Of course, there are lots of other options besides literally just a leather jacket. As a general rule, any outfit which makes people ask “are you in a band?” signals coolness.
There are lots of options in the possibility-space. But are there lots of options on the actual market?
Fashion industry is one of those things that makes me want to just go do it all myself in frustration.[1] The clothing-space seems drastically underexplored.
The most obvious element is coloration. For any piece of clothing, there’s a wide variety of complex-yet-tasteful multicolor patterns one might try. Very subtle highlights and gradients; unusual but simple geometric patterns; strong but carefully-chosen contrasts. You don’t want a literal clash-of-colors clown outfit, but there’s a wealth of possibilities beyond “one simple color”; e. g., mixing different hues of the same color.
Yet, most items on the market do just pick one simple color. Alternatively, they pick a common, basic (and therefore boring, conformist) pattern, e. g. plaid shirts. On the other end of the spectrum, you have graphic tees and such, which are varied but are decidedly unsubtle and, in my opinion, pretty lame (outside very specific combinations of design and social context[2]).
You can slightly deal with that by wearing several items of different colors that combine the way you want. But this only allows basic combinations, and the ability to do that becomes very constrained in hot weather.
Eagerly awaiting the point when AI advances enough for me to vibe-design and 3D print anything I can imagine.
Also the bag industry. You’d think the wealthy community of digital nomads would’ve incentivized a thriving ecosystem of varied, competently designed modular bags, and yet.
There are lots of options in the possibility-space. But are there lots of options on the actual market?
Fashion industry is one of those things that makes me want to just go do it all myself in frustration.[1] The clothing-space seems drastically underexplored.
The most obvious element is coloration. For any piece of clothing, there’s a wide variety of complex-yet-tasteful multicolor patterns one might try. Very subtle highlights and gradients; unusual but simple geometric patterns; strong but carefully-chosen contrasts. You don’t want a literal clash-of-colors clown outfit, but there’s a wealth of possibilities beyond “one simple color”; e. g., mixing different hues of the same color.
Yet, most items on the market do just pick one simple color. Alternatively, they pick a common, basic (and therefore boring, conformist) pattern, e. g. plaid shirts. On the other end of the spectrum, you have graphic tees and such, which are varied but are decidedly unsubtle and, in my opinion, pretty lame (outside very specific combinations of design and social context[2]).
You can slightly deal with that by wearing several items of different colors that combine the way you want. But this only allows basic combinations, and the ability to do that becomes very constrained in hot weather.
Eagerly awaiting the point when AI advances enough for me to vibe-design and 3D print anything I can imagine.
Also the bag industry. You’d think the wealthy community of digital nomads would’ve incentivized a thriving ecosystem of varied, competently designed modular bags, and yet.
This is obviously peak fashion.