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Post by Powerthirteen on Feb 19, 2018 22:11:22 GMT -5
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Post by Lurky McLurk on Feb 20, 2018 5:00:45 GMT -5
Say what you like about Brian, the man knows how to wear a suit. (For what it's worth, and I'm reliably informed I'm wrong, I think his sleeves are a little short. I think that showing more than an inch of shirt cuff is overly ostentatious). |
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Post by Powerthirteen on Feb 20, 2018 11:40:24 GMT -5
Say what you like about Brian, the man knows how to wear a suit. (For what it's worth, and I'm reliably informed I'm wrong, I think his sleeves are a little short. I think that showing more than an inch of shirt cuff is overly ostentatious). The man is a goddam clotheshorse. I agree, though, the sleeves might be short - it’s hard to tell in motion. When I show that much cuff it’s just because I’m too tall to find jackets with long enough sleeves and too cheap to go get the sleeves lengthened. |
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Post by Powerthirteen on Feb 20, 2018 12:43:49 GMT -5
Say what you like about Brian, the man knows how to wear a suit. (For what it's worth, and I'm reliably informed I'm wrong, I think his sleeves are a little short. I think that showing more than an inch of shirt cuff is overly ostentatious). Not just killing it.... exterminating it.  |
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Post by moimoi on Feb 24, 2018 15:50:03 GMT -5
How do we feel about workout pants with mesh panels? I think I really don't like them - it's not sexy to me. Plus, why do I need to look sexy while working out? In fact, I'm kind of insulted.  |
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Post by 🔪 silly buns on Feb 24, 2018 23:10:42 GMT -5
How do we feel about workout pants with mesh panels? I think I really don't like them - it's not sexy to me. Plus, why do I need to look sexy while working out? In fact, I'm kind of insulted. I don't like them. Depending on the brand and their quality , I would be worried about ripping and tearing. The rippin' and the tearin'. |
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Post by Lord Lucan on Feb 24, 2018 23:24:08 GMT -5
Say what you like about Brian, the man knows how to wear a suit. (For what it's worth, and I'm reliably informed I'm wrong, I think his sleeves are a little short. I think that showing more than an inch of shirt cuff is overly ostentatious). They do seem too short. A rare sartorial faux pas of his. His uncle was also accounted something of a fashion maven. If you can look debonair grasping asparagus in both hands, I suppose that’s especially to your credit.  |
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Post by Jean-Luc Lemur on Feb 25, 2018 14:05:35 GMT -5
The only thing to his credit.
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Post by Lord Lucan on Feb 25, 2018 15:58:15 GMT -5
The only thing to his credit. Those asparagus do resemble fasces. |
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Post by Lord Lucan on Feb 25, 2018 16:04:06 GMT -5
It occurs to me that the appearance of unduly short sleeves is probably due to Charles wearing french cuffs in the above.
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Post by moimoi on Feb 25, 2018 23:09:01 GMT -5
It occurs to me that the appearance of unduly short sleeves is probably due to Charles wearing french cuffs in the above. It occurred to me when I first saw the photo that his french cuffs look out of place on such a baggy, square-cut suit. French cuffs aren't created by cutting suit sleeves short, but by cutting shirt sleeves long - to give the effect of slightly slouchy volume under the fitted jacket. I'm no Saville Row tailor, but I think he's doing it wrong. Observe the Lucan-esque character below:  |
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Post by Lord Lucan on Feb 25, 2018 23:27:05 GMT -5
moimoi. That’s correct. I thought it might be that his extended cuffs were creating the illusion of shorter cut sleeves, but I think it’s actually been done wrong as well. His pant legs also look overlong next to the dalek. So long as his ragamuffin-like younger son never accedes to the throne, the dignity of the royal house should be secure and these fashion peccadilloes can be overlooked. Lucanesque in the sense of noble bearing? Yes, that’s a better example, though I think french cuffs look ostentatious for, I suppose, all but actual royals and aristocrats.
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Post by Lord Lucan on Feb 26, 2018 0:50:55 GMT -5
I appreciate that Matthew McConaughey cares not in the least that his facial hair is exceptionally scraggly and uneven at any length. He wears it well, doubtlessly helped by not caring.  |
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Post by Lurky McLurk on Feb 26, 2018 5:23:25 GMT -5
Say what you like about Brian, the man knows how to wear a suit. (For what it's worth, and I'm reliably informed I'm wrong, I think his sleeves are a little short. I think that showing more than an inch of shirt cuff is overly ostentatious). They do seem too short. A rare sartorial faux pas of his. His uncle was also accounted something of a fashion maven. If you can look debonair grasping asparagus in both hands, I suppose that’s especially to your credit. Because they all look the same to me, I initially thought this was a picture of Brian's other famous uncle, Louis Mountbatten. |
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Post by songstarliner on Feb 26, 2018 20:00:08 GMT -5
 Dolce&Gabbana Fall 2018 at Milan Fashion Week, featuring Bag Lady. The hat! |
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Post by moimoi on Feb 26, 2018 20:31:14 GMT -5
Dolce&Gabbana Fall 2018 at Milan Fashion Week, featuring Bag Lady. The hat! According to the latest issue of Conde Nast Traveler, "The Italy Edition", red bags are the epoch of Italian style. This validates my frivolous purchase of a red marimekko shoulder bag with an "m" on it some years ago.  |
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Post by moimoi on Feb 26, 2018 23:14:15 GMT -5
Lucanesque in the sense of noble bearing? Yes, that’s a better example, though I think french cuffs look ostentatious for, I suppose, all but actual royals and aristocrats. Lucanesque in the sense of noble bearing and impeccable tailoring, combined with an air of rakish danger. I agree that french cuffs are best carried off by aristocrats -- or cosmopolitan types like Ozwald Boateng. But on unkempt, pubic-looking facial hair, we part ways, sir. Not even Tom Hardy can pull that off.  |
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Post by Lord Lucan on Feb 26, 2018 23:55:06 GMT -5
Focussing merely on its likeness to pubic hair might be serving to obscure its peculiar grandeur to you, moimoi. Does Tom Brady actually have a scraggly beard or are you just invoking him as the apogee of handsomeness that nonetheless couldn’t ennoble one if he did? |
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Post by songstarliner on Feb 27, 2018 0:26:13 GMT -5
Lord Lucan It's Tom Hardy, for heaven's sake. And I flatly disagree with moimoi here. There's nothing wrong with this:  *thinks fondly of the dearly beloved perv board RIP*
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Post by Lord Lucan on Feb 27, 2018 0:41:21 GMT -5
songstarliner Ah, thanks for clarifying. His is very curly and unkempt, though also evenly distributed, it looks like, unlike McConaughey’s.
