Note: This is NOT a question about personal hygiene, but being green/using water and electricity. I am NOT asking how often you change your clothes, but how often you do a washing.
I usually do washing ever second day and I am concerned if I should wait more (i.e. collect more clothes before doing the washing) to waste less water and electricity or not...
Weekly. I have enough clothes that I could stretch that out to once every two or three weeks, but it's best to keep on top of it.
I have enough clothes to make it only every couple of weeks. easily.
Every couple weeks.
Since washing clothes destroys them over time I try to only do it as needed.
I don't get the "I have enough clothes" response. Yeah, well I have enough clothes to wear for 2 - 3 weeks too, but that would mean having to wear something no longer fashionable, or not matching, or just something I don't feel like that day, eventually.
How do you properly accessorize that way?
I tend to do three loads - white, colours, and bed clothes - once a week.
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 10:06:10 AM
I don't get the "I have enough clothes" response. Yeah, well I have enough clothes to wear for 2 - 3 weeks too, but that would mean having to wear something no longer fashionable, or not matching, or just something I don't feel like that day, eventually.
How do you properly accessorize that way?
Here's the great thing: Heterosexuality goes with everything.
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 10:06:10 AM
How do you properly accessorize that way?
I tend to build my outfits around specific things. Like dark pants and so forth. Then I can get lots of outfits that look good without having to think too much about it.
Acceossorize? With what? Different color belts?
Quote from: Valmy on June 16, 2009, 10:05:15 AM
Every couple weeks.
Since washing clothes destroys them over time I try to only do it as needed.
Err, I didn't say I am washing the
same clothes every second day, obviously (unless of course I feel like wearing a particular shirt often etc.). I do wear a shirt (not to mention underwear/t-shirt) for one day only, no matter what. Things like trousers and jackets usually are good for a week or so (unless they actually get stained, of course), suits for 2-3 weeks.
Besides, in 9 cases out of ten, I throw away clothes for being no longer fashionable before they manage to get destroyed through wear and tear.
Once or twice a week based on need + I bring my shirts (and less often suits) to a laundry once a week.
Quote from: Valmy on June 16, 2009, 10:08:40 AMAcceossorize? With what? Different color belts?
Well, belts are one thing (I have them in four colours - black, red, white and brown). Then you have ties, scarves, chokers, wrist bands, socks, suspenders, hats or caps, etc.
Or... *drumroll*... vests (and no, garbon, most of my vests are NOT sweater vests :P).
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 10:09:09 AM
Besides, in 9 cases out of ten, I throw away clothes for being no longer fashionable before they manage to get destroyed through wear and tear.
Lame.
Quote from: Valmy on June 16, 2009, 10:08:40 AM
Acceossorize? With what? Different color belts?
Why glitter and hair barrettes, of course! :angry:
Quote from: garbon on June 16, 2009, 10:12:00 AM
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 10:09:09 AM
Besides, in 9 cases out of ten, I throw away clothes for being no longer fashionable before they manage to get destroyed through wear and tear.
Lame.
Well, I had to exchange a lot of my wardrobe because I lost about 15 pounds between 27 and 29 of age. I used to wear L, now it's mostly S and M.
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 10:11:04 AM
Quote from: Valmy on June 16, 2009, 10:08:40 AMAcceossorize? With what? Different color belts?
Well, belts are one thing (I have them in four colours - black, red, white and brown). Then you have ties, scarves, chokers, wrist bands, socks, suspenders, hats or caps, etc.
Chokers? What are you, a twelve year old girl?
I don't personnally do it.
But it's done everyday.
Quote from: Neil on June 16, 2009, 10:14:28 AM
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 10:11:04 AM
Quote from: Valmy on June 16, 2009, 10:08:40 AMAcceossorize? With what? Different color belts?
Well, belts are one thing (I have them in four colours - black, red, white and brown). Then you have ties, scarves, chokers, wrist bands, socks, suspenders, hats or caps, etc.
Chokers? What are you, a twelve year old girl?
Well, maybe I used the wrong word for it. It's more like a bead necklace kind of thing. :P
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 10:09:09 AMBesides, in 9 cases out of ten, I throw away clothes for being no longer fashionable before they manage to get destroyed through wear and tear.
Doesn't that contradict your stated intention to be environmentally friendly by washing less often? Buying less clothes would also help protect our precious planet.
Quote from: Zanza2 on June 16, 2009, 10:16:01 AM
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 10:09:09 AMBesides, in 9 cases out of ten, I throw away clothes for being no longer fashionable before they manage to get destroyed through wear and tear.
Doesn't that contradict your stated intention to be environmentally friendly by washing less often? Buying less clothes would also help protect our precious planet.
I'm not a fundamentalist about being green. Looking fabulous is more important than the impending environmental holocaust. :P
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 10:13:22 AM
Well, I had to exchange a lot of my wardrobe because I lost about 15 pounds between 27 and 29 of age. I used to wear L, now it's mostly S and M.
