Oblivious / Lordofpi 2.0

[lordofpi]

Hi all. Long time SFer from the other side of the fence in Men's Clothing. I apologize in advance for the rambling.

Since I was a kid, I was always an admirer of higher end men's wear. In high school, I was already working in professional fields, and I eventually moved into an executive position. All the while, my passion for men's clothing played wonderfully with the attire I wore with my positions and in my regular life as well. I was usually adorned in a suit six days per week and something similar on the seventh -- kind of always ready for "official business."

After much calamity (word to the wise: don't call your boss's daughter a ****), I now find myself without a job after all these years. I will no longer be either in the field nor the type of positions I was in again for many years if ever. I also lost a great deal of weight and no longer fit my more formal attire. Double reasons why I now need to learn how to dress myself in a "streetwear" manner (since wearing suits is not only -not- an option but also out-of-place), and I am struggling.

I have a very loving girlfriend who has aided me in getting some jeans, shorts, t-shirts, and polo shirts -- none of which I owned before. She has done a fantastic job, but at some point, I will have to take over and build my own "style" again from scratch -- I can't live any other way lol. I have no idea what I really like, what I would like to look like, etc. All I ever knew was MC-esque attire and I did it well.

I am about to hit 30, I have a 34" waist, 5'10", dark hair -- but I just don't have any clue what direction to go in. While I may have been commissioning bespoke garments in the past, and styling like a fiend of my own design, we are far away from that in terms of the type of lifestyle I lead and to the extent to which I am both able and willing to spend on things now, and I simply feel lost and maybe a bit unmotivated.

I have been lurking and observing threads on here at SW&D for months, including WAYWT threads, but just can't get a feel. Can someone help point me in the right direction so that I might be able to rebuild myself in this new incarnation?

I'm so sorry for writing such a long post; I felt all of this was kind of necessary to explain how I got to this point.

I anxiously await your replies, harsh though they may be.

 

[lordofpi]

Well, I have analyzed the lack of response here and drawn some conclusions:

(1a) Regardless of my situation, I should just keep lurking until I feel inspired.

(1b) My thread started here is just way too premature. I am eager to get back into the midst of things, but I just don't have much to contribute at the moment.

(2) It is possible I still belong over on MC, but just more on the casual side of things -- rather than switching over to SW&D.

(3) This was just a poorly worded thread, I am a little nuts nowadays, and no one could really make it through my lengthy BS. For that, I apologize, especially to those who actually pushed on through it all.

So lurk on I shall, both here -and- in MC, in hopes of being inspired to be able to re-establish a style for myself. See you all on the boards.

 

[mensimageconsultant]

What is likely to be your future line of work? You live in a temperate or warm climate? Those kinds of details can help narrow down options.