Random Fashion Thoughts (Part 3: Style farmer strikes back) - our general discussion thread

[FlowableFill]

Maybe it's a barrier to entry thing. You can get a decent pair of goodyear welted shoes for $200-300 new. Getting a suit, sport coat, trousers, etc. can be pretty expensive. And shoes are pretty interchangeable outfit-wise. Contrary to the conventional wisdom on this website, most people don't really care if someone wears oxfords with jeans.

 

[Lorcan7]

But why hasn't the same happened on the SWD side of the board?

The Fedora Lounge siphoned off all the leather dad collector guys interested in comparing the stitches-per-inch on their jackets

 

[d4nimal]

The Fedora Lounge siphoned off all the leather dad collector guys interested in comparing the stitches-per-inch on their jackets

I’m still here!

 

[UrbanComposition]

I admit to really getting into shoes about five years ago. But then I just stopped because a) I now have more shoes than my wife and b) guys tend to view them as stand alone items when the exact opposite is true.

 

[d4nimal]

I admit to really getting into shoes about five years ago. But then I just stopped because a) I now have more shoes than my wife and b) guys tend to view them as stand alone items when the exact opposite is true.

Kinda the same way for me. I find that a lot of “grail” type items guys often view in isolation and don’t consider anything else. Leather jackets, watches, shoes and boots - more recently stuff like JMM sunglasses (especially the Frontier ones). There doesn’t seem to be much thought about how something will work with a certain vibe or overall aesthetic.

 

[sinnedk]

@d4nimal, @UrbanComposition I try my best to buy things that work into my wardrobe. A few years back yeah I bought stuff that I had to build around or have to buy things that are only from a particular designer that works together. As of late I mix all sorts of ****, haven’t had too many misses these days but that’s all due to the journey, had I not experienced these issues I wouldn’t know how to do things better.

as always I love CCP leather jackets,how often would I wear them over a modern rider? Would they work in my wardrobe probably not so I look from Afar.

 

[Chaconne]

Kinda the same way for me. I find that a lot of “grail” type items guys often view in isolation and don’t consider anything else. Leather jackets, watches, shoes and boots - more recently stuff like JMM sunglasses (especially the Frontier ones). There doesn’t seem to be much thought about how something will work with a certain vibe or overall aesthetic.

On the SWD side, sometimes. But what baffles me on the CM side is guys who have 200 pairs of nearly identical shoes that all go with everything they have (except the crazy neon green ones). More power to them but that many barely discernible choices would drive me nuts!

 

[whorishconsumer]

LORO – Rolling dub trio

 

[sinnedk]

On the SWD side, sometimes. But what baffles me on the CM side is guys who have 200 pairs of nearly identical shoes that all go with everything they have (except the crazy neon green ones). More power to them but that many barely discernible choices would drive me nuts!

i do this with sw&d

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LORO – Rolling dub trio

 

[upsett1_spaghett1]

Their stuff is really cool

Just checked them out, definitely going on the List

 

[upsett1_spaghett1]

except for opera pumps...

Wasn't like everyone on IG obsessed with the B&L Sagan and wearing the opera pump one with casual outfits like a while back though?

 

[upsett1_spaghett1]

The Fedora Lounge siphoned off all the leather dad collector guys interested in comparing the stitches-per-inch on their jackets

As someone who still checks in on FL every few days I feel personally attacked

 

[upsett1_spaghett1]

eels like the CM side of the forum is just about shoes at this point.

As someone who likes both sides of the forum because it satisfies my split personality style wise I tend to agree with this.

I think part of it is that for a lot CM folks the most playful they get is with shoes. That, and lets be real it's way easier to talk about shoes all day then spread collar vs OCBD

 

[Jobst]

i think it's the cozy uncle/nephew dynamic

 

[nahneun]

i think it's the cozy uncle/nephew dynamic

I am the Uncle and the Nephew, the Green Breast Wallet and the One Shoe. I am the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come—the Almighty One Suit.