Interesting how you slid quite a bit from I get rid of unfashionable clothes to I had to get rid of my fat clothes because I lost weight and I'll never gain it back again. :shifty:
Quote from: Zanza2 on June 16, 2009, 10:16:01 AM
Doesn't that contradict your stated intention to be environmentally friendly by washing less often? Buying less clothes would also help protect our precious planet.
Additionally here in the civilized world, we donate clothes. I can't think of the last time I actually threw clothing in the trash.
Quote from: garbon on June 16, 2009, 10:20:24 AM
Quote from: Zanza2 on June 16, 2009, 10:16:01 AM
Doesn't that contradict your stated intention to be environmentally friendly by washing less often? Buying less clothes would also help protect our precious planet.
Additionally here in the civilized world, we donate clothes. I can't think of the last time I actually threw clothing in the trash.
Well who says I throw them in the trash either? I usually give them away too. :rolleyes:
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 10:21:40 AM
Well who says I throw them in the trash either? I usually give them away too. :rolleyes:
Oh, you said "I throw away clothes" just for cool effect then?
Quote from: garbon on June 16, 2009, 10:22:53 AM
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 10:21:40 AM
Well who says I throw them in the trash either? I usually give them away too. :rolleyes:
Oh, you said "I throw away clothes" just for cool effect then?
Yes.
This reminds me of an odd incident while hiking along the Burma/Thailand border. We entered a Karen village, and were met by some of the tribesmen. One I recall had a home-made shotgun he was very proud of - the barrel must have dated back to the British occupation, and he built a wooden stock and a sort of flintlock arrangement. He used it for hunting.
The odd thing was what he was wearing.
It was a splended silver fake lame disco shirt, lovingly mended.
He obviously got it from some clothing donation, the last leg of a long, long journey from the height of 1970s fashion to decorating a tribesman in the early 1990s in the ungoverned highlands of SE Asia.
On my own, every couple of weeks.
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 09:57:46 AM
I am NOT asking how often you change your clothes, but how often you do a washing.
One load weekly usually, sometimes one load every two weeks.
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 10:09:09 AM
Besides, in 9 cases out of ten, I throw away clothes for being no longer fashionable before they manage to get destroyed through wear and tear.
I go for classic looks rather than trendy stuff precisely for this reason. Men's clothes are nice that way, alot of stuff just looks good for years.
Once a week on the weekend.
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 10:11:04 AM
Then you have ties, scarves, chokers, wrist bands, socks, suspenders, hats or caps, etc.
Ties, I have lots of ties but I rarely wear them since this is a very casual city. Heck my boss once accused me for kissing up because I wear ncie shirts and pants to work everyday.
Scarves...it is hot here I am not sure when I would be able to wear it.
Chokers and wrist bands...well those are pretty unfashionable for an adult male.
I look pretty good in hats and caps but I hate wearing them. They make my head itch. I don't own suspenders.
Quote from: Valmy on June 16, 2009, 10:43:03 AM
I look pretty good in hats and caps but I hate wearing them. They make my head itch. I don't own suspenders.
A Texan without a ten gallon hat? :(
Quote from: Malthus on June 16, 2009, 10:44:46 AM
A Texan without a ten gallon hat? :(
Unfortunately I neither own a ranch nor have a rodeo fetish.
Quote from: Valmy on June 16, 2009, 10:45:52 AM
Unfortunately I neither own a ranch nor have a rodeo fetish.
I can see it being unfortunate that you do not own a ranch, but I think not having a rodeo fetish would be a good thing?
Quote from: Valmy on June 16, 2009, 10:40:30 AM
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 10:09:09 AM
Besides, in 9 cases out of ten, I throw away clothes for being no longer fashionable before they manage to get destroyed through wear and tear.
I go for classic looks rather than trendy stuff precisely for this reason. Men's clothes are nice that way, alot of stuff just looks good for years.
Well, I don't as much go for a "trendy" look as I like shopping for clothes and have various different outfits I assemble.
Quote from: Valmy on June 16, 2009, 10:45:52 AM
Quote from: Malthus on June 16, 2009, 10:44:46 AM
A Texan without a ten gallon hat? :(
Unfortunately I neither own a ranch nor have a rodeo fetish.
How can you overturn my view of the world like that?
I pictured all Texans as riding the range wearing ten gallon hats, returning to the ranch to perhaps type out a line or two on Languish before being called away to deal with maurading indians or mexicans.
I'm crying into my giant maple leaf hat. :cry:
Quote from: Valmy on June 16, 2009, 10:43:03 AM
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 10:11:04 AM
Then you have ties, scarves, chokers, wrist bands, socks, suspenders, hats or caps, etc.
Ties, I have lots of ties but I rarely wear them since this is a very casual city. Heck my boss once accused me for kissing up because I wear ncie shirts and pants to work everyday.
Scarves...it is hot here I am not sure when I would be able to wear it.
Chokers and wrist bands...well those are pretty unfashionable for an adult male.
I look pretty good in hats and caps but I hate wearing them. They make my head itch. I don't own suspenders.
I don't see why you can't be casual while still be wearing a tie. They are a very good way to accessorize (e.g. give your outfit a bit of colour) without looking stuffy.
