Dressing Better Vol 2.0

[diewitsjames]

A couple of things: Need a nice navy or grey tweed slim fit blazer (46r) and a nice belt to match my walnut Dalton's. Like to keep under $200 if possible.

http://www.uniqlo.com/us/store/life...ref=mens-clothing/mens-outerwear/mens-blazers

 

[hennessy]

Figure I start contributing pics when I can. Finally get to wear some sneakers for casual Friday

 

[pinoy732]

Figure I start contributing pics when I can. Finally get to wear some sneakers for casual Friday

AH ! I do remember you. You had a different name before right man? Or perhaps it was just an avy change lol

 

[hennessy]

jumpmankb was my old name. Since '03

 

[pinoy732]

What is your price range? If you have $400-600 to spend you are definitely better off getting something outside of a ludlow. The construction is very poor for the price they charge. Look into MTM (made to measure). Indochino is currently running a sale. There are 3 piece suits on their site for $400 and if you measure properly, little to no alterations will be needed.


Thick As Thieves LA also does MTM, and their construction is top tier especially at only $500 a suit. However, their sizing on works for slim dudes. No bigger than a 42 chest.


If you feel uncomfortable about providing measurements, Suit Supply have great cuts off the rack and their in house tailor offers unbelievably great prices for any alterations that need to be made. Suits can be had for as low as $399.


Just my two cents.

thanks for the tips; i'm on Thick As Thieves and they have plenty of model pics using you and wj4 . I guess an extra hundred or two wouldnt hurt for good quality. any tips that i should be familiar with?

No tips really. Jason (dude who owns it) is a straight shooter. Tell him when you want and what purpose the suit will be serving (interviews, casual, formal stuff, etc.) and he'll steer you in the right direction in terms of cut/options. Feel free to PM me for more details if you want.
One recommendation I would say, is to ask for the traditional cut in terms of length for the jacket. The house cut is a cropped jacket and wouldn't prove as useful for interviews and such.

 

[pinoy732]

jumpmankb was my old name. Since '03

Yep ! Knew it was jumpman/jordan something
Nice casual friday fit. Info on kicks?

*awaits some brand far out of my price range *

 

[typerpinoy]

balenciaga pleated cotes

 

[pinoy732]

balenciaga pleated cotes

sounds about right...


Dope either way

 

[hennessy]

Yep ! Knew it was jumpman/jordan something

Nice casual friday fit. Info on kicks?

*awaits some brand far out of my price range

*

Thanks. Kicks are Balenciaga pleated/cotes in the gris color.

 

[lyonbc1]

Blazer today

 

[sneakerpimp2k8]

ohhhhhhhh thats who you are... got banned?

I used to see a lot of that Famous Naked jeans at Barneys coop sale, someone asked pages back if those sales were good, those sales were amazing if you had the patience to really look through the bins and search, I found so many pairs of Nudies/RRL/APC, Vince sweaters for such a steal, also these really great quality levis cargos, their high end though (no red tab) ... on one trip I left with a few purple label items as well.

 

[slab_diaz]

Today:

Are your shoes brown or black wis? Very nice fit.

 

[typerpinoy]

Blazer today

im surprised you can bend your arm in that

 

[pinoy732]

A couple of things: Need a nice navy or grey tweed slim fit blazer (46r) and a nice belt to match my walnut Dalton's. Like to keep under $200 if possible.

http://www.uniqlo.com/us/store/life...ref=mens-clothing/mens-outerwear/mens-blazers

No offense meant but I would avoid this Magic. As a larger dude, you would not want a cropped jacket along with a higher button stance. It will not work well for your frame. Go with the choices I PM'd you, the JCF jackets will elongate your torso due to its lower stance and normal length. This will be more visually appealing.

I'm actually wearing my herringbone today as part of the challenge. Pics of that and my Dalton's later tonight fellas

 

[lyonbc1]

Blazer today

im surprised you can bend your arm in that

yeah it's the target one my beater blazer only s/m/l no true sizes and I'm between m/l got m bc the chest/shoulders fit :-/

 

[ooiron manoo]

For the dudes that workout, squats and deadlifts, I found the 484 jcrew fit to fit odd still. I'm a 30W and the waist would fit but my thighs and calves wouldn't at all.

Tried on the Urban Slim Fit and those are money. Fit on the waist and thighs/calves a bit better.

Having big hips solves that for me, even at my best shape, never been below a 34. Currently sitting at 36, and size up depending on brand, tailor accordingly.

 

[wj4]

How would you compare the "SkinnyGuy" fit with the fit of Levi's jeans? Are they similar to 511s? Thanks!

A bit slimmer than 511s. I'm a 32 in Skinny Guy and 31 in 511s.

Are your shoes brown or black wis? Very nice fit.

Shoes are brown. It is called cigar shell cordovan to be technical.

 

[hennessy]

^Waiting on pics of these Trickers wj4... Also, what BR camo crewneck were you thinking about? Blue or grey?

 

[sarteaga0408]

Can anyone recommend me a nice pair of double monks? I'm open to either dark brown or black. I'm tired of the Farragamo's and AE's. Leather sole, please.

I know Meermin gets a bad wrap especially on sites like SF but I love mine, wore them 3 times this week. Very comfortable and a great price:

Yes I had the top strap on done for today, just don't feel like strapping it up...yet.
http://s155.photobucket.com/user/sa...FB-3766-0000026245CDA6AC_zps2e091b6c.jpg.html

 

[storm2006]

jumpmankb was my old name. Since '03

I was wondering why you stopped posting in this thread. What happened to the old name?

Can anyone recommend me a nice pair of double monks? I'm open to either dark brown or black. I'm tired of the Farragamo's and AE's. Leather sole, please.

I know Meermin gets a bad wrap especially on sites like SF but I love mine, wore them 3 times this week. Very comfortable and a great price:

Yes I had the top strap on done for today, just don't feel like strapping it up...yet.
http://s155.photobucket.com/user/sa...FB-3766-0000026245CDA6AC_zps2e091b6c.jpg.html

Zero dambs

 

[typerpinoy]

monkstraps look nice serge but that hem on those jeans looks kinda sloppy. might be the angle though

 

[returnbama]

Are y'all still getting the boots at sale price? I called WI store and the associate said they are 299.

Call other stores, someone will honor sale price

 

[wj4]

^Waiting on pics of these Trickers wj4... Also, what BR camo crewneck were you thinking about? Blue or grey?

The blue. Not sure yet though. It's like 30 percent acrylic.

 

[wj4]

Oh yeah. I saw the cipher from the Husbands of Hollywood on the BET awards. Dbnt should go in. The local cats link up to make a vid!

 

[pinoy732]

Oh yeah. I saw the cipher from the Husbands of Hollywood on the BET awards. Dbnt should go in. The local cats link up to make a vid!

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