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Mmfad
•Created by lyon on 1/5/2025 in #questions-and-advice
DIY help: spraying bleach on shoes with metal rivets
so in the course of endlessly scrolling insta reels i keep coming across people spraying bleach onto blanks and such. and this is cool! i enjoy this a lot! but then it made me go “why not just get a pair of black converse and spray bleach on those for the vibes?”
except when bleach hits the metal on the rivets, it corrodes. is there much i could do to avoid that or should i take a different approach entirely?
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Mmfad
•Created by lyon on 12/13/2024 in #questions-and-advice
do GATs fit my style or would they just be a neat thing in my closet?
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Mmfad
•Created by lyon on 11/14/2024 in #questions-and-advice
how do you style sweatpants?
at least in a way that doesn’t say “i really could care less about fashion.” it hit me like a truck when i was dressing for comfort in the airport the day i flew back home from atlanta, what the lady at the reception desk at my hotel said when i was checking out, how i suddenly looked “normal.” i knew she didn’t mean it like an insult but it stuck with me so much because i knew how often it is that athleisure devolves into sweatpants-t-shirt-runners and it kind of made me feel like what tiny attempt i’d made to actually style my pants had completely died in the water. this was after spending all week dressing like my #waywt greatest hits, so she knew i have a sense of what makes me me.
y’all know me well enough by now i think. i angle for the skater and the rocker vibes, with a touch of gorp and a fistful of whimsy. if i need to post my particular pair i can, just holler.
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Mmfad
•Created by lyon on 10/29/2024 in #questions-and-advice
patching a lined jacket (decorative)
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Mmfad
•Created by lyon on 10/24/2024 in #questions-and-advice
hey remember the miso soup on my pants? there’s more (shoes)
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Mmfad
•Created by lyon on 10/21/2024 in #questions-and-advice
why can’t i have nice things (laundry)
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Mmfad
•Created by lyon on 10/6/2024 in #questions-and-advice
does a fishhook on a hat mean anything?
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Mmfad
•Created by lyon on 9/8/2024 in #questions-and-advice
is there such thing as a basic bastard’s handwashing kit
ie, bucket type + size, any particular tools(?)
the building of my first proper punk battlejacket is on the horizon and i’m wondering if there’s anything i Absolutely Need To Know And Own to do it right when it comes to cleaning it all
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Mmfad
•Created by lyon on 8/4/2024 in #questions-and-advice
Recommendations for a foldable/packable raincoat/windbreaker?
you really don’t know how much you need one until you move to the PNW and then it rains all the time and your normal coat doesn’t fold down that tight.
price range: sub-USD $250
region: PNW
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Mmfad
•Created by lyon on 7/20/2024 in #questions-and-advice
Masc bracelets for small ass wrists
my wrist is like 6” circ. and as much as i love inox for being the affordable choice, their bracelets are really long and often end up being too big for me. any suggestions under USD$200?
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Mmfad
•Created by lyon on 7/7/2024 in #questions-and-advice
is it weird to have the same bag in several colorways?
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Mmfad
•Created by lyon on 7/5/2024 in #questions-and-advice
Recommendations for moto jeans?
price range: USD$200 at most, willing to go up to USD$300 if something's that incredible at that price point.
region: pacific northwest (PNW)
i don't actually need safety features, i'm more interested in the ribbing of the denim usually seen in this kind of look. hence the lower price cap. kind of had an epiphany that i could probably milk some spacey vibes out of them so i wanna see how far i can take that. i would prefer straight leg cuts at a minimum; i'm trying to emphasize the hips as little as possible.
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Mmfad
•Created by lyon on 6/11/2024 in #questions-and-advice
Bowling shirts?
So long story short, when I was a wee Lyon, I latched onto Guy Fieri as one of the pinnacles of masculinity. Well, it's also occurred to me that aside from wearing more button-up BBQ shirts than I can count, he also wears a lot of vintage-style bowling shirts. Any favorites?
I have no serious budget limitations other than the fact that I'd like to try not to spend more than $100 on a single shirt unless it's just that nice.
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Mmfad
•Created by lyon on 6/10/2024 in #questions-and-advice
LF PNW Native Peoples (Traditional) Jewelry
I’ve been incredibly infuriated lately by the fact that every store within an hour of me that does in fact ensure the people who made the pieces they’re selling get an appropriate cut of the profit is bringing in pieces from the Southwestern or Central US tribes. If I wanted that, I would’ve gotten some when I lived in Texas.
Anyone in the PNW know where I can find local native artisans selling their works? I’m in the Spokane Valley vicinity (considering the fact that I’m across state lines).
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Mmfad
•Created by lyon on 5/15/2024 in #questions-and-advice
Why would I wear a polo?
More specifically, why would I wear a polo when I could just wear a buttoned shirt? I could wear a BBQ/Aloha shirt if I needed to dress down or a nicer buttoned shirt if I needed to dress up. So why polos? Is it literally just a golfing thing?
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Mmfad
•Created by lyon on 5/6/2024 in #questions-and-advice
T-boy brand recs?
I don’t like the idea of just perusing Instagram and then buying shorts or jeans and hoping they’re nice, so I come bearing the age-old question:
Brand recommendations for someone who still very much has a “womanly” figure but wants those masc cuts? This is geared more towards clothing, I have other spaces to go for binding related questions.
I’ve been interested lately in Dapper Boi, Kirrin Finch, Wildfang, and Both&, but since I haven’t actually bought from any of them I can’t be 100% sure on quality. Are those good? Are there other brands I’ve been sleeping on?
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Mmfad
•Created by lyon on 4/7/2024 in #questions-and-advice
LF Mid-wash Denim Trucker Jacket
I was considering a Levi's Premium standard-cut trucker jacket but I wasn't sure if anyone had any better recommendations in the sub-$350 USD price range. Only prerequisite is that it has a back panel large enough for an appr. 8" x 10.5" patch and that I don't have to worry about doing reinforcement stitches through a layer of sherpa.
No particular rush or time frame; willing to look in-person if necessary (Spokane Valley area).
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