Agreeable Menswear Post Of The Day

Chorn said:
Thanks Patrick Booth

but I don't understand why people get bespoke with belt loops. Side tabs are so much better.

Also, I never take my jacket off when I'm in suspenders (rarely). So non-issue there. Nobody sees my clips.
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i find side adjusters very very very ugly
and a belt is a good opportunity to wear some more gator
 
Chorn said:
Thanks Patrick Booth

but I don't understand why people get bespoke with belt loops. Side tabs are so much better.

Also, I never take my jacket off when I'm in suspenders (rarely). So non-issue there. Nobody sees my clips.
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Not on purpose, it just happens to be that way. Really never have to during the day.
 
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Monkeyface said:
Because clip ons just look silly. Clip ons used be the cheap option. It was for people who wanted braces, but could not afford bespoke. So, wearing them with a bespoke suit is just another one of those stupid 'ironic 'affections. Especially if those are $150 liverano clip one.

If you're wearing clip ons with RTW stuff with belt loops I can understand it, but if you specifically get your trousers made for you without belt loops you might as well get some buttons inside the waistband.
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This is precisely my view, too.

To me, clip-on braces look like they came from Men's Wearhouse or similar. They look cheap and, as Monkeyface said, it makes the fact that they're by Rubinacci or Liverano and that they cost a lot, even more ridiculous. If you're having a pair of $1000 trousers made for you by Ambrosi, get him to sew some buttons inside the waistband.

weakmonday said:
The thing I like about clip on braces is that they're just easier to use. I prefer using them over button braces :p
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You're not the first person to say this, but I can't say that I understand it. Unless you take off your trousers while you're still wearing your suit jacket, it's easy to use button-on braces - you just slip them over your shoulders and then you can unbutton them later.

My other objection to clip-on braces, in addition to the fact that they look cheap, is that I suspect that the metal clips can damage the fabric of the trouser waistband. Why risk that happening to your expensive, bespoke trousers?
 
FriendCustomer said:
i have used both and really they are about the same. i think clip ons are easier to get off when you gotta take a shit, don't need to remove your jacket. lolololo
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I'm not sure I like the idea of my coat touching a toilet seat someone is likely to have pissed all over. I'd rather take it off and hang it on the door no?
 
HenryC said:
I'm not sure I like the idea of my coat touching a toilet seat someone is likely to have pissed all over. I'd rather take it off and hang it on the door no?
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Exactly. I'm really finding it impossible to think of a situation where I would be sitting on a toilet while still wearing my jacket.
 
When you first put on the trousers... it's a pain in the ass buttoning the braces onto them. Additionally I just like the stretchiness of the clip on braces compared to the Thurstons/Trafalgars... I think this is just one of those things where personal preference overrides a need for a group think answer... or I could just be a philistine.
 
HenryC said:
I'm not sure I like the idea of my coat touching a toilet seat someone is likely to have pissed all over. I'd rather take it off and hang it on the door no?
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I am about to recollect an anecdote I once shared in that thread (the day after it occurred actually).

My colleagues and I were out drinking (an important part of business culture in South Korea. There is no way I can exaggerate it's importance, suffice to say that if your company is every doing business with South Koreans, send the guy who can hold the most liquor. It will impress them). One of them, after many drinks, has to take a shit. He takes a shit, not removing his jacket. When he gets up to wipe, his jacket gets between his hand/TP and his crack for at least several of the wipes. When he sits back down, we quickly realize that he smells like shit. A quick investigation reveals that the inside of his jacket, between the vents) is absolutely smeared with shit. He throws away the jacket (the suit couldn't have cost most than 500 dollars).
 
TAKE OF YOUR JACKETS WHEN YOU SHIT YOU HEATHEN DOGS

CLIP ON BRACES ARE LIKE VELCRO ON SHOES - FOR THE ADDLEBRAINED AND THE AFFLICTED
 
chorn - I do skim read quickly - but - I already seem to know more than I need to about Koreans, The men wear makeup, the women suffer from some national anorexia equivalent, no one can think for themselves and the men drink a lot and somehow thats to do with work and they cant wipe their own arse. No wonder Korean airlines had a few problems flying into mountains and while back. Maybe you need a separate Korean thread.
 
Thruth said:
TAKE OF YOUR JACKETS WHEN YOU SHIT YOU HEATHEN DOGS

CLIP ON BRACES ARE LIKE VELCRO ON SHOES - FOR THE ADDLEBRAINED AND THE AFFLICTED
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Shit-on-jacket incidents are so common for me I had to come up with my own solution. You know how some people get two pairs of trousers made with each suit? I get two jackets made, that way throwing one away is no big deal. The streets of London are absolutely littered with my discarded, shit-smeared pinstripes.

