/fa/ /k/ thread. Discuss guns and fashion.
>>64305823Everything 5.11 makes is ugly except for some of their boots, but the 5.11 logo are like a neon sign that you are CC or a loot box. Everything Helikon Tex makes is cool and most of it looks great. I am really tempted to get their chicom rig in Rhodesian camo for the sheer irony of the two designs together in one piece of kit. There's a fine line to wearing durable or 'tactical' clothes and not looking like a mall ninja or obvious sheepdog. How do you do it, anon, or are you galavanting about in chunky milsurp?
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>>64309398This, just wear regular clothes
How do I achieve peak grayman aesthetic
>>64309854Just dress like a normal person
>>64309854Start with the easiest, the classic f91-w. Any know what the peak grayman hat is.
>>64309888>Just dress like a normal person challenge for autists (impossible)
>>64309482>when Nike be talking shit
>>64305823/fa/ would never be caught dead dressed like this Milhouse looking LARPerator.
>>64305823Jesus Christ
>>64309888Checked but how I do that
>>64309398What about cosplaying a early 2000s Chechen rebel would that work
>>64305823i would post my fits but they break GR15
I think the Rhodesians were pretty badass
Thought the la bank robbers were peak /fa/
>>64309482squid squad
>>64310069Gray baseball cap or black beanie
>>64310305You have to be trolling.
>>64310869Ignore cargo shorts, avoid camo unless it's a jacket/coat, ball cap, or bucket hat, avoid tac/utility belts with the clicking latch, use a buckle, don't use a chest, drop leg, or OWB holster. Avoid any military issue combat boots, esp vintage ones that are lacier and more obvious to normies. Ditch the duster, leather or otherwise, and the trench coat too. Cargo PANTS may be alright, but go for something understated like the ones from Wrangler's ATG line. Carpenter's pants/jeans are better, and stains from seeing real use painting, working a site, or handy work at home will make you look more like a laborer and make people less curious about bulging pockets. Rain jackets and zip-up hoodies are good, denim jackets and bombers are good. Leather jackets and biker jackets should be cheap, plain, thrifted - they can be more attention grabbing and make you look 'tough' or like you're trying to look tough. Work jackets and hunting coats are great. Milsurp jackets or coats should be eyeballed carefully; camo these days can pass easily as streetwear in many cities, or hand-me-downs, but can also obviously 'blow your cover's so to speak. Duck camo like Columbia uses on their hunting coats, for example, makes you look like an outdoorsman instead of an operator. In lieu of a trench or duster look for what's called a car coat, great for winter, they have a lapel and extend past the waist but make you look classy, not like a detective or spree shooter. Even when it's hot, consider wearing button downs that are open in the front and untucked over a wifebeater/tank top, birdcage style, it'll make it easier to carry IWB behind your back. Same with all the coats and jackets I mentioned, though those have pockets. Athletic shorts or carpenter shorts are good in the heat. Running shoes/sneakers if the fit doesn't call for boots.
Unironically I love wearing a tank top with a high quality hawaiian shirt and blue chinos or kakhisOr maybe a simple shirt with kakhisAs for shoes? ASICS Gel, Air Jordan 12s, Nike Free Runs/Roshe, or sperry boat shoes.Yeah that's what I like.
>>64312167>Cont'd Basically, layers are your friend if you want to look /fa/, appear unobtrusive or nondescript, and also be capable of carrying weapons or other tools that the proverbial 'gray man' would have on his person. If you just wear basketball shorts and an athletic shirt, no one will think you are a threat................ And they will probably be right. Techwear and streetwear culture right now do open the door for you to lean into some tactical clothing depending on where you live, how urban it is basically. I mentioned in another post that Helikon-Tex makes awesome stuff to wear, their urban tactical pants would scream sheepdog larperator in Cletusberg, but in Richmond, NYC, Dallas, or San Diego they are more of a fashion statement without being ostentatious or necessarily tied to a certain subculture. Am I making sense, anon? Spend some time where you live with a notepad in your downtown, and at a mall or shopping center. Start by trying to identify brands and types of clothes, maybe use Google lens. Then start tallying how many people you see cross an intersection or pass by a certain store, and tally mark what they're wearing along whatever lines - like what patterns, what colors, what brands, are there more khakis or jeans. Maybe don't use a notepad and just eyeball it if you feel prepared, just get an idea of what the crowd you are trying to blend into is made out of. Keep an eye out for maintenance workers, contractors, and landscapers, and pay attention to what they wear and how - again, these kinds of people are easily ignored or glanced at and their clothes are utilitarian, durable, often concealing a lot of one's appearance. If you want to see a lot of them, hang near construction sites, housing complexes, or at local Mexican grocery stores/panaderia etc, especially early when the crews roll through or at lunch. This works better if you aren't an office drone or lawyer or whatever Are you? Tell me and I may offer different advice.
