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Socks should match/coordinate with pants, not the shoes.
More often than not, yep. When in doubt..- match the socks to the pants
bought the 2nd one (first is sold out).Doesn't look good on my large skull, sending it back.Back to the drawing board.
For better or worse summer stinks for men's :style:My wardrobe this summer will be a majority of plain v-neck tees in different colors (white, grey, black, blues). I'll pair them up with a rotation of 3 different shorts...'-jb- said:
Yep, I agree. If it's below 70 degrees, I'm wearing jeans.Not a knock on you, just an agreement with the bolded statement I suppose.
Got a few of these shirts yesterday (Blk Heather / India Ink) very comfortable
I'm going with the "show just the tip" look.
Stick with middle to bottom of the kneecap area.
No kidding. Those things are horrendous.
Really not okay. I'm sure they're fine for class, but most of us are professionals that are not in a campus environment. If I showed up to a social gathering wearing basketball shorts and a t-shirt, most would just assume I came straight from the gym.Your day-to-day life is much different from ours.ETA - general rule of thumb - if it has an elastic waistband, it's a no.
You just made a lot of overweight people sad.
Sure they still have some at Target
Check out American Rag (I picked some up at Macy's). Nice shirts for $10.
fwiw- if there's a Forever21 near you that has a guys' section, IME those are the best combo of cheapest/most-comfortable/stylish Ts around. Last time I went in there, they had bupkis though. I'd say H&M too, but I find their stuff not as comfortable and ripping/wearing-out after a couple washings. Diesel's always good too (but pricey), as long as you find that rare piece that doesn't have DIESEL blammoed all over it. and re: short-length... still on the above the knee side of things here in NYC (warm day today, and saw more than a handful of shorted guys). and lol at a college kid in b-ball shorts feeling the need to comment on style issues- not a knock against him, but I'm not getting the purpose there.
It was more of a "does this need to be something I think about?" type thing. Apparently I'm good
i feel a little weird shopping at a place like that because i'm almost 40. like i'm the guy-that-tries-too-too-hard-to-be-cool. i'd rather just hit the local gap for a $10 v-neck and call it a day.
you've definitely got to have the stomach to walk into that place. But for the most part, I don't see it as that cool- but definitely younger than you and I. I just like the quality of the t-shirts (soft) and styles previously available. Most of my Ts- long and short sleeved- are from there. Had somebody at a super highend boutique ask me if one of them was Rick Owens. my wife loled.
i tend to think that topshop, h&m, and f21 traffick in the same styles even if the quality of the goods is different. i'm just not that big a fan, i guess. i used to be a big fan of zara but they dropped off several years ago. they seemed to have positioned themselves as a slightly more upscale version of H & m. i don't even bother with BR because the quality - maybe outside of their heritage line (who wants to pay that kind of cash for something from BR?) - is so suspect.
I like the longer ones better. Short shorts don't look right on guys.
If you're in college, basketball shorts are okay for class. I wouldn't wear them everyday and definitely wouldn't wear them out to bars and stuff, but just for silly lectures and stuff...you're fine with them.
i tend to think that topshop, h&m, and f21 traffick in the same styles even if the quality of the goods is different. i'm just not that big a fan, i guess. i used to be a big fan of zara but they dropped off several years ago. they seemed to have positioned themselves as a slightly more upscale version of H & m. i don't even bother with BR because the quality - maybe outside of their heritage line (who wants to pay that kind of cash for something from BR?) - is so suspect.
all the way around.The first three, the 80s plaid shirt thing I find really annoying- and omnipresent. I haven't looked at BR in a long, long time. Zara- totally agree there too... I keep going back in there, pushing past all the orthodox jewish women (wtf?) and finding absolutely nothing. It was such a standby for me, even just a couple years ago- but lately, bupkis. To be honest, I've relied on Gilt and Century21 for just about everything lately. Oh yeah- and my top-secret keep-to-myself store of the last year.
when i worked down around the WTC, i used to shop two places every week during my lunch: Century 21 for clothes and the Strand annex for books. i could count on one of them getting my money usually. there used to be a store by the South Street Seaport called Country Road that was from Australia and they had a really good line of clothes for men. i bought a lot of stuff from them but they closed up their US stores a few years ago and that bummed me out. i tend to find a designer/brand that i like and pick up stuff from them these days. a few years ago, for example, it was ted baker. in recent years it's been jon vavartos and jil sander. it's all pretty classic, simple stuff really.
Jesus those are ugly.
yes. yes, they are.
Gotta be shtick.
that's definitely the trend. and in regards to swim trunks, no more board shorts fellas.
I'll take a PM...As for Zara, the selection of clothes sold at the US stores has never been as good as that in Europe. It was a mainstay for me when I lived in Spain. I still get compliments on a coat from there that I bought in 2006. When I moved back to the states, I found the Zara in SF and thought I'd hit the jackpot... except the clothes there were definitely the wrong style for me compared with those at the European stores.There were some great brands in Spain when I lived there. Zara, Massimo Dutti, Springfield, Pull and Bear, and a bunch of others I can't recall. I think half of those are owned by the company that owns Zara LOL.
Alternative?ETA that I have to disagree. Board shorts are board shorts. They've been around forever. It's like saying no more t-shirts and jeans.
I love when I'm wearing something cheap and this happens. I remember at a house party a while back some girl spilled her drink on my shoes and I yelled out in disgust "oh no, all over my Pradas". She didn't recognize the sarcasm. She was very apologetic and said "wow, those are really nice shoes". She then got a paper towel, knelt down and wiped the moisture off the leather. They were a cheap pair of Kenneth Coles I've had for years.
either you get it or you don't. you don't.
I can find some links later but you'll notice at most of the trendy stores, the trunks being cut much shorter, about mid thigh. Not at the knee like board shorts. Same basic color schemes and patterns though.Alternative?ETA that I have to disagree. Board shorts are board shorts. They've been around forever. It's like saying no more t-shirts and jeans.
Good point about Europe vs US for Zara. But also, Zara's US stuff- as Saintfool mentioned- has gone really down hill over the last few years. Used to be I could walk in there and find a bunch of things I'd happily buy... I can't remember the last time I've even tried something on there. And it's not like those other more youthful stores like H&M where I just find the style too young and idiotic- the style at Zara looks kinda like what I'd guess Banana Republic or J Crew would be like... boring, friday casual stuff. Not sure if that's what's happening in their Europe stores too...?
meh. skinny jeans were in most of the trendy stores for a minute and a half, too. never owned 'em. Barney's is selling a good mix of both.I can find some links later but you'll notice at most of the trendy stores, the trunks being cut much shorter, about mid thigh. Not at the knee like board shorts. Same basic color schemes and patterns though.Alternative?ETA that I have to disagree. Board shorts are board shorts. They've been around forever. It's like saying no more t-shirts and jeans.
this. all the shorts I've seen- swimming or walking- have been above the knee. I hate most Villebrequin, but that's the typical length I've been seeing.I kind of agree that board shorts are pretty much always ok on the beach- unless you're trying to be stylish and current. I've got a couple I still wear without sweating it... but I've given up on being current OR stylish.I can find some links later but you'll notice at most of the trendy stores, the trunks being cut much shorter, about mid thigh. Not at the knee like board shorts. Same basic color schemes and patterns though.Alternative?ETA that I have to disagree. Board shorts are board shorts. They've been around forever. It's like saying no more t-shirts and jeans.
