/fa/ - Fashion

[Anonymous No.9497979]

Is it ever possible to be ahead of the curve as a consumer? /fa/ continually pushes the notion that people are late on X trend or Y fad, that they've missed the boat, and they aren't up to date with the so-called current trends (which usually are never named).

I seriously doubt the current model of buying clothes and trying to mold into a pre-existing aesthetic, especially one that garners approval from other members of /fa/ which are all supposedly "behind" on whatever meaningful and exciting developments are happening in fashion and culture.

In my opinion, the only people who could be considered "fashion forward" are those like Huckleberry that do their own thing and create their own unique visions, and not visions directly stolen from the internet. It's fashion plagiarism and everyone is looking the same.

If you're going out tonight and planning on wearing a white tee, black bomber, black pants, and black raf velcros please just stay the fuck inside.

[Anonymous No.9497994]

>>9497979
I agree, I was upset to find that most fits posted by anon are whatever the current approved fashion is (white CPs or other shoes, black everything else, bomber for good measure). I feel that /fa/ needs more unique fits

[Anonymous No.9498009]

>>9497979
when i buy clothes i mostly get pieces that i think have a timeless design. not to say that a black bomber and black jeans are ever going 'out', but i don't want to redo my wardrobe just to hop on a trend. it can get kind of boring playing it safe all the time though

[Anonymous No.9498026]

>>9497979
substitute huck for knoch or maybe dada and i'd agree

[Anonymous No.9498041]

100% correct anon. Just dress in whatever you want; if you are smart enough to make this observation then you are clever enough to confidently carry yourself in whatever fits you like the most.

Fashion= Everyone's individual right to express themselves however they want through clothes, and Style= confidently carrying the fashions you wear to create Trends.

So much of /fa/ think they are ahead of the curve. I'm not going to judge; if you want to spend a grand on an Alex McQueen shirt because the design speaks something directly to you then go for it; your the man. I cant help but get a notion that a majority of /fa/ buy this sort of shit to try and make themselves feel more ahead of the curve than others though when the reality is the industry thrives off shallow people like them to make a majority of their dollars.

[Anonymous No.9498072]

i think having an autistic fit is probably better than being accepted by /fa/

at least there is room for development, if people like your fit on here its usually because it already fits the mold, but there's never any surprise or innovation because experimentation is seriously discouraged.

[Anonymous No.9498171]

Disregard anyone talking about trends. It's embarrassing and pathetic. Each person needs to determine what they themselves like, not what they can wear that other people will like.

Don't just keep refreshing /fa/ or you'll likely be sucked into the hivemind whether you like it or not. Seek out inspiration everywhere

[Anonymous No.9498185]

I believe fashion is a reflection of the culture, and at this point the stoic aspect of the post-culture civilization phase narrows the acceptable range of what can be worn or not, thus fulfilling Andy Warhol's prophecies of a socialist state where everyone eventually thinks the same and looks the same. The way we consume fashion is never to become something, its to fit in to the army and tribes. The fashion moment occurs when the opposite happens and is able to brand itself as the new tribe to be followed.

[Anonymous No.9498230]

I've never seen anyone wearing Rick sneakers irl instead of me OP, dont know what you're talking about.

[Quarterback No.9498276]

Everything said here should be taken with a grain of salt. Its up to you whether you take what everyone says here to heart. However. If you plan on developing your own style you're gonna make mistakes and more than likely people here are going to rip you for it, fair enough, this is 4chan you come here for the brutality honest opinions rather than for rep. I'd say that if you're looking to look more presentable and maybe just a bit more fashion forward than the normal person, hiveminding here isn't that bad of thing. If you really want to make fashion more than just casual you're going to have to apply yourself and draw inspiration yourself. /fa/ will not do this for you, and if you want to be something more its not advised to only lurk here and nowhere else. Go to a runway show if you have connections, subscribe to a fashion magazine, go to interesting stores in your area, browse through other forums and lastly and most importantly get a career/job that you enjoy doing because let's face it, being fashionable is expensive as fuck.

