The Clothes Thread

[zendefone]

I would love to know what do you guys normally wear out. I'm kinda a grooming retard and would like more ideas on what to wear for clothes and all.

Please share!

[Albert987]

stretchy gym shorts because to me, going out = eating meat buffets (korean bbq, brazilian bbq, hot pot, shabu shabu)

[Sgsolberg]

-What do you mean by "wear out"?

My style leans towards the distinctly less trendy, classic look. If you are a man, look like one.

Jeans and t-shirts will serve you well for this. Blue is the color jeans should be. After you've owned them for a long time, they will fade. Don't buy jeans that have their holes already in them. That is your job, and the holes are earned through hard work and hard play.
T-shirts are an easy place to fuck up. Get cheap shirts. Don't pay more than $5-7 (USD if you were wondering) for a tshirt. Champs (an athletic store in the Midwest) or Target often have good quality shirts for $5. They are plain, but come in a number of different sizes. Remember, catchy phrases are not necessary (though not necessarily bad). Tshirts from bands you have seen are ok.

If you get cold, Flannel is your best choice. If you need to ask why, put yourself out of your misery.
For dressing up, consider the following from most casual to more formal:
Polo shirts --> Button Down shirt, untucked over your jeans --> Button Down shirt, tucked in.

Dress pants are a tricky subject, but again, I defer to the wisdom of my elders: "Paying retail is for Schmucks" - Kramer from Seinfeld. Find a Marshalls, or find a sale. Try them on, figure out what fits.

[zendefone]

My style leans towards the distinctly less trendy, classic look. If you are a man, look like one.
This is exactly the reason why i would rather ask clothing ideas from a ''strength'' forum than a ''men's fashion'' forum.

[gzt]

Khakis/other slacks, button down shirt, tucked in. Maybe a blazer, maybe a sweater, maybe a cardigan over it - I think unless you're at work, you'll look a little "off" if you're wearing a shirt without something over it and it's tucked in. Shop sales, try not to pay too much. That's what I wear, like, 6 days a week. It's classic and will never go out of style. It looks decent, but nobody will notice it as being either over or underdressed, with the aforementioned exception. Make sure to get clothes that are sized appropriately. If you buy a suit, a cheap-ass suit that fits you well looks a lot better than an expensive one that fits poorly. This is especially important if you, like many of the people on this board, have a muscular physique.

[milk farts]

Most of the t-shirts I wear are from high school and are over 5 years old. I mostly wear sweatpants and shorts but I will wear jeans reluctantly if that's all I have or to dress up for dinner/holidays. I wear running or basketball shoes. Most of my shirts were free, which I didn't realize until a friend pointed it out.

Pretty cool, huh?

[matclone]

I would love to know what do you guys normally wear out.

Well, socks are usually the quickest to go. Shoes take a beating as well.

[matclone]

The Clothes Thread

Isn't that a redundancy?

[milk farts]

Damn, matclone's on fire

[Chickdiver]

Gentlemen:

Look at the women you are interested in. They put a fair amount of effort into their appearance. Here is a news flash: THEY EXPECT YOU TO DO THE SAME.

Most women do not care how much you deadlift or that you recently PR'd a bench. They care that you look nice (at least initially). Go invest in some well fitting jeans (not crappy pre torn ones), a couple of nice pairs of khakis and some decent shirts. Personally, I like the fitted men's T's from Banana Republic on my husband. I got 2 for him as a gift for a whopping $30. Get a couple of nice looking button down shirts as well, polos for summer. Shorts are fine, but not tacky cut off anything- get some nice shorts. While you are at it invest in a leather belt and some decent shoes that aren't sneakers.

Also: get a decent haircut- the current longish "bowl over the head" look is really unattractive. Shave once in a while- that "soul patch" you think looks so cool really looks idiotic. For extra points go one step farther than deodorant and buy some decent cologne.

If you don't think enough of yourself to invest some effort into the outside packaging, why should ANYONE else (employer, significant other, random chick in the bar) think you are worth investing in?

Heather

[Paul Sousa]

Or you could find a cool ass girl who is fine with you wearing t-shirts and jeans 90% of the time. That's what I did 12+ years ago.

[Weakling]

Look at the women you are interested in. They put a fair amount of effort into their appearance. Here is a news flash: THEY EXPECT YOU TO DO THE SAME.

