Random fashion thoughts

someone started a thread looking for mtm tees, cause $300 ro tees and $5 target ultimates aren;t good enough for his precious chest and back

Originally Posted by thekunk07

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i am just lashing out lately about the meaningless nature of fashion. i buy very selectively and carefully, as i have a family to support. i got 2 rick owens leathers and sneakers for the price of one leather on sale at retail. i guess i am just patient and willing to hunt
I can definitely appreciate that- I am in a similar situation as a single parent. I'll hunt for good deals or do a little work selling other stuff to get something I want for free basically. Though, I almost think it's a right of passage for young guys to senselessly blow all their cash on something. At least it's not drugs or cars. You (and probably I) are just getting too old

Originally Posted by thekunk07

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someone started a thread looking for mtm tees, cause $300 ro tees and $5 target ultimates aren;t good enough for his precious chest and back
It wasn't me, I swear.

^though not my style, i think you buy cool and interesting stuff. i just can;t take people talking about BoO or w&h like they reinvented fashion.

the thing is with the work wear fashion resurgence. Its mostly basics. And that means that designers are going to remake basics, and with that comes a high price. Also the cut. BoO has a really nice cut for certain body types. Does it warrant the price? That is debatable. However the reason they buy it and enjoy the brand is becasue they offer a well fitting and relatively innovative cut. Same can be said for W+H except with fabrics. Also W+H has an interesting look on work wear inspired garments... But what is really important to this board is exclusivity weather we admit it or not, we do take pride in having something rather exclusive. I know I enjoy having a pair of jeans where no one knows who made them, having a shirt that no one else will probably buy. Designer brands are limited and rare. It adds a sort of collectors appeal that I think we all can understand.

Im not sure how this all matter but w/e. Who cares who buys what. Can we talk about overall style of a garment and materials as opposed to how stupid the person is for buying it. I mean J.Crew isn't horse **** and for 20 bucks a shirt it cant be beat. Same for all the other mid tier and lower level designers. They are appealing to a market. Some of happen to be that market. If the clothing looks good on the person who the hell cares weather or not they got a good buy for THEIR money.

Originally Posted by tagutcow

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Is he even more beautiful in person? I would probably be so nervous I couldn't even talk to him!

This made me laugh -- Uh, I will say that it was unmistakably him and he seemed tall to me. I should have said hai I'm SoCal. Thought about it actually but did not. Poor fellow already probably gets pestered enough already.

Random fashion conversation from DLester dinner with wife tonight: does wife need to wear burqa next week? Probably not, but inconclusive.

I'm not sure how the argument for putting stuff together came about but the fact of the matter is certain designer pieces are far more interesting than boring mall ****. They just don't have the creative talent to compete with the likes of belgians, etc. and if they did those guys wouldn't be working there. That was how the whole debate started with fuuma's remark which I agreed with. You like banana? That's cool. You like french connection? That's cool. Go start a 1000 page thread on those brands too if you like.

Like some people stated in robbie's thread, some guys just want to get by without making any kind of statement and just blend in while looking decent. My friends dress like garbage but I hang out with them because it doesn't matter to me just like if they were to drive ****** cars or take the bus.

Originally Posted by thekunk07

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^though not my style, i think you buy cool and interesting stuff. i just can;t take people talking about BoO or w&h like they reinvented fashion.
FWIW, W+H has for the most part struck me as aesthetically unremarkable. I've really liked a few of their pieces over the last couple of years and understand their strength is within the actual fabric/construction. But a lot of it looks ordinary to me, while their famous terry hoodies are downright ugly.

+1

Originally Posted by jet

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I'm not sure how the argument for putting stuff together came about but the fact of the matter is certain designer pieces are far more interesting than boring mall ****. They just don't have the creative talent to compete with the likes of belgians, etc. and if they did those guys wouldn't be working there. That was how the whole debate started with fuuma's remark which I agreed with. You like banana? That's cool. You like french connection? That's cool. Go start a 1000 page thread on those brands too if you like.

Like some people stated in robbie's thread, some guys just want to get by without making any kind of statement and just blend in while looking decent. My friends dress like garbage but I hang out with them because it doesn't matter to me just like if they were to drive ****** cars or take the bus.

Originally Posted by jet

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I'm not sure how the argument for putting stuff together came about but the fact of the matter is certain designer pieces are far more interesting than boring mall ****. They just don't have the creative talent to compete with the likes of belgians, etc. and if they did those guys wouldn't be working there. That was how the whole debate started with fuuma's remark which I agreed with. You like banana? That's cool. You like french connection? That's cool. Go start a 1000 page thread on those brands too if you like. Like some people stated in robbie's thread, some guys just want to get by without making any kind of statement and just blend in while looking decent. My friends dress like garbage but I hang out with them because it doesn't matter to me just like if they were to drive ****** cars or take the bus.
I agree with this wholeheartedly. And there are certain designers (and I keep adding to the list as I go along) whom have collections that are very aesthetically pleasing/interesting to me visually but it kind of ends there. I think my comments spawned from a couple of posts that were bashing those that purchased mall brands as if it was a crime against what this board's purpose is/was (the overall goal is slightly ambiguous to me these days). I respect those opinions because for some, it's a valid position, I don't necessarily agree with a lot of those positions though. Still, I will always fight the good fight against flip flops with you.

Originally Posted by APK

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while their famous terry hoodies are downright ugly.

finally.

somebody had to say it.

i just get frustrated cause we should be talkin bout raf rick MMM dries not boo and hot topic

I do agree that a lot of mall stuff is boring, but sometimes it's still possible to stand out while looking absolutely normal, you know?

Who am I kidding, I'm just justifying things because I don't have the balls to pull off awesome crap.

Originally Posted by thekunk07

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^though not my style, i think you buy cool and interesting stuff.

Thanks, man.

Someone started a MMM thread in February and the damn thing died. Yet weak threads keep rolling. Go figure.

Originally Posted by justtemple

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I agree with this wholeheartedly. And there are certain designers (and I keep adding to the list as I go along) whom have collections that are very aesthetically pleasing/interesting to me visually but it kind of ends there.

I think my comments spawned from a couple of posts that were bashing those that purchased mall brands as if it was a crime against what this board's purpose is/was (the overall goal is slightly ambiguous to me these days).

I respect those opinions because for some, it's a valid position, I don't necessarily agree with a lot of those positions though.



Still, I will always fight the good fight against flip flops with you.

yes

Can't wait until winter when they go away and the flip flops of winter aka uggz take their place with a&f hoodies and juicy velour sweats.