I need a doctor! (M.D. optional)
Feel like it's time for me to do a fit doctor thread. Been really enjoying wearing milsurp, western, and punk-ish? fits, but I'm hitting a bit of a wall and I'd like a push in the right direction.
Some thoughts about what I've been wearing:
*Lacking in accessories (Maybe a bucket hat, no idea on sunglasses, bags, or jewelery)
*Went way too hard on Uniqlo blanks, need some cooler tees
*Love earth tones, but i could probably venture outside greens and browns a bit more
*Need to take better fit pics :brick:"
Some of my favorite inspo from here
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My favorite fits:
Stuff that I like but just isn't quite hitting like I want it to:
Bricks:
1: Don't think the shoes work here, and I think this might be too slim of a cut for me
2: Plain khaki shirt is kinda boring, and it just feels like there isn't much going on
3: Wanted to do something simple, but it's just missing anything interesting outside of the shirt
1: Jacket is too small, not sure what else is wrong
2: Shorts suck (quality wise), but I do like the fatigue style pockets on the nylon. I think the shoes feel a bit disconnected from the top half?
3: Loafers, untucked tank, and the shorts are too slim I think
4: Hate the way the cut of the pants looks with the shirt
big picture view i think there's a maybe unreported or unseen element of gorp influence - the techy belt, the rain jackets, the sneakers, even the fatigues/cargos, even the desire for a bucket hat - in your inspiration and fits (even your bricks) which might be worth exploring if not already.
if you're curious this is a really good thread about integrating gorp, as well as seeing fits in #waywt from jediwaffles, TheComebackKid, Mosh and others (Dev of course, tman916, stmn, sometimes rej)
imo the aesthetics you favor - milsurp, western, punk - all benefit from visual detail, be it pattern or wear or interesting accessories.
i'd look at the m-65 jacket and especially how it was worn by antiwar protestors (patched, pinned, painted) as it threads the needle between the punk and milsurp influences. vintage hiker/hiker trash pics might be useful to look up as they often wore double denim without looking so much like cowboys
https://discord.com/channels/1116793467654381685/1358056583904362595/1358057401265426493
1. agree the pants are too slim but imo the pants are too long as well
2. again, pants are too long/cuff is too big imo
3. i don't mind this lol; if you wanted to punch it up throw on a necklace but i don't see anything wrong with a simple fit to live your life, even if it's not going to make highlights here
https://discord.com/channels/1116793467654381685/1358056583904362595/1358058488504520879
1. agree on the jacket plus i'd switch out the belt, maybe for the seat buckle one
2. honestly i don't hate this lol especially if it was an intentionally casual fit. more interesting sneakers might help (xt-6s) or a hat but imo this isn't a "brick" so much as "just clothes"
3. yeah the shorts are not great and imo i'd favor a different/more substantial overshirt
4. imo the shirt is too short (or small) independent of the jeans. i could see stacks working in a fit like this with different shoes, or elsewearing those shoes with different pants (maybe the gramiccis or the fatigues)
in general i think your pants may be a little long (and as you note, the fits could benefit from more interesting accessories or variations) but beyond that it's a matter of the pairing of the items. the good fits here https://discord.com/channels/1116793467654381685/1358056583904362595/1358057032808398980 all make sense in terms of what items are paired together - gorpy stuff with sneakers, more traditional stuff with loafers, etc - and i think the fits that aren't as successful would benefit from shuffling some of the things around
ya the pants are what I noticed — the cuffs feel a bit tapered and stand out with your inspo usually having no cuffs and a break onto the shoes.
Omg my mom is inspo now
Her fit is last year's zara
Re: #1 I literally remember thinking when you posted this “this is perfect aside from the shoes” haha. Feel like they’re just a little too visually busy for the rest of it, and maybe a little too chunky for the cut of the pants.
Hadn't even noticed that, thanks for pointing it out!
Definitely more gorp in my fits than I was really realizing. Hadn't looked at that integrating gorp thread since I first joined, getting a lot more out of it now. Glad you brought it up