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Fashionable Male Fashion Trends Currently Trending in Fashion

Discussion in 'General Discussions' started by OtherSyde, May 14, 2014.

  1. OtherSyde

    OtherSyde Slightly Tilted

    Location:
    San Diego, CA
    I have a strong preference to dress classy - not in classy situations specifically, just as a default fashion. I love wearing striking solid-color custom-tailored button-down shirts with vests and Italian-style flat-tip dress shoes, and I dream of having an entire collection of custom-fit suits soon. I haven't been able to properly express this desire here in Hawaii because it's so God damn hot and humid all the time and everyone dresses super-casual anyway (and that's fun and chill in and of itself; I do what I can to match and coordinate colors), but when I move to San Diego in October and start hitting the Gas Lamp Quarter, I'm gonna be like Barney Stinson: Suited up at all times.


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    Or like Ianto Jones: Also suited up at ALL times...

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    Even when in combat. Especially when in combat.


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    Speaking of which, does anyone who likes to party live in or near the San Diego area?
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  2. redravin

    redravin Cynical Optimist Donor

    Location:
    North
    So @OtherSyde you're a fan of Captain Jack and Ianto Jones.
    How often do you play Naked Hide and Seek?
    And do you cheat?
     
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  3. rogue49

    rogue49 Tech Kung Fu Artist Staff Member

    Location:
    Baltimore/DC
    I go out there periodically, since I lived there for 12 years.
    I'll likely miss ya this year, I'll be doing a summer swing-around. (but the comic-con is there, so I'm always trying to get tiks for that)
     
  4. Plan9

    Plan9 Rock 'n Roll

    Location:
    Earth
    Relevant - "The Suit"

    ...

    Also relevant:

     
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  5. OtherSyde

    OtherSyde Slightly Tilted

    Location:
    San Diego, CA

    I don't have anyone to play with me :(




    Hrm... According to this article, I am "dangerously disillusioned." :confused: I can see how someone could be dangerously delusional, but how can you be "dangerously" in touch with reality and free of delusion..?
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  6. Plan9

    Plan9 Rock 'n Roll

    Location:
    Earth
    Focus on the point of the article.
     
  7. OtherSyde

    OtherSyde Slightly Tilted

    Location:
    San Diego, CA

    I know I know, get your suit fitted right. And don't buy ridiculous ones on deployment. I attended properly to both of these matters. I'm just concerned about being to disillusioned! :eek: Like maybe I need more delusion in my life?
     
  8. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    Waistcoats are the shit.

    More men should wear them.

    Like this:

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  9. Charlatan

    Charlatan sous les pavés, la plage

    Location:
    Temasek
    If you want some information on men's clothing: Put This On
     
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  10. OtherSyde

    OtherSyde Slightly Tilted

    Location:
    San Diego, CA
    So... a "waistcoat" is like a sort of long sport coat or suit top..?
     
  11. Charlatan

    Charlatan sous les pavés, la plage

    Location:
    Temasek
    A waistcoat is, what we in North America call, a vest.

    When in formal wear, it was (still is) considered improper to show your waist. One would always wear a waistcoat under your dinner jacket. In warmer parts of the world, it became fashionable to wear a cummerbund to cover your waist, as it was cooler (it was invented by British troops in India, if I recall correctly).

    Formal wear would have been proper white tie with tails.

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    The tuxedo, black tie, shawl collar, etc. was considered quite informal. Gasp! It didn't have tails! It was first made popular by the Prince of Wales.

    Of course, in a world where dressing up means putting on your very best golf shirt and kakhis, it is now considered formal.
     
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  12. rogue49

    rogue49 Tech Kung Fu Artist Staff Member

    Location:
    Baltimore/DC
    Very James Bond :cool:
     
  13. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    I dislike the word vest. There are so many different kinds of vests, whereas if I say waistcoat, formal wear is assumed.
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    Now, if you could all dress like this, that would be great, thanks.

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  14. Herculite

    Herculite Very Tilted

    I enjoy formal wear, I have an excellent Hugo Boss suit I look fabulous in, but unfortunately I have almost no opportunity to wear it and you can forget about black tie and tails.
     
  15. Plan9

    Plan9 Rock 'n Roll

    Location:
    Earth
    Solid black suits are for weddings, movie star galas and funerals. Outside of those three areas they look cheap regardless of cost. Black with some type of texture/striping/pattern is okay.
     
  16. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    Is it tailored to fit you? I really like the lean look of a good Hugo Boss suit.
     
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  17. Herculite

    Herculite Very Tilted

    I lost a good deal of weight a few years ago and was going on a cruise. I had a tux I had not worn in a few years and I went to try it on. I looked like a kid putting on his dads clothes. It was unalterable and my current suit was getting a bit thread bare so I got a tailored Hugo Boss which I used for formal nights (couldn't justify buying a new tux and suit). I've had to have it taken in twice (brag brag) but it fits very well.

    I'd wear something like in your photo in a heart beat, but I don't get invited to too many celebrity galas.
     
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  18. OtherSyde

    OtherSyde Slightly Tilted

    Location:
    San Diego, CA
    I love Hugo Boss, but it's been a very long time since I've owned anything of that brand.

    I like the word vest, but you're right that it's way too vague of a word. "Waist coat" makes me think of a coat though, and a vest covers so much more than your waist... There needs to be a more properly descriptive term for this article of clothing. A classy term.
     
  19. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    Uhhh, waistcoat!
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    You could, of course, learn to wear a waistcoat like Mr. Darcy.

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  20. redravin

    redravin Cynical Optimist Donor

    Location:
    North
    This tends to be more my style, just replace the cowboy hat with a yarmulke (black of course).

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