It's good people. The 100% linen shirts I got were a bit rough at first, but are now nice and soft. I don't typically iron, but linen wrinkles so much that I did, and damn, what a beautiful material once it's ironed.

The raw linen color is also very nice.

Solana Oversized Straw Hat In Black X Natural

What are you wearing this summer?

It's already hot as fuck where I am. I never bothered with linen before, but I found some decent pants (thin linen/cotton blend from uniqulo, so we will see if they last, I have my eye on some nicer ones but they are $$$) and some linen shirts from muji. Starting to think that's the way to go to keep the sun off of me to stay cooler.

Linen, over or underrated? ()

Ralph Lauren designs Team USA's uniforms for the 2024 Olympics | CNN

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I love this guy's videos - he's just got a good vibe. Highly recommend for anyone looking for masc fashion videos.

1. Are there any good small (~50k subscribers) reddit subs that are good for questions about clothing/fashion? I only know about the gigantic subs with 1+ million subscribers. Posting there is always a total waste of time. Plus all the rules and bots are annoying as fuck.

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2. I'm looking for a online store that that has ~~affordable~~ colorful long-sleeve equivalents of what Old Navy calls camp shirts. Suggestions?
   Short-Sleeve Camp Shirt | Old Navy

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About once every couple years - I get a hankering for a colorful long-sleeved shirts. But then I google and google and google and google and I learn that only odd-ball clothing firms sell a few versions and they cost a king's ransom.

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I had to remove the word "affordable". I can't expect miracles - long-sleeved versions are rare. I'd be willing to go up to $100. And beyond - maybe?

how do you wear your keffiyeh? and where can i get one that directly supports Palestine?

Lots of fantastic sounds in this one!

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Photo caption: "Jennifer Lopez out in Los Angeles in wool cargo pants."

Are We All Really Supposed to Wear Cargo Pants? - NYT

A reader tries to square the style’s enduring appeal with her own reluctance to wear them.

Can you please explain cargo pants (and shorts)? They are clearly enduringly popular for men and women, but the pockets seem neither functional nor flattering. What am I missing, and what is the best way to wear them? — Patti, Boulder, Colo.

Once upon a time cargo pants, otherwise known as “the military’s greatest fashion contribution,” were created to fulfill a very specific function: allowing soldiers to carry crucial tools (or cargo). Invented by the British military in 1938 as part of the new Battle Dress Uniform, cargo pants included a field dressing pocket on the side of the right hip for emergency first aid and a map pocket just above the left knee for navigation.

They quickly migrated into the general population, and at this point I think it’s pretty safe to say, cargo pants can no longer be classified as a trend. They have become a wardrobe basic, like the white shirt or the little black dress. No matter what your gender.

Think of them as “a more chic alternative to your classic cotton pants,” said Hillary Taymour of Collina Strada, whose cargo pants are worn by Travis Kelce and Gina Gershon. “Comfortable enough for the workplace and fancy enough for a cocktail hour.”

Cargo pants received some initial criticism when unveiled. (Reportedly one British officer announced, “I’m not going to die dressed like a third-rate chauffeur.”) But it was only a matter of time before the fashion world, which loves to co-opt uniforms of all kinds, discovered them — especially when they became the uniform of the antiwar movement of the 1960s and from there made their way into the rock star wardrobe.

All that semiology, contained in a pair of trousers! Who could resist? They represented utilitarianism, rebellion, war, peace, masculinity, subversion, D.I.Y. practicality. Yves Saint Laurent was arguably the first designer to give cargo pants the high-fashion treatment, when he included a version in his Saharienne collection of 1968. Since then, it’s hard to think of a single label that hasn’t flirted with the style — on all ends of the fashion spectrum. Though they cycle up and down in popularity (big in the 1990s and noughties, less ubiquitous in the 2010s), they never disappear entirely. And at the moment they are having another major … well, moment.

A brief list of the brands that included cargo pants in recent offerings includes Dries Van Noten, Proenza Schouler, Mango, Cos, JW Anderson, Reformation, Valentino and Uniqlo. Vogue called them a “nonnegotiable for spring.” They come high-waist, low-waist and in all sorts of materials: cotton, canvas, velvet, satin.

There are cargo pants for pretty much everyone, and at this point they have become so denatured, so far removed from their point of origin, that the question of what you may be saying with your cargo pants — whether you are pro-military or not — is essentially moot.

Ms. Taymour recommends wearing cargos with a blazer or a button-up shirt, which makes them look less workwear, more debonair. Christopher John Rogers, who showed silk satin cargo pants on his runway under long button-up shirts left open from the waist down to create a quasi-train (and who lives in his own pair), suggested “wearing them low-slung with an oversize button-down and an elevated shoe, or high-waist and cinched with a belt and a contoured something on top.”

As for the pockets, Ms. Taymour suggests you think of them less as places to store stuff, as they once were intended, and more as architectural elements or “an accessory to your outfit.” The only cargo they should really be carrying, after all, is attitude.

Caption of above image (posted tp NPR):

American activist Mark Rudd, center, president of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), addresses students at Columbia University on May 3, 1968.

Love these kinds of old photos because they are so recognizeable. Post your "old school cool" left style. Above is not the best example.

I'm in the middle of a workwear and earth tones obsession right now, so damn, maybe I should do both in one garment and get some fatigue pants!

While I could probably just save for some really nice ones from orSlow or something, they're really expensive and I would probably always feel weird about wearing and washing them. Vintage feels like an option, but milsurp can be kind of a pain in the ass to shop for online. (Besides, if I'm going to have some weird musty high-waisted pants, I could just get some Strichtarn )

On the last episode of Fatigue Pants Z:

Got some in a khaki color from Alex Mill. Wasn't loving them enough for the kinda high price ($145), though they were pretty nice. The lighter color and patch pockets together weren't really working for me. Sent them back

This week:

Bought some brown ones from a SauceZhan (lmao this name) on Alibaba. They seem similar to Japanese heritage brands, but made. Taking a gamble on them since it seems like a pain in the ass to return. They'll probably just be messy work pants if I hate them, though. I did see a video from a Russian YouTuber that they look nice in tho. Will update if/when they arrive lol

Does anyone have suggestions for where to find nice high waisted pants/trousers for not much money? Like pleated carrot shape. Men's or women's ig, but preferably kinda mens/ambiguous. I have had terrible luck finding good vintage stuff around me for sizing. There seem to be so few brands making what I want for not $300+. I'm open to eBay, if anyone has any suggestions. Ideally something without that like finance bro waistband, just give me a zipper and a button lol

I'm sick of low/midrise jeans/pants. I don't get why they've been so popular for so long. It's a shit cut tbh, and kinda hurts to wear. The loose zoomer fit isn't for me either.

Been working on clearing out old clothes that no longer fit and figure I might give selling online a shot for some of the nicer stuff that's still in good condition. Has anyone had any success with this? Not expecting to make any money, but having a few bucks where I didn't seemed nice.

Mostly thinking about color preservation, but if its good at hair repair, I'll look into it.

Particularly, green dye.

Text: I drank a 4LOKO and have a LOADED FIREARM in my waistband

Context: A Four Loko is a beverage with up to 13% alcohol by volume in the US and other countries. The old formula used to have caffeine in it before the authoritarian capitalist government of changed it