emenel

On 12/11/2017 at 12:37 AM, emenel said:

Bump and price drop. $SOLD shipped North America. A photo of the actual jacket:

 

Removed sold items.

Stealth jacket still available! Price down to $SOLD.

Thanks!

18 hours ago, Cornuto said:

Do you think Japanese people agonize over ‘culturally appropriating’ American fashion to build....basically their whole apparel industry?

You may misunderstand the concept of cultural appropriation (regardless of if we believe it's happening within "techwear").

Japanese adaptation of American military/work-wear is not appropriation... however, if a Japanese design design something that uses Korean culture as its base, that would be appropriation. The notion of appropriation lies in power dynamics between cultures. I'm loathe to quote Wikipedia, but it's a good summary --

"Cultural appropriation, often framed as cultural misappropriation, is a concept in sociology dealing with the adoption of the elements of a minority culture by members of the dominant culture. It is distinguished from equal cultural exchange due to the presence of a colonial element and imbalance of power."

The key is the dynamic between dominant and dominated... A fetishism and use of another culture that has been taken by force, or is often oppressed in ways that prevent it from expressing its own values, while the oppressor uses those same values and aesthetics themselves.

19 minutes ago, Kamikaze said:

down was the first thing that came to mind i guess. just wanted something warm to wear under shells haha.

Ah, in that case Stone Island, SI:SP, acr, and Arc’teryx (regular and veilance) have lots of options that are fantastic and a huge range in price. The obvious answer is J58-WS, but $$$ and hard to come by. The Veilance Mionn with Coreloft is another good option. Less expensive could be something like the Arc’teryx Atom or Cerium, both quite nice. The main Stone Island line has tons of stuff right now, and IMO some of the main line pieces and Shadow Project are becoming more and more similar in many respects.

Probably even more from places like Patagonia if you want a more outdoors-y kind of thing. 

Edit: And of course the new ACG bombers and 3-in-1, if the patterns and colours work for you.

31 minutes ago, Kamikaze said:

anyone have any recommendations for a light down jacket that isn't too puffy?

 

Out of curiosity, why down vs something with a lighter weight to warmth ratio (I.e. primaloft)?

FS: P15-CH Night, size M. No sheet. Excellent shape, a little patina around the belt area.

Asking $675 friends+family payment, shipped in North America. Non friends payment and world shipping let's chat. DM me.

On 12/11/2017 at 11:11 AM, Questlove said:

I have used the grav pockets to store a debit card with Interac Flash so I could just tap with my hand when shopping.

I've done this, and with my transit card. I also use them sort of like the ski-pass arm pockets on lots of outdoors equipment... small papers, things you need to have handy but don't weigh anything. For those I really just use it as a zippered pocket, then inside opening is not useful...

The other problem with putting your phone in the gravity pocket, besides fit and actually getting it out quickly, is that it's really annoying to have that much weight at the end of your sleeve. It hangs in a strange way, and when you lift your arm you have a small weight at the end of the sleeve.

On 2017-11-12 at 10:24 AM, emenel said:

WTS: Stone Island Shadow Project Stealth Jacket Jersey R (2012), Size L.

Great short jacket with a two panel front concealing an array of pockets. Lots of really amazing details and lines. Perfect condition, lightly worn. Includes SI:SP badge and material tag.

Asking $700 $600 USD including fees and shipping to North America (shipping other places at cost).

Images not my own, can provide images on request and will update this once I can take some proper photos.

Bump and price drop. $600 for the community, shipping North America. A photo of the actual jacket:

Also selling:

Stone Island x Nike Sock Dart, black, size 12US (fits 11US). - Love these, but a little too big and the size down is too small. Very excellent condition, no noticeable signs of wear, non-original box - $100 USD + shipping

Rick Owens x Adidas Level Runner II, black, size 11US - almost new. Bought size 11, really needed 10.5. Found some in 10.5, so now these 11’s are available. $325 USD + shipping

WTB p23ts, size L. Open to color. 

These remind me of musette bags, lots of those around. @danii makes a great one. there are also simpler ones around, like this: https://restrap.co.uk/products/musette-bag

Lots of cycling and climbing companies make bags like that with more or less features... Also vintage military...

