Haha I'm the same height as Maria and I dated someone once who was at least 6' tall but woke up one morning and pulled my skinny jeans on by accident, and they fit. So it's not that hard to believe.
― It means why you gotta be a montague? (Laurel), Thursday, 17 November 2011 01:41 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.uniqlo.com/us/CSaDisp/category1=MEN&category3=Grameen%20UNIQLO
― ooh i love my loaf n jug! (silby), Thursday, 17 November 2011 05:39 (twelve years ago) link
it's less smh if you pretend like it's just poorly translated japanese
― iatee, Thursday, 17 November 2011 05:42 (twelve years ago) link
trying to figure out which arrow on the flowchart is "I buy a shirt"
― ooh i love my loaf n jug! (silby), Thursday, 17 November 2011 05:45 (twelve years ago) link
apparently "enlightenment and solving social problems" is part of the flowchart, they are promising a hell of a lot of karma for buying this shirt
tbh i'm not sure that uniqlo thing quite fits into the scope of the thread -- it's certainly not abt craftsmanship or quality afaict. but definitely part of a trend, consumer goods companies with charitable missions, q.v. toms, warby parker, etc
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Thursday, 17 November 2011 14:43 (twelve years ago) link
I think my hatred of those toms shoes is wearing off.
― mh, Thursday, 17 November 2011 16:02 (twelve years ago) link
good karma for sale! git yer red hot good karma right hyere! step right up! it won't last long at this price!
― Aimless, Thursday, 17 November 2011 17:56 (twelve years ago) link
denim has always owned fuiud
― unlistenable in philly (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Thursday, 17 November 2011 18:56 (twelve years ago) link
what does aerosmith think about wearing denim jackets with denim pants
― mh, Thursday, 17 November 2011 18:57 (twelve years ago) link
Canadian tuxedo
― bouquet beatdown (Nicole), Thursday, 17 November 2011 19:00 (twelve years ago) link
― mh, Thursday, November 17, 2011 4:02 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark
Nnnnoooooo stay strong, comrade!!!
― It means why you gotta be a montague? (Laurel), Thursday, 17 November 2011 19:01 (twelve years ago) link
Tennessee tuxedo iirc
http://www.motleycollegefootball.com/Images/TennesseeTuxedo.gif
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Thursday, 17 November 2011 19:05 (twelve years ago) link
also Texas Tuxedo
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Thursday, 17 November 2011 20:17 (twelve years ago) link
Tulsa tuxedo?
― Aimless, Friday, 18 November 2011 01:39 (twelve years ago) link
The owner of SelfEdge in his denim wedding suit:http://www.flickr.com/photos/ayn/1451831750/in/photostream/
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Friday, 18 November 2011 02:39 (twelve years ago) link
I absolutely love the deflated, arms held at side posture that all sufu/styleforum people pose in
― dayo, Friday, 18 November 2011 02:42 (twelve years ago) link
He actually wore it for the next 14 months until the right wear patterns set in
― mh, Friday, 18 November 2011 02:54 (twelve years ago) link
ha
― Kerm, Friday, 18 November 2011 02:54 (twelve years ago) link
too bad it doesn't fit him properly. I hope he soaked that shit in the bathtub before the wedding
― the wheelie king (wk), Friday, 18 November 2011 04:00 (twelve years ago) link
lol
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Friday, 18 November 2011 12:46 (twelve years ago) link
btw i have been wondering this for a while but can someone explain what the big deal about selvage denim? doesn't all loomed woven fabric technically have a selvage? i understand that the selvage is generally more durable than a cut edge, it won't unravel, ok sure. i am not trying to be dumb about this, i just have never really seen an explanation that i found reasonable satisfying.
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Friday, 18 November 2011 18:07 (twelve years ago) link
idgi either but as far as I can tell it just signifies authenticity since that's the way it was traditionally done. and you have to roll up your cuffs to show it off.
― the wheelie king (wk), Friday, 18 November 2011 18:45 (twelve years ago) link
right! and, well, using the selvage as part of the pattern lines means that you need to use more yardage than you would if you laid the pattern out by area & grain alone, yes? i realize i'm making an assumption here about the weaving & manufacturing processes but it seems like the value of selvage partly has to do with only using the *best* part of the denim -- i don't know if that also implies more waste or what, but definitely lends itself to higher materials cost.