Back to braces, I've been thinking about clip on vs button. Two things occur to me. Clip on is pretty close to strap on - this makes me think that advocates of clip ons like getting power-railed in the rectom with a Doc Johnson 11" Hoodlum in a harness.

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The other things is, all things considered, I'd prefer to sit down to dinner with someone who'd smeared his own shit up the back of his own jacket, than with someone wearing clip on braces.
 
^ Sounds very much like Japan (which isn't particularly surprising).

I've been to functions in Japan where we've been to four different venues in the course of a night and, of course, we inevitably ended up at a karaoke bar. Whilst walking between two of the venues, one of the attendees paused to vomit in a garden bed at the front of an apartment block, and unfortunately ended up splattering quite a bit of vomit on his shoes. After a lot of laughter from all concerned, including the man with vomit on his shoes, we found a tap near the entrance of the apartment block so we turned it on while he rinsed the puke off his loafers. We then proceeded to the next venue where he consumed a lot more alcohol.
 
For previous generations, jobs at large conglomerates represented a dream destination — you made every effort to fit in, including accepting the drinking culture. Some job hunters still detail their drinking ability on their resumes
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How exactly would one describe this? in KPIs - Goals achieved? I might be set for a good career in SK if I send my CV out. At last all those years of drinking will be useful.
 
fxh said:
How exactly would one describe this? in KPIs - Goals achieved? I might be set for a good career in SK if I send my CV out. At last all those years of drinking will be useful.
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Glasses of soju/hour seems like a good measurement.
 
Long collar on short azn? He was forced to drink much Korean Soju and Hite, and is blasted out of his damn mind.
 
Just a heads up that Andyland, which hasn't had a makeover in like a decade, has felt the crunch from sweet user-friendly feature rich sites like Rambo Forvm wdwv.net Dressedwell.net and is now utterly unrecognizable. You know, had you ever seen the site.

Edit: I thought I put this in the trainwreck thread. I mean the Rip Van Winkle upgrade is somewhat agreeable, but that wasn't my point.
 
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Russell Street said:
Just a heads up that Andyland, which hasn't had a makeover in like a decade, has felt the crunch from sweet user-friendly feature rich sites like Rambo Forvm wdwv.net Dressedwell.net and is now utterly unrecognizable. You know, had you ever seen the site.
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Wow Andy went full on vBulletin 5. Definitely a surprise move there.
 
Rambo said:
Well its certainly better than the older version he was using...I have to imagine its going to cause some difficulty for the older set over there.
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That would be me. I am the older set at AAAC. Just me. A complete set unto myself.

And yes I am confused about the makeover. Any makeover actually. Including Jenner and the decision to do away with the wooden sidewalks in my small town. I once had a typewriter with keys the size of salad plates so I could type using my fists, I liked that, but no more, it's all dainty now with little touch screens and no more wooden sidewalks. We oldsters do not like change. Or this guy called verrihappy. What the f**k's up with him?
 
Peak said:
That would be me. I am the older set at AAAC. Just me. A complete set unto myself.

And yes I am confused about the makeover. Any makeover actually. Including Jenner and the decision to do away with the wooden sidewalks in my small town. I once had a typewriter with keys the size of salad plates so I could type using my fists, I liked that, but no more, it's all dainty now with little touch screens and no more wooden sidewalks. We oldsters do not like change. Or this guy called verrihappy. What the f**k's up with him?
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a lovely first post Peak Peak . i wondered when you might break out of your lurk
 
Peak said:
That would be me. I am the older set at AAAC. Just me. A complete set unto myself.

And yes I am confused about the makeover. Any makeover actually. Including Jenner and the decision to do away with the wooden sidewalks in my small town. I once had a typewriter with keys the size of salad plates so I could type using my fists, I liked that, but no more, it's all dainty now with little touch screens and no more wooden sidewalks. We oldsters do not like change. Or this guy called verrihappy. What the f**k's up with him?
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Sorry mate, whatever it is on your mind, I am not interested.
 
Peak said:
Or this guy called verrihappy. What the f**k's up with him?
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I'm new here, so I haven't got a clue what's up with him. Most likely explanation is he's posting from a lunatic asylum.

However, a lot of his posts are really, really funny, so I hope he keeps flushing his meds.
 
Algernon Crisp said:
I'm new here, so I haven't got a clue what's up with him. Most likely explanation is he's posting from a lunatic asylum.

However, a lot of his posts are really, really funny, so I hope he keeps flushing his meds.
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So you are running the asylum?
 
Algernon Crisp said:
I'm new here, so I haven't got a clue what's up with him. Most likely explanation is he's posting from a lunatic asylum.

However, a lot of his posts are really, really funny, so I hope he keeps flushing his meds.
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Not funny enough to tickle the g spots of the closet homos and PC Brigade here. But surely you can help out with your wealth of experience, bags of tricks and man pleasing nature?
 
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