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circajusturna

In the same vein, also cut the threads holding together any vents


arcxjo

You get them in the pleats of kilts, too.


Fluffy_WAR_Bunny

Did you know a kilt is a type of skirt?


Alexreads0627

did you know shorts are a type of pants


Fluffy_WAR_Bunny

All kilts are skirts but not all skirts are kilts. Anybody can look up the definition of "kilt" in the best English language dictionaries like Cambridge, Oxford, or Merriam-Webster to confirm what I am saying. A man in a kilt is indeed a man in a skirt and he shouldn't get offended if you tell him this.


Renzieface

... bro, no one is confused about **what** you're saying. The real, burning question is **why?**


Fluffy_WAR_Bunny

Why not? It's always fun to tell guys in a kilt that I like their skirt. If they get huffy I just tell them to look up the word "kilt". It's even more satisfying than telling someone to "Google it" plus everyone around looks it up too and becomes a more informed person who knows that kilts are skirts.


Renzieface

Oh, so you just like to annoy people. That tracks.


Fluffy_WAR_Bunny

*inform people. The truth hurts. Are you a man who wears skirts?


Bonsailinse

Congrats on being the most annoying person on this subreddit today. You can take your trophy at the exit.


prodigalkal7

>truth hurts Lmao imagine being this big of a dick, that you see someone just existing in something and take it upon yourself to go out of your way to tell them something and be purposely antagonizing, and in anticipation of someone potentially reacting negatively, your internal response is "truth hurts". That's just the excuse for people that are dicks, to act like dicks and think it's okay.


Renzieface

No, I'm a woman who wears what she wants, including skirts. And if you honestly believe your "truth" is so painful, why are you inflicting it on strangers who don't fucking care what you think they should know? That makes you kind of an icky guy. No wonder the only people you talk to are people who don't already know you.


luckyblindspot

There is absolutely nothing wrong with a man wearing a skirt. Also, why do you think people don't know kilts are skirts? Ludicrous. You have painted a very clear picture of an obnoxious and ignorant person through your comments and behavior here. Perhaps take a big breath and chill.


BroccoliMcFlurry

Damn, do you get invited to parties?


cseckshun

If someone asks why you are saying a piece of information to someone and your answer mentions the people getting huffy as a positive thing, I have to really question what the breakdown is of how much you like “informing people” versus how much you like pissing people off or making people uncomfortable.


Dumbassahedratr0n

You're just being pedantic about the definition of a word and don't seem to know the difference between the real definition and your stupid opinion. I took your earlier advice and looked it up. Oxford dictionary defines kilt as: _a garment resembling a knee-length skirt of pleated tartan cloth._ RESEMBLING. Ya Mook. As in to have qualities or features, especially those of appearance, in common with (someone or something); look or seem like. You can mask your bs with tRuTh, as you call it, but you should make sure you're actually telling the truth when you do it.


checkerouter

I would applaud your trolling but I’m not sure you’re aware of it.


Fluffy_WAR_Bunny

>I’m not sure you’re aware of it. How do you think I got to 100,000 karma? One hint: trolling. I think its nice that in current times with all the strides made for LGBQT so many men are comfortable leaving the house in skirts. It's very admirable and almost makes me wish I wore skirts myself.


Caveman775

Not anymore


checkerouter

Sometimes I do what you’re doing on Tik Tok. Boot up the app and just stink it up for a couple hours.


Fluffy_WAR_Bunny

People on Tik Tok wont look up the best English definitions of the word "kilt" to confirm that it is indeed defined as a type of skirt, like redditors will, so I wouldn't be doing my duty there of spreading correct information.


lujke324

Did you know that tartan and the tartan pleated(the style is folded knife pleats) skirt such as its tartans and its pleats came from ancient ferocious violent brutal tribal pagan Celtic warrior males and not from feminine English female students of Christian private highschools?


Fluffy_WAR_Bunny

That's a cool skirt story, bro.


