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•Created by LlamaλWave on 2/21/2025 in #questions-and-advice
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Yeah! The black one and the muted colors I posted to #inspiration were the clothes/fit that I liked, separate from lack of color.
Edit: I was mistaken. It is 1am and I didn't get the updated pics. Will try super hard for Saturday night upload.
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•Created by Clark'sDesertBot on 1/18/2025 in #topic-of-the-day
Company Swag - Topic of the day 1/18/25
I guess I am in the minority here. When I was in an office everyday I loved the company t-shirts because I could dress way down and not feel out of place, not deal with shopping or what was work-nice to wear, PLUS wear the same stuff 2 weeks in a row and not look too lazy. Then after switching companies those all went to the house/yard work pile and still lasted a couple years. Helps when they have the right sizes, decent colors, and decent base (either thin/soft or thick/durable, neither tearable).
Current job though has a lot of grey and black for the base and is remote so I hide the clothes from cat hair and save for in-person I guess? There hasn't been much. Same idea - I figure t shirt or too casual doesn't matter if they gave it, so as long as I don't destroy it then it is work appropriate though boring.
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•Created by Clark'sDesertBot on 1/18/2025 in #topic-of-the-day
Company Swag - Topic of the day 1/18/25
If the tote fabrics are decent, maybe chop and quilt or use for patches?
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Mmfad
•Created by LlamaλWave on 2/21/2025 in #questions-and-advice
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•Created by senseofphysics on 2/21/2025 in #questions-and-advice
What outfit to go with these Red Wings for a college campus?
Even for the school you are wearing them at? My school was a while back but the free ones were also higher quality than most thrift and lower end stores because they picked the heavy gideons as the base. Does that rule apply for free-from-work work logo shirts too?
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•Created by LlamaλWave on 2/21/2025 in #questions-and-advice
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This kind of stuff helps a lot. I'm trying to figure out how to use what I have (or modding) until I learn enough to know how to shop and get rid of enough that doesn't work. (I also dislike shopping and am glad for the excuse to put it off.)
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•Created by LlamaλWave on 2/21/2025 in #questions-and-advice
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It was a recent gift that is a size bigger than I'd normally get, so I'm super new (even worse than with the other stuff) on figuring out how to style it. It will be an adventure.
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•Created by LlamaλWave on 2/21/2025 in #questions-and-advice
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An overshirt is like C or the pink with the thin blue underneath?
Or is that a thick/warm shirt still?
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•Created by LlamaλWave on 2/21/2025 in #questions-and-advice
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Any accessories to toss in? March isn't too late for scarves. Tucked shirts aren't something I have ever managed to make look okay - either my shirts are too loose or I move too much I think - so I suppose belts won't matter.
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•Created by LlamaλWave on 2/21/2025 in #questions-and-advice
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Yeah. Still need help with the look though. I drift hard toward unicorn vomit as an aesthetic and looking intentional enough in fit and colors for office/work is something I struggle with a lot.
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•Created by LlamaλWave on 2/21/2025 in #questions-and-advice
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I'll try another photoround tonight with suggestions from here, btw. Since yeah, these seem like a lot of options and big changes. I can add some of them closed too - my lighting and camera settings might still suck but is there a best pose for showing if the cut while closed fits enough?
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•Created by LlamaλWave on 2/21/2025 in #questions-and-advice
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I'm still bad at noticing when looking to buy, but I can say of the collar shirts, A is super flexy/soft.; it moves with me, almost too well compared to undershirts seeming stiff in comparison. While I, the purple one, is stiff and doesn't drape, seems to get stuck if I lift my arms or something. B: I know is too extreme and a cheap thin plastic fabric. I think I like H for the colors but the fit might be off. F and G are darker than I'd have if I found stuff I liked better. This selection is the post-purge after I removed the poorest fitting ones, greys and blacks. I might have those still in a to-donate pile though.
Would a grey or black with the brighter shirts be more measured? Perhaps if closed? Not an endgoal intention but for a level up for "put togetherness" compared to this spread?
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Mmfad
•Created by LlamaλWave on 2/21/2025 in #questions-and-advice
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Some of the shirts fit less decent closed, but would that help with or without the busier tshirts?
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•Created by senseofphysics on 2/21/2025 in #questions-and-advice
What outfit to go with these Red Wings for a college campus?
For college - probably a printed t-shirt rather than collared depending on your cohort/major. You'll get a bunch of free ones from clubs and the school too.
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•Created by LlamaλWave on 2/21/2025 in #questions-and-advice
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So for these outfits and the work thing in March - go for solid color shirts, maybe the long/short layering, with hoodies.
Then for the future look into pants modding and maybe see if I can find thrifted baggier cargos with a 28 waist (or 30 I can fix) or belt+bags and non-cargos (maybe denims)?
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Mmfad
•Created by LlamaλWave on 2/21/2025 in #questions-and-advice
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Yeah, that makes sense.
I read something that paired recommendations with personality. It was a sus source - one that tried to sell a custom styling service without actually being custom - but I did read their free stuff and they had a concept of choosing fabric/item weights by personality. People who are bubbly and move a lot might prefer light fabrics and flowy cuts, for example. It got into colors too.
I probably move like the bubbly type, but I need stuff that can survive me and be functional/durable. Baggy on stiffer/heavier pants makes sense there until it gets in the way. Plus "if you think you look good, you have more confidence, and confidence makes it look good"
Vibes makes sense, just ... annoying because that is part of what makes this so hard.
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•Created by LlamaλWave on 2/21/2025 in #questions-and-advice
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Maybe go with wider leg pants (not this work trip but in the future)? Are the bulkier cargos in fashion? They didn't go over well in the early 00s but I guess I've seen them more lately. I started having issues with my old ones falling down if anything was in the pockets or my phone in a pocket hitting my leg when walking and got rid of those a few years ago.
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Mmfad
•Created by senseofphysics on 2/21/2025 in #questions-and-advice
What outfit to go with these Red Wings for a college campus?
With wider cuff pants the legs would fit over the tops and the color would work with anything earth-tone based - greens, off whites, browns.
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Mmfad
•Created by LlamaλWave on 2/21/2025 in #questions-and-advice
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I've had a lot of trouble having baggier clothes without looking sloppy, and until/without bleach and re-dying pants can't wear the colors I like and get the put together look through having the bold only-two-colors combos.
Well even above, the tiedye shirts are closer to the colors I prefer than the collared shirts I've found that fit half decent.
I'm okay with not being flat, but ... hmm but not female office wear? I don't like the v necks and cuts - I like male cut clothes and stylings and then the femme is from colors if that makes sense?
I've noticed that regardless of how bold outfits from inspo pics are, there is some magic "put-together-ness" that makes the ones that go out of the norm on colors or styles seem intentional/good. I just can't wrap my head around what that is nor how to achieve it.
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Mmfad
•Created by LlamaλWave on 2/21/2025 in #questions-and-advice
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Goal for work outfits is probably functional-first (pockets? incorporating a worn bag might be a future project), a non-femme outline (aka the pants/collared shirt/color undershirt attempt, not female officewear blouses (plus too complicated to do re-pairing for 1-bag trips)), and not being grey / adding whimsy/color.
So I think the personal/"true to self"/expression is colors, and leveling up is "what can I do in 2 weeks without a lot of in-person stores" to wear it differently that looks more "pulled together"/intentional. Does that make sense?
This is about it for what pants I have, and the boots are easy (safety toe with zippers) if boring, but I can pull out some jackets, scarves, belts, or 'shop my closet' for some wholesale different outlines. I could look for a few additions but shopping doesn't go great... kinda rural and work from home.
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