Thoughts on Stridewise here? Been watching this dude since the beginning
>>18370517The pinnacle of cringe millennial tapercore. I cannot think of a single fit he's worn that hasn't been extremely boring and uninspired. The dude has larger than average thighs, so its completely retarded and tryhard that he cannot fathom putting on a pair of 40s wide cut jeans that would actually fit him and produce a good silhouette. Guys like him, Stitchdown, and Carl Murawski are everything thats wrong with the world of high end menswear. Just constant shilling of brands and bootmakers, resulting in dramatic increase in demand for those products in short amounts of time, increasing the waitlists for bootmakers to 15+ months, and inevitably resulting in arbitrary dramatic price increases (because the bootmakers now know they can get away with it). Like, seriously, fuck this fucking faggot. Just the way he always wears the hem of his pants over the ankles of his boots pisses me off. The absolute poster child of soi urbanite millennial min-maxing lifestyle.
>>18370545i actually never thought of the economic implications of him and similar channels before but i think you're right. they shill lesser known brands which in turn makes people interested and buy some. suddenly a small brand with small resources is overloaded with orders. lead times go up and quality goes downi wonder what any of these people would say if you brought this fact up to them
>>18370548They would have some sort of excuse about how this is how they make money as men's fashion influencers. In other words, they get paid for shilling brands. Take Carl Murawski as an example. There is absolutely no fucking way this dude is not paid out by Nicks Boots after the amount of videos he's made shilling their boots while shitting on Whites. Its fucking pathetic. Any real boot nerd worth their salt will be able to tell you that its well known that although both companies have some issues with QC, Whites is on much better standing in that regard. But yeah, all these millennial core menswear influencers need to be hung. They saw an opportunity to capitalize on this shit themselves by doing nothing but saying, "oh hey guys, look at how cool these $2000 boots are. They're amazing!!!". They offer nothing but increased wait times, prices, and eventual decrease in QC for these high priced products which will likely be due to the bootmaker's exhaustion from a fucking 15+ month backlog of orders. To top everything off, this Stridewise faggot cannot even muster up an actual impressionable outfit. Literally just look at what he's wearing in that photo, its boring as shit, and his pants look absolutely god awful. Like I said, it blows my mind that he cannot fathom putting on pants that aren't hugging his legs.
>>18370545truee, nailed it right on the head. He actually would look good with classic silhouette and if he grew out his hair a little.
Didn't he go to india to shill some shitboot lol
>>18370545Here’s the problem though:Everything is tapered/slim fit now. You buy straight leg pants, turns out they’re tapered. You buy vintage straight fit, it turns out they’re slim. You buy classic fit pants, turns out they’re just slightly too tight straight cut. So you buy loose fit, they’re parachute pants. You buy relaxed fit, they’re parachute pants. You cannot win. It is completely impossible to find straight silhouette pants with a mid or high rise. The only things anyone makes are skinny/slim/tapered with low rise.
>>18370897There are countless jap denim brands that obsessively reproduce the 1940s-50s 501 cuts which actually have a good straight leg with high rise and balanced taper. Stridewise is heavily integrated with the world of jap heritage clothing, so he still has no reason why he can’t just wear a classic 501 repro. Maybe you would be right if we were talking about mass produced department store jeans, but we aren’t.
>>18370897You're a fucking retard if you can't find some proper straight leg jeans
>>18370897Brother what the fuck are you talking about? The classic 501 repros are quite literally what you are wanting, and there is certainly no shortage of those. Stridewise is not too dumb to use size charts to narrow in on a 501 repro that would not be “too wide” with “too little taper”. His issue is that his pants are all too slim in the thigh with way too much taper. I hope that more people start hammering this down on him. The fact that he somehow became a voice of authority or influence for menswear while looking like a retard is insane
>>18370964I made fun of him in the comments and he always replies with the most cringe reddit shit imaginable
>>18370517Is this guy an "influencer"? Because that photo does not look like something anyone should ever feel the need to post online. It's the definition of a boring, inoffensive twenty to thirtysomething white guy fit. The boots are probably nice i guess.