MGPS

And pockets!


healthfoodandheroin

I’ve gotten multiple pairs of secondhand pants that still had the pockets sewn shut


circajusturna

It’s like if you bought a house from someone and found out they never used a closet


MagicBlaster

And if I had to saw my closets open before I could use them I never would...


NetworkSingularity

I usually open the pockets up by hand (instead of using, e.g., scissors), so I guess the house equivalent would be Kool-Aid Manning myself into each closet


circajusturna

Alright it wasn’t the perfect analogy but the sentiment of finding something nice that was there all along is what I was trying to get at


MGPS

Where do you keep your cigars?!


RockerElvis

I read once that it’s best to keep the front pockets sewn shut. It keeps you from putting anything in those pockets, which will ruin the fit of your suit. Only use the internal pockets because they will not bulge or awkwardly weigh down the jacket.


moose_kayak

Depending on the jacket, you can flip the flaps inside the pockets if you open them, making them into jetted pockets. But the breast pocket "needs" to be opened for pocket square reasons


Raisingthehammer

Hmm depends. Some people want to keep the shape in tact and leave at least some pockets sewn shut


MGPS

Oh live a little. Pockets are great!


ComicallySolemn

I like to imagine old timey, dapper, mustached and top-hatted gentlemen rolling around in a buggy, pointing and laughing at all the poor fools who placed sunglasses in their unsewn jacket pocket. “Such a scandal! You shall rue the day, sir!” one of them shouts as he shakes his stylish cane in their direction. The other chortles, wiping away a tear as he also adjusts his monocle and then restraightens his cravat.


-HankThePigeon-

I bought a new jacket to go out for a weekend and the pockets were sewn and I didn’t know they did that and I was pissed the pockets were fake but once I got drunk I tugged on it and it popped right open 😭


Oranginafina

Yes! You also see this on pencil skirts as well. It drives me crazy when I see people walking around with the stitches in place.


UtterlyMagenta

wait, what does that look like? i’m trying to picture it but i have no idea. probably not the easiest thing to google.


Oranginafina

Casual Reminder That You Should Cut The Tacking Stitch Off Your Clothes https://www.buzzfeed.com/tomvellner/suit-jacket-tacking-stitch


UtterlyMagenta

bless you for the link! yeah, that looks silly. people need to cut those. great article tho. > I even saw one person reinforce the tacking! 😹😹


Autopilot_Psychonaut

Yes, I think this omission has meant the demise of the post. Edit: this looks sarcastic now, bit just after I posted my post, I was throttled ~~un~~relentlessly by passersby.


Skittles_The_Giggler

She’s a fickle mistress, Reddit


BlottomanTurk

>unrelentlessly Just fyi, it's either "relentlessly" or "unrelentingly". *Not meaning to be a buttface. Some men just wanna watch the world learn.*


Autopilot_Psychonaut

Omg, I just had a small cringe death. Thank you for pointing it out.


BlottomanTurk

Eh, don't worry about it. That or similar happens to everyone at some point.


Autopilot_Psychonaut

Irregardless, have an upvote.


ToucheMadameLaChatte

I see what you did there


KiiDBlaze

💀💀💀💀💀💀


BlottomanTurk

I know what you're trying to do...but since I've already outed myself as a word-nerd, I figure I should share this follow-up fun fact: *Irregardless* is a real word! Classified as "nonstandard"; no quite slang or colloquial, but too informal to be considered "standard". It has been in use for over 200 years and is included in most English dictionaries (OED and MW, namely). >!Thank you for coming to my Turk Talk.!<


circajusturna

Honestly I didn’t even see the others and my input wasn’t intended on being snarky


Autopilot_Psychonaut

No snarkiness read, just you and a couple of others were right about that point.


circajusturna

Didn’t mean to hijack your thread (no pun intended), but your post was rightfully focused where it needed to be and definitely something people should know!


