What are you wearing today, and what went wrong/right and what did you learn?

[Almanzo]

I'll start this!



Head to toe:

Shirt: Gap (few years ago)
Undershirt: H&M heathered grey tee
Jacket: J. Crew
iPhone Case: Jack Spade
Scarf: Banana Republic
Jeans: Gap 1969 skinny (few years ago)
Socks: fat nasty J. Crew camp socks ("sock monkey" color) [not pictured]
Shoes: classy Keds [not pictured]

What went right: keeping it "Mike Watt Casual" for the office
What went wrong: Jesus I'm wearing all blue WTF this never happens, what, am I auditioning for the Blue Man Group?
What I learned: bathroom pics are truly disgusting and I'll do this from home or anywhere else in the future.

[Bernard]

This is the thread in which I finally learn to tell people apart.

[Thermofusion]

You're assuming participation, nardo

[jm]

My prediction: this thread, at some point, is retitled "What Almanzo was wearing around midday, 11/9/2011"

[nonotyet]

dudes be nice.
The only reason I am begging off participation in this thread is lack of internet at home (yes it's 2011) and lack of work computer made after 1981, otherwise my rack would be photographed in all kinds of terrible things that you could submit to reality television programs about clothing.

ex: Today I am wearing a long-sleeved gray shirt and some black pants! What is wrong is it is the same black pants that I wear to work every day! And it is REALLY BORING

[El_Josharino]

I'll support this. Although not necessarily with pictures.
Shirt: Tan/Brown button down. Hand-me-down from Grandpa. Tag says Sears-Roebucks.
Undershirt: Hanes perfect-T (gray)
Jeans: Levis I think? I forget and can't see the tag while I'm sitting on it.
Undies: dark green plaid boxers
Socks: Hanes, black
Shoes: Vans "Old Skool"

What went right: It's simple, practical, functional, and basically the same thing I wear most days so I don't have to think about it.
What went wrong: I usually like knit boxers better, these are woven which aren't quite as comfy.
What I learned: Time to do laundry so I can rock some of those knit boxers tomorrow.

[Thermofusion]

Josh keepin it real

[peacocks]

Josh is just trying to set the precedent so he can know what kind of lacy underthings the ladies are wearing.

I'm actually kind of proud of my color coordination today so this thread appeared at the perfect time.
Shirt: Target button down quarter sleeve, light lavender flower pattern
Cardigan: deep plum/wine colored cashmere, one button, my gramma bought me for christmas last year
Pants: Target slate grey highwater slacks (my only office friendly pants, so I wear them almost every day)
Shoes: Yellow flats with a cut-out design all over (my old roommate got these for me from tj maxx or something)

What went right: lavender and dark purple! genius. I've been getting compliments. And yellow shoes for a splash of color. I am too proud.
What went wrong: I'm wearing a bra. Every day I have to wear a bra is a slightly uncomfortable day. And my sweater is pilled.
What I learned: get one of those sweater razors, I look good in jewel tones.

[Maaik]

I slept in by accident today, so leaping out of bed late for work, this is what I threw on:

First t-shirt out of the dresser: Powell's Books, Portland OR (comfy soft purple shirt!)
First jeans dug out of yet-unstored clean laundry basket: Levi's 514s (the darker, newer ones that I have difficulty believing are the measurements they purport to be)
Sweater: Black with gray horizontal stripes, because sweaters are the absolute easiest way to look presentable even though it's basically like putting on a t-shirt.
Boxers: purple, same ones as yesterday (Don't Judge Me, I Was Sleepy).
Feet: black socks which no longer have the kind of calf-gripping power I'd like them to have. 6 hole Doc Martens.

Oh and the same double-perforated Dickies leather belt I've had for a decade.

What went right: Black sweater, blue jeans, black boots. I actually look put-together.
What went wrong: day-old underwear.
What I learned: I clearly don't learn from my mistakes. This will happen again with presumably worse results.

[Maaik]

Fuck, just counted. These are 8 hole Docs.

[coldforge]

I'm actually very thematically unified today. But I abstain from participating on moral grounds.

[Chet]

a red, blue, white, black, grey sorta checked shirt
brown slim fit khakis
that stone colored cagool that some you seen, for the rain
very pale blue superga

[elpollodiablo]

I actually really like my getup today, but I have no means of taking a good photo. Tan cashmere tie by Brooks Bros paired with this ridiculous blue plaid LRG Woven shirt. Dark green trousers, and em green ADIDAS dragons. Brown corduroy blazer. Warm.