>>64310869Athleisure and being an obese slob
>>64310317Explain
>>64305823when I saw this pic I knew USA was going to loss, sooner or later.they gotta have non-USGI guarding generals, because something about non-USGIs being allowed to do nasty things more than USGIs.sounds like epic fail from several directions.Security Contractors to guard grunts in bases? huh?
>>64310877Possibly yes. >>64311250They had STYLE. Nothing beats a rib knit ski mask. Pantyhose is for greenhorns, and those skull balaclavas are for larping children. Patriot Front and ICE have ruined neck gaiters, not that they weren't fugly before turning into obvious glowshit. Bandanas are cool in a pinch, but the rib knit ski mask is the ubiquitous outlaw accessory. Those guys understood utility and comfort, too. >>64312246Robin Williams looked fucking great in bird cage, and now every July in New York every other guy on the street rocks an open Hawaiian or button up over a wifebeater. I do that with a gold chain and carpenters shorts for about half the Summer living in the South.
>>64305823Who else feels like leather > kydex holsters?Maybe it's just a consequence of having to dress formally for a living, but I love a quality leather holster, even for my "tactical" handguns. It just makes me feel like a 40s noir detective with a shoulder rig.
>>64312167I see far more camo pants among normalfags than I do camo jacketsMy preferred solution is camo pants and possibly baseball cap and some solid color jacket (or a graphic/band tee if it's not jacket season) preferably in some bright color so the normalfags don't have a fit
>>64309398This thing from Helikon-Tex is legit. I've had it for maybe 7 years now and I still wear it, I even wear it to the office sometimes since it doesn't actually make you look like a nerd but IRL it looks like just a normal jacket with maybe an extra pocket.
>>64312519Yeah, just looks like techwear to normies, though the shoulder patch is a tell that its meant for military/security types. Either way, it looks fucking great.
>>64312289>>64312167Great posts, all I can add is that Hawaiian shirts are great layering choices for concealing during warmer weather. When it gets cold you have a lot more options in button down shirts, flannel, coats, etc. Also, your point about consciously observing what others are wearing will not only make someone /fa/ over time, it also increases situational awareness for danger. Start watching the world with more purpose anons.
>>64309482GTAV heist
>>64312529Velcro patches are relatively acceptable for normalfags
>>64310069the f105 is the SUPERIOR model with EL backlighting.
>>64312555Sure, but that bit of Velcro on that part of the bicep is featured almost exclusively on BDU's and 'combat' shirts (aka athletic shirts with tacticool marketing lol)
>>64312246Pandoria is best girl
>>64312463Kydex has its place but leather will always be the /fa/ holster option, forever. But I wouldn't bother with leather unless it's a shoulder holster or it's OWB, personally. That place I mentioned for Kydex? It's in your pocket or inside your waistband, where you want improved retention and the slimmest possible profile.
>>64310869Go to someplace where a lot of locals gather, like a mall or Walmart or anyplace where there are a lot of casually dressed people going about their business. Look at how they dress. Then think about what you need to wear to look like them.
>>64309854ignore this retard >>64310069 the f91-w has been the worst piece of shit watch I've had the displeasure of owning. get a gshock or something else that can keep time properly and won't start leaking battery acid at any given moment
>>64310069>>64312559>>64312615On the one hand I want to contend that any cheap casio or even timex watch should do fine, on the other I wanna encourage you to not bother with a watch because it's one more accessory that can be used to identify you or separate you from the crowd - majority of which is not wearing a watch - in return for the convenience of keeping time on your wrist like you aren't staring at your phone to post on /k/. You can carry one in your wallet if it'll be situationally useful for you, or wear long sleeves, but idk, to me watches seem uncommon these days and I find myself paying more attention to them because of it. Frankly, most people still wearing them seem to be doing so specifically in order to convey something about themselves, like the Rolex that says 'I'm a good salesman/lawyer/doctor'. Or maybe 'I wish I was a good salesman/lawyer/doctor' lol. Fwiw, you can usually tell if a nice watch is a knockoff (if it's being worn and you can't check for a 000000 serial number or tarnishing etc) by paying attention to the action on the second and minute hands. Fakes are just faintly stiff and stilted, but the jerk is noticeable if you stare a couple of moments.
