Unwarranted Opinions To The Garment Enthusiast
"No offence but..."
This week I’m going to complain like a baby. As an individual who enjoys clothing on a different level to the average person (not better, just different — but who are we kidding, it is better), you would think it’s constant highs of looking down on everyone’s garbogio outfits, having intelligent conversations about the latest Margiela x Supreme Collaboration, or good vibes while posing outside Cafe Leon Dore. However, the reality is that outsiders looking in often don’t think you look as good as you think you do (crazy right?). That’s not exactly true, but more often than not, people do feel the need to share their opinions on what you’re wearing.
It’s not a joke when I say that, at work, I receive more criticism on what I wear than I would like to admit — hell, I had people mock me for my Bostons before they became on trend that one summer last year. I never ask for feedback on what I wear from these people, yet they feel the need to tell me that either something I’m wearing looks funny, or they don’t like it — God gives his toughest battles to his bravest soldiers.
”No offence but…” is the most common phrase I hear right before someone proceeds to torch something that I’m wearing.
Unwarranted opinions shared directly with oneself is a fact of the matter when it comes to being a jawnz enthusiast. The only reason I could think of as to why people feel the need to share their opinions about what I am wearing is because they’re seeing garments that a lot of civilians wouldn’t necessarily have heard of or even wear. I get that I’m ‘the fashion guy’ in your eyes, but I really don’t need to hear the breakdown as to why you hate my hat, Scott.
I’m now going to share some testimonies of some of my garms.
Uniqlo x Marni Wide Fit Check Trousers
“Wearing your chef pants today, are we?” - B
Yeah thanks for that comment that I really had no interest in hearing. But please, continue on while you wear your forces that just came out of the Korean BBQ joint.
I like these pants. A LOT. They are baggy everywhere (except the waist, unfortunately); huge rise, wide legs, and long inseam, and they’re super bright and playful, which bodes well in a classroom environment. They’re also super light so I can wear them on hot days and not soak them from sweat. Not to brag, but these joints also got me reposted as one of Jimmy and Larry’s fit gods of the week on Throwing Fits (big fkn flex alert). No one has ever shared with me that they think these are ‘ugly,’ but the chef jokes got me zzzzzzz….. It got to the point where I just said “Yeah. That’s what I was going for.”
District Vision x New Balance Fresh Foam More Trail
“Not to be rude, but your shoes look like those shoes old people wear to help keep them balanced.” - J
Thanks, toots. I’ll be sure to remember that when you need something like that in a couple years. This was one of my favourite pickups last year (a real buzzer-beater cop too), and I still stand by that. Performance-wise I think the shoe lacks a tad as the foam is super soft it doesn’t offer a lot of energy return, but I haven’t tried it on the trails so I could be wrong!
However, I highly rate this shoe. I think they’re super comfortable (which was crucial when I was nursing fractured femur — which ironically old people get quite often), They’re a versatile shoe, and I think they looked fantastic in so many contexts - when running or putting a fit on.
I’ve had a few people tell me that they copped because of what I had to say about the shoe, or because I simply posted them on IG (I am not saying that I influenced their opinion, so please don’t take it that way). So I know for a fact that they look good from first-hand responses to this particular product; however, I don’t appreciate being told that they’re for old people(?) Either way, this shoe is fire and there are still a couple sizes of the brown colourway in the link above.
“No offence, but those are really ugly.” — A
I’m sorry to say this but your baby is really fucking ugly.
To the sophisticated, shitting on the Michael is pretty much deemed blasphemy. At this point we can consider this model a staple, and definitely classique. They’re well crafted and it’s a shoe that I know I’ll own for the rest of my life. Overall, the shoe looks great and the current meta within the fashion zeitgeist is that these are a fantastic daily.
I don’t know why this person chose to be so blunt — especially when their baby looks like the worms from Crash Twin Sanity. I think this descends social norms and it’s just completely rude, but unfortunately, when you’re the ‘fashion guy’, people automatically assume you’re open for their smooth brain takes.
I’ll admit, I’m not a confrontation individual and that has probably allowed people to continue these brain rot behaviours; however, it doesn’t excuse them. Will there ever be a time where fashionbros and civilians can live in harmony? who knows.
tl;dr please don’t be mean to me, I am fragile.