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Agreed on all points except the selling off of the wardrobe. Like it or not, the world rewards well-dressed, well-manicured people in a pretty absurdly extreme
by potatolicious 15y ago
Agreed on all points except the selling off of the wardrobe.
Like it or not, the world rewards well-dressed, well-manicured people in a pretty absurdly extreme way.
- fleitz 15y agoYou can pack a pretty good wardrobe with a few items. One nice suit jacket, a pair of jeans, a couple ties and a couple shirts. The shirts and ties you pick colors carefully so the mix, it will look like you're wearing a different suit everyday. Jeans for casual events, or mix with the jacket. All thats really missing is a pair of dress shoes and a pair of walking shoes. With a little thinking you can mostly fit your life in carry on.
- potatolicious 15y agoAgreed, was more referring to the "just pants and tech t-shirts" thing... it's passable, particularly in our industry, but one might be surprised at how many doors open (and how many open doors fall into your lap) when you just happen to be well-dressed.
- nostrademons 15y agoAsk HN: Where can a nerdy hacker go to find out what sort of casual clothes are in style and look pretty good? I'm thinking specifically of dates, where you won't be wearing a suit or anything terribly formal, but still want to give off the impression of being successful, stylish, handsome, and hip without being overbearing. I have no intention of actually becoming well-dressed, but I figure it'd be nice to have a couple of outfits that show that I do, in fact, clean up pretty nicely.
- GHFigs 15y agohttp://putthison.com/ http://putthison.com/, the series and blog are both nice, and the accompanying "Sites we Like" sidebar is everything the other commenter mentioned and then some. In my experience, having a female friend you can get rapid feedback from is invaluable, too.
- rdouble 15y agoGilt's manual, a continuous lean, the sartorialist, hickorees, selectism (and related sites), hypebeast, styleforum, and so on. Go to those sites and there will be links to loads more similar sites. There was a lot less cognitive fashion overhead required for males when everyone just wore the same suit every day. That said, if you bought all your clothes from j.crew and maybe some hoodies and t-shirts from american apparel, you'd be covered for 98% of north american dating and office working situations. (losing out on dates with extreme hipsters, goths, gutter punks, fashion plates, ravers, nudists, hell's angels, and the amish)
- brianwillis 15y agoThe Male Fashion Advice subreddit (http://www.reddit.com/r/malefashionadvice http://www.reddit.com/r/malefashionadvice) has some interesting discussion and advice. Check the sidebar on the right for specific issues. Bear in mind that like any community it has certain strong personalities that set the tone for everyone else. If your instincts say "following this advice will make me look ridiculous" then you're probably right.
- dagw 15y agoWhere can a nerdy hacker go to find out what sort of casual clothes are in style and look pretty good A decent clothes store. Most people working there will be more than happy to give you tips and pointers. If you want a more complete package, many stores will let you book a time where one of their stylists will give you their undivided attention and work with you to put together a complete wardrobe.
- saturn 15y agoWhat do you mean by "well-dressed"? A suit? Sports jacket, shirt and slacks? Polo shirt and jeans? I think I am pretty familiar with what it means to be badly dressed, but well dressed such that it might induce the opening of doors is hard to pin down.
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- swah 15y agoI just go to Zara and imitate the mannequin...
- mooftard 15y agoDon't forget a pair of suit pants to go with your suit jacket. http://oppugn.us/posts/1274663044.html http://oppugn.us/posts/1274663044.html
- prostoalex 15y agoWhat about the day when it's time to wash that pair of jeans?
- buf 15y agoExcellent point. There is definitely a suit and tie in my wardrobe, and even a pair of dress shoes. By no means did I mean to imply that we should all lose our basic hygiene standards. I buy new clothes when the others get old, and the turnover is pretty high. What I meant to imply was that choosing what to wear is a tedious task. Clothing piles up. If you haven't worn something in 6 months (unless it's seasonal), you probably won't.
- ChrisLTD 15y agoIsn't that why Steve Jobs wears the same thing every day?
- Psyonic 15y agoSteve Jobs wears the same thing every day because he's Steve Jobs. All doors are opened for him regardless.
- potatolicious 15y agoI wasn't really talking about suit and tie though - sure, there are functions where everyone dresses up, even the most die-hard of UNIX greybeards. I also wasn't talking about making sure everything is clean (though it should be!) I was talking about maintaining a more fashionable wardrobe (and there are many definitions of this, but t-shirt/jeans doesn't qualify under any of them) for everyday life. It doesn't have to be big, or extensive, but spending brain-cycles on dressing yourself is more often than not worth it. Sometimes all it takes to open a door you never thought would open is well-fitted jeans, a well-cut collared shirt, and a broad smile. Or hell, sometimes opening doors is a flannel shirt, vintage t-shirt, and Converse sneakers. The standard geek ensemble, I've noticed, doesn't do much. Your mode of attire is a form of communication, whether we like it or not.