[Anonymous No.9498292]

>>9497979
just wear wealthcore, timeless and fashionable

[Anonymous No.9498319]

>>9498230
stuck on the internet lel
he thinks literally everybody in the world wears black bombers and black skinnies, because a lot do so on here
go outside m8
majority is wearing straight cut levis with nikes and aome kind of parka

just because the internet (specifically one board on one website) dresses this way means nothing about your society

[Anonymous No.9498378]

>>9498230
even in australia ive seen geos 2-3 times

[Anonymous No.9498516]

>>9498378
lol do you live in rural aus? i see ricks and every other effay meme almost everyday in sydney

[Anonymous No.9498524]

>>9497979
Thank you for starting a meaningful thread.
I feel that it's good to look online for inspiration, but you should incorporate styles in your own way. You don't have to avant garde everything like Huckleberry, but you shouldn't be directly copying.

[Anonymous No.9498527]

>>9498516
bullshit, where? the best I see in Sydney is occasionally Y-3 and cdg

[Anonymous No.9498531]

>>9498041
I think fashion isn't just about expressing yourself, it's indirectly representing who you are.

[Anonymous No.9498535]

>>9498527
near cbd

[Anonymous No.9498551]

>>9498026
this

knoch would fit this a lot better than fucking dingleberry

[Anonymous No.9498578]

>>9498524
>huckleberry
>avant guarde oh god lol

my god
is this what people think of huckleburrys fits?

[Anonymous No.9498583]

>>9498527
>>9498535
umm outside of your basement, but just walk around chinatown every chink is covered in rick

[Anonymous No.9498596]

>>9498578
lmao nah just this pleb

[Anonymous No.9498649]

>>9498583
lol geobaskets dont even count as real rick

trendhopping locust get up

avoid

wait till u see a real rick rider

[Anonymous No.9498656]

>>9497979
>/fa/ continually pushes the notion that people are late on X trend or Y fad, that they've missed the boat, and they aren't up to date with the so-called current trends (which usually are never named).
You shouldn't take this place that seriously.
If the hypocrisy and duality of this board doesn't make you wonder if anyone here even knows anything about fucking anything related to fashion you should just leave.
>woah you are so late to that, it's been a trend for years now lmao
>Fucking trendhoppers are the worst I swear
Just stick to your style and try to improve and step up your game on the framework you feel comfortable and like to do it or you are another internet fashion victim.

[Anonymous No.9498658]

>>9498516
>>9498527
sydney, saw dude in chinatown and another at UNSW
i.e. asians always

[Anonymous No.9498660]

>>9498026
To be honest they all are doing just that, hucks style is just way more down to earth, casual and 'approachable' I guess in that it's very easy for almost anyone to adapt and he gets shit on mostly because of that.

[Anonymous No.9498661]

>>9498649
>geobaskets dont even count as real rick
OK, fucclord

[Anonymous No.9498671]

>>9498660
Huckleberry is neither casual nor approachable. He looks out of place and never leaves his room or his parents backyard in those clothes.

[Anonymous No.9498679]

>>9498671
Thank god you post here man, needed someone to open my eyes to the truth.

[Anonymous No.9498681]

>>9498679
>butthurt

It's true though. Huckleberry tries to do something he has no talent for. His outfits are either always the same or really awkwardly put together. He has no feeling for silhouettes or color blocking. All he does is see items out of context and throw them together on a whim. Nice reaction image though bub

[Anonymous No.9498686]

>>9498681
Let me paraphrase that post
>more casual and approachable compared to knoch or dada
It's cool that you hate someone because they post pics of themselves on cyberspace board for Finno-Mongolian papercraft but I really don't give a fuck.

[Anonymous No.9498687]

>>9498649
what do you consider real rick then ???

[Anonymous No.9498690]

>>9498686
>spouting gibberish because he can't actually refute my point

0/10

also never said I hate him his fits are just shit. Knoch and dada are approachable in their respective venues. Stop projecting your boring huckleberry flyover state lifestyle on them. Dada can wear whatever he wants because he works in the industry.

