(11-08-2018 12:55 PM)Oak Wrote:  I swear my feet have shrunk. I bought a couple of pairs of new shoes online and there's about 1.5 inches of space at the end of the shoe when I stand up.

Has this happened to anyone else?

And how much space do people aim for at the end of their shoes?

Confused and worried that parts of my body could randomly shrink like this.

I went down a half size when I lost weight.

(11-06-2018 03:15 PM)Ski pro Wrote:  Sometime you have to pay decent money for quality.

I learned a long time ago, ‘buy cheap, buy twice’

This is a good blanket rule for most people especially the beginners. However:

1 - when you learn to recognize quality you can find yourself great deals from unexpected quarters.

2 - depending on the goal and use you have for specific item, sometimes you really don't need quality

One of my best pairs of boots is one that costs 20e from H&M on sale. This is coming from a guy who considers boots sacred. Paris is dirty and rains a lot so for everyday wearing nice boots are possible, so I wanted something that wouldn't give me rage if it stains. Looks like the one below.

Decent style, cheap leather though its still leather, and plastic sole so it's easy on your feet. I expected it to last 6 months at best. It eventually survives 2 years of harsh abuse (I wear them when I know its gonna get dirty) before the sole got torn off. For the price of a dinner.



Then there's my favorite black and gold pimp blazer I wear out clubbing. Shit cost 70e, cheap for a blazer. Best ROI so far, outclassing all my expensive blazer. Shit got a velvet texture and bitches LOVE touching it. The synthetic fabric surprisingly is wrinkle resistant too. Lasted a year and a half now, still show no sign of wear.

https://www.rooshvforum.com/thread-53940...pid1809713

Agree that you can't cheap out on leather though. Unless you go to Italy. They make fuck awesome leather jackets there for very decent price. My Golden Goose is Italian full grain leather, stylish yet thick as fuck. The cuffs are hardened with gold rivets, again stylish but could stop a knife. I tested.

My old roommate is half Italian and had a similar one. The left side is tailored specifically so you could fit a conceal carry holser inside! All for 300-400e with the holser option.

It turns out that the Mafia there needs to both look like they mean business and have clothing made for self defense. This has some impact on certain clothes. Long live the patriarchy!

Yeah my favorite pair of shoes are one of the cheapest I own. Think I picked them up at a TJMaxx for like $60. Cheap leather, plastic sole, but I wax them all the time and keep them up and have put a LOT of miles on them over the course of 3 years. They have a little patina and character to em now even. I've gotten a lot of compliments on them over the years:

(10-31-2018 07:26 AM)scrambled Wrote:  

(10-31-2018 04:54 AM)Montrose Wrote:  Brooks Brothers non-iron extra-slim. Your gf will love the easy ironing (at least my wife does)
Official price is $92 but there are deals all the time and you sould not pay more than $50-$60

The non-iron shirts look and feel unnatural. They are not breathable and feel plasticky slick. I recommend regular cloth, preferably hi quality or even sea island. The non-iron is really a chemical coating.

You don't need to even iron regular shirts, just hang them up to dry in the shower after washing. I stopped ironing, never noticed a difference. (I am mostly thinking of dress shirts for wearing under a jacket, if not a jacket I am more careful sometimes the shirt gets too wrinkled and needs to be pressed, sometimes not)

The key is to buy high quality fabric, Hilditch and Key, Turnbull, or a cheaper brand's highest line. Buy 2nd hand on ebay to save since new is overpriced.

I actually gave all my non-irons to charity, they suck and the wrinkle-free look is unnatural.

"Every wrinkle means not-polyester"

Don't need to iron regular shirts? Not sure about that. My high quality cotton dress shirts look like shit unless I send them to the cleaners (which wears them out too quickly) or spend considerable time ironing them. Even then, the problem is that by the end of the day they still look like shit. When was the last time you saw Bond in a wrinkly ass shirt. I can't stand having wrinkly sleeves.

I agree on the Brooks Brothers non-irons. Milano fit. From the real store, not the outlets. No brainer. Look crisp 12 hours later. Fuck ironing cloths, I did enough of that in the Navy.

I do own a Jiffy steamer. Highly recommend that to anyone who despises ironing. Great investment.

I stand by my Brooks Brother non-iron recommendation. It’s 100% cotton and feels great. I have a few bespoke Turnbull & Asser (supposedly the best) which cost me three times as much and the quality is not noticeably better to me.

The quality isn't noticable to you, but I have noticed it. Next time try one of the Brooks "Golden Fleece" shirts, which is the quality equivalent to Turnbull (though the Brooks cut is super-fatboy), and the difference between that fabric and the regular Brooks is like "night and day". Frankly the cheap stuff is like non-organic produce, only tolerable if you haven't had the real stuff.

The non-iron's uniformly feel bad and look polyester, I can see when a guy wearing a suit has them on, the lack of natural fabric and even coloring of it are off and comes across as try hard, a lazy blot on the impression of the entire style.

I can't condemn wanting to save time and keeping it cheaper, if you don't want to put your money into the shirt part of the suit, but it pains me to see that shiny slick non-Iron brooks stuff.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-war-ove...1462386777

Quote:“Loathsome” and “hair shirt” are typical criticisms leveled by those in the camp that disdains non-iron shirts. These purists see the wrinkle-free versions as villains—think “Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” recast with uncomfortably rigid and stifling clone-shirts hijacking the existence of classic button-ups. “I loathe them,” said George Hahn, a writer who blogs about menswear. “Men who’ve only worn these Franken-fabric shirts don’t know the difference,” he sniffed.

