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[quote]thethirdruffian wrote:
http://www.makeyourownjeans.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1

Google is your friend.[/quote]

Preach it Brother -

I ran across this recommendation on, I believe, the 19th iteration of the “jeans don’t fit” T nation threadS

Didn’t buy a pair of jeans, but did pick up a very cheap tailored suit for about $150 with shipping … I get compliments on it every time I wear it, and when I confess the price people are dumbstruck. I was skeptical at first, but with a suit off the rack costing me at least an extra $100 in alterations (and still looks like shit) it was worth the chance … Best money on clothes I ever spent

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[quote]Velvet Elvis wrote:

[quote]thethirdruffian wrote:
http://www.makeyourownjeans.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1

Google is your friend.[/quote]

Preach it Brother -

I ran across this recommendation on, I believe, the 19th iteration of the “jeans don’t fit” T nation threadS

Didn’t buy a pair of jeans, but did pick up a very cheap tailored suit for about $150 with shipping … I get compliments on it every time I wear it, and when I confess the price people are dumbstruck. I was skeptical at first, but with a suit off the rack costing me at least an extra $100 in alterations (and still looks like shit) it was worth the chance … Best money on clothes I ever spent
[/quote]

Hey, you can buy fitted Polo shirts and fitted shirts and fitted whatevers form the series of tubes.

Especially with shirts that makes the difference between fitting at the shoulders and the hips and something pathetically flapping in the wind.

The kicker:

They dont cost more, often less.

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[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Velvet Elvis wrote:

[quote]thethirdruffian wrote:
http://www.makeyourownjeans.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1

Google is your friend.[/quote]

Preach it Brother -

I ran across this recommendation on, I believe, the 19th iteration of the “jeans don’t fit” T nation threadS

Didn’t buy a pair of jeans, but did pick up a very cheap tailored suit for about $150 with shipping … I get compliments on it every time I wear it, and when I confess the price people are dumbstruck. I was skeptical at first, but with a suit off the rack costing me at least an extra $100 in alterations (and still looks like shit) it was worth the chance … Best money on clothes I ever spent
[/quote]

Hey, you can buy fitted Polo shirts and fitted shirts and fitted whatevers form the series of tubes.

Especially with shirts that makes the difference between fitting at the shoulders and the hips and something pathetically flapping in the wind.

The kicker:

They dont cost more, often less. [/quote]

I found my new candy store. I need some new jeans, so I will check this place out.

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[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Velvet Elvis wrote:

[quote]thethirdruffian wrote:
http://www.makeyourownjeans.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1

Google is your friend.[/quote]

Preach it Brother -

I ran across this recommendation on, I believe, the 19th iteration of the “jeans don’t fit” T nation threadS

Didn’t buy a pair of jeans, but did pick up a very cheap tailored suit for about $150 with shipping … I get compliments on it every time I wear it, and when I confess the price people are dumbstruck. I was skeptical at first, but with a suit off the rack costing me at least an extra $100 in alterations (and still looks like shit) it was worth the chance … Best money on clothes I ever spent
[/quote]

Hey, you can buy fitted Polo shirts and fitted shirts and fitted whatevers form the series of tubes.

Especially with shirts that makes the difference between fitting at the shoulders and the hips and something pathetically flapping in the wind.

The kicker:

They dont cost more, often less. [/quote]

What are these " series of tubes" thou does speak of?

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[quote]Velvet Elvis wrote:

[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]Velvet Elvis wrote:

[quote]thethirdruffian wrote:
http://www.makeyourownjeans.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1

Google is your friend.[/quote]

Preach it Brother -

I ran across this recommendation on, I believe, the 19th iteration of the “jeans don’t fit” T nation threadS

Didn’t buy a pair of jeans, but did pick up a very cheap tailored suit for about $150 with shipping … I get compliments on it every time I wear it, and when I confess the price people are dumbstruck. I was skeptical at first, but with a suit off the rack costing me at least an extra $100 in alterations (and still looks like shit) it was worth the chance … Best money on clothes I ever spent
[/quote]

Hey, you can buy fitted Polo shirts and fitted shirts and fitted whatevers form the series of tubes.

Especially with shirts that makes the difference between fitting at the shoulders and the hips and something pathetically flapping in the wind.

The kicker:

They dont cost more, often less. [/quote]

What are these " series of tubes" thou does speak of?
[/quote]

Its like lots of hoppers stacked on each other that deliver the electrons right to your door!