[Anonymous No.9498697]

>>9498658
i go to uts so its pretty normal to see azns wearing rick, also because im an azn wearing ricks

[Anonymous No.9498705]

>>9498690
Lemme help you here abit, the discussion went like this:
>those who dress like they want and do their own thing are cool like huck
>yes and dada and knoch
>huck seems to get shit on cause his fits are casual
>HUCK IS A FUCKING FAGGOT HURR
Nobody even at any fucking point mentioned anything about if they like how they dress, just that they clearly do their own thing and are cool with that but then you came and just had to make your point about how you don't like huck, ie you brought fuck all to the discussion except your unsolicited opinions. I don't even particularly like any of them except for dada but I really like how they all have such distinct styles.

[Anonymous No.9498716]

>>9498705
Huckleberry isn't cool though he looks like shit not because he's 'casual'. He's fake as fuck.

[Anonymous No.9498723]

>>9498705
by your reasoning fat basementdwellers who wear cargo shorts are fashionable

[Anonymous No.9498728]

>>9498723
This.

He doesn't get my point that if you look like shit it doesn't matter if you 'do your own thing'.

It's okay for knoch and dada because they look good. Huck looks and dresses like SHIT

[Anonymous No.9498738]

>>9498723
>>9498728
Again I didn't even state if they are 'fashionable' just that I can respect that they have distinct styles.
Wearing cargo shorts in your basement isn't really a "style" in my opinion but you are free to have yours.

[Anonymous No.9498746]

>>9498738
You're retarded. End of discussion.

[Anonymous No.9498752]

>>9498746
Thanks for providing so much for the discussion at hand m8

[Anonymous No.9498759]

>>9498752
There is no discussion. If you look like shit aka huck you can't have your 'distinct style' because you look like ▄█▀ █▬█ █ ▀█▀.

[Anonymous No.9498761]

>>9498746
This thread could have been good but it devolved into petty arguing. thx m8

[Anonymous No.9498763]

>>9498761
How would this thread have been good? There is literally nothing to discuss. You either know what you're doing or you don't. You don't level up to be a fashionista by discussing inane shit like this.

[Anonymous No.9498769]

>>9498761
We can continue with the actual discussion tho
I can get behind OPs point on how doing your own thing is cool but it's not necessary 'fashion forward', but really being fashion forward is not necessarily even a point one wants to achieve. At least if it means becoming trendhopper because it's going to be big. I think the 'end point' of fashion would be having your own style while still keeping it contemporary, like incorporating bigger trends and looks to your style in a way that you still keep it real to yourself.
But then even being modern and contemporary might not be what some styles want to achieve.

[Anonymous No.9498770]

>>9498738
why doesnt that constitute style? do you think they pick their clothes at random without any consideration to what theyre wearing? if so youd be completely mistaken because neckbeards are some of the most opinionated people when it comes to clothing (skinny jeans are fucking gay, that guy dresses like a fucking faggot, etc) and they most certainly have internalized a look they aim for every time they put on clothing

[Anonymous No.9498774]

>>9498769
lots of words yet you say nothing

Fashion is not some tangible meta shit that you're trying to make it out to be.

This board is so fucking shit and fake it's not funny anymore.

[Anonymous No.9498776]

>>9498774
You are free to leave friend :^)
>>9498770
Well what really is the definition of style? I guess what I meant was a consistent style that is clearly distinct. Like if knoch, dada and huck all would drop trips and get new cameras and start posting their fit pics here, so that you wouldn't be able to tell it's them from the pics straight away, I would immediately think them still or go "Well this reminds me of knoch/dada/hucks fits", that's more than I can say about myself (I don't actually post fits tho) at least and to me that shows they all clearly have done something right.
The example about cargoweargin neckbeard is kinda dumb to use here cause we haven't established anything about the said example other than neckbeard and the cargos and just that alone isn't a "style" in my opinion.

[Anonymous No.9498778]

>>9498705

is huckleberry's distinct style dressing boring and bland asf or wot?

[Anonymous No.9498781]

>>9498776
to put huck in the same category of knoch and dada is insulting

huck throws together some thrifted clothes with some worn out sneakers, while knoch has a competently assembled wardrobe. knoch even made a lot of his stuff himself

just because somebody is consistent in their clothes doesn't mean its good

[Anonymous No.9498783]

>>9498778
I don't think it's really any more boring or bland compared to pretty much any other fit in WAYWTs, save for few, just different.

