What are you wearing?

RCH · Post by **RCH** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 5:58 pm

Please be as detailed as possible and answer me as I ask you, what are you wearing?

https://youtu.be/9QG-caBNE8I

yourfriendclaire · Post by **yourfriendclaire** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 7:34 pm

This is a very classic RCH thread.

Jona and I actually just went through our closets and drawers to put things in storage; I boxed up pretty much everything "dressy" or "fancy" (very tenderly) and put it away in the garage. It felt bittersweet but really practical; I feel I'm using my house and my things differently, and I'm trying to reorganize to prioritize use. That being said, I did hang on to some "swanning around" stuff I thought I could enjoy wearing around the house, like silk robes etc.

Right now I'm wearing double-thick black Uniqlo leggings, a pair of thick black wool socks, and a long-sleeve cotton shirt I bleach dyed yesterday and sewed an old Wipers patch onto. When I went out for a walk earlier I completed the look with an XXL thick black cotton crewneck sweatshirt, black beret, black mask, and black Blundstone boots. Apocalpyse chic!

What are YOU wearing?

kmikeym · Post by **kmikeym** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 8:04 pm

I have been a slob. Sweatshirts and athletic pants (like sweatpants, but technical) most days, occasionally putting on a nice shirt for a zoom call. Bike clothes for rides. Less hair combing that usual, just hood up, helmet on, or a hat. I did buy new underwear even though I have plenty.

ritchey · Post by **ritchey** » Tue Apr 07, 2020 4:11 am

This is such a great thread, I have been thinking about this for several days. I have always walked the razor's edge between "work acceptable" and "too weird/slobby for work," an edge made much finer and more treacherous since I moved to uptight New England, but now I have truly descended into a bottomless pit of slobbery. I think I just cycle between two pairs of sweatpants and four shirts, thoughtlessly. I am also not keeping track of how often I wash my hair. I have to actually put on a post-it "get dressed" before I teach or have a meeting (on Zoom). The other day I was wearing this VERY aggressive obscenity-laden pro-abortion t-shirt Gary got for me that I would never wear out of the house and 2 minutes before starting my grad seminar I realized I was still wearing it, plus my hair was up in this weird bun it had been in for 3 days. After that I literally put "look in the mirror" on my calendar before Zoom meetings.

I love the idea of trying to swan around a bit though. I need a silk robe! All my swanning clothes are for winter (many ponchos).

richjensen · Post by **richjensen** » Tue Apr 07, 2020 4:41 am

I adore my synthetic grey-green Eddie Bauer technical dress slacks I found on the big table at Costco last month. [$15!] They feel like sheer 3d printed rubberized linen. They crinkle but don't wrinkle!

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Tue Apr 07, 2020 7:18 am

Ritchey: Excellent tale. It entertained me.

Richjensen: I literally googled "eddie bauer technical dress slacks" because my mind drew a completely empty thought bubble. I should have just left it that way and used it as a meditation tool.

I made my new favorite pants right at the beginning of all this and do not take them off. They have an elastic waist (a new way for me!) and are tapered but not tight. For those in the know, they are kinda like Clyde pants in shape and vibe and with a side panel, but mine have pockets in the front and back instead. Might make another pair with the side pockets next? They are safari-guy colored thick linen that someone gave me and I love them. With them I also wear a homemade pull-on merino wool jersey bra and I have surprised myself by choosing to wear a lot more button-up shirts than I ever thought I'd choose to wear. Turns out I've got some good softies! Today however, I am wearing the t-shirt from my circus school which is called, circus zonder handen. Olé!

Hold on, I've got a totally selfish question for you. New thread!

richjensen · Post by **richjensen** » Tue Apr 07, 2020 7:31 am

m o l l y wrote: ↑Tue Apr 07, 2020 7:18 am
Richjensen: I literally googled "eddie bauer technical dress slacks" because my mind drew a completely empty thought bubble. I should have just left it that way and used it as a meditation tool.

Turns out my happy pants are water repellent nylon spandex chinos. They make a scratchy crunchy sound when I walk.

yourfriendclaire · Post by **yourfriendclaire** » Tue Apr 07, 2020 4:34 pm

I would like to know what RCH is wearing!

