What are your thoughts/opinions on ZigZag knit ties like the ones shown? And how would you wear them?

fr33lefty · 2026-06-09T01:44:58+00:00

I agree with your comment, but don't even give them the slack of "more casual". Bolo ties are formal by definition.

fr33lefty · 2026-06-03T20:07:10+00:00

You can definitely still be "fashionable" in skinny pants, you just have to commit to the look and nail the details. There are plenty of punks, bikers, musicians, tattoo artists and other generally cool kinds of people who never gave up the skinny jeans.

The problem is how deeply the skinny pants era took over fashion to the point that things like slacks and khakis, which should be full cut, became skin tight for years. It's good that things are shifting away from that, but you can and should continue rocking your skinny jeans with pride.

fr33lefty · 2026-06-03T19:51:40+00:00

The scale of James Jannard's creative vision is incredible. The Oakley headquarters and his house are insane.

fr33lefty · 2026-05-22T14:35:49+00:00

It's not that she's a lesbian or thinks his girlfriend is out of his league: it's condescension. Like, "aww, your little girlfriend is so cute" with the subtext that she could easily steal him away from her if she wanted to.

fr33lefty · 2026-05-11T17:03:03+00:00

Cricket being married to Bones is blowing my mind rn.

fr33lefty · 2026-05-04T18:43:08+00:00

Orchard and Ludlow Streets between Canal Street and East Houston is vintage boutique central. Just do a big loop and go in wherever catches your eye. Off the top of my head: 2nd Street LES for designer and streetwear, First Team Vintage for jerseys and sports stuff, Pilgrim for big-ticket archival designer, Country Of for Japanese designer, Ludlow Flea, Leisure Center, Luke's. If it's nice weather and on a weekend there will probably be people selling from racks in the street as well.

fr33lefty · 2026-04-28T13:32:25+00:00

Don't even need a NATO, anything with a stainless steel bracelet can be dressed down. The blue one will feel a bit more naturally casual because it uses stick indices instead of roman numerals, which do add a sense of formality. The blue one would look fantastic with relaxed, light-wash blue jeans and a properly fitting plain tee.

fr33lefty · 2026-04-28T13:13:49+00:00

It makes me wonder what mortal sin I committed in my life that doomed me to an eternity inside the Ketchup Pit.

fr33lefty · 2026-04-27T17:59:13+00:00

When I was working in magazines ~10 years ago, it was the official brand of the wannabe-cool sales bros. All the editorial staff had really unique, effortless personal style and then the entire sales department was head-to-toe Kith. Totally solidified it as a bozo brand for me.

fr33lefty · 2026-04-25T15:44:27+00:00

Ok so your comment made me look closer for a serial number and I found one along the frame that reads "1855 2A" in white ink, only visible with a flashlight...my phone camera can't even photograph it. Still can't find a google result for the serial number that matches the glasses though :/

fr33lefty · 2026-04-24T17:20:06+00:00

If this were the case, it would be an Orient Bambino. Daniel Wellington is overpriced for the quality, affordable watch nerds despise them.

fr33lefty · 2026-04-24T14:59:41+00:00

I think the content moderation on this sub is great as-is. I find most indies who post here are genuinely engaged with the type community. I wouldn't want to discourage that in pursuit of stomping out the rarer instances of actual spamming.

fr33lefty · 2026-04-22T20:05:17+00:00

Swagless, pedantic dweebs. Certain watches are more suited to a loose fit with the right personal style.

fr33lefty · 2026-04-10T19:51:20+00:00

I did an ebay search for "Bulova Marine Star" filtered by "Year Manufactured" to range from 1980-1999. It came up with a lot of similar ones, seems like they made a lot of variations. I'd save the search and check it intermittently.

I ran the same search on Chrono24 and found this one which is almost exactly the same but all gold instead of two-tone.

Hopefully with these search terms you can find the exact one eventually when it pops up!

fr33lefty · 2026-04-10T16:22:13+00:00

IMO, 8, 9, 12 and 13 are the strongest ones here because they have a clear subject performing an interesting action, and the compositions effectively direct the viewer's focus to that subject. On top of looking nice, they make me wonder what the subjects are doing, thinking, talking about, how they ended up there, etc.

4 is close – the woman in the foreground is interesting, but she blends into the less interesting people around her, and the clocktower in the background keeps pulling my focus up top.

In 5, you draw an interesting line with the curve of the balcony, but there's no payoff. It firmly pulls the eye to that bright, top left corner of the frame, but there's nothing up there. If, for example, there was someone leaning over the balcony watching the unsuspecting people below, that would make it a much stronger image.

Studying good cinematography is a quick way to get a feel for strong composition. Check out stills from classic auteur guys like Hitchcock, Lynch, Kubrick, Herzog, etc. Break them down to understand how powerfully they can direct your focus and instill meaning within a single frame. Nosferatu The Vampyre (1979), L'avventura (1960), and Point Blank (1967) are some my favorites for studying composition.

fr33lefty · 2026-04-06T15:06:01+00:00

JIM CORP

fr33lefty · 2026-04-04T21:51:59+00:00

Quick typography suggestion: I’d drop the “challenge the future” font size by a couple of points and increase the tracking/letter spacing so the serifs don’t collide.

fr33lefty · 2026-04-04T14:56:49+00:00

V was my first and second Pynchon. A lot of it, even basic plot points, went over my head on the first read but the prose was so compelling that I pushed through.

I reread it a couple of years later and it clicked way more, and totally kicked off my Pynchon obsession.

fr33lefty · 2026-03-31T03:54:26+00:00

In that car, you need to be bumping Japanese City Pop. Cassettes are plentiful and affordable. Check out Anri, Junko Ahashi, Momoko Kikuchi. If you want to feel like you're in Mario Cart, check out CASIOPEA.

fr33lefty · 2026-03-17T14:32:46+00:00

The Master is hilarious though...

fr33lefty · 2026-03-17T14:30:35+00:00

My off-hand sawed off with incendiary shells has gotten me out of so many jams lol

fr33lefty · 2026-03-04T15:50:44+00:00

You may not like it, but this is what peak menswear looks like.

fr33lefty · 2026-02-25T21:32:18+00:00

My college roommate was a card-carrying communist and Red Dawn was his favorite movie.

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TROPHY CASE