/fa/ - Fashion

>>15754521
>oh I agree completely but what I mean to say was I've had arcteryx leaf alpha jackets in the past and I still prefer to reach for my austrian alpine parka in my fit further up. The difference in construction between an ~800 dollar shell and this 40 dollar surplus one was staggeringly smaller than I had imagined. I could buy another leaf alpha right now but I don't see any reason to

right, i get it. you're not wrong: in terms of pure utility, i.e. cost-performance actual military wear and work clothes are probably unsurpassed. i mean, that stuff better be reliable if you're putting your ass on the line, lol.

But here's the thing and this is where i agree with the gist of the other anons remark about your clothes not being "nice": at some point, when buying designer clothes, whatever their quality and however "artisanal" and "well-made, your paying for, well, the design. There's a difference between having a workwear-inspired style on one hand and looking like you just walked off the set of a movie about a factory worker revolt in the soviet union. and i think you're currently gravitating towards the latter.

kanye notwithstanding, pic related (ro) is decent example of milsurp-inspired but still "design". i actually own the drkshdw version of that coat (from 2009ish?) in black denim. don't really wear it anymore but it's virtually indestructible. it comes in a variety of materials like e.g. corduroy (left in pic), which keeps it interesting, and in a drab, earthy color palette similar what you have going on. actually a lot of drkshdw stuff from that era would suit your aesthetic, i think.

bottom line is basically: nothing wrong with what your going for but unless you add some "design" spice (not necessarily "high fashion") you'll look like an actual in-the-flesh soviet day laborer.