I agree. This is why I always go out wearing this:

http://www.amazon.com/Mountain-Three-Short-Sleeve-Black/dp/B000NZW3KC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=apparel&qid=1263237415&sr=8-1-spell

[Chickdiver]

I agree. This is why I always go out wearing this:

http://www.amazon.com/Mountain-Three-Short-Sleeve-Black/dp/B000NZW3KC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=apparel&qid=1263237415&sr=8-1-spell

An excellent choice- I congratulate you on your excellent taste in haberdashery ;).

[Dastardly]

Gentlemen:

Look at the women you are interested in. They put a fair amount of effort into their appearance. Here is a news flash: THEY EXPECT YOU TO DO THE SAME.

Most women do not care how much you deadlift or that you recently PR'd a bench. They care that you look nice (at least initially). Go invest in some well fitting jeans (not crappy pre torn ones), a couple of nice pairs of khakis and some decent shirts. Personally, I like the fitted men's T's from Banana Republic on my husband. I got 2 for him as a gift for a whopping $30. Get a couple of nice looking button down shirts as well, polos for summer. Shorts are fine, but not tacky cut off anything- get some nice shorts. While you are at it invest in a leather belt and some decent shoes that aren't sneakers.

Also: get a decent haircut- the current longish "bowl over the head" look is really unattractive. Shave once in a while- that "soul patch" you think looks so cool really looks idiotic. For extra points go one step farther than deodorant and buy some decent cologne.

If you don't think enough of yourself to invest some effort into the outside packaging, why should ANYONE else (employer, significant other, random chick in the bar) think you are worth investing in?

Heather

Lol, you pretty much listed things that girls I know would hate.

Store bought shorts would be a serious embarassment to wear. Ready made denim shorts make you look like a retard/hick. Sporty/board shorts make you look like a bro/chav. Cut off jeans & old trousers if the only acceptable shorts option.

Unusual facial hair like victorian strongman mustache is a massive winner. My two friends who have the hottest girfriends have retro facial hair.

Cologne & every kind of mens perfume is gross. I cannot imagine any girls being into the smell of embalming fluid. But I have gotten comments from girls I just met such as 'you smell incredible' when I used my mothers perfumes. Surely women/anyone with a nose would prefer a nice flowery/fruity smell rather than abrasive chemical smell of mens stuff.

Polos = Bro.

Khakis = Dad.

Fitted T-shirt = Gay.

[applescruffette]

This is what I want in my dude:
-I want him to be practical, including his clothes.
-I like a well-fitting pair of jeans and shirt that's comfortable for him.
-No cardigans or fruity sweaters. Plain and unfruity is fine.
-I don't want cologne. It's inconsiderate to me and is inconsiderate if we are going out.
-I want a clean-shaven face. If you want to kiss, respect this. Facial hair hurts.
-I am more impressed when you are able to save money fixing a vehicle than with what clothes you wear.
-Don't buy more than your salary would indicate. If you tell me you're a nurse, you best not be showing up in $300 shoes and $200 pants. I will never be impressed with that, even if you can afford it.

That's just my take on the whole clothes thing.

[jacob cloud]

-What do you mean by "wear out"?

My style leans towards the distinctly less trendy, classic look. If you are a man, look like one.

Jeans and t-shirts will serve you well for this. Blue is the color jeans should be. After you've owned them for a long time, they will fade. Don't buy jeans that have their holes already in them. That is your job, and the holes are earned through hard work and hard play.
T-shirts are an easy place to fuck up. Get cheap shirts. Don't pay more than $5-7 (USD if you were wondering) for a tshirt. Champs (an athletic store in the Midwest) or Target often have good quality shirts for $5. They are plain, but come in a number of different sizes. Remember, catchy phrases are not necessary (though not necessarily bad). Tshirts from bands you have seen are ok.

If you get cold, Flannel is your best choice. If you need to ask why, put yourself out of your misery.
For dressing up, consider the following from most casual to more formal:
Polo shirts --> Button Down shirt, untucked over your jeans --> Button Down shirt, tucked in.

Dress pants are a tricky subject, but again, I defer to the wisdom of my elders: "Paying retail is for Schmucks" - Kramer from Seinfeld. Find a Marshalls, or find a sale. Try them on, figure out what fits.

