• blarghly@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    Question: what is a less autism summer outfit for a guy?

    Inb4 “You can also wear a summer dress” - no. I don’t want to.

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        What, a shirt and khaki shorts? Or are the beautiful blond curls part of the outfit?

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            That’s not true. You don’t need to mimic the model you can buy the clothes, try them on and see if you like them on you. If you don’t send them back. The best pair of shorts I have is modelled by an Asian dude and he’s like an ordinary looking individual and then those pants are the same as I have and they’re modelled by that guy.

            Skin tone, height and body type is what you should be focusing on for a comparison. Trying to mimic a model, will always leave you feeling discouraged. Also if you know what already looks good on you, roll with that and do variations and shit. That’s a style right there. I can do plain and boring but I can wear a button up and a slim cut pair of jeans with a regualr nice shirt.

            I can wear anythig that I think looks good on me. That’s not confidence (or autism), it’s just I have a renewed sense of fuck it all in life and why the fuck should I care what anyone thinks about how I look? If it looks good to me, feels good to me and fits well, ☝🏻 while also not making people around me uncomfortable, then I’m gonna wear it. And you can do the same homie.

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              Oh I like the way I dress. I make an effort to look my best but Im saying that they use models to make the clothes as appealing as they can. It was mostly a self-depricating joke.

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      Browse through the summer look book of a designer you like. Ralph Lauren, or maybe Drakes are pretty inoffensive and safe bets for a classic look. Both are expensive brands, but you’re only buying inspiration anyway.

      My own personal advice, for what it’s worth. Not inclusive of all social situations, but…

      If they’re long pants, they’re linen. If they’re short pants, shorter inseams look a little more fashionable than knee length cargo shorts.

      If they’re long sleeves, they’re linen. If they’re short sleeves, then something that has a collar.

      Shoes are of the boat variety, or sandals.

      My uncle says men should never show their bare legs or feet in public, though you should probably decide that for yourself.

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        Bold of you to assume I’ve heard of any designer or even know what a summer look book is supposed to be (I guess the name is quite self explanatory).

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      My mild take is that there’s nothing wrong with that outfit.

      You could probably do a non-tshirt top, like a breezy short sleeve button down or more relaxed top. Maybe non khaki colored shorts, but it’s fine as is.

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      But men in pretty frocks look good … everyone should wear them.

      Plus, they’re better than shorts and t-shirt for keeping cool :-)

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    I look at women and they’re so well dressed in so many different and interesting styles. When i look at men they are dressed very plain usually “badly dressed” the ones the are well dressed rarely have an interesting style.

    I am thinking more about clothes these days because I want a dress style that i find interesting and I struggle to find the mens equivalent what I see in womens clothing.

    Ive never gone to a clothing store and seen wizard robes or anything cool. Never seen a cape, never seen a pirate shirt.

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      No one stopping you from wearing a dress

      Anyway

      Never seen a cape

      Can we normalize capes again?, like cmon! This is so cool:

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        I live where we have 3 seasons of summer and about 1.5 months of hoodie weather. There was a freeze and actual snow! spouse took a hoodie, other ones were dirty. I took my wool blanket, folded it in half, and used 3 safety pins to hold it in my shoulders. It looked like this

        But in dark gray with sweater, jeans, and my tan work boots. I felt damn cool and people were checking me out. Live your dreams!

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      It’s an interesting phenomenon, because throughout most of human history it was men who wore (if they could) flamboyant outfits, while women tended to be more demurely dressed. Sexually dimorphic species (ducks, peacocks, etc.) are often similar, with males having vibrant colours. What changed, and why? I’m sure some sociologist has thought of an answer.

      Signed, plainly dressed man.

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        I think the reason is as simple as flamboyant outfits being easily available.

        Two hundred years ago, a flamboyant outfit indicated you did minimum manual work. As that’d destroy the drip, and it was also quite expensive. While commoners would wear often brown/grey work outfits.

        It’s the same reasons for why it used to be in to be white/pale, as that indicated you’d stay inside all day rather than working the fields. Now it’s in to be tan, as that indicates you’re able to sunbath rather than work in an office all day long

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          I think there’s also a factor of WW1 and 2, even well into the depression it wasn’t too uncommon for men to wear somewhat colorful clothes but after WW2 it seems that the only folks using color were pimps and hippies. From there it was simply a matter of industrial clothing not really giving folks an option.

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      Wisdom Kaye is a male model and he does great videos exploring a more diverse perspective on men’s fashion. It may not be exactly what I looking for, but it’s definitely a fresh new perspective compared to what I see in day to day male fashion.

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        Would any of his outfits work on the orc body-type? Cuz that’s more or less what I’m working with

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          I’m not a fashionista or anything, but I think it’s more about finding your style and finding your fit within your style. Feeling good about your look is more important than it working for you in my opinion. The easiest upgrade with the most impact is generally tshirt to some other kind of top, but his looks are often a little more involved than top+bottom. He does have the traditional model aesthetic of tall and thin, but I think his tips and general style could be incorporated by anyone.

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        Sure but like he said there’s the whole availability aspect. You go to a kohls, or a Walmart, goodwill even, you’ll see a load of different styles for women. Men get t shirts, shorts, and maybe a jacket

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          I’m not suggesting men and women have equal access to equivalent style variety, but it seems like they are saying in part that men don’t have “interesting style” options. I recommended watching his stuff because he often wears skirts or dresses or womenswear cuts to get a shape less common in menswear that the commenter might like and be able to mimic. He does whole videos of thrifted fits too. Also lots of general styling tips for men to spice up an otherwise plain look.

          I’m not disagreeing with him, just trying to help with the resources I know of. Not really sure what your comment is getting at because I didn’t suggest anything other than a possible point of influence that it seems like you aren’t familiar with.

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          I get a decent chunk of clothes in the women’s section: shorts, pants, sweaters … They have better shaping, though it takes some searching for good fottong stuff. But also, a french tuck can really add life to a formless men’s sweater or shirt.

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    I look good.

    I mean, I’m not like fashionable or anything, but I’m certainly not goofy.

    Then why did I reply? - is a question I will be pondering thoughtfully and humbly for a bit.