What does Veeky Forums think of techwear?

What does Veeky Forums think of techwear?

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>m-muh waterproof
to justify their ridiculous looking pants

ID on the scarf thing?

Some cool shit, but the “community” takes it way too far.

The only thread for it is a bunch of tards arguing over stuff that isn't techwear and techwear itself has an edgy look to me that is.

have you tried water repellant pants? I wore my Outlier SD's out one time over my Acne skinnies and I dropped soy sauce on them and it just beaded right off, can you imagine if I wore my Acne's out that day. I've honestly stopped buying regular pants since tech pants feel/articulate so much better nevermind the water repellancy.

Reddit autismos try to hijack it and then turn it into streetwear flexing bullshit so they can jerk off to their Instagram likes and upvotes.

This is luckily a passing trend. Techwear in itself just means clothing utilizing technical fabrics. It doesn't necessarily have one defining aesthetic. It has the potential to offer meaningful wardrobe pieces that provide protection and functionality to those who seek it.

Most techwearfags I've seen seem conflicted between the desire to look cool and the imperative to justify their taste with actual practicality.

Because that's the issue with every style that glamorizes functionality: you start coming up with super high-end stuff that's certainly very efficient, but doesn't offer enough of an advantage to justify its price based on that alone. So at the end of the day it's really more about cosplaying as someone who needs that stuff, than it is about needing that stuff. And if you embrace that, you can end up wearing really goofy shit because you can find a hypothetical use for virtually any piece of clothing. There's a very awkward middle ground to find between embracing how unrealistic the style is, and trying to stay true to the ideals of practical utilitarian design.

And I don't think that middle ground is cool enough or practical enough to justify getting into techwear.

It looks cool enough for me to like it but it's too autistic for me to want to try

I like technical pieces a lot but never will understand people who go full tech-ninja.

The techvirgin:
>bulbous shaved head
>ridiculously high collar looks like foreskin
>desperately tries to convince himself that all those clip straps and airtight zippers are useful
>tacky asymmetrical fit makes him look chubby and lopsided
>never takes off his baggy anorak because he still hasn't managed to figure out how the fastening system works
>listens to Death Grips on repeat to make himself feel like a hacker
>barely knows how to join an IRC channel
>wears overpriced running shoes that are barely distinguishable from cheap Nike knockoffs
>still watches parkour videos like it's 2010
>insists that his goofy tapered jogging pants are "military-inspired"
>has watched Ghost in the Shell once. The live-action one.
>fell for the VR meme and uses his oculus rift every week out of sheer buyer's remorse
>wears ballistic gloves but doesn't own a gun
>encases his precious smartphone within ten layers of bulletproof sheathes
>wouldn't know a vampire if it bit him on the dick
>only steps out of his mom's basement once a week to see if the techwear trend has caught on at last


The cyberchad:
>pink mohawk
>wears advanced holographic cybergoggles but doesn't use them
>is signed to an independent digital hardcore label from Japan
>blew all his money on drugs, neuro-porn and experimental weapons, wouldn't be able to buy nice clothes even if he wanted to
>ragged fake leather jacket with spikes and gang patches
>cheap motorcycle boots
>puke and oil stains
>has never laid eyes upon a touchscreen or cellphone even once, carries a massive cyberdeck instead
>arms constantly flailing and twitching due to combat drugs withdrawal symptoms
>hunts mutant vampires for a living
>uses his hippocampus as a flashdrive to carry top-secret data to his clients
>openly carries a katana and ninja throwing stars carved out of AOL free trial discs
>faulty brain implants make him see the world as a 16-bit video game cutscene
>lives in a sewer pipe or in a secret bunker

I can appreciate a good ACRNM jacket, but pairing it with a neck gaiter, black gloves, and accessorizing your pants so belts and buckles drape everywhere is so fucking autistic.

miltech is the future

you can't be techwear without a nice belt bucket

oh look a sci-fi movie from 2006

what's the movie called?

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Call of the Bourne Islanduty: Extinction

I can just hear him walking around, his arms and legs rubbing against his body and one another, going "SCHLIP SCHLOP SCHLIP SCHLAP SCHLIP SCHLOP" loud enough to set off a car alarm.

Is that the one with Matt Damon? I seent that one

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hey guys what do you think of my water-repellent polymer membrane goose shell?

The masks are absolutely sperglord worthy.

I don't fee what you mean at all...

what the fuck is that belt lmao

1000deaths kobra belt

>it's real

his was probably diy

they're really easy and inexpensive to make

Are those the acg pants?

id on shoes?

Autism in fashion form

you haven't seen shit
google alyx studios rollercoaster belt

? that actually looks good tho

and it costs like 300 or some shit
you can diy one in 20 minutes and the materials are like 20 bucks

NikeLab Komyuters (or KMTRs, I've heard it both ways).

>soy sauce

you shouldn't have said that on here :^)

Sieg Heil!

Not a scarf, it's a neck gaiter

I like the look but I don't really understand it. It's trying to be functional, but it really isn't. I know it isn't "techwear" as in "technical clothing", but it does borrow from the look of technical fabrics/clothing like pic related. Unlike pic related however, it's functionally useless so I just don't see why you'd spend the money on it.

thanks bro

I personally prefer to navigate my own way between the imperatives of function, cost, and taste. I love the aesthetic of techwear with a strong avant-goth twist, but anything that might occupy that territory is either exceedingly expensive and thus fundamentally impractical for one of my income level, or is rare and scattered far and wide across the landscape of consumer outlets.

However, I've arrived at a successful compromise by combining thoughtfully designed outdoors pieces with small innovations and interventions. My current winter techfagging uniform consists of:

>Nike Flyknit Lupenik in Anthracite
>Rocky Boots GoreTex socks
>Helikon Tex Outdoor Tactical Pants in black
>Black merino tank top
>Black merino sweatshirt
>Black fleece vest with two way zip
>Outdoor Research Paclite GoreTex shell, black

I use elastic loops about two inches in width to tamp down the bag of the pants, giving them a bit of a sculptural dip just below the knee and minimising the rustling of the nylon for maximum stealth gains. I also tuck the hem of the pants into the inner socks, then pull the GoreTex socks over top, which gives the pants a nice smooth transition down to the Nikes. I still need to sew some soft velcro patches onto the vest and sweater to obscure their shitty little logos, but on the whole I'm quite pleased with the arrangement. Functional and affordable techwear styling can be achieved, you just need to find the right pieces and combine them effectively.

you look like a feeble gay xenomorph

>the aesthetic of techwear with a strong avant-goth twist
far out, duuuuude

I think it looks fucking cool. What kinda gloves go best with this look?

no gloves, you get the meme rings

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ballautistic fingerless gloves with little plastic pads that look like nasty blisters

I want that bag

>70 bucks for tubes

No, besides I'd still freeze my hands off.

you sound like an absolute faggot

just wear your clothes lmao

I hate how most of it is just blacks and greys

I live in a place where the air quality is... bad. Not like I could chew on it but it is far from perfect. I've heard often that we should wear face masks in my country. So should I wear one and even so which one should I buy?

The more experimental and odd cuts I want to wear the more I'm being pulled out of thinking of functionality. And this is the problem faced with the community. There's not enough brands, and current brands don't grab the attention of many in the community that they all start looking the same and wearing the same brands.

that mask is for riding a bike, not air quality - it will not stop any pollution, it stops bugs flying into your mouth. You need one of the 3m masks or one with a replaceable filter.

kek

Neck gaiters and face masks are my fetish

Everything else is a bit too out-there for my milquetoast ass