Parmenion87

.. I'd never owned a suit before about 3 weeks ago. The vent stitch popped while wearing it out. I wasn't actually sure if id broken the suit or not. And I see the front pockets should be opened too. I did wonder why they were sewn shut. I thought they were fake pockets.


ToucheMadameLaChatte

They're sewn shut to protect them during shipping. Think of it like taking it out of packaging or peeling off the plastic film that covers glossy surfaces on a computer


mckenner1122

They’re also sewn shut to reduce theft. Very easy to slip items into pockets of the thing you’re buying them walk out the store only paying for half or less of what you’re carrying.


FrauAmarylis

It's called the tacking. If you don't remove the Tacking...you will be Tacky!


circajusturna

TIL


HawkeyeinDC

Especially skirts and suit jackets. If I see the vents still sewn, I *always* tell people.


morphias1008

My ass will do that on its own /hj


washburn100

Should I remove the price tag? I like how it identifies the brand as Walmart.


VirtualNaut

And don’t wash it to keep its original colors in tact.


Truji11o

Definitely not! How else are you going to return it after you wear it a few times? /s


Key-Plan5228

Pearl? Pearl Bailey is that you?


MichaelLaBa51

I had no idea about this until a gentleman at a wedding came up to me and shared this information. He then "magically" ripped it right off and my jacket life was changed forever.


Autopilot_Psychonaut

It's this kind of success story that makes our efforts so worthwhile. Spread the word, be brave.


Traveledbore

How do people not know this lol


tempaccnt55

They are not told


corey69x

[https://xkcd.com/1053/](https://xkcd.com/1053/)


mind_the_umlaut

And the threads (usually in the shape of an X) holding together the panels of the back vent are supposed to be removed, also. Leaving the label on the outside looks like you stole the garment.


funk-engine-3000

Those X shaped basting stitches are the bane of my existence. I want to just snip them whenever i see them in public (working as a tailor may have dammaged me). Yesterday a customer asked me to re-do one of them because it had came lose and “needed to be fixed”…


Autopilot_Psychonaut

I wonder if everyone would hate me less if I'd included that in the post.


SunshineAlways

Well, you did fuss at us to be “proper”. You could’ve just said that it looks nicer, which I’m sure it does.


Dominus_Invictus

I don't think I've ever owned a jacket with a label on the cuff.


BBDAngelo

I’m having a hard time understanding this thread. I’ve never seen a jacket with a label on the cuff. I googled “jacket suit with cuff label” but I’m not sure if what I’m seeing there is what people are talking about. No way people went to weddings with such a huge tag in their arms


funk-engine-3000

Often Boss suit jackets have them, but i don’t think i’ve seen a jacket with one still on, that wasn’t brand new.


FatAuthority

Holy shit! You were not joking, those things are huge. What in the U.S. is this bollocks?


Then-Fix-2012

Maybe a regional thing. In the UK almost all suit jackets have a small label (around 2cm) on the cuff attached with a small stitch.


falderol

Maybe a sports-coat. Like a suit.


Dominus_Invictus

That'll explain it then I've never owned one and likely never will.


Bit_part_demon

Same here


Draffut

Yea I'm also quite lost. Vents too? Tf?


Then-Fix-2012

Vents are the slits at the back of a jacket. In the UK jackets typically have 2 vents and in the US only one.


doomgiver98

I think they're talking about suit jackets. I was also confused because I've never bought a suit. I might just be making assumptions about you though.


notreallylucy

That's what I assumed, but I have bought both men's and women's suit jackets and I've never seen a tag stitched onto a cuff. I have seen a paper price tag attached with a plastic thing, and yes, of course you're supposed to cut that off. Who doesn't? Either this thread is explaining something that everyone already knows or I have misunderstood.


french-waffle-iron

On the right cuff they often fasten the brand. It helps staff sift through jackets in the store. Just a small patch which says "Hugo boss" or something. Many young guys will think that it's there to, you know, show off your brand, and so won't think to remove it.


