Mens Fashion

nevman

Been thinking a lot recently,and one of the topics is,unless you are 18-24,your basically f****d if you want to buy different clothes than your Dad.Or Grandad
Why is there nothing out there for the ages 24 - whatever not prepared to submit the beige terror that awaits us all.
Not asking for much,just something other than skinny knits,overpriced jeans and shoes-the Blue Harbour conundrum.
Shops full of chinos looking for a home,standard polos and swimwear-WTF???

seanoconn

Superdry, Hollister and Abercrombie & Fitch to name but a few.

Did you mention over-priced? Whoops.

Bozman

Paul Smith and Ted Baker or.......if you pick and choose the right stuff - Gap, for middle of the road can't really go wrong.

cooldad

No one cares. Just save your money and rent a hooker.

RideOnTime

Gok Whan

RideOnTime

sorry Wan

RideOnTime

he can't be ars@d... he's just cooking Chinese. Actually he just does women.

RideOnTime

so to speak...

MattC59

Crew Clothing, White Stuff, Dockers, Howies, Fatface (occasionally).
Timberland if you have access to a second mortgage.

daviesee

You are happy to be seen out and about in lycra.
Why would you be worried about how you look in your other clothes?

capt_slog

I noticed as I got older, that the big advantage of this was that |I no longer had to try to look fashionable (not that I ever tried very hard, or could afford to).

I now inhabit that grey (often literally) area between scruffy and eccentric.

rick_chasey

Bozman wrote:

Ted Baker.

rick_chasey

Under the age of 25, you can no longer be fashionable - so go for stylish.

Under the age of 30 - t-shirts make you look rubbish - especially with jeans or trainers. A t-shirt with a collar doesn't make it better - the same goes for hoodies, or trainers with shorts (though that should never ever be done anyway).

Think:

garryc

Rick Chasey wrote:

Under the age of 25, you can no longer be fashionable - so go for stylish.

Under the age of 30 - t-shirts make you look rubbish - especially with jeans or trainers. A t-shirt with a collar doesn't make it better - the same goes for hoodies, or trainers with shorts (though that should never ever be done anyway).

Think:

But why has he still got his pyjamas on?

RideOnTime

garryc wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

Under the age of 25, you can no longer be fashionable - so go for stylish.

Under the age of 30 - t-shirts make you look rubbish - especially with jeans or trainers. A t-shirt with a collar doesn't make it better - the same goes for hoodies, or trainers with shorts (though that should never ever be done anyway).

Think:

But why has he still got his pyjamas on?

What are we mean't to be thinking?

GiantMike

41 years old:

Day wear: Fat Face Jeans, skinny knit jumper, understated black trainers, G-shock watch.

Evening wear: Smart jeans or trousers, shirt, jacket, 'statement shoes', Breitling.

Moisturise, get a smart haircut, clean your shoes and nails.

capt_slog

GiantMike wrote:

41 years old:

Day wear: Fat Face Jeans, skinny knit jumper, understated black trainers, G-shock watch.

Evening wear: Smart jeans or trousers, shirt, jacket, 'statement shoes', Breitling.

Moisturise, get a smart haircut, clean your shoes and nails.

Pross

I'm nearly 40 but look like a youngster so wear the 18 - 24 year old clothing

Everyday stuff his mainly Next or similar and then I've got a few bits of Superdry, Hollister, Abercrombie & Fitch, Fat Face and Crew (also a few things from Joules but their men's range is limited).

garryc

But these days most jeans are probably all made in the same few factories. So jeans are jeans, a t-shirt is a t-shirt etc etc, I couldn't give a monkeys about labels and try to avoid them where I can. My shoes don't make a statement, they're just good for walking around in.

rick_chasey

Avoid jeans.

Jez mon

Rick Chasey wrote:

Avoid jeans.

What about red ones?

dodgerdog

Rick,

Is it jeans or jean's that we are supposed to avoid? If the later what has she got that we should not desire?

Or more appropriately for this topic is it jeans we should avoid or the devil's cloth from Nimes (de Nimes aka Demin) as 40 somethings?

MattC59

Wear the right jeans and you can get away with them.

rick_chasey

MattC59 wrote:

Wear the right jeans and you can get away with them.

Exactly, 'get away with'.

They're still jeans.

I'm 24 so I can still wear jeans and not look like an idiot, but I am graduating from the standard jeans look a) because they're are SO ubiquitous that they're finally going out of fashion and b) they're a good stop-gap towards chinos - which I am now buying in the truck load.

To avoid looking old-manish - it's all about the bright colours (as is the fashion anyway). So well fitting (read, not loose), and say, bright green or electric blue. Something like that.

pauldavid

Rick Chasey wrote:

MattC59 wrote:

Wear the right jeans and you can get away with them.

Exactly, 'get away with'.

They're still jeans.

I'm 24 so I can still wear jeans and not look like an idiot, but I am graduating from the standard jeans look a) because they're are SO ubiquitous that they're finally going out of fashion and b) they're a good stop-gap towards chinos - which I am now buying in the truck load.

To avoid looking old-manish - it's all about the bright colours (as is the fashion anyway). So well fitting (read, not loose), and say, bright green or electric blue. Something like that.

Lot of utter tosh being spoken, sorry written.

Wear what you feel comfortable in and bollocks to anyone else's opinion.

Man in photo earlier labelled Think needs a shave, an haircut and to lose the pyjama bottoms and scruffy jacket, other than that I'd do him

rick_chasey

pauldavid wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

MattC59 wrote:

Wear the right jeans and you can get away with them.

Exactly, 'get away with'.

They're still jeans.

I'm 24 so I can still wear jeans and not look like an idiot, but I am graduating from the standard jeans look a) because they're are SO ubiquitous that they're finally going out of fashion and b) they're a good stop-gap towards chinos - which I am now buying in the truck load.

To avoid looking old-manish - it's all about the bright colours (as is the fashion anyway). So well fitting (read, not loose), and say, bright green or electric blue. Something like that.

Lot of utter tosh being spoken, sorry written.

Wear what you feel comfortable in and bollocks to anyone else's opinion.

Man in photo earlier labelled Think needs a shave, an haircut and to lose the pyjama bottoms and scruffy jacket, other than that I'd do him

For sure, wear what you want.

Just don't think you're fashionable if you do .

Were you not expecting opinions on what not to wear in this thread?

mudcow007

fred perry an chinos, its a winner every time

garryc

Don't Chino's occupy the same sort of slot as jeans? You can't claim to be an individual wearing jeans but it's exactly the same with chinos. Are they fashionable now? (loads of middle aged men suddenly thrust into the spotlight of high fashon)

rick_chasey

garryc wrote:

Don't Chino's occupy the same sort of slot as jeans? You can't claim to be an individual wearing jeans but it's exactly the same with chinos. Are they fashionable now? (loads of middle aged men suddenly thrust into the spotlight of high fashon)

It's the kind of chinos innit.

I don't think they're THE fashionable thing to wear, but they beat jeans and everyone can get hold of some.

Men's fashion's a little harder than women's.

Either way, I get a lot more attention and compliments on what I wear when I'm out in anything other than jeans.

daviesee

garryc wrote:

Don't Chino's occupy the same sort of slot as jeans? You can't claim to be an individual wearing jeans but it's exactly the same with chinos. Are they fashionable now? (loads of middle aged men suddenly thrust into the spotlight of high fashon)

Rick is just trying to justify wearing old mens trousers by buying them in bright colours.

If you really want to stand out don't do fashion - That's just another uniform.
Be individual and have the confidence to carry it off. :P

RideOnTime

This discussion is so gay.
and that mincer in the jim-jams.
:?