What clothes are cool?

Shocky-FM · 9 Apr 2009 at 12:06

Hatter The Mad said:
If you pay £30 for a t-shirt, you're a tool.

+1

daz · 9 Apr 2009 at 12:09

I get around said:
Slim fit polo shirts are just gayer than gay itself. I've never seen a guy wearing one that didn't weigh half a stone and was drinking an alcopop.

If you say so.

[DOD]Asprilla · 9 Apr 2009 at 12:14

SimonTW said:
If you go to Guildford, you can't go wrong with a visit to House of Fraser (I hope that isn't mentioning a competitor?), they sell many of the brands mentioned in this thread, just watch out for the prices however! (Stay away from the Ralph Lauren section )

Try Inkwell & Ivy if you really want to splash out.

Hatter The Mad · 9 Apr 2009 at 12:17

Sam said:
http://www.allsaintsshop.co.uk

http://www.abercrombie.co.uk

http://www.lyleandscott.com/

http://www.henleys.co.uk/

http://www.armani.com/

http://www.diesel.com/

http://www.g-star.com

Thats pretty much my wardrobe at the moment

Knock yourself out ...........

Henleys, Lyle and Scott, Armani, Diesel, Abercrombie. What a brand whore

WantoN · 9 Apr 2009 at 12:55

I've come back to a treasure trove of suggestions. Nice one fellas. Can feel the credit card trembling

Gaysayers, you're absolutely right. We spend money on our clothes and appearance because secretly we all want the beautiful girlfriends and sub-zero of cool that you undoubtedly. It's nothing to do with genuinely enjoying the feeling of wearing clothes you love. Honest guv.

But then, I think spending £500 on a pc 'upgrade' is idiotic. Though you won't see me trolling peoples threads in GH. It's none of my business.

Ant :cool:

antonusklesk · 9 Apr 2009 at 13:01

I get around said:
Slim fit polo shirts are just gayer than gay itself. I've never seen a guy wearing one that didn't weigh half a stone and was drinking an alcopop.

Sure you're not just seeing the same bloke over and over?

I can't recall how many people I see dressed a particular way outside of friends, family and people I see regularly. Maybe because I'm not making judgements based on how they look?

What people choose to wear is no business of mine to pass judgement on, the only time I will is when people are wearing clothes for other peoples sake instead of personal taste.

Hatter The Mad · 9 Apr 2009 at 13:02

antonusklesk said:
What people choose to wear is no business of mine to pass judgement on, the only time I will is when people are wearing clothes for other peoples sake instead of personal taste.

Actually, I find t-shirts a pretty good tool indicator.

Osaka t-shirt, Henleys t-shirt = tool.

Big fake diamond-like earing in one ear, one of the above t-shirts, hedgehog hair = complete tool.

ironman · 9 Apr 2009 at 13:08

daz said:
Ralph Lauren slim-fit polos (genuine ones) fit a million times better than other brands. They also last.

I've said it before, but OcUK is not the place to go for for advice on fashion.

So true.

Nothing wrong with All Saints, their jeans are very good as are there jumpers and polos.

For what it's worth, i'm an abercrombie, polo custom fit, all saints/levis jeans, fred perry knits (comme des garçons) and leather bags, burberry trench, reiss, poste, adidas originals everything, one off custom tee's/novelty tees, plimsoles/forest hills/gazelles/shelltoes, massimo dutti, paul smith, ted baker, american apparel tees and hoodies, club rugby tops, nike trackies, basketball jerseys kind of guy. Quite diverse but always dressed for whatever the occasion. I wouldn't be wearing my trench if i'm slogging it out in the library for example, however I am known to buy expensive watches and tiffany jewelery in my trackies and hoodies which always causes confusion

Nanoman · 9 Apr 2009 at 13:13

Hatter The Mad said:
Actually, I find t-shirts a pretty good tool indicator.

Osaka t-shirt, Henleys t-shirt = tool.

Big fake diamond-like earing in one ear, one of the above t-shirts, hedgehog hair = complete tool.

lol jealous much? I cant see why anyone would want to demote fashion sense.

daz · 9 Apr 2009 at 13:13

^ American Apparel tees fit really nice too

Hatter The Mad · 9 Apr 2009 at 13:18

Nanoman said:
lol jealous much? I cant see why anyone would want to demote fashion sense.

Jealous of what? I dress myself well. I can afford to buy expense clothes. I do pay for expensive clothes where quality matches expense.

And no, this isn't fashion sense. This is sheep mentality, and it just so happens that almost all of the people I come across who are kitted out in the aforementioned are complete tools.

Inazuma · 9 Apr 2009 at 13:29

WantoN said:
For me, £30 is definately enough for a t-shirt, and only then if I REALLY like it.
£60 is enough for a shirt, though I'll pay more up to £100 if its really that nice.
£40-60 is fine for jeans (I'd like some DIFFERENT jeans, not bog standard boot cuts with a straight grain. Either something outlandish, whacky and cool, or very stylish)
I LOVE shoes. Anywhere between £20 - £100 depending on level of awesomeness.

