/fa/ - Fashion

I see a shit ton of hyper-reactivity to workwear in general on this board. Don't get me wrong, there are definitely soi dudes who wear this stuff to adopt the appearance of someone who is salt of the earth, but the overreaction to anybody posting a fit on this board that has items such as selvedge denim, chore jackets, or leather boots has become so ridiculous and hyperbolic that the reaction to workwear overall is becoming cringe and baseless. If we are going to be throwing the "SOIIIII!!!!!!" insult everywhere, its important that we define our terms and premises and agree on them.

>How do you define "soi"?
>Are soi and workwear mutually exclusive?

There might be some other good questions to ask that I did not think of. That being said, there are guys on here who actually work a skilled trade that get called a soiboi redditor when they post their fit. The most cringe part is that these insults are likely coming from a zoomer who has never worked a manual labor job themselves. Workwear is a timeless piece of American/Western fashion and whether you like it or not. it's perceivably never going to go away any time soon.