>>18370517this is almost exactly what your 35-40 year old coworker looks likepants too tighta top that doesn't really match the pants at allhaircut too shortjust replace the boots with ugly ass walking shoes and voila you have "guy who fell completely out of fashion trends 10 years ago" core
>>18370999>>18370979There is nothing wrong with the fit besides the pants. Not a fan of the color of them but the fit is bad. They're too slimIf he wore some lighter wash jeans in a wider fit, this would be fine
>>18370545this.i like almost vintage style and the vintage future. the guy with cerebral palsy on gentleman's gazette is good too. he dresses like a dandy but gives better advice than he dresses.
>>18370548im actually from the pnw and found out about pnw boots way before reddit did cause i was doing forest work & guys told me to get them. they used to cost like 400 bucks, have better qc, less sizing issues and have short leads. as they become more popular a lot of the things that made them so good decline. not rly my thing anymore.
>>18370897if you're a millenial stuck in taper faggotry get a 60's era 501 fit. upsize it 1. it will look a lot better and not be outside of your comfort zone or drastically change how your shoes/boots feel with them. millenial-taper was a trend started at dior 2005 thats ran its course, didnt age well. makes you look stuck in time to wear it. go for something timeless if you don't wanna trend chase.
Stridewise has some really weird, inexplicable reluctance to wear jeans that actually fit his body type. I’m a guy with a slightly larger thigh to waist ratio and it wasn’t long for my millennial ass to switch over to 40s-60s 501 cuts once my thighs started getting bigger. Stridewise is extremely cringe because he refuses to let go of his slim tapered cuts while at the same time wearing leather footwear that was inspired by service boot lasts from the early 20th century. What I mean by this is that not only is the silhouette of his pants/jeans absolutely hideous and doesn’t work with his body, but there is absolutely no consistent concept to his outfits when he pairs it with heritage leather footwear. If he wore repro cuts, it would naturally compliment his body type and help build an actual concept to his style since he would be wearing pants or jeans that were often paired with his preference of heritage service boot lasts when those types of boots were initially made in the earlier half of the 20th century. I’m not saying you need to go full blown repro autist if you want to wear service boots or engineers, but your pants and how they fit you will 100% make or break an outfit. Look at how virtually every other menswear influencer he hangs or interacts with will have a strong interest and affinity for engineer boots, yet Stridewise doesn’t own any engineers himself despite having delved deeply into other heritage style pieces of clothing. The obvious explanation to this is his weird OBSESSION with his precious slim millennial taper. Pic related are my pair of 1947 repros that are paired with some engineers. I would argue this outfit works out because the jeans are representative of the period of American history where people really started wearing engineer boots and they were both likely designed to complement one another in a very practical way.
>>18371097he's afraid of showing any creativity whatsoever. it's the reason all he wears is blue, white and black for almost all his fits. he's scared of deviating from the "norm" not realizing the norm he's stuck in is about 10 years in the past when it belongsbut mostly it all just comes down to the fact that he has absolutely no fashion sense at all. makes sense since he's australian and australians are even less effay than americans
>blue >blue >brown>slim everything
lol
never seen someone dress this bad make a living off telling people how to dress
https://www.nichepursuits.com/nick-english-stridewise/>How Nick English’s Footwear Site Earns 5 Figures Per Month From SEO and Link Buildingapparently he's doing all right and most of his money comes from his site, not his channel
>>18371133I guess you've never been to a Macy's.
>>18371131guy on the right looks like somebody faceapped old man hair on a high schooler kek what the fuck
>>18370948>>18370958>>18370964>>18371068> bro there are actually so many options like 501s and uh um … obscure Jap brands> yeah so many!
