The Appeal of Dressing Fashionably for Men

[Evo]

question about tailoring. I have some dress pants where the length/waist is perfect, but they are too baggy. can that be fixed?

A good tailor should be able to take them in at least some. If they are too baggy in the hips/rear and continuing down the leg, heck, I could do that. My mom had me take sewing lessons from a dress shop when I was in my early teens, I learned professional tailoring. I wish I could have found a place to send my girls. Knowing how to tailor your clothes is very handy, but it can be a lot of work, depending on what needs to be done.

 

[offtheleft]

Oh, you're paying for it! Those suits run over a grand, typically. It's already included in the price when you buy it.

costed me $2k for a jacket, pants, tie and a shirt. don't even ask about the shoes :x lol

but, i bought it over a year ago. i just took it back to make a few alterations to the jacket and they had no problem doing it. the only fee was paying for food and stuff for me and a girl. :)

no more spending money :( which means i take a cheaper route and dress like i woke up naked in a hollister after a long night of partying.

 

[offtheleft]

Also, avoid pleats!

mr. burgundy you have a massive erection !

it must be an optical illusion in the pleats! i was actually taking them back right now...to the pants store!

lol

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Well, why did you buy baggy pants?

Stay away from typical American stores. I worked at a clothing store, and it was known in our store that American = Fat Clothes.

haha actually they are Triple Five Soul pants, very trendy. they are a hybrid of sweat pants and dress pants. seriously awesome if the baggyness can be brought in.

 

[JasonRox]

No, I like wearing dark t-shirts and dark jeans. I have a ton of dark jeans in fact. I don't wear shoes, I wear running sneakers. Better traction, and I can get them dirty.

It's the polo shirts and wide striped shirts that wouldn't go well on me. I hate it when people get stuff that's too tight on them. For god sakes, I mean get stuff that fits you, but give your body some room to circulate the blood.

Um... clothes that's against your body means it fits.

I notice people who think fitting is tight really don't know anything and rely on mom's old sayings that it fits, but really, most mom's are clueless too.

 

[JasonRox]

I wouldn't pick that shirt with that suit.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

I wouldn't pick that shirt with that suit.

yeah don't mix patterns, got to go solid shirt with a pin stripe suit. also I am against brown shoes with a black/grey suit

 

[JasonRox]

haha actually they are Triple Five Soul pants, very trendy. they are a hybrid of sweat pants and dress pants. seriously awesome if the baggyness can be brought in.

If they're trendy, I would hope there is fitting sizes.

Also, if something is trendy, and doesn't fit right or doesn't have good fitting, or just plain not good, then even though it's trendy, do not buy it.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

If they're trendy, I would hope there is fitting sizes.

Also, if something is trendy, and doesn't fit right or doesn't have good fitting, or just plain not good, then even though it's trendy, do not buy it.

it's baggy because they are part sweat pants, but I want them more form fitting

 

[turbo]

"Trendy" is not a smart place to put your wardrobe dollars. Trends can die very quickly. What would you think of a guy who dropped into watch some sports event with you on the tube and he was wearing a Nehru jacket and bell-bottoms?

A major function of the "fashion" industry is to make and break trends so that the gullible have to buy new clothes over and over again to "fit in".

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

ack, when I said trendy I was mostly trying to express they aren't Target brand (not that there is anything wrong with that)

 

[LightbulbSun]

Um... clothes that's against your body means it fits.

I notice people who think fitting is tight really don't know anything and rely on mom's old sayings that it fits, but really, most mom's are clueless too.

What the hell are you talking about? I'm talking about people who buy clothes that literally cling to their body and cut off all circulation.

When I buy clothes, I just go with the darker color schemes and buy anything that I feel comfortable in. Comfort comes first before style. Style is for posers.

 

[DaveC426913]

A major function of the "fashion" industry is to make and break trends so that the gullible have to buy new clothes over and over again to "fit in".

Actually, I think you have it wrong. Trends serve a similar function as plumage in nature. (Amongst other things ) plumage says "I am sufficiently healthy that I can afford to squander some of my energy budget on expensive pigments". Trendy fashions say "I am sufficiently rich that I can afford to wear this once and toss it aside".

Look at the corollary: things that are never "dated", such as a trusty pair of wellies, are the things that are prized by those who don't have money to throw around. Trendy people, OTOH, wish it to be known that they don't have to buy things that last.

 

[offtheleft]

yeah don't mix patterns, got to go solid shirt with a pin stripe suit. also I am against brown shoes with a black/grey suit

yea, i know not to mix patterns but it was a last minute thing. coincidentally the top picture(more recent) the same articles ended up together haha

i (sometimes) like brown shoes with a black suit. but, certain things require black shoes, like this:

 

[Cyrus]

What the hell are you talking about? I'm talking about people who buy clothes that literally cling to their body and cut off all circulation.

When I buy clothes, I just go with the darker color schemes and buy anything that I feel comfortable in. Comfort comes first before style. Style is for posers.

I really don't see people who wear what you said except for EMO kids with those super super tight slim jeans.