Scarves can be worn in warm weather, especially when it is windy (I am not talking here thick, winter-style scarves, but rather soft, silk ones you can tie around your neck, as if they were a tie).
Wrist bands, again, can be a nice touch, although I agree you don't want to go overboard with that.
Socks, like ties, are great for some colour touch. Suspenders can offer a nice contrast as well (I am not talking about normal, "utilitarian" ones, but more crazy stuff - e.g. thick white suspenders look cool with a black shirt for a semi-casual night out).
Hats and caps can also be cool, especially the retro style ones that are fashionable this summer.
Btw, does anyone else get confused by Malthus and Valmy having similar avatars? :P
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 10:55:42 AM
Btw, does anyone else get confused by Malthus and Valmy having similar avatars? :P
:huh: British & French Flags = Spanking?
Quote from: Malthus on June 16, 2009, 10:51:39 AM
Quote from: Valmy on June 16, 2009, 10:45:52 AM
Quote from: Malthus on June 16, 2009, 10:44:46 AM
A Texan without a ten gallon hat? :(
Unfortunately I neither own a ranch nor have a rodeo fetish.
How can you overturn my view of the world like that?
I pictured all Texans as riding the range wearing ten gallon hats, returning to the ranch to perhaps type out a line or two on Languish before being called away to deal with maurading indians or mexicans.
I'm crying into my giant maple leaf hat. :cry:
That's Albertans you're thinking of. :alberta:
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 10:13:22 AMnow it's mostly S and M.
So, are you a top or a bottom?
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 10:55:42 AM
Btw, does anyone else get confused by Malthus and Valmy having similar avatars? :P
Similar is some sort of metaphorical sense? :lol:
Quote from: Barrister on June 16, 2009, 10:57:44 AM
That's Albertans you're thinking of. :alberta:
Those Mexicans sure get around ...
Cleaners ftw. If you aren't staying on the cusp of the fashion industry, and I'm not, it saves some trouble and keeps the clothes lasting longer.
Towels, undergarments, socks, and sheets--done on an irregular schedule, whenever tolerance for the hamper getting full is lost. As my tolerance is higher, I get the chore infrequently. :blush:
Quote from: Malthus on June 16, 2009, 10:51:39 AM
I pictured all Texans as riding the range wearing ten gallon hats, returning to the ranch to perhaps type out a line or two on Languish before being called away to deal with maurading indians or mexicans.
I do think it is funny about Texas' reputation for having Indians. Our Native Population is almost non-existant.
Quote from: Barrister on June 16, 2009, 10:57:44 AM
That's Albertans you're thinking of. :alberta:
Well I have heard Alberta called the 'Texas of Canada'. They should be proud.
Quote from: Valmy on June 16, 2009, 11:09:01 AM
I do think it is funny about Texas' reputation for having Indians. Our Native Population is almost non-existant.
And it is all your fault. Nasty genocidal Texans. :mad:
Every week. One week tends to be darks and the other brights.
once a week... unless I get busy. Then every two. I used to have enough clothes for that long or longer... but everything is too big now.
About every 3th week, when my hampers are full, got 2 of them one for low temperatures and one for high temperatures (mostly work clothes)...
Quote from: Malthus on June 16, 2009, 11:13:46 AM
And it is all your fault. Nasty genocidal Texans. :mad:
Yeehaw!
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 10:53:24 AM
I don't see why you can't be casual while still be wearing a tie. They are a very good way to accessorize (e.g. give your outfit a bit of colour) without looking stuffy.
Scarves can be worn in warm weather, especially when it is windy (I am not talking here thick, winter-style scarves, but rather soft, silk ones you can tie around your neck, as if they were a tie).
Wrist bands, again, can be a nice touch, although I agree you don't want to go overboard with that.
Socks, like ties, are great for some colour touch. Suspenders can offer a nice contrast as well (I am not talking about normal, "utilitarian" ones, but more crazy stuff - e.g. thick white suspenders look cool with a black shirt for a semi-casual night out).
Hats and caps can also be cool, especially the retro style ones that are fashionable this summer.
I don't know many people who wear ties on casual days.
Should any man really be seen wearing a silk scarf?
Call me crazy, but when I wear clothing, I generally try not to have my socks very visible. Suspenders? :x
Sure, hats can be fine if one likes wearing hats. Many people don't.
Quote from: Valmy on June 16, 2009, 11:19:49 AM
Quote from: Malthus on June 16, 2009, 11:13:46 AM
And it is all your fault. Nasty genocidal Texans. :mad:
Yeehaw!
I bet you were wearing a ten gallon hat and driving a pickup truck with bull horns on the grille when you deliberately ran down the last indian.
Oh, and you were eating a BBQ steak at the time, driving on your way back to the ranch.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
Valmy is the Rich Texan on The Simpsons? :cool:
Quote from: BuddhaRhubarb on June 16, 2009, 11:33:15 AM
Valmy is the Rich Texan on The Simpsons? :cool:
All Texans arer the Rich Texan on the Simpsons. He's the Platonic ideal of Texan.
Valmy is merely in the closet. I bet he watches rodeo porn and feels bad about it. :D
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on June 16, 2009, 10:58:51 AM
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 10:13:22 AMnow it's mostly S and M.