[Anonymous No.9498787]

>>9498781
>just because somebody is consistent in their clothes doesn't mean its good
or that he has style

[Anonymous No.9498792]

>>9498781
>to put huck in the same category of knoch and dada is insulting
Why can't you read the fucking post
It was just point about distinct and consisten styles
Why do you have to take it as insult, fucking why
I didn't say fucking anything about how 'good' they are, stop putting words in my mouth

[Anonymous No.9498793]

>>9498792
huckleberry is not distinctive or original

[Anonymous No.9498797]

>>9498792
excuse me
to put them in the same sentence

[Anonymous No.9498799]

>>9498793
Again, my point was
>Like if knoch, dada and huck all would drop trips and get new cameras and start posting their fit pics here, so that you wouldn't be able to tell it's them from the pics straight away, I would immediately think them still or go "Well this reminds me of knoch/dada/hucks fits", that's more than I can say about myself (I don't actually post fits tho) at least and to me that shows they all clearly have done something right.
You can repeat that til infinity if it makes you feel any better but it doesn't really make the discussion any more meaningful.

[Anonymous No.9498802]

>>9498799
Knoch and dada that might apply. But not with huckleberry. He is ultra bland and forgettable.

[Anonymous No.9498809]

>>9498802
I disagree

[Anonymous No.9498813]

>>9498809
i agree

[Anonymous No.9498814]

Interesting pieces and perfect color blocking. Unique laid back silhouette.

[Anonymous No.9498817]

Haphazardly thrown together thrifted items with no coherent theme other than 'lol look I'm different'

[Anonymous No.9498819]

Fun and casual silhouette with perfect color blocking. Very interesting pieces put together with care.

In conclusion: Huckleberry style consists of looking as shit as possible.

[Anonymous No.9498824]

>>9498819
Aight, now that you got it out of your system can we go back to the actual topic at hand?

[Anonymous No.9498827]

>>9498824
The topic being you have no idea what you're talking about? Go ahead m8

My point still stands. The only thing huckleberry is consistent in is looking like shit so you got me there bru

[Anonymous No.9498836]

>>9498817
Holy shit this is bad

>fat thights

Holy shit how can anyone think this is even average? Fucking horrible.

[Anonymous No.9498839]

>>9498814
this guy generally had shit fits imo

>>9498819
this is just as weak as hucks fits

[Anonymous No.9498840]

>>9498836
>inb4 the fag wanting to discuss inane shit thinks this is me samefagging

[Anonymous No.9498841]

>>9498827
Thank you
>>9497979
>>9497994
I agree with both pretty much, internet has been a blessing and a curse for people actually interested in fahsion, it makes sharing and changing ideas easy but the downside is places like /fa/ become too much of a hiveminds and have 'accepted' and 'unaccepted' styles and homogeneous fashion community makes a boring fashion community.

[Anonymous No.9498843]

>>9498839
0/10

[Anonymous No.9498863]

>>9498814
he looks so fake casual. like all he secretly wants to do is rip all that shit off and put his army surplus shit back on.

[Anonymous No.9498869]

>>9497979
lol people have been saying this about /fa/ since 2011
go check the waywt and you will not find
>If you're going out tonight and planning on wearing a white tee, black bomber, black pants, and black raf velcros
in the majority
just a plethora of fits that are just as bad

[Anonymous No.9498873]

>>9498863
Not in the slightest, Huck.

[Anonymous No.9498902]

>>9497979
>It's fashion plagiarism and everyone is looking the same.

"Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months" - Oscar Wilde

Fashion as beautiful garment is awesome.

Fashion as social trend is the worst shit.

Every colour is always /fa/. Every cut is always /fa/. If you have a nice body and you can pull off your own aesthetic, you are always /fa/.

Don't copy what other people wear, and you'll never get called out on "fashion from yesterday". But unfortunately, copying is all most people can do.

[Anonymous No.9498924]

>>9498171
it happened to me

how to I quit .fa. and find some inspo elsewhere?