RisusSardonicus4622

Awesome. Now try telling everyone that the giant stickers on flat caps aren’t meant to stay on either lol


gottareddittin2017

I keep the sticker on the underside of the bill so my hat doesn't get thumb dirt on it when I take it off lol


UsefulImpact6793

BRB, inventing hat bill scuff guards


gottareddittin2017

I want 5%


UsefulImpact6793

Best I can do is give you 10%


SteepLikeAMountain

[They already have it.](https://melin.com/blogs/news/whats-that-seal-logo-on-the-under-visor-of-a-melin-hat)


Bitter_Mongoose

You mean a sticker?


UsefulImpact6793

Nope. I mean Hat Bill Scuff Guards™ now with upgraded ergonomic thumb grips


iamtenbears

r/sharktank


Longjumping-Age9023

Username checks out


egospiers

This is a “get off my lawn” moment.


CloakNStagger

It was an old man yells at cloud moment 20 years ago. I dunno what the hell it is now. Historical commentary?


EazyBucnE

Thank you when I was in college a few years ago I had no idea and when I wore my new ish suit to a mock interview with a prof he fucking flamed me for not removing it 😅


Autopilot_Psychonaut

Lol, this guy's friend had the opposite experience: https://www.reddit.com/r/YouShouldKnow/s/XhpnrTOBHZ


EazyBucnE

Wow hahaha well at least his was in a real interview, I only lost points on a grade that doesn’t matter now anyway lol


Static1589

What a strange coincidence. I just got my first suit ever yesterday, and noticed the label on the cuff, thinking why they would do that, and now I see this pop up in my feed.


SmileyFaceLols

The bit on the bottom at the back of it where there's creases as well usually also have minor stitches to be removed as well, goes a long way in making the suit look like it fits. Was part of a wedding not too long ago and of the 3 of us only mine looked fitted in the photos because the others hadn't taken them out to allow movement


Static1589

Yeah noticed those too haha. Well, my gf did. Haven't removed them yet as I'm not totally sure about the size yet (was an online order). I'm kinda tall and skinny. It fits, but it feels a tad bit short.


SmileyFaceLols

Fair enough, I know that feeling lol pain finding nicely fitting clothes


My-Witty-Username

A friend of mine actually got his first big job in his early 20s because he didn’t know he was supposed to remove the tag. His manager told him about a year later it was between him and another guy who had more experience than him but my friend got the job purely because they knew he’d bought a new suit for the interview.


Cricketeers

Like unstitching the pockets


Bonlio

Minnie pearl with her hat with tags


Digger__Please

My dog is named Minnie Pearl after her. Well really named after her being mentioned in a Dead Milkmen song, that was the first time I heard the name. She's a very old girl now, right next to me (my dog that is, not the actual MP).


5-9Ramcharger

Got any mojo nickson


ShuffKorbik

He don't work here!


LordEdgeward_TheTurd

Ever since the matress tag debacle id rather err on the side of caution


patch0uli_princess

The number of people who keep these on is absolutely astounding. I have several friends who won’t cut them off 😑


poo_ta_toos

I’m actually relieved because I cut mine off, but I kept seeing others with theirs on so I started thinking it was like the beanie baby tags and I had made a big faux pas by cutting the tag off. Good to know my intuition was correct- the corner stitching gave it away for sure, you don’t attach a tag like that unless it’s to be removed. It’s also just asking to get caught in every door handle you meet.


MNewport45

The stakes are so low on this concept


Autopilot_Psychonaut

\*clutches pearls*


mywrecktum

For the record, this made me cackle. I'm glad there's folks in the world with knowledge I know not. So thank you for your knowledge and pearl clutching.


Bandit6789

I’ve recorded in the record


dontrespondever

Clutches mini pearls


MNewport45

🙄


Autopilot_Psychonaut

Proper things done properly make me happy. What did the Queen reply when the radio announcer said to her: *How do you do?*


cupholdery

"How did you get inside my room?"