[Lucy]

Would rather have done this yesterday -- rather liked my interview outfit! I'll snap a picture of today's sometime later though. It's more colorful than I usually go, I guess.

[coldforge]

Actually, I take that back. the consistency is elegant enough to be pleasing.

The emergent theme here is 'monochrome Japanese Americana'.
Shirt: Sunny Sports 1940s Railroad Chambray Shirt in Sumi-e (charcoal ink)
Pants: Samurai black denim
Jacket: Engineered Garments Andover in black corduroy
Boots: Heutchy Standard boots in black (not Japanese, but still monochrome)
with a IMA double-sided scarf

The splashes of color are actually perfectly (and accidentally) coordinated: the Samis have got a red selvage line, the shirt has a red selvage line and a purple and white triple stritch running out the bottom like tsittsit, and on one side the scarf is a black and white glen plaid with red accenting, while the other is a purple and white stripe.

[Ashley]

top: crap plaid shirt, it's all frayed at the side from my adventure bag and my tits don't fit in it.  my bra is poking into my armpits.
bottom: crap jeans, i hate pants.  the cuffs are frayed.
feet: dirty socks.  noisy black clogs.
accessories: some gaudy wooden chinese beads.
hair: my bangs are in my eyeballs.

what went right: i am not nude.  and there are no sweat stains.
what went wrong:  everything.
what i learned: find new clothes.

I am a bigger girl, for a few years i could get ok clothes from a certain store but the quality has declined to a really disgusting point.  it's like $50 for dollar store quality clothes.  I can buy stuff from the states but the customs are really high - I bought $140 worth of clothes in the spring and had to pay $91 on customs.  now that i'm in toronto, once i get some extra money i'm going to look at rooting through thrift stores, but i'm not optimistic.  

what am  i wearing today?  ANGST.

[Lucy]

Forge, that sounds really pretty great. Not that it's surprising though -- whenever I see pictures of you, it's clear you're a stylish dude.

Ashley, your descriptions made me laugh -- I have a lot of days where I feel that way about everything I have on and everything I own. Sorry 'bout the angst and customs insanity!

[Bernard]

I'd post photos, but I can't at the moment.

Red suede Simple sneakers.
Socks from Target that look like you could make them into sock monkeys. Kind of heathery mushroom color. Don't match shoes.
Levis Curve ID, minimal curve, whatever that's called. Too tight at the waist right now, fresh out of the dryer, but by the end of the day they will be falling off.
Kind of nautical-looking white knit top with navy stripes, from Zara.
Underwear: no comment.
Husband's scarf from Banana Repbluc. Charcoal and Maroon stripes. Also doesn't match anything else. Reading the description, this makes it sound like a clown outfit but I think the overall impression is of jeans and a striped shirt, so nothing much to notice.

What went right: I'm mostly comfortable and neither hot nor cold.
What went wrong: Fucking jeans. Jeans that fit do not exist and having spent, what, $300 over the past two years on several pairs of jeans that don't fit, I wonder whether it would not actually make more sense to buy a pair that fit my waist and cough the $40 or $50 I imagine it would cost to have the butt/legs tailored to fit how I want. I think the larger issue is that I want a low rise in front, so my stomach doesn't get squished, and a high rise in back, so I don't plumber.

[Maaik]

I need more Oxford shirts. I've got a couple from Land's End that I like. Are there any similar shirts out there to be had for maybe a little bit less cash?

Also: I love 514s. I may never buy another kind of jean.

[Lucy]

Bernard, the low-rise front/higher-rise back is a thing! I think it's a tilt rise? I know I've purchased some jeans from Levis that did that!

[Bernard]

If you EVER see that again PLEASE tell me!

[YojimboMonkey]

I am wearing a black t-shirt from my dart league, tan work pants of some durable material--canvas maybe?--that were probably outdated when I first bought them 7 or 8 years ago, and a black pair of Red Wing work shoes. I have a Chicago Bears fleece pullover for wearing outside where it is more mucky and wet than actually cold.

What went right: I am wearing clothes

What went wrong: My t-shirt is tucked in, because I am a fat nerd.

[peacocks]

If you EVER see that again PLEASE tell me!

[Lucy]

If you EVER see that again PLEASE tell me!

try these?

[Thermofusion]

Also: I love 514s. I may never buy another kind of jean.

505s for me, straight fit. I have a half dozen pair in various shades or dyes or whatever the technical term is called.

Cheap Carhartt jeans for field work