I mostly agree with this, but get my plain t-shirts from American Apparel. Made in the USA and relatively cheap on Amazon. I am repulsed at the amount of our clothing that is made in Chinese sweatshops these days. Even though AA as a company is "ehhh," it's one of the few options for affordable American made clothing out there.

I also have plenty of shirts from shirt.woot.com - made by American Apparel as well (so, USA), fit well, and I get the funny ones that garner comments and start conversations with hot chicks as well as dorky little kids alike (consider that an opportunity to spread the squat gospel). And they're only 10 bucks shipped.

But more important than what you're wearing is how you're wearing it. Have a little bit of confidence and swagger, but be polite (open doors for strangers, say thank you, etc) and not a douchebag.

And to the chick that said to shave, you obviously haven't experienced my beard.

And for the love of all things holy, don't wear perfume. Men do not wear such things.

[Dastardly]

This is what I want in my dude:
-I want him to be practical, including his clothes.
-I like a well-fitting pair of jeans and shirt that's comfortable for him.
-No cardigans or fruity sweaters. Plain and unfruity is fine.
-I don't want cologne. It's inconsiderate to me and is inconsiderate if we are going out.
-I want a clean-shaven face. If you want to kiss, respect this. Facial hair hurts.
-I am more impressed when you are able to save money fixing a vehicle than with what clothes you wear.
-Don't buy more than your salary would indicate. If you tell me you're a nurse, you best not be showing up in $300 shoes and $200 pants. I will never be impressed with that, even if you can afford it.

That's just my take on the whole clothes thing.

My kinda woman except for the fact I like fruity sweaters.

[applescruffette]

And to the chick that said to shave, you obviously haven't experienced my beard.


Okay, fair enough. The 5 o'clock shadow crap hurts. I have apparently not had an adequate beard experience.

[jacob cloud]

Okay, fair enough. The 5 o'clock shadow crap hurts. I have apparently not had an adequate beard experience.


How you doin?

[gzt]

No to cardigans? C'mon. They look awesome on people who are 70's big rather than 90's small.

[BryanM]

Hobo clothes from 20+ years ago.

* Buying something New to replace faded stuff is retarded - the new stuff will be worn out cat food in a week.

* Don't really want rich douchebags to have my money to blow on cocaine and hookers.

* Don't want to talk or make eye contact with douchebags irl either - only interested in strange creepy peoples.

Mad Max uncombed hair.

* My hair sucks ass anyway, might as well embrace the insanity.

Generally just let the facial hair do whatever it wants until it becomes a liability while eating. Then cut it off with hair clippers - no shaving.

* This protects my grill from wimmenz.

* I spent four years scrapping off face flesh in the cold dark asscrack of pre-morning. Sometimes immediately followed by trudging to my car covered in ice, unable to see through the back window well and maybe killing somebody while pulling out, driving to mandatory PT sessions that involve running around a track like a jackass in 20 F degree weather, on a Monday, while the jackass radio station plays R. Kelly singing about how it's the weekend and he's about to have some fun. Yeah, I bet it's always the fucking weekend for you, you rich douchebag.

[Bloodninja666]

Bills Khakis. The full M1 fit is just the thing for those in possession of squat-ass.

[Patrick]

If you showed the me of five years ago what I'm about to post, he'd punch the me of now in the nose and take my lunch money. Here goes anyhow:

Business attire is the friend of the lifter.

First, your neck will fit in shit. So will your ass and thighs. And you don't have to buy it with a retardedly large waist, either. When there's a guy with a tape measure around, everything will fit everywhere and most of those fellows will keep you from wearing something stupid. Tip them if you can.

I'm light for this forum so by the common metric it means I'm small. Still, I cannot buy jeans that fit my thighs and waist at the same time and most of the t-shirts I buy make me feel like there's a very weak midget trying to choke me out. You big fellas... I hope to god that husky sizes treat you better.

w.r.t. what women look for... at the very least, be clean and suggest in your appearance that respect yourself (even if you don't). From there, it's a crap-shoot. There are far more women who dig the fact that you can lift heavy shit than the cultural obsession with Johnny "did I disappear or turn sideways" Depp would suggest. I'm not saying he's not a great actor -- he is -- but you aren't. You better hope to god the pool you're drawing from is different than his. Otherwise, you're effed. He's BROODING! Who do you know that pulls 500 lbs has the energy left to brood? I rest my case.

