Beanies

[Servo2000]

Re: Beanies



I'm thinking I might pick up one of these "Desert Knitcaps" from C-Plus:

What do you guys think? To me, it looks like it adds an interesting detail but remains pretty understated, and I need another beanie that's not slouchy. I'm planning on ordering one of these and a black Bell, which brings the total to around 10,000 yen or so, I believe. Those of you who have shipped before, how much did it come out to? Who are you guys using to ship from Japan these days?

[dontbecruel]

Re: Beanies

[quote user="Servo2000"]

I'm thinking I might pick up one of these "Desert Knitcaps" from C-Plus:

What do you guys think? To me, it looks like it adds an interesting detail but remains pretty understated, and I need another beanie that's not slouchy. I'm planning on ordering one of these and a black Bell, which brings the total to around 10,000 yen or so, I believe. Those of you who have shipped before, how much did it come out to? Who are you guys using to ship from Japan these days?

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It'll probably come out a little under $100.

I would definitely say no though Servo. It's what we call a "year off" hat in England... the sort of thing that pretentious undergraduates wear on their first day at university. It's supposed to say"I had a really mind-expanding travelling experience in Afghanistan in my year off between school and college". The actual message communicated by a hat like this is more like "I am a bloodsucking adolescent who thinks you can steal the culture of the world's poorest people and use it as a badge of sophistication or political engagement". Steer clear!

[Fuuma]

Re: Beanies

[quote user="dontbecruel"][quote user="Servo2000"]


I'm thinking I might pick up one of these "Desert Knitcaps" from C-Plus:

What do you guys think? To me, it looks like it adds an interesting detail but remains pretty understated, and I need another beanie that's not slouchy. I'm planning on ordering one of these and a black Bell, which brings the total to around 10,000 yen or so, I believe. Those of you who have shipped before, how much did it come out to? Who are you guys using to ship from Japan these days?

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It'll probably come out a little under $100.

I would definitely say no though Servo. It's what we call a "year off" hat in England... the sort of thing that pretentious undergraduates wear on their first day at university. It's supposed to say"I had a really mind-expanding travelling experience in Afghanistan in my year off between school and college". The actual message communicated by a hat like this is more like "I am a bloodsucking adolescent who thinks you can steal the culture of the world's poorest people and use it as a badge of sophistication or political engagement". Steer clear!

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So this hat is the equivalent of those hand-made, hippie Guatemalan juggler's hat and bags? Because those say: "I've seen the whole world in the 2 months I've traveled in South America and can now tell you the solution to this planet many problems in one simple, black and white sentence." I think the simple color scheme saves it from that effect but I guess you're better safe than sorry.

[dontbecruel]

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[quote user="Fuuma"]

I think the simple color scheme saves it from that effect but I guess you're better safe than sorry.

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Perhaps you're right. The classical example of the genre, the year-off trousers, always seemed to come in multi-coloured stripes when I was a student. Where do you get those things?

[Fuuma]

Re: Beanies

[quote user="dontbecruel"][quote user="Fuuma"]


I think the simple color scheme saves it from that effect but I guess you're better safe than sorry.

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Perhaps you're right. The classical example of the genre, the year-off trousers, always seemed to come in multi-coloured stripes when I was a student. Where do you get those things?

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They sell it for 100x the price to naive tourists who come to "discover the culture". It's the equivalent of a "I went to Guatemala and all I got out of it was this lousy tee-shirt and a conceited attitude" [;)]

More seriously various hippie shops where they sell nargile and beaded screen-doors would be my guess.

[Servo2000]

Re: Beanies

[quote user="Fuuma"][quote user="dontbecruel"][quote user="Servo2000"]


I'm thinking I might pick up one of these "Desert Knitcaps" from C-Plus:

What do you guys think? To me, it looks like it adds an interesting detail but remains pretty understated, and I need another beanie that's not slouchy. I'm planning on ordering one of these and a black Bell, which brings the total to around 10,000 yen or so, I believe. Those of you who have shipped before, how much did it come out to? Who are you guys using to ship from Japan these days?

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It'll probably come out a little under $100.

I would definitely say no though Servo. It's what we call a "year off" hat in England... the sort of thing that pretentious undergraduates wear on their first day at university. It's supposed to say"I had a really mind-expanding travelling experience in Afghanistan in my year off between school and college". The actual message communicated by a hat like this is more like "I am a bloodsucking adolescent who thinks you can steal the culture of the world's poorest people and use it as a badge of sophistication or political engagement". Steer clear!

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So this hat is the equivalent of those hand-made, hippie Guatemalan juggler's hat and bags? Because those say: "I've seen the whole world in the 2 months I've traveled in South America and can now tell you the solution to this planet many problems in one simple, black and white sentence." I think the simple color scheme saves it from that effect but I guess you're better safe than sorry.

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Hah, I didn't even see the infamous "Shemagh" reference in it, what I was reminded more of was the patterns in one of last seasons Raf sweaters (the one where the patterns were "embossed" in the fabric and raised). I'm not sure how I missed the "desert" reference, I guess I was too infatuated with it to take a broader view of the thing. Although I have to admit, I still rather like it for the colors and the pattern, which I'll admit that I liked more without the rather unfortunate context.

Also, I wonder if this fellow who was on The Sartorialist recently was wearing a LUC
beanie:

http://bp3.blogger.com/_qjpwnPW4c1o/...00-h/TBblk.jpg

I swear to god, it is not possible to post images about half the time. Peruse the link should you so desire, because I simply cannot make the thing an image.