Plaid Flannel / Buffalo Check

[crepebacksatin]

big flannel shirts are a classic look for men and can be done well, imo... love that pic that someone posted earlier in the thread w/the french guy

the lumberjacket (did i make that up?? ) i will always find weird though. like the ones with the quilted interiors...

flannel for women is trickier. i think the key to making it look good is that the colors need to be very dark + the piece has to be interesting... like a cool short dress or a top with tucks/pleats/something in black/navy/grey/etc.

 

[ApertureRomance]

i got a buch of amazing vintage flannels the other day...
i kind of want to cut them up and re-work them into something totally new. any ideas??

First idea that springs to mind is a dress, perhaps adding a waist ?

source : ontd who in turn got it from here somewhere I apologise.

 

[softgrey]

^^you MUST provide the original source...
go look at the thread and see what it is please...
thanks!

i am just going to add buffalo check to the title since you guys aren't separating the two...

 

[ApertureRomance]

source. scan by fashionspot member Bela Lugosi

 

[cutxpaste]

shinkoyo_sister, i love your j crew shirt. i'm thinking i'm going to buy the same one.

 

[baddabling]

thanks, ApertureRomance!...i think i'm going to play around with them a bit over the thanksgiving break

 

[jun3machina]

are there different origins to buffalo check and plaid? i'd love to be enlightened!

 

[jun3machina]

my so-called life was only like a hundred years ago so i would hardly say it indicates a current trend...
really...

but they just re-released it on DVD boxset!

 

[softgrey]

are there different origins to buffalo check and plaid? i'd love to be enlightened!

you could easily enlighten yourself by doing a bit of research my dear...this is pretty much as basic as it gets......
maybe then you could share what you have learned with the rest of us...


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but they just re-released it on DVD boxset!

and?......

 

[FashionRoyalty]

found these men's flannels at jcrew.

source: jcrew.com

Would a girl be able to pull these off? They'd probably not be small enough anyway.

 

[jun3machina]

you could easily enlighten yourself by doing a bit of research my dear...this is pretty much as basic as it gets......
maybe then you could share what you have learned with the rest of us...

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well, what i meant is the history of the textile...i know plaids have origins in scotland and whatnot and how they are related to peoples family names, much like a crest would be. but buffalo plaid, i have no clue...i looked it up and it just says it's a traditional print...i didn't mean literally, like what's the difference between a check and a plaid, i was curious as the the history of the textile pattern...

...nevermind...

 

[softgrey]

they are both adorable urban...

jcrew does run big though..


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[ApertureRomance]

Grazia had a feature on cowboy shirts today. Can't scan it unfortunately !

 

[cutxpaste]

^^yeah, and unfortunately the only sizes left in the buffalo check are m, l and xl

 

[tylw]

whowhatwear

 

[PetitPuppy]

Lovely! I still adore every single plaid flannel shirt...

 

[crepebacksatin]

ooh i forgot about my plaid tights...

thanks for the reminder, tylw

 

[emi25]

i wear them all the time...mens size...with skinny jeans or leggings...

 

[AD073018]

oh dear! just as an aside, i come from a place where there are actual lumberjacks and oil rig workers running amok and they all have closets full of plaid and checked shirts... i'm pretty sure they buy them by the kilo at the same place they get their steel toed boots and canvas coveralls... good times, Alberta! it's not a trend here, it's just something your dad/brother/husband/boyfriend/uncle/guy next door puts on before he goes to work... sexy...

 

[pointup]

I can't actually see what it looks like from this picture...
but I think I might like this buffalo check tie