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Why I Wear The Same Thing Every Day, And What I Wear

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Re: Why I Wear The Same Thing Every Day, And What I Wear

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Post by lucian1900 »

Nutella2 wrote: post #114
blt wrote: post #12

I think women don't fully appreciate the uniformity of men's clothes. Her plan is still more variable than most male dress codes like (dress shirt, slacks, leather shoes) or (T-shirt, jeans, sneakers). But I agree that too much choice causes stress. It must be a nice feeling to limit your possibilities and go from a 15-minute decision tree to a nearly instantaneous choice.

We appreciate the uniformity of men's clothes sizes, too. One of the reasons women have to think about clothing and shop for clothing a lot more than men do is that we can't just look at the jeans in our closet, note the size, and walk out of any store with a pair of jeans labelled with that size and expect that they will be wearable. Women's sizes on labels have very little to do with the size of the clothes, even c…

As I guy, I've had a similar experience with most clothing. I always have to actually try anything, can't go by labelled size alone.

Of course, this probably varies with location.

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Post by Mz »

PaulHoule wrote: post #168

This is logical. The elaborate version of this is like making a superhero costume for yourself. 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.

No disrespect intended, but I have lived without a car for over four years and crossed the country (walking through mountains while it was snowing) earlier this year in winter in sandals. My experience: Being healthy enough means you tolerate a wider range of temps and climatic conditions without changing clothes. My sons essentially live in t-shirts, shorts and sandals year round. My oldest has walked to the store in the snow in a t-shirt, shorts and galloshes.

I feel like I understand how those eastern monks walk around in saffron robes in winter in the mountains.

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Post by lucian1900 »

msutherl wrote: post #42

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.

I have a pair of flexible jeans (very stretchy), but not the silly tight type; they look perfectly normal.

Sadly, they're no-brand and I haven't been able to find other similar ones.

Re: Why I Wear The Same Thing Every Day, And What I Wear

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Post by jaetldev »

I agree with her not finding good pants to wear ( I know this from my wife). The nice & affordable clothing market is a hard one to crack I think. Women do face a lot of issues with sizing that have nothing to do with looks or vanity. The components for a good fit are universal but women have an especially hard time finding good items. Especially if they bike+work.

The last time I went to the mall I saw way too many cocktail dresses for women but was hard pressed to find active clothing for my wife which looked good. This is a non trivial problem which needs some good brains behind it. No - I don't want to pay for Rapha for some such brand.

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Post by Daniel_Newby »

sneak wrote: post #139
cletus wrote: post #94

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…

"... and I order them 150-200 at a time (in black, of course)."

Cyberpunk will never die as long as one person is still living the dream!

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Post by pyre »

OlivierLi wrote: post #27

I wish I had that kind of freedom while deciding what to wear at work. Right now it's dockers, dress shoes and dress shirts every single day. I really never understood what forcing a strict dress code on your employees is supposed to accomplish.

Corporate synergy!

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Post by cpeterso »

sneak wrote: post #154
tomwalker wrote: post #150

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> 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

The whole mess of them fit into one of those plastic 22-gallon (ca 80L) storage tubs. 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)…

So you dump your shirts after only 7-9 washes? I hope you donate them to a charity thrift store.

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Post by cpeterso »

jmsduran wrote: post #44
jasonkester wrote: post #3

Funny to see what a female thinks of as "wearing the same thing every day". For most dudes I know, That's a lot of clothes to own. I think I made it to age 30 without ever owning 3 pairs of pants at one time.

Nice, so far I've gone 2 years without shopping for clothes. My coworkers have my dress habits practically memorized, gray/blue T-shirts Monday thru Thursday, and a Maroon or white shirt on Friday.

And Saturday and Sunday? No shirt? :)

It just occurred to me that one could map days of the week to colors:

SMTWTFS ROYGBIV

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Post by cpeterso »

evmar wrote: post #52

I feel like a creep digging through her flickr to find a picture, but I honestly was just curious about the clothes. This one seems most like what was described in the post. http://www.flickr.com/photos/meatstravaganza/5793064302/in/g...

I'm surprised that she would write a long blog post about wearing the same thing everyday, but not include a photo of the outfit.

Re: Why I Wear The Same Thing Every Day, And What I Wear

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Post by sneak »

wgx wrote: post #165
sneak wrote: post #139

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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…

Woah, in the UK[1] that's a £2,250 (~US$3,500) order. [1] http://store.americanapparel.co.uk/2001.html

They retail from AA in the US for $18 each, but are available from limited wholesalers for $6 in quantity with free shipping, presuming you convince them that you're a screenprinter and won't be selling them unmodified.

200 of them is only $1200 that way, and it'll last me 3-4 years easily.

T-shirts: SOLVED.

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