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should i cop this jacket???
grad outfit
grad outfit
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I think your cheapest options are Chipp, Kent Wang or the Knottery. More expensive options: Vanda, Henry Carter, Sam Hober, and Drake's (I think NoManWalksAlone & Exquisite Trimmings carries them).
You could always try your luck at Malford of London and look for a used one.
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Have any of you ever had your Allen Edmonds resoled by a normal cobbler instead of sending them all the way to AE for a recraft?
At $125 for a resole, when you can buy a new pair of the shoes off the shoe bank for $220, I don't know that it makes sense to do, but I'm torn. I want to resole my Strands for a couple of weddings at the end of June but the Allen Edmonds cost is high and the turn around is slow. I'm torn on whether to just get them resoled for $60 locally.
At $125 for a resole, when you can buy a new pair of the shoes off the shoe bank for $220, I don't know that it makes sense to do, but I'm torn. I want to resole my Strands for a couple of weddings at the end of June but the Allen Edmonds cost is high and the turn around is slow. I'm torn on whether to just get them resoled for $60 locally.
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should i cop this jacket???
grad outfit
Denim jackets are a staple for me, but I would look at what's out there since its a broad category if you want to mix it up. Chore coats especially are more versatile over trucker IMO though.
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I wish brands made denim jackets with a band or stand up collar. Not a fan of the fold down collar.
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^^^^ cop the jacket...looks good.
Levis denim jackets are one of my favorite things i own.
Ive sold/got rid of a ton of stuff and those always stay.
Levis denim jackets are one of my favorite things i own.
Ive sold/got rid of a ton of stuff and those always stay.
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BB Strands are $180 on shoebank and if you have an AmEx card they are doing $50 credit towards $200+ purchases at AE.
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Today from my sisters graduation
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just ordered this linen button up from j crew. thanks for posting
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Just cut the excess off.Time to design one fam.
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Man with all of the info and knowledge between us, I feel that we could get a successful clothing line going.
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yall should also check the euro shirts with triple button collars
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Man with all of the info and knowledge between us, I feel that we could get a successful clothing line going.
Then do it...
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Real life Barny Stinson...
[h1]This adult pajama onesie looks just like a full business suit — one guy wore it for a week and no one noticed[/h1]
I spent the last week gliding around San Francisco in the now infamous “Suitsy,” an adult-sized pajama onesie disguised as a full business suit. At bars and in meetings, no one seemed to notice anything amiss. But, perhaps, I thought, this was because San Francisco is the home of weird attire and my colleagues were just unfazed.
So I found the only place in the Bay Area were most people were guaranteed to be wearing suits: a Republican convention.
Last weekend, the liberty-loving tech organization, Lincoln Labs, held a rally for presidential hopeful Sen. Rand Paul. There were suits oozing out the front door waiting to get a selfie with the libertarian icon. I blended right in.
Indeed, one dressed-down hip conservative asked me why I chose to join the other square stiffs wearing formal attire, “This is Silicon Valley — what are you doing?” he chuckled.
It was at this point that I unzipped my onesie suit and revealed the comfy glory of what I was actually wearing. Gasps of disbelief echoed around me as if Criss Angel had just made a statue of Ronald Reagan appear out of thin air. “Whaaa?! No way!”
The consensus was clear: Everyone thought I was wearing a traditional suit.
Last fall, a crowdfunding campaign to create the Suitsy became an instant meme; the Suitsy was a totem for everything that people loved and loathed about Silicon Valley. "Good Morning America" praised its quirky bohemian ingenuity while GQ hailed it as an omen for the end times.
For six months after the press went nuts, its creator, Jesse Herzog and Silicon Valley-based retailer Betabrand, have been heads down turning the concept piece into a reality. I managed to get my hands on the first production run and tested it out in the real world.
Below is the first hands-on review of the Suitsy and, below that, is a data-driven analysis of how our economy got to a point where it’s acceptable for grown men to wear pajamas at work.
To be sure, without the twin Silicon Valley powers of internet crowdfunding and casual tech-office attire, Herzog never would have never been more than faint blip on the fashion radar.
The question I had in reviewing the Suitsy was whether it’s just a gimmick or a legit substitute for men’s office attire. As with all things at The Ferenstein Wire, we tested this quantitatively.
[h2]A suit comfortable enough to sleep in[/h2]
For four days I barely took the Suitsy off — and never wanted to. I worked out, went grocery shopping, held business meetings, and went out drinking at a bar in it. As a blogger who spends most of my workday in pajamas anyways, it was like wearing my normal attire all day long.
Were it not for occasional glances in retail-shop windows, I would have thought I was at home in sweatpants.
Indeed, it’s just as comfortable to sleep in. Compared to the night before sleeping in sweatpants, my deep sleep actually improved about 3% while in the Suitsy (as measured by the Basis band health tracker).
This isn’t to say that the Suitsy improved my sleep; but it certainly didn’t keep me from a re****l slumber.
Does it look like a regular suit?