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Post by Jean-Luc Lemur on Feb 27, 2018 22:50:24 GMT -5
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Post by Powerthirteen on Feb 27, 2018 23:59:15 GMT -5
Calling the Duke of Windsor "something of a fashion maven" is a contender for the understatement of the year; the man more or less single-handedly revolutionized menswear. It was his influence that made it acceptable for "dressed up" to move from "black tie" to "suit and tie," among other things. Jean-Luc Lemur Always fun to watch those two gently snipe at each other. I don't know if you're familiar with them; Vox, who is anonymous, is some sort of obnoxiously wealthy scion in New England who manages to not come off as a twat through having a sense of humor, while Derek at Die, Workwear! is a thirty-something professor or something in San Francisco, who also handles a lot of the content at Put This On, the web's best menswear guide. All three well worth following if menswear is your thing, at varying positions on the "thoughtfully dressed" spectrum. Lord Lucan For a very old-fashioned English full-cut trouser like Charles' I'd say that's a reasonable amount of break - one full break, but not puddling. How trousers fall on the foot can vary a lot from shoe to shoe, so it's possible he's just wearing a slightly different pair of shoes, but given that he is without a doubt wearing suspenders, that amount of break is almost precisely what his tailor had in mind. |
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Post by Hawkguy on Feb 28, 2018 10:24:26 GMT -5
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Post by Mrs David Tennant on Feb 28, 2018 14:12:36 GMT -5
Lucanesque in the sense of noble bearing? Yes, that’s a better example, though I think french cuffs look ostentatious for, I suppose, all but actual royals and aristocrats. Lucanesque in the sense of noble bearing and impeccable tailoring, combined with an air of rakish danger. I agree that french cuffs are best carried off by aristocrats -- or cosmopolitan types like Ozwald Boateng. But on unkempt, pubic-looking facial hair, we part ways, sir. Not even Tom Hardy can pull that off. He's wearing my high school colors. |
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Post by Powerthirteen on Feb 28, 2018 15:07:11 GMT -5
I live for my denim jacket, but for ~$30 I'd get a used Levi's jacket off of eBay instead. I have one that's been going strong for 5 winters; they're built like goddamn tanks, which is unlikely to be true of one from Uniqlo. |
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Post by Powerthirteen on Feb 28, 2018 16:18:56 GMT -5
Can someone help me wrap my brain around that Uniqlo size chart? I'm 6'4"--what does "5.74-6.07 ft" mean? Am I correct in assuming that I'm 9 cm too tall for their largest sizes? Uniqlo's tops have a reputation for very long sleeves, but yes, you and I are still too tall. |
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Post by Powerthirteen on Feb 28, 2018 16:23:32 GMT -5
Uniqlo's tops have a reputation for very long sleeves, but yes, you and I are still too tall. Bummer! One day I dream of finding a clothing line where "tall" actually means "tall" and not "fat but in code." In my experience the Gap family of brands is good for that - their Tall Large is an actual large but everything's an inch or two longer. J Crew's too. |
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Post by Powerthirteen on Feb 28, 2018 16:29:08 GMT -5
In my experience the Gap family of brands is good for that - their Tall Large is an actual large but everything's an inch or two longer. J Crew's too. Thanks! I actually am in dire need of new dress shirts and will check those both out. For tall-person dress shirts, Land's End is a very good though slightly boring choice too. I get my OCBDs from there. |
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Post by Jean-Luc Lemur on Feb 28, 2018 20:23:19 GMT -5
Powerthirteen I’m fond of dieworkwear’s tumblr, too Hawkguy I’d also go with a (if not the pictured—I don’t have an opinion) jacket for the aforementioned—seems like it would be more versatile/durable. I like a good blazer-esque thing, but I’m not sure about one from Uniqlo (though most my exercise and tennis shirts are from there). Also, all this talk of denim jackets is reminding me of the anecdote about Brezhnev’s denim jacket from Francis Spufford’s Red Plenty:
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Post by Lord Lucan on Feb 28, 2018 22:28:14 GMT -5
Jean-Luc Lemur I’m reminded of certain photos from a hunting trip, not altogether proletarian in appearance, perhaps, of Brezhnev’s and Tito’s in Zalesye in 1973, of which this is one:  I like the Fair Isle? Nordic?-style sweater very much. I can only assume those were more readily available there than jean jacket buttons. Can a mod please explain how to make a Brezhnev Fashion! subcategory, please? We’ve been sorely lacking one for too long.
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