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•Created by Clark'sDesertBot on 4/22/2025 in #topic-of-the-day

Fabric Weight - Topic of the day 4/22/25

Personally, I prefer jeans on the heavier side, but everything else it very much depends.

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•Created by Clark'sDesertBot on 4/22/2025 in #topic-of-the-day

Fabric Weight - Topic of the day 4/22/25

I have come to think of it like I do materials (in large part thanks to you all). Heavy or light isn't inherently better but it should be deliberate. Synthetics used in clothes explicitly to make them cheaper is bad. Paper thin fabric explicitly to make it cheaper is bad. Both synthetics and lightweight can be done for specific reasons and that's fine.

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•Created by Clark'sDesertBot on 4/17/2025 in #topic-of-the-day

"One Year, One Outfit" 11 Years Later - Topic of the day 4/17/25

I do not enjoy doing laundry enough to even consider this.

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•Created by Clark'sDesertBot on 4/11/2025 in #topic-of-the-day

Zippers vs Buttons - Topic of the day 4/11/25

I love how all the controversy is around jeans. 🤣 No one thinks twice about buttons on a jacket. I haven't had a button fly in probably 20 years but remember it being annoying AF at the time. In the market for my first pair of "good" jeans. Will update if I end up with a pair that has a button fly.

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•Created by Clark'sDesertBot on 4/5/2025 in #topic-of-the-day

Brand Spotlight: Clarks - Topic of the day 4/5/25

Pretty sure I got sent factory seconds by mistake or something, though it was questionable if they should have even been in that tier. If they were better about fixing it that's fine (mistakes happen), but the awful CS was where I drew the line.

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•Created by Clark'sDesertBot on 4/5/2025 in #topic-of-the-day

Brand Spotlight: Clarks - Topic of the day 4/5/25

Tried a pair of desert boots a few months back. The sizing was comically off, they were wildly uncomfortable independent of that and were pretty clearly damaged. Customer service literally never responded. Will not do business with this company again.

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•Created by Clark'sDesertBot on 4/3/2025 in #topic-of-the-day

Biomimicry Color Theory - Topic of the day 4/3/25

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•Created by Clark'sDesertBot on 4/3/2025 in #topic-of-the-day

Biomimicry Color Theory - Topic of the day 4/3/25

Fair enough, I was thinking places humans generally spend time. Regardless, my broader point was just that if the message means "wearing earthtones keeps you from looking like a clown" that's fair enough. The phrase "most harmonious" seems ridiculous though. Especially given - to beans' point - there are SO many colors combinations that exist in nature and certainly vary in how harmonious they are.

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•Created by Clark'sDesertBot on 4/3/2025 in #topic-of-the-day

Biomimicry Color Theory - Topic of the day 4/3/25

It is! But "most" (proportionally) is varying shades of brown, green and blue. Which is tough to fuck up when combining them.

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•Created by Clark'sDesertBot on 4/3/2025 in #topic-of-the-day

Biomimicry Color Theory - Topic of the day 4/3/25

It is less about theory and more to break his belief that the only way to "match" is for everything to be literally the same color. So he shows up to school looking like a tomato or a blueberry 🤣

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•Created by Clark'sDesertBot on 4/3/2025 in #topic-of-the-day

Biomimicry Color Theory - Topic of the day 4/3/25

I think it's a great starting point for people just starting to think about matching clothes ala basic bastard wardrobe. It's funny this came up because without any attention to color theory per se, I am literally teaching my 3 year old to pick out clothes based on combos he sees in nature.

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•Created by Clark'sDesertBot on 4/3/2025 in #topic-of-the-day

Biomimicry Color Theory - Topic of the day 4/3/25

Most of nature is relatively muted earth tones. These tend to be inoffensive and work well together. It certainly doesn't mean other things "can't" though.

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•Created by Clark'sDesertBot on 3/27/2025 in #topic-of-the-day

Interview Outfit - Topic of the day 3/27/25

No apology needed - I didn't take it that way, was just continuing the conversation.

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•Created by Clark'sDesertBot on 3/27/2025 in #topic-of-the-day

Interview Outfit - Topic of the day 3/27/25

I don't want to say it was the main or even really a relevant factor in me pivoting away from accounting, but it was definitely on my mind as an added perk when doing so.

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•Created by Clark'sDesertBot on 3/27/2025 in #topic-of-the-day

Interview Outfit - Topic of the day 3/27/25

That said, I've literally never had someone dressed inappropriately for an interview (absent those with valid excuses like lost luggage) who wasn't also genuinely unpleasant/unqualified for many reasons. It's actually a remarkably good litmus test.

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•Created by Clark'sDesertBot on 3/27/2025 in #topic-of-the-day

Interview Outfit - Topic of the day 3/27/25

Now in academia it's vastly more chill. A jacket is still an expectation on main interview day (when you typically give a presentation), but that's about it. If someone wears something unusual we might wonder wtf they are doing, but most often it's not going to preclude an offer.

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•Created by Clark'sDesertBot on 3/27/2025 in #topic-of-the-day

Interview Outfit - Topic of the day 3/27/25

Varies so much by field. I'm old and it was ages ago but during my brief stint as an accounting major it was made very clear to us at big firms, a suit that was anything besides navy or dark grey/charcoal was "rebellious" and heaven forbid it have pinstripes.

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•Created by Clark'sDesertBot on 3/25/2025 in #topic-of-the-day

Plastic Fantastic? - Topic of the day 3/25/25

Long story short, I am to be thoughtful about it now. I don't avoid it, but if I buy something plastic now it was a reasoned decision. That wasn't true a year ago.

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•Created by Clark'sDesertBot on 3/25/2025 in #topic-of-the-day

Plastic Fantastic? - Topic of the day 3/25/25

Environmental concerns aside, once I started paying attention I realized I simply don't like how it feels on my skin. Natural fibers simply feel better (unless we are talking about super coarse wool). It feels almost impossible to avoid it completely, outerwear, gym clothes etc. I've made some select purchased that I like (e.g., Patagonia sweater)

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•Created by Clark'sDesertBot on 3/17/2025 in #topic-of-the-day

Parental Influence - Topic of the day 3/17/25

So I guess more psychology than fashion per se, though I suppose the fact that I err on the side of overdressed is also somewhat a rejection of their approach. My dad would have worn sweatpants to his wedding if my mom allowed.

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