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[quote]mattyg24 wrote:

I currently wear only loose fit or boot cut jeans but I’ve started seeing a girl who is a model and she wants me to dress cooler so I don’t bring down her rep.[/quote]

Any reason why she can’t dress you?

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[quote]roybot wrote:

[quote]mattyg24 wrote:

I currently wear only loose fit or boot cut jeans but I’ve started seeing a girl who is a model and she wants me to dress cooler so I don’t bring down her rep.[/quote]

Any reason why she can’t dress you?[/quote]

Because the last woman who did that was his mother?

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[quote]orion wrote:

[quote]roybot wrote:

[quote]mattyg24 wrote:

I currently wear only loose fit or boot cut jeans but I’ve started seeing a girl who is a model and she wants me to dress cooler so I don’t bring down her rep.[/quote]

Any reason why she can’t dress you?[/quote]

Because the last woman who did that was his mother?[/quote]

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You don’t need money to look good. Buy nice looking stuff on sale, or buy really nice looking clothes from second hand stores. Try all pants on first before you buy them. Good advice, dress for the job you want not the one you have. People always accused me of dealin dope, I had to switch the style up, a little lol.

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[quote]Jlabs wrote:
You don’t need money to look good. Buy nice looking stuff on sale, or buy really nice looking clothes from second hand stores. Try all pants on first before you buy them. Good advice, dress for the job you want not the one you have. People always accused me of dealin dope, I had to switch the style up, a little lol. [/quote]

I mentioned it a long time back in this thread, but it should be pointed out again that you are very correct on your first sentence.

It used to be that the main difference between high end and expensive brands and their lower end counterpart was fit and cut. While there is in alot of cases a difference in quality in material, it doesnt justify the large retail markups, it was always the quality of the stitching etc and mainly branding(hence the joke of calling Neiman Marcus “Needless Markup”).

Alot of today’s designers came from the older high end brand familiy tree(think of the football analogy of the Parcell’s tree etc) and brought the same style and fit to cheaper brands. You also have some of high end brands creating sub brands of lower priced items. We are in the golden age of fit. You can walk out the door of Express, Zara or H&M with a suit off the rack for under 400 that hardly needs tailoring.

You do not need to spend alot of money to look good, you just need to know what to look for and how to build a wardrobe of usual items and how to make sure your clothes fit.

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Waitz - drop some knowledge on casual coats/jackets for us!

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[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
Waitz - drop some knowledge on casual coats/jackets for us! [/quote]

The best “casual” coat or jacket is not to wear a casual jacket, rather wear a nice suit jacket or blazer with a casual outfit. My Standard go-to, is open collar white shirt with dark denim, keep flair to a minimun. It is understated and works in all occasions socially, many professionally.

The standard advice is a navy is the most verstile, I say that is bullshit and grab not too dark or liight, more like sharkskin type grey. Goes with everything and works in all seasons if it. Tweed in the fall and seersucker in summer looks like you are trying too hard(which you are). Im personally not a fan of patterns, but that is my personal style, i stick with solid colors and more black/white/greys in general but dont be afraid to try a flannel.

Stick with a two-button, make sure it fits right. Not too tight in shoulders but you shouldnt have extra room. Make sure it creates a v-taper and fits close to the body, it should never be so tight that the fabric around the waist/button look stressed(you fucking hipster idiots). Remember a jacket that is too big doesnt fit, same thing with one too small(a note that these wannabe GQ city fools cant realize). Keep the lapels understated and if you want to be daring shoot for a peaked lapel(the collar part of the shirt points up in this case).

Ill make another point on flair to follow up. Here is me in my “go-to”(ignore the media badge around my neck). Notice the fit and the taper(and the solid jawline). If i want to be real casual I can through on a henly shirt or even a white v-neck.

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You want at least 1/2 inch of shirt cuff to show on your sleeves. NEVER button both buttons, only the top one and only when you are standing. Unbutton to sit, button when standing.

Pocket squares- they are called pocket squares, not pocket poofy frilly shits for a reason. Stick with cotton/wool/linen. Never iron it straight, casual fold it to where the corners meet loosely and just stick it in. I dont like getting crazy here, my go-to is a linen or cotton lined square that I get from thetiebar.com for about 8-10 bucks. I try to match the border to my tie or shirt, but not perfectly. Sometimes for flare I use a neon blue border with a navy jacket and white shirt for flair but nothing overstated yelling “look at me”.

