Last edited by Coolidge (2007-06-14 17:49:33)

Last edited by The_Shooman (2007-06-15 02:32:36)

One reason I like clothes is that I like design in general.  I appreciate well made objects.  Classic, "timeless" designs.  Or near timeless.  Maybe a lot of people would say that the 3/2 sack suit is a icon of a very specific time however.

I'm also interested in the tension between the "machine age" and the age of the artisan who crafted something by hand.  I think there's a lot of interesting "machine made" designs.   In any case, I have an appreciation for quality (and a willingness to pay for it if I can afford it), so it's nice to read about new (or old) things here.

I like details in other areas of my life  or I have been required to pay attention to those details, and so I find the "details" and the detail freaks amongst the denizens of our forum to be very interesting.

I like wearing clothing but I tend not to buy very much of it.  Though reading about places I didn't know, like Ben Silver (and having just bought a bunch of stuff from them), I find it worthwhile to explore new avenues for the sartorial imagination.


Grayson's comments about the eschewing the sartorial togs in which we've become accustomed deserves more treatment that I can give it here, so will wait for another day.  Though I have to say, the idea of say, solely 1 dozen white Brooks button-downs, a few navy blue suits and repp ties sound good.

Apart from the 'Wardrobe as Weapon' aspect that I enjoy all the rest is just aesthetic for me.

I like a certain softness of cut & construction in my clothes... A certain weight of shoe...

So I like all that classic American stuff.

S'nice.

Just clothes mind you... Meaningless schmutter I schlep over my slopey shoulders to hang around in.

t.