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Re: Ask HN: Clothing for a lazy programmer

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Post by BrainInAJar »

jamesdelaneyie wrote: post #5
kelukelugames wrote: post #2

My friends and I want to start a thrift store for old tech company shirts. I bet a "Windows 95" shirt would fetch dozens of dollars.

Do it! Theres a good few on eBay already so the market is there. I love and collect old-school tech company work shirts. Once literally bought the shirt off a guys back out one night because he had a nice DELL shirt. Offered him €10 for it and he took it and was immediately escorted off the premises for being topless. Have about 6 so far and my most prized one is the red IBM shirt. IBM! RED! It's brilliant. Now, Whil…

During the first decade of the century I scoured long and hard for a SCO or UNIXWare tshirt, there were none to be found

Re: Ask HN: Clothing for a lazy programmer

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Post by yellowapple »

BrainInAJar wrote: post #15
jamesdelaneyie wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do it! Theres a good few on eBay already so the market is there. I love and collect old-school tech company work shirts. Once literally bought the shirt off a guys back out one night because he had a nice DELL shirt. Offered him €10 for it and he took it and was immediately escorted off the premises for being topless. Have about 6 so far and my most prized one is the red IBM shirt. IBM! RED! It's brilliant. Now, Whil…

During the first decade of the century I scoured long and hard for a SCO or UNIXWare tshirt, there were none to be found

They were probably all burned in bonfires or used as cleaning rags.

Re: Ask HN: Clothing for a lazy programmer

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Post by charles2013 »

a few years ago i had to pare down my wardrobe for extended travel. sadly (at the time), my startup tees were the first to go. i replaced them with patagonia's silkweight tees (2/3 merino, 1/3 synthetic).

as a lazy hacker i won't go back to cotton. i can comfortably wear a 2/3 merino + 1/3 synthetic base layer in virtually any climate. unlike cotton or pure merino, my pits don't remain wet after sweating. and unlike 100% synthetic tees, i don't smell like a locker room by lunchtime. (lazy bonus: this means fewer washes in cooler weather.)

there are a couple of downsides though:

- they're more expensive (~$40 on sale)

- they're delicate (delicate wash, and tumble dry with no heat or lie flat to dry is recommended)

there may be other companies with similar-quality products, but i'm comfortable recommending patagonia based on my experience. with proper care their stuff should last a long time, but they have a great warranty just in case.

[edit: formatting]

Re: Ask HN: Clothing for a lazy programmer

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Post by SyneRyder »

Have you considered American Apparel? I migrated my wardrobe of t-shirts over to the 2001 Fine Jersey Short Sleeve (and some BB401 50/50 Poly Cotton). It's available in multiple colors including navy blue, you can order online, and they have stores in many big cities across the world - useful if you need to refresh your wardrobe while travelling overseas. The 2001 is their mainstay, it isn't going anywhere.

For suits & formal shirts I like Indochino[1], who do online made-to-measure. They do cycle their styles, so you might want to stock up if you see something you like. Try a small order first, can take a couple of goes to get the measurements just right.

New Balance seem good for shoes, the quality isn't always great but the sizing seems reliable. Easy online ordering (via Amazon or their Australian site) or you'll find them in stores everywhere.

I tried H&M myself, until they discontinued the small black short-sleeve shirts I loved. I searched every store in several cities (in several countries!) to no avail...

[1] http://www.indochino.com/

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