@Quintus Yeah, I get some discomfort from a compliment, like… I’m not sure what to do, do I thank them? Do I just say “I know!” Do I express humility? I don’t believe half the compliments I get.

Getting into clothes has helped. I am proud of my style, it’s unique, and I have enough of the haters, I am tired of them. When people compliment my style, it’s not mere flattery—it’s a statement of mutual understanding that fosters a deeper connection. And we can talk about the clothes.

@ohwhatfollyisman @Black_Gulaman

This isn’t a fashion question and it’s not a life choice.

It’s a style question and it’s a style choice.

some social constructs are enjoyable. Some people enjoy developing their taste in aesthetic fields. it’s okay.

that’s why this community exists. If you don’t like it, I recommend you unsubscribe.

@Jilanico

4. People generally like to layer darker layers over lighter layers. It’s not, as the other user suggested, a “rule,” it’s just a good approach to layering different colors. You put on a shirt, then a tie, then a jacket—white, color, dark—and it’ll probably work. The other way around doesn’t work nearly as consistently.

(I tried posting this from kbin, but apparently lemmy.world defederated with them…)

@Jilanico

2. It’s very hard to dye silk white (or at least it was, historically). The bowtie in white tie is marcella cotton.

3. White shirts are the most common. A white necktie would have been hard to pair with most wardrobes, more likely to get dirty (you don’t want to have to get your tie cleaned, it’s a whole thing).

@Jilanico

“white tie” is a distinct dress code involving a white bowtie. Outside of that, there’s no real history of people wearing white neckwear. This is for a few reasons:

1. The purpose of a tie in an outfit is generally to bring in new colors and textures. A white cotton shirt, a dark worsted wool suit, and a bright colorful tie with a silky sheen and intricate pattern… There’s a whole history around the British falling in love with paisley and using it as a display of wealth.

@malefashionadvice

Alright.

You guys appear to have defederated with kbin, but it seems I can post to lemmy.world from mastodon, but it doesn’t appear that I can make a link post on lemmy through mastodon. Interesting.

I wish I could just use a lemmy web interface with my mastodon account… I’ll figure it out eventually.

@BudgetBandit it really depends on what you’re into. Like, I could tell you to follow @ZachWeinersmith for SMBC-type humor, or me for menswear, or @GovTrack to track US Government voting patterns, or…

But that’s not really a useful way to talk. You could always go through explore, but I also don’t think that’s a great approach.

It would be best if you told us what you wanted to see here and we helped you find it.