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Post by gaseousclay on Apr 6, 2015 9:13:00 GMT -6
ok, I was trying to be witty with my thread title but I thought it would be fun to talk about clothing trends and/or styles you dislike.
For me it has to be:
- epaulettes on shirts or jackets (unless you're in the military)
- graphic t-shirts. Admittedly, I used to wear a lot of graphic tees but decided I didn't want to look like a 12 yo anymore.
- button down collars. I can give or take button down collars but I prefer the natural flare of an open collar. button down collars seem kinda old-manish. Although, I have seen a few companies out there that use button down collars to good effect.
- wearing dress shoes without socks. eeeewwwww.
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Post by Griffin on Apr 6, 2015 9:21:18 GMT -6
I dont get all these welded sole shoes that seems to be in always and are extremely overpriced and ugly. People seem to think they are well made shoes.
Another thing is people wearing snug red pants and big bared veryblue/white striped "sweaters" and said shoes. Maybe its just me, but I think red pants as workwear "nice clothes" is hard to pull off.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2015 10:58:51 GMT -6
i dislike the sleeve roller flaps/buttons on shirt sleeves. i'd never buy one of those...don't need help rolling my sleeves and don't think i'd want that flap of fabric dangling around when they weren't rolled up.
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Post by stapletron on Apr 7, 2015 7:17:09 GMT -6
Agree on the epaulets and the sleeve roll up button/tab. Cut the sleeve roll up stuff off an otherwise decent shirt I got for cheap.
I think the attempt to upmarket sweatpants is silly. Though I don't think I've seen anyone wearing those out.
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Post by exophobe on Apr 7, 2015 9:35:05 GMT -6
Agree on the epaulets and the sleeve roll up button/tab. Cut the sleeve roll up stuff off an otherwise decent shirt I got for cheap. I think the attempt to upmarket sweatpants is silly. Though I don't think I've seen anyone wearing those out. Or they're just that good that you don't notice. |
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Post by stapletron on Apr 7, 2015 10:05:19 GMT -6
Touche!
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Post by brentkuz on Apr 7, 2015 16:05:50 GMT -6
If I'm going sans tie with a blazer the button down collar is awesome. It stands itself up and hold shape great. Where a spread or point collar can flap around. On casual shirts I like it as well since they stand and keep shape framing the face.
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Post by DigDug on Apr 7, 2015 17:07:29 GMT -6
New Balance... Whats up with having a big N on your feet. Ok, I get that they may be comfortable but why every single pair they make has the N on them. Ok I/We get it your brand starts with the letter N. The N to me stands for, Nough already or NincomPOOP!
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Post by Winterland on Apr 7, 2015 17:53:36 GMT -6
Agree on the epaulets and the sleeve roll up button/tab. Cut the sleeve roll up stuff off an otherwise decent shirt I got for cheap. I think the attempt to upmarket sweatpants is silly. Though I don't think I've seen anyone wearing those out. It's funny as I have the sleeve roll up tabs on a few shirts. They are called Swiss tabs and they come in handy. I have them on 2 fishing type shirts. I will keep them rolled up for a while then let down if there is a lot of sun to keep from getting burnt. They keep the sleeves from rolling down when casting. You don't even notice the strap as it is inside the sleeve when not being used. I have a heavier Orvis camping type shirt which also has them and epaulettes. The tabs also come in hand to keep the sleeve up when chopping wood, doing other physical activities. It's a great shirt brass buttons and everything. I am a Cub scout leader and the uniform shirt has epaulettes which we put on different color bands depending on rank etc. I believe they started from military uniforms. They look good on The Beatles. They even have extra shoulder pad thingys with fringes.  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2015 18:16:02 GMT -6
Winterland it's perfectly fine for such things to exist when they serve a purpose...especially on some of those more active shirting materials that don't hold a rolled sleeve well to begin with.