So, are you a top or a bottom?
I'm dissapointed that it took over 1/2 an hour for languish to make this joke (and that MIM beat me to it).
I'm picturing Marty's look as some kind of hybrid between Nathan Detroit, gypsy fortune teller, and the wardrobe from a Michael Jackson video shoot. :P
Unlike this thread I am not gay.
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 10:53:24 AM
Scarves can be worn in warm weather, especially when it is windy (I am not talking here thick, winter-style scarves, but rather soft, silk ones you can tie around your neck, as if they were a tie).
That's especially useful if you want to come out of the closet without saying anything to anyone.
Quote from: garbon on June 16, 2009, 11:21:50 AM
Call me crazy, but when I wear clothing, I generally try not to have my socks very visible.
That's pretty common. You'd have to be looking pretty closely at someone's feet in order to get a 'flash of colour' from their socks....
<looks at who posted the original comment>Well, normal people don't do that.
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 10:06:10 AM
I don't get the "I have enough clothes" response. Yeah, well I have enough clothes to wear for 2 - 3 weeks too, but that would mean having to wear something no longer fashionable, or not matching, or just something I don't feel like that day, eventually.
How do you properly accessorize that way?
because I am classic. and most clothes are easy to match with blacks/darks.
forget about fashion, which is fickle, and largely just buy contemporary and keep an eye out for good functional materials/blends.
... if you wear a shirt one day, and you didn't soil or sweat it, it can just be hung up to air out for a couple of days, instead of washing.
it's ok to sniff test.
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 10:53:24 AMSocks, like ties, are great for some colour touch.
To paraphrase Henry Ford: you can wear socks in any color you like, as long as it's black.
Black socks only work with dark long pants.
Quote from: Zanza2 on June 16, 2009, 01:19:57 PM
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 10:53:24 AMSocks, like ties, are great for some colour touch.
To paraphrase Henry Ford: you can wear socks in any color you like, as long as it's black.
Dark blue is ok too.
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on June 16, 2009, 10:58:51 AM
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 10:13:22 AMnow it's mostly S and M.
So, are you a top or a bottom?
I thought everybody knew that by now.
Incidentally, "top" and "bottom" are mainly anal sex terms. In S&M the terms are "dom" and "sub".
Quote from: Valmy on June 16, 2009, 01:31:19 PM
Black socks only work with dark long pants.
Yes. Brown socks with lighter long pants, and white socks with athletic shoes and sandals.
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 01:39:06 PM
Incidentally, "top" and "bottom" are mainly anal sex terms
Their meanings have drifted though to include dom and sub for the not s&m inclined.
Quote from: alfred russel on June 16, 2009, 01:41:15 PM
Quote from: Valmy on June 16, 2009, 01:31:19 PM
Black socks only work with dark long pants.
Yes. Brown socks with lighter long pants, and white socks with athletic shoes and sandals.
What about dark patterned socks? I have black TH socks with a red-and-white argyle pattern, for example.
Quote from: garbon on June 16, 2009, 11:21:50 AM
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 10:53:24 AM
I don't see why you can't be casual while still be wearing a tie. They are a very good way to accessorize (e.g. give your outfit a bit of colour) without looking stuffy.
Scarves can be worn in warm weather, especially when it is windy (I am not talking here thick, winter-style scarves, but rather soft, silk ones you can tie around your neck, as if they were a tie).
Wrist bands, again, can be a nice touch, although I agree you don't want to go overboard with that.
Socks, like ties, are great for some colour touch. Suspenders can offer a nice contrast as well (I am not talking about normal, "utilitarian" ones, but more crazy stuff - e.g. thick white suspenders look cool with a black shirt for a semi-casual night out).
Hats and caps can also be cool, especially the retro style ones that are fashionable this summer.
I don't know many people who wear ties on casual days.
Should any man really be seen wearing a silk scarf?
Call me crazy, but when I wear clothing, I generally try not to have my socks very visible. Suspenders? :x
Sure, hats can be fine if one likes wearing hats. Many people don't.
I didn't realize American fashion was so conservative. I'm aiming more at London's, tbh.
Quote from: Valmy on June 16, 2009, 01:31:19 PM
Black socks only work with dark long pants.
That's all I wear. Either blue jeans (work with black socks) or dark suits with black leather shoes (black socks are a must).
When I wear shorts, I only wear those half-socks that end with the shoe. In black though. ;)
White socks are okay for some sports (e.g. tennis).
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 01:45:46 PMI have black TH socks with a red-and-white argyle pattern, for example.
One step away from Pippi Longstocking.
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 09:57:46 AM
Note: This is NOT a question about personal hygiene, but being green/using water and electricity. I am NOT asking how often you change your clothes, but how often you do a washing.
I usually do washing ever second day and I am concerned if I should wait more (i.e. collect more clothes before doing the washing) to waste less water and electricity or not...
Once or twice a week, try to group as many pieces of clothes together, regardless of colour, use cold water and whatever soap I choose, usually the cheapest one wich automatically excludes the new "officially bio" soaps.