[chevyguy3]

-I don't want cologne. It's inconsiderate to me and is inconsiderate if we are going out.


Geez, jealous much?

[applescruffette]

Geez, jealous much?

Jealous of what? I have severe allergies and know that when we go out, others around us may have those same allergies as well. If I'm with someone, it's inconsiderate of them to wear a buttload of cologne, if they are already aware of my allergies to certain scents.

[jacob cloud]

Geez, jealous much?

Jealous?! What the hell does this have to do with jealousy? If you are so stinky that you have to cover your odor with another stench, maybe you should shower before going out.

I was at a wing place watching a game on Sunday and 2 guys walked in smelling like they just showered in JCPenney freebies. Flowery musky whatever does NOT compliment my habanero wings. It was overpowering and I was close to saying something.

[78704]

I have a strong aversion to slave collars - neckties - and will not wear them, even if it costs me lucrative work.

If you have trouble finding jeans that fit, either squat heavier (skinny thighs) or eat more Ben and Jerry's (skinny waist); I recommend Mint Chocolate Chunk. ;-)

My Vibram 5Fingers get pretty girls to roll down their windows at red lights (I ride a Shadow) and ask me where I got those amazing shoes; I have never, ever been ahead of the fashion curve before, and it's fun. Also, they fixed my chronic knee pain; a couple of weeks after I got them I donated 8 pairs of shoes to Goodwill.

My ex Coco Chanel; once she sprayed a puff on my chest and all that evening I got a lot more female attention. Also a lot more male attention, which was disconcerting but funny. I showed X the check after dinner at Truluck's; the (pretty!) waitress left her number on it. No, that doesn't usually happen to me.

Paisley shirts, man; can't ever go wrong with paisley.

I weigh 2XX; currently 237. Top limit's about 275 if I'm competing (powerlifting). If I'm competing (bjj, sub grappling) I try hard to stay out of superheavy, which varies from tournament to tournament, usually in the low 200s. Number one fashion tip if you're under 200 is, of course, squats and milk.

[chevyguy3]

Jealous of what? I have severe allergies and know that when we go out, others around us may have those same allergies as well. If I'm with someone, it's inconsiderate of them to wear a buttload of cologne, if they are already aware of my allergies to certain scents.


Sorry, I interpreted your original post in a different manner.

[toddmr]

Business attire is the friend of the lifter.

Great point with which I agree 100%. And wear a suit at least every once in a while.

One important note that took me years to learn is that loose clothes do not make you look smaller or less fat. Loose clothing actually makes you look fatter and sloppier. The shirts and sweaters tend to add extra bulk around the waist.

Fitted clothes, not to the extent of skin-tight everything, but tailored, fitted clothes look much better on beefy men.

[Kate]

One important note that took me years to learn is that loose clothes do not make you look smaller or less fat. Loose clothing actually makes you look fatter and sloppier.

And strangely enough, if you're underweight, loose clothes seem to emphasize that, too, rather than hide it. At least they did for me; something I wasn't aware of until a girlfriend clued me in. (Wardrobe has since been overhauled. Couple of times, since I've now finally added a few pounds to my frame.) I assume the effect would be similar for guys.

-Kate

[MRP]

The Clothes Thread

Isn't that a redundancy?

No I do believe it is a Pun

[Ben00]

Here's a good shirt for all the milk drinkers. http://shirt.woot.com/friends.aspx?k=9649

[OldMike]

I guess getting older does have a couple benefits. Chicks don't really give a shit how I look any more, and neither do I. :rolleyes:

[Rorschach]

I have a strong aversion to slave collars - neckties - and will not wear them, even if it costs me lucrative work.

I'm a fan of slave collars. Not so much the neckties though.

[BCS]

I'm pretty sure Jacob and I are the same person on different coasts. Except my beard is currently more epic. I can pretty much just ditto what he said.

[jacob cloud]

Amen!

I keep trimming my beard to a level 3-4, don't be hatin'. I start getting mad when I find things in it.

[AXB]

My parents bought me this shirt on my 17th birthday. My favourite piece of clothing.

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/images/bigpot6.jpg


I need to get a new one, as I've almost completely grown out of it.

[IlPrincipeBrutto]

Business attire is the friend of the lifter.