>>18371187Obscure or not, there actually are a ton of 501 repro brands, and there’s absolutely no way Stridewise is not aware of these
>>18371190Recommend one that's reasonably priced that you won't get raped on trying to return when they don't fit
>>18371199Lol now that you got proven to be a retard, you have to completely shift and move the goal posts out of nowhere. If you order jeans from Japan, they will cost what they’re worth. For example:>Sugarcane 1947 for $150>Fullcount 1101 or 0105 for $200>TCB 50s for $100 These are just some to name off. If all that is too much for you to handle, let’s remember we are talking about Stridewise, not you. He is heavily integrated in the world of obscure high end jap brands, so getting a pair of these would be no problem for him
>>18371215>Lol now that you got proven to be a retard, you have to completely shift and move the goal posts out of nowhere.I'm not the guy you were arguing with before but thanks for the suggestions. I've looked at the Sugarcanes but don't know the best place to order them from and I'm worried about fucking up the sizing
>>18371219Sometimes I just assume everyone is the same person since this board is very slow. Always measure a pair of your best fitting jeans and compare to measurements on the size charts on various websites. For the sugarcanes, I know Self Edge carries them, but check out other retailers like rivet and hide, Franklin and Poe, redcast heritage, Iron Shop Provisions, Bears Tokyo. Not sure if all those carry the sugarcanes, but it’s good to check the size charts from various retailers for the same product and compare to your own pants to see what would be a reasonable fit. Keep in mind that it’s also good to look at how they fit the models and use your common sense as to whether a pair is going to be too wide or slim for your liking. If you are a skinny guy you should be aware that the sugarcanes are a fairly wide cut compared to most. Even if you are skinny, they can still look great if you wear them on your actual waist line instead of cinching them above your hips. This is actually what the majority of guys do in Japan. They will buy a 40s repro one size large and slouch them slightly while wearing a belt, giving a vintage looking silhouette. If you want your jeans to fit you not so wide, 50s and 60s cuts might be your cup of tea. Check out:>Freewheelers 1947 or 1951 (order from Speedway Japan)>TCB 50s or 60s >Fullcount 1101xx >Sugarcane 1955
>>18371097Tbh this looks like shit. I prefer the op taper although he does look stupid in most of his other pics (checking his site right now)
>>18371219>>18371223One last bit of helpful info: if you narrow down on a pair that you’re interested in, you can always call the retailer that sells it and ask them some clarifying questions on sizing. Always try and provide them with as much info as possible such as the actual measurements of your best fitting jeans, actual waist size, typical waist size in Levi’s or wranglers, etc.. Once you feel confident about sizing for a pair, you can cut your cost damn near in half by proxying them from Japan. Open an account on Buyee, enter your card info for your account, and click the Rakuten tab on the top of the Buyee page. This redirects you to the Rakuten website where you can search for various Japan made clothing from tons of retailers in Japan. You purchase an item using Buyee (proxy service) from a retailer, then it ships to the Buyee warehouse where you then pay for international shipping (~$30-40). In the long run, you will be saving $100 on a pair of jeans doing it this way, but the trade off is that yes the exchange can be a pain in the ass due to language barriers and multiple intermediary steps in the purchasing. This is why if you choose to do this, it’s worth doing the initial research on what size you will best fit into
>>18371130please tell me he's gayeverything about this photo (except the dog) gives me the ick and i'm not even a womanfucking pink boots? with yellow laces? really? what the hell is this??
>>18371230>>18371223>Sugarcane 1955These are the ones I was looking at last but I'll look into the others, too. Thanks for the buying advice
>>18371232For years I thought he was gay but he mentioned getting some boots for his "girlfriend" in a video once
>>18371223>>18371234NTA but to add, if you do want a slimmer cut, also check out "western" cut jeans aka jeans that are heavily influenced by Wranglers.Wrangler 13MWZ are dirt cheap and readily available, if that silhouette works for you there's plenty of options with better denim like Japanese Wrangler repros and Freenote Wilkes. Another option that's a sort of mashup between 1960s Levi's and western jeans is Indigofera Kain. The Kain has a relatively slim thigh but the leg opening is still 18inches, there's not much taper from the thigh down. I have to double-check the size chart but I think the hem is only half an inch slimmer than the knee. If you have large thighs, avoid Kain like the plague but if you're skinny and want a close fitting jean that isn't tapered and can still go over workboots, check them out.
>>18370517He's a professional fashion youtuber? He literally dresses like any 30something year old yuppie