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 01:45:46 PM
Quote from: alfred russel on June 16, 2009, 01:41:15 PM
Quote from: Valmy on June 16, 2009, 01:31:19 PM
Black socks only work with dark long pants.
Yes. Brown socks with lighter long pants, and white socks with athletic shoes and sandals.
What about dark patterned socks? I have black TH socks with a red-and-white argyle pattern, for example.
I was just trying to appall people with the idea of wearing socks with sandals. :(
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 10:48:37 AM
Well, I don't as much go for a "trendy" look as I like shopping for clothes and have various different outfits I assemble.
Confirmation that marti is Roger from
American Dad.
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fz.about.com%2Fd%2Fanimatedtv%2F1%2F7%2FT%2FS%2FamdadRodger_72.jpg&hash=29ae647360588f3fa409bb9816790e33e78d1427)
Quote from: saskganesh on June 16, 2009, 01:00:53 PM
... if you wear a shirt one day, and you didn't soil or sweat it, it can just be hung up to air out for a couple of days, instead of washing.
it's ok to sniff test.
Ewwwww.
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 01:48:30 PM
I didn't realize American fashion was so conservative. I'm aiming more at London's, tbh.
Gotcha, queer eye.
Quote from: alfred russel on June 16, 2009, 02:16:55 PM
I was just trying to appall people with the idea of wearing socks with sandals. :(
Maybe that is what they do in London.
London, capital of world fashion. :bowler:
Quote from: clandestino on June 16, 2009, 02:30:34 PM
London, capital of world fashion. :bowler:
Well, capital of gay polish fashion.
Whenever my wife gets around to it.
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 16, 2009, 02:21:52 PM
Quote from: saskganesh on June 16, 2009, 01:00:53 PM
... if you wear a shirt one day, and you didn't soil or sweat it, it can just be hung up to air out for a couple of days, instead of washing.
it's ok to sniff test.
Ewwwww.
if it doesn't smell, no one tells.
Quote from: Valmy on June 16, 2009, 02:26:27 PM
Quote from: alfred russel on June 16, 2009, 02:16:55 PM
I was just trying to appall people with the idea of wearing socks with sandals. :(
Maybe that is what they do in London.
I never wear socks with sandals.
Btw, to all you guys who only have black socks unless it's sport white ones - what do you wear with white trousers and white shoes? Surely neither sport socks (they are usually too thick or have some patterns) or black suit socks fit? :huh:
I never wear white. I might spot.
My latest idea for a fucked up outfit I am yet to try out when clubbing is:
- black and white checkered (small grain) shirt,
- similarly patterned (but different grain) narrow tie,
- broad white suspenders,
- white trousers,
- black shoes.
Feel free to laugh. :P
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 03:12:13 PM
My latest idea for a fucked up outfit I am yet to try out when clubbing is:
- black and white checkered (small grain) shirt,
- similarly patterned (but different grain) narrow tie,
- broad white suspenders,
- white trousers,
- black shoes.
Feel free to laugh. :P
Trying to be a mod?
And to answer opening post, once a week.
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 03:09:23 PM
Btw, to all you guys who only have black socks unless it's sport white ones - what do you wear with white trousers and white shoes? Surely neither sport socks (they are usually too thick or have some patterns) or black suit socks fit? :huh:
I'd kick my own ass if tried wearing white pants.
Quote from: katmai on June 16, 2009, 03:14:39 PM
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 03:09:23 PM
Btw, to all you guys who only have black socks unless it's sport white ones - what do you wear with white trousers and white shoes? Surely neither sport socks (they are usually too thick or have some patterns) or black suit socks fit? :huh:
I'd kick my own ass if tried wearing white pants.
Trying to pick lettuce while wearing white is a no-no.
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 16, 2009, 03:15:23 PM
Trying to pick lettuce while wearing white is a no-no.
Damn skippy.
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 03:09:23 PMBtw, to all you guys who only have black socks unless it's sport white ones - what do you wear with white trousers and white shoes? Surely neither sport socks (they are usually too thick or have some patterns) or black suit socks fit? :huh:
As I am not working in a hospital, I don't wear (or own) white trousers. The only males I ever see with white trousers are ghetto Turks.
Quote from: katmai on June 16, 2009, 03:13:10 PM
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 03:12:13 PM
My latest idea for a fucked up outfit I am yet to try out when clubbing is:
- black and white checkered (small grain) shirt,
- similarly patterned (but different grain) narrow tie,
- broad white suspenders,
- white trousers,
- black shoes.
Feel free to laugh. :P
Trying to be a mod?
Like you and CdM? :unsure:
Edit: I searched the word. Yeah, I guess that's the kind of thing I like (even if I fail). I'm an attention whore. :P
I don't. My mom does it all for me.
Who the fuck wears white trousers? Oh, right.
Quote from: katmai on June 16, 2009, 03:13:10 PM
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 03:12:13 PM
My latest idea for a fucked up outfit I am yet to try out when clubbing is:
- black and white checkered (small grain) shirt,
- similarly patterned (but different grain) narrow tie,
- broad white suspenders,
- white trousers,
- black shoes.
Feel free to laugh. :P
Trying to be a mod?