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Post by gaseousclay on Apr 8, 2015 6:43:07 GMT -6
New Balance... Whats up with having a big N on your feet. Ok, I get that they may be comfortable but why every single pair they make has the N on them. Ok I/We get it your brand starts with the letter N. The N to me stands for, Nough already or NincomPOOP! it's all about branding, brah. The ubiquitous 'N' logo is no different than the Nike swoosh or Puma logo. |
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Post by gaseousclay on Apr 8, 2015 6:45:42 GMT -6
i dislike the sleeve roller flaps/buttons on shirt sleeves. i'd never buy one of those...don't need help rolling my sleeves and don't think i'd want that flap of fabric dangling around when they weren't rolled up. a couple of my thrifted shirts have the sleeve roller flaps/buttons and I agree, they're pointless. this seems to be the trend with outdoors brands like REI and Colombia. |
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Post by gaseousclay on Apr 8, 2015 6:48:25 GMT -6
I think the attempt to upmarket sweatpants is silly. Though I don't think I've seen anyone wearing those out. agree on the sweatpants thing. I've also viewed sweatpants in public as the mark of a slob. If you can't be bothered to wear normal pants then why even go out in public? It's the George Costanza syndrome. It's even sillier when brands like J Crew, GAP, Uniqlo try to market sweatpants as some sort of fashion staple that we all can't live without. |
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Post by exophobe on Apr 8, 2015 7:35:32 GMT -6
a couple of my thrifted shirts have the sleeve roller flaps/buttons and I agree, they're pointless. this seems to be the trend with outdoors brands like REI and Colombia. From the post here, outdoorsy people fishing and swinging their arms about with various sharp instruments are those benefitting from rollup strappy things, so it makes sense that the brands marketing to action heroes would have them. Either pull them off with a seam ripper or go swing an axe at stuff. |
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Post by stapletron on Apr 8, 2015 10:27:45 GMT -6
No doubt many things are useful and proper in the right cases. I've just seen this stuff (Swiss tabs, epaulets) tacked onto any casual button up shirt a lot lately. Perhaps it's where I'm shopping, I definitely sift through mountains of goofy stuff at nordstrom rack and Marshalls hoping to find something great.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2015 0:44:54 GMT -6
I think the attempt to upmarket sweatpants is silly. Though I don't think I've seen anyone wearing those out. agree on the sweatpants thing. I've also viewed sweatpants in public as the mark of a slob. If you can't be bothered to wear normal pants then why even go out in public? It's the George Costanza syndrome. It's even sillier when brands like J Crew, GAP, Uniqlo try to market sweatpants as some sort of fashion staple that we all can't live without. +1000 on the sweats thing. I'm a firm believer in wear want you want but for expensive sweats are f!@king dumb. They remind me of a really terrible roommate I had in college, guy was just as greasy after a shower as before, ate lots of pizza and Doritos and just smelled like failure. His uniform - sweats. The don't even look good on hot girls and THAT says everything. |
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Post by brentkuz on Apr 15, 2015 6:37:39 GMT -6
Sweatpants or "jogger" new trend is dopey. I love how Jcrew and even H&M markets them. Chambray button down, v-neck t, red wing boots and jogger sweatpants. Jcrew is really pushing them to match with their new balance lines and other fly kicks. The trend started years ago in the "hip hop" culture and sneaker heads. My buddy dresses like Kanye West or a NBA player and always wears cuffed bottom pants so he can show off his flyist kicks.
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Post by gaseousclay on Apr 15, 2015 8:14:09 GMT -6
They remind me of a really terrible roommate I had in college, guy was just as greasy after a shower as before, ate lots of pizza and Doritos and just smelled like failure. Lulz. reminds me of a guy I used to know who wore sweats everyday. He was your stereotypical 'pothead' who never had money and blamed everyone else for his problems, because you know, he was being forced to blow all his money on weed and live in his mom's basement. I jokingly called him Charlie Brown. His life was like Lucy pulling the football out from beneath him so he landed on his @ss every single time. If there ever was a real life George Costanza this guy was it. |
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Post by exophobe on Apr 15, 2015 8:49:48 GMT -6
Lulz. reminds me of a guy I used to know who wore sweats everyday. He was your stereotypical 'pothead' who never had money and blamed everyone else for his problems, because you know, he was being forced to blow all his money on weed and live in his mom's basement. I jokingly called him Charlie Brown. His life was like Lucy pulling the football out from beneath him so he landed on his @ss every single time. If there ever was a real life George Costanza this guy was it. Larry David actually is the real-life George Costanza. |
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Post by brentkuz on Apr 15, 2015 14:28:39 GMT -6
Me hem I read "death of a salesman" I read all Biff loman's lines in George's voice.
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Post by quick on Apr 15, 2015 19:33:53 GMT -6
A-shirts, especially on guys with water guns.
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Post by julian on Apr 21, 2015 9:07:50 GMT -6
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Post by Whiskey Mercenary on Apr 21, 2015 9:24:59 GMT -6
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Post by Griffin on Apr 21, 2015 11:52:51 GMT -6
I washed familys clothes yesterday and it reminded me that the only shirts in our family with rollup holders are for females and that this is common here for ladies. Maybe the trend has rubbed off on male clothes but it is not big where i live. I could see that H&M probably has it for men.
I do lots of outside activities and have never thought to myself that i needed this. I get clothes that stay up by themselves or if i have many layers i simply peel and then scrunch and it works. I dont use shirts for theese things tho but tech gear or/and wool.
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Post by Canucklehead on Apr 22, 2015 16:12:09 GMT -6
That looks like an April Fools thing, yet it's almost three weeks late! I can't believe that is real. Just... no. Especially the crocheted banana hammock! |
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