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Whats the driving force that causes you to return to StyleForum? (MC Version)
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BecaUse I get to read your posts Spoo!
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This:Originally Posted by Wes Bourne
So the answer is Conne?
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I don't consider it a hobby, it is about the ongoing study and evolution of style and fashion whether it is RTW or bespoke. But what keeps me returning are discussions and sharing sources and styles with people who appreciate it. Having been involved in design and color for 35+ years, clothing is a natural extension of my lifestyle and career. I've also met some great guys here who I see regularly in real life.Originally Posted by pocketsquareguy
I really don't know why half of the people are here. It isn't to talk about style or fashion. They just seem to want to play on the style forum jungle gym and say silly things. Thats OK, but not when they get nasty and dilute good threads with their trash.
But for the guys who have something to offer
I agree with you, G. But "hobbyist" perhaps isnt the best word I was trying to convey what I meant with there. "Enthusiast" is really more what I meant. As far as why half the people are here? Well, its always considered a bar atmosphere, right? Have you ever gone to the bar to just hang out and shoot the **** instead of go, sit, drink, and leave? Thats totally OK by me. If you found your way here, you had some general interest in fashion. However, I 1000% agree about the threadshitters and rabble rousers.
I only come here just to see what spoopoker is doing next. Some say this is unhealthy, my response is that they just don't understand.Originally Posted by HRoi
I forgot the "perpetually seeking a hippo tie" option for you, H.
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I really don't know why half of the people are here. It isn't to talk about style or fashion. They just seem to want to play on the style forum jungle gym and say silly things. Thats OK, but not when they get nasty and dilute good threads with their trash.Originally Posted by pocketsquareguy
But for the guys who have something to offer
Says the guy with 1,895 posts in the "These are Fake" thread.
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Plus it helps kill time at workOriginally Posted by PandArts
You said it, bro!
Learnt a heckuva lot from MC back when I first discovered it, and started posting / trawling through old threads (2007 - 2009).
Personal taste has evolved from mindless brand-fixation (Zegna, Borrelli, Hermes, Bally etc.) to VFM purchases based on a more educated aesthetic (Herringbone, Drakes, Cappelli, The Armoury, C&Js, Carminas etc) since meeting good folk like Ethan Newton (EthanDesu) and Graeme Wong (Phat Guido).
These days, I know what I want, and why I like it. Love the rules, but love to break 'em as well.
Still hang around for the odd interesting thread (e.g. pocket square review), the snark (GREEN COWS! GREEN COWS! GREEN COWS!), and maybe to lend a hand to the youngins where possible (Hermes Kid... where are ya?).
Spoo's a legend, Niidawg's cool, and it's all copacetic.
Chill.
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nice poll spoo i checked a few boxes myself but the real reason i come here is....
because its AWESOME
(not sure thats proper use of the icon but i always wanted to use it)
because its AWESOME
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nice poll spoo i checked a few boxes myself but the real reason i come here is....Originally Posted by in stitches
because its AWESOME
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Fixed your emoticon.
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Fixed your emoticon.Originally Posted by SpooPoker
thanx bro montana
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SF got me into bespoke and raised the bar of good clothing. While one may or may not have the style and carriage of the rock-star posters, it's certainly something to aspire towards. And there certainly was enough there.
Quite honestly, outside of a handful, such as Spoo, medtech_expat, Foo etc -- or more recently coolpapaboze -- there aren't a whole lot of posters whose style I admire and attempt to emulate. So in the absence of that, I come here for the camaraderie and the snark.
Quite honestly, outside of a handful, such as Spoo, medtech_expat, Foo etc -- or more recently coolpapaboze -- there aren't a whole lot of posters whose style I admire and attempt to emulate. So in the absence of that, I come here for the camaraderie and the snark.
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