Random fashion thoughts - Part II (A New Hope)

[KaleidoscopicK]

Bought a $42 plain white tee from Buck Mason, wtf wrong with my head...

As a person who has paid four digits for a pair of dress shoes - and that's with a 50% discount - and will soon be paying off the remaining balance for a shirt that goes for close to that, nothing.

(Unless you're struggling to pay your bills, then go return that **** ASAFP. )

 

[LA Guy]

Yeah I've gotten that before on carrot cut pants. Tight calves on pants is definitely less uncomfortable than tight thighs on pants though.

Yeah, these are not even uncomfortable - the opposite. That said, I can't do any high kicks in these things, and it's not the thighs and crotch (roomy) that are the limiting factors, but the calves (the jeans can't possibly ride up my leg high enough for that to happen.)

 

[Zamb]

Steven Alan is going through some restructuring. the company is struggling and Alan trying to figure out the way forward

 

[LA Guy]

Steven Alan is going through some restructuring. the company is struggling and Alan trying to figure out the way forward

Apparently going more same brand.

That is the granddaddy of all Brooklyn hipster stores, and frankly, the DNA remains intact (though at the very beginning it was a bit different) - casual, rupply, relaxed weekend clothing. Just remains to be seen whether what was a hit in say, 2003, (Louis Boston carried loads of it) can be translated into 2017 tastes. I really do hope that he makes it.

 

[dieworkwear]

GQ story on Needles:

http://www.gq.com/story/the-story-behind-needles

 

[jet]

I remember looking at sa shirts in 2006 and almost pulled the trigger on one, thankfully I came to my senses.

 

[Coldsnap]

My SA stuff is very basic. I remember I looked at their stuff as an alternative to uniqlo , when uniqkis quality started to slip.

 

[dotcomzzz]

Still wish I had my Needles ma-1. Burgundy with violet lining. Wore that thing to tatters.

 

[LA Guy]

GQ story on Needles:

http://www.gq.com/story/the-story-behind-needles

I first saw Needles in... I want to say 2010, but it could have been a year earlier, or later, when I visited the Nepenthes showroom for the first time, to see Engineered Garments. The stuff that season was very 70s glam and disco inspired, with a lot of polyester, and one very cool pair of teal hiking boots. Same year I met the Post O'erall's designer, who was nice enough to talk to a bunch of yobos who just happened to be there.

 

[t3hg0suazn]

Yeah, these are not even uncomfortable - the opposite. That said, I can't do any high kicks in these things, and it's not the thighs and crotch (roomy) that are the limiting factors, but the calves (the jeans can't possibly ride up my leg high enough for that to happen.)

I have this problem for multiple tapered pants: higher rise, thighs are comfortable, but then the calves are quite tight. When the material has some stretch it's ok and just causes the pants to ride up at the ankle after some movement (unless you go for stacks). But in rigid materials it's really annoying and limits mobility -- I ended up selling all pants like this even though one pair (Label under construction) were literally the best looking/fitting pants I've worn...standing still.

 

[Spehsmonkey]

@UrbanComposition what are the boots? There's a lot you could wear them with. Do you have any Evan Kinori pants?

 

[dieworkwear]

Anyone know anything about these Turkish slippers? Is it in bad taste to wear them if you're not Muslim? As I understand it, they're traditionally worn by Dervishes/ Sufis, but I don't know if that means they specifically hold religious meaning.

cc'ing @Fuuma since he might know.

 

[noob in 89]

So a year of impactful life changes and winding up for the next big stage has allowed me to winnow down and discover my bare essentials -- the things I absolutely couldn't part with. Gone are the goofy tennis shoes, luxe track pants (lol), and tyvek-sleeved dress shirts. Lumpy workwear is no more. What remains:

OL super-light and unstructured blazers

EG navy cotton Bedford

EG 'beach' blazer, little Japanese wave pattern

Tan Zara knit cotton blazer (made in Italy!). Seriously.

Creep black flecked tweed fun times adventure coat

W+H anti-fit navy chinos (pull them up for business, sink them low for fun)

APC PS. Slim black jeans (H&M).

Knit ties

Vintage 80s cosplay

Uniqlo oxfords and pattern chambrays, and...

Boots. Vans slip-ons.

It's boring, but I'm happy.

 

[the shah]

Anyone know anything about these Turkish slippers? Is it in bad taste to wear them if you're not Muslim? As I understand it, they're traditionally worn by Dervishes/ Sufis, but I don't know if that means they specifically hold religious meaning.

cc'ing @Fuuma since he might know.

If you wear them without being muslamic you're a crusader infidel and will certainly face a gruesome death by raygun...

You're doing nothing more than adopting what an ascetic wears. Is that any worse than adopting what 18th century farmers or samurai or 1970s tennis players wore?

But go full steam ahead should you choose Turkish slippers

 

[dieworkwear]

If you wear them without being muslamic you're a crusader infidel and will certainly face a gruesome death by raygun...

You're doing nothing more than adopting what an ascetic wears. Is that any worse than adopting what 18th century farmers or samurai or 1970s tennis players wore?

Thanks!

That Muslamic raygun remix video is great. Incredible how many people here in the US hold similar EDL beliefs.