For style, the Suitsy is no match for an expensive tailored ensemble, especially for folks who like to don the latest seasonal colors. But that’s like comparing the top speed of a Ford Mustang to a Prius, when all you really want is a car to pick up milk at the grocery store. The Suitsy is meant to satisfy the bare minimum requirements, not make a statement.
So long as it can pass undetected as just another neck-strangling suit, the Suitsy has achieved its goal. As an avid data geek who worries about an entirely subjective evaluation, I decided to test the Suitsy’s style prowess as scientifically as I could.
I compared professional photos of me in my normal suit to the Suitsy, and conducted a small poll online (using Survey Monkey and and sample of U.S.-based Amazon Turks). Respondents were asked, “Which suit do you like better” — no other details were provided.
My normal suit won the poll, of course, but the Suitsy managed an admirable showing, with 20% of respondents preferring the disguised adult onesie (full details here).
At the end of my trial, the Suitsy definitely proved its worth in both style and comfort. It won’t make you look like the sharpest trendsetter at the negotiating table. But if you’re like me, and wear a business suit once or twice a year, the Suitsy is more than a sufficient substitute.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/greg-ferenstein-suitsy-review-2015-5#ixzz3aUJDxzDY
[h1]This adult pajama onesie looks just like a full business suit — one guy wore it for a week and no one noticed[/h1]
- May 15, 2015, 11:39 AM
I spent the last week gliding around San Francisco in the now infamous “Suitsy,” an adult-sized pajama onesie disguised as a full business suit. At bars and in meetings, no one seemed to notice anything amiss. But, perhaps, I thought, this was because San Francisco is the home of weird attire and my colleagues were just unfazed.
So I found the only place in the Bay Area were most people were guaranteed to be wearing suits: a Republican convention.
Last weekend, the liberty-loving tech organization, Lincoln Labs, held a rally for presidential hopeful Sen. Rand Paul. There were suits oozing out the front door waiting to get a selfie with the libertarian icon. I blended right in.
Indeed, one dressed-down hip conservative asked me why I chose to join the other square stiffs wearing formal attire, “This is Silicon Valley — what are you doing?” he chuckled.
It was at this point that I unzipped my onesie suit and revealed the comfy glory of what I was actually wearing. Gasps of disbelief echoed around me as if Criss Angel had just made a statue of Ronald Reagan appear out of thin air. “Whaaa?! No way!”
The consensus was clear: Everyone thought I was wearing a traditional suit.
Last fall, a crowdfunding campaign to create the Suitsy became an instant meme; the Suitsy was a totem for everything that people loved and loathed about Silicon Valley. "Good Morning America" praised its quirky bohemian ingenuity while GQ hailed it as an omen for the end times.
For six months after the press went nuts, its creator, Jesse Herzog and Silicon Valley-based retailer Betabrand, have been heads down turning the concept piece into a reality. I managed to get my hands on the first production run and tested it out in the real world.
Below is the first hands-on review of the Suitsy and, below that, is a data-driven analysis of how our economy got to a point where it’s acceptable for grown men to wear pajamas at work.
To be sure, without the twin Silicon Valley powers of internet crowdfunding and casual tech-office attire, Herzog never would have never been more than faint blip on the fashion radar.
The question I had in reviewing the Suitsy was whether it’s just a gimmick or a legit substitute for men’s office attire. As with all things at The Ferenstein Wire, we tested this quantitatively.
[h2]A suit comfortable enough to sleep in[/h2]
For four days I barely took the Suitsy off — and never wanted to. I worked out, went grocery shopping, held business meetings, and went out drinking at a bar in it. As a blogger who spends most of my workday in pajamas anyways, it was like wearing my normal attire all day long.
Were it not for occasional glances in retail-shop windows, I would have thought I was at home in sweatpants.
Indeed, it’s just as comfortable to sleep in. Compared to the night before sleeping in sweatpants, my deep sleep actually improved about 3% while in the Suitsy (as measured by the Basis band health tracker).
This isn’t to say that the Suitsy improved my sleep; but it certainly didn’t keep me from a re****l slumber.
Does it look like a regular suit?
For style, the Suitsy is no match for an expensive tailored ensemble, especially for folks who like to don the latest seasonal colors. But that’s like comparing the top speed of a Ford Mustang to a Prius, when all you really want is a car to pick up milk at the grocery store. The Suitsy is meant to satisfy the bare minimum requirements, not make a statement.
So long as it can pass undetected as just another neck-strangling suit, the Suitsy has achieved its goal. As an avid data geek who worries about an entirely subjective evaluation, I decided to test the Suitsy’s style prowess as scientifically as I could.
I compared professional photos of me in my normal suit to the Suitsy, and conducted a small poll online (using Survey Monkey and and sample of U.S.-based Amazon Turks). Respondents were asked, “Which suit do you like better” — no other details were provided.
My normal suit won the poll, of course, but the Suitsy managed an admirable showing, with 20% of respondents preferring the disguised adult onesie (full details here).
At the end of my trial, the Suitsy definitely proved its worth in both style and comfort. It won’t make you look like the sharpest trendsetter at the negotiating table. But if you’re like me, and wear a business suit once or twice a year, the Suitsy is more than a sufficient substitute.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/greg-ferenstein-suitsy-review-2015-5#ixzz3aUJDxzDY
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Balmain X h&m announced yesterday.