RCH · Post by **RCH** » Tue Apr 07, 2020 5:21 pm

Everyone is looking so great!

Claire, my heart leaped into my throat when I read you put up your frippery. Remember when you wore plain black sweat suits?

Molly, your pants sound really cool. I love linen but then I feel like the wrinkles betray my love handles, etc.

Ritchey, your t shirt sounds like a hoot. I think it's cute that you forget you are a human because you go so deep into learning and canning.

Rich deserves only the best in textile technology. Clothes that talk when you wear them have extra pizzazz.

I often dress up precisely because no one sees me. I wear a lot of sweet frocks with cozy tights. I have coined the term "chromatherapy" to define the link between my feelings and colors... Lots of zealy greens and blues, cherry and tomato red, and gold from nature. As many animal prints as I can find.

Today I'm wearing a Glass Candy t shirt with a pink design and my new red plaid ska pants!

w0lf · Post by **w0lf** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 10:42 am

I’m still getting dressed. It’s one of my the primary joys in my life. Also I typically wear my finest garms to the farmer’s market so being in a Margiela suit at home is just fine. Today I went for a relaxed look to pick up my Azure Standard delivery. I’m waiting in my car in black speed trainers, floral socks with a ruffle that hits the exact top of my shoe, uniqlo leggings, a black crewneck sweater that says 99cent Bowery in white flocked letters that I made for my gallery, sexy black nike pushup sports bra, and an oversized vintage d&g bomber, black mask, blue sterile gloves. Hair in afro puff, secured by light pink scrunchy. Black sunglasses, updated cat eye style. Delicate silver hoops that are shaped like flowers. The truck is here!

yourfriendclaire · Post by **yourfriendclaire** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 10:43 am

w0lf wrote: ↑Thu Apr 09, 2020 10:42 am I’m still getting dressed. It’s one of my the primary joys in my life. Also I typically wear my finest garms to the farmer’s market so being in a Margiela suit at home is just fine. Today I went for a relaxed look to pick up my Azure Standard delivery. I’m waiting in my car in black speed trainers, floral socks with a ruffle that hits the exact top of my shoe, uniqlo leggings, a black crewneck sweater that says 99cent Bowery in white flocked letters that I made for my gallery, sexy black nike pushup sports bra, and an oversized vintage d&g bomber, black mask, blue sterile gloves. Hair in afro puff, secured by light pink scrunchy. Black sunglasses, updated cat eye style. Delicate silver hoops that are shaped like flowers. The truck is here!

DYING

ritchey · Post by **ritchey** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 10:59 am

TRULY epic

meadows · Post by **meadows** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 11:12 am

My favorite home outfit is some kind of slip or nightgown, silk or very fine cotton, with an ancient hoodie and faux crocs that are like $12 on ebay.
Color combos this week: yellow slip, baby blue hoodie, green croc & white slip, neon red hoodie, green croc

kmikeym · Post by **kmikeym** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 11:43 am

i just started reading women in clothes and it's like a book version of this thread (but all women) and it's really great

https://www.powells.com/book/-9780399166563

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 12:08 pm

I think I will buy that.

uncleboatshoes · Post by **uncleboatshoes** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 3:15 pm

I get dressed like I'm going to work everyday.
It helps with routine and productivity for me I think.
Wearing hats less than I normally do.
I became a Hawaiian shirt guy a couple years ago. The thing about Hawaiian shirts is that the are floral generally, or the ones I like. I'm not talking about shirts that have the LA Dodgers logo in a Hawaiian style print. But floral shirts or maybe they have fruit of them. They are colorful and lively and show signs of life.

Phil · Post by **Phil** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 3:58 pm

The underwear today is pink, so paired with these very very worn down black Carhartt work pants that have a crotch hole in an inopportune spot, depending on the angle of crouch, the pink protrusion looks really explicit. "It's just cloth, calm down" I say to the empty forest and the 5 year old who doesn't care.

ritchey · Post by **ritchey** » Fri Apr 10, 2020 3:52 am

Today I am wearing Aero sweatpants I got at Goodwill that I believe were made for a sorority girl (intentional showing of butt no matter what you do), socks I think I borrowed from my mom, a 10 year old dirty projectors t shirt, and a Patagonia fleece with burn holes all over it (campfire holes) that I also borrowed from my mom. Borrowed = just took and kept forever

I do have to teach today so hopefully I will remember to throw a blazer on top or something.