£20 tops for a tshirt
£35 tops for a shirt
£45 tops for jeans
£50 tops for shoes

Student life

I end up having to do most of my shopping in topman.

georges · 9 Apr 2009 at 13:31

MarcLister said:
I love that site. Haven't bought from there in such a long time.

Me neither. Their shirts don't seem quite as funny as they used to be, and they're the ones I go for. Since you need 3-5 to make it worthwhile, taking into account delivery charges from abroad, and there aren't often that many that I like any more.

Also the exchange rate used to be awesome for it. £5 for t-shirts which I always get positive comments about from strangers. :cool:

LeoN88 · 9 Apr 2009 at 13:34

Well i think a really good place to go if you live near kingston is pie they do really nice stuff all the brands armani, paul smith, diesel, g star, seven lots of nice clothes there but can be pricey.

But for me paul smith is a very good make last ages washes well and really good fit i've had quite a few girl mates comment particularly as well when i wear any of it.

But ted baker, RL, paul smith, lacoste could go on... for polo shirts

bench, ted baker for t-shirts

seven nicest jeans in the world! and armani

reiss, hugo boss, pink and guess are good for shirts

paul smith, fcuk, armani for jumpers

Well thats what i wear and i think are worth a look!

Conscript · 9 Apr 2009 at 13:39

LeoN88 said:
But ted baker, RL, paul smith, lacoste could go on... for polo shirts

Are you being sarcastic? Lacoste polo shirts? You mean, those shirts that, despite costing £55 are so thin you should really wear something under it, are badly fitting, and seemingly only available in the most disgusting array of colours?

They are tripe.

Kristoph · 9 Apr 2009 at 13:41

Hmm, here's sumthin comfy, probably not everyones taste.

Jeans n hooded chequered shirt from River Island, plain t, and Nike Mogans.

daz · 9 Apr 2009 at 13:43

Rene Lacoste invented the Polo shirt (originally called a tennis shirt).

I don't own any, but I would bet they're better fitting and last longer than anything from Next or Top Man. I would also hazard a guess that most people slagging off RL, Lacoste etc have only ever seen people wearing the fakes (they are incredibly prevalent) which tend to be very low quality in terms of fit and material. We're talking £1 a shirt in Thailand.

I get around · 9 Apr 2009 at 13:50

antonusklesk said:
Sure you're not just seeing the same bloke over and over?

I can't recall how many people I see dressed a particular way outside of friends, family and people I see regularly. Maybe because I'm not making judgements based on how they look?

What people choose to wear is no business of mine to pass judgement on, the only time I will is when people are wearing clothes for other peoples sake instead of personal taste.

I pass judgement usually because when i see them in town they're drinking a womans drink and basically wearing the same clothes as their freinds.
You can always tell who's a complete fashion ponce just by the way they look.

You must know the guys i'm talking about, tight pink polo shirt, tight jeans, usually got some stupid sunglasses, got a pitcher of something blue in an overpriced club with dj who plays pretty normal music. Going round to a load of indie girls who also all look the same.

Conscript · 9 Apr 2009 at 13:54

daz said:
Rene Lacoste invented the Polo shirt (originally called a tennis shirt).

I don't own any, but I would bet they're better fitting and last longer than anything from Next or Top Man. I would also hazard a guess that most people slagging off RL, Lacoste etc have only ever seen people wearing the fakes (they are incredibly prevalent) which tend to be very low quality in terms of fit and material. We're talking £1 a shirt in Thailand.

All of the ones Ive seen have been ultra baggy ones hanging off chavvy looking guys with diamond studs and too much hair gel. I tried one on once in the Lacoste store and it didn't fit well at all and felt so thin and unsubstantial it was criminal to charge £55 for it.

Ive bought plenty of shirts from Next. They seem to fit me a lot better than other brands, look nice enough and don't cost the Earth, which seems fair to me.

MarcLister · 9 Apr 2009 at 13:59

georges said:
Me neither. Their shirts don't seem quite as funny as they used to be, and they're the ones I go for. Since you need 3-5 to make it worthwhile, taking into account delivery charges from abroad, and there aren't often that many that I like any more.

Also the exchange rate used to be awesome for it. £5 for t-shirts which I always get positive comments about from strangers.

I had a quick look last night and nothing grabbed my attention in the way they used to when I last bought from Threadless. And yes you need to buy at least 3-4 shirts to make the postage cost worth it so you really need 3-4 shirts that you like.

Only once have I been asked if I was wearing a Threadless shirt. :cool:

Had finished for the day at Uni, went into Manchester with a mate and at Piccadilly station some others on our course also in Manchester spotted us and me in my shirt and said, "Threadless right?". Yupski.