>>64312586I'm a Pyra man but yes Pandoria was the absolute best in the game.Short hair, tight ass, nice tits, Overload Thunder Beams, the works
>>64312340Awards. Most of them were for combat operations, not for sitting in headquarters.
>>64313133And the best part is that he looks like your average boring white dad instead of a thorough military veteran.
>>64311044what is Theon Greyjoy doing there?
>>6430582310x more threatening than a squad of guys in Gucci gear.
>>64312474>I see far more camo pants among normalfags than I do camo jacketsYou live in the city or suburbs. In rural areas, lots of guys wear jeans or Carhartts and a Realtree or similar camo jacket, plus a welded on trucker's cap.To the topic, just blend in with the locals.
>>64313250I always thought that he seemed like someone who killed people after filing their tax return.
>>64309398>5.11made a mistake buying a bag & gloves once from 5.11wore out in less than a yearchink airsoft gear is more durable than 5.11 slop
>>64312559I had one of these (in beige) for 10 years. I wouldn't wear it but always had it in my pocket while on watch. I called it my watch watch
>>64312678>Garçon. THIS PASTA HAS FLIES ON IT AND REDDIT HELD GO FUND ME'S FOR ITS MEDICAL TRREATMENT.
>>64316776I had a red one, the green one and a blue one from a really good thrift shop.
I wear 5.11 pants with a polo shirt and merrel boots. apparently this is the glownigger uniform but I'm too autistic to come up with anything better.
>>64313882I live in the countryside. You can dress head to toe in camo here and not stand out very much, I was more talking about more urban environs
defjamcore
>>64305823Man I miss the watch threads. Ukraine v Russia ruined this board
>>64305823Ive read somewhere that this actually isnt Vining at all, I just cant find the article.
>>64312586>La luz extinguido...
>>64305823How do I dress in /k/ fashion when im casually crossdressing? Milsurp top, vneck and jean skirt? Any troons on can help me out, even though im not trans?
>>64312615Oh no you bought a 5$ watch and it was a BAD one?? Zomg stop the press.Just get the stainless steel version of it faggot
>>64309398Agreed. I just wear Dickies carpenters pants, because they're affordable and durable, and they're what I usually wear to work anyways, and they're higher waisted than the Levi's 514s I used to swear by, which makes appendix carry more comfortable.
>>64316440They have a handful of products that are alright because of solid materials and very simple construction in Taiwan. But the more stitching, or if it uses their knockoff canvas bullshit, buttons... The margin for dogshit becomes vast. My main issue is their compulsion to slap their logo on shit as though anyone buys it because of loyalty to the brand, or a desire to rep it in public. Just asking for trouble advertising that you spend time browsing tactical clothing outfitters and then spend money on their shit. Speaking of gloves, I consider them consumable so I do go for cheaper ones, but the magpul tac gloves are surely still more durable than 5.11's at a similar price, as are mechanix impact - I like both. >>64316868What are you talking about, anon? Do I need to get a bug zapper? >>64317532Are you a guy crossdressing as a woman, or vice versa? Are you doing this at home, or at the range, or in public? I think these kinds of clothes are largely unisex, or at least, their design mostly leans masculine and women wearers are just comfortable butching up. Give more details and I will try to advise. >>64317172Ditch the fucking 5.11 pants...... Ditch the fucking merrills..... Get pants from Wrangler, Lee, Carhartt, L.L. Bean, or Columbia. Dark wash jeans, khaki denim, cargo pants, carpenter's pants. Get boots from Saloman if you have the paper for it, SR Max are great walking/work boots if you're poor. Instead of a polo, consider a button down denim shirt, I would suggest Wrangler for that but any brand should do. If you need to dress up, a brown suede blazer from Ralph Lauren or Brooks Bros over a denim shirt with khaki denim pants and Frye boots will make you look nice, formal but still salt of the earth, and it's functional. You do know to match your shoes and belt, right?
it sucks that /fa/ is slow enough that one schizo can pretty much ruin the entire place. the board is nothing but zoomer vs. millennial culture war shit and one guy trying to promote "white people fashion" which just means polos and chinos forever.
>>64318677>Cont'd Also Cabela's, actually, I have a great leather jacket from them in brown that is insanely good for CC, but pretty simple and nondescript, super durable. I bet they make awesome pants but I've never bought any.
