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•Created by Monduiz on 4/7/2025 in #questions-and-advice
Orslow fatigues
Slims aren’t as slim as a North American “slim” pant as you would imagine. Personally I like the straight ones more. Depending on where you are might be too hot for a high summer pant but best of luck
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•Created by Clark'sDesertBot on 4/6/2025 in #topic-of-the-day
Watches as an investment - Topic of the day 4/6/25
Giving this topic a fair shake. As someone who used to resell quite a bit of streetwear back in my uni days I’ve got a bit of insight.
People really heavily discount the amount of time you spend just learning the market on these things and deal with the selling of products. People love to say well stocks are going down but my watch is still worth x but never accounted for all the time they will spend selecting/acquiring/selling it. Sure if it’s your interest you can value that time differently. Often though your watch which is worth x typically won’t sell for that as most informed buyers know the loose margin scalpers are working on. Unless you have a great relationship with a dealer who doesn’t care you a reselling (unlikely) you are probably not turning that much of a profit after time spent.
This isn’t even accounting for items that don’t sell as well as you thought or having to hold onto items for a long time locking in your liquidity. Same as a lot of things the top 1% of people buying and selling are making a killing but they probably have spent years building a network to get to that and people buying the first Rolex they can find and trying to sell will be disappointed for the most part.
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•Created by BlueisPurple on 3/11/2025 in #questions-and-advice
Anyone able to ID the faded logo on these loafers I thrifted?
Thanks man! I didn’t realize there was a Dacks and a DAKS. Initially I thought it was DAKS but the logo wasn’t right so started looking elsewhere. Good to know and appreciate the ID
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•Created by Clark'sDesertBot on 2/12/2025 in #topic-of-the-day
Designer Spotlight: Heron Preston - Topic of the day 2/12/25
Agree with gv the brand never did much super interesting but I guess if that’s what this guy likes and his audience buys then that’s fine. I don’t think his brand will be remembered as incredibly innovative but not everything needs to be.
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•Created by anasthesia- on 11/15/2024 in #questions-and-advice
Shopping in Seoul?
Mass Retail - I admittedly wasn't too impressed with the mass market retail stuff in Korea felt just like the fast fashion of home but there is exlcusive stuff which is cool.
Musinsa Standard - They run a online marketplace but their retail space under the 'Standard' name have in house made items that do range up sizes for international shoppers. Equivalent to a high end Zara but smaller more curated selection.
TOPTEN - Korea's Uniqlo is how its described on the internet which I agree with. Cheap but decent enough clothing
8'seconds - Another large Korea exclusive fast fashion retailer lots of graphics and trendy items
This is what I have from looking at my Naver Maps account and vague memory of my trip. Hope this helps feel free to DM me if you want any other information about Seoul.
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•Created by anasthesia- on 11/15/2024 in #questions-and-advice
Shopping in Seoul?
I'm going to dump all of my thoughts here.
International brands that do Korea/Asia only labels to look for are
J Press Korea - I've read online that they have exclusive items if you are into the Jpress look Korea will impress. I sadly didn't find out till my return but good for Preppy/Ivy items
North Face White Label - Japan/Korea exclusive I believe. Included in most department stores so very accessible across seoul. Maybe a bit of a trendier TNF is the best description? Prices are a bit higher than TNF retail but cuts and colour choices were really great here highly recommend.
Ben Davis White Label - Asian exclusive label, this one is more difficult to track down but produces more bright/graphic focused items from the workwear label.
Martin Faizey - Very cool belt company. Found in a number of boutiques I made the mistake of thinking since they are english I could find them in NA but there is a significant amount of Korea exclusive models which I'm sad I missed out on.
Boutique Retail - Typical Stylish Smart Internet Guy brands at these stores most have a website to review before going if you like it or not.
Mode-Man
Bluesman
Joe's Garage
San Francisco Market
Random Walk
Vintage - Not quiet as good as Japan which you will hear a lot if you talk to workers at these stores but still a strong showing.
Hunted Vintage - Little out of the way but a personal highlight for me as the owner was super friendly and the only place I ended up finding something in my size that I purchased. Owner knows all the best vintage spots and speaks English so can help you find what you are looking for.
Aging Percent - Great curation close to many other vintage resellers
Omni People - I see this has been mentioned in this thread but do check them out. Very pricy for vintage but tons of unique stuff and a lot of branches in a small area.
Magnoliamiss - Close to Aging Percent and Omni People lots of old military stuff.
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•Created by anasthesia- on 11/15/2024 in #questions-and-advice
Shopping in Seoul?
I was visiting Seoul earlier this year mostly looking for Vintage but also checked out lots of retail. That being said I really struggled to find things that fit I am a typical L/XL and at least at the vintage stores most didn't have things in my size. I discussed with a few store owners and lots said their client base typically purchases things oversized so the combination of there not being much in larger sizes + demand for it means its tough to find. This may or may not impact you OP but for those looking in the future at this thread be aware.
Highly recommend checking out these stores on IG and if you like them look at the recommended accounts there. Many stores in Korea have a minimal if any NA internet exposure but almost all of them have an instagram so I found it more useful than trying to google things.
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•Created by Hmm on 11/9/2024 in #questions-and-advice
What type of shoes should i pair with a blue sports jacket and white jeans?
What’s the formality of the event?
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•Created by Raggie on 11/8/2024 in #questions-and-advice
Favorite Japanese Brands
No mention of
Beams
Orslow
Pherrows
UES
All $$$ to some degree beams maybe $$
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•Created by Hmm on 11/9/2024 in #questions-and-advice
What type of shoes should i pair with a blue sports jacket and white jeans?
Is this for an event of some sort?
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•Created by vastraz on 5/25/2024 in #questions-and-advice
Crewneck sweatshirts with tight neckholes?
Old thread but I’ve heard American giant have tiny neck holes
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•Created by khanstopme on 8/12/2024 in #questions-and-advice
help! wedding in 12 hours, need a summer suit fast
I wonder if the better play would be to pickup a lightweight shirt in this case. Every summer wedding I've been to people end up taking their jackets off anyway. Deal with photos/ceremony then you are ok. One time I even brought a cooler for drinks but stuffed one of the ice packs into my chest pocket for the ceremony honestly worked out better than I thought.
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•Created by kk__1. on 8/13/2024 in #questions-and-advice
Harrington jackets
https://www.valstarmilano.com/vl_us_en/harrington-jacket-3977.html looks like Valstar only has a suede one atm but it is nice
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•Created by kk__1. on 8/13/2024 in #questions-and-advice
Harrington jackets
Was going to say Ralph Lauren but Euro Brands only.
Ben Nevis / Ben Sherman both UK brands but not 'luxury'. Valstar was posted about in the old thread about Harringtons in MFA (https://www.reddit.com/r/malefashionadvice/comments/89t62o/your_favorite_for_harrington_jackets/)
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•Created by Clark'sDesertBot on 12/4/2023 in #topic-of-the-day
Gift Suggestions Series: $0-$20 - Topic of the day 12/4/23
Best under $20 gift that literally everyone needs is a 10ft charging cable. Pair this with another under $20 gift of a nice high power charger. I nearly always include these with other gifts or use them for small gifts out. Some may view this as too functional to be a “gift” but it’s always appreciated and useful
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•Created by JusPassItToWill on 11/16/2023 in #questions-and-advice
Finding brands that sell the men’s equivalent of these cuts/silhouettes
Is wearing the women’s clothes not an option? Assuming it goes up to your size
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