Curious 2 see dat
Curious 2 see dat
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Would cop that onesie suit. Dont een care
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what is DB's opinion on Lunargrands?
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I love them but my job considers them as sneakers so I can't wear them.
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Real life Barny Stinson...
[h1]This adult pajama onesie looks just like a full business suit — one guy wore it for a week and no one noticed[/h1]
- May 15, 2015, 11:39 AM
I spent the last week gliding around San Francisco in the now infamous “Suitsy,” an adult-sized pajama onesie disguised as a full business suit. At bars and in meetings, no one seemed to notice anything amiss. But, perhaps, I thought, this was because San Francisco is the home of weird attire and my colleagues were just unfazed.
So I found the only place in the Bay Area were most people were guaranteed to be wearing suits: a Republican convention.
Last weekend, the liberty-loving tech organization, Lincoln Labs, held a rally for presidential hopeful Sen. Rand Paul. There were suits oozing out the front door waiting to get a selfie with the libertarian icon. I blended right in.
Indeed, one dressed-down hip conservative asked me why I chose to join the other square stiffs wearing formal attire, “This is Silicon Valley — what are you doing?” he chuckled.
It was at this point that I unzipped my onesie suit and revealed the comfy glory of what I was actually wearing. Gasps of disbelief echoed around me as if Criss Angel had just made a statue of Ronald Reagan appear out of thin air. “Whaaa?! No way!”
The consensus was clear: Everyone thought I was wearing a traditional suit.
Last fall, a crowdfunding campaign to create the Suitsy became an instant meme; the Suitsy was a totem for everything that people loved and loathed about Silicon Valley. "Good Morning America" praised its quirky bohemian ingenuity while GQ hailed it as an omen for the end times.
For six months after the press went nuts, its creator, Jesse Herzog and Silicon Valley-based retailer Betabrand, have been heads down turning the concept piece into a reality. I managed to get my hands on the first production run and tested it out in the real world.
Below is the first hands-on review of the Suitsy and, below that, is a data-driven analysis of how our economy got to a point where it’s acceptable for grown men to wear pajamas at work.
To be sure, without the twin Silicon Valley powers of internet crowdfunding and casual tech-office attire, Herzog never would have never been more than faint blip on the fashion radar.
The question I had in reviewing the Suitsy was whether it’s just a gimmick or a legit substitute for men’s office attire. As with all things at The Ferenstein Wire, we tested this quantitatively.
[h2]A suit comfortable enough to sleep in[/h2]
For four days I barely took the Suitsy off — and never wanted to. I worked out, went grocery shopping, held business meetings, and went out drinking at a bar in it. As a blogger who spends most of my workday in pajamas anyways, it was like wearing my normal attire all day long.
Were it not for occasional glances in retail-shop windows, I would have thought I was at home in sweatpants.
Indeed, it’s just as comfortable to sleep in. Compared to the night before sleeping in sweatpants, my deep sleep actually improved about 3% while in the Suitsy (as measured by the Basis band health tracker).
This isn’t to say that the Suitsy improved my sleep; but it certainly didn’t keep me from a re****l slumber.
Does it look like a regular suit?
For style, the Suitsy is no match for an expensive tailored ensemble, especially for folks who like to don the latest seasonal colors. But that’s like comparing the top speed of a Ford Mustang to a Prius, when all you really want is a car to pick up milk at the grocery store. The Suitsy is meant to satisfy the bare minimum requirements, not make a statement.
So long as it can pass undetected as just another neck-strangling suit, the Suitsy has achieved its goal. As an avid data geek who worries about an entirely subjective evaluation, I decided to test the Suitsy’s style prowess as scientifically as I could.
I compared professional photos of me in my normal suit to the Suitsy, and conducted a small poll online (using Survey Monkey and and sample of U.S.-based Amazon Turks). Respondents were asked, “Which suit do you like better” — no other details were provided.
My normal suit won the poll, of course, but the Suitsy managed an admirable showing, with 20% of respondents preferring the disguised adult onesie (full details here).
At the end of my trial, the Suitsy definitely proved its worth in both style and comfort. It won’t make you look like the sharpest trendsetter at the negotiating table. But if you’re like me, and wear a business suit once or twice a year, the Suitsy is more than a sufficient substitute.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/greg-ferenstein-suitsy-review-2015-5#ixzz3aUJDxzDY
The lengths people will go to get out of wearing a suit. *sigh*
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Even the ones with nonbright colored soles?
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i'm a novice to casual footwear, but i've read that lunargrands are very comfortable, whatnot. are they more practical than stylish? or no?
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Want to get a pair of Meermin suede loafers so bad.
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For shoes just starting out, I'd cop some AEs from shoebank.com. Right now they are running a small deal for Memorial day. I'd shy away from lunargrands if you are looking for a formal shoe or something to wear with a suit or for a more business oriented job. Lunargrands could be fine with jeans or something casual though.
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They are extremely comfortable.
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