This jacket is like a cream gray so the navy border on this pocket square is a good example of subtle flair that isnt too bold but looks killer when done right.

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[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
Waitz - drop some knowledge on casual coats/jackets for us! [/quote]

The best “casual” coat or jacket is not to wear a casual jacket, rather wear a nice suit jacket or blazer with a casual outfit. My Standard go-to, is open collar white shirt with dark denim, keep flair to a minimun. It is understated and works in all occasions socially, many professionally.

The standard advice is a navy is the most verstile, I say that is bullshit and grab not too dark or liight, more like sharkskin type grey. Goes with everything and works in all seasons if it. Tweed in the fall and seersucker in summer looks like you are trying too hard(which you are). Im personally not a fan of patterns, but that is my personal style, i stick with solid colors and more black/white/greys in general but dont be afraid to try a flannel.

Stick with a two-button, make sure it fits right. Not too tight in shoulders but you shouldnt have extra room. Make sure it creates a v-taper and fits close to the body, it should never be so tight that the fabric around the waist/button look stressed(you fucking hipster idiots). Remember a jacket that is too big doesnt fit, same thing with one too small(a note that these wannabe GQ city fools cant realize). Keep the lapels understated and if you want to be daring shoot for a peaked lapel(the collar part of the shirt points up in this case).

Ill make another point on flair to follow up. Here is me in my “go-to”(ignore the media badge around my neck). Notice the fit and the taper(and the solid jawline). If i want to be real casual I can through on a henly shirt or even a white v-neck.

[/quote]

…also, I think a ticket pocket is awesome looking and so should everyone else. What about the sleeve buttons? Worth it to pay for functioning buttons?

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One last note on the pocket square/added flair thing. ALWAYS be understated in it. Same pocket square but in electric blue here. Notice how both of us are using the electic blue color, and one of us looks like a boss, the other a big douche. Dont be a douche.

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[quote]CroatianRage wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
Waitz - drop some knowledge on casual coats/jackets for us! [/quote]

The best “casual” coat or jacket is not to wear a casual jacket, rather wear a nice suit jacket or blazer with a casual outfit. My Standard go-to, is open collar white shirt with dark denim, keep flair to a minimun. It is understated and works in all occasions socially, many professionally.

The standard advice is a navy is the most verstile, I say that is bullshit and grab not too dark or liight, more like sharkskin type grey. Goes with everything and works in all seasons if it. Tweed in the fall and seersucker in summer looks like you are trying too hard(which you are). Im personally not a fan of patterns, but that is my personal style, i stick with solid colors and more black/white/greys in general but dont be afraid to try a flannel.

Stick with a two-button, make sure it fits right. Not too tight in shoulders but you shouldnt have extra room. Make sure it creates a v-taper and fits close to the body, it should never be so tight that the fabric around the waist/button look stressed(you fucking hipster idiots). Remember a jacket that is too big doesnt fit, same thing with one too small(a note that these wannabe GQ city fools cant realize). Keep the lapels understated and if you want to be daring shoot for a peaked lapel(the collar part of the shirt points up in this case).

Ill make another point on flair to follow up. Here is me in my “go-to”(ignore the media badge around my neck). Notice the fit and the taper(and the solid jawline). If i want to be real casual I can through on a henly shirt or even a white v-neck.

[/quote]

…also, I think a ticket pocket is awesome looking and so should everyone else. What about the sleeve buttons? Worth it to pay for functioning buttons?
[/quote]

Love the ticket pocket, that jacket has one, but maybe hard to see from blur and shadow. Also make sure there is what looks like a button hole on the lapel. It is for a lapel pin, back in the day flower(getting popular again). If you use a lapel pin make it your only accent.

Dont ever roll/push your sleeves up wearing a jacket/blazer. Just because it is on GQ or a maniquin doesnt mean it looks good. So to answer, it doesnt matter.

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Lol, love the advice, but being from Florida I think you misunderstood my question. I’m talking cold weather, underneath you’re just wearing a t-shirt (I wear t-shirts all year round) and need to throw a coat on to avoid hypothermia.

Now that I just remembered you’re from Florida I’m thinking maybe you don’t even own one, haha.

