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

[BlakeRVA]

Imogene + Willie have been slaying it in the graphic t-shirt department.

I have the Born to Lose one though, and the quality is a bit underwhelming. Lets just say design is the strongest point.

Quality as in the fabric feels cheap, the sewing is lackluster, or something else?

 

[justridiculous]

I have one of I+W's graphic tees and I love it. I don't find the quality to be an issue at all; they're meant to have that "vintage tee" feel to them. Broken-in, soft, a bit thinner. If you're expecting a heavier duty tee on the level of 3Sixteen, Lady White Co., etc., then you'll be disappointed. If you want a soft, cozy tee, then these are great.

 

[bows1]

I have one of I+W's graphic tees and I love it. I don't find the quality to be an issue at all; they're meant to have that "vintage tee" feel to them. Broken-in, soft, a bit thinner. If you're expecting a heavier duty tee on the level of 3Sixteen, Lady White Co., etc., then you'll be disappointed. If you want a soft, cozy tee, then these are great.

I just found the graphic tees to be even shorter than their color block tees. Color block tees I like a lot but the cut is different on the graphic ones

 

[XWT]

Quality as in the fabric feels cheap, the sewing is lackluster, or something else?

What @justridiculous said. The quality is decent but in the same price range, the leading plain tees feel more substantial.

 

[sipang]

Heyyy I watched another movie.

L'Amour l'après midi aka Chloe in the Afternoon (Eric Rohmer, 1972). A moral tale about turtlenecks and temptation.


Protagonist loooves a good black tnecked 3-pcs suit (CM double yikes, the 70s etc). Directional.





Good leg volume (+ good heel height)




Shopping for... turtlenecks


















A shirt at last (also actually a plot point, fashion matters here ...)






Style diagonal















The end.



Two things I noticed. Freaking massive belts with suits (see above) and comically deep center vent on the jackets. Not sure if it's a period thing or a designer's idiosyncrasy (suits by Daniel Hechter for the curious).







Random trivia, there's an US remake directed by Chris Rock

 

[armellod.e]

Heyyy I watched another movie.

L'Amour l'après midi aka Chloe in the Afternoon (Eric Rohmer, 1972). A moral tale about turtlenecks and temptation.

One of my faves. You might already know but it was big inspiration for Lemaire AW19 (the suits, tnecks, pajamas, etc). There was a viscose shirt modeled after one in La Collectionneuse too.

 

[cb200]

 

[ghdvfddzgzdzg]

I+W tee talk: I have an old blue tee from them. Very soft, very thin. I have two graphic tees from them (born to lose & hot sauce devil) and they’re pleasantly a little thicker. In terms of construction, it’s a tee, it’s fine. what am I supposed to expect? I do like how the necks on the tees age in their wash process. Oh and I also like their dead Mickey graphic

 

[dieworkwear]

Heyyy I watched another movie.

L'Amour l'après midi aka Chloe in the Afternoon (Eric Rohmer, 1972). A moral tale about turtlenecks and temptation.


Protagonist loooves a good black tnecked 3-pcs suit (CM double yikes, the 70s etc). Directional.

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Shopping for... turtlenecks

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A shirt at last (also actually a plot point, fashion matters here ...)

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Style diagonal

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The end.



Two things I noticed. Freaking massive belts with suits (see above) and comically deep center vent on the jackets. Not sure if it's a period thing or a designer's idiosyncrasy (suits by Daniel Hechter for the curious).

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Random trivia, there's an US remake directed by Chris Rock

Henry Stewart used to make suits like that. Broad, padded shoulders, slim waist, long skirt, and a very high vent.

Some young guy once found a Henry Stewart suit in the attic of some Connecticut home. The suit was made for Paul Newman.

This photo doesn't show the vent, but it's likely as high as the one in that movie.

Connecticut man stumbles upon Paul Newman’s suit in basement inside trash bag

A man renting an apartment in a Victorian house in Connecticut was poking around the basement when he was surprised to find some fine clothes stuffed in a trash bag. A tailor’s tag listing the client’s name on one of the suits startled him even more.

www.nydailynews.com

 

[#dadcore]

Newman of any era is obviously a style icon, but “Color of Money” era Newman (assuming that suit was for the film) is just truly superhuman levels of swag. Can’t easily find a picture of the DB camel overcoat he wears in that movie but it’s just otherworldly.

Spoiler

 

[sinnedk]

I watched that movie recently, didn’t like it. Which is very surprising since Scorsese directed it, cruise and Newman. Newman even won best supporting actor there.

 

[sipang]

One of my faves. You might already know but it was big inspiration for Lemaire AW19 (the suits, tnecks, pajamas, etc). There was a viscose shirt modeled after one in La Collectionneuse too.

That's pretty cool, I had no idea actually. Costume design on Rohmer's film is always on point, very solid through the 90s too (same for Rivette, Gang of Four is 10/10 on fashion). And Lemaire referencing of 70s and 80s fashion is unparalleled imo, just the right balance.

Henry Stewart used to make suits like that. Broad, padded shoulders, slim waist, long skirt, and a very high vent.

Some young guy once found a Henry Stewart suit in the attic of some Connecticut home. The suit was made for Paul Newman.

This photo doesn't show the vent, but it's likely as high as the one in that movie.

Connecticut man stumbles upon Paul Newman’s suit in basement inside trash bag

A man renting an apartment in a Victorian house in Connecticut was poking around the basement when he was surprised to find some fine clothes stuffed in a trash bag. A tailor’s tag listing the client’s name on one of the suits startled him even more.

www.nydailynews.com

Slim waist long skirt jackets are awesome (with structured but not too broad shoulders pls). I think that's the thing I like the most about 70s tailoring, or at least my patchy notion of it. I'd wear it, big vent and all.

Still, so strange looking...

 

[UrbanComposition]

I really dig that look. Ben G Cobb does it well and his Instagram is full of all sorts of inspiration from that era.

 

[hoodog]

Hamsters rule.

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[motosacto]

I watched that movie recently, didn’t like it. Which is very surprising since Scorsese directed it, cruise and Newman. Newman even won best supporting actor there.

If you haven’t already, go back and watch The Hustler. It’s “only” about a 25 year time difference, but the clothing and film aesthetic makes it feel like a different universe...