wmmk

What's the deal with Rakuten orders? I ordered a jacket on there a couple days ago and my credit card still hasn't been charged.

I missed out on all the good KM collab stuff. I'm interested in small tops and 30 pants. Mediums and 31's also might work out for pieces that ran really slim.

PM me.

I'm not an authority on Ann D-esque stuff, but I feel your pain.

measurements on CdG?

do you have an fit pics of the CdG pleated pants?

Thick as Thieves

Rugby

Imperial Dukes

Paul Smith

Not sure whether to keep the Dukes and have them hemmed or get something looser. Any advice?

a little different than the stuff you guys are posting, but I like this.

Keep these and get them hemmed (disregard the short jumper) or exchange for something looser, like LVC 47's or something else altogether? Thanks in advance...

I'm looking for something heavier and more durable than my PS Corso's for the worst of Chicago winter. Katahdin's seem like a solid choice, but I'm wondering whether there's anything else worth considering in that price range. Suggestions?

Thanks.

Cool, thanks for the advice. Out of interest, why? Would the slightly shorter rise make me look more proportional, or is it just better denim?

Imperial Duke raw or SDA 103 onewash?

If it helps, this is what I look like.

i don't think those are going to look good with anything.

unless you're oliver twist.

Haha, word. I'm basically looking for a cheap version of PS Sundances:

Tricker's and Grenson are even a little expensive for me, but tell me if you know of something better-looking than those Loakes I posted that wouldn't run much more than $200.

i'm not talking about the same jean. so for example I have a pair of skulls with waist 32 and rise 9 inch. This fits me perfectly. But i want to get another jeans, say the flathead. on a waist 32 but the rise is 10 inch. The skulls wont fit the same as the FH because the FH has a longer rise. When its 9 inch it sits on your hip. when it 10 inch, it's probably near the belly button.

so my question is, should i size down/up on the flathead?

You would size down, because your waist is smaller than your hips. Whether you size down 1 or 2 would depend on your own body structure.

Are these:

Gonna look weird (in size 11.5 US) with sz. 29 SExSC06's? the hems are 7.8 before shrinking, but they're unsanforized. I don't really have experience with boots of STF jawns.

^So that's me in NS and NC, respectively. The NS are 28, the NC are 30, but I wore them with a belt so they only stretched to the size a 29 normally would.

You guys think SExSC06's would be a good fit, maybe looser than the NC but a little slimmer than the NS? What size would I want for that kinda fit? All this unsanforized bidnis is definitely confusing.

Yeah, I'm not a huge fan of the colors that the Grensons, but the Trickers do look very nice, so I'll be checking the ReTricker page on ebay for them.

With that said, I rather like the appearance of the Loakes I originally posted. Over the years, will they look worse, or just stay the same (without the cool natural aging process that would take place with full grain leather boots)? If the latter, I'm perfectly fine with them...

Some of you guys are really good. All of these are with the old 4MP 1D.

Hmm, thanks for the suggestion! The Trickers seem a bit more formal (still beautiful), but I suppose that'd go away with wear. Being a high school student who buys his own shit, I'd have a pretty tough time affording $350 boots. Maybe I'll lurk around ebay & supermarket...If I don't find anything in those places, might there be something nicer than the Loakes that's still cheaper than Tricker's?

Thanks again

-wmmk

First of all, it's been a pleasure looking at a lot of the pictures in this thread.

Anyway, I was looking at these Loake boots (they're currently about 210 USD, factoring in conversions from GBP). I really like the profile & broguing, but the leather doesn't look especially nice, and I suppose I could do without the fake distressing. I've heard that these will age badly, since they're corrected grain, rather than full grain. Does this mean that they'll get worse over time, or just stay the same?

Here they are:

I'd love suggestions for something similarly priced that would age better.

Andy Salzer of Yoko Deveraux is doing a mini-collection for Urban Outfitters. I kind of hate UO (as I'm sure a lot of you guys do as well), but Andy's a cool guy and this seems to be a lot better than your average ill-fitting, third world-produced UO designer collab. The collection includes the jacket and shorts in the picture above, as well as a tank top and woven shirt. I'll post pictures of the latter 2 items when they're available.

The whole line is produced in Canada, and, according to Andy, will have the same cut as Yoko Devereaux mainline. Pricing seems slightly lower than mainline (the jacket is $130, IIRC). The line launches 4/30 and will be available in some of the UO stores in urban areas. If anyone wants, I can post the full list of stores.

The jacket looks interesting, as do the shorts. Sure, it's basic, but it seems more tasteful and generally nicer than your average UO peasant steeze.

Thoughts?

which brands, other than imperial and nudie, are cut straight through the hips and have low back rise (relative to front rise)?

I'm sure they've been mentioned, but Michael J. Krell makes some nice slim and skinny chinos. He's currently out of stock, but should have new ones in soon.

andrewfuncrew, what's the shirt? I really like it (and your whole fit, for that matter).

I'm really looking forward to Rogues Gallery, Thom Browne, and Shipley & Halmos.

FWIW, I'd recommend putting stuff on your waitlist if it's sold out. Due to the nature of Gilt, people are making impulse buys, so they get a decent amount of returns. I've snagged a BoO shirt that way.

http://www.giltgroupe.com/invite/wmmk

^agreed. At least the dropped the Hitlerjugend motif for this season.