what does taper mean?

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zeometer
zeometer9mo ago
in general it's when a garment becomes gradually thinner or narrower towards the bottom or end of the garment it's usually in the context of pants/jeans where the legs will get narrower towards the leg openings
SadPeachCat
SadPeachCat9mo ago
can normal pants get tapered?
shootfilmnotbullets
Yeah! any pants can be tapered by a tailor (and it's an easy enough alteration to do yourself if you want to get into sewing) but you gotta be careful about how high you start the taper and how it'll affect the rest of the fit can start to get caught on your calves if you taper too much
zeometer
zeometer9mo ago
most times yes; different fabrics may be more difficult to handle though
SadPeachCat
SadPeachCat9mo ago
i see is it still in trend? i've watched some videos saying baggy is whats trendy nowadays
shootfilmnotbullets
trends are specific to communities, and i'd say this one isn't super into tapered pants I like them a lot
zeometer
zeometer9mo ago
the trend is towards wider or regular fit but that shouldn't stop you if you enjoy wearing it
shootfilmnotbullets
36" waist with a 7.5-8" hem looks great to me on my body I also like some pants with a 9.5" hem just depends on mood
SadPeachCat
SadPeachCat9mo ago
i see, i think where i live i seem to see tighter fits and as a guy thats shorter and slimmer i feel baggy pants don't fit me that well
zeometer
zeometer9mo ago
the most recent #theme-waywt focused on slim and skinny fit and some of those were more tapered than anything
shootfilmnotbullets
just as a counterpoint there are plenty of posters who are probably a similar build to you and wear baggy clothing well but you just gotta like what you see in the mirror that usually ends up making you feel much better than following any trend someone on the internet is talking about
SadPeachCat
SadPeachCat9mo ago
that is true, but i wonder if people will judge that i'm wearing outdated trends
shootfilmnotbullets
some people might, but usually those people aren't worth wasting your emotion on. How often are you looking around thinking "hmm, I like that guys outfit, but it's definitely not trendy" fashion has become such a wide fun playground over the last couple years you know
SadPeachCat
SadPeachCat9mo ago
where i'm from guys don't really dress well in the first place so you have a point
zeometer
zeometer9mo ago
narrow boy here: three recent pics for comparison, one slim, one tapered, one wide
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zeometer
zeometer9mo ago
fit is a matter of preference and as long as you enjoy it, who cares what everyone else says
SadPeachCat
SadPeachCat9mo ago
is the outdoors one wide? they all look good on him
awburkey
awburkey9mo ago
Those are pictures of zeometer
SadPeachCat
SadPeachCat9mo ago
oh
shootfilmnotbullets
(zeo also just makes everything look good imo)
awburkey
awburkey9mo ago
Look thru #waywt there’s a lot of variety
zeometer
zeometer9mo ago
if that us the bar you'd definitely enjoy stuff from gsh or bbshams
SadPeachCat
SadPeachCat9mo ago
what are those
shootfilmnotbullets
posters
SadPeachCat
SadPeachCat9mo ago
ohh
awburkey
awburkey9mo ago
Other usernames Thought this said “posers” for a second lmao
shootfilmnotbullets
I would def have to post fit and I'm wearing the exact same thing as last time I talked shit
SadPeachCat
SadPeachCat9mo ago
they seem to wear wide/straight fits often? how do i tell the difference between wide and straight
shootfilmnotbullets
you get to decide some things that used to look wide to me don't look wide anymore
zeometer
zeometer9mo ago
it does depend on the person
awburkey
awburkey9mo ago
They are not exclusive
zeometer
zeometer9mo ago
and honestly the brand too; one company may bill something as a "wide" fit that is considered "straight by another
awburkey
awburkey9mo ago
You can have slim straight, wide straight, and in between
SadPeachCat
SadPeachCat9mo ago
oh so it depends on the person wearing
awburkey
awburkey9mo ago
To some degree yes I’d just look at the silhouette and see what you do or don’t like about it more than anything else
SadPeachCat
SadPeachCat9mo ago
i see
awburkey
awburkey9mo ago
And like was said above if you like more taper do and wear what makes you happy I personally find straighter and wider fits to be more comfortable and easier to wear
SadPeachCat
SadPeachCat9mo ago
any advice for sock length? i wear black chinos with NMDs and stan smiths with these joggers
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Guatemalean Toupee
Hmmm usually people either wear no shoes/sockless or crew socks. I feel like no shows are kinda out of trend tho
SadPeachCat
SadPeachCat9mo ago
sickles?
Guatemalean Toupee
lol fixed
SadPeachCat
SadPeachCat9mo ago
oh i think the ones i've been wearing are quarter, ped or liner based on this i was thinking no shows do seem out of trend but seeing socks when wearing sneakers and long pants just kinda doesn't sit well with me
Guatemalean Toupee
Hm maybe try longer pants then?
awburkey
awburkey9mo ago
Post some fits to #styling-suggestions
SadPeachCat
SadPeachCat9mo ago
Ah ok will do that tomorrow when i go out
CrispySmokyFrazzles
99% of people won’t give a shit. The other 1% of people aren’t worth paying attention to - wear what you enjoy wearing
SadPeachCat
SadPeachCat9mo ago
I... Wanna wear what i think looks good on me as well as when other people agree
zeometer
zeometer9mo ago
"good" is subjective in fashion even if you have a fit that you consider great or that people on the internet say is great there's a chance someone else will disagree; you can't control how people think about your clothes but yeah, post fits in #styling-suggestions
SadPeachCat
SadPeachCat9mo ago
Right Do people tend to wear nmds for causal/going out or for exercise?
zeometer
zeometer9mo ago
short answer yes and yes you would better be served by making a new thread to ask about nmds
SadPeachCat
SadPeachCat9mo ago
I see I'm afraid of making too many threads
awburkey
awburkey9mo ago
threads are free and they help other folks since they're searchable later. It's better to make more threads for different questions
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