^^^*not necessarily a denim-only shop*
― ┌∩┐(◕_◕)┌∩┐ (Steve Shasta), Friday, 22 January 2010 20:59 (fourteen years ago) link
hey steve shasta what do u think of naked & famous?
paul smith's less formal dress shirts are really well tailored imo - not as big a fan of the cdg/jw dress shirts which are less sweet and more gimmicky
― Lamp, Friday, 22 January 2010 21:05 (fourteen years ago) link
hey Mr. Lamp, I think that Naked & Famous is great, their product reminds me a lot of (their American peer) Takumi who uses the same fabric... in fact, Paul Smith Red Ear MIJ (who made one of my favorite jeans ever about 7 years ago) also sources from that same denim factory in Kojima, Japan.
The fabric is indeed really nice (I'm very familiar with that particular factory's output), but I have to admit I do not own any of the N&F stuff but I've seen it in shops and shows and I admire the fit of the one pair I tried on, which reminded me of a more rugged Dior Homme cut.
― ┌∩┐(◕_◕)┌∩┐ (Steve Shasta), Friday, 22 January 2010 21:17 (fourteen years ago) link
something about uniqlo fit does not work for me. the thighs are too stretchy, the calves too skinny
not sure why but i can't find any prices/ordering instructions at naked and famous online
― you have to forgive me (surm), Friday, 22 January 2010 21:28 (fourteen years ago) link
You can order from BiG and they should have size charts as well:http://blueingreensoho.com/site/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&manufacturer_id=43&Itemid=28
― smashing aspirant (milo z), Friday, 22 January 2010 21:30 (fourteen years ago) link
thank u!
i also see so much uniqlo denim around brooklyn that i think i'd rather get something else
― you have to forgive me (surm), Friday, 22 January 2010 21:32 (fourteen years ago) link
have definitely been wanting to check out their shirts and sweaters though, i hear they have good colors
― you have to forgive me (surm), Friday, 22 January 2010 21:34 (fourteen years ago) link
Paul Smith Red Ear MIJ (who made one of my favorite jeans ever about 7 years ago
lol i keep meaning to try on a pair of these bcuz of your praise
― Lamp, Friday, 22 January 2010 21:43 (fourteen years ago) link
are you in nyc? i like the blue in green one's more than the paul smith shop ones tbh!
― ┌∩┐(◕_◕)┌∩┐ (Steve Shasta), Friday, 22 January 2010 21:47 (fourteen years ago) link
also w/r/t trousers, i am currently flitting btw a 30 and 32, and am becoming very confused by it all :|
― you have to forgive me (surm), Friday, 22 January 2010 21:51 (fourteen years ago) link
like i have 1 32 pair that's spot on, and another that i have to keep pulling up :(
― you have to forgive me (surm), Friday, 22 January 2010 21:52 (fourteen years ago) link
I have that exact same problem. It's why I never buy clothes over the web.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Friday, 22 January 2010 21:57 (fourteen years ago) link
better online retailers should have advertised measurements which if you know yours, can be super helpful!
― ┌∩┐(◕_◕)┌∩┐ (Steve Shasta), Friday, 22 January 2010 21:59 (fourteen years ago) link
(note: i don't buy online either fwiw lol)
Yeah they do have advertised measurements, but with waists there seems to be more than enough variation to ensure that half the things that are supposed to be in my size just won't fit right.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Friday, 22 January 2010 22:03 (fourteen years ago) link
even from the same company sometimes, different styles or whatever. also it's too easy to spend $$$ online :P
― you have to forgive me (surm), Friday, 22 January 2010 22:06 (fourteen years ago) link
that's called "tolerance", the bedfellow of old/faulty patterns and lax enforcement. one of my #1 pet peeves.
― ┌∩┐(◕_◕)┌∩┐ (Steve Shasta), Friday, 22 January 2010 22:07 (fourteen years ago) link
lol despite being p sure ive been in it i dont even remember where the paul smith shop is. also i dont really need nor can i really afford more new jeans just that u reminded i wanted to (at some point) try those. actually shasta do u know of any places in nyc that carry furfur?
i wish filippa k wld offer online shopping - wld buy so much stuff
― Oh Sara, come back to New Hampshire, we'll stay there forever (Lamp), Friday, 22 January 2010 22:11 (fourteen years ago) link
the skinniest jeans from uniqlo fit me better than any other pair of trousers I think I've ever owned...they are actually pretty much all I wear, in about 11 diff colours/designs
― I see what this is (Local Garda), Friday, 22 January 2010 22:12 (fourteen years ago) link
you don't find that they sag in the butt?? maybe i should give them another go . . .
― you have to forgive me (surm), Friday, 22 January 2010 22:13 (fourteen years ago) link
yea thats true for me too ronan
― max, Friday, 22 January 2010 22:13 (fourteen years ago) link
mine dont sag in the butt and i have no butt
― max, Friday, 22 January 2010 22:14 (fourteen years ago) link
this thread is so sad! do you people really get all your clothes from h&m, uniqlo, AA, gap? i mean, its fine and all for basics, but do you only wear basics?
― phil-two, Saturday, 23 January 2010 01:06 (fourteen years ago) link
Well yeah phil, we obviously just shop at Kohl's for suits and shit.
Kidding. I consider H&M (been there 4-5 times in Chicago/Las Vegas) and Uniqlo (never been in one!) a foreign convenience. As an ilxor who lives in a city that is at least a notch or two below Minneapolis in shopping selection (but coming up on the boutique tip in the next few years), I typically have either bought shoes while shopping or from zappos/nordstrom online. I get some basic t-shirt stuff from either random sales or AA, jeans from various sources or Levi's, and pants from either a local chain (Younkers, which has been owned by various national chains in recent years) or Banana Republic, etc.
