Random fashion thoughts

[Robert]

I've had some success selling old clothing items. But I'm beginning to wonder if the more decent thing is just to give them away, considering all the need, all the poverty, out there. I'm wondering if it's better karma just to give it all away to Goodwill or the Salvation Army? What the **** big difference does it make if I make a few bucks or not?

 

[jet]

Originally Posted by Teger

If you compare threads like Recent Purchases and F/W Arrival/Reviews, you see a huge disconnect: for as much talk exists about something like .. WWM or NDG, very few people actually come through with a purchase, instead relying on safe fallbacks. I'm sure price point is one thing, but is not the whole picture.

I'm definitely guilty of the same thing, but I'm trying to change it.

I always follow through.

 

[Nil]

Originally Posted by Teger

Honestly I think my distaste stems from two things: actually being a varsity high school baseball player recently, and passing on a varsity jacket (like most of my team) because it was expensive (oh how things have changed...) and dorky, leading me to find this whole 'not in high school yet trying to capture that ideal' bizarre, and the fact that I think in 6 months it'll be the new Urban Outfitters in look, and we'll get to see 500 variations wandering around Georgetown.

I could see why someone recently out of high school would view varsity jackets in that way. You no longer want to be associated with that scene and want to move on. I was a starter on my high school football team also but passed on the varsity back then for two reasons: I didn't want to be associated with football players due to my dislike for the vast majority of them and they were ugly as **** in its cut and color. But as I just entered my late 20's, no one will be confusing me for a high school student and the new styles of varsities are cut slimmer and look a hell of a lot better than those back then.

As for the eventual UO adoption of the varsity, couldn't that be said for any new trend?

 

[uhurit]

Regarding outdated fashion clothes, I used to try to sell them on e-bay and recoup some of the frivolous expense made on impulse, then I went thru' a period of donatiing them to Salvation Army. Then I realised that Salvation Army customers don't care about high fashion. Now I just destroy them and then throw them out. And for some reason it feels just right.

 

[Robert]

Seriously!?

What about giving them away to someone you know would appreciate them?

 

[DLester]

Originally Posted by uhurit

Regarding outdated fashion clothes, I used to try to sell them on e-bay and recoup some of the frivolous expense made on impulse, then I went thru' a period of donatiing them to Salvation Army. Then I realised that Salvation Army customers don't care about high fashion. Now I just destroy them and then throw them out. And for some reason it feels just right.

you must be kidding

 

[Big Pun]

Originally Posted by Rye GB

What the ****?
Let's all jump on the pot belly band wagon. In truth this get-up was pretty much the unvarying male uniform last summer also, but this year an unexpected element has been added to the look, and that is a burgeoning potbelly one might term the Ralph Kramden.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/13/fa...3POTBELLY.html
Ugh those kind of articles are so uncomfortably awkward to read. NY Times: delivering the

 

[shoreman1782]

Originally Posted by Teger

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I was not defending nice collective. And people were talking about how overpriced and overrated it was three years ago.

 

[Robert]

Am thinking of buying some "new Gap denim" just so I can participate in the "new Gap denim" thread and know what I'm talking about. Good idea or bad?

 

[g transistor]

Go for it. There are so many sales and the old denim (which I think is better) is marked down a whole lot now. I like them.

 

[uhurit]

Don't know about New Gap Denim jeans, but I nearly bought their denim jacket..perfect fit+length+great fabric...still don't know why I didn't.

 

[LA Guy]

Originally Posted by Teger

also LA Guy I have been bored enough to look at the early WAYWT threads and just.. damn

Truth. Truth also that if you don't look back 5 years and say "WTF" about a great number of things (not just fashion related) that you probably should regret being a boring person. Note that "WTF?" is not the same as regret. I still love my collection of kicks, though there are plenty of pairs probably never wear again.

 

[dfagdfsh]

do you still have the jeans?

 

[blank]

I think people are going to be stuck with a lot of the preppy / trad streetwear that they are accruing from the past few months on. This trend has saturated New York City in every borough, every neighborhood, and many different types of men. I think once it fades, we're going to see a return to the Hedi Slimane look that preceeded it. The preppy / trad execution still pulls a lot from the slim-fit that was introduced in the early Aughts.

 

[LA Guy]

Originally Posted by Teger

do you still have the jeans?

Yup. I archive the good, bad, ugly, and just plain wrong. I figure that if you bat .5, you are a legend. If you bat 0.3, you are still pretty good. If you bat anything over 0.6, you are probably the boring guy in the accounting department.