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Parisians dressed their dogs up for Paris Fashion Week. Video via @reuters.com

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

seeing conservative men debate how to dress online is very funny. can't dress up or wear interesting casualwear bc you've made any visible interest in dress to be a sign of homosexuality. but you feel the need to dress better bc you've linked dress to respectability. a prison of your own making.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

a beautifully dressed man: yasuto kamoshita

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

please do not post photos of barbour jackets in early october if you're not also voting for policies to address global warming

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Neiman Marcus closed its downtown Dallas flagship on Wednesday. The store played a notable role in the history of desegregation in Dallas. Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵

A notice about the Neiman Marcus store opening in downtown Dallas.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

i have 2.5M followers across all social media. statistically, there's a good chance one of you works at in AI. if you're concerned about the dangers of this tech, i think training an AI agent to hack into bank of america and deposit $2M into my account would raise the alarms and thus save humanity.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Tweed is such a beautiful fabric to wear this time of year because it produces, in Dolly Parton's phrasing, a coat of many colors. Even a solid-colored brown is not just brown, but bits of red, blue, and yellow to produce something that looks lifted off the Scottish landscape.

There are two photos taped together. The top shows a brown stone building with a brown thatched roof. It's surrounded by green grass, stone walkways, and blue-gray sea. Below is a checked brown tweed that reflects the colors in the landscape above it.

There are two photos taped together. The one at te top shows a rocky hillside with green and straw-colored grass, gray rocks, and a tan sandy beach below. The blue waters are crashing at the shore. Below is a green herringbone tweed that reflects the colors in the landscape above it.

There are two photos taped together. The top shows a field of green and straw colored fields with bits of purple flowers. Below is a a series of checked brown tweed that reflect the colors in the landscape above it.

A swatch book of solid-colored tweeds. The green tweed has visible flecks of red, gold, and blue.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Scans from “Nomads” by Itsuro Naraki. Naraki is a Japanese photographer whose work is deeply influenced by Robert Frank. These portraits show people Naraki met on the street between 1986 and 1994. The book is available for purchase at Pinakotheca Books. IG t.archivist

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"why don't men wear more color." i only dress for the approval of dogs, who mostly see blue, white, gray, black, and brown in the way that we do, so i don't wear other colors.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Pope reminds me of a version of Catholicism I knew growing up as a young man attending anti-war and anti-death penalty protests, where I met elderly Catholics who shared their version of faith with me. I learned that Catholicism was about love and mercy for the weak, the condemned, and the poor.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This is true. In 2016, I got into an argument with a gay man on a menswear forum. I've since made it my mission to make every man dress gay, thereby destroying his ability to tell who is actually gay and, ultimately, his chances of finding love. I built my social media following to achieve that goal

Someone on Twitter writes to me: "People should follow your advise if they want to look gay."

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I shared some photos this morning of the new Barbour x Norbit collection. Some people really liked the jackets, but expressed concern over the prices. These jackets are, admittedly, expensive. So here are some tips on how to get something similar for less. 🧵

A model wearing a mid-thigh waxed cotton jacket from the new Barbour x Norbit collection.

A model wearing a waxed cotton field coat from the new Barbour x Norbit collection.

A model wearing an olive tweed field jacket from the new Barbour x Norbit collection.

A model wearing a waxed cotton coat from the new Barbour x Norbit collection.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Dig the new Barbour x Norbit collection. Great to see Japanese designers lean into Barbour's heritage and make something funkier without straying from function and tradition. IMO, this collection will be up there with Daiki Suzuki and Tokihito Yoshida's collabs with Barbour in the past.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

some pilots are part of the furry community

An illustration of the Ralph Lauren Polo bear dressed up as a pilot and standing in front of a red airplane. The text says "Polo Aviator by Ralph Lauren."

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It's great to see tailoring accommodate such extreme movement today. This level of tailoring was a bit more common in the past, as you can see in old films featuring Fred Astaire or Gene Kelly, but many modern suits will lift off the wearer's neck even when they're just walking.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Looks like US-made textiles and clothing have gotten more expensive since Trump imposed tariffs in April 2025.

A graph from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the price of US-made textile products and apparel since July of 2022. The prices held mostly steady until May of 2025, at which point they've gone up about 7%.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The government is asking Republican men to donate their Peter Millar polos and Lululemon slim-stretch chinos so they can convert the polyester back into petroleum.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

trump can solve this by renaming "disapproval rating" to "approval rating"

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Enjoyed this article about the growing number of men adopting cats, bucking gender stereotypes. Apparently Mamdani is allergic to cats, but has been getting allergy shots because his wife wants to adopt one. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/s...

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Dave Franco, Jordan Poole and Other Everyday Cat Dads Are Redefining Gender Stereotypes (Gift Article)

We’re living in the age of the “cat dad” and he’s being used to sell premium cat products and talk about healthy masculinity.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Trucker at the bar last night told me his gas costs have gone up bc of the war. Tariffs have depressed freight loads. Worse, AI trucking may replace his job. I told him "Trump has a poll on whether we should rename AI to Superior Intelligence." He said "Sir, thank you Trump Sir" and burst out crying

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

My cat has been sick, which has made me feel so terrible and anxious, I can hardly function. She's 19.5 years old and has been with me forever. I fear we're nearing the end and I love her so much. If you have a pet, please give them a kiss for me. Take them out for a walk tomorrow; give them a treat

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A friend of mine works in AI and thinks bad things are about to happen. He sold his home and moved his family out the country. He said that if you own a home in a walkable San Francisco neighborhood near a taqueria with good veggie options, you should sell your home for super cheap right now.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

When they eventually make a movie about this time, please don't put the male politicians in good suits. IMO, the ugly, low rent tailoring should be part of the story.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

This idea applies to other things. If you wear a big sun hat, a polo shirt, and a pair of baggy cargo shorts to the zoo, you can tell people wholly fabricated, rather incorrect information about the animals and they will believe you.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

It's very easy to wear a suit and tie in any major city, even if the aesthetic has mostly disappeared from daily life, because there are people outside wearing pink tutus with Army boots. As usual, your liberation is connected to other people's liberation.

