Favorite brands

[Paulo]

In your opinions, what are the best brands that follow under this criteria: classy, non-hyped, good price/quality ratio. There are loads of brands out there that try to sound Italian but are shit and expensive on top of that.

And why can't suitmakers make the fucking stripes on a pinstripe suit line up anymore?

 

[ZKaudio]

there are too many brands to list here... but i know you are a brolysexual so it's cool bor u'll pick out the right ones.

ok ok i'll give it a go.

best classy brand:

K there are etoo many... this is taking suits into consideration and everyone has different suits different seasons...

best non hyped:

Dsquared, Buddhist punk, Yanuk

best price/quality:

Paul Frank, Stussy, B.republic (when applicable)


there are more so dont copy mine, everyone throw in some input here

 

[Paulo]

Yeah, I know that fashion is very subjective, but I was just asking what y'alls favorites were. I tend to stick to the more established brands like DK, Armani, Hugo etc. Pierre Cardin, Evan Picone is alright and the Italian Calvin Klein is quality gear. Same with Armani. Their Hong Kong made stuff is trash. I wish they would have stayed strictly Italian instead of bottomfeeding the market with slightly less expensive, subpar clothing.

I like subdued styles, which is why I don't like Polo/Ralph Lauren stuff. Too many colors and stripes.

Sometimes a nice shirt is a nice shirt. If it fits well and is well built, I don't always concern myself with the brand.



And ZK, you didn't answer my original question on why they can't seem to line up the pinstripes anymore on suits. I mean, not even on high end stuff. Sometimes they come close, but that used to be a standard procedure. I know it's not easy but when you throw down 1 or 2 Gs for a suit (which I don't BTW), it should be absolutely flawless.


So, I am a brolysexual? Sounds better than a metrosexual. If I lived in San Diego again, then I would be metro, but now I just live in a podunk college town that wishes it was Santa Barbara. People around here wouldn't know style if it bent them over a table and fucked them in the ass with a Nordstrom mannequin.

 

[ZKaudio]

lol my friend lives in slo and she honestly talks like it is so chic... i like the place but dayumn, we go there to off road, not to dress well!... As for pinstripes, I dunno. I have a pinstripe suit and the stripes are pretty perfectly lined up =/ never examined it closely though. As fabric stretches... i.e. drycleaning... the stripes can become bent looking but as for a new suit having crooked stripes, they are a. supposed to be that way or b. its a shitty suit

 

[Paulo]

Yes, ZK, most people who live here think it is super chic. I think that is because they feel the subconscious need to justify paying overtly ridiculous prices to live here. So, they make this aura that slo is a quaint little cottage town with culture and arts, when in reality, it is just an Ag-school town adapting to the 21st century. Yes, Cal-Poly started, and up until the last 15 or so years, has been an Aggie College where the min requirements to get in was a Diploma and a 2.0 GPA. Actually, that was the secret way into the school up until maybe four or five years ago. You would just start out in the Agriculture program (due to its easy admittance) and then jump over to your preferred curriculum. Now its hard as hell to get in and is better known for Engineering and Architecture.

However, this whole county is still farms and ranches with a few cities thrown in so people can feel good about paying a million dollars to live next to a winery and some cattle.

The coast is stunning though, that is why I like it.

I think if I had to use one term to describe SLO it would be "Fratboy Fashion"

When I go out, guys look at me like I am some fuckin' alien because I ain't wearing big johnson t-shirt and backwards hat. One drunken ass, in front of his friends, uttered the words, "pretty boy fag". I told him, "thank you, that is just the look I'm going for". I don't really care though, because the ladies seem to appreciate it.


Funny stuff.

 

[KillahBee]

Huge fan of Kenneth Cole, Claiborne and even a little DKNY. Mostly KC and Claiborne though. And if you know where to shop, it's not that expensive.

 

[KillahBee]

I forgot Mavi- easily the most comfortable jeans ever.

 

[LeeJunFan]

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[Markitoss]

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[ElvisP]

Kenneth Cole and Prada fit men well.
Jake