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Originally Posted by Nirvana
willravel, i was wondering if you had any true religion jeans. i saw them at the store recently and i thought they were terrible. the style, the fabric, and the wash was so bad, especially for that price tag.
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A lot of jeans out there are going to be expensive. Armani jeans are worth every penny IF YOU CAN AFFORD THEM. If you're a student, there is nothing wrong with AE jeans. There's no shame in wearing comfortable clothes that are well designed. I've not yet worn or even seen true religion jeans. From the look, they are so-so, espically for the price.
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Originally Posted by Mondak
I regularly meet with senior executives when doing buisiness and so to combat this I try to dress very professionally. The thing is that a suit (paticularly in California) makes people sometimes uncomfortable. You see they have this whole business casual thing - even when I work with banks and insurance companies sometimes. Especially when I am in the IT or Opperations portion of a sales cycle. Suits I understand:
1. You get what you pay for
2. The guys who work in the mens section at Nordstrom know what they are doing
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Bingo. You DO get what you pay for in suits.
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Originally Posted by Mondak
So I am not going to show up in jeans like some of the people I meet with, but the solid button down with dress pants has not been cutting it of late. I feel that the time is come for (must resist fist of death...) A Sportcoat (gasp)!!!
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Chinos are probably the answer to your problem. I wear them with tennis shoes and a t shirt or with dress shoes and a french cut dress shirt and a (gasp) blazer.
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Originally Posted by Mondak
So does anyone have a sport coat primer for me? I don't want a navy sport coat with gold buttons either here. I don't want a staple that will last. I want to have something that might be out of fashion in a few years possibly, but for now it is very nice. What I am looking for:
1. What pants to wear with it (and how to choose). I have seen jeans but I will never do that. With a suit, they are exactly the same. With this? No idea.
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You sure you'd never do jeans with a sports coat? They really do work well. There are three general looks that you can use with the sports coat: casual, semicasual, and formal.
Casual - Jeans (even with rips or tears) or chinos with a print t-shirt, worn with sandals, tennis shoes, running shoes, casual shoes, or even dress shoes.
Semi casual - dark jeans only, not torn, or chinos with a dress shirt or turtle neck usually nicer shoes, not tennis shoes.
Formal - suit or tux with damn nice dress shoes
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Originally Posted by Mondak
2. How to choose a shirt. If I have a shirt with some stripes, how do I make sure it is not too much?
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Too much? Look at yourself in the mirror and decide if it's something your wife/gf/crush/etc. would want to see you in. If necessary, ask someone.
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Originally Posted by Mondak
3. What is in? I am still tying an onion to my belt (since that was the style back then). What the heck am I looking for?
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Onions are okay. I guess you can look in magazines and stuff if you're not sure.
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Originally Posted by Mondak
4. Shoes? Dress shoes I understand. In between (rubber soles are blasphemy but that could be its own response on this thread) I don't really have a grip on this.
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See above in the #1 section.
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Originally Posted by Mondak
5. Where to buy. While I have done well with Nordstrom, I am not married to them. If you are about to post that I go to a thrift shop and check out the racks for deals - you are responding to the wrong post.
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Thrift shops are for certian people and not for others. Cest la vie. Check post #102 I think it is. I name about a dozen places to get jeans, and they all have decent casual stuff, too.
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Originally Posted by Mondak
6. Anything else that might be useful.
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Style can be deeply personal for people who put effort into it. At the end of the day it's up to you what you think looks and feels better on you. If all else fails, ask "What would Admiral William Adama do?"