>>64318708This got me to go browse there for the first time in many years. Looks very boring and kind of sad with just a handful of interesting threads. Suppose I'm not surprised it's a hotspot for dumb culture war goofy shit, and yet there's nothing bold being suggested in either direction. Labubus? Goth? Where is the thread about fringe leather jackets or techwear with electronic components? Yawn yawn yawn. These days I mostly wear the same outfit every day on account of my work uniform, mix it up a bit on days off or for certain gatherings/events. I still have a lot of interesting pieces but just don't wear them out with the frequency I used to, I think getting older I appreciate simplicity and routine more, whereas when I was younger I cared more about that special feeling of being 'put together' and stylish. Plus, with how crazy the world is, I feel better about blending in and wearing more utilitarian clothes that I could rely on in a bad situation.
>>64318677I used to wear denim shirts with jeans sometimes but everyone made fun of me for it.
>>64318175>5$hello saar, kys saar>>64318708white people fashion is aryan and I'm tired of pretending it's not
>>64318932They're dumb as fuck. Brown cowboy boots or hiking boots, roll up the sleeves, brown leather belt - it's a good look.
>>64318677Guy crossdressing as girlPublic setting like bar
>>64318797>Where is the thread about fringe leather jackets or techwear with electronic components?techwear fizzled out because its too cosplay-ish
>>64319155Mockneck combat shirt/athletic shirt, they breathe good because of material and are good to wear basically all year but the hottest weather and are great for layering in the coldest. Plus they maybe will help conceal an Adam's apple, idk if you care about that. Baggy camo fatigue pants or cargo pants, go for an autumn camo or if you can find it that blue camo that a bunch of African militaries are into these days. Doc martens or maybe vintage combat boots that are lace heavy, tuck the pants in. Go for a tomboy operator vibe, I think. If you want '/k/ fashion's, whatever that is (and judging by a lot of this thread it's not very sophisticated), I think skirts and dresses are right out. Take a look at what those women freedom fighters in Rojava are wearing, maybe, or take cues from the women zapatistas? Only gun girls that come to mind immediately other than those Soviet sniper ladies, but they just wore military uniforms.
>>64319282>woodland camoflage?>did anyone tell them we're invading a tiberium country?
>>64319160Hard to say if cosplaying as a cyberpunk is more cringe than cosplaying as an Aryan, but it certainly seems like it'd be more fun.
>>64319295its also important to remember that techwear was incredibly expensive and really only looked good on asian people.
>>64319296god damn those walther MPL-like smgs were sexy.
>>64317272>I was more talking about more urban environsHot pink M81, then. The irony about pink Woodland is you can at least dye it grey in an emergency.
>>64318708>one guy trying to promote "white people fashion" which just means polos and chinos forever>polos and chinos foreverNothing wrong with that at the yacht club or golf course. Don't show up at the rodeo, though.
>>64319327Buddy of mine had one of those jackets with the heating elements and smart phone cable management. Everybody got a good laugh.
>>64318152LAPG pants are ballin. Can't believe people still buy 5.11 when LAPG exists for half the price. Been wearing their pants on rotation for five years now, been coast to coast, across the globe in them, good fucking pants.
>>64310317>Jesus ChristNot sure who's record you posted but FYI
>>64312555>Velcro patches are relatively acceptable for normalfagsIt's only become so very recently and it's purely military affectation (like all tactical wear).That's the opposite of a Grey Man outfit.
>>64313133>>64313250>>64313925>>64317470>Ive read somewhere that this actually isnt Vining at allCorrect, see >>64319906
>>64312678babbling larper
>>64319964I didn't ask about 'peak grayman aesthetic', but if I am going to answer honestly it's prudent to point out that any extra accessories detract from the goal of being as nondescript as possible. Sorry if it hurt your feelings to hear that people can tell your Omega Seamaster is a knockoff and they laugh about it behind your back. One of the first things you learn in a proper corporate office or even just a pawn shop. What are you wearing today, anon? Cargo shorts and a triforce tee?
>>64319216Thanks
>>64305823Unironically this I just think they look so kewl
This is the peak of /fa/ /k/ /out/ footwear.
>>64322210Where is the Jibbitz(TM) attached kydex holster for my snake gun on the left croc, and Jibbitz(TM) attached sheathe for my kabar on the other?
>>64312678The gangstalkers arent going to like this one chief
>>64312594Don't think I can wear bedazzled jeans with a graphic t that's got a weed shaped Mexican flag on it to work.
>>64319380Whats with the floating guns?
>>64324117>Don't think I can wear bedazzled jeans with a graphic t that's got a weed shaped Mexican flag on it to work.But if you did, nobody would be wondering what the bulge under your shirt was.They'd be certain it was just an 8ball.