Hawaiian shirts sounds nice. And Phil your crotch surprise sounds like fun.

matthew · Post by **matthew** » Sat Apr 11, 2020 11:19 am

my building has radiator heat that i cannot control so i’ve transitioned to full summer vibe — brightly colored tees and shorts. still melting tho

GARY-19 · Post by **GARY-19** » Sat Apr 11, 2020 2:18 pm

meadows · Post by **meadows** » Sat Apr 11, 2020 2:30 pm

chambray + holsters = casual brutality

RCH · Post by **RCH** » Fri Apr 17, 2020 11:51 am

A vintage black leather jacket that is so soft, I wear it like a cardigan

alexshred420 · Post by **alexshred420** » Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:41 pm

Fancy People Adventures T-Shirt (quite rare I think)

yourfriendclaire · Post by **yourfriendclaire** » Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:54 pm

- A wool beret
- an oversized black t-shirt with an illustration of a REAL MOUSE using a HUMAN as a computer mouse
- a pair of “fancy” but very stretchy and comfy Issey Miyake pleated pants
- hot pink socks
- dirty Birkenstock garden clogs (white)

uncleboatshoes · Post by **uncleboatshoes** » Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:59 pm

2 different colored van sneakers at the same time, not on purpose, but then I was like, this is cool. Yellow on right food, orange on left foot

Phil · Post by **Phil** » Fri Apr 17, 2020 5:02 pm

mesh jorts
spaghetti tankini
hockey mask
half a basketball as hat
one cowboy boot
anti-WTO necklace

jk- just my usual woolens

ritchey · Post by **ritchey** » Fri Apr 17, 2020 5:18 pm

Ugh I got rid of all my anti-WTO jewelry and have regretted it ever since!!

I am wearing very lame green pants that are basically normcore khakis, and a vintage LL Bean sweater an old man customer at the bookstore gave Gary as a thank you for Gary helping him mend a different vintage LL Bean sweater.

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Sat Apr 18, 2020 12:20 am

uncleboatshoes wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:59 pm 2 different colored van sneakers at the same time, not on purpose, but then I was like, this is cool. Yellow on right food, orange on left foot

This mistake is truest luxury.

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Sat Apr 18, 2020 12:22 am

I am in my elastic waist pants and circus t-shirt again! Full circle! Oh, and a black and yellow Moroccan kaftan.

Phil · Post by **Phil** » Thu Apr 23, 2020 3:47 pm

I think the woodsmoke smell in these pants is starting to putrefy and I may have sat on a slug. Not trying to be gross, it's just what I'm wearing.

freddy · Post by **freddy** » Thu Apr 23, 2020 4:49 pm

At first I was just in athleisure all day because I was like, "I can do 53 minutes of work every hour and then do 7 minutes of pushups and situps!" But that was dumb; I never did it.

So then I stopped, and now I get up and work out, then shower, then put on lightly professional clothes (like, didn't break out the sheath dress & blazer until I had to give a keynote by Zoom) for the rest of the day. It's working better, but it is true that I can't, like, grab my kid and go kick a ball outside as easily.

At all other times, I am wearing this one Fjallraven super-ultra-huggy-soft waffle weave wool pullover my best friend gave me. It's just so damn comfy and warm!

