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Not sure if the author is an HNer or not, but since she's into leggings I have to drop a link to Black Milk: http://blackmilkclothing.com/collections/leggings My girlfriend has been absolutely in love with these, and I've been getting her damn near every new one they come out with, because they look great and (apparently) are a great fit and good materials.
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I'm a fan of low leather boots. Good looking low leather boots can be worn in just about every situation except weddings, and last a hell of a long time. It's rather liberating not having to worry about your shoes before deciding to walk through a soggy looking field or climb up a hill.
Move to South or SouthWest. You'll be golden.
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when my friend moved in with her bf, I took over her apt. First time when I went to see the apt, it seemed small. When I moved in though, it wasn't. I realized she had so much stuff, that it made the apt appear smaller when I saw the first time. Women have lots of stuff - not just clothes, but everything (before someone complains - this is not sexism etc. just simple observation)
Looking round my man cave, I'd say I have a lot of stuff as well; several tonnes of books for a starter. Time for a declutter I think... Clothes: I like the smell of heavy wool jumpers and (Donegal) tweed jackets.
Edit: not complaining or anything. Just genuinely curious :)
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There is huge variance in t-shirt quality and fit. In my experience, American Apparel tees are the best I've ever found, and I order them 150-200 at a time (in black, of course). I have to lie and say they're for screenprinting, due to some weird requirements Am Appy instituted for their (now pretty restricted) wholesale customers. In bulk and in quantity (free shipping), they are $6/ea stateside. (Retail where I liv…
> I order them 150-200 at a time Wow. That's is a HUGE pile of t shirts. You say "washed-once" is a good look but do you throw them away afterwards? I think 150 t shirts would last me 150+ years
They are business-presentable for 3-4 washes, and around-the-house for another 4 or 5 after that.
A big part of it is that I live somewhere with exceptionally hard water for a major city (Berlin), so they tend to develop the characteristic white edge thing that happens to black clothing more quickly than "normal" (for other locales).
I figure my latest batch will last me ~3 years?
Buying them in big batches is a huge time and money saver, even if I just tossed them after 3 washes.
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Looking round my man cave, I'd say I have a lot of stuff as well; several tonnes of books for a starter. Time for a declutter I think... Clothes: I like the smell of heavy wool jumpers and (Donegal) tweed jackets.
I have a few books too. I am not talking about books though - women seem to have many many things, and they also have many units of the same thing. For example, why does anyone need 10 or 20 pairs of shoes? A female friend of mine has 40 (yes, forty) different bags, and she still keeps buying bags. And no, she is not wealthy, and doesn't live in a mansion. Edit: not complaining or anything. Just genuinely curious :)
I think a wearsthis site, similar to usesthis.com, would be quite popular. I'd like to know what shoes Spolsky is wearing, what t-shirts pg prefers, what brand of underwear Drew Houston uses, and, of course, where does Zuck gets his hoodies (they are custom made: http://www.quora.com/Mark-Zuckerberg-1/What-brand-of-hoodie-...).
While coding (and especially when I'm hung up on a problem) every little distraction, even miniscule, distracts me, so I hate wearing shirts, I have to wear t-shirt. I've yet to see t-shirts that are marketed predominantly for coders, say, with a nice quote on them (e.g. ""Metaprogramming is the language feature that helps you write code that you won't be able to understand once the cocaine (or Ritalin) wears off."") and the ASCII table on the back.
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How did her sitting down and thinking about her clothes sudden "consume all her time?"
Well, for example she states that she came up with this system to not lose time getting dressed in the morning. Writing that blog post in itself probably took more than a few hours — to write, review, edit, do the graphics for it, etc. If the initial goal was to spend time not thinking about clothes, that doesn't really feel like an optimal way to reach it.
I've always wondered why there is so little of talk about what to wear in nerdy crowds, e.g. on HN. Looking at the way people obsess about every single detail about their lives (how to exercise in gym, what music to listen while coding, etc.), there should be way more discussion on this but it's nonexistent. I think a wearsthis site, similar to usesthis.com, would be quite popular. I'd like to know what shoes Spolsky…
I actually want to do something with fashion. Not sure what. I have tried asking around on HN and found it frustrating. This discussion is turning into a goldmine of food for thought (or maybe buffet?).
This approach also seems to include a dependency on being in San Francisco or other places like much of California where weather remains rather constant during the year. A New Yorker wouldn't be wearing a hoodie in July or August or a T-shirt in January.
Adapting my usual wardrobe for colder weather involves a few extra layers. Base: jeans, black t-shirt, possibly a fleece vest, leather shoes. Cold weather (~20F or below): beanie, leather jacket (lined), scarf, possibly a heavy sweater depending on the duration of being outside, and gloves. Also athletic tights (more insulation than just plain jeans). Really, it doesn't take much.
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Yes, exactly. Of the combos, rather than the individual items.
I thought about doing a bit of a photo shoot, but it's not really my style. Do you want outfit pictures on me, or just pictures of the clothes?