Sometimes my wife doesn't like me and I still keep it in my closet. My money for new items to "my" wardrobe disappeared about the time my first child arrived. Now I know why all those married guys I worked with before I got married were still wearing stuff from the early eighties.
Um, I'm pretty sure that the o.p. Rasselas is the one that wrote the article. I remember when he did an article about cheap dates and solicited ideas from the bbs.
Guilty as charged! For the record, I usually bum around in shorts and t-shirts. And I think these sort of rules are absurd. Ridiculous. For instance, yesterday I went shopping with an ex-girlfriend (why? good question), who was trying to get me to dress more "hip." She showed me all these logo t-shirts, and explained that these were fun and edgy, but that my usual ringer ts were lame. I don't get this. Why is a t-shirt with a pig and a hand grenade cool? (Well maybe that one's sorta funny.) But you know what I mean. [Sigh.] I'll never get fashion. I'm actually the new Editor of Clubplanet, though, so the gig calls for running style stuff from time to time. Even though I personally think the whole system of "rules" is silly, they do sorta exist--especailly in New York, where I live--so I thought it would be fun to write about. And half the fun is disagreeing and debating.
On a personal note that's totally off-topic, I'm pretty pumped about the new gig. For the first time in my life, I have a full-time job that I love. They basically pay me to write stories, brainstorm ideas, work with freelance writers, own the editorial calendar, review bars, interview celebrities, go to club openings, and write about nightlife, music, style, movies, and whatever else we think that people would want to read about. Freelancing days are (mostly) over, although I'll still do some writing for VH1's website. After five years of struggling to leave the cold grip of Finance, I'm pretty frikkin' ecstatic about the new job. (Sorry. Just had to share. I don't get good news that often...)
What about the new trend of having those damn gaudy ass belt buckles with the shirt tucked in at the front but not tucked in at the back?
I'll stick with my polo. I've stopped wearing the vertical striped dress shirts just cause every single guy wears those out. I mean, the stripes look nice, but every single store has their own striped shirt and its getting oversaturated. Clothing companies need to figure out something new, or the clubs should just let me in with my tshirt
Damn, I've been wearing vertical striped polo shirts for years. That and khaki cargo shorts are my weekend attire. my work attire is the same thing except to substitute the shorts with semi-baggy jeans (just for comfort's sake, not looks)
yobod, Agreed. Check out this article about the annoying Stripey shirt . (something i posted on BBS a while ago...)
ok... i agree about the trucker hats (god those are lame) and sunglasses in the club, but... to sum it up... does everybody have to look like they're from the abercrombie nation or something? i prefer the way people dress in clubs here rather than ny or sf where everybody looks the same. you always see the guys with the boot cut jeans and long sleeved butterfly collar shirts. the chicks always with "babies r'us" tops that a fetus couldn't fit into and the whole "paint your f*&%ing eyes shut" look (doesn't that schit get in their eyes or something?) it seems the people in striped polos, flip flops, and khakis (sorry r2k... not jorts ) seem to have a better time anyway. nice thread though. reminds me of imma's "how to be a music snob" or something like that thread from a couple of years back.
Don't need no ivory liquid. Don't want no afro sheen. Don't need the latest fashions. Don't want my hair to smell clean. I've got my automotion, I've got that superpotion. And if you think I'm going crazy, Then pretty baby it might be true babe. We don't need no first class. Don't need no second class. All of the best-of, all that can kiss my ass. I've got my claim to fame, I've got that positive flame. And if you think I'm going crazy, Then pretty baby it might be you babe.
So I bought some jeans recently...and since I'm a really small guy, it's hard to find pants that actually fit. So i just buy 'em if I find the size. Apparently I bought some low-rise jeans and boot cut jeans. I really don't know the difference...anyone help me? Damn American Eagle and their manufactured rips...