[Anonymous No.9498940]

huck lel more like cuck amirite guys xdxdxd

[Anonymous No.9499072]

>>9498924
Evaluate what you like about fashion beyond "looking good"
A lot of people consider it self expression and art. Asking for inspo just goes back to the hivemind mentality, nevermind what people like, what do you like anon? Develop your taste and personality first before trying to communicate that.
Remember no one actually says tips fedora irl

[Anonymous No.9499081]

>>9499072
*tips fedora*

[huckleberry !0FTILDoI8. No.9499110]

I'm just trying. The best I can.
I like what I see in the mirror because it reflects me.
Who are you?
What would you wear?

[Anonymous No.9499136]

>>9498705
>>9498686
>>9498679
>>9498660
Hi cuckoldberry how's the samefagging going?

[Anonymous No.9499149]

>>9498809
Why the fuck are you defending this metrosexual past this much? Seriously I honestly hope this is all samefagging because if you are an entirely separate person and actually defending him this much that had to be the most embarrassing thing ivd ever seen.

[Anonymous No.9499155]

>>9498902
How was your first day on SZ bud?

[Anonymous No.9499166]

>>9499149
>defedning
Did you even read the whole conversation?
I said I don't even particularly like his fits, that nigga was the one who derailed the discussion to argument wether his fits are shit or not, it was about recogniseable styles basically.
No need to get upset on memeboard for chinese cartoons m8

[Anonymous No.9499171]

>>9499110
fuck off

[Anonymous No.9499187]

>>9499166
his style is not recognizable bar it being total shit

[Anonymous No.9499195]

>>9499187
Oh you!

[Anonymous No.9499203]

>>9499195
so funneh reaction image with a filename in every post because you're so intellectually dried out you can't even come up with a smart rebuttal yourself

[Anonymous No.9499227]

>>9499203
why u so mad tho

[Anonymous No.9499244]

>>9498924
i'd recommend checking streetstyle blogs like tommyton and le21eme
also runways and shit

[Anonymous No.9499276]

>>9499227
le umad maymay

Grow up.

[Anonymous No.9499397]

>>9498841
Well, it wasn't any better back in the days with magazines telling you exactly what pieces to wear

[Anonymous No.9499525]

>>9499397
at least if a magazine told people to get a manbun it wouldnt be so fucking pandemic, only the select few reading the magazine would do it.

[Anonymous No.9499584]

>>9498814
>copies look from the 80s
>omg woooww so unique and different

>>9498817
>copies look from the 80s
>booo boring and unoriginal wtf
Can someone tell me the difference?

[Anonymous No.9499590]

>>9499584
One is executed well the other isnt. (dingleberry)

[Anonymous No.9499600]

>>9499590
>he thinks either one is executed well
lmao

[Anonymous No.9499603]

>>9499600
>he thinks his shitposts matter
lmao

[Anonymous No.9499642]

>>9499584
fanboys say the darndest things

[Anonymous No.9499645]

What the fuck are you even complaining about. most people dress like fucking dogshit and you complain about a normal black outfit.
what the fuck has this come to

love the picture btw

[Anonymous No.9499648]

>>9499642
0/10

[Anonymous No.9499655]

>>9499645
i'd rather see someone dress like shit than wear an internet uniform

[Anonymous No.9499659]

>>9499655
well that answer leaves me to ask you what clothes do not offend you?

[Anonymous No.9499667]

>>9499648
>I luv knock and everything he does is perfect! see how i can make vague compliments and overlook anything bad about the people i like

Admit it, knoch fanboys are the worst, please die.

[Anonymous No.9499675]

>>9499667
I don't give a shit about knoch. That is a good outfit.

[Anonymous No.9499692]

>>9499675
he looks fucking homeless only with less dirt stains

only thing that makes it ok is that we know his style and the silhouette of the jacket is congruent with that, but i could say the same of huckleberry

[Anonymous No.9499744]

>>9499692
You're full of shit.

[Anonymous No.9499826]

That a concept is trending in any context, can be defined simply as "what is currently popular within a certain group of people".

That a concept is "popular" indicates that a larger than normal part of the group favors a certain fashion concept.