Well, him and CdM are already mostly indistinguishable.
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 03:09:23 PM
Btw, to all you guys who only have black socks unless it's sport white ones - what do you wear with white trousers and white shoes? Surely neither sport socks (they are usually too thick or have some patterns) or black suit socks fit? :huh:
They simply don't wear that combo.
It is a typical guy solution. You only buy dark socks so you only buy clothes that you can wear with said socks.
Quote from: Barrister on June 16, 2009, 02:38:43 PM
Whenever my wife gets around to it.
Bastard - I've waded through this entire god-awful thread to use that one, just to be beaten to the punch...
:P
Quote from: C.C.R. on June 16, 2009, 05:19:48 PM
Quote from: Barrister on June 16, 2009, 02:38:43 PM
Whenever my wife gets around to it.
Bastard - I've waded through this entire god-awful thread to use that one, just to be beaten to the punch...
:P
:unsure: I thought that was the default "married guy answer". Hardly needed saying.
Quote from: Malthus on June 16, 2009, 05:24:10 PM
:unsure: I thought that was the default "married guy answer". Hardly needed saying.
I used to do laundry all the time, but that fell by the wayside a few years ago. With an impending bambino coming, though, I'll probably be getting that chore back for awhile.
That being said, when I'm in charge of laundry it gets done once a week, but my wife does it every couple/few days when she gets a full load of something that goes together...
:ccr
About once every 10 days :mellow:
Quote from: C.C.R. on June 16, 2009, 05:28:20 PM
Quote from: Malthus on June 16, 2009, 05:24:10 PM
:unsure: I thought that was the default "married guy answer". Hardly needed saying.
I used to do laundry all the time, but that fell by the wayside a few years ago. With an impending bambino coming, though, I'll probably be getting that chore back for awhile.
That being said, when I'm in charge of laundry it gets done once a week, but my wife does it every couple/few days when she gets a full load of something that goes together...
:ccr
When you have a kid, "once a week" will not do. You'll see. :D
Quote from: Malthus on June 16, 2009, 05:33:04 PM
When you have a kid, "once a week" will not do. You'll see. :D
:(
Quote from: Malthus on June 16, 2009, 05:33:04 PM
When you have a kid, "once a week" will not do. You'll see. :D
Doesn't CCR already have a kid? Or did he just snatch mini-ccr for cute photos? :unsure:
Quote from: garbon on June 16, 2009, 05:49:01 PM
Quote from: Malthus on June 16, 2009, 05:33:04 PM
When you have a kid, "once a week" will not do. You'll see. :D
Doesn't CCR already have a kid? Or did he just snatch mini-ccr for cute photos? :unsure:
I ... don't know. :(
I thought his wife was expecting their first.
You forgot Jocelyne! :o
How is washing a chore in the modern day and age, unless one is washing by hand for some inexplicable reason? It takes me 30 seconds to set the washing machine to wash and dry. :unsure:
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 05:53:02 PM
How is washing a chore in the modern day and age, unless one is washing by hand for some inexplicable reason? It takes me 30 seconds to set the washing machine to wash and dry. :unsure:
Inexplicable? Some clothes is handwash only. :mellow:
Quote from: garbon on June 16, 2009, 05:58:30 PM
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 05:53:02 PM
How is washing a chore in the modern day and age, unless one is washing by hand for some inexplicable reason? It takes me 30 seconds to set the washing machine to wash and dry. :unsure:
Inexplicable? Some clothes is handwash only. :mellow:
Err... so you give them to professional cleaners. :huh:
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 05:53:02 PM
How is washing a chore in the modern day and age, unless one is washing by hand for some inexplicable reason? It takes me 30 seconds to set the washing machine to wash and dry. :unsure:
I detest folding clothes, which is far more time-consuming than washing.
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 06:00:32 PM
Err... so you give them to professional cleaners. :huh:
Why would I waste money when I can do it myself? After all, they aren't items that require dry cleaning...
Anyway, I don't have my own washer and dryer. I either need to scrounge up quarters to use the machines in my building (and fight people for them) or go to the laundromat across the street with cash. Both make it a hassle and I hate paying.
Quote from: Grey Fox on June 16, 2009, 05:51:41 PM
You forgot Jocelyn! :o
Yep. She'll be seven in August. And when she was a baby I still did laundry once a week because I won't do it (or precious little else) during the work week. She had like 417 sets of ones-ies, 342 of which I could shove in the washer simultaneously. I had A System...
:cool:
White/light colour clothes - twice a week
Dark colour clothes - twice a week
Towels - once a week
Bed sheets - we change bed sheets every two weeks, but the bed sheets and the duvet covers must be washed separately, or they won't be dry enough. So the short answer is twice every two weeks
Clothes that cannot be dried must be washed separately. That's about once a week on average.
So about 7 times every week - about once a day.
For my clothes I do about 3 loads a week, usually on the weekend. I have two daughters who do a combined 3 loads weekly.
I could it in less but I don't put more than 4 pairs of jeans in the wash at once, and that is what I wear to work.
Weekly.
Quote from: C.C.R. on June 16, 2009, 06:36:30 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on June 16, 2009, 05:51:41 PM
You forgot Jocelyn! :o
Yep. She'll be seven in August. And when she was a baby I still did laundry once a week because I won't do it (or precious little else) during the work week. She had like 417 sets of ones-ies, 342 of which I could shove in the washer simultaneously. I had A System...
:cool:
:lol:
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 06:00:32 PM
Quote from: garbon on June 16, 2009, 05:58:30 PM
Inexplicable? Some clothes is handwash only. :mellow:
Err... so you give them to professional cleaners. :huh:
Nah, you put them on "handwash" programme with non-biological detergent. Same with most dry clean only stuff.
Jesus Mart, how come do you manage to fill an entire washer load with clothes in just two days? I also live on my own and I struggle to get a full load in a week. And then you pretend to be "green"?
Either you have a really small washer, or are quite frivolous on that front.
Quote from: The Larch on June 17, 2009, 07:51:46 AM
Jesus Mart, how come do you manage to fill an entire washer load with clothes in just two days? I also live on my own and I struggle to get a full load in a week. And then you pretend to be "green"?
Either you have a really small washer, or are quite frivolous on that front.
I would assume it is all the semen stains on his clothes.
Quote from: The Larch on June 17, 2009, 07:51:46 AM
Jesus Mart, how come do you manage to fill an entire washer load with clothes in just two days? I also live on my own and I struggle to get a full load in a week. And then you pretend to be "green"?
Either you have a really small washer, or are quite frivolous on that front.
He probably changes 3 or 4 times a day.
Quote from: Grey Fox on June 17, 2009, 08:10:31 AM
Quote from: The Larch on June 17, 2009, 07:51:46 AM
Jesus Mart, how come do you manage to fill an entire washer load with clothes in just two days? I also live on my own and I struggle to get a full load in a week. And then you pretend to be "green"?
Either you have a really small washer, or are quite frivolous on that front.
He probably changes 3 or 4 times a day.
Yeah, sometimes what he put on in the morning has gone out of fashion by lunch time.
only painters and chefs wear white pants.
and marty, I hope your detergent is phosphate free.
1-2 times a week for me; I've got a somewhat limited wardrobe.
Having three kids kills your attention to environment <_<
It seems to me that every time I go home the washing machine is humming and making a loud chopping noise, like a helicopter.
L.
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 17, 2009, 07:10:34 AM
Quote from: C.C.R. on June 16, 2009, 06:36:30 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on June 16, 2009, 05:51:41 PM
You forgot Jocelyn! :o
Yep. She'll be seven in August. And when she was a baby I still did laundry once a week because I won't do it (or precious little else) during the work week. She had like 417 sets of ones-ies, 342 of which I could shove in the washer simultaneously. I had A System...
:cool:
:lol:
Of course I also failed to mention that at the time I lived in a largish apartment building that had eight washers & eight dryers downstairs -- I would go drag every filthy stitch of clothing that I owned downstairs at 6:30am on a Sunday morning & do it all simultaneously, knocking out six or eight large loads of laundry in less than two hours. The biggest reason that I stopped doing laundry & my wife took over was that we moved into a house with our own washer & dryer, where she could do a load or two every couple of days as it accumulated instead of having to rely on me to physcially manhandle a metric fuck-ton of dirty undies down to the laundry room...
Quote from: Martinus on June 16, 2009, 01:48:30 PM
I didn't realize American fashion was so conservative. I'm aiming more at London's, tbh.
....I hate to tell you Marty but having worked in several bars the clothes you described is twat-garb in London. The sorts of people - admittedly I didn't work in gay bars - who wear ties casually (often tied round the neck NOT THE COLLAR! :blink:) and scarves and braces are generally speaking fake-tanned to within an inch of mahogany, over-preened, lower middle class salesmen and estate agents with charming chat up lines lilke - 'I'm at least a ten'. These people exist. Don't emulate them please, or you may turn into one :o
Edit: Having said that when I worked in clothes and tailoring Americans were the most conservative and slobbish. These guys were looking for button-down to wear with a suit and tie :bleeding:
British businessmen the most radical (they love their colours and stripes and checks). Australians and Europeans were about equally conservative.
QuoteBtw, to all you guys who only have black socks unless it's sport white ones - what do you wear with white trousers and white shoes? Surely neither sport socks (they are usually too thick or have some patterns) or black suit socks fit? :huh:
I don't wear white trousers but to work I'll wear light blue socks, red socks, pink socks, green socks and black socks. Socks are an area you can be colourful in because no-one sees them so you don't cross the line between guy going to work and spiv.
The only Oscar Wilde quote I truly think has truth in it is the one about how fashion is a form of ugliness so dreadful we have to replace it every six months. I don't think following fashion is a wise idea if you're a guy unless you're rich. Get some white t-shirts, some shirts, a couple of suits and some jeans. That's all you'll need and within those categories you can accessorise as much as you want. The goal of a good outfit isn't to stand out or to 'express yourself'; it's to blend in until someone notices you when they will notice a subtle but well-observed detail or two. Accessories for men shouldn't complement an outfit in the way a handbag does. The classic accessory is the tie and cufflinks and I think we can all agree that people with too loud ties or novelty cufflinks are very close to being automatically judged wankers. They shouldn't draw your attention to someone; they should be noticed only after the person's got your attention.