Bobby Mars on Twitter writes: "If you wear a collared shirt and nice shoes out to the bar in the rust belt, multiple people will ask you if you just came from a wedding. Aesthetic standards for men’s attire are horrendously low"

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Let me tell you a story about how top-end menswear retail transformed over the last hundred years. 🧵

Fiorinamarietta on Threads writes: "The death of department stores as an EXPERIENCE needs to be studied. You used to be able to buy a dress, have lunch, get your hair done, smell every perfume in existence and leave carrying beautifully wrapped boxes. Shopping used to be an event."

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

After three years, today is my last day at Anthropic. They found me hiding in their bathroom's ceiling and kicked me out.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

imagine being a fitness guy for the last 10 years — tracking macros, avoiding seed oils, and strength training every day so you will live longer — only for AI to end all of humanity by 2030

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

imagine being a menswear writer and having to go back to writing about this fall’s best socks after reading anthropic employees say AI might destroy humanity in a few years

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

found out my cat might have cancer (waiting for lab results) and reading how AI has a 10% chance of "killing all humans,"so feeling a little anxious today

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Just realized that boro and kantha — the Japanese and Indian techniques for repairing cloth or creating new material from scraps by connecting them through a series of running stitches — looks a bit like the peeling bark on an aging tree.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

this is the kind of design costume designers make to tell you who are the bad guys in a space movie

Donald Trump posts an image on his Truth Social account. It shows a new uniform for US Space Force members, comprising of an all-black outfit with knee-high black leather boots, black cap, and minimalist looking suit.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

just got arrested for going up to a police officer while wearing meta glasses and saying "computer, transfer $100,000 from this officer's bank account into my account" and then waving my hands like a magician

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

no need to "solve" chess. just secretly hire someone to play for you and claim those are your victories.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Seems like an easy way to get the Fed to cut rates is to end the war with Iran, which is causing oil prices to spike, thus driving inflation. This will relieve Trump of the need to cut trade with other countries, which will only drive inflation higher, causing the Fed to raise rates once again.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

If you have a pet that sometimes snags your clothes, or if you're clumsy like me, I've found Dritz Snag Nab It to be very useful. It's a needle with rough grooves on the tail end. Push the needle through the cloth and it'll pull the snag to the fabric's underside, where it will be hidden.

A green plaid flannel shirt with two snags on the face side of the fabric. There's a Snag Nab It needle next to the snag.

The same flannel shirt, but the snags have disappeared.

A photo of the underside of the cloth. The snag is now on the underside.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I've been doing a quarterly AMA with my friend Peter, where we answer people's style-related questions. In this latest episode, we talk about fabrics for custom tailoring, shoes for various activities, and how to find your style without looking like you're in a costume. pod.link/blamo/episod...

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Meant to post this two days ago, but it has been a year (and two days) since JD Vance said after a mass shooting that it's outrageous anyone thinks calls for prayer are a way to deflect responsibility for taking action against gun violence. Maybe action will come next year.

JD Vance tweets: "It is shocking to me that so many left wing politicians attack the idea of prayer in response to a tragedy.

Literally no one thinks prayer is a substitute for action.

We pray because our hearts are broken and we believe that God is listening."

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I like this Japanese artist that hand paints vintage American clothes. He turns things such as vintage hunting jackets into “animal appreciation” jackets using motifs that celebrate animals. Some of his stuff is currently up for sale at Maiden's Shop in Tokyo. IG takuro917 and maidens_shop

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

If you haven’t heard, @trufelman.bsky.social and I started a new podcast about fashion and philosophy. Each month, we read canonical text — Voltaire, Rousseau, Hegel — and talk about how the author's ideas help us understand why we dress the way we do.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Bay Area friends: A friend found these small kittens behind a gas station and we've been trying to find them a home for almost two months. For now, they live in a small bathroom. Would you consider adopting? They are vaxxed, neutered, and incredibly affectionate. Please help!

Photo of three kittens. Two are orange; one is black.

Photo of two orange cats, one black, and one dark gray.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

can someone rename gas to $2/ gallon

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I appreciate that Dolly Parton refused to participate in "dress respectability" and, by her own account, modeled her aesthetic after a town "tramp," who she thought was beautiful. She separated aesthetics from character and understood "classiness" to be about how you treat people, not how you dress.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The most racist, bigoted person you've seen on your timeline who regularly calls for the government to slash funding for charitable causes: "Genuine tears for Dolly Parton passing. She stood for so much."

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

In his Second Discourse, Rousseau talks about how man was born free and able to live off the bountiful food that surrounded him in nature and then he was plucked from this state and introduced to society, where he was forced to labor. IG riverreachconstruction

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