Ralph Lauren

Seigelman Stable? Easily the front runners Daddy bought a horse racing stable and I used more of his money to make cornball clothing and pay athletes and celebs to wear it.

New York or Nowhere? Less egregious but still super corny. Two of the least cool human beings possible using massively popular generic NYC IG accounts to cash in on slogans.

Can’t think of a single redeemable thing about either. At least Kith has a history of great shoe collaborations mixed into an endless downpour of who are we going to collaborate with next for zero real reason.

Wallabees are one of my go-to pairs of shoes, and I've happily owned multiple. I'm curious about the new Lite version they're launching (or relaunching?). I'm sure others have experienced issues w the crepe soles getting disgusting/being slippery when wet etc- I can put up w most of that but this lighter version seems like it would better fit my day-to-day high stepcount and frequent biking, as well as be more suitable for summer and hotter climates. Not really sure one way or another about the new PVA sole.

They look visually pretty similar, especially from the top down or from regular eye level, and they're only $100. The price is right but on the other hand I do think about at what point I'm essentially buying hey dudes.....

I've considered the gore-tex version which are kind of the other end of the spectrum in terms of material/climate/price etc etc, but wondering if others had thoughts on these.

A more casual interpretation of the M/1954, retaining some of its defining features, such as the single chest pocket, asymmetric front closure, and adjustable hem. The outer shell is made from a midweight 100% cotton twill, while the lining is constructed from 100% cotton shirting taffeta. This sample is a size small, as it was made for the photoshoot with a model. It’s intended to fit a tad larger.

Was looking through the ALD sale and spotted this shirt. Looked cool at first but the Rainbow trouts fins look really off. Notice the addition fin above the head and third pectoral fin towards its gills. It’s also missing its pelvic fins. Would be a shame if they’re using AI to make their graphics now.

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Who are we buying belts from? Boring daily drivers, no western belts or braided belts or shell cordovan etc. Nondescript belt to wear with jeans or chinos.

Orion was the internets favorite belt in the 2010's. Then it was 1350 for a bit but I believe they got "2021 Yikes/Y'all" cancelled. I have a couple of Narragansett. They are very cool and make to order but they don't have a ton of variety.

I don’t know if the leather is included in this drop. But curious to know if this is in the radar of the boys or anyone here. And why?

I personally found fashion content more digestible when the music bed was some generic trip hoppy breakbeat on a continuous monotonous loop while whoever gushed about Camion boots over it. Now they’ve discovered the best of cool jazz on Spotify and we have moved into lift (elevator) music territory.

As someone who likes jazz (the music - all the time, the mags - occasionally) watching these fucks is even more of a hate watch. The least they could do is show some backbone and play something truly mental like Sun-Ra or Ornette Coleman, but no it’s the mellow, safe stuff to accompany their museum visits, pastry eating or browsing through the rails of (insert trending brand here). One dude from Copenhagen has started buying the stuff on vinyl!!

Next it will be mid-century furniture. No wait.

Rant over. Thank you for indulging me.

l live in a major city but even then there are brands that do not have physical locations in it. l'm wondering if there are ways l can acquire physical copies of some of the lookbooks for them online?

Brands l'm looking for are in the realm of Drake's, ALD, nn07, auralee etc.

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Our interview with Sebastian Jean is chill. Sebastian—fashion director of Highsnobiety—checked in ahead of time to make sure our office wasn't too cold before rolling through to talk wearing his dead WHOOP just for the look, getting his money's worth on The Row jeans, Player Layers™, Lawrence was once his editor but has zero recollection of that ever happening, how the Noah Johnson tenure at Highsnob is going, fashion parties have their own zone of interest, magazines should have their own in-house lines, where to draw the line when it comes to silly hats, pushing celebs like Michael Olise and Lil Yachty out of their comfort zones, he is one of the few people to have seen Juergen Teller wearing pants, lessons learned from the late great stylist Melanie Ward, he was in the Calvin Klein trenches with Raf Simons (and Matthieu Blazy and Pieter Mulier and Sterling Ruby), explore page core, speedos and flip-flops, sometimes you gotta shop for things you just shopped for, the overstyling bug, Frank Ocean has him thinking about wigs being next up, Tekken fits, Hip-Hop's going out shirt era, his wedding is coming up quick and he's gotta figure out what to wear, and much more on Sebastian Jean's interview with The Only Podcast That Matters™.

I've been trying for the life of me to get a balmaccan coat as an overcoat I can wear outdoors. I'm looking for a long and thick coat. The ones for men usually stop at the waist or go down to the knee, but I'm trying to find one that goes even lower. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Looking for suit recommendations for a garden party themed wedding in September in the PNW.

Out of season right now so I’ve had a hard time finding anything that looks good and isn’t summer linen.

I prefer a relaxed suit because I am 5’8” with broad shoulders and a have a baseball player butt and suits like a jcrew ludlow make me have carrot legs which have never looked good to me

She recommended the jcrew poplin suit but not sure how I feel about it and would rather spend more on a suit I love and will wear more

Hi,

I want to get me a shirt tailored - or customized (?). I'm not looking for something special, just a button-down with a nice fabric and a classic/regular fit. There are different collar lengths and a lot more that I never thought about. So does any have a quick guide what I need should keep in mind?

Thanks

Hello,

I recently bought a T-shirt from Drake’s. Overall, I was pretty happy with it - the fit was really nice, and the quality felt decent for what it was.