Menswear companies are trying to make male fashion more female - which means that speed is the most important element, Philip Green famously believes that no outfit should be on the shop floor for more than two weeks - I think this won't work because menswear's obscenely expensive compared to women's fashion but also I think that the fundamentals of what makes a man look good don't change very often. The suit is designed to really highlight the male physique (jackets are slimming because they emphasise broad shoulders and narrow waists) and the suit hasn't changed since the late nineteenth century in any fundamental way. Similarly I think it's difficult to top simplicity like a white T-shirt and jeans, though you may never look like James Dean, and that's why that's been a staple for 50 years. Menswear has generally found a few looks it likes and stuck with them because they work. The only changes they need are to tweak or emphasise details. Men who follow every fad and fashion look ridiculous in retrospect because the basics are so clear: we know what works.
It's like trying to fuck with the Martini. Why would you?
Never wear white slacks or a white suit* after labour day. :contract:
* or searsucker of any colour
Quote from: Habsburg on June 17, 2009, 09:03:34 PM
Never wear white slacks or a white suit* after labour day. :contract:
* or searsucker of any colour
Never wear white trousers or a suit unless you're Don Johnson.*
*Or a girl.
Quote from: Sheilbh on June 17, 2009, 09:05:17 PM
Quote from: Habsburg on June 17, 2009, 09:03:34 PM
Never wear white slacks or a white suit* after labour day. :contract:
* or searsucker of any colour
Never wear white trousers or a suit unless you're Don Johnson.*
*Or a girl.
You Sirah, have nevah been to the Sowath (United States)?*
* or Newport RI
Quote from: Habsburg on June 17, 2009, 09:07:10 PM
You Sirah, have nevah been to the Sowath (United States)?*
* or Newport RI
Who would want to? :x
Quote from: Habsburg on June 17, 2009, 09:07:10 PM
Quote from: Sheilbh on June 17, 2009, 09:05:17 PM
Quote from: Habsburg on June 17, 2009, 09:03:34 PM
Never wear white slacks or a white suit* after labour day. :contract:
* or searsucker of any colour
Never wear white trousers or a suit unless you're Don Johnson.*
*Or a girl.
You Sirah, have nevah been to the Sowath (United States)?*
* or Newport RI
Ah. You're right. I think it would be okay then.
Quote from: garbon on June 17, 2009, 09:10:01 PM
Quote from: Habsburg on June 17, 2009, 09:07:10 PM
You Sirah, have nevah been to the Sowath (United States)?*
* or Newport RI
Who would want to? :x
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whatevrs.
Ouch, Sheilbh, I thought that was harsh. I also think you are also perhaps misjudging my comments (or maybe I have no taste, after all).
No, I don't wear ties around my neck (as opposed to collar), and I don't wear them uber-casually (i.e. like hanging several inches below my collar) but I see nothing wrong with a casual tie, i.e. one that looks slightly disheveled, with the top button of your shirt unbuttoned. Does it make me a twat?
Scarves also can be overdone (especially if you wear them with a t-shirt, when they look weird) but again having a light scarf with a jacket is nothing wrong imo, especially when going out (even when it is not very cold). For example like this:
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Again, I think bracers are overdoing it, but if you have an armband (I don't wear a watch) it may be a nice touch.
Or to put it differently, while I have this flamboyant persona here, I am far more conservative in real life, and usually when in doubt, prefer to err on the side of conformity. So I'm quite sure I won't go overboard in these fashion experiments. :P
Let's stop focusing on fashion issues and more on your wasteful way of life. :P
Every two days? Seriously?
Quote from: The Larch on June 18, 2009, 08:16:06 AM
Let's stop focusing on fashion issues and more on your wasteful way of life. :P
Especially since he thinks the highpoint of fashion is H&M...
Quote from: Martinus on June 18, 2009, 08:13:11 AM
Or to put it differently, while I have this flamboyant persona here, I am far more conservative in real life, and usually when in doubt, prefer to err on the side of conformity. So I'm quite sure I won't go overboard in these fashion experiments. :P
You look pretty gay in your scarf wearing photos. :shrugs:
I never wear any item of clothing more than once without washing it, except for pyjamas (in the winter) and some of my grungier shorts.
Thanks for destroying the environment, Cal.
Quote from: Caliga on June 18, 2009, 09:14:26 PM
I never wear any item of clothing more than once without washing it, except for pyjamas (in the winter) and some of my grungier shorts.
I used to be the same, but my commie hippie wife gives me shit for throwing clothes I wore for 20 minutes into the hamper, so I tend wear clothes over the entire day now, instead of once and done. Just to avoid the whining, you see. When she's out of town, like now...if the clothes touch me and then come off, they go into the hamper to be washed.
The aquifer loves me. ^_^
Quote from: garbon on June 18, 2009, 11:38:09 PM
Thanks for destroying the environment, Cal.
I have: a septic tank. :)