I've been buying more random clothes from sites like gilt.com that do designer sales, or boutique stores that have a website. Also semi-addicted to the sportswear-like nau.com.
Puma shoe addiction..
― mh, Saturday, 23 January 2010 01:19 (fourteen years ago) link
Phil, all I have is basics. I rarely even have the chance to sport something nicer. Remember that time we met? You wouldn't talk to me because my clothes were basics and I said your Kimchee was too hot.
― Jeff, Saturday, 23 January 2010 01:24 (fourteen years ago) link
basics are all I know =(
― dyao, Saturday, 23 January 2010 01:27 (fourteen years ago) link
Pretty much all basics.
I'm enjoying the current Americana/workwear trend, because my usual style of looking like a Neil Young roadie circa '72 makes me look ahead of the game. In a couple of years, I'll just look homeless again. :(
― smashing aspirant (milo z), Saturday, 23 January 2010 01:29 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah, it's called being poor
― iatee, Saturday, 23 January 2010 01:42 (fourteen years ago) link
frankly, where I live, there are not h&m, uniqlo, or AA stores. so beyond that, yeah....
― mh, Saturday, 23 January 2010 04:31 (fourteen years ago) link
If I had the kind of income that allowed me to purchase $270 pants, why would I even be wearing pants? I'd be wearing pajamas 24/7, swimming naked in my Olympic-sized pool.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Saturday, 23 January 2010 04:39 (fourteen years ago) link
that last sentence doesn't make sense unless you're saying you'd be able to buy 270$ pajamas that let you wear them and be naked at the same time
― dyao, Saturday, 23 January 2010 04:54 (fourteen years ago) link
They have space-age fabrics these days, you know
― mh, Saturday, 23 January 2010 05:05 (fourteen years ago) link
are they available in basics, is wha I wanna know
― dyao, Saturday, 23 January 2010 05:15 (fourteen years ago) link
I dressed pretty much the same for the last 4 years. Either a hanes v neck with Marc Jacob Wranglers and cowboy boots or a dress shirt with the same jeans and boots. I usually buy 3 or 4 pairs of the same jean and hanes comes in packs of 5.
― Jacob Sanders, Saturday, 23 January 2010 07:12 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah, h&m's lack of online shopping always rings me off too
I feel you all because I didn't always live in a city with two H&Ms within walking distance of one another. Would gladly trade one of them for an online store for you guys.
― SNEEZED GOING DOWN STEPS, PAIN WHEN PUTTING SOCKS ON (Deric W. Haircare), Saturday, 23 January 2010 07:29 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm just saying that in my dreams, I'm naked and wearing pajamas at the same time.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Saturday, 23 January 2010 07:32 (fourteen years ago) link
in my dreams u can buy a life of leisure for slightly less than $300
― b( ۠·_۠·)b (Lamp), Saturday, 23 January 2010 07:36 (fourteen years ago) link
And I'm wearing pajamas right now, so I'm halfway there!
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Saturday, 23 January 2010 07:38 (fourteen years ago) link
jeans: target mostly sometimes gap dont really give a fuck about jeans at this point.tshirts: shows/bagazillions of free "dude who sells geetars" swagsweatshirts/jackets: metropark clearance (shameful but awesome)/local shop called robot loveshoes: i have so many of these i really never need to buy another pair because i am insane.suits: now defunct nates in mpls, kind of freaking out because next suit is going to come from ????
― HI DERE gave me a substitution abuse problem (jjjusten), Saturday, 23 January 2010 07:40 (fourteen years ago) link
i make my own suits out of dreams and pajamas and uniqlo tshirts
― b( ۠·_۠·)b (Lamp), Saturday, 23 January 2010 07:42 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah, shoes are so easy to buy! Tons of them look great, 6pm.com has them for like 75% off, if only it could all be as easy as shoes.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Saturday, 23 January 2010 07:45 (fourteen years ago) link
outside of sample sales which are basically ny-only anything else is prohibitively expensive bro!! and not all of us have the time to be riflin thru the salvation army
― max, Saturday, 23 January 2010 10:58 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah basically the same story for me in london, I got a decent promotion recently but even still I just sort of think I can look as well as I am happy with just by uniqlo/aa/occasionally somewhere else...
the only thing I will spend a decent amount on is a jacket or a pair of shoes...which I might leave the cheap clothes world to buy. I hate h&m tho, I don't think I've ever seen anything I liked in there.
― I see what this is (Local Garda), Saturday, 23 January 2010 11:12 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah h&m suxx
― max, Saturday, 23 January 2010 11:14 (fourteen years ago) link
glad to hear you and i dress identically ronan maybe we should start a variety act
yes tho i have little talent
― I see what this is (Local Garda), Saturday, 23 January 2010 11:36 (fourteen years ago) link
your talent is dressing like me
― max, Saturday, 23 January 2010 11:39 (fourteen years ago) link
it's true...I didn't realise how talented I was
― I see what this is (Local Garda), Saturday, 23 January 2010 11:56 (fourteen years ago) link
a lack of variety act.
― jed_, Saturday, 23 January 2010 12:34 (fourteen years ago) link
gotta admit I buy plenty of stuff from gap/ban rep and even a few shirts from j-crew.
jeans: all about lucky. my wife insists on these cause she likes how they fit on me.
dress clothes: Italian suits fit my frame to a "T"/Hugo Boss is my fave but I can do Armani. Zegna shirts are the bomb.
shoes: rockport, johnston & murphy, ecco. i like retro sneakers: adidas puma and onitsuka tigers. got a pair of UGG boots for my b-day. they're OK.
last purchase: 3 pairs of corduroy trou from the gap @ 60% off! I am a bargain hunter.
― the eagle laughs at you (m coleman), Saturday, 23 January 2010 12:50 (fourteen years ago) link