in the last 7 days...
phil has 12 comments and is ahead of the game like the national anthem.
beth is in Striking Distance like Bruce Willis & boats with 11.
Joe is in your face like your own skull with 8.
Tiffany! is right up in there like ill-fitting swimwear with 8.
prof. fancy pants just wants something to dance to and has 5.
DirtyDanSin has 4 and is on fire like a pile of tires.
jon has 3 comments and needs to raise the stakes like when the camping trip is over.
Stace has only 2 and needs to step up like when the escalator is broken.How do you feel about current fashion trends?
Bonus: how do they effect how you dress?
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zjyw
// Feb 18, 2009 at 12:39 pm
I hate trends in general.
I wear what I want whether it’s “in” or not.
Maybe I’m so bitter about it because most people I meet are so into trends and I don’t like that. I don’t understand how someone could be ruled by what someone in a magazine says is hot. Or maybe it’s just most of the people in Las Vegas.
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feverishpoptart
// Feb 18, 2009 at 1:00 pm
I generally don’t like trends. I am a fashion school drop out, so I like to experiment. I would rather invest money in classic pieces that I can keep for years, and expensive bags that can dress up anyoutfit. If I do like whatever trend then I will buy cheap versions because its basically throw away clothes you won’t wear in a few months. I think about clothes a lot.
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phil
// Feb 18, 2009 at 1:39 pm
I don’t even know what the current fashion trends are. Are hemlines going up or down? Are the shirts that UFC fighters wear the exception or the rule? I think men are more immune to this sort of thing than women because we have fewer options. Men’s clothing is like the redheaded stepchild of clothing design for the same reason.
BONUS: It’s hard to say. Let’s say one trend is that cashmere production somehow becomes much cheaper so that Uniqlo can sell a cashmere sweater that would have cost over $100 for $50 (still a loss for them but they put the sweaters against the back wall and bank on increased foot traffic to their new store) and I buy a cashmere sweater. That’s not necessarily me being ruled by the whims of the fashion world, but I’m influenced.
I’d like to think that my tastes are timeless and universal but of course they’re not. If we were in the 1940s I’d be wearing my pants around my armpits and thinking that’s the way it should be done.
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beth
// Feb 18, 2009 at 1:44 pm
I feel like so many current trends are really “pushing it”. I am happy with some and can’t even begin to understand others.
In regards to the manner in which I dress: I was just thinking about this very topic this morning! I’d say that, generally speaking, I am usually dressed appropriately for work. I try to look “put together” but I will also work in a chunky necklace, giant cocktail ring or my big vintage yellow/tan boots (or all three). Is my look “popular”? Mmm, I’d say no. I don’t see a bunch of people on the streets that look like me, but i like it that way. If a snooty fashionista saw me in one of my typical outfits, would they guffaw in ridicule? Probably. Do I care? Nope.
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Joe
// Feb 18, 2009 at 2:03 pm
I think that no matter what we want to think there is something influencing what we think looks good. If only if it is because that is the sort of shit you find at the mall. For guywear it is usually more subtle then girlclothes I think.
At any rate (approx 9.8 m/s/s at sea level), I think I am sometimes influenced by the kind of “group think” that says skinnier pants look better, thick ties look wierd etc.
I have been unable to get with some blatant trends however: Suits should not look “too small” on purpose. Pants should not be highwaters. Jeans should not be bell-bottoms nor should they be distressