/fa/ - Fashion

I remember those days. I literally would come here to laugh at the board, back in 2010.

Today's the first time I've been here in 4 years to see if there's any actual viable fashion advice. Yet to see any.

>>8966629
It peaked when User/Void used to post here and has been in a steady state of decline since he and everyone else left.
R.I.P
>tl
>twerk
>poet
>user
>fascist
>timber
Bunch of dickheads but they actually knew what they were on about and through some strange sort of osmosis their passion and knowledge spread throughout the board. Then they left and the board devolved pretty much instantly.

th- thanks reddit

>>8966632
If you ask specific questions, thoughtful people come out of the woodwork.

Tons of shitposting, but overall I enjoy browsing. Lately my board of choice is /fa/.

Bit of a mixed bag. Been here a little less, but long enough.

I am not a fan of this current board entirely, but it has good things.

My problem is this place takes itself too damn seriously in the name of high fashion. (Which translates to Nike +Tricky Ricky) and this board has become progressively meaner with little constructiveness.

I appreciate things are a little better. (We are finally getting over NO DADCORE in our phase and the waywt has more diversity than a year ago, but a lot of people on this board need need to get over themselves and not be a dick about the things they don't like.

I see fuccbois saying chinos are dadcore now wear black instead. Lel

I've been going to inf Chan a little more since I think there is more potential.

Overall, if everyone stopped shitposting and being cunts to be LOL FANNY I think this would be overall a better community.

I like it more than other sites though. Sometimes being dicks is the best advice.

because fashion changes, dad core was way more in before. I think it's decent but the quality of our waywt are at an all time low.

>>8966667
/fa/ can be cunts for sure, but it will also give well thought out advice too. Just depends on who's on I guess. I'd say it give good advice more consistently than most boards on 4chan.

>>8966646
only void was about that life

the rest were pathetic dweebs who spent too much time looking at second designer rags on japanese ebay and regurgitating midlife crisis confessions from stylezietgeist dont get it twisted

And now we have pigfuck

>>8966646
I think last year, around June-July was pretty great. Most of the trips we now reminisce about were all posting, and it was at the peak of the goof phase (while I wouldn't say it was the best, it was still pretty funny when everyone would post goof fits and then get baked up for them)

>>8966752
oops aside from fascist he just works retail

It used to be fun and now it's boring

>>8966667
That's why I like /fa/ so much more than reddit mfa/streetwear. You get unfiltered, raw opinions here. Reddit is just a circlejerk for upvotes

I miss casemods.

Real talk though, I like the current balance in terms of styles a lot. The only thing missing is decent trips who actually contribute. Think of all the infographics the experienced trips used to put together.

i miss user

i kinda left for a bit when poet went full trip but i was he when he was an anon n wrote his fuccboi ass essays lmao

idk what happened to turnleft but i liked his fits

also browsed here when it was dadcore and i dressed like a complete mfa faggot in HS, thx fuckers

/fit/ and /fa/ are best boards

I like the new janitor telling people to post in proper threads and banning Pigfuck instantly. Shits always good for a laugh

>>8966977
>/fit/

not after it was taken over by /r9k/

>>8967013
we're all gonna make it bra

its nothing but the same boring shit reposted endlessly, with the occasional thread like this one where everyone just circlejerks over fucking tripfaggots as if this is some sort of cliquey forum hugbox like reddit or sufu

was really fucking fun and useful in early 2013 for some reason, better than the past, but it seems like it's gotten worse this year
not that drastically but we're moving backwards :(
getting tired of 'hurr durr *insert buzzword* is dead do this instead very 2015' threads. trendhopping is the worst

It can be good again if kiddies learn fashion isn't about wearing things nobody else wears like a badge of honor. It's about looking good and none of your fits look good. Quit wearing grimdark shit. Take a lesson from gothninja

Sportswave is the new big trend. 2015 is all about visors, fannypacks, and sports kicks

>>8966629
it's shit

It's pretty bad now.

No one of any actual knowledge or experience.

No one knows how to dress to suit any sort of cohesive idea; it's usually just mixed matched poorly fitting shit.

No one understands what encompasses certain aesthetics, and assumes that, for example, if its slim and black its techwear, or if its baggy with a slim and tapered silhouette its Yoji.

It's just the same fuccbois circlejerking over the same tired overdone shit.

>>8966629
I think /fa/ is having an identity crisis atm.
I'm really tried of the ______core / ____ninja attitude, just find what works for you and your life and you'll be fine.

Not doing what you like because somebody thinks it's a meme or ____core is pretty damn pathetic to me.
Look at the people in blogs like (http://le-21eme.com/)), do you think these people care about what /fa/ thinks, or do they even know we exist?
They just do whatever the fuck they want without caring about others stupid impressionable teenager impressions.

>>8967043
>_____wave is the new big trend

>>8967046
It's always been that. It's just been a different aesthetic that people have sought and completely failed at. The humor was just less cliquey and meme-tastic back then though.

>>8966766
this

You're all not 16 anymore.

I miss the fa chat rooms, the trips, the designer threads, the model threads. Now it's just fashion amateurs talking about doc martens and hair. This board lost its culture.

>>8966629
>catalog
>filled with "w2c fakes" threads
>if not fakes, filled with 2nd rate designers who are essentially making fakes
>horrible entry level "all black" inspo threads.
>w2c threads full of idiots who don't know how to google image search, have no taste

is this really the best

>>8967119
I hope

It's ABSOLUTELY terrible compared to a year or so ago, I almost never come here now.

All the decent trips are gone.

Everyone keeps posting pleb shit. How many times can you post about fucking Nike and NB jesus fucking christ. It feels like at least 80% of the people posting probably don't even know who Ann Demeulemeester is and wouldnt even spend $200 on shoes.

DEAD

>>8967018
not unless you ban feels threads and actually lift some weights lol

>>8966752
timber now works at the Rick Owens store in ny, is it possible to be more "about that life" than that?

>>8966629
>>8966629
I think this board is great. Its just getting progressively worst because people from /b/ and /pol/ keep immigrating here.

This board was never good and never will be

>>8967209
Also /r9k/. We just really need to limit the austism and edgies

BEFORE SNAILS THERE WAS NOTHING

>>8967184
mate I love Ann D but I'd rather people stick to Nike and NB if it suits them then force Ann D. allota people look fucking dumb in Rick because they buy the awful shit that's on sale.
for example that dude who wore a bedsheet with his Geobaskets.

This board is full of weaboos and paid shills from Uniqlo...very sad and pathetic.

>>8967237
I agree in a sense, but the thing is that it correlates with how into fashion the person is, and how knowledgeable they are. If someone knows what they are doing they can make a good fit even if they're wearing some Nikes. But really it just shows that we have poor 17 year olds who have no idea about fashion and are just looking through ASOS for the first time and trying to find some cool Vans or some shit. That turns the board into complete shit.

>>8967275
Yes I agree with you. But I think people who just find out about designers and cop everything from them are just as bad, if not worse.

>>8966629
The level of general fashion knowledge has risen somewhat, and the board is a bit more receptive to looks that aren't goth/tech/street/etc., but the board can still be fairly toxic. In short, /fa/ is getting better, but it's not there yet.

>>8966792
/fa/, at its worst, is the opposite, shitposting to shitpost. We do offer constructive criticism, but it's rare.

>>8967327
It's definitely more embarrassing for them and us, but i think its better because you have to experiment and sometimes fail in order to learn

>>8967346
Yeah that's true, but on /fa/ more often than not it's a very superficial interest rather than a genuine passion.

>>8967401
i think a lot of people are here to dress better for others, not for themselves

>>8966629
i still see good threads and posts sometimes but they're swamped by all the garbage. which is sad. that said, i can't remember it ever being much better... just used to have better trips. most moved on and who can blame them. fascist still has some good things to say but the general level of discussion is so shit i'm always shocked when i see them.

i think the problem is that it's such a general board that people into massively different things get thrown together and shitpost endlessly in each others' threads.

but a lot of supposedly classier fashion forums are bitchfests too, and at least on /fa/ you can say whatever is on your mind.

Generally I think this board is quite good. Sure you have quite a bit of shitposting but amidst it you can find some decent discussion. It reminds me of other home /toy/, you'd be surprised on the similarities between both boards.

I'd like it if there were more /frugal/ threads because a huge part of this board is needless beans circlejerking. notably supreme, rick, and raf.

I really do like /fa/ though. loads of fun to browse.

>>8967500
brand, not beans. fugg

>>8966646
only good ones were void, timber, and user

>>8967205
no she doesnt, never seen her there and i live in fucking tribeca and go there all the time

>>8966629
fuccboi fits are decent half the time but it's such a meme I dread going in the threads

>>8967536
>tumblr filename

>>8967542
How new are you?
>Well, I haven't seen tumblr threads haha if that's what you mean! I only just got here from /b/ because my mom said she'd take me to target!

>>8967508
Void and User are the same person you spastic

>>8967205
source? pretty sure thats bullshit that some random anon said

>>8967553

It's not great tbh, the regular threads are a good start but it would be better if people were more helpful in them and a bit less vitriolic. The WAYWT still needs improvement, a lot of people post the most inoffensive fits so no-one will laugh at them which makes for a boring thread.

>>8967570
>>8967523
she literally posted a recording of a conversation between her and rick on her tumblr right before she deleted it, the reason she deleted the blog was because she got the job and she couldn't post about it
i think she is assistant to new york buyer team

>>8967505
fuggRO is my favorite bean for real

>>8967583
fugg I said fugg

Peaked spring - fall last year when User, Turnleft, timber, twerk, poet, and Anorak were around

Now they've all (Other than User) developed an intense hate for the board, its userbase, and what it stands for

I think there was a small group of anons who learned alot during that phase and cut their teeth on the trips' influence, I recall there being a significantly higher level of discussion and general awareness among the anon userbase back then. I also recall there being less "inspo" and "aspirational dressing" type threads / mentalities and more general creativity, with people looking towards influences outside of fashion and not being afraid to do their own thing.

But yeah everyone's left for the most part, and rightfully so. Anonymity is toxic as fuck.

>>8966792
You saying that is really a stereotypical /fa/ thing to say. I really doubt that you've ever browsed /r/mfa and you probably heard somebody else on /fa/ say the same opinion.

>>8967578
buyer? im pretty sure flagships dont make buys, they just get stocked whatever is decided by ppl higher up, buying is for boutiques and retailers who carry lots of different brands afaik and she made another blog now and posts the exact same stuff she used to so it doesnt make sense that shed delete it for that reason

>>8967578
sounds like bullshit im pretty sure she deleted cuz of some weird stalker fuckos

anyone knows the name of the shoes in OPs pic?

>>8967640

this post extremely accurately reflects the current state of the board, there's just a huge gap between lots of the users and a huge turnover of new users coming and old users leaving

>>8967134
it was docs and hy's last year man. How long have you been browsing?

anyways, I think the board hit its creative apex with lunarcore. Its one of the few /fa/ exclusive things. It was only hear for a short period of time, and people started picking it up but it died when poet left.

People will offer good advice sometimes, I saw fascist helping a girl pick shoes to match her dress a week or so ago. Some of the waywts are good, but most are boring. I think it's because everyone's too scared of harsh criticism so we never do anything different. So we just get the same old fits over and over. Can't tell you how many black jeans/boots/parka fits I've seen. I mean its good, but you don't have to post it so often

>>8967640
I really hope you're trolling

i'm not trolling the shoes look nice :)

/r/ing poets last post

>>8966646
this

>>8966629
/fa/ is one of the better boards on 4chan but it's still a bit shit. Too many young people and too many dickriders. Also too many thirsty guys so there's like 3 girls on the board who will actually post, and 0 trips (apart from strawtengu, if you want)

>>8967696
>>/fa/thread/S7124759#p7127372

>>8967737
thanks

>>8967654
>How long have you been browsing?
Since about 2009. It been shit since late 2011/early 2012.

please can anybody tell me what the shoes in ops pics are? or recommend similar shoes. would be very thankful

>>8967799
They're fucking Raf Simons velcro high-tops.

I've been here for about 4 years now, and in my opinion, this is /fa/'s greatest weakness and it always will be: no experienced posters.

/fa/ consists entirely of people who are new to fashion. They seek advice/insight from people who are also new to fashion. See the problem? We need to have an even mix between people that do know what they're talking about and people that are seeking new information.

One other problem, though imo not as serious, is the fact that /fa/ doesn't seem to know the difference between fashion and being "well-dressed." The latter implies that you'll be able to go out in public looking like you dress better than most people and are therefore made more attractive for it, or something along those lines. The former is more of a creative hobby, in some extremes (stylezeitgeist) it's 100% artistic expression. Sometimes it doesn't look so good to the average person (stylezeitgeist).

The problem with that is obvious when you consider what advice people are giving you, and what advice you're giving to people. You could lean more toward fashion while the person you're recommending Rafdidas to is just looking for a pair of nice looking sneakers that'll get him closer to fucking the girl he likes in his English 201 lecture. This wasn't as much of a problem back in 2010 because people on /fa/ pretty much all liked the same shit, "dadcore", though it is worth mentioning that even back then most people on /fa/ preferred muted/dark colored outfits.

I really wish some people would get together and make a sticky about how to dress in ways other people will like and how to pick out the best glasses for your face and how to groom yourself appropriately, etc, and then a separate one dedicated to advice for people who are just starting to get into the creative/artistic hobby that is fashion.

That way, /fa/ can attract more people that are actually interested in discussing true fashion instead of just talking about the best looking CP knockoffs or w/e.

>>8967500
I'll just respond to this post and basically group all of the "/fa/ is bad because they only like expensive clothes" with it.

That's just silly. One thing I wish more people on /fa/ would understand is that owning designer clothes doesn't mean you payed a lot for them.

There's a thread on sufu about dressing "baller on a budget," wherein maybe posters confess that the designer shit they own is mostly second hand off Rakuten or bought on sale. There is no shame in doing this. For 100 dollars I can buy a new sweater from COS, or I could buy a better one for the same price on sale elsewhere, or I can buy a really great one second hand from a respected designer off grailed, Rakuten, etc. With a little patience and discretion, you can build a wardrobe of really cool designer shit without spending more money than the average fuccboi.

>>8967799

Stfu and gtfo
Newfags, smh

>>8967804

>in some extremes (stylezeitgeist) it's 100% artistic expression

Stopped reading there

I don't think anybody takes this bizarre of an approach to dress, you're blowing it out of proportion

>>8967833
Have you ever been on stylezeitgeist? There are a lot of people there that take "that bizarre of an approach to dress." And no, I said "in some extremes" you cunt, so I can't be blowing out out of proportion.

>>8967833

Not him but I do know a lot of artists and they are the only people I know who buy crazy designer clothing.
Some coservative rich fags do too, but the approach is, you guessed it, way too conservative
So I guess some people do play with functionality and art if they live in that world.
And I guess we all know what happens when sheltered STEM kids try to dress like succesful artists and art collectors.

>>8967843

I am referring to what you think to be "100% artistic expression", not the stylistic aspect of their dress, as "bizarre".

To me that sounds like you're implying people make certain choices only for the sake of "artistry" (which is a huge buzzword in this context, please stop using this term to describe things it's quite confusing), when it probably just comes down to "people buying and wearing things they and their peers think are cool"

I don't think the board needs any sort of direction or "saviour", the smart ones who make their journey into fashion and clothing are eventually destined to find their own way anways, I mean sure there are probably lots of people who could benefit a ton from constructive direction but with anonymity and the lack of transparency in the userbase pretty much makes it pointless for stuff like that

>>8967804
imo sufu is the best. people are very knoledgable and it has a wide range of styles (sneakerheads, dior homme stans, techwear etc)

>>8967864
>To me that sounds like you're implying people make certain choices only for the sake of "artistry"
There are extremes in which people do this, though. When I refer to art I mean just creative expression, admittedly in a vague way. Even though this is vague, it's still obviously not the same as someone dressing to impress others. There is a difference and people on /fa/ should recognize that difference. If you read the rest of the post instead of just acting like an obnoxious cunt, then you would have read the point I made regarding the problem with this, and I'm not retyping it here for you.

>the smart ones who make their journey into fashion and clothing are eventually destined to find their own way anways
Ok, so in other words, "we don't need to make /fa/ better because people can go to other forums that are already better." Yeah, sure, that is true, but this is about improving /fa/, so that's what is necessary in order to improve /fa/. I'm not saying /fa/ needs a "saviour" as you put it, I already explained what I think /fa/ would benefit from in the latter half of the post you didn't read.

>buzzword
Shut the fuck up, I clearly explain what two things I'm talking about in my post, there's no way to be confused about what I'm referring to, you're just an obnoxious cunt.

>>8967184

Is that a deleted scene from breaking bad?

>>8967804


>>8967831


>>8967864


THESE ARE GOOD POSTS

>>8968009
my feelings exactly

the problem with /fa/ is the same unwarranted self-importance as the rest of internet culture. people can't just bypass something they don't like anymore, they have to stop and give up an unsolicited lecture on why it's shit. this is what happens if you let people communicate in an environment when it's unreasonably difficult to punch them in the face.

the problem with /fa/ is the same unwarranted self-importance as the rest of internet culture. people can't just bypass something they don't like anymore, they have to stop and give an unsolicited lecture on why it's shit. this is what happens if you let people communicate in an environment where it's unreasonably difficult to punch them in the face.

people who come here want to be told what to wear

>>8968089
I appreciate this aspect in this context, tho, because it gives me an insight to how other people may be interpreting what I wear. People are often that ruthless in their head.

>>8967205
ahahahaha no she doesnt u fucking dweeb

Yeah it'll never be the same without the old trips

>>8968107
true, this is useful sometimes. it wears a bit thin for me when we're trying to have a thread about a model and somebody pops up to say "she's ugly lmao" or something though.

Been on this board for 4+ years and imo the quality of the board has been the same. The tripfags were WAY more memorable back then tho

Obviously now this board is actually into /fa/ things compared to dadcore which dominated old /fa/, but dadcore is easier to pull off and wearing it in public won't make you seem like a creep. All this rick and raf shit doesn't look good half the time so plz stop circlejerking it.

/fa/ needs to stop unnecessarily critizing good fits just cause they don't fit the current /fa/ approved style. Variety is good. Criticism is good. Just don't be dicks about it. Give it enough time and actually help people with shit fits and they'll develop a good taste and their own sense of style. In turn they'll be able to help the inevitable influx of new posters. We need to change our board culture guise. When MFA first started they were shit but now there's a decent amount of them that actually look good. All cause the people on MFA actually help each other

I miss casemods

>>8968107
>how other people may be interpreting what I wear. People are often that ruthless in their head.

This is not always true. It depends entirely on what your style is. 4 years ago when I first went on /fa/, people dressed in very attention getting ways. People didn't wear bright colors even then, but they still were "dressed up" by most people's standards.

Today, the average person on /fa/ looks like an average teenager (in America at least). No one in the real world is going to scrutinize the outfit of someone wearing a sweatshirt + jeans + stans. They only scrutinize that sort of thing on /fa/ because that's just the sort of environment /fa/ has. In a place where people discuss fashion, if you post a picture of yourself wearing clothes, it'll be rightly scrutinized, but the real world is not the same environment.

tl;dr people in the real world probably won't be ruthless about your outfits, so chill out. They'll only be ruthless if you dress in a way that they might see as "weird," but most people on /fa/ don't dress like that.

>>8966646
>>tl
ugly, stupid, dressed like shit, hips like a victorian era birth queen

>>twerk
ugly, stupid, trans, histrionic sjw faggot
>>poet
ugly, stupid, to call this faggot a pseudo-intellectual would be an insult to pseudo intellectuals. his laughable purple prose was mind blowing to the 16 year olds on /fa/ but to anyone whose read more than harry potter it was embarrassing.
>>user
good, manlet
>>fascist
fag, cool.
>>timber
histrionic, tumblr-tier cunt, contrived interest in fashion, self-styled 'in-the-know' after dropping her fursona 6 months prior

for the most part a bunch of ugly insecure nerds.
still better than majority of posters here

too many poor, too many young, too many dumb, too many 5th generation 4chan faggots who say kek and nigga

>>8968183

someone needs to up your dosage, martin

>>8967831
it's a no brainer for finding archival pieces and past grails obviously but i absolutely love buying secondhand when i can

being a consumerist pig isnt v effay

>>8968203

Fuck.

These 'looking back on the board' threads make me feel nostalgic/ sad/ old

>>8968203
> would it surprise you to know that I'm not hani? don't bother going through your 'ghosts of christmas past' rolodex, I'm not any of them. And I do feel you need to get some professional help soon. That you persist here,
Martin, is a clear sign that someone fucked up in their responsibility as a parent.

>>8967036
The "more than 3 people besides fa like it it's dead" and greentext 2014 and everyone saying everything is out and dead shit is very new it feels like. It seems to have really started getting bad when palewave appeared, and peaked with the virgincore meme

>>8967043
>not going Scandinaviancore
>almost 2015


Smh

>>8967799
If you don't know every single piece of clothing Raf ever made by heart, get the fuck off of /fa/.

>>8967036
Last year was the best when i started here. Although confusing at first but /fa/ was so fun last year. Suddenly at the end of 2013 most trips just disappeared. Right now it feels stagnant around here, so many uniqlo, zara and hm threads. Im also surprised a lot of posters here can't recognize stuff from acne, j crew, apc. It's like people ain't doing any research here anymore before asking w2c.

>>8967591
TL and Timber both still post here as anon.

>>8967831
Fucking this I love the people who get so mad at some posters here for buying secondhand. If you could by a brand new(excuse use of our overly used example) geobaskets for retail or lightly worn geos for $650 it's just stupid to buy then for retail just to say you spent more. There is nothing wrong with buying secondhand or even worse about it then paying retail besides the fact the cunts who bought it for retail can brag about it. I might just be sore about it but it seems so funny that some posters here are so opposed to buying secondhand.

I wish we still had an active chat. The slater one was good times

>>8966646
There's a few good trips around. I love strawtengu, though I haven't seen him for a while.

>tfw you realize people will be making the same thread in 3 years
>tfw people will love the current shit posters because of nostalgia in 3 years
>tfw you realize in 3 years people won't be saying I miss casemods but I miss trunks/birthday/Lamy

>>8967224
leave. leave now

>>8966629
>What does everyone think of the current state of the board?
awkward and gay in black, instead of awkward and gay in khaki+blue

Rick Owen's dope fits can't hide the autism that infests this board, which is inevitable for any none super big board that has a defined "culture" with extreme irony or cynicism (or both). The only time the dorks here aren't being cringe inducing are when they're bitching at someone for dressing as something that induces cringes.
A shame that the only personality any of you can get is through bitchiness, and I can't blame you, since I'm essentially doing the same here. Forcing myself onto the "self aware high ground" by pointing out the boards flaws and getting meta meta.

>>8968183
ur just mad timber called u out for the raf fanboy you are lmao.

>>8966629
it's the worst it has ever been

the kids today seem to have way less money to spend on clothing. now more than ever, a large portion of thise group exclusively wear used clothing.

i mean i am seeing pieces from 2009/10 being worn on WAYWT's with kids saying they just copped it.....

5 year old rick owens pieces they had to SAVE for

shit i used to impulse buy FW12 rick pieces in 2012 and it was already considered season old...

the rest of the stuff they buy is ust garbage, everlane white tees and wear it with some used, low end high street jean with some raf shoes from 2009 and call it avant garde

how is it avant garde if the shit you'e wearing was worn for 5 years from the guy you bought it from?!

>>8966629
its shit

all the trips are unfunny cunts who dress like shit, all the anons are /b/tard spergs spamming the same decrepit memes for months on end, the mods are fat sjw feminist cunts. the casemod era was beautiful, the few months of nothing but aus shitposting was strong, there was a time when we had actually smart people that werent /fa/cist. board is garbage now, what do u expect when the most discussed trips are kids like birthday and earth

>>8968607
Can someone post WAYW clothing from like 2009-2014 that shows what the style was each year?

I have only recently started browsing this board again, when I came here in 2009 I remember canvas shoes and american apparel being the "IT" thing lol. Not that its bad, I kinda miss those days.

>>8968824
>canvas shoes and american apparel being the "IT" thing lol.

confirmed for never posting back then
2013 new fags were obsessed with cdg play converse

but in 2009 it was nothing like that

>>8968820
>Trips are unfunny cunts who dress like shit

You're a perfect example of that

>>8968841
whatever bro just post fits. not everyone here is working 4 da reputation on an anonymous image board

>>8968845
>all the anons are /b/tard spergs spamming the same decrepit memes for months on end

>>8968814
you can't expect floor-shitting NEETs and kids fresh out of high school to have the money to dress well

>>8968607
jesus christ stfu

>>8966629
the problem is the "le raf simons rick owens" meme spouting faggots
the people who's only source of fashion knowledge is this shitty thread
the people buying shitty fast fashion
At this point I think literally no users on here know what the fuck they are talking about and have no knowledge of clothing other than maybe fascist, and even then he's nothing compared to superior boards (no hate, im not that great either)

>>8968607
People rarely wear Rick here, people rarely wear any sort of Goof ninja shit here at all. I wish people would stop bringing Rick into this, it just shows they know nothing about /fa/ and have been here maybe a year. Hell, even when /fa/ was most in love with goofninja it was still like 50/50 at most.

>>8968975
>At this point I think literally no users on here know what the fuck they are talking about and have no knowledge of clothing other than maybe fascist, and even then he's nothing compared to superior boards

funny thing is most trips that have been here this long found their niche, and are established members of said niche.

i've probably give you advice on styleforum...

>>8968983
sieg you're a weird dude (if you're even just one person) but occasionally you come through with some obscure knowledge even if it has NOTHING to do with the topic so props.

>>8968814
Fuck off, you stupid asshole. You don't know how destructive it is when you post shit like this as if you're superior for not buying used clothing.

Would it be better if people here only bought new shit, not new designer shit but new cheap shit because they can reasonably afford it? Of course not.

Would it be better if they only bought new designer shit, shelling out more money for it? No, that wouldn't make the fits any better, it wouldn't make people more aware of fashion or designers or whatever, it wouldn't improve anything.

People wearing basic designer shit like acne jeans they bought used and second hand/severely discounted raf velcros that aren't even in the "good" colorways with everlane tees is bad. I agree with that completely.

And please, for the love of fuck don't say "oh you're just a brokeboi justifying your used acne" or whatever, I buy a lot of designer shit used off Rakuten and Ebay, but I also buy a lot of designer shit new (not on sale) from tres bien and ssense and all the cool hip online boutiques. I'm not rich, I'm a student with a regular job and I just buy expensive clothes and cheap food and live comfortably.

Discouraging people from buying used designer stuff just for the sake of your stupid consumerism is just fucking despicable.

>>8967043
Fanny pacs have become a major thing though, atleast it has in major cities in Europe. I think techwear paved the way for convinient clothing items becomming more popular.

>>8967536
that fingernail

>>8967804
i kind of agree with you but i believe that the problem on /fa/ is mostly that you do not know who is giving the advice, it could be some kid from /b/ who really likes the offspring, or some dude that frequents a lot of other fashion forums and works in the fashion industry, it hink that there is a mix of knowledgeable people and newfags here but they just get mixed due to the anonimity, and one thing i really cant get over is the constand shitstorming with words like "autism" and so on. overall i still prefer this board over any other forum, the anon way of posting makes for interesting discussion you dont see anywhere else, it has its positive and negative sides but i still like it

>>8968820
Trunks: the chemotherapy Halloween witch

Ive been here two years and I can say that Im happy with peoples attitudes right now.Everybody seems to be doing their own thing with no real trend dick-riding Like the sadboy and gothninja threads

You people worry too much.

boards the same but i miss casey

>>8967210
Nice fucking attitude, now go back to /b/ special spencer.

too many straight up cunts on the board. they just ridicule people simply for the sake of it. both name/tripfags and anons alike are culprits.

by no means do i think everyone should be lovely and nice to each other, but you can honestly express criticism and tease without being straight abusive.

there are also too many board 'personalities' who are entirely ironic in everything they post. much of the time they just stir up shit for attention. frankly, it's pathetic. pointless additions to the board when they can't even be assed to occasionally post something remotely witty.

information and consistent general threads are good. there are some strong and consistent WAYWT posters. it's sometimes nice when you see a thread and anons are having conversations sociably.

>tl;dr
people should be less malicious and have some opinions and personality

>>8968820
this

ty based trunks

>>8966646
Just signing this, except I wouldn't call any of them dickheads.

I've been here, like OP, about five years, but this is the worst it's been.

Five year ago /fa/ was basic as fuck, but it was funnest and most dynamic board on 4chan - the quality of the board was part of what got me into fashion, and I kind of came up with it.

Peak /fa/ was last spring-early autumn for exactly the reasons this post says.

Now? "BST, W2C, recent cops," pig disgusting, I'm not a huge fan of SuFu but citing those as merits for a board is like saying Supermarket is better than discussion boards. "Yeah, uh, I bought this thing" versus grand, passionate conversations about what the clothes are about.

The sad thing is he may be right - sadsacking has replaced striving as the mode of the board. I stay here mostly to fight against it, feeling I owe this place and the people who could come up through it like I did.

>>8968890
Hit close to home I see

>>8968978
It's easier to group as wannabe Rick then point out Acne, Sk8 hi, CPs, Roshes, anime print shirt, military surplus jacket, sometimes Levis, other basic memefits
Want me to say that next time instead of just "Rick"?

>>8970123
Oh, and let's not forget the occasional Ann D's, Raf sweater, CP alternatives like Smith's, oh and some basic thrifted stuff, need I go on?

>>8970037
Palewave almost happened. I have a feeling dadgoth/officegoth are going to be huge

>>8970143
so, new wave?

>>8966629

I just arrived. There's a lot of sarcastic posts, but I do like the faggy bitching. I wish some of the styles and attitudes were a bit more mature, but it's not like the "playground where nobody knows shit" thing is totally offensive.

I find it sort of interesting how this is basically a small clique putting together fits that do not work very well in reality. 16-18 year olds playing trendsetters for other 16-18 year olds is at least pretty entertaining to watch, although I can't imagine that the appeal will last.

>>8970164

Surely Robert Alfons should be the trendsetter for anything new in goth.

Too much negativity. I get that /fa/ tries to be all "unfiltered opinion" and shit but that usually just translates to saying "lol virgincore/dadcore/mfacore/goofcore" with no comment on how it actually looks.

Also, the board could be majorly improved by making the word "meme" an automatic permaban for like one day to weed out the shitposters.
>>8967052
>>8967209
>>8967223
>>8967831
These are good posts and I'm sure there are others itt but I'm too lazy to read them all lol

>>8970202

>>8970204
The board is a lot friendlier and more positive than it used to be.

In my opinion, it seemed to be a mainly off-topic entertainment board with a loose connection to fashion dominated by "i have no friends, how do I dress like a human".