On 12/5/2017 at 1:03 PM, emenel said:

WTT: P23TS-S Black Medium for a Large. Includes bag/sheet, only worn a handful of times. They fit ok, but feel a little short.

This is now an FS. Looking to sell these to fund a large or similar in the future. DM to chat details.

P23TS-S, Black, Medium. Bag+sheet, worn sparingly: SOLD

P23TS-S Black Medium. Includes bag/sheet, only worn a handful of times. They fit ok, but feel a little short.

SOLD

Saw this jacket at Uniqulo today that had some familiar lines and paneling. 

Barf. 

4 hours ago, RapGameTaylorSwift said:

I have a J47R as well, and I usually just roll it up pretty tight so the velcro closure covers the Speedlock. I'm usually afraid to keep it rolled up though because I'm afraid it will wear out the GT overtime. Does anyone keep it stowed 100% of the time (provided it's not raining)?

That's basically how I stow mine as well. I keep it rolled most of the time when it's not raining or cold/windy... Seems to be fine for the hood.

Quick pic. 

J56-GT + J58-WS

Issey Miyake 

SI:SP

11xSalomon

Dsptch x Aoku

56 minutes ago, AnomalousTautology said:

I don't think anything will make suede weatherproof. 

Yeah. In this case, as with a few of them, I’m more interested in protecting them from damage and stains then actually making them weatherproof. 

Hey fellow shoe enthusiasts. I'm trying to get my sneakers, shoes, and boots ready for bad weather. Does anyone have experience with any of these hydrophobic sprays? The two main ones I've come across locally are Grangers Footwear Repel and Jason Markk Repel. The Grangers is way cheaper, but I want something I can use on my sneakers, suede, and leather (so no discoloration, still breaths, etc).

Any recommendations or experiences with these things? Are they really that different than the old-school suede and leather waterproofing sprays?

35 minutes ago, TEKsevenZERO said:

Let's face it, who look more daft, the person swanning and skidding around in their $700 fashion pumps or the person happily trudging through the snow and slush in their old waterproof duckboots?

 

Count me in the latter any day!

For sure! And if you want to up your duckboot game and don't care about destroying $1k CAD boots, there's always these :

Yeah, agreed on really cold weather footwear. When it gets that cold or I'm doing outdoor winter activities I use my Arc'teryx Bora2 GTX with the insulated liner, works perfectly. It also doesn't look bad, but a little bulky for my day-to-day wear.

4 minutes ago, StolenBread said:

I'd definitely prefer a boot over a sneaker, although this would be pretty good for the early stages of a canadian winter, maybe the SFB would still reign supreme for the winter

Yeah. I’m trying to plan my attack this year. I’ve been wearing Canadian army surplus boots for years, but they’re pretty dead now (holes etc). 

My thinking right now is sneakers like this for early and light weather days, then either my Arc’teryx Bora2 or Docs for nasty weather days. 

I might still check out SFBs for the in between sneaker and Bora weather, if I can find some to try on. 

In my search for winter sneaker and boots I just came across these. A little busier than my usual taste, but I can see them being really versatile and holding up to the Canadian winter.

"AIR PEGASUS A/T WINTER 924497-001 BLACK"

Fallout 1
Fallout New Vegas
Zelda: A Link to the Past
Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Super Mario 3
Street Fighter 2
Portal
Portal 2

WTS: Stone Island Shadow Project Stealth Jacket Jersey R (2012), Size L.

Great short jacket with a two panel front concealing an array of pockets. Lots of really amazing details and lines. Perfect condition, lightly worn. Includes SI:SP badge and material tag.

Asking $700 USD including fees and shipping to North America (shipping other places at cost).

Images not my own, can provide images on request and will update this once I can take some proper photos.

12 hours ago, Inkinsurgent said:

as the name suggests the jungle boots are the opposite of a winter boot. they're not waterproof or insulated but meant to be as breathable and quick-drying as possible. they even have drainage grommets in the sides.

Yeah, I know that of traditional jungle boots. Just wasn’t sure about these since they’re Salomon and released for F/W... 

If that’s the case I’ll probably go back to SFBs for the winter.