The Official Dieworkwear Appreciation Thread

[clemente21]

Yeah the store is definitely worth stopping into. Huge selection and just a fun shop even if you don’t wind up buying anything.

awesome thank you

 

[clemente21]

ranchwear adjacent

 

[upsett1_spaghett1]

Not necessarily specifically related to this thread, but I didn't quiet know where else to post.

Do any of you guys buy multiples of an item that you really like and hold onto them for future use? Maybe its a seasonal item, or maybe your worried that the company will shutdown, or maybe concerned about a declining quality, etc?

T-Shirts.

 

[ChetB]

Do any of you guys buy multiples of an item that you really like and hold onto them for future use?

I've got 6 pairs of white Engineered Garments Vans slip-ons. Just started wearing the last new pair, and the rest are pretty trashed, so I'm glad I stocked up.

 

[classicalthunde]

I've got 6 pairs of white Engineered Garments Vans slip-ons. Just started wearing the last new pair, and the rest are pretty trashed, so I'm glad I stocked up.

wow, how long did it take you to go through the 6 pairs?

 

[ChetB]

I didn't buy them all at once. Got my first pair in 2016 I think, then added a couple each summer for the few years they were released. Not the greatest quality shoe though!

 

[jimney]

I loaded up on REI Co-op boxer briefs back in 2017 after I discovered how great they were. Shortly after that they changed the design, so I’m just riding my current stock into the ground.

 

[polyfusion]

Absolutely loved the ranch dressing piece. Never read a better article on it, and doubt one even exists.

Must say,not had the same joy from my Brycelands sawtooth that everyone else seems to have had. Find the shape quite hard to wear and the fit too cosy.. something impossible to discover until you’re 10 washes in and the shirt is unreturnable.

 

[imatlas]

Absolutely loved the ranch dressing piece.

This confused me. Couldn't figure out why you were talking about salad.

 

[polyfusion]

This confused me. Couldn't figure out why you were talking about salad.

LOL

No, the piece on DWW, that was both beautifully and impressionistically written yet somehow still about clothes.

 

[Salad]

This confused me. Couldn't figure out why you were talking about salad.

SAY WHAT?

LOL

No, the piece on DWW, that was both beautifully and impressionistically written yet somehow still about clothes.

Oh, ok. I thought someone was talking about me.

 

[hoodog]

Absolutely loved the ranch dressing piece. Never read a better article on it, and doubt one even exists.

Must say,not had the same joy from my Brycelands sawtooth that everyone else seems to have had. Find the shape quite hard to wear and the fit too cosy.. something impossible to discover until you’re 10 washes in and the shirt is unreturnable.

What didn't you like about the fit and shape of the Bryceland's, more specifically?

 

[polyfusion]

What didn't you like about the fit and shape of the Bryceland's, more specifically?

might just be my body shape but it’s too fitted for me and ends up catching on my hips and pushing the shirt upwards quite unflatteringly - even though I’m slim it makes me look quite wide.
I also find the collar doesn’t go under jackets as well as Instagram would have you believe, but tbf on a shirt like this, that isn’t the point.

 

[Hanto]

I've got 6 pairs of white Engineered Garments Vans slip-ons. Just started wearing the last new pair, and the rest are pretty trashed, so I'm glad I stocked up.

I did the same with Clarks Desert Boots. Would always look for the Cola Suede for a good price and wait for the sole of each to give out. Best looking Desert Boots, but the quality never lasts.

 

[pwbower]

I really enjoyed the "fun suits" piece. I think this is the other side of the coin from the hand-wringing about the death of traditional clothes: The suit is dead. Long live the suit. When you don't have to wear anything in particular, you can wear anything you like.

For me, suits have always been fun. When I was in bands in my 20s, I'd wear vintage mod suits and rip them to shreds on stage. When I got more serious about collecting, I'd flash my vintage BB sack suits or early RL and foulard ties at my advertising job, where everyone was wearing clothes designed for vigorous exercise. I know that not everyone likes to stand out (and as a now middle aged man, I like to a bit less) but, damnit, you only live once. If you're lucky.