New Thom Browne Suit

[SoCal2NYC]

The obese part was just a South Park joke.

 

[kronik]

Hrm, I've seen like every South Park ever made and I can't place that joke.

 

[embowafa]

Originally Posted by kronik

Neither. I'm incredibly black, definitely overweight, but not obese. Oh, and a man. A manly man. Not your type of man.

I'm going to guess....Charles Barkley?

 

[kronik]

I'm sure one of my compatriots will roll through and post a picture of me either in a pink sweater or paying for a fruity drink.

Nothing like Charles Barkley - maybe in 10 years.

 

[Gaius Pompeius Trimalchio]

Originally Posted by John Ellis

Imagine the photos in ten years time. Remember polyester leisure suits, sideburns, bell bottoms, frilled blue evening shirts, lapels 15" wide!!!!
Do you think yfyf will be embarassed of his photos in this thread in 10 years? I doubt it. You could name all sorts of differences between Browne and 70s adaptations of men's suiting/formalwear, since Browne's is more of an homage while the latter is a travesty. I agree that following trends is a dangerous game, but it is part of what makes style so interesting--taking a risk that you might later regret.

 

[embowafa]

Originally Posted by Gaius Pompeius Trimalchio

Do you think yfyf would be embarassed of his photos in this thread in 10 years? I doubt it.

You could name all sorts of differences between Browne and 70s adaptations of men's suiting/formalwear, since Browne's is more of an homage while the latter is a travesty.

I agree that following trends is a dangerous game, but it is part of what makes style so interesting--taking a risk that you might later regret.

isn't it only a travesty in retrospect?

I don't think people thought it was a travesty at the time...or did they. I'm just guessing as I wasn't alive.

I'm not necessarily saying we'll look back on TB as a dated look...especially yfyf's example. However, his longer trousers completely kill the TB "look" and turn it into something a little more mainstream. The extreme look in the first picture, I'm willing to bet, will be looked back on as a 'WTF' design.

 

[kronik]

I disagree that yfyf's look kills TB's "vision" - he has approximately no break with 3 inch cuffs. Sure, they're not 3 inches off the ground but it's still not "mainstream".

 

[macuser3of5]

Originally Posted by Gaius Pompeius Trimalchio

I agree that following trends is a dangerous game, but it is part of what makes style so interesting--taking a risk that you might later regret.
This is a good point. I would rather do something risky than play it conservative. No sense in trying to speculate future fashion/style trends (which really, are the same thing, despite claims to the opposite).

 

[edmorel]

Originally Posted by kronik

Having had a number of women proffer themselves to me and declining..



This thread just went from stupid to just plain ricockculous.

 

[kronik]

Originally Posted by edmorel

This thread just went from stupid to just plain ricockculous.
I was wondering who'd post first - you or whodini.

 

[DandySF]

Foget it, Jake. It's the Internet.

 

[SoCal2NYC]

Originally Posted by kronik

Hrm, I've seen like every South Park ever made and I can't place that joke.

I want to say it may be from the Butters balls on chin freak one. But, it was like a Murray type show or something and they were like "Today we have an incredibly obese black man" and then he said "Excuse me! I am an incredibly black obese man!"

 

[embowafa]

Originally Posted by kronik

I disagree that yfyf's look kills TB's "vision" - he has approximately no break with 3 inch cuffs. Sure, they're not 3 inches off the ground but it's still not "mainstream".

oh, but it does...and this is according to old Thom himself...

Rule #6: "The trousers should be worn high-waisted so that the cuff of the trouser falls above the ankle."

Rule #10: "The shoes should be worn without socks."

http://www.esquire.com/style/fashion...roperusage1007

 

[Profacio]

Originally Posted by kronik

Neither. I'm incredibly black, definitely overweight, but not obese. Oh, and a man. A manly man. Not your type of man.

South Park or not, I found this quite humorous.

 

[edmorel]

Originally Posted by kronik

I was wondering who'd post first - you or whodini.

he's busy reminicising about your time together singing duets.