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That Buzz Bissinger article was great. I should carry a picture of that guy in my wallet to remind me to never become like him.

Whoa dude you look like an egg. Or a penguin, like when I imagine you walking in this you're doing some kind of waddle.

Nah they never really cared, it was more of a welcome surprise.

The BB in downtown SF just started carrying it, but there's a standalone black fleece boutique in pacific heights.

Let's just say my parents see it as an improvement over my pre-fashion attempts to dress up



Long hair not pictured. I had it tied back into a ponytail though because I thought it'd be classier.

It's just that when they're in town I have more of an excuse to wear it. My step dad hates Thom, or he would if he knew who he was. He's always complaining about suits these days being too slim and short, he's a real trad Brooks Brothers kind of guy. But I think he pretends to like it because at lea...

More Black Fleece, except the chinos which are Outlier. Parents left today so I promise no more Black Fleece for a while.

Well it's Black Fleece, so the proportions are a little less extreme. If it was TB the jacket would be an inch or two shorter and the pants about 3 inches shorter. I'm also pretty short, so it looks more normal on me. I normally wear a 40S, so imagine someone who wears a 40L or 40R wearing a 40S and...

Who hates on outlier? Oxford seems like a weird fabric choice for a dress shirt. How does the hydrophobic coating work on the blazed shirts? I remember reading somewhere that it's on both sides of the fabric, so that if you sweat the shirt doesn't absorb it, it just runs down the shirt. Sounds kind ...

Yeah I always have problems with dress shirts fitting my neck. I moved the top button to make it a little more comfortable but then it doesn't sit as neatly.

I guess I'm the only one here who likes tiny collars.

Black Fleece except the D&G shirt.

On a semi related note, sometimes I feel like pulling a Kendrick Lamar and quitting designer fashion. Just wear simple shit. I really don't want to get caught up in some imaginary consumerist steez race. I say this right after buying a thom browne sweatshirt on ebay so it probably won't happen.

I'm too lazy to transcribe all this info, but here are some pictures of handy charts from a textbook on textiles I own.






(flax = linen)

Inventory and New Order, cool photography and interviews. Off the top of my head in the last two issues I remember there being interviews with Hiroki, Raif Adelberg (wings + horns), Damir Doma, Nigo, and Scott Sternberg. Some of it is a little too next level for me, like this article Inventory did o...

New Raf sneakers, I don't know what's going on with me where I'm starting to like his sneakers. Would consider if they weren't like $600.

Kind of, but not so much that kind of fashion. Actually I would say most of the "fashionable" girls I know, including the ones who work in fashion, would find those shoes hideous. I mean at my age most of the people we see IRL wearing athletic sneakers look like Steve Carrell in Crazy Stup...

I was watching previews at a movie when a commercial for those Adidas came up. My gf was like "who would buy those ugly shoes" but and I told her that in a couple weeks sneakerheads would be shitting their pants for these things. Also the Raf x Adidas collab shoes have been growing on me. ...

I feel you, but can't help but wonder if it's because you just happen to think the gn look is kind of dorky to begin with. Like if the dude had been decked out in Acronymn or Stone Island or Aether would you have felt the same way or been jealous of his rad shell? Maybe not shell because I don't kno...

If you're socially involved with other people you're probably part of a scene but don't realize it, it's usually not as glamorous as it sounds when you're in the present. The whole internet fashion thing (styleforum, superfuture, reddit, care-tags) could be considered a scene with their own little s...

Raf interview on OC

http://www.openingceremony.us/entry.asp?pid=8343

http://www.openingceremony.us/entry.asp?pid=8344

I knew Raf's label was small but apparently his studio only has 6 people. I think Everlane and Outlier have more people on staff than Raf.

Haha someone snapped a picture of that



Garley/Tanders/whatever is a black belt with highlight video floating around somewhere. Not really a fan of his style but he's got sick jiu-jitsu.

I'm trying to lose weight so I can get back into doing BJJ competition. . Being anal about your weight is the worst part about the sport.

Love the new Modern Life is War album

http://pitchfork.com/advance/174-fever-hunting/

Yeah I don't like the paper part of the BBBF tag, I guess I was referring to the grosgrain label. I was at the Dior store yesterday, yeah the craftsmanship and sewing on Dior stuff is just incredible. Super lux but damn $700 for a shirt is a lot. How do you all feel about woven vs printed brand labe...

To be honest, I hate care tags. I hate being poked in the side by some long polyester label, I'd prefer if everyone just screen printed their labels like Outlier: http://i.imgur.com/SoZ5gCcl.jpg I do like BoO and Black Fleece's labels though: http://i.imgur.com/5pnEVJ0l.jpg http://i.imgur.com/dMp7N0...