And Sundek has the whole...
  18. TheDroog

    Fashion trends you don't buy into

    Are there ever any fashion trends or "hot" items that you don't buy into? I can think of one off the top of my head: Boat shoes: It seems like the style zeitgeist has recently appointed these shoes the best thing since sliced bread. Every issue of GQ and Details highlights them these days...
  19. TheDroog

    Opinions on "Steampunk" fashion

    Anyone have opinions on Steampunk fashion? I've know of steampunk as a genre of science fiction and Japanese anime, but I never heard about it as a fashion movement until today's NY Times article. It's "an adventurous pastiche of neo-Victorian, Edwardian and military style accented with...
  20. TheDroog

    Opinions on "Steampunk" fashion

    Anyone have opinions on Steampunk fashion? I've know of steampunk as a genre of science fiction and Japanese anime, but I never heard about it as a fashion movement until today's NY Times article. It's "an adventurous pastiche of neo-Victorian, Edwardian and military style accented with...
  21. TheDroog

    What ever happened to Tommy Hilfiger?

    I've been wondering about this for a few months now. Tommy Hilfiger used to be the absolute *********** 90's... the t-shirts with the huge logos, the button-down shirts with multi-color stripes all over them. Man, it seemed like everyone was wearing his stuff. And then a few years ago he created...
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