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Suits Are Better Tech Than Modern Clothes

89 points · 195 comments · orphereus

  1. MrBuddyCasino · · focus · HN ↗
    Screw suits. Screw modern clothing.

    I want colorful, ornamental, kingly robes, flowing around me like an 15th century sultan.

    1. ninalanyon · · focus · HN ↗
      What's stopping you? I know it might seem a flippant question but I mean it seriously.

      Such clothing, or at least a plausible copy, would be much cheaper now than it was then. I don't do the kingly robe thing but I do wear colourful clothes almost every day and people love it. I was stopped in the street yesterday by a woman who wanted to take my picture.

      1. MrBuddyCasino · · focus · HN ↗
        The ones I envision are very expensive, and probably custom made. You can find them in eg in a very small selection of shops in Istanbul.
        1. OkayPhysicist · · focus · HN ↗
          You are probably grossly overestimating the cost of custom-made clothing if you're hesitant about it while working in tech. Especially if you're buying Turkish. Have you seen the Lira lately? As an American, it's like a 2-3x buying power difference.
    2. Muromec · · focus · HN ↗
      Fancy robe at home (union said no to RTO gelul, camera off because I don't want to explain the fancy robe), mid suit to the office once in two weeks to prevent the card from being blocked, a normie shirt for the calls when the camera is better to be on.
    3. DanielVZ · · focus · HN ↗
      After writing this I wondered myself how sick would it be to be able to walk around in robes or togas. There must be a reason that kind of clothing has had so much success.
      1. t-3 · · focus · HN ↗
        There's a reason people stopped wearing them: toilets. Robes are fine when you can pop a squat and drop a deuce on the roadside, but are a hassle when you have sit down.
        1. DanielVZ · · focus · HN ↗
          My theory is it was horses but we don’t use horses anymore
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