The anti-wrinkle properties are derived from a chemical treatment that releases formaldehyde and bonds the strands of cotton fibers to create a stiffer fabric less likely to wrinkle.

The non-iron's don't breath properly due to the coating.

https://www.styleforum.net/threads/the-a...ad.631401/

You don't need to iron, I just hang mine in the shower area until they dry, and the shower helps steam them. Wash & Wear.

I'm pretty sure Trump wears Brooks Brothers shirts. I have to pick up some next time they're on sale.

Charles Tyrwhitt has good/cheap non iron shirts. There are always sales.

Anyone have Suit Supply suits? Bought one recently and great fit off the rack will likely buy another 1 or 2.

Never bought one but I've heard good thing about suit supply considering it's a "big box"men's formal distro

(11-10-2018 08:39 AM)Thomas Jackson Wrote:  Charles Tyrwhitt has good/cheap non iron shirts. There are always sales.

Anyone have Suit Supply suits? Bought one recently and great fit off the rack will likely buy another 1 or 2.

I've picked up a couple Suit Supply suits at their online clearances and have done well with them. I'm a 42 L and they typically need minimal alterations.

(11-10-2018 02:59 PM)TheBMan Wrote:  

(11-10-2018 08:39 AM)Thomas Jackson Wrote:  Charles Tyrwhitt has good/cheap non iron shirts. There are always sales.

Anyone have Suit Supply suits? Bought one recently and great fit off the rack will likely buy another 1 or 2.

I've picked up a couple Suit Supply suits at their online clearances and have done well with them. I'm a 42 L and they typically need minimal alterations.

Suit Supply link please?

I buy TM Lewin shirts, same quality as Tyrwhitt.

Hawes & Curtis have some great casual shirts with the high collar.

(11-10-2018 08:39 AM)Thomas Jackson Wrote:  Charles Tyrwhitt has good/cheap non iron shirts. There are always sales.

I own a couple of CT iron free shirts and they are legit. Great value for the money.

(11-09-2018 08:32 PM)CaptainChardonnay Wrote:  I'm pretty sure Trump wears Brooks Brothers shirts. I have to pick up some next time they're on sale.

If you want good shirts, Drake's are the shirts to go for, BB have declined in quality in some many areas and the collar roll of their OCBDs, well the less said about that travesty the better.

I don't think I've ever seen a Drake's shirt, only their ties and scarfs. I will keep an eye out.

Anyone here have a Wolf and Shepherd dress shoes? I usually see their ads on Facebook. It is really that comfortable? Durable? Thanks

Kamakura makes great made in japan dress shirts in slim and regular fits, but there aren't many brick and mortar stores in the US. If you are ever in NYC or NJ, check them out.

Kamakura is very nice, I own a couple. They have two cuts, Tokyo for Asians and New York for Whites (bascally longer sleeves). They also have very nice woven wool ties. I like their shop on Madison avenue, very Japanese. Last time they gave me a complimentary hoodie with pants from their casual line (West End Rule) - can’t figure out why.

What type of jacket would anyone recommend for someone living in an area with a good amount of rain and moderate climate. I'm looking for something not too heavy that I can wear indoors. Was thinking of something like a leather jacket or a peacoat.

https://www.thecoolist.com/waxed-canvas-jackets/

Barbour is best bet for a brand name, or get a knock off from j crew at a discount

Peacoat is too heavy and not fully rain resistant. Leather may be impractical.

(11-13-2018 06:04 PM)B-Minus Wrote:  What type of jacket would anyone recommend for someone living in an area with a good amount of rain and moderate climate. I'm looking for something not too heavy that I can wear indoors. Was thinking of something like a leather jacket or a peacoat.

A trench coat is the go-to choice made specificially for this situation. If you have the money to spare do go Burberry. One of those rare instances where brand names do make good stuffs.

Waxed cotton jacket. LIke a barbour or belstaff. Wouldn't want to wear a trench indoors. Leather isn't really waterproof.

(11-13-2018 06:04 PM)B-Minus Wrote:  What type of jacket would anyone recommend for someone living in an area with a good amount of rain and moderate climate. I'm looking for something not too heavy that I can wear indoors. Was thinking of something like a leather jacket or a peacoat.

Grailed has some great options for anyone who wants quality outerwear with a low budget.

If I lived in a colder climate, I'd definitely get this:



Allsaints pea coat with shearling collar - US$121, would probably retail for ~600
https://www.grailed.com/listings/7144763...ing-Collar

Ge3v

Quote:Allsaints pea coat with shearling collar - US$121, would probably retail for ~600

No surprise you don't wear this maladroit melange yourself. Cheap and inauthentic buttons (half the point of a peacoat) with a cheap and unmatching fake-chesterfield collar. And nothing gets that much of a discount unless it "fell" off the back of a truck, the retail price you quote is probably fake and the "discount" permanent.

Better choice that is moderately priced

https://shop.nordstrom.com/s/schott-nyc-...at/3837479


You can also try a "J. Crew Dock Peacoat w/ Thinsulate" they go on sale at the end of the season for under $200

(Warning: Old link, but good for examples)

https://dappered.com/2017/11/best-lookin...nter-2017/

(11-08-2018 05:47 PM)General Stalin Wrote:  Yeah my favorite pair of shoes are one of the cheapest I own. Think I picked them up at a TJMaxx for like $60. Cheap leather, plastic sole, but I wax them all the time and keep them up and have put a LOT of miles on them over the course of 3 years. They have a little patina and character to em now even. I've gotten a lot of compliments on them over the years:

Yesterday I bought similar (just different details) for the same price.
I am not used to this style of boots, so I am getting used to wear them, but I think they are killing it.