Now its entertainment factor is at zero, it's more fashion-related, but still centered completely around personal advice, personal showing off and "guys what should I do with my hair". There's no value to be taken from here.

Not that there ever was, but now it's also boring. No one goes on 4chan to actually learn anything and improve their life, and for what /fa/ has to offer in terms of thoughts about fashion, it's really not worth the time.

Only thing that makes it better than staring at a blank screen are sieg's bizarre rants.

>>8966629
i have been here for about 1.5 years and already tired as hell of /fa/.

i really hate the culture on this board.

I really miss the pretentious musings of Poet. He seemed like a cool guy, though.

>>8970317
>The board is a lot friendlier and more positive than it used to be.

That's called spoon feeding and it needs to stop. When someone comes in making a thread for haircut advice, refer them to the Hair General threads so we don't have 30 threads about the same thing with <5 posts.

>In my opinion, it seemed to be a mainly off-topic entertainment board with a loose connection to fashion dominated by "i have no friends, how do I dress like a human".

That's just what it's becoming because people keep making feels threads, which are not allowed here. You want to feel? Go to /r9k/

>Now its entertainment factor is at zero, it's more fashion-related, but still centered completely around personal advice, personal showing off and "guys what should I do with my hair". There's no value to be taken from here.

This board is designed for the discussion of fashion, what did you expect? Everyone has their own style, don't just do everything anonymous tells you. Find your own identity.

>Not that there ever was, but now it's also boring. No one goes on 4chan to actually learn anything and improve their life, and for what /fa/ has to offer in terms of thoughts about fashion, it's really not worth the time.

You're absolutely incorrect, go to a board like /diy/ or even fucking /v/ you can learn anything from how to build your own distillery with like minded individuals, or where to find video game leaks and theories.

>Only thing that makes it better than staring at a blank screen are sieg's bizarre rants.

If you care at all about the trips in this community then I feel very bad for you, think about how often they post here. It's because they are lonely and boring people. If it weren't true why else would they be here 12+ hours a day Monday through Sunday?

>>8970476
Sums up how I feel in a nutshell

>>8970476
>If you care at all about the trips in this community then I feel very bad for you, think about how often they post here. It's because they are lonely and boring people. If it weren't true why else would they be here 12+ hours a day Monday through Sunday?

I have spent so much time arguing with trips that I never even realized this. Jesus Christ I'm just as pathetic as them.

>>8970476
>It's because they are lonely and boring people.
I think Sieg is popular and interesting in real life. I want to fuck Sieg in the shower and I'm a guy.

>>8966629
i think this board just has too many new people who come here and dont know what the fuccboi threads are for so they make their own.

basically people who come here just want to get basic so why not have a basics thread for easy shit that everyone should be doing anyway and a fuccboi general for people looking for advice on specific peices/style/etc

>>8970543
that way we can attract both experienced effayers and fuccbois
learning
together

I hate when people ask if they should cop the most basic of pieces. Every single day you get posts asking "should I cop these?" with a picture of a pair of plain black jeans or white converse.

A big problem with this board is that people are insecure about buying simple stuff, and even more are insecure about buying something different. 80% of the waywt posts are basic bitch stuff (don't deny this). Not saying it's bad, but many (probably new) posters seem to follow this hivemind where they all either wear similar clothing or nothing interesting.

This is why I like (some) trips. Even trunks. Yes, he is an asshole, but you cannot deny the fact that he brings something different to this board. This place is lacking originality, and people okay with deviating from what is considered 'the norm".

I'm not so great either, but c'mon.

>>8970549
I completely agree with what you are saying. This community isn't full of people who are actually trying to develop a next level aesthetic, its mostly just teens and 20 somethings trying to improve their style.

Thats also the reason Geobaskets are so popular, the Rick Owens aesthetic isn't very accessible, and Rick's shoes are the easiest thing to understand.

oh boy raw denim hurf durf PEACOATS
i think the board felt more authentic and there were way less people posting. last year was fun, don't know about today, i rarely lurk nowadays

>>8970549
The first part of what you're saying is more a reflection of teens having to beg their parents to buy them something - they want to make sure it's worth getting as it may be all they get for a while

>not having "WAYWT" filtered

>>8970628
newfag here
This sounds very good
no troll right?

The newfags and the kids and the annoying trips don't bug me. It's the idiots that want to make an identity out of whatever trend, and, for that matter, the higher-level idiots who have tied up their identity in buying (and affording) whatever designer. It won't make you an interesting person, guys. Just find what you like to wear and buy it.

>>8970665
It's outdated as fuck. It's a guide on how to dress like a normal guy at a flagship state tier 4 state university.

>>8970714
this
its not as though posting fits with designer shit or memewear is actually going to help anyone on here develope their style
and you cant learn anything new from seeing the same type of fits everyday

>>8970628
>"IJDGAF weather"
>cardigans

i agree with >>8970665

peacoat, cardigan, trench coat, blazer....c'mon these are all terrible. the infographic was still informative though

>>8966646
fascist really knew his shit, i agree with the sentiment of your post.

not saying the board was better when it was 100% charles guislain + raw jean discussion but right now the board lacks posters with in depth fashion knowledge

>>8970777
>>8970628
its a good template though
just switch the peacoat for a carharrt jacket, the cardigan for a simple crew neck. get a parka instead of a trench coat and a bomber instead of a blazer

there, now it is up to date

>>8970782
this

does this board even have mods

>>8970628
>match socks to your pants

lmfao

>>8970782
When there are questions that haven't been asked every day for the last two years, I'll answer them - its just as much on the posters than those who respond

>all these people complaining that /fa/ has no fashion knowledge
You idiots, you are /fa/.

