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Leggings are a great solution for women, but I'm still looking for a non-jeans everyday pair of pants for men. Something stretchy and comfortable, that can be dressed up and that I can ride my bike in.
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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.
It doesn't take much because you stay indoor most of the time. Spend a day outdoor in freezing weather to see the difference :)
Sunlight daytime and night are somewhat different. And yes, I do tend to run warm (body mass and musculature help).
Indoors: shorts and a T.
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…
Thank You! 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?).
I think just going around asking valley luminaries what they wear & pack while traveling and why would be a great place to start.
I saw this post and ignored it on first glance. I just assumed it was some guy and as such it's pretty easy, particularly as an engineer. At work picking out the engineers is largely trivial (jeans, tshirt, runners). There are variations (eg SF engineers have more an affectation for, say, checked shirts at present). As a guy this seems totally fine. Women seem to have it much harder and not really because of men eith…
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…
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Don't you ever get too hot and sweaty wearing a shirt and tie all the time? Do you still wear a shirt and tie to very casual occasions, like a baseball game or a night in playing video games?
I'm being perfectly honest here - I don't own other clothes. This way I can fit all of them in a tiny closet and it makes life easier when moving. We don't do baseball in the UK but I get your meaning. You can always take the tie off - instant casual. With the local climate there's little chance of getting too hot but I don't wear a sweatshirt underneath the shirt so all I need to do is take the jacket off and unbutt…
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…
It's easy to do in San Francisco where it never gets really hot or cold and the only precipitation is a mild drizzle.
If you're in upstate NY, however, you need to design a system that adapts to climate conditions from -15 to 110F.
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Thank You! 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?).
Here's an example I like a lot from Tantek Celik: http://tantek.com/log/2008/03.html#d06t1604 , something along these lines would be great. I think just going around asking valley luminaries what they wear & pack while traveling and why would be a great place to start.
I am still trying to decide what exactly I want to do (in addition to spouting off on several websites). I have already written a tiny bit about clothes on one of my blogs and I want to do more of that. I think there is room for a kind of brainiac's guerrilla fashion site, so to speak. Thank you for your remarks.
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Right. I hesitate to call it "sexism," as there's no adverse discrimination going on, but the double standard here is turned up to 11. What is described in this article is, basically, the way almost every western man in a casual profession dresses. I wake up in the morning and pull on jeans, a t-shirt, and top it with a long sleeve, sweater or nothing depending on the weather. Yet no one would have any interest in re…
This is true; a lot of guys dress this way naturally. I'm hoping the difference is that I actually _thought_ about what I wanted to wear every day, rather than just wearing jeans every day. I only know one guy who's consciously done this, and he's a designer, too.
Black dress (shoes, pants, belt) white shirt (button down w/ tie for work, t-shirt everywhere else.) Black wool trench coat when it's cold.