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The Well Dressed Coder

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Re: The Well Dressed Coder

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Post by sown »

> They’re comfortable. Compared to my other suits, the custom fitted one isn’t too tight or loose in the wrong areas so I don’t feel awkward and geeky in it.

I can't agree. They're always oppressively hot for me. All those layers! The tie always gets too tight. All this ritual just for appearances when I'm supposed to build for a living.

We've come a long ways since the days of east-coast IBM doing spot checks to make sure that men were wearing garter socks. I'm not doing anything that takes us back to some barbaric past where I get judged solely on looks.

If you want to be a suit, fine. Some people really do look great in them; I'm not one of them. Just don't push it on the rest of us.

Re: The Well Dressed Coder

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Post by makmanalp »

spicerunner wrote: post #30
andrewingram wrote: post #29

Having looked at their site ( http://7regentlane.com ) and indochino ( http://indochino.com ), I'm a big fan of what these businesses are doing, namely making tailor-made clothing more accessible to those who might otherwise be intimidated by the process. But I'd like to see the business model extended beyond suits and shirts. What I really want is perfectly fitted jeans, casual shirts, t-shirts, casual coats etc. As…

Check out Bonobos... http://www.bonobos.com/welcome/n We saw a presentation by their founder long before launching 7RL. Good people and great products.

Wait for their sales, some good pants for decently cheap!

edit: Also Dockers ... As a scrawny dude who always ends up with baggy pants even on the slim cuts, their alpha khakis fit me better than anything.

Re: The Well Dressed Coder

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Post by 001sky »

spicerunner wrote: post #27
001sky wrote: post #19

An actual tailor is a great idea ! Regardless of where you source your clothes, your views on ties, matching trousers, leather vs rubber soles, etc. Things that fundamentally fit are key.

We have a mobile app ready for release that you can take to the tailor of your choice and poke in the measurements. Stay tuned on that front. We're also looking into some more advanced measurement technologies.

If you linked this to paperless receipt for alterations that would be ++.

Re: The Well Dressed Coder

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Post by christensen_emc »

true_religion wrote: post #39
dpeck wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe they're comfortable some places, but they're a ridiculous piece of clothing the majority of the year in the US. Living in Atlanta, I've made it a goal to wear a suit as little as possible as I find myself hot/sweaty in all but the deepest parts of winter. I feel the whole concept of a suit is quite out of place in a modern world where climate controlled buildings are the rule rather than the exception and most…

I feel the opposite. I wonder how anyone could wear suits before the advent of climate control to keep the inside of buildings cold even during the hottest summer day.

Tropical weight worsted, seersucker, linen, all work pretty well. Tropical worsted in particular is what I steer my friends towards usually as it looks about the same as a normal worsted but is much cooler.

Re: The Well Dressed Coder

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Post by saryant »

davecap1 wrote: post #18
THE_PUN_STOPS wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Amen to this. I never realized how awful non-fitting shirts looked until I got one properly fitted to my skinny frame. Also, protip for fellow skinny men: Get dress shirts that fit well in the general torso area, even if the sleeves are too short. Then you can roll the sleeves up to the elbow, and leave them rolled up. This way you can get shirts at cheaper sources without them looking like a blouse.

Another two tips for skinny dudes that want shirts: J Crew and Club Monaco. If the sleeves are too long, ask your dry cleaner or tailor to shorten them for you.

Absolutely. I wear dress shirts on a daily basis and whenever J.Crew Factory has a good 40% off sale I buy six of them and just get the sleeves shortened. It's one of the easiest alterations out there and only costs about five bucks a shirt.

Re: The Well Dressed Coder

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Post by glenra »

bhughes wrote: post #22
christensen_emc wrote: post #12

I think the focus on suits does a huge disservice to menswear and this is coming from someone who is something of a menswear fanatic. Suits are uncomfortable and expensive. They are difficult to size correctly. They have some weird connotations. Avoid them unless the dress code requires it. I moderated a men's fashion community for a while and a lot of men would approach the idea, get super psyched, go out and buy a…

>>Suits are uncomfortable... This tells me you've probably never worn a really well-fitting suit. I don't mean this to sound smug. I agree that for the work environment of the average coder, they are likely out of place.

I've worn both entirely custom-made suits and off-the-rack ones. All suits I've ever worn have the same problem - the standard sorts of fabric/design that everyone recommends for "a dark suit" is too hot and doesn't breathe enough so you tend to get all sweaty and gross and want to get out of the suit as soon as possible, regardless of how well it fits. In the summer, it's too hot outside to wear a suit; in the winter, it's too hot inside to wear one. Hence: inherently uncomfortable. Maybe if you wear one long enough you just learn to get used to it?

Re: The Well Dressed Coder

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Post by gdubs »

Getting your suits tailored is essential, but please never do it with jeans. The key to jeans it to get them a bit smaller than is comfortable as they will loosen over time. As GQ (or esquire?) said about John Kerry's style choices during the 2004 presidential election season: never trust a man with tailored jeans.
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