I like the idea of putting away all the clothes (and shoes!) I'm simply not going to wear for along time. I think I'll do that this weekend.

alexshred420 · Post by **alexshred420** » Thu Apr 23, 2020 5:12 pm

Worn Path Whole Earth Catalog long sleeved t-shirt, black Uniqlo jeans, pink Vans slip-ons.

sashaburchuk · Post by **sashaburchuk** » Thu Apr 23, 2020 10:45 pm

I've pretty much been in a cream crushed velvet XL minidress that is my nightgown for the last 6 weeks except for when I go to the grocery, go on zoom, or go for a bike ride. Not going to lie. Or get dressed.

yourfriendclaire · Post by **yourfriendclaire** » Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:14 am

I’ve reverted to how I dressed in fourth grade: bicycle shorts, big t-shirt, cozy socks

meadows · Post by **meadows** » Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:26 am

I just got some bike shorts and have been doing this getup too! I love it- legs are out but you can still layer and keep warm. Legs out is one of my favorite body sensations. I yearn for cutoffs season.

ritchey · Post by **ritchey** » Fri Apr 24, 2020 10:31 am

I've descended into madness and am now wearing my slobby-ass hoodie, no bra, and SLIPPERS even when I TEACH. It's just two grad students and I assume they don't care. I also wear this for meetings though. I've always been notably the worst/weirdest-dressed person in my department and now it is very much next-level. "Who cares"

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Fri Apr 24, 2020 10:43 am

I feel like I might weirdly dress better now?
I recently made this strappy tank top out of a white linen curtain that was hand embroidered by someone's Italian great-grandmother as part of a trove of handmade things that you give to a daughter when she marries. Like a trunk of decades of embroidery applied to expensive lines for a marital bed. This Italian woman Korneel teaches piano to gave them to me like it was No Big Whoop. I put antique glass buttons up the back and it feels like a Nice Thing. Because this is a braless number and you see all of my armpit hair when I wear it, it is not a school item (sideline: is it problematic that I don't shave my armpits but also don't want to expose that decision to the 200-odd judgemental 12-16 year olds in my care? Am I a bad feminist? You'd think Europeans would be ahead on this front but They Are Not.) Anyway I wear it and a vintage kimono over my elastic-waisted pants and it feels like I'm coming up in the world.

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Fri Apr 24, 2020 12:51 pm

Somehow I feel like I have somehow presented myself as someone with elegance. I am uncomfortable with this characterisation.

sashaburchuk · Post by **sashaburchuk** » Fri Apr 24, 2020 6:13 pm

Ritchey you're turning in to Zizek!

ritchey · Post by **ritchey** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 4:18 am

OMG NO
it's true though!!! I need a few more food stains but am basically there. JESUS

WORLD-FAMOUS SLOB SLAVOJ ZIZEK?!?? WHY

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 5:03 am

Zizek at his best
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzXPyCY7jbs

ritchey · Post by **ritchey** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:17 am

MORE LIKE SLOBBO ZIZEK

Post by **joni** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 9:19 am

It is now full-blown summer in Los Angeles (last three days have hit 90) and I wore Claire’s XS off-white 100% recycled cotton EVERYBODY.WORLD shorts yesterday. I liked it. I don’t really wear shorts.

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 10:40 am

Went to that website. I thought you meant EveryBody LA, Lake's gym. This place has very different swimsuits!

yourfriendclaire · Post by **yourfriendclaire** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 1:28 pm

There are two worthy EVERYBODIES in LA—Lake's gym and this worker-owned apparel company that makes very premium 100% cotton basics out of old fabric scraps and trash. Good people

RCH · Post by **RCH** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 2:29 pm

1) Huge, handmade cotton blouse depicting painted autumn leaves against black
2) Caramel-toned snakeskin velour leggings
3) Easter pink nails and bright berry toes
4) My SMILE!

alex · Post by **alex** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 2:33 pm

LL Bean slippers, faded green patagonia shorts, an oddly cut white tshirt with a pocket

yourfriendclaire · Post by **yourfriendclaire** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 2:33 pm

Welcome Alex!

meadows · Post by **meadows** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 2:37 pm

that's a good one! i want to know more about that shirt!

today: grass-green eyeliner, periwinkle long sleeved t, slouchy light jeans, yellow socks, gold house slippers, brown sweater

alex · Post by **alex** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 2:48 pm

Thanks Claire.

Meadows, I can't find it on the site right now but its a uniqlo shirt that is kind of like wide and boxy and the back is a little longer than the front so there is like an asymmetrical notch on each side. Fun!