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Re:Wearing flashy/status clothes makes people less likely to... by ftio on Friday June 24, 2022 @10:12AM (#31862138)
Came here to make this comment.

More than 80% of my wardrobe is from Uniqlo, including 10 dry pique polos, 20 supima cotton tees, and 10 flannel button ups, all black. Makes getting dressed in the morning stress-free because I know I'm going to like how I look every day. The blacks do not fade — I have 5-year-old shirts that look practically as good as 6-month-old ones.

Their jeans, especially their selvedge jeans, are also high quality and priced well. Same for my winter parka, vests, fleeces, shorts, socks, underwear.

Best part: nary a logo in sight.

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Re:Wearing flashy/status clothes makes people less likely to... by olivermarks on Friday June 24, 2022 @11:16AM (#31863556)
Uniqlo selvedge denim is really good, I wear it a lot. Most US brand 'jeans' (Levis etc) are just cotton pants in a jeans cut. If you tear them on a nail or cut them the hole will spread and fray - real denim does not do this and the uniqlo pants are cut well for my body type, last for ages and when damaged the hole stays small.

You have to pay hundreds for genuine denim Levis which puts them in the fashion pretentious class imo.

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Re:Wearing flashy/status clothes makes people less likely to... by k__ on Friday June 24, 2022 @10:29AM (#31862454)
Uniqlo is too normcore for my taste.
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Re:Wearing flashy/status clothes makes people less likely to... by ftio on Friday June 24, 2022 @11:11AM (#31863439)
I'm definitely in full dad mode at this point. I've resisted New Balances thus far, but I can see them peeking out over the horizon, a massive iceberg into which I'll inevitably crash.
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Re:Wearing flashy/status clothes makes people less likely to... by darkteflon on Friday June 24, 2022 @11:31AM (#31863741)
Fantastic shoes, you won’t regret it. Your Significant Other, on the other hand…
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Re:Wearing flashy/status clothes makes people less likely to... by scythe on Friday June 24, 2022 @11:46AM (#31864035)
Some of the surfer brands like Volcom, Reef, Lost etc sell wovens with little tiny logos on the pocket you can remove with a thread-ripper. I think that's not rare, though. Pretty sure you can even remove logos from some of the jeans. I guess I should also probably plug the lightweight pants from Club Monaco that I'm wearing right now because I don't see a logo on them. MUJI is also nice and unlabeled, still Japanese sensibility but a little more eclectic (their linen pillowcases are great).
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Re:Wearing flashy/status clothes makes people less likely to... by hdjjhhvvhga on Friday June 24, 2022 @10:36AM (#31862610)
Same for me. It took me some time to find a brand that doesn't dazzle everybody with their logo, uses the fabric and design that suits me, is durable enough and so on. I place a substantial order and forget about clothing for a few years.
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Re:Wearing flashy/status clothes makes people less likely to... by TOMDM on Friday June 24, 2022 @10:59AM (#31863158)
What brand did you opt for over Uniqlo?
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Re:Wearing flashy/status clothes makes people less likely to... by hdjjhhvvhga on Saturday June 25, 2022 @06:39AM (#31874129)
I don't believe my answer would make any sense for anybody beside me as I am a very peculiar person and chose the brand after trying dozens of others.
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Re:Wearing flashy/status clothes makes people less likely to... by ryukafalz on Friday June 24, 2022 @11:14AM (#31863496)
Their shirts are good, yes. I have several pairs of their chino shorts though and those do not hold up long term, to the point where I’m looking for alternatives that’ll last a bit longer.
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Re:Wearing flashy/status clothes makes people less likely to... by sleepdreamy on Friday June 24, 2022 @11:57AM (#31864283)
Uniqlo's XXL is not true XXL so I can't wear any of their clothing :(
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