>>8970851
thats the problem
everyone here is a fuccboi and we are all trying but there just isnt enough order/community

>>8970851
what point are you trying to make ? clearly the board would improve if it was driven by more knowledgeable users

Nobody on /fa/ has ever had fashion knowledge, aside from maybe /fa/cist. The only thing that's changed is the humor and the circlejerk about whatever the current style the board is hyping

>>8966629
w2c the shoes in this picture?

>>8970884

That's not true. They're few and far between but there are people here who know what they're talking about.

>>8970897
who? because I don't remember anyone in the past

Does anyone know where fascist posts these days ?

>>8970884
Momma. Poet. Anorak. User. Teddy.

There have been some very knowledgable posters, and trips on this board. The majority of anons are clueless, but we've had quite a few fashionable posters who were eager to share it, but it seems most all are gone aside from fascist.

>>8970884
Ps where have you been carebear? I remember you posting quite often last year. Just dropped the trip or actually left?

>>8970924
Having a good fashion sense isn't really the same as having good fashion knowledge.

The thing is people are trying to quantify something really weird. Like, some people have good fashion sense, but don't know a low about fashion. Some people know a lot about fashion. Some people know a lot about hair/skin.

Pretty much nobody actually has a knowledge of actual fashion. Maybe some have a knowledge of brands that fit in whatever fad is being jerked here but the closest to having a comprehensive knowledge of fashion in general is /fa/cist.

>>8970927
I havent really posted properly for a couple of years. It got super boring after knoch left and even before that, I only really posted because it was fun to talk stupid shit with him. Sometimes I'll post because someone will link me a thread with a picture of me on and I'll have a look around and have a couple of days where I try to help in threads I know about but otherwise it's kind of lost the charm it had, for me.

1. crossposters

2. underage posters

3. poorfags

4. unreliable sources

5. buzzwords

6. lack of fashion interest

7. new trips (anything post-2013) seeking attention

8. tripfag egos

fix these and it would be a better place overall

>>8970935
w2c fashion knowledge?

Also, what ever happened to junior watanabe?

>>8966629
I've been here on and off for about 10-11 months. I think it's good that /fa/ are starting to accept a wider variety of styles rather than just greyscale Rick Owens Raf Simons y3 and that we're seeing alot of this.
I like seeing some people taking it upon themselves to post nxtlvl outfits even if it does make them foolish.
I like that the trips here give actual good advice or comments rather than just attentionwhoring (though, some still do that).

>>8970880
>>8970881
Then clearly the answer is to educate yourself more about fashion. You are complaining about a "community problem" that you yourself are perfectly able and hopefully willing to fix.

>>8966646
All of those trips sucked except void/user. They were so up their own ass and delusional. Someone post twerk fits so we can laugh at how far we've come from those days.

>>8966646
turnleft, twerk, and timber all sucked

user was cool, poet had good ideas, and isnt fascist still around?

>>8967119
>tfw I was 16 when I first stumbled here in like 2009/2010 when /fa/ was shite

>>8968841
It so was canvas shoes and American Apparel in like 2010/11 at least. I remember people here used to refer to the latter as AmAppy somewhat frequently. I don't think there was necessarily any AA dickriding, but rather they were seen as the best fast fashion at the time (I don't recall Qlo worship until much later)

>>8966629
i'm an oldfag,been here for years. never had an ego big enough to think i deserved a trip

maybe this board has always been shit and im just noticing it, but it kinda sucks. too many underage poorfags is probably the bigest problem on /fa/. at any given time theres like 4-5 different threads about new balance or vans or some other shitty cheap sneaker brand

>>8971187
also forgot to mention that this place started going downhill around the same time that poo-pushing fagit doop doop became the janitor

>inb4 ban

>>8968169

Most of the posts in WAYWTs are the same boring fits over and over again because everyones too afraid to post anything interesting.

/fa/ doesn't provide very much criticism. Being honest is fine, but saying somethings shit without explaining why or giving advice is pointless.

Most people on this board are insecure and this is where they can project that insecurity into others.

That and the fact that no one really seems to know what they're talking about. The board has improved here and there, but we've taken a few steps backwards everywhere else.

The culture of this board is kind of shit at the moment

>>8966766
backed, last summer was the peak of /fa/

>>8971303

Nobody is interested in the shit I know stuff about.

>>8971180
>I don't recall Qlo worship until much later

I started posting in 2010 and i remember seeing Uniqlo recs all the time. Just look at any infographic from the period

>>8966629

It's too fucking slow. I'm trying to not work on my thesis here and I feel I'm the only one posting.

>>8971392
WHat shit do you know about?

>>8971541

Fragrances, cooking, computer science and portable anti-tank weaponry. Only the former is in anyway remotely /fa/.

I've joined about a week ago and I realize so many people here are so shallow/superficial. I guess that's what you get from a board about contemporary clothing.