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Mmfad
•Created by tmos on 9/26/2024 in #questions-and-advice
Solovair/Gripfast fit/sizing question
I just picked up a pair of Solovair steel-toe derbies. While their website recommends going a half size down for this model I ended up purchasing them true to my normal size (US 11.5). Wearing them as they are my feet slip around in them a little, but not enough for me to fit a finger between my heel and the counter. They don't want to slip off when I walk, either. Adding an insole from one of my other shoes helps to lock them in better, too. Is this acceptable? Do I need to go another half-size down? Will they get unacceptably loose post-break in? I have little experience with leather shoes, so I'm not quite sure what to expect. Thanks in advance for any advice
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Mmfad
•Created by tmos on 9/6/2024 in #questions-and-advice
tmos' fit doctor - knocking down the brick wall
here goes nothing!
Inspo:
Album 1 (outfits)
Album 2 (pieces)
Album 3 (objects/graphics)
Objective: Receive general advice, nail down what exactly my style is, broaden my fashion horizons within said style, and find the ambition, depth, and spark that I feel that I am missing from my outfits.
Motive: Lately, my outfits have been feeling rather boring and uncreative in comparison to others I see both in the real world and in #waywt. I see lots of outfits with more detailed pieces, more layering, stronger context etc. that I find to be nice and visually pleasing, but unfortunately I don’t really feel a true connection to their aesthetics, i.e. they don’t really feel like me. I do know what feels like me in the worlds of graphic/industrial design, and I've included examples in Album 3. My current style is an attempt to channel that aesthetic, my interests and hobbies, my career, and who I am into a sense of dress, but in its current state, it falls flat and doesn’t quite live up to the underlying goal of its development. I see the concept’s potential, and I want to realize that potential and push it even further into something more thorough and aesthetically pleasing. Sadly I am limited by my surface-level knowledge of the fashion world and the analysis paralysis I am experiencing about how exactly to advance my style.
Motifs:
Workwear
Modernism
Natural fibers & materials
Functionalism
Army/forest green
Grayscale incl. white and black
Pops of red
Modernist graphics/typography (esp. Helvetica)
Icons & pictograms (warning signs, arrows etc.)
Custom / DIY work
Silver/gray metal accents
Clear-anodized aluminum/matte silver
Architecture
Photography
Industry
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Mmfad
•Created by tmos on 8/9/2024 in #questions-and-advice
this outfit bombed. what's missing?
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Mmfad
•Created by tmos on 7/22/2024 in #questions-and-advice
Go-to inspo sources?
I realized recently that I don't have any sources of inspiration for fashion specifically, which I'm probably going to need if I want to venture into more advanced territory. Sure, I could easily just go browse pinterest, but my uncertainty about whether that's the best place to look or not is leading me to freeze up and ask the MFA gods instead. Where can I find an overall solid source of outfit inspiration?
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