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Post by Desert Dweller on Feb 21, 2017 22:33:00 GMT -5
Um.... I have.... two! A whole two! I get to wear them <10 days per year, and several of those are when I visit my family for the holidays.
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Post by Mrs David Tennant on Feb 22, 2017 9:32:10 GMT -5
Um.... I have.... two! A whole two! I get to wear them <10 days per year, and several of those are when I visit my family for the holidays. When I lived in Texas for so long, I had two coats also and one was specifically for visiting my parents in Massachusetts. (I have a picture of myself in July in Massachusetts with a thick sweater on. Of course I was young and skinny then.) |
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Post by Smacks on Feb 27, 2017 15:22:37 GMT -5
I haven't seen a Wet Seal in years. A lot of those old mall stores have online-only shops now, and most are pretty cheap. I have a basically non-existent clothing budget, but the discount stores like Walmart have weird sizes that don't fit me at all. Walmart's "small" tops look like a big garbage bag on me. I fit better in junior sizes but I am 42 years old and don't want to look like I'm trying to be a kid. This is the reason why most of my clothes are 10-15 years old, or older. I don't know where to shop anymore.  |
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Post by Not a real doctor on Feb 27, 2017 21:50:40 GMT -5
The jacket collection:
1) puffy "super warm cooks you like a baked potato" coat
2) black wool coat
3) soft shell lightweight jacket
4) grey zip up fleece
5) grey zip up fleece with thumb holes
6) Orange zip up fleece
7) blaze orange camo parka (for hunting and winter research)
8) carhartt hooded duckcloth jacket
9) unlined rain jacket
"Jacket-adjacent" things
10) Brown puffy vest for working
11) grey running vest
12) yellow running vest
13) 3 blazers for looking like a cool professor
14) leather motorcycle jacket
15) mesh motorcycle jacket
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Post by 🔪 silly buns on Feb 27, 2017 22:08:40 GMT -5
I haven't seen a Wet Seal in years. A lot of those old mall stores have online-only shops now, and most are pretty cheap. I have a basically non-existent clothing budget, but the discount stores like Walmart have weird sizes that don't fit me at all. Walmart's "small" tops look like a big garbage bag on me. I fit better in junior sizes but I am 42 years old and don't want to look like I'm trying to be a kid. This is the reason why most of my clothes are 10-15 years old, or older. I don't know where to shop anymore. Yeah, I'm not as tiny as Smacks, but it is hard to find work things on a budget that fit properly and aren't made of piss poor quality.
I find a store, then they change the quality or cut of my favorite items and then I'm lost again. Ugh, Gap and Jcrew factory! Though I did get a great men's flannel shirt in clearance this weekend, and some dry clean only (grrr) skirts for work.
Smacks - if you live near a Nordstroms Rack you may want to check that store out and Forever 21.
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Post by Mrs David Tennant on Feb 27, 2017 22:13:43 GMT -5
Smacky, I would look at the better department stores and just shop during their sales - I've found some really good things at Macy's on sale that have definitely been a bargain considering how many times I wore them.
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Post by songstarliner on Feb 28, 2017 19:53:00 GMT -5
Guys, I'm not even kidding when I say I have one coat.
That'll do, coat. That'll do.
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Post by Powerthirteen on Mar 2, 2017 23:54:16 GMT -5
My brother in law texted me asking if I'd help him buy a suit. I feel really good about this. *straightens tie*
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Post by moimoi on Mar 2, 2017 23:59:45 GMT -5
Dear new boots, I love you. You are so soft and comfy and you're called "banana bread", which is quite whimsical. love, moimoi p.s...you were on sale too :-)  |
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Post by Mrs David Tennant on Mar 3, 2017 9:30:40 GMT -5
Nice boots!!
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Post by Hawkguy on Mar 3, 2017 9:52:03 GMT -5
My brother in law texted me asking if I'd help him buy a suit. I feel really good about this. *straightens tie* Where are yall gonna look? |
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Post by Powerthirteen on Mar 3, 2017 11:11:59 GMT -5
My brother in law texted me asking if I'd help him buy a suit. I feel really good about this. *straightens tie* Where are yall gonna look? Tragically he doesn't want to spend more than $300, so it's going to be an uphill climb, plus he's tentative about buying off the internet. We're going to start at JC Penney, and then I'm going to try to convince him to get his measurements taken at Nordstrom and use them to buy a good suit off of eBay. |
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Post by Hawkguy on Mar 3, 2017 11:38:47 GMT -5
Where are yall gonna look? Tragically he doesn't want to spend more than $300, so it's going to be an uphill climb, plus he's tentative about buying off the internet. We're going to start at JC Penney, and then I'm going to try to convince him to get his measurements taken at Nordstrom and use them to buy a good suit off of eBay. uuuuuuuggggggggghhhhhhhh Ok well if ya buy from a department store be sure to get it well tailored. |
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Post by Powerthirteen on Mar 3, 2017 12:00:57 GMT -5
Tragically he doesn't want to spend more than $300, so it's going to be an uphill climb, plus he's tentative about buying off the internet. We're going to start at JC Penney, and then I'm going to try to convince him to get his measurements taken at Nordstrom and use them to buy a good suit off of eBay. uuuuuuuggggggggghhhhhhhh Ok well if ya buy from a department store be sure to get it well tailored. JC Penney is about the best you can hope for under $300, especially in the desolate wasteland that is Spokane's shopping landscape. I've gotten a couple of pieces there that actually fit quite nicely. |
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Post by Baron von Costume on Mar 3, 2017 12:12:51 GMT -5
I need a new suit as well but I'm loathe to buy something just as my injury is clearing up and spring/summer arrives when I'm hoping to lose all the weight I put on while walking more than half a km was agony. A friend of mine did get some nice/hilariously lined suits made a while ago that I quite like and will probably hit up soon.