First, your neck will fit in shit. So will your ass and thighs.

In my experience that's only true once you have completed your weight gain phase. I wear businees attire every day because of my office job, and last year I got a nice fitted suit, not the first one, from a good shop here in London. Unfortunately I started SS shortly after. Yes, by the standards of this place I'm barely above Scrawny (GG copyright acknowledged), but I had to let out all the suit trousers in my wardorbe. I've now put on 25 pounds, and I'm back to square one: most of the trousers I have are tight again, and I need to slacken off the buttons when I sit at the desk.
Should I continue eating at the rate I've done for the last few months, I'll have to replace all the suits and casual trousers I have, for the second time.
As someone suggested in another thread, Rip should put a disclaimer in his books: warning, this program seriously harms your wardrobe.

IPB

[Patrick]

In my experience that's only true once you have completed your weight gain phase. I wear businees attire every day because of my office job, and last year I got a nice fitted suit, not the first one, from a good shop here in London. Unfortunately I started SS shortly after. Yes, by the standards of this place I'm barely above Scrawny (GG copyright acknowledged), but I had to let out all the suit trousers in my wardorbe. I've now put on 25 pounds, and I'm back to square one: most of the trousers I have are tight again, and I need to slacken off the buttons when I sit at the desk.
Should I continue eating at the rate I've done for the last few months, I'll have to replace all the suits and casual trousers I have, for the second time.
As someone suggested in another thread, Rip should put a disclaimer in his books: warning, this program seriously harms your wardrobe.

IPB

Blame it on serendipity or insomnia, but I'm awake on the East coast of the US as you make this post... and I think you're absolutely right. 25 lbs ought to throw off your wardrobe and so far as we want to look bigger, that's a good thing.

What I meant to say is this: I can't reliably fit my legs into jeans of my waist size and depending on the brand, a "large" shirt chokes the hell out of me when a "medium" from another company feels like a pavilion tent. Business clothes don't follow that trend; they're fitted where they ought to be and they let you have a big ass where other people don't. I suppose that's not magical but it's pretty dang good.

[IlPrincipeBrutto]

What I meant to say is this: I can't reliably fit my legs into jeans of my waist size

I can see what you mean.
In my pre-SS past, trousers that would fit my waist would be way too short in the legs. I came to the conclusion that height being equal, the typical British male had a larger waist than mine (I'm originally from Italy).
Now that I've put on weight, the trousers that fit my waist have finally legs of the right length.
My thighs though get still a bit cramped, especially when sitting. This seems to point to the conclusion that the typical British male has a large belly mounted on top of skinny legs.

I'm just playing a bit here, hope nobody get offended.

IPB

[Dastardly]

What I meant to say is this: I can't reliably fit my legs into jeans of my waist size and depending on the brand, a "large" shirt chokes the hell out of me when a "medium" from another company feels like a pavilion tent. Business clothes don't follow that trend; they're fitted where they ought to be and they let you have a big ass where other people don't. I suppose that's not magical but it's pretty dang good.


I share your troubles with this!

Even before I started lifting, I found it tough to find any cool looking fitted jeans/trousers. everything is has a low-rise waist these days and I have freaking massive pelvis. (why not a penis instead god?)

Most things were already snug on the thighs too. But squatting has added 2 inches to each thigh. So now, no fitted trousers bar the 'stretchy' denim which is rare as hell on mens trousers can fit me. Plus I need to get at least a 34-36inch waist even though I am still 32" because it is so difficult to find trousers that are big enough to cover my hips, and anything smaller would be too tight on the thighs.

I am seriously considering making a move to womens jeans, as it seems they better cater for big thighs/ass, and have stretchier fabric.

I already wear a mix of formal/suit type trousers and modified casual twill/cord/denim which I buy in bigger sizes and sew-up to fit me better. But they look pretty damn odd and often do not match the rest of my clothes.

[Guido]

Or you could find a cool ass girl who is fine with you wearing t-shirts and jeans 90% of the time. That's what I did 12+ years ago.Bingo.

It helps when said "cool ass chick" also likes to wear jeans and t-shirts 90% of the time.

[Guido]

My parents bought me this shirt on my 17th birthday. My favourite piece of clothing.

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/images/bigpot6.jpg


I need to get a new one, as I've almost completely grown out of it.

I call BS. Nobody's parents are that cool.