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

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Post by criddell »

IfOnlyYouKnew wrote: post #31
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.

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.

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Post by boeingUH60 »

ChrisMarshallNY wrote: post #46

I know some folks that own a successful clothing company. The wife is one of the top designers in the field. She's won all kinds of accolades, and is respected by the top people in the world (but not well-known, outside the industry). They wear expensive clothes, but it's not noticeable, unless you really look. I suppose they "put on the ritz," when they go to industry events, but I don't attend those. Some of the hu…

Similar to Zuckerberg wearing plain boring shirts...that happen to cost upwards of $300 apiece

https://www.wmagazine.com/story/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-bru...

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Post by athorax »

mark_l_watson wrote: post #55

I like to wear nice clothes at work. I feel good in them and it is my way of being respectful to the workplace. I probably carry this too far when traveling. I have very light weight traveling sport coats and slacks - all washable in a hotel room and lots of hidden pockets (TravelSmith is a favorite brand). Sometimes it pays off big: when my wife and I were traveling around Central America with a buddy of mine and hi…

I don't think you are the target demographic this article is referencing.

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Post by User23 »

papito wrote: post #43

Flashy, but not if it's clean and professional. No bling or bright orange sneakers. I worked with a gentleman once. He was a tall, handsome, intelligent manhattanite. Very pleasant to communicate with. He told me a story of how he was wearing some very simple clothing after running in Central Park at lunch - sweat pants and a vest. Someone later mistook him for a delivery boy. And on the opposite end, when he wears a…

I get treated strikingly different by virtually everyone I meet when I'm wearing a just run of the mill suit[1] than when I'm wearing casual clothes. It's worth noting though, that the basic suit is meant to be subdued and even many very nice suits[2] aren't exactly flashy, they just fit together perfectly and look like they were made for you. I do wonder how much the typical person can tell the difference nowadays.

[1] From one of the online made to measure outfits for a few hundred bucks.

[2] The kind where you get a lot of quality time with your tailor from the start to the end of the process. These will run you into four figures to start.

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Post by emptyfile »

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

Love their clothes but their american style boxy fit is horrible. And no tall options.

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Post by alex-nt »

BadOakOx wrote: post #47
brookside wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

What about Asket in EU?

I am looking into buying stuff from them, I would also love some feedback. I just wants simple pants that fit, this seems to be a difficult requirement to fulfil.

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Post by bowsamic »

mguerville wrote: post #53
bowsamic wrote: post #16

I can't bring myself to bring off brand trainers for some reason, I think I've been propagandised

Could be, but as someone who get lower body pains and injuries (ankles and knees mostly) and lower back fatigue relatively often (from exercising), I do prefer brands that are rooted in actually athletic use rather than purely design/looks. Maybe it's just placebo but I feel like they're going to be more comfortable and give me better posture/support.

That makes sense, but I wear air force 1s, so it's not that

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Post by MrBuddyCasino »

BadOakOx wrote: post #47
brookside wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

What about Asket in EU?

The concept is good, checked them out some years ago, but afaik the execution should be better. Scandis don't have an eye for fabric, except Denim. Often too smooth / shiny / plasticky or bland.

I really wish there were affordable clothes in Asket spirit but with fabrics Italian premium brand would choose.

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

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Post by throw93232 »

throw03172019 wrote: post #50
throw93232 wrote: post #28

Where I live Gucci, Louis Vuitton or Burberry are not high status brands, but cheap knockoffs.

I’ve heard the knock offs are Fucci, Louis Fuitton and Furberry.

No "Gucci" etc.. Copyright is not enforced at many places.
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