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i made the error of buying one with a jacket a few years ago. if i think of it just as a jacket accessory it's tolerable but the idea of wearing it by itself is revolting

handy for snooker

I think I still have some left over from a time when I worked in lots of different offices as a roving consultant. I didn't always know whether I was going into a formal business-wear situation, a casual creative one, or a mix of the two.

If I wore a suit (or nice separates) and tie, I'd be overdressed among graphic designers and IT nerds. But if I wore a polo and chinos I'd be underdressed among finance and BD/sales. Vest (with or without tie) could go either way.

Nowadays I wear the t-shirt I slept in and work over Skype, so my grownup clothes wait in a closet for the next funeral.

just caught myself browsing "john virgo waistcoat" on GIS, imagined what someone wld think of me if they glanced at my phone, and decided to stage an intervention on myself

"john virgo waistcoat"

good lord why subject yourself to that

inexplicably fond childhood memories of big break

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I do too, Ogmor.

Did you guys know he has an app and is planning to open a vegan restaurant

how does he not have his own line, he's missing a trick

No! Did read somewhere both Virgo and Thorne lost tens of thousands in gambling. Thorne is ruined iirc. xp

I'm going to be snookering you tonight

rowr

how does he not have his own line, he's missing a trick

Piscador's John Virgo collection appears to have been discontinued, but there are some reasonable deals on ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=john+virgo+piscador&_sacat=0

soref you have distinguished yourself yet again

love this label

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oh a waistcoat is a vest? yeah, hard pass on that one

ControOp: men's clothing options are mostly dumb.

hard disagree on that one. more men should wear suits. more people should wear suits. or at least blazers & ties

suits are nice-looking and feeling but way too fussy for daily use

and it should go without saying that it's silly to be prescriptive about outfits that are prohibitively expensive for many

i agree but price is no object in blazers & ties you can get a good look going at any thrift store off a highway exit for less than fifty dollars. you don't need to get a tailored suit you just need to scour thrift stores that are very far away from art schools

u ever hear someone pronounce it "wesket"

If you conform well to standard proportions, maybe? idk what that's like

all of my efforts to fashion together a suit from constituent parts in thrift stores have been abject failures for this reason, unless I pay extra to have the clothes altered and at that point I might as well fuckin buy new. so frustrating

honestly the Gap is the only retail clothing store you need to go to for relatively affordable slacks & shirts & blazers. but better to just get slacks there, maybe shirts, and look for a nice blazer at thrift stores, Goodwills, and rural thrift stores

xp thrift stores have like every size imaginable ime. usually way too big 4 me. i get most of my shit in the women's section, especially for jackets

but prescriptive suits/dress codes = dud. you should only wear a suit if you feel comfortable in it, as in, you feel most like yourself.

but we can all agree sweatpants/shorts/SANDALS on airplanes = dud

yeah personally I like wearing formal shit to work once in a while just for the fuck of it and to make my boss nervous that maybe I'm taking interviews. gotta keep em on their toes

sweatpants on airplanes/trains/buses = classic, the rest not so much

but we can all agree sweatpants/shorts/SANDALS on airplanes = dud

i vehemently disagree

(White) America deserves Donald Trump.

but we can all agree sweatpants/shorts/SANDALS on airplanes = dud

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Haven't flown in about a decade, but when I was flying more this was unassailably classic imo.

Sandals are gross at the airport, yes. I understand wanting to get through TSA quickly, but use boat shoes, Vans, or anything requiring socks. You really want your bare feet on that floor? Ugh.

shorts? come on.

If you're taking away my grown-up sized toothpaste tube, I'm not going to dress like a grown-up.

I am an American person and I will say that I only heard "weskit" when doing Colonial-era cosplay as a fife & drum corps member at the age of maybe nine.

And yes we know that britishes have different words/meanings for vest, pants, braces, etc., all of which allows for less than a minute of mirth once every few years. Ah, so what you call a fanny/brace/testicle is what we call a lorry/constable/bum? Hardy har har, O my sides.

Here’s my controversial opinion re fashion: suit jackets and ties are mega-comfortable. With the cost amortized over the lifespan, they are actually among the most affordable pieces of clothing available. Also, men’s ties are overrated and mostly silly/flashy at exhorbitant prices. They are the most flagrant phallic stand-ins of any article or clothing, and there’s very little need to spend more than $25 on a good tie (bow- or neck-).

I am an American person and I will say that I only heard "weskit" when doing Colonial-era cosplay as a fife & drum corps member at the age of maybe nine.

No-one says 'weskit' in the UK btw.

ties are the one part of a suit I will never spend more than ten bucks on

soda = correct

If you find a suit uncomfortable you are wearing the wrong size.

wearing shorts and/or sandals on an airplane is fuckin disgusting

xp yea you don't need expensive ties, just get a black tie on amazon or something or some wacky funky vintage Coca Cola tie for casual fridays (flairdays)

i love wearing suits

but to look good in them you need to shop around or tailor them, and usually they are over a few hundred dollars at least (my dad buys $1k blazers/suit jackets) and there is a difference when it comes to comfort and fit

however i don't wear them at all except when i get the chance (ie when it is socially allowed) because nobody wears suits at my workplace, i would look way out of place with them here

airplanes are the greyhound of the sky. biz/1st class, maybe

suits being made of wool makes them uncomfortable for me.

thread count makes a diff believe it or not

yours is too high lol j/k

haha touche

sweet spot really is in the low 100s

i feel so comfortable wearing and moving around in them than wearing any other piece of garment

yeah i mean obviously tailored suits with high thread counts rule, but you can absolutely look good & feel comfortable with a hodgepodge outfit pieced together from Goodwill. you just gotta look

Washing a suit is the pricey part

Fuck washing a suit