Regardless of what the general consensus of a certain group is, I tend to not let their collective decision influence me. It is often just interesting to note what people in general seem to like at this current time, but not much more beyond that.

I value individual decisions based on what you prefer and what works well with your looks, rather than trying to apply something that has been decided upon by average persons with average persons in mind.

If you want conformity, then go right ahead and follow trends and obey the hive mind of a certain group. If you feel like expressing a belonging to a certain social group, then you are of course free to do so.

I'm generally very picky about whose opinions I care about, and I would never care for the opinions of someone who cares about trends - because I consider them to be completely irrelevant for my personal style. Opinion discarded - as simple as that.

If you are a person who applies critical thinking to fashion and style, who makes your own clothes, picks out new outfit combinations, and is the avant-garde - even though the rest of the troop is not quite following - then you'll get so much more respect from me than if you would simply allow others to make your stylistic choices for you.

In short: individuality, critical though, and experimentation > conformity, and adhering to the status quo.

[Anonymous No.9499841]

>>9498041
This may be corny, but on one episode of Queer Eye one of the gays was like "Don't try and be fashionable, be stylish."

[Anonymous No.9500503]

some of huck's fits are on point

[Anonymous No.9500511]

>>9500503
he looks hot in the second one but those shoes smh

[Anonymous No.9500525]

>>9500503
>>9500511
Literally just stop. No one gives a fuck about you and your mediocre lower middle class fly over state life. Stop samefagging and try to stop looking like shit.

[Anonymous No.9500533]

>>9500503
He looks like a mouthbreathing version of Harry from third rock from the sun.

[Anonymous No.9500536]

>>9500525
Literally just stop. No one gives a fuck about you and your mediocre lower middle class fly over state life. Stop samefagging and try to stop looking like shit.

[Crept No.9500541]

>>9500503
Both are bad and the pseudo candid nature is pretty laughable

[Anonymous No.9500547]

>>9500536
Good one cuckoldberry

[Anonymous No.9500558]

>>9500547
Literally just stop. No one gives a fuck about you and your mediocre lower middle class fly over state life. Stop samefagging and try to stop looking like shit.

[Anonymous No.9500567]

>>9500558

Literally just stop. No one gives a fuck about you and your mediocre lower middle class fly over state life. Stop samefagging and try to stop looking like shit.

[Anonymous No.9500570]

>>9500567
Literally just stop. No one gives a fuck about you and your mediocre lower middle class fly over state life. Stop samefagging and try to stop looking like shit.

[Anonymous No.9500753]

ITT: The only good discussion on /fa/ in years.

[Anonymous No.9502514]

>>9497979
>huckleberry
cuck pls go you are worse than trunks was

[Anonymous No.9502897]

>>9500503
He looks awful in every shot especially the last shot. Can't believe some fags actually think this dork looks good.

[Anonymous No.9502900]

>>9498814
>>9498817
>>9498819
I don't see how any of these are objectively better than each other, apart (possibly) from knoch's better use of silhouette.

[Anonymous No.9502903]

>>9502897
He doesn't look good ever. It's just trolls and contrarian faggots

[Anonymous No.9502907]

>>9502900
And that is why you post on /fa/. You're totally clueless.

[Anonymous No.9502933]

>>9502907
I don't think you understand my comment, from a subjective viewpoint I agree huck looks like dogshit erryday and knoch has some sort of fit-magic up his surplus sleeves, but from an entirely objective viewpoint they are all three decent casual looks.

[Anonymous No.9502976]

>>9500753
>single person posting 100 something posts about obsessing over hating a tripfag on Azerbaijan porcelain doll forum
It's a shame this was actually interesting topic until the guy started blogging and derailed the thread.

[Anonymous No.9502994]

>>9502976
Yeah no. /fa/ pretending to be even more pseudo intellectual than SZ and the like is not interesting.

[Anonymous No.9503051]

>>9502994
It's a change from all the shitposting at least.

[Anonymous No.9503057]

>>9503051
It's just as bad.

[Anonymous No.9503070]

who is knoch.

I'm stupid and genuinely interested now.

[Anonymous No.9503071]

>>9503070
If you're this new you don't even need to know.