Maximizing use of technical fabrics
Recently I’ve been watching some sci-fi and was interested in a more 21st century style using the latest and greatest fabrics that science is capable of producing without the interruption of old school menswear. Now knowing of styles and aesthetics like preppy that utilize natural fabrics and shun synthetics, are there styles that seeks to use synthetic fabrics over natural fibers wherever possible? Like if someone instead of using a tweed blazer they would opt for a soft shell jacket or not using leather shoes but something made with nylon and cordura.
Techwear seems too outdoorsy and I’m looking for something more practical for town use.
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Athleisure ?
Stone Island, despite all the memes, have done a lot with interesting technical fabric.
Arcteryx Veilance
Veilance line tries to do something similar whilst being subtle (but looks honestly dull as hell to me)
Theory Neoteric
Outlier NYC
Ministry of Supply is overrated but can be found for cheap
the name of the style you’re chasing is greyman btw
Coolmax is a trademarked type of polyester that's often blended with cotton and performs well. Jcrew and others carry garments with it
high tech materials, least stand-out cuts possible
Beyond that, go through Haven Shops brand list and you'll probably find stuff you like https://havenshop.com/collections/all
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You can also look for golf clothing tbh
Esp for pants/polos
yea
Some Y-3 and A Cold Wall stuff (though both brands vary wildly in how good they are)
i have a pair of like $80 UA slacks for work that’re probably otherwise in their golf line if they aren’t just in their uniform roster
they’re really thin which makes them awful for winter wear but i can pop em out at like 60 and be comfortable until 35
“Techwear”
Acronym is a brand to get inspiration from
Techwear seems too outdoorsy and I’m looking for something more practical for town use.Yeah but OP basically describes techwear exactly and then says “not techwear”. It’s still techwear, might just have to be a bit more picky about which pieces and brands you choose. I agree Haven is a good shop to browse.
Thats why we suggested stuff like Veilance
The labels on techwear get pretty ridiculous. Idk, city, travel, golf, etc are all descriptors that usually refer to tech clothing.
Nanamica might be a place to look too.
might be hard to find now but minotaur had convertible blazers and pants made from nylon or softshell
some of engineered garments' "tailoring" are made with synthetics
in the completely opposite direction, vintage wash-and-wear suits or jackets, brooks brothers and haspel being the most common, are synthetic blends if not full poly, but are otherwise a traditional suit https://discord.com/channels/1116793467654381685/1130936822051119195/1318990438643925024
Wrangler Wranchers are pure delicious polyester
Stone Island (and C.P. Company as well), especially in the early collections, is indeed a great form of R&D on fabrics and treatments/dyeing. Some stuff didn't pass the test of time, some did well. Also RRD is an interesting brand: more traditional styling (not really preppy but still very appropriate as officewear), but an unusual take on materials.
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