I have not before thought about it but I have so many coats (not surprising given our climate)
Coldest:
1. Deep cold North Face parka, burnt orange for coldest days
2. 15 y/o columbia triple layer (my old parka) that's not quite as warm as it once was but better for heavy layering if I'm going to be outside ages.
3. Shittier parka that's got a few campfire burn marks on it. Used for outdoor dirty work in winter, these days used mostly when I'm helping out at a scouts thing.
4. Camel heavy wool peacoat for dressier functions. I love this coat but rarely wear it because I take the bus to work in winter and some schmuck would get something on it.
Slightly less cold:
5. Izod single layer coat, what those of you on the west coast/southern midwest probably call a winter coat. Good to about -10C
6. Wool zip up
7. Quilted puffer coat (good for first/last days of cycling to work)
8. Heavy fleece hooded coat (generally goes camping in colder months)
Not so cold:
9. Marmot fancy raincoat, lightweight and breathable, used mainly for cycling though I did buy it for hiking as well.
10. Old fancy raincoat that I discovered last year has completely lost its waterproofing. Now really only good for bus days or as a windbreaker.
11. Old school stiff rubber raincoat
12. Old school wool sweater coat, generally wear this curling.
13. Old Navy Wool Zip Coat bought ages ago back when Old Navy made non-shitty outerwear after my jacket tore on a trip. Nice but impossible to layer under so not used much these days
14. fleece coat
Not all cold:
15. Light sweater/coat thing
16. Fleece Lined vest
17-37ish. So many windbreakers! Pretty much everything event wise I've volunteered for over the past 15 years has had a windbreaker/light fleece as part of the uniform. Some have been donated or trashed over the years and many are at my parents place but still so many.
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Post by Pedantic Editor Type on Mar 3, 2017 19:55:59 GMT -5
uuuuuuuggggggggghhhhhhhh Ok well if ya buy from a department store be sure to get it well tailored. JC Penney is about the best you can hope for under $300, especially in the desolate wasteland that is Spokane's shopping landscape. I've gotten a couple of pieces there that actually fit quite nicely. Do you have Carson Pirie Scott or similar? We got husband's suit there, Calvin Klein, for a reasonable price with a coupon. |
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Post by Jean-Luc Lemur on Mar 15, 2017 18:21:18 GMT -5
uuuuuuuggggggggghhhhhhhh Ok well if ya buy from a department store be sure to get it well tailored. JC Penney is about the best you can hope for under $300, especially in the desolate wasteland that is Spokane's shopping landscape. I've gotten a couple of pieces there that actually fit quite nicely. What about picking something up at Horne’s?  |
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Post by Jean-Luc Lemur on Mar 15, 2017 18:27:12 GMT -5
So evidently the Kennedy-era Ivy League look was a big hit in Japan and continues to have a following—the adjective “trad” evidently comes to us via Japanese enthusiasm for, well, trad—and the photobook that launched it, Take Ivy, has been scanned and put online (quite a while ago, actually, but I’m only finding out about this stuff now). |
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Post by Hawkguy on Mar 31, 2017 8:50:16 GMT -5
extra 50% off J. Crew Factory clearance today!
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Post by Hawkguy on Mar 31, 2017 8:52:06 GMT -5
So evidently the Kennedy-era Ivy League look was a big hit in Japan and continues to have a following—the adjective “trad” evidently comes to us via Japanese enthusiasm for, well, trad—and the photobook that launched it, Take Ivy, has been scanned and put online (quite a while ago, actually, but I’m only finding out about this stuff now). Its kinda amazing how solid a lot of these looks still are today, I know fashion trends can be a bit cyclical but still! |
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Post by Powerthirteen on Mar 31, 2017 11:33:42 GMT -5
Personally I'm doing my best to pretend I'm an east coast aristocrat today by wearing a blue OCBD, a gingham tie, bone chinos, and blue suede bucks.
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Post by ganews on Apr 14, 2017 21:33:29 GMT -5
The new look for Easter 2017 is fitted vests over blazers.  |
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Post by moimoi on Apr 18, 2017 21:15:23 GMT -5
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Post by Mrs David Tennant on Apr 24, 2017 12:53:58 GMT -5
My friend wears those. She's not the height of fashion though. I'm not crazy about those loud, large prints myself. |
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Post by Hawkguy on Apr 28, 2017 11:05:25 GMT -5
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Post by Mrs David Tennant on Apr 28, 2017 11:34:14 GMT -5
Did you guys know you can rent clothes?? This site is for plus size (which evidently starts at size 10 now  ) but I'm sure there's other sites. closet.gwynniebee.com/ I never heard of such a thing. |
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Post by Superb Owl 🦉 on May 1, 2017 9:20:11 GMT -5
I got some new everyday shoes  |
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Post by Hawkguy on May 2, 2017 8:15:20 GMT -5
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Post by Hawkguy on May 18, 2017 9:23:52 GMT -5
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Post by ganews on May 22, 2017 11:32:40 GMT -5
Are button-down collars bad, other than being inconvenient? Thank goodness I don't know people in real life who care much about fashion. |
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