i roll my pants but it's mostly to keep them from getting caught in the gears of my bike
as part of my fashion goals for this winter i went on a major thrifting spree and got lots of brightly colored hats and sweaters
― tanuki, Sunday, 15 January 2012 15:46 (twelve years ago) link
That has a practical purpose. As long as you don't do it when you are dressed up and taking the bus. Then I am mentally comparing you to state school frat boys c. 1990-4 and you have to ask yourself if that is really what you're going for.
― gonna give her the old fuquay-varina (Jenny), Sunday, 15 January 2012 16:34 (twelve years ago) link
i should not drink and ebay. i won a giant sweater with alpacas on it for $5http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x399/flompers/Alpaca%20Sweater/1.jpg
― bene_gesserit, Sunday, 15 January 2012 18:07 (twelve years ago) link
congratulations on your win! x
― jed_, Sunday, 15 January 2012 18:09 (twelve years ago) link
would wear!
― tanuki, Sunday, 15 January 2012 18:22 (twelve years ago) link
AAAALPACAS!
― It means why you gotta be a montague? (Laurel), Sunday, 15 January 2012 18:27 (twelve years ago) link
that is a nice sweater, but i imagine the sleeves are as long as my legs?
― La Lechera, Sunday, 15 January 2012 18:38 (twelve years ago) link
(but it is not my sweater, so that's ok!)
Is it made out of alpaca yarn?
― tokyo rosemary, Monday, 16 January 2012 03:03 (twelve years ago) link
Thanks to suggestions from the sandbox, I now find myself the owner of 16 pairs of black crew socks. My question now: should get rid of my white undershirts to match this, or is that just not that important?
― beachville, Monday, 16 January 2012 17:10 (twelve years ago) link
why did the sandbox suggest 16 pairs of black socks?????????????
― max, Monday, 16 January 2012 17:13 (twelve years ago) link
also why would your undershirt need to match anything? it goes *under* stuff. also black undershirts are visible under white/light/thin shirts
On the sandbox everybody hated white socks.
― beachville, Monday, 16 January 2012 17:17 (twelve years ago) link
Like, "Oh fuck, you're wearing white socks? God, I hate white socks worse than cargo shorts, flip-flops and Dave Matthews Band combined."
― beachville, Monday, 16 January 2012 17:18 (twelve years ago) link
and dirk wears them
― tanuki, Monday, 16 January 2012 17:19 (twelve years ago) link
yeah but there are more colors besides white and black
― max, Monday, 16 January 2012 17:20 (twelve years ago) link
and more kinds of sock besides crew
Well, the talk was specifically about casual socks.
― beachville, Monday, 16 January 2012 17:40 (twelve years ago) link
even casual socks can be other colors
― max, Monday, 16 January 2012 17:41 (twelve years ago) link
The crew socks at Kohls came in black, white, or grey. White was out. Grey seemed a little weird. They didn't have blue, which a lot of people on the thread seemed to recommend, to be honest. But the most important thing was "anything but white", if i recall correctly.
― beachville, Monday, 16 January 2012 17:44 (twelve years ago) link
I just bought 16 white undershirts. I replenish them every couple of years.
― Jeff, Monday, 16 January 2012 17:45 (twelve years ago) link
I don't think you did wrong, beachville, but you don't need to change your undershirts
all my socks are black and from one mftr, why, well after I do laundry I can just pair them without thinking
― dayo, Monday, 16 January 2012 17:46 (twelve years ago) link
it's also important to evaluate where you are on the dad side of the white sock curve - it's like a laffer curve, at some point you will have become old and dad-ish enough where you are only allowed to wear white crew socks, preferably with new balance running shoes and khaki cargo shorts with a polo tucked in
― dayo, Monday, 16 January 2012 17:47 (twelve years ago) link
Oh see, I'm old and a dad. But it's not like I ever stopped wearing white crew socks, other than white ankle socks in the summer or black dress socks with businesswear.
― beachville, Monday, 16 January 2012 17:48 (twelve years ago) link
bright yellow or red or orange undershirts are underrated, especially if like me every other item of clothing you own is black, grey, brown or navy blue
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 16 January 2012 17:49 (twelve years ago) link
why are you guys wearing undershirts that can be see by other people
― max, Monday, 16 January 2012 17:50 (twelve years ago) link
the undershirt can sometimes peek through at the collar
― dayo, Monday, 16 January 2012 17:51 (twelve years ago) link
that is what v-necks are for
― max, Monday, 16 January 2012 17:53 (twelve years ago) link
I prefer the peak.
