Fashion

[jimmy jazz]

I don't wear a watch. They do look good as accessories, but I don't like the feeling of having something strapped around my wrist.

That was me and now I feel naked without one.

[Lisnaholic]

Some nice watches! As an item of design I think this is my favourite:

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak:

I like the rugged look with the little screw-heads showing, plus the detail of the winder that looks like a nut.

Unfortunately though, it breaks all the rules I have about what I'd put on my wrist. I've worn a watch all my life since secondary school, all of them chosen to be simple, unobtrusive and easy to read. Sub-rules are that they never have an expandable metal strap and always have a traditional clock face, with the complete sequence of numbers from 1 to 12, so they have all been variations on this type of watch:-



Surprisingly, in the watch shops here, this type of basic model is getting harder to find.

Looking again at the photos posted so far,I have two questions:-
i) if your watch face has dashes, not numerals, don't you find yourself counting back on the face just to check: is that the 4 dash or the 5 dash ?
ii) is there a law that says every catalogue photo of a watch must be taken at 10 past 10 ?

[Marie Monday]

You start associating the angles of the dashes with the hours in an immediate way

[Guybrush]

That was me and now I feel naked without one.

Well, maybe you should wear something else too and not just your watch 🍷

[Marie Monday]

Why is it so fucking hard to buy nice masculine shoes in small size I swear 😭😭😭 (and this applies to clothes in general, men's clothes are often better quality too, especially jeans, and finding things that fit me is a nightmare). I just want a good pair of Chelsea boots that fits me and doesn't look all prissy fml

[jimmy jazz]

Why is it so fucking hard to buy nice masculine shoes in small size I swear 😭😭😭 (and this applies to clothes in general, men's clothes are often better quality too, especially jeans, and finding things that fit me is a nightmare). I just want a good pair of Chelsea boots that fits me and doesn't look all prissy fml

It's a ballache for men too BTW.

Well not the shoe thing. It is quite easy for me to find shoes but the rest is true.

Jeans need to be tapered quite a bit for me and none of them ever are. Too tight on the thighs and then wide as fuck on the calves.

BTW ASOS have mens Doc Martens going down to size 3 so you could try those.

[Marie Monday]

Cheers I do love docs but I have slightly more formal Chelsea boots in mind. I found a second hand RM Williams pair that should fit reasonably well so fingers crossed (new they're expensive as hell)

[QuantumSync]

switched the dial up

[jimmy jazz]

Cheers I do love docs but I have slightly more formal Chelsea boots in mind. I found a second hand RM Williams pair that should fit reasonably well so fingers crossed (new they're expensive as hell)

Cheers tbh I'm not a fashionista so I can't tell 😂, but if you ever want to dress like a chav let me know!

[innerspaceboy]

Important Life Event Announcement (in my little world)

I've just replaced my torn and tattered topper with a new wool top hat. This is the fifth I've owned in my lifetime, and is a core element of my identity, celebrating my love of antiquity, anachronism, and eclecticism.

It all began with a velvet topper handed to my best friend from my teens by a stranger on a beach who then bequeathed it to me before his untimely passing. I wore it every day for years. It was mangled when I was assaulted by a drunken man at Donovan's induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony.

I later secured a silk collapsible topper and then an 1800's beaver fur antique which had tears and crumples, as well as a stain from where I attempted to glue a large split seam. My middle school best friends remarked that I really should replace it, which inspired this latest acquisition.

The challenge with hats from the 19th century is that people were smaller then, so it's difficult to find one that fits. I had my hat size measured at a haberdashery on Niagara on the Lake. I contacted Gary White, the one living master hatter in the United States, (as Dave Brown, Hatter to the Stars retired 13 years ago), and explained my plight. He said the only hatter who produces custom beaver fur toppers today is Lock & Sons in England, and their hats cost between $1,000-$6,000 for standard, non-custom orders.

I briefly attempted a hat from China but the quality was pitiful. So I compromised with this handsome new handcrafted wool topper with a removable feather in my size from a hatter in England. I seldom ever purchase anything new so it's a strange experience for me. But I plan to wear it proudly to look my best for the rest of my days.

[Marie Monday]

Cheers tbh I'm not a fashionista so I can't tell 😂, but if you ever want to dress like a chav let me know!

I did come this close to getting myself a lovely retro Arsenal tracksuit but then I realised I couldn't pull it off lmao. Almost chav Marie. Anyway you may not be a fasionista but neither am I and we both have Style in our own ways which is what counts

[jimmy jazz]

I did come this close to getting myself a lovely retro Arsenal tracksuit but then I realised I couldn't pull it off lmao. Almost chav Marie. Anyway you may not be a fasionista but neither am I and we both have Style in our own ways which is what counts

I think I've seen those retro ones you're on about. Some other teams have them. I wouldn't wear another English one but they are very nice.

https://www.adidas.co.uk/fc-bayern-originals-track-top/IS6508.html

Think you're on about these?

[innerspaceboy]

I confess, the immediate thing that comes to mind is that Marie is trying out for a Wes Anderson flick.



And these are my personal favorite purple-velvet-lined-Cuban-heeled Chelsea boots. I found them on clearance at a DSW shop ages ago.

[Marie Monday]

I think I've seen those retro ones you're on about. Some other teams have them. I wouldn't wear another English one but they are very nice.

https://www.adidas.co.uk/fc-bayern-originals-track-top/IS6508.html

Think you're on about these?

yep those are the ones. Very pretty, especially the arsenal ones with their colour combination.
@innerspaceboy I'm not much of a Wes Anderson fan but fair enough. I prefer my Chelsea boots unadorned but those are very nice

[Lisnaholic]

Shout out for Doc Martens ! It took about 2 weeks to "break them in", but the pair of classic "cherry reds" I once owned were the only shoes that I ever formed any kind of emotional attachment to. With their "airware" soles, they were just so tough, but also comfortable, with that practical loop at the back for pulling them on, nice and snug (at least if you wear two pairs of thick socks as well, as I used to when hiking).



Extra tip for hiking comfort: don't use the top two lace holes so that your ankles stay flexible, but also supported.