Great style, btw. I try to keep things pretty simple myself, although I did accidentally buy into the graphic tee craze 5 or 6 years ago (not the huge toolbag ed hardy tees, but too graphic nonetheless and I look back on it shaking my head).

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[quote]Waittz wrote:
You want at least 1/2 inch of shirt cuff to show on your sleeves. NEVER button both buttons, only the top one and only when you are standing. Unbutton to sit, button when standing.

Pocket squares- they are called pocket squares, not pocket poofy frilly shits for a reason. Stick with cotton/wool/linen. Never iron it straight, casual fold it to where the corners meet loosely and just stick it in. I dont like getting crazy here, my go-to is a linen or cotton lined square that I get from thetiebar.com for about 8-10 bucks. I try to match the border to my tie or shirt, but not perfectly. Sometimes for flare I use a neon blue border with a navy jacket and white shirt for flair but nothing overstated yelling “look at me”.

This jacket is like a cream gray so the navy border on this pocket square is a good example of subtle flair that isnt too bold but looks killer when done right. [/quote]

I am liking that cream grey. Right now I have a dark navy, a chocolate brown that gets the most mileage, and a white that I don’t really like and am going to sell. That grey would fill the role of lighter jacket nicely.

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[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]CroatianRage wrote:

[quote]Waittz wrote:

[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
Waitz - drop some knowledge on casual coats/jackets for us! [/quote]

The best “casual” coat or jacket is not to wear a casual jacket, rather wear a nice suit jacket or blazer with a casual outfit. My Standard go-to, is open collar white shirt with dark denim, keep flair to a minimun. It is understated and works in all occasions socially, many professionally.

The standard advice is a navy is the most verstile, I say that is bullshit and grab not too dark or liight, more like sharkskin type grey. Goes with everything and works in all seasons if it. Tweed in the fall and seersucker in summer looks like you are trying too hard(which you are). Im personally not a fan of patterns, but that is my personal style, i stick with solid colors and more black/white/greys in general but dont be afraid to try a flannel.

Stick with a two-button, make sure it fits right. Not too tight in shoulders but you shouldnt have extra room. Make sure it creates a v-taper and fits close to the body, it should never be so tight that the fabric around the waist/button look stressed(you fucking hipster idiots). Remember a jacket that is too big doesnt fit, same thing with one too small(a note that these wannabe GQ city fools cant realize). Keep the lapels understated and if you want to be daring shoot for a peaked lapel(the collar part of the shirt points up in this case).

Ill make another point on flair to follow up. Here is me in my “go-to”(ignore the media badge around my neck). Notice the fit and the taper(and the solid jawline). If i want to be real casual I can through on a henly shirt or even a white v-neck.

[/quote]

…also, I think a ticket pocket is awesome looking and so should everyone else. What about the sleeve buttons? Worth it to pay for functioning buttons?
[/quote]

Love the ticket pocket, that jacket has one, but maybe hard to see from blur and shadow. Also make sure there is what looks like a button hole on the lapel. It is for a lapel pin, back in the day flower(getting popular again). If you use a lapel pin make it your only accent.

Dont ever roll/push your sleeves up wearing a jacket/blazer. Just because it is on GQ or a maniquin doesnt mean it looks good. So to answer, it doesnt matter. [/quote]

Yeah, it seems like one of those things that certain people care a lot about, while others can’t be bothered. I just checked out my suits. The one I had custom made in Turkey when I was in the AF fits surprisingly bad. Arms too long, jacket too short, pursing at the base of the neck, etc. The pants don’t fit any more, but they looked like they belonged on a zoot suit. My black one I’ve had forever (maybe highschool) fits pretty well. I’m guessing I was swimming in it back then.

Do you have a steamer for your suits and coats?

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[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
Lol, love the advice, but being from Florida I think you misunderstood my question. I’m talking cold weather, underneath you’re just wearing a t-shirt (I wear t-shirts all year round) and need to throw a coat on to avoid hypothermia.

Now that I just remembered you’re from Florida I’m thinking maybe you don’t even own one, haha.

Great style, btw. I try to keep things pretty simple myself, although I did accidentally buy into the graphic tee craze 5 or 6 years ago (not the huge toolbag ed hardy tees, but too graphic nonetheless and I look back on it shaking my head). [/quote]

I’m a rock and roll guy, only graphic t’s allowed are band shirts hahah.

You talking coats or jackets(non dress/tailoring)? And how casual?