Help a 17 year old identify the staples every wardrobe should have

Flight Bird · May 12, 2010

Originally Posted by jet

LOL!!!

and

at another one of these

Yeah, that's a nice brand... they sell hardcore Appreciation right?

oh... and his sister owns it?

Simion505 · May 12, 2010

Ok guys, thanks for any actually helpful answers. I appreciate my question probably isn't very easy to answer, or appreciated here. So please go ahead and delete/close this thread

EDIT:

Originally Posted by Flight Bird

Yeah, that's a nice brand... they sell hardcore Appreciation right? oh... and his sister owns it?

Yes shes a very big fan of his works. I've never understood the attraction myself, but I guess it's personal.

Prada_Ferragamo · May 12, 2010

Originally Posted by Simion505

My sister has a few of his pieces... can I just ask: how am I supposed to wear them? Forgive my stupidity.

Your sister liek teh kancho?

Flight Bird · May 12, 2010

Originally Posted by Simion505

Ok guys, thanks for any actually helpful answers. I appreciate my question probably isn't very easy to answer, or appreciated here.

So please go ahead and delete/close this thread

We already broke the noob? Dammit I wanted to keep playing with it!

nicelynice · May 12, 2010

buy a pair of APC denims, a pack of hanes t-shirts, a pair of chucks/jack purcells, a wings + horns hoodie

thats all I would need if i was 17

Simion505 · May 12, 2010

Originally Posted by Prada_Ferragamo

Your sister liek teh kancho?

Loves it.

I don't think you guys quite have the grasp of English humour...

Prada_Ferragamo · May 12, 2010

Originally Posted by Simion505

Loves it. I don't think you guys quite have the grasp of English humour...

and ib4tehdumb

Astan · May 12, 2010

Originally Posted by Simion505

My sister has a few of his pieces... can I just ask: how am I supposed to wear them? Forgive my stupidity.

uhhhhh... ok

Well to answer your question since youre young it doesnt fit you to get too much of a formal wardrobe

Basics I would get are:
2 pairs of Chinos
1 pair of APC NS jeans
2 oxfords (blue and white)
maybe a couple of light collar shirts from j.crew or maybe a chambray.
few slim t-shirts (something young but not douchey)
Some Chuck Taylors
Pair of boots (maybe 1k mile boots?)

Thats pretty basic, not too old, pretty young. Am I missing anything?

wogbog · May 12, 2010

If I were starting from scratch I'd probably buy a pair of jeans, a t-shirt, two button-up shirts (one a pattern, the other not), a hoodie, underwear, purple socks and like leather shoes. Maybe a belt, too!

nicelynice · May 12, 2010

why does a 17 year old need a button -up??

wogbog · May 12, 2010

I dunno I was on the bus and high school kids got on and the cool ones were wearing plaid shirts. Then again the nerdiest one in the group was also wearing a button-up, so be careful! More t-shirts and chucks instead of leather shoes is better advice for a 17 year old

Big Pun · May 12, 2010

Why are you obsessed with looking classic? You're going to outgrow alot of the **** you buy anyway. Do you wanna gather round you grandkids in the future, looking through old photo albums, wearing the same **** in every picture, and you're wearing the same shirt as in the pictures as you browse?

A Fellow Linguist · May 12, 2010

Originally Posted by nicelynice

why does a 17 year old need a button -up??

I'm not much older and wear one pretty much every day. I probably did when I was 17, too. just a matter of taste.

Simion505 · May 12, 2010

Originally Posted by wogbog

I dunno I was on the bus and high school kids got on and the cool ones were wearing plaid button-ups. More t-shirts and chucks instead of leather shoes is better advice for a 17 year old

I already have plaid shirts, skinny jeans and chucks... I'd really like to diversify a bit, find some originallity. Its still a cool look but all the 'cool' kids wear it...

KitAkira · May 12, 2010

Originally Posted by Simion505

Ah, I worry I'm being misunderstood. I don't want reccomendations to specific items of clothing per se - I trust myself to pick the style I like, I'm simply asking - be it chinos, brogues, flannel shirts - what styles of these clothing can I look for than will last (i.e. not go out of fashion) - fashion costs to much and I'd much rather use clothing as another way of expressing my taste than follow a crowd. Cheers for the link - though I don't really require anything so specific. As for specific brands... I don't have any brand loyalty (just a distaste for Jack Wills and the like) EDIT: Cheers for the warm welcome dude. I'm sure you'd much rather me make this thread than make 50 ignorant and mis-informed posts in other peoples' threads.
There is an Ultimate Noob thread, Ultimate Noob. And boat shoes are definitely not a staple, patent shoes are more of a staple than that And a staple for any wardrobe, Margiela.

Originally Posted by A Fellow Linguist

I'm not much older and wear one pretty much every day. I probably did when I was 17, too. just a matter of taste.
Yeah, I wore shirts more than tees

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