/fa/ - Fashion

>>9396934

White faced watches are considered more formal than black faced watches or watches. Basically a dress watch for semi-formal events should have a white face, a slightly smaller, simple casing, and a leather watch band. At a truly formal you don't wear a watch and no pocket watch either.

I wear a Timex Easy Reader with a silver casing, white face, and black leather band every day. I don't see the point in buying something more expensive because I am hard on my watches.

>>9397787

Forget brands and stores, you'll be lucky if you find anything like it at all. I severely doubt you'll find a zip up suit jacket off the rack anywhere. On the other hand those suits also have a "tradional fit" sack jacket and 70's style wide lapels that don't match the ties which are normal width and too skinny to match the lapels.

Compromise on accuracy and get a fitted three button suit and make up the difference with props and a decent wig. Also those suits fit and look like complete crap.

If you're that short then have them hemmed up. There are even ways to hem them up with the original hem or using the original contrasting thread if it matters to you.

>>7327390
>>7327392

I have a pair of these:

http://www.amazon.com/Bacco-Bucci-Mens-Doyle-Oxford/dp/B006TYJPOS

I've had them for about a year so far. I've worn down the rubber sole on the heel and it looks like they used chipboard for the heel. I dyed it black to cover it up and sealed it. I consider them two/three-year shoes, I got them on clearance for $50 so that's about all I was expecting out of them.

>>7327359

Try a brown plain toe oxford with unpolished leather.

http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/home/department/4512-14.aspx

You can swap buckles so pick up a few different ones.

Match your tie width to the width of the lapels. It seems like skinny ties are still "in" right now but I won't go narrower then 2.5", the guide is "no thinner then the height of a dollar bill."

I have several ties, the four ties I get the most use out of are a light yellow repp tie with red/blue stripes for daytime use with a navy blazer, a solid dark red grosgrain tie, and two navy blue neckties, one is solid satin for conservative dress, and one with light blue pinstripes that is less severe.

The general rule is that the shirt should be lighter then the jacket and the tie should be darker then the shirt. There is also a general 2 out of 3 rule, between your jacket, shirt and tie if two are patterned one should be plain and if two are plain, one should be patterned. If you're going to mix patterns, vary the pattern size. That is why I tend to use ties with broad primary color and thinner pinstripes instead of alternating bands of the same size.

In general, lighter color ties during the day and darker color ties at night. Avoid bright, saturated satin ties or the ubiquitous white/bright red tie on a black shirt look. Learn a few different knots and match them to the spread of your shirt collar, narrow knot on narrow spread collar and wider knot on wider collars. A narrow collar spread will help with a wider face and a wider spread with a thin face.

>>7141373

Pinstriped suits have a business wear association, don't wear them for formal events.

Good posture is worth a half-inch or so, stand up straight like a wire is attached to the top of your head pulling you taut and push your shoulders apart. Shoes with a slight heel will give you another half-inch or so.

A straight razor won't make your hair grow any slower and it will make the entire process take even longer. If you want to do it anyway, try a straight razor with disposable blades first.

A straight razor won't make your hair grow and slower and it will make the entire process take even longer. If you want to do it anyway, try a straight razor with disposable blades first.

If that's all you can afford then that's what you'll have to get. Normally I recommend getting a matching vest and a spare set of trousers but in this case it is extra expense you don't need since you'll probably only use it a few times.

Your suit should be darker colored for the evening, black, charcoal, or navy blue. Avoid pinstripes, that is typically associated with business wear and nor formal wear. Get a white dress shirt, a darker colored repp tie, and a pair of black oxford shoes (no loafers).

I agree that style and fashion are two different things. I think it is laudable that you are comfortable rather then conflicted about what you want. However, self-acceptance does not mean that what you are wearing is attractive, appropriate, or acceptable as a modern member of society. These are all independent factors and none necessarily imply or deny the others.

Besides anonymity I like that 4chan doesn't have post counts and threads are gone in about a day or so. For anything to persist it has to remain in the collective memory. There are exceptions like stickies and other archives but otherwise it's footprints in the sand.

Dread Pirate Roberts. Thrift an oversized black dress shirt, black slacks, and black shoes with a heel. Buy a second pair of black slacks and cut off the legs. Use them to create a pair of cuffs for the top of the fold-over boots. Buy a pair of black gloves, a plastic sword, and ayard of black cloth to make a bandana,a headband mask, and a sash for the waist.

The short bob and the bangs make an already round face, rounder. Thin out the eyebrows and shape them with an arc to make your face look longer. Your glasses frames fit the typical recommendations for your face type but I would downplay them by using thinner, silver-tone frames with thin arms or wear contacts. Use mascara to bring out your lashes and try to deal with the dark circles under your eyes.

>>6995277

Sounds like it's low volume, on that level you're making spending money. If you're trying to do it on a level high enough to keep a storefront stocked you're going to attract attention from customs.

>>6995261

No idea since I have no idea what you're talking about.

>>6995190

Not feasible to sustain a business, the cost of shipping items piece by piece would wipe out the saving on tariffs.

>>6994992

What you could do is take a yearly trip to Japan and bring back clothing under your yearly allowance then resell them. This is considered gray market imports but technically it's not illegal in most of the world. I don't know if you can bring in enough material and charge enough money to recoup the cost of the trip and sustain a business. That's part of the reason why the markup for Japanese imports is so ridiculous, they have to make up for the expense. On the other hand, low volume legal importation and licensing may not be possible unless you're approaching a small time designer with a small storefront themselves.

>>6994680

You'll have to watch out for customs. Your personal allowance for imports is about $3,000 a year. If not you might need to go through an importer and pay their fees which could go up to 10%. That's all assuming that the clothing is licensed for sale in the US, if not it can get tied up in customs. You might need to pay a licensing fee to the manufacturer in order to sell the clothes in the US, EVEN IF YOU'VE ALREADY PURCHASED THEM IN JAPAN.

>>6994546

If it's just a hobby and don't care about making money then that's fine. If you expect to make money off of it, then you need significant exposure to make it work, i.e. you are ALREADY a brand and everyone is already clamoring to buy your goods. If you need to build your brand then you'll need to do alot of marketing, you might need a larger inventory then you can produce personally to make up the cost of marketing.

>>6994314

Alright, lets explore the online route. Hosting and domain registration is cheap, lets figure on $75 a year. To run a serious retail website you'll need a robust Content Management System(CMS) and shopping cart software. A turnkey system will run you about $1000 to $1500. You can of course use a service like Amazon, eBay, Etsy or so on but figure on between 5% and 10% fees and another 10% or so for Paypal. When you're established you might have a merchant account and get your combined fees into about the 8% range.

Once you establish your site you'll need to perform Search Engine Optimization and generate content to help attract traffic. Figure on $100/hr rates, at least 2 hours to start. You'll also need to do your own marketing, radio ads, newspaper, classifieds, posters, flyers, etc. Marketing is an area where it comes down to, "How much do you want to spend?"

You'll need to figure out how you'll do shipping. I favor USPS Priority Mail because it is cheaper then UPS and you can flatrate your shipping, you can schedule pickup and even dropoff of no-cost shipping materials.