The Fashion Thread... personal tastes, musings, and recommendations

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If that look is in fashion, I for the first time feel properly old. Who would want to dress like that?

Same. However I'm a teacher and none of the kids dress as silly as that in any year group, so i reckon it's a small niche. In fact this guy would become the most bullied kid in school instantaneously looking like this:

http://lookbook.nu/look/4052556-Getwear-Jeans
 
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If that look is in fashion, I for the first time feel properly old. Who would want to dress like that?

That is a pure niche fashion, likely cobbled together for the photo, and if not then there's a stylist or two slightly out of touch. You would rarely, if ever, see anyone wearing that, even among the more adventurous yoof. Horrendous. :o
 
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Someone recommend some good decent priced work shirts? Got some TM Lewin ones but they are a nightmare to iron! Got some Next ones as well they are pretty decent. Ideally slim fitting ones. Cheers guys.
 
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Someone recommend some good decent priced work shirts? Got some TM Lewin ones but they are a nightmare to iron! Got some Next ones as well they are pretty decent. Ideally slim fitting ones. Cheers guys.

Next aren't too bad but I much prefer CK shirts, the slim fit is a proper slim fit and they really are totally non iron. They are £70 each but like the TM Lewis shirts Moss Bros regularly do a sale where you can get 3 for 2.
 
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Anyone know where I can get 2inch longer sleeve shirts ?

M&S do them but have a very limited range & only do a regular cut..

The Joys of being tall & skinny nothing fits :(

Also getting them tailor made isn't an option as am current unemployed

Again CK shirts, best I've found around other than an Ikks shirt which is lovely material but a bit crease prone.

don't the likes of Hawes and Curtis, TM Lewin and Charles Tyrwhitt all do shirts in different sleeve sizes in slim fit? How long a sleeve size are we talking?

A lot of their slim fit isn't actually slim fit IMO. TM Lewis actually do a Tailored fit shirt which is slimmer than the slim fit they sell but also an extra £10 for no apparent reason (i.e. it's just an off the shelf shirt, not actually tailored to you).
 
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It would be one way to wear them, yes.

http://lookbook.nu/look/4052556-Getwear-Jeans

http://lookbook.nu/look/3595509-WE-TASTE-HONEY-WE-SMELL-BLOOD

http://lookbook.nu/look/3273637-AND-THEY-TOLD-ME-I-M-A-SELF-MACHINE

http://lookbook.nu/look/3626445-DANCE-BENEATH-THE-BORDERS

http://lookbook.nu/look/3204739-IF-WE-COULD-ONLY-BE-QUICKER

Admittedly these are sockless due to the seasons and where those users are posting from but you get the idea.

I also purposefully chose outfits that aren't weird/odd/daring...all of the ones above are perfectly high street-esque.

Good God!

Remember folks, there is 'fashion' (catwalk) and fashion, the latter not looking anything like the above for 95% of the population...:p Depends what fashion you follow really!
 
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CT slim fit aren't really slim fit. On the plus side, they will accommodate the lbs I normally put on over the winter.

Spent quite a lot recently at Surdome and M&M direct. Some of the surf labels turn out some really nice casual tops when they decide to do them with a small or no visible logo, and M&M has some great prices on Diesel jeans (which always seem to fit me well).

Also liking a lot of fcuk stuff (again, when they decide against massive logos).
 
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[FnG]magnolia;22870255 said:
Thomas Pink for shirts to whoever asked. Affordable, lasting and well-fitted.

Wouldn't say Pink are affordable (i.e. 3x the price of a next shirt) but they do seem to be nice shirts, much better than TM lewis. Their slim fit doesn't seem to be particularly slim either thought.

Anyone actually know any other brands that do proper slim fit. So far I know of CK (Calvin Klein) and Ikks (stupid expensive), it would be nice to get a bigger selection, especially if they are non iron or slightly stretchy (the Ikks shirt is slightly stretchy so not as tight when bending over etc).
 
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[FnG]magnolia;22870255 said:
Thomas Pink for shirts to whoever asked. Affordable, lasting and well-fitted.

You live in a dream world if you can seriously use that brand and the word 'affordable' in one sentence when recommending a product for the masses :p
 
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Who buys shirts from Pink, CT, TM Lewis and Hawes and Curtis when they are full price though? :p

Just wait until they do their deals which they do every few months.

And J-FRO TM Lewis just aren't up there with the other shirt makers for quality of material IMO. I only have TM shirts out of the ones listed above but having tried all the others on TM shirts are significantly cheaper feeling.
 
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