 

[Moonbear]

I don't own a single hoodie, and I never will.

I have a hoodie. It's absolutely perfect...to wear over a long-sleeved t-shirt and under a heavy jacket when I'm going out to shovel snow in winter. Just like I keep the old faded t-shirts to wear under my scrub tops. Everyone needs to have some dumpy clothes for dirty jobs.

 

[Moonbear]

For god sakes, I mean get stuff that fits you, but give your body some room to circulate the blood.

If it fits, the body DOES have room to circulate blood. If it fits properly, it doesn't strangle you or keep you from moving. In fact, a good tailor will ask you to reach your arms in front of you to make sure there's enough room for a shirt or jacket to move with you. I always thought women were more prone than men to try to squeeze into undersized clothing though...think "muffin tops."

 

[edward]

I see young people at the mall wearing those big a$$ baggy pants and they don't tie their shoes. Please make them go away. I really don't want to see their butt crack

Then I see the 10 year old kid with legs the size of tree trunks lay off of the high fructose corn sweetener already.

 

[Kurdt]

I'll recreate what I wore to my PhD interviews and post them. You'll all probably have a fit.

 

[Evo]

I'll recreate what I wore to my PhD interviews and post them. You'll all probably have a fit.

Uh oh, please tell me you didn't wear baggy pants with your crack showing.

 

[Kurdt]

No. I wore boot cut jeans with my red and white scuderia ferrari trainers and my Rossi top covered with a 16 quid suit jacket from Asda. I thought it was lovely.

 

[Evo]

No. I wore boot cut jeans with my red and white scuderia ferrari trainers and my Rossi top covered with a 16 quid suit jacket from Asda. I thought it was lovely.

I have absolutely no idea what you just said.

I take it this was a motorcycle outfit?

 

[mcknia07]

offtheleft, very nice suit you have. The first pic looks like a clubbin' photo that you would see in a magazine.

As for people wearing tight clothes...only do so if it properly fits, like moonbear said, we don't want muffin tops everywhere. I see more females doing this than males, but nice fitted clothes is a good thing. Plus, it helps if the person looks good anyhow to begin with...

 

[mcknia07]

No. I wore boot cut jeans with my red and white scuderia ferrari trainers and my Rossi top covered with a 16 quid suit jacket from Asda. I thought it was lovely.

Kurdt, you need to post a pic, it sounds like a good combo, and I'm sure you must have get the job every time, too.

 

[Astronuc]

No. I wore boot cut jeans with my red and white scuderia ferrari trainers and my Rossi top covered with a 16 quid suit jacket from Asda. I thought it was lovely.

Like these - http://f1store.formula1.com/stores/f1/products/product_details.aspx?pid=40622

Rossi as in Valentino Rossi?

F1 outfit, eh?

 

[Moonbear]

offtheleft, very nice suit you have. The first pic looks like a clubbin' photo that you would see in a magazine.

I agree. I like that suit. I don't think the shirt is too dark. I also don't think it was a bad mix of patterns...I suspect that was just the camera/flash playing tricks. You can mix patterns, you just have to be careful to mix the right patterns (something I admit I'm not good at either...but I've seen it done and can look FABulous). I really like that shade of blue too. You can play it safe with a white shirt, but why play it safe if you're going out to PAR-TAY! Save the "safe" outfit for interviews with stuffy Fortune 500 companies.

 

[rootX]

what you think of these? old pictures of, erm... me.. lol

...

You look like this guy:
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/9014/99749139aa5.jpg

http://img412.imageshack.us/my.php?image=99749139aa5.jpg

 

[mcknia07]

offtheleft, you had a slight Pete Wentz look going on in that picture too. I just thought of that.

 

[SticksandStones]

I have a horrible time buying jeans. Besides the fact that 32 and 34 inch waist/length are difficult enough to find as it is, if I buy normal jeans they feel too tight (I have thicker legs) but the loose fit look horribly baggy. I think a 33/33 would fit best but good luck finding that.

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

Well, why did you buy baggy pants?

Stay away from typical American stores. I worked at a clothing store, and it was known in our store that American = Fat Clothes.

If that can be fixed, I doubt it.

Also, avoid pleats! There are horrid... and made for... again fat people.

For some reason it is the new trend in american clothes that everything be baggy. I already have a strangely proportioned frame that makes it difficult to find pants that fit right but now every single pair I find that looks decent are baggy as hell. I bought 'work' pants, dickies, and even they[i/] were baggy! It's crazy. I'm not a thin person, a bit chubby actually and tall with wide shoulders and hips, but these pants are way too baggy even on me. It has nothing to do with americans being fat.

And pleats work for some people. I mentioned before my strangely proportioned frame. If I wear pants that fit properly but have no pleats or are not specifically tailored to fit me I look ridiculous. My ex wanted me to buy new clothes to go with her to a wedding and she bitched and moaned about everything I looked at so I bought what ever she told me to, including pants without pleats, and punished her by wearing it to the wedding with her even though I looked like absolute crap. That was the last time she tried to tell me how to dress.