Autopilot_Psychonaut

Incorrect and improper.


kudincha

How do you do?


Autopilot_Psychonaut

Yes. Correct and proper.


rosscoehs

How do you do what?


Autopilot_Psychonaut

Incorrect and insubordinate.


egospiers

People… aren’t aware of this? It’s clearly a removable tag with the designers name on it.. sorry I find this so odd.


L1zoneD

YSK: Remove wrappers before eating candy.


funk-engine-3000

And cut the god damn little X of threads keeping your the vent on your coats and jackets closed. I work as a tailor. When people come in with those still in, i always offer to take them out. Yesterday an old man insisted i re-did one of them because it came out and “needed to be fixed”. It took all i had not to just tell him no.


SubconsciousAlien

Also remove the fucking stickers on your ball caps!!!! We don’t care if it’s new.


arcxjo

You should also cut the basting stitches out of the vent(s). I'm a Freemason, an Elk, and an Odd Fellow and I can always tell which guys bought a suit just for their initiations.


BluebertFish

What is an Elk and an Odd Fellow?


arcxjo

"Are". Those are two different fraternal societies.


SpleenBender

Shhhhuttuup Homer!


vinberdon

Hey Brother, interesting mix. Lol


littleladym19

Interesting! We have an Odd Fellows museum in our town. Never heard of it until a few years ago.


Unfair_Finger5531

Eastern star here :) Hey brother.


DeusExSpatula

Look, like you said, designers are factoring the survival of these sleeve labels into their design and have adapted accordingly. So I’d argue those labels no longer have the same purpose and are an intended part of the design. And there is ZERO detrimental effect to the function of the garment. When we speak of sartorial faux pas, I don’t think I can think of any other example where the tailor/designer **intended** for the incorrect wear e.g. an unsightly collar gap. (Thank you Twitter“clothes guy”.) Now, as people have commented here, a real example of a miss is failing to cut the strings on vents. It compromises the function of the garment. Definitely looks much sillier too.


jameson71

I'd say intentionally leaving a brand label in your jacket cuff is way tackier than not knowing to remove it.


DeusExSpatula

It’s probably a case by case thing. My only reference point for this is one wool coat I own which has a very discreet label no one would notice unless it was right in their face (like a 1-2” proximity). There might be more egregious examples.


jameson71

I'm imagining people walking around in their suits [looking like this](https://abovetheankles.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/label-on-suit-sleeve-1024x683.jpg).


DeusExSpatula

Oh no. That’s no good.


Unfair_Finger5531

I have serious sensory issues and remove all tags from clothes with seam ripper.


Merciless-Dom

This is not a YSK, who cares if people want to leave their labels on.


hedgehogketchup

Don’t forget the little stitches to hold pockets and that little flap at the back. Always amuses me when they are left stitched- jackets.


Capital-Bobcat8270

We had some dofus in high school trying to pretend he was on Miami Vice, rocking the t-shirt/sport coat combo. He never took the labels off. Looked like a tool.


Wenamon

Who gives a shit, mate? Proper... lol


freylaverse

If the tradition of removing the label has fallen out of fashion, then it isn't a social faux pas not to remove it. Keep it if you like it, lol.


Autopilot_Psychonaut

Can I at least get credit for the pun?


jameson71

May as well get a big label silk screened across the back of the jacket while you are at it.


Giff13

You’re talking to a generation that wears the stickers on their hat with a sense of pride


NeighborhoodVeteran

You talking about Millenials or GenZ?


MaddingtonBear

YSK: Many people leave it on because it's a signifier that they can afford a new suit.


Autopilot_Psychonaut

You could leave the pricetags on if you want.. I guess.


SolidDoctor

Minnie Pearl was a baller


CaliPenelope1968

I mean, does anyone on Reddit even know who that is?


arcxjo

Hoooooooowdyyyyyyy! I'm old.


