Disagreeable Menswear Post Of The Day

RepeatingPattern said:
This guy obviously doesn’t have to wear a suit; he wants to. His tastes are affiliated with the 70s, because that decade was arguably the most fun and wacky in classic menswear. So he chooses a suit along those lines.
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Ok, sure, that explains why he chose that outfit, but it doesn't exactly justify it. Touches from the 70s can be nice, but a full-blown 70s look is...

Also, come on... he didn't choose a 70s look because of taste. He chose it because it's been trendy in both women's and menswear for the past several years. There's nothing individualistic about it.
 
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Darth Bane said:
Ok, sure, that explains why he chose that outfit, but it doesn't exactly justify it. Touches from the 70s can be nice, but a full-blown 70s look is...

Also, come on... he didn't choose a 70s look because of taste. He chose it because it's been trendy in both women's and menswear for the past several years. There's nothing individualistic about it.
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Don’t be cynical. Are you looking for true unique style? That would surely end up in the disagreeable thread. Besides, regardless of whatever microtrends a subset of menswear nerds like, it’s quite different than 99% of most blokes. More importantly, it fits well and the pattern matching is pretty much perfect.
 
This guy kinda reminds me of Denim Dentist. He owns a tonne of magnificent workwear pieces, but always looks painfully awkward in them. Partly the obvious lack of confidence and need to win Internet likes coupled with the fact that it is all, obviously, so new and unused. Lots and lots of brand new workwear pieces being worn by a Doc who is probably in scrubs throughout his workday. And he looks like an ‘alpha male’ pedo.

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RepeatingPattern said:
Don’t be cynical. Are you looking for true unique style? That would surely end up in the disagreeable thread. Besides, regardless of whatever microtrends a subset of menswear nerds like, it’s quite different than 99% of most blokes. More importantly, it fits well and the pattern matching is pretty much perfect.
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I wasn't the one claiming that guy was making individual choices, so I'm not sure what your point is.

I don't think it fits particularly well. I pointed out that it looks like he has hips. Besides, 'well-fitting' is the baseline for agreeability, not its consummation. It's a dated style, and not in a good way.
 
Darth Bane said:
Ok, sure, that explains why he chose that outfit, but it doesn't exactly justify it. Touches from the 70s can be nice, but a full-blown 70s look is...

Also, come on... he didn't choose a 70s look because of taste. He chose it because it's been trendy in both women's and menswear for the past several years. There's nothing individualistic about it.
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Darth Bane said:
I wasn't the one claiming that guy was making individual choices, so I'm not sure what your point is.

I don't think it fits particularly well. I pointed out that it looks like he has hips. Besides, 'well-fitting' is the baseline for agreeability, not its consummation. It's a dated style, and not in a good way.
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I'm not sure I follow.

You first say there's nothing individualistic about it and that he succumbed to trends, then say you didn't claim he was making individual choices. I am the one claiming he made an individual choice, very much a conscious one, that is considerably difficult to do: given that this "trend" is in its nascent stage and seen in tiny quantities of menswear nerddom, he either has to find a used flannel chalk stripe suit that fits him, go to one of a small handful of RTW makers, or get it custom.

In addition to fit, he went all-in with the style, which shows he understands what he's doing. If you don't like this style, just say so; I'm finding it difficult to be persuaded by your current arguments.

Edit: you think it looks like he has hips here? 🤨

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I don't understand this full-on embrace of 70s looks.

Tom Ford made touches of the 70s cool (suede jackets, bigger lapels, etc), but they were done with taste and combined with other clothes in a way that made sense for modern men. Going for the complete look right down to the awkward proportions and high-heeled, pointy boots is just chasing trendiness.
RepeatingPattern said:
I'm not sure I follow.

You first say there's nothing individualistic about it and that he succumbed to trends, then say you didn't claim he was making individual choices. I am the one claiming he made an individual choice, very much a conscious one, that is considerably difficult to do: given that this "trend" is in its nascent stage and seen in tiny quantities of menswear nerddom, he either has to find a used flannel chalk stripe suit that fits him, go to one of a small handful of RTW makers, or get it custom.

In addition to fit, he went all-in with the style, which shows he understands what he's doing. If you don't like this style, just say so; I'm finding it difficult to be persuaded by your current arguments.

Edit: you think it looks like he has hips here? 🤨

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Yes, I know what you were saying. But you were wrong.

He very obviously didn't make an original choice, because he's following a trend. It doesn't require a particularly strong sense of style to emulate a look of yesteryear; I believe this guy got all his things from Husbands, which is all 70s.

I have already said that I dislike this style. Like all true 1970s suits, the lapels are far too big. The trousers make his feet disappear, and, coupled with high-heeled boots and his stance, give him a dainty and sleazy appearance. It's feminine, but in a really bad way - like all overdone 70s looks.

It's even funnier with his giant head and ridiculous sunglasses. He gives off the impression of trying to look cool while wearing enough cologne to mask the stench of the polyester.
 
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So many blind / visually impaired, sexually deviant, physically deformed, intellectually challenged and psychologically unhinged inbred degenerates and freaks asking me what's wrong with Crompton's bespoke.
 
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Mate, your argument against apeing a look is invalid because nothing is new. Pretty much everything has been done, and some trends have been done twice or more.

Your opinion, however, is perfectly fine. Carry on.

Darth Bane said:
I don't understand this full-on embrace of 70s looks.

Tom Ford made touches of the 70s cool (suede jackets, bigger lapels, etc), but they were done with taste and combined with other clothes in a way that made sense for modern men. Going for the complete look right down to the awkward proportions and high-heeled, pointy boots is just chasing trendiness.

Yes, I know what you were saying. But you were wrong.

He very obviously didn't make an original choice, because he's following a trend. It doesn't require a particularly strong sense of style to emulate a look of yesteryear; I believe this guy got all his things from Husbands, which is all 70s.

I have already said that I dislike this style. Like all true 1970s suits, the lapels are far too big. The trousers make his feet disappear, and, coupled with high-heeled boots and his stance, give him a dainty and sleazy appearance. It's feminine, but in a really bad way - like all overdone 70s looks.

It's even funnier with his giant head and ridiculous sunglasses. He gives off the impression of trying to look cool while wearing enough cologne to mask the stench of the polyester.
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ya know, it's one thing to say that Pitti is a circle jerk. I think that's a reasonable observation. But to insist you mean that literally? you're really verging into "doth protest too much" territory.
 
RepeatingPattern said:
Mate, your argument against apeing a look is invalid because nothing is new. Pretty much everything has been done, and some trends have been done twice or more.

Your opinion, however, is perfectly fine. Carry on.
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Nothing is new on the whole, yes. But what matters is the intention with which choices are made.

Is the look something you chose because it was indicative of elements of your personality, or because it was trendy and you thought you could pull it off?

Considering the fact that this guy put together his look from a single supplier, specializing in repro-70s clothing, at a time when 70s outfits are trendy TikTok lewks in menswear, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that he made that choice not because of intentionality, but because of popularity (yes, even in very small circles).

That's the difference between a look that seems natural, or 'stylish,' and one that's derivative.

This is all quite apart from the fact that a head-to-toe, bell-bottomed suit looks frightful. But you asked about individuality.
 
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