Things we abhor, Art of the Wardrobe edition

[Matthew Strongin]

Lens-less glasses.
Ironic facial hair.
Underwear as outerwear.
Tatoos, tatoos, tatoos, tatoos, tatoos.

I was with you until tattoos. In general, or specific types of tattoos?

[robin3mj]

short pants

I get it, you have cheeky socks, or you're a rebel for going sockless in your wingtips. But if we can see that while you're standing up, you look stupid.

[christian]

Ironic anything, as it relates to menswear. You're a grown man and some part of your attire is supposed to be ironic? You're doing it wrong.

(This includes Livestrong and USPS jerseys, it strikes me.)

[christian]

Pants edition:

Jean-style pants (i.e. rear patch pockets, coin pocket, rivets) in any fabric other than denim or cotton duck.

Cuffs on khakis. The British army was not planning to bring back India in their trouser cuffs.

And I'm sure I've mentioned this before, but technical outerwear with suits. I have a nice Mammut shell. I have climbed Tuckermans. That does not mean I need a Goretex Paclite shell at the MetroNorth station.

[davids]

I was with you until tattoos. In general, or specific types of tattoos?

Tattoos on human bodies.

I just saw the end of the Michigan-Kansas game and all those kids look like idiots. Some guy with "hate" and "yolo" in enormous letters up his arm... It's moronic.

And cuffs on pants, too.

[burgess1108]

I have no idea.

This looks like every chic in college from 1990 - 1993.

I feel robbed.

[joosttx]

I am lucky I work from home. So, it's jeans and a t-shirt and no shaving. But it does kill me when I am meeting business and customers that there is no standard dress. Blue jeans and sport coats to suits, to docker and logo'ed sport polos to slacks and dress shirts. I have practically a section for each meeting. This freedom is killing me.

[Mabouya]

Well, aren't we all so self-satisfied and superior today.

Of course I dress better than everyone else, but feeling smug about it is beneath me. I'm too good for that.

[sonny]

Ironic facial hair.

thing is, this stuff has ingressed so far into leftish white people fashion
i can't tell if it's ironic or not anymore. some otherwise cute women seem to like it on goofy little guys who take it all a little too serious

and whole thing just makes me confused and want to die


edit: i once had a beard like this guy. but then again, i did live in a jungle the same latitude as havana

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[chasea]

Square toes.
Double Windsor.
Big watches.
Mohawks, fauxhawks.
Embroidered embellishments on mens shirts or jeans.
A suit with more than 3 buttons, and 99.999999% of 3-buttons.
Stunner shades.
Hair gel.
Skin-tight t-shirts with asymetrical screen printed designs or manufactured "rock and roll."

Most people who think they have "style."

In fact, just most people.

[RickM]

...In fact, just most people....

Can I plus-1 here?

[davids]

Square toes.
Double Windsor.
Big watches.
Mohawks, fauxhawks.
Embroidered embellishments on mens shirts or jeans.
A suit with more than 3 buttons, and 99.999999% of 3-buttons.
Stunner shades.
Hair gel.
Skin-tight t-shirts with asymetrical screen printed designs or manufactured "rock and roll."

Most people who think they have "style."

In fact, just most people.

This is pretty great. You should have a style forum.

...I can't believe I forgot about those stupid asymmetrical t- shirts. Good lord those things jumped the shark before the first one was printed.

One more: punk rock "fashion".

[Matthew Strongin]

drietz posted this link in another thread. The Chubbies shorts gallery covers my thoughts on the matter.

The Look | Chubbies Shorts

[sonny]

drietz posted this link in another thread. The Chubbies shorts gallery covers my thoughts on the matter.

The Look | Chubbies Shorts

yikes

not okay at all

[brunop]

i wear carrhart doubleknee pants.
why?
cuz i work in a warehouse.
i don't do costumes.
if ya work in a cubicle? own yer dockers or whatever.

anyway. wear what ya wanta wear.
be happy ya got a effin' job.

[jonathanb]

Double Windsor.

I disagree on this one. To a very great extent, the knot is dictated by the thickness of the tie and the collar of the shirt. With a wide (Windsor-type) collar, the double windsor knot is very often the best choice. With a narrow collar or most any button-down collar, windsor knots almost always look ridiculous. (Except, perhaps, when wearing a thin silk crepe tie. In that case, a windsor knot may be the only way to get a know large enough to even be visible.)

[christian]

"jonathanb, meet the double four-in-hand, double four-in-hand, this is jonathanb." :)

[jonathanb]

"jonathanb, meet the double four-in-hand, double four-in-hand, this is jonathanb." :)

The double four-in-hand makes a knot that's a little too unbalanced for my taste.

[christian]

Yup, it has a little nonchalant assymetry, no question. But I do prefer it to "my tie knot has swallowed a muntjak, but don't worry, it only takes about 2 weeks to digest." Though frankly, I really should shut up about this. I wouldn't go within 100 miles of a spread collar, so it's purely academic to me.

[nahtnoj]

The photo is preposterous, but I'm mostly OK with the idea behind this company.

If it wasn't based in SF, I'd be convinced I went to college with every single person who works there.