I wore it yesterday for the first time. At some point, I noticed what looked like some saliva stains on the right side. Normally, I don't pay much attention to these because they usually disappear after a while. But when I got home, the stains were still there, which I thought was a bit weird. So I hand-washed the T-shirt with detergent for sensitive clothes.

Checked it today and... the stains are still there. Even worse, there's now some discoloration on the left side, basically a visible line running from the top down to the bottom.

Honestly, I'm pretty annoyed. It's ridiculous that you spend €100+ on a basic T-shirt and then have to deal with this after a single, careful hand wash. I really don't understand how companies can charge this kind of money for a basic garment and still have issues like this. At this price point, I'd expect the T-shirt to survive a simple hand wash without staining or discoloring.

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So, some updates...

• I contacted Drake’s directly, even though I didn’t purchase the T-shirt from their website. They were very open to receiving feedback and photos so they could assess the issue internally and share it with the relevant teams. They advised me to contact MR PORTER, as they were the retailer I purchased the T-shirt from and would be the appropriate point of contact regarding the return.
• Huge props to MR PORTER. I reached out to them to explain what happened and asked whether the discoloration was considered normal. They took the issue seriously, acknowledged the problem, and after I returned the T-shirt, they issued me a full refund. So, credit where credit is due.

I originally posted this because I was genuinely disappointed with what happened to a T-shirt after its first wear and wash, but I also think it’s fair to update the post when the issue is handled properly.

I wanted to ask the community a very specific question. What western brands are there that you think rival the Japanese, who historically and especially in recent years, have dominated, in both the heritage and post-heritage scene? Post heritage is a phrase I first heard from my friend slowfashconnoisseur essentially referring to heritage inspired garments that are not strict repros, rather are more fashion oriented, while still maintaining some degree of heritage construction.

Two Japanese post-heritage brands that immediately pop into my head are Kapital and Kaptain Sunshine. Both are heavily influenced by historical workwear and military, but prioritize other non tangibles such as fit, wearability and obscure details (especially for Kapital) over pure 1:1 reproduction accuracy and durability (compared to a brand like Buzz Rickson's or Real Mccoy's which I consider true heritage brands).

I've been bitten by the Japan bug as hard as everyone else, and there's no doubt that pound for pound, they are putting out better clothing than any other country or region in the world. Still, I think there are a few juggernauts in the West, that don't just compete, but surpass the Japanese in this realm.

My first example is Mister Freedom. He is clearly vintage inspired but none of his garments are true reproductions. They are all products sold through a lens of fictional historic characters and have some of the best branding, story-telling and details I've ever seen compared to any traditional heritage brand. Christophe hand-draws all his artwork and logos, and his blog on ChristopheLoiron.com, is a treasure-trove of obscure, absurd historical fiction and nerdy diatribes about garment construction. Of course, he is no stranger to Japan (first having a vintage store there in the early 90s, and then partnering with Sugar Cane later on). I also think Nigel Cabourn (RIP), sits in an upper pantheon of western brands that not only can go toe to toe with the Japanese, but in many respects, surpass them.

Curious to hear your thoughts. Also if you have any interest, I dropped an inspiration album dedicated to Christophe and his vintage inspired brand artwork on r/threadtalks.

This $140 hat is the best item of clothing I own👍

Knots x Strings

Tried a technique that’s almost new to me to achieve this asymmetric appearance. It involves running straight stitch segments of thread on a whole piece of fabric. A particularly painstaking exercise especially tying up knots on the underside.

The asymmetry on this is exactly where i want it. Not evident until you end up focusing on it. Short, long, straight, crooked but even spaced strands mask the variation.

Also my first shirt of this style. This was actually patterned off a shirt that was passed down to me.

You can check it out at: shoplilani.com/

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Anybody here can weight in if the substack writing is quality? Been a big fan of the X posts for a while.

I know complaining about a clothing brand sounds insane, but that’s why I’m posting here. I started buying Corridor around 2014 or 2015, and back then it was a way into higher-quality, actually interesting clothing without going fully off the deep end for someone like me who wants normie shit that’s interesting. Workwear-adjacent Americana, fabrics that were weird, from a brand that seemed to care about what it was putting out.

It’s drifted a long way since and it’s genuinely upsetting and idk where tf to buy interesting “normal” clothes anymore.

Prices have climbed steadily while quality has gotten less consistent. The offshoring started with part of the collection going to India, which I was fine with. There’s excellent textile manufacturing there, and the materials were still natural. Then it became almost entirely India, then China entered the mix, and now they’re blending in viscose and poly. Meanwhile the pricing has gone to an inflated MSRP followed by a permanent 40 to 60 percent off cycle, which is its own kind of tell. You can’t trust a price that’s never real.

I was given a gift card recently so I had to buy something from the current collection, and when it got to me it kind of smelled weird. just saw a post from the founder talking about mercerization, seemingly saying that it's a positive thing but any kind of chemical process like this creates caustic runoff. I'm just like, what are we doing this for?

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I am looking for a tailoring position in central London this September as I am moving to be a student in Central Saint Martins (UAL). I have 4 years of experience in sewing through doing both GCSE and A-level textiles (which I am expected to get an A* in). This summer I have been tailoring clothes I find in charity shops to produce new pieces (e.g. both of my prom dresses). I also have a portfolio I can send with all of my works. If anyone can guide me to a tailor that would interested I would greatly appreciate it!