― Jeff, Monday, 16 January 2012 17:59 (twelve years ago) link
don't want women to faint at the sight of my heart-stoppingly virile chest hair
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 16 January 2012 17:59 (twelve years ago) link
you all sicken me
― max, Monday, 16 January 2012 18:01 (twelve years ago) link
even v-necks can peek out a little, give em something to talk about max
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 16 January 2012 18:02 (twelve years ago) link
v-necks are there to give the illusion that i am the kind of reckless devil-may-care ruffian who doesnt care about wearing undershirts
― max, Monday, 16 January 2012 18:03 (twelve years ago) link
sitting around lounging in my deep v-neck
― dayo, Monday, 16 January 2012 18:05 (twelve years ago) link
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Oh yeah, I totally used to do that with my undershirts, although I was still wearing white crew socks. It's nice to bring a little flash of color into your wardrobe.
― beachville, Monday, 16 January 2012 18:09 (twelve years ago) link
sleeveless crewneck cotton undershirts white
― HOOS steen is it anyway? (Lamp), Monday, 16 January 2012 18:12 (twelve years ago) link
V-necks are the way forward. If you leave like just the very top button unbuttoned, you're not trying'ta showcase chest-hair but you're also not looking like a farmer who just stepped away from the combine for a second.
― It means why you gotta be a montague? (Laurel), Monday, 16 January 2012 18:14 (twelve years ago) link
thank you laurel
― max, Monday, 16 January 2012 18:16 (twelve years ago) link
I dig 'em. They're my favorite to wear, also, because crew necks pull on my neck funny/fit too closely.
― It means why you gotta be a montague? (Laurel), Monday, 16 January 2012 18:16 (twelve years ago) link
If I wanted my shirt to choke me there are turtlenecks for that.
― It means why you gotta be a montague? (Laurel), Monday, 16 January 2012 18:17 (twelve years ago) link
I would like to find undershirts that are extra-long, does anybody have a good brand for that
― dayo, Monday, 16 January 2012 18:19 (twelve years ago) link
i think your purchase of black socks was a very good one!tho white socks are good for sporty timesi think the general key with undershirts is just to match them to your dress shirt, right? especially if you've got the top button undone, like don't wear a white undershirt with a dark shirt. i have to say that as a woman i never thought about this re: guys' clothing until a few years ago when i dated someone who dressed well yet always wore white undershirts - and me being who i am, actually told him (nicely!) that it looked wrong. he is still my friend and doesn't always match his undershirt to his shirt but really, whatevs!
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Monday, 16 January 2012 19:26 (twelve years ago) link
I decided to resurrect these super old high waisted jeans I bought right before they stopped making high waisted jeans (and long before anyone started making them again). So I'm wearing these jeans, and just kind of feeling shitty. Why do I feel so nervous? It is a stressful time of the year for me, deadlines and all, maybe it's that.
Then I realized that it was not that. I am not stressed about work so much as I am UNABLE to take a complete deep breath with something cutting off my circulation at the middle.
Damn these pants.
― La Lechera, Monday, 16 January 2012 21:14 (twelve years ago) link
"I would like to find undershirts that are extra-long, does anybody have a good brand for that"
Hanes has a tall range in their undershirts.
― svend, Monday, 16 January 2012 21:51 (twelve years ago) link
i hate black socks fwiw. i find them repulsive but admitteldly i'm kinda weird about it.
― jed_, Monday, 16 January 2012 21:52 (twelve years ago) link
Bought a beautiful Katharine Hamnett pullover today. Subsequently found out it was made of baby alpaca yarn, which made me a little sad for the baby alpacas.
― Mohombi Khush Hua (ShariVari), Monday, 16 January 2012 22:03 (twelve years ago) link
They don't have to hurt them to get the wool, I'm pretty sure!
― boxall, Monday, 16 January 2012 22:07 (twelve years ago) link
No, but it can get cold in the mountains of Peru if you have no wool, i'm sure.
― Mohombi Khush Hua (ShariVari), Monday, 16 January 2012 22:12 (twelve years ago) link
i'm glad someone is thinking of the baby alpacas' comfort!
― bene_gesserit, Monday, 16 January 2012 22:16 (twelve years ago) link
i didn't know guys still wore undershirts as undershirts
― buzza, Monday, 16 January 2012 22:20 (twelve years ago) link