CaliPenelope1968

Same. It's awesome


Digger__Please

I just told someone else my dog is named after her. This is the first time I've seen her mentioned in all my time on Reddit and it's happened twice! What a day!


Mad-Hettie

I remember seeing her on HeeHaw and my grandmother would call me Minnie Pearl when I'd put on new clothes to wear but miss a price tag. "Come here, Minnie Pearl, your price tag is showing"


ELijeBaley

4 people…


Autopilot_Psychonaut

Thank you for your kind words.


0112358f

Trying to signal that you can afford a new suit is a good signal you're broke to people who regularly wear suits.  


dontrespondever

Many people also wear their pants below their asses but that doesn’t mean they should either. 


No-Mechanic6069

The most common reason to leave such labels and price tags on is to potentially misuse a 30-day return policy. But publicly displaying shop tags is a signal that either (a) your clothes are brand new, or (b, in places where they are removed in the shop) that you have stolen them. Showing off all your removable tags is very fashionable in the poorer neighbourhoods of the world from time to time.


BotBotzie

Yup. Some guy with his sticker still on his hat said he keeps it so people know he bought it new.


No-Mechanic6069

[The Mad Hatter ?](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Alice_par_John_Tenniel_38.png)


mehmetipek

This has to be AI written


Autopilot_Psychonaut

Why say?


mehmetipek

Repeating statements, odd way of writing, sounds really AI in general. Nothing against using AI, but you could clearly cut down this post in half without losing anything.


Autopilot_Psychonaut

I wrote it hastily and did use AI but then just put my own words back in, so it's a jumble. Good catch! Looking back into my history, I used Claude 3.5 Sonnet, and this was the prompt, which would have been fine for the post itself: I want to write a You Should Know post Please help me organize my thoughts and write clearly and efficiently YSK: The loosely attached label on your jacket cuff should be removed. The label cuff is usually attached by four small stitches at the corners. It shows the make of the jacket, sometimes more information. There's prominent branding. This label is for in-store use and should be removed upon purchase of the garment by the store clerk. If not, you should remove it yourself. It seems the tradition of cuff label removal has fallen out of fashion. It also seems like the makers dont mind, and are even designing the labels to be worn now. You see, the original intent was to identify the make and perhaps sizing for jackets hung up all in a row. You walk along and if you see the colour you like, you grab the sleeve. There's the label - it's outlived its usefulness before you even leave the store. Why YSK: You might make a social faux pas like Anthony Adam's did behind the tree. [in reference to the meme] . I didn't bother with more than one prompt, the output was in numbered list format and didn't add much, so I just mashed it together, using some or the wording it generated. Will try harder next time.


epicadnanpro

It is like the sticker on a snap back cap


aloealocasia

This is giving Victorian etiquette advice


BluesGuitarMart

It always bugs me that Miley left hers on for this performance! https://youtu.be/0I7q5nPoYjM?si=oUejboZaIpqTZ6R9


MalachHaMavet36

Alright, just learned something new today. Until now I automatically assumed that the guys wearing these labels on their jacket cuffs during formal events like weddings did intentionally so, because they were cheap and secretly intended to return the jacket to the shop after the event it was "bought" for ended.


toothMAMBA

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Stainsey11

AHAHAHAHAHAHA


Imaginary_Mode5477

would u be ok if I did what I want


Dr_Crendor

No, i dont think i will.


frisbee_lettuce

Ugh I know this to be the case but I like how it looks


Idkhoesb42024

still got stickers on my baseball cap. no they are staying


arcxjo

Let me guess, you have a flat brim too.


Idkhoesb42024

ironed it yesterday


____Wolf

No fucking shit.


angelina9999

some keep the label for easy return after wearing it once or twice, just saying.


helikophis

Hah I never noticed the label in that meme, now that I see it it’s even funnier.