The Style Thread

[Omar]

ASOS, Topman. Superfuture and Styleforum have marketplaces, you can get good deals on used expensive clothes there. Jackthreads and Gilt offer huge markdowns for very limited time frames. I'll let someone else post an invite for Gilt since they don't ship to Canada so I don't really need credit there, you can register to Jackthreads here though. If you refer anyone to the site and they buy something, you get 10$ off your purchase.

[Lemeja]

Adam, I pm'd you.

 

Can someone recommend me a good leather jacket? Biker/military style is what I'm looking for.

[Omar]

Adam, I pm'd you.

 

Can someone recommend me a good leather jacket? Biker/military style is what I'm looking for.

What's your budget? Good leather jackets are very expensive, and definitely not worth the price if you're going to outgrow them.

[Lemeja]

$150-200 and I realize that's not very much :razz:

[Omar]

$150-200 and I realize that's not very much :razz:

Here you are.

http://www.asos.com/Barneys-Originals/Barneys-Originals-Belted-4-Pocket-Leather-Jacket/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=1096420&cid=8416&Rf-800=-1,113.109&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=20&sort=2&clr=Black

http://www.asos.com/Barneys-Originals/Barneys-Originals-Perforated-Biker-Jacket/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=853086&cid=8416&Rf-800=-1,113.109&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=20&sort=2&clr=Brown

http://www.asos.com/Asos-Collection/Asos-Leather-Biker-Bomber/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=1153392&SearchQuery=biker&Rf-800=-1,113.109&Rf-700=1001&Rf900=1494,1633&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=20&sort=2&clr=Black

http://us.topman.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CatalogNavigationSearchResultCmd?storeId=13051&&parent_categoryId=207507&beginIndex=0&categoryId=232036&top=Y&langId=-1&catalogId=33059&pageSize=20&sort_field=Relevance

http://us.topman.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CatalogNavigationSearchResultCmd?storeId=13051&&parent_categoryId=207507&beginIndex=0&categoryId=207510&top=Y&langId=-1&catalogId=33059&pageSize=20&sort_field=Relevance

[Lenticular_J]

Bomber jackets should be brown, biker jackets black. I'm not quite sure what you mean by military style.

[Omar]

I think he wants his style to be a mix of military and biker, not his jacket. This had me confused too.

Fashionbeans posted a bunch of leather/shirling jackets recently, I figured you might want to see that. Scroll down, the rest of the article isn't really worth paying attention to (especially the lookbook pictures). http://www.fashionbeans.com/collections/men%E2%80%99s-aviation-jackets-%E2%80%93-autumnwinter-trend/

[Skeptical]

I had no idea that TIF has such a sense of style.

[Sam]

I bought these boardshorts for longboarding;

 

 

What can I do to not make it clash with other clothes?

[Omar]

Only wear neutrals. But whatever, you don't have to look good when you're shredding.

[Sam]

So, a black t-shirt or something similar. I don't have much choice in the way of shoes (lemon/lime high tops, blue/orange/fluorescent green low tops or white low tops with a black design on them), which would work best?

 

I ask because me and my friends are doing filming of ourselves boarding and I don't want to look like a fashion confused idiot.

[Omar]

The white ones. Regardless, boardshorts are best kept for swimming in my opinion. But if you're just trying to dress comfortably, I wouldn't worry about it too much. I mean, it's a longboarding video, not a fashion show. If anyone criticizes what you're wearing, they don't get the point.

[Jeffwilson99]

Yeah I'd be more worried about being comfortable than looking good. If you dress really [developmentally delayed]ed, I'm sure you're friends will tell you anyway.

[Adam007]

So, a black t-shirt or something similar. I don't have much choice in the way of shoes (lemon/lime high tops, blue/orange/fluorescent green low tops or white low tops with a black design on them), which would work best?

 

I ask because me and my friends are doing filming of ourselves boarding and I don't want to look like a fashion confused idiot.

I would wear the white low tops, those shorts, and a black, grey, or white shirt. With those shorts you want everything else toned down.

[Shiny]

I always cringe a bit when I see people wearing boardshorts away from the beach. I never liked them much anyway, preferring shorter swimming garments, which are cut to just above the knee.

[Sam]

These shorts seem to be just below the knee.

[Omar]

Again, he bought them for longboarding. This is like telling someone at your yoga class Lululemon shorts are unfashionable.

[KittyKat]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4b9DAwMA08

...and that's how you dress classy for longboarding.

[Sam]

I have to do that some time.

[noble_aloof]

the classiest i ever dress out of school is when i put my polo shoes on <3

 

trust me when you wear a suit jacket every day in school you don't take fashion all that seriously aside from a few must-have brands (north face, ralph lauren, etc)

 

i try so hard to rock my puma slip ons and oakley/puma/adidas track jackets but i don't think they're catching on anytime soon.

[Shiny]

I just got some genuine Ray Ban wayfarers. Now they are classy.

[D Jay99]

adidas track jackets but i don't think they're catching on anytime soon.

Loool you should see all those 14 year old girls here, they all have at least one of those. When you walk around school every group of girls has a minimum of one girl wearing an adidas jacket :P

[Sam]

I just got some genuine Ray Ban wayfarers. Now they are classy.

 

Is there any real difference between a genuine pair and £10 imitation pair?

[Omar]

Yes: they're noticeably heavier, tougher, and they do a better job of shielding your eyes. And there's a decal on the lens. I've read you can remove it with a penny, if you consider your face to be off-limits for advertisements.

[Kevin]

The classiest I've ever looked is in my Barbie undergarments.