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Re: Wearing flashy/status clothes makes people less likely to cooperate with you

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Post by ftio »

k__ wrote: post #89
ftio wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Came here to make this comment. More than 80% of my wardrobe is from Uniqlo, including 10 dry pique polos, 20 supima cotton tees, and 10 flannel button ups, all black. Makes getting dressed in the morning stress-free because I know I'm going to like how I look every day. The blacks do not fade — I have 5-year-old shirts that look practically as good as 6-month-old ones. Their jeans, especially their selvedge jeans, a…

Uniqlo is too normcore for my taste.

I'm definitely in full dad mode at this point. I've resisted New Balances thus far, but I can see them peeking out over the horizon, a massive iceberg into which I'll inevitably crash.

Re: Wearing flashy/status clothes makes people less likely to cooperate with you

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Post by ryukafalz »

ftio wrote: post #38
brookside wrote: post #14

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I would buy clothes with no distinctive marks if I could find them. Uniqlo

Came here to make this comment. More than 80% of my wardrobe is from Uniqlo, including 10 dry pique polos, 20 supima cotton tees, and 10 flannel button ups, all black. Makes getting dressed in the morning stress-free because I know I'm going to like how I look every day. The blacks do not fade — I have 5-year-old shirts that look practically as good as 6-month-old ones. Their jeans, especially their selvedge jeans, a…

Their shirts are good, yes. I have several pairs of their chino shorts though and those do not hold up long term, to the point where I’m looking for alternatives that’ll last a bit longer.

Re: Wearing flashy/status clothes makes people less likely to cooperate with you

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Post by fbanon »

cjrp wrote: post #45

I wonder if something similar applies to cars; anecdotally, people seem less likely to let a shiny Audi Q7 merge compared to an old Skoda or something.

In my country you better let the window-tinted Audi Q7 merge, or else you might get a gun waved in your face.

Re: Wearing flashy/status clothes makes people less likely to cooperate with you

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Post by toss1 »

r12343a_19 wrote: post #10

I was having this talk the other day: I hate "high end" logo clothes and don't want to compete with people that showcase their logo clothes. The average clothing store is decent enough for me. I would buy clothes with no distinctive marks if I could find them. Just plain material and colors.

Yup

If you want me to wear cloths with your logo on them, YOU must pay ME. I'm not going to pay you to wear your advertising.

This perhaps that comes from my days in top-level but obscure amateur/pro sports, but if I'm wearing a logo, it's from one of my sponsors, certainly not some competing brand, and I see no reason this shouldn't also apply to regular life.

I'll buy your stuff it it is good, but for me to advertise it by wearing a blatant logo you must pay me (the amount is up for discussion, but not the principle).

They were doing the same with car wraps, and again, if I support the produce and the pay is enough I'll wrap my car, but I'm sure AF not paying you to do it. Same with clothes.

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Post by Aeolun »

civilitty wrote: post #112
css wrote: post #30

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> I would buy clothes with no distinctive marks if I could find them. Find a local tailor. Pick the fabrics you want from a catalog. Get your clothes made for your body while supporting someone's small business and artistic craft.

A gentleman tolerates at most two logos on his clothing: the custom clothier's and the fabric manufacturer's (Scabal, Loro Piana, etc.)

Only if they’re sewn on, instead of printed. In that situation I’d be hesitant to call it a logo at all.

Re: Wearing flashy/status clothes makes people less likely to cooperate with you

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Post by gkop »

mmmpop wrote: post #83

What or who defines "status clothes"? Is it the little Lacoste alligator that sets people off? "How dare they spend $100 on a shirt just to piss me off!" I don't care much for your plain t-shirt with a fuck all Patagonia logo on the chest, but if I decided to not cooperate with that person, I'd have been out of a job by now.

Hey now! Patagonia ish is comfy af. (Just sayin. I upvoted you for your candor)

Re: Wearing flashy/status clothes makes people less likely to cooperate with you

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Post by fasteo »

brookside wrote: post #14
r12343a_19 wrote: post #10

I was having this talk the other day: I hate "high end" logo clothes and don't want to compete with people that showcase their logo clothes. The average clothing store is decent enough for me. I would buy clothes with no distinctive marks if I could find them. Just plain material and colors.

I would buy clothes with no distinctive marks if I could find them. Uniqlo

For no-logo t-shirts nothing come close to "forty five" in terms of quality and comfort

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Post by olivermarks »

ftio wrote: post #38
brookside wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would buy clothes with no distinctive marks if I could find them. Uniqlo

Came here to make this comment. More than 80% of my wardrobe is from Uniqlo, including 10 dry pique polos, 20 supima cotton tees, and 10 flannel button ups, all black. Makes getting dressed in the morning stress-free because I know I'm going to like how I look every day. The blacks do not fade — I have 5-year-old shirts that look practically as good as 6-month-old ones. Their jeans, especially their selvedge jeans, a…

Uniqlo selvedge denim is really good, I wear it a lot. Most US brand 'jeans' (Levis etc) are just cotton pants in a jeans cut. If you tear them on a nail or cut them the hole will spread and fray - real denim does not do this and the uniqlo pants are cut well for my body type, last for ages and when damaged the hole stays small.

You have to pay hundreds for genuine denim Levis which puts them in the fashion pretentious class imo.

Re: Wearing flashy/status clothes makes people less likely to cooperate with you

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Post by dymk »

criddell wrote: post #61
IfOnlyYouKnew wrote: post #31

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Except for sneakers, I can't think of a single category of clothing where it is common to have visible logos?

In the US at least, a lot of people wear athleisure clothing and that stuff almost always has a logo on it somewhere.

Maybe it’s because I shop at Costco often but not a single piece of my athletic nor leisure clothing has a logo on it

Re: Wearing flashy/status clothes makes people less likely to cooperate with you

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Post by leephillips »

r12343a_19 wrote: post #10

I was having this talk the other day: I hate "high end" logo clothes and don't want to compete with people that showcase their logo clothes. The average clothing store is decent enough for me. I would buy clothes with no distinctive marks if I could find them. Just plain material and colors.

Quality clothing has no visible branding. Clothes with logos are marketing to people with money but no class.
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