Menswear

[Matt]

Here's a really helpful guide to bespoke I found. Jack, you might want to take a look; http://www.thestyleblogger.com/9213/a-comprehensive-guide-to-buying-bespoke-clothing/

I WANT EVERYTHING THAT MAN IS WEARING.

ALSO HIS BODY SHAPE.

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[plummeting_sloth]

Query for you all. I absolutely love the new shirts I had made for me but, alas, they are wrinkle magnets. As I've never really owned shirts that needed that level of care before, this has caught me flat-footed equipment wise. So my question is a recommendation for a good, idiot proof de-wrinkling solution. Prior experiences have shown irons and I are not friends. Also, any thoughts/ practice of the notion that leaving the shirts on a hanger in the bathroom whilst a shower can work?

[Matt]

You will need to learn to use an iron if you want your shirts crisp.

-m

[plummeting_sloth]

Do you know if there kinds of irons out there that are, for lack of a better term, overly user friendly? I still have a burn mark on my hand.

[Matt]

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[plummeting_sloth]

Oh... that's what I've been doing wrong.

In serious though, perhaps because everything I used before was hand-me-down, that looks wonderful to me as there's far less exposed metal.

[Metcarfre]

Good casual shirts generally don't need an iron. Maybe the collars. Dress shirts absolutely do. Hanging in the bathroom helps with wrinkles.

Invest in a good iron and ironing board. I like to do it and watch a little tv at the same time. same thing with polishing shoes. Great Sunday afternoon activity.

[Matt]

Seriously though, those bespoke suits are swag as fuck.

-m

[Metcarfre]

Trousers with proper waists and adjustable side-tabs? Swoon. Unlined, fully-canvassed suit jackets? Sign me up!

Considering he claims you should be spending at least $3000 on a bespoke suit in the Western world, though... not exactly sustainable on my budget.

[Matt]

inorite. One day, when I have reason to drop a month's wages on a suit, maybe.

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[AlexanderDitto]

I didn't even know unlined suits were a thing.

I would like to be able to wear a suit year-round and not feel like I'm going to sweat through it, yes, thank you. Sign me up.

I must work hard to strike it rich, so that bespoke suits can be mine. XD

[Metcarfre]

Lining is nice for getting your arm in the hole (...giggity) though. Maybe you can do sleeve lining only? Whatevs, it's bespoke, bitches gon' do what I say, naw'mean?

[Jamfalcon]

Question for you fashionable people: I'm generally clueless about what people wear these days. I recently inherited a leather coat from my father, and I have no idea when or if it's an acceptable thing to wear (other than on a motorcycle, which I don't foresee coming up anytime soon.) It's a pretty comfortable coat and I've been needing a new on anyway, so I'm curious if it is something that can be worn without making me look a few decades out of date.

It looks similar to this if memory serves me right, although I haven't seen it in a couple of weeks.

[Metcarfre]

Looks good to me. All depends on fit and confidence.

[Jamfalcon]

Neat. I'll try to get a picture in the next few days so that I can be properly judged.

[Avistew]

inorite. One day, when I have reason to drop a month's wages on a suit, maybe.

-m

Envy. It burns.

[Matt]

Looks good to me. All depends on fit and confidence.

And what you're wearing it with.

-m

[Metcarfre]

Cargo shorts and flip flops, clearly. Duh.

[Matt]

Cargo shorts and flip flops, clearly. Duh.

Faded black graphic tee, grey sweat pants, patterned charcoal trilby.

-m

[Jamfalcon]

Cargo shorts and flip flops, clearly. Duh.

Faded black graphic tee, grey sweat pants, patterned charcoal trilby.

-m

Well, I've got the graphic tee and sweat pants on already...

So what would be an appropriate combination with a coat like that for average day to day situations?

[Matt]

NOT THAT.

-m

[Matt]

A pair of dark wash jeans and a plain white teeshirt would work, though it would look
A bit greaser. Classic, but you'd have to want to rock it.

Otherwise, it's a pretty versatile casual-wear jacket, but that means "casual" in the nice jeans/ button downs/ wingtips way not the sweat pants and crocs way.

-m

[Metcarfre]

Cargo shorts and flip flops, clearly. Duh.

Faded black graphic tee, grey sweat pants, patterned charcoal trilby.

-m

Forget what I said, LISTEN TO THIS MAN.

Seriously though, well-fitting, slim dark denim, plain gray v-neck t-shirt or a solid OCBD, and boots.

[Metcarfre]

I haven't had a chance to post it yet, but Jesse Thorn had an EPIC rant about utilikilts on a recent Jordan, Jesse, Go! podcast (which you should really give a listen if you like comedy 'casts). It starts about 57:36 in, and it's amazing. May be slightly offensive to nerds.

[Matt]

Oh how I wish I had my headphones.

-m