Random fashion thoughts

[tween_spirit]

All brushed cotton / flannel type shirts should have a minimum of 10% cashmere blend. Soooo warm.

 

[A Fellow Linguist]



All brushed cotton / flannel type shirts should have a minimum of 10% cashmere blend. Soooo warm.

Tween do you know anyone that makes a slim brushed cotton shirt?

 

[A Fellow Linguist]



(10)?

(0), I mean a cash blend like you're talking about.

 

[pickpackpockpuck]

^Go pure cash instead:

 

[tween_spirit]



^Go pure cash instead:

 

[tween_spirit]



(0), I mean a cash blend like you're talking about.

Mine is that T/M (tim.) one I was mentioning earlier, it's probably the nicest shirt I've ever owned. This but in a different colorway.

I know Ralph Lauren will do some 100% cashmere ones, and I think they have some blends. I'm as interested as you are in finding more shirts that are a blend like this, honestly.

 

[A Fellow Linguist]



Mine is that T/M (tim.) one I was mentioning earlier, it's probably the nicest shirt I've ever owned. This but in a different colorway.
I know Ralph Lauren will do some 100% cashmere ones, and I think they have some blends. I'm as interested as you are in finding more shirts that are a blend like this, honestly.

How does T/M sizing work? There's this mohair knit on forward I'm on the fence about... that shirt looks pretty nice as well. Prices seem really reasonable for the good fabric blends they use.

 

[pickpackpockpuck]

That T/M shirt is on sale right now at Forward for $10 less than it is at OC. I was admiring it earlier. What does yours look like, tween? Kinda jealous.

 

[tween_spirit]



That T/M shirt is on sale right now at Forward for $10 less than it is at OC. I was admiring it earlier. What does yours look like, tween? Kinda jealous.

Hm... I'm tempted to get it but I absolutely shouldn't be buying anything. I really like that colorway and the price is right for sure. This is mine, that beige is on top and cuffs, then there is the broad green stripe, then the blue and cream the rest of the way down. Single vertical stripe red on left chest, and also inner left arm. There are just little nice details like those small diagonal white stripes - they flip them to go in the opposite direction on the cuffs. Also the back darts are very cool looking.

How does T/M sizing work? There's this mohair knit on forward I'm on the fence about... that shirt looks pretty nice as well. Prices seem really reasonable for the good fabric blends they use.

I'm wearing a 3, which I'd say is maybe a 37 chest. I'm a pretty standard small/36 and this fits me the way I want it to, but isn't necessarily SF approved fit. I'm wearing it untucked and it's a very good length for that, but if i tuck it in the back billows a bit. looks very good untucked. I could probably get away with a 2 but I haven't tried one on.

I'm only writing so many words here because this stuff is a steal on sale and it's really nice, and I want to see more people get it. That said, I should probably keep my mouth shut so I can keep it all to myself

 

[Kid Nickels]

this is pretty funny.... Lagerfeld is a legend, an enigma and sometimes acts like the crazy uncle at Thanksgiving!


[VIDEO][/VIDEO]

 

[GoldenTribe]



Is anyone else irritated by the new Forward website (http://www.forwardforward.com)?

Their brand selection has improved, but I'm curious to see whether the whole menswear half dwindles into a vestigial afterthought now the website is "Forward by some Eylse Walker," whoever the hell that is.

I asked them why I'm suddenly getting emails exclusively about women's clothing I never used to receive...

Hi there,

Thank you so much for your inquiry. Since we have just launched this site, I do not show that these options, like REVOLVE are available to select just Men's email notifications. If you would like we can remove you from receiving email notifications all together.

Would you prefer to be removed? Please advise. We look forward to your reply. Thank you and have a wonderful day!

Regards,
Nancy
Customer Service

FORWARDbyelysewalker.com

Thank god for menswear-first sites like Mr Porter; everybody else just wants ladydollars.

 

[pronxs]



Hm... I'm tempted to get it but I absolutely shouldn't be buying anything. I really like that colorway and the price is right for sure. This is mine, that beige is on top

looks like china burberry knockoffs.

 

[A Fellow Linguist]



this is pretty funny.... Lagerfeld is a legend, an enigma and sometimes acts like the crazy uncle at Thanksgiving!
[VIDEO][/VIDEO]

I like how they complain about Lagerfeld saying Adele is fat, and then call models freakish for being thin and tall.

 

[A Fellow Linguist]



I'm only writing so many words here because this stuff is a steal on sale and it's really nice, and I want to see more people get it. That said, I should probably keep my mouth shut so I can keep it all to myself

I'm really tempted to get this in the largest possible size. Some anti-fit mohair coziness.

 

[pickpackpockpuck]

From a piece on Italo Zucchelli in BoF (part 1 and part 2)



"So how do you keep your audience interested?

"Instead of giving you a flannel blazer, which will always be in the collection, I might use a fabric that looks like flannel from afar but in reality it’s a techno-fabric mixing black and white; it’s a texture and it’s nylon; it doesn’t crease and it makes you look very sharp and modern. For Fall 2008 I used a thermo-fabric that loses color based on body heat. On the runway, the material gave off an impression of the model’s chest. These special effects are made to look effortless and it’s a way of updating familiar clothes.

...

"What are the most technologically challenging pieces you’ve ever created?

"We created a Mylar suit, although it’s not really a fabric, for Fall 2010. The concept of that collection was protection and Mylar, which is used for marathon blankets, is very thin, light and insulating. It also has great texture and nothing else quite gives you that effect. Mylar is only produced in silver, so we found an American manufacturer who could print color on the material. When we started making the pieces, which were heat-bonded, we found that the color would melt and fade in the heat, so we had to start over. We learned we had to face it with a protective layer. It was a whole process that took three or four months to develop and the manufacturer doesn’t speed up just because you have a fashion show! We managed to include the pieces in the show and they looked great on the runway, but it was very challenging. These types of pieces are very specific and are not necessarily bestsellers, but the Mylar suits actually went into production and were well photographed."