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Friday, 18 November 2011 19:13 (twelve years ago) link
it's kind of like how chinese scholars would grow their fingernails long to show they didn't have to do manual labor
― dayo, Friday, 18 November 2011 19:18 (twelve years ago) link
It started out as a heritage thing in Japanese denim, and since that denim was made to a higher standard than industrial denim it became a signifier of quality. Then it blew up and you could get selvage at Old Navy (etc.) which was no better than non-selvage.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Friday, 18 November 2011 19:18 (twelve years ago) link
oh and i just want to say, too -- that selvage denim suit looks so so awful
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Friday, 18 November 2011 19:22 (twelve years ago) link
heh, his whole outfit is unbelievable
― max, Friday, 18 November 2011 19:39 (twelve years ago) link
the yo-yo! the wedding yo-yo
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Friday, 18 November 2011 19:41 (twelve years ago) link
It's so embarrassingly bad-looking that I get squeamish just looking at the pic.
― It means why you gotta be a montague? (Laurel), Friday, 18 November 2011 19:41 (twelve years ago) link
Who would marry someone wearing that?? How did his bride/partner-to-be not march him right out the door and to the nearest department store?!
― It means why you gotta be a montague? (Laurel), Friday, 18 November 2011 19:42 (twelve years ago) link
my inner jewish mom is worrying about him staining that wonderful white dress shirt with that denim
― dayo, Friday, 18 November 2011 19:43 (twelve years ago) link
…aren't you a chinese dude dayo?
― ooh i love my loaf n jug! (silby), Friday, 18 November 2011 19:44 (twelve years ago) link
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1411/1450976673_58d729c992_z.jpg
― dayo, Friday, 18 November 2011 19:44 (twelve years ago) link
because he is the dude who owns this site, i guess? http://www.selfedge.com
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Friday, 18 November 2011 19:44 (twelve years ago) link
yes silby
― dayo, Friday, 18 November 2011 19:45 (twelve years ago) link
Self Edge carries the world's finest denim and leather accessories, all with a distinct aesthetic and details that are second to none. Selvedge lines made of metallic red silk, rivets made from sterling silver, poisonous python skin tags from Okinawa—we've gone to great lengths to find these unique items and make them available to you. We don't see a pair of jeans as just a pair of jeans. We see them as part of your life—something that ages with you and, like you, only becomes better with time.
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Friday, 18 November 2011 19:45 (twelve years ago) link
poisonous python skin tags from Okinawa
*shudders*
all this time I thought dayo was an old jewish woman
― iatee, Friday, 18 November 2011 19:46 (twelve years ago) link
pythons are not poisonous
― Another Bad Kreayshawn (latebloomer), Friday, 18 November 2011 19:46 (twelve years ago) link
what about their skin tags?
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Friday, 18 November 2011 19:48 (twelve years ago) link
this is how you rock the denim suit...
http://theselvedgeyard.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/bing-crosby-wearing-levis-denim-tuxedo.jpghttp://theselvedgeyard.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/jes038a032p13a.jpghttp://theselvedgeyard.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/levis-tuxedo-denim-bing-crosby.jpg
― the wheelie king (wk), Friday, 18 November 2011 19:51 (twelve years ago) link
note: the flower is made of red levis tags!
http://theselvedgeyard.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/history-of-denim-through-the-ages-western-wear-goes-hollywood/
― the wheelie king (wk), Friday, 18 November 2011 19:52 (twelve years ago) link
hotel-men!
― ooh i love my loaf n jug! (silby), Friday, 18 November 2011 19:55 (twelve years ago) link
3:49 am, January 3, 1952: a belligerently drunk Bing Crosby demands a room at a motel in Flagstaff under the authority of his denim tuxedo
― ooh i love my loaf n jug! (silby), Friday, 18 November 2011 19:56 (twelve years ago) link
the wedding yo-yo is kind of awesome and 10x better than anything I've gotten at a wedding
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Friday, 18 November 2011 19:58 (twelve years ago) link
do you think crosby washed his denim suit? if so, what was his technique?
― the wheelie king (wk), Friday, 18 November 2011 19:59 (twelve years ago) link
guys you know who the modern granddaddy of all this stuff is
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Friday, 18 November 2011 22:07 (twelve years ago) link
http://images.wikia.com/seinfeld/images/7/75/J_peterman.jpg
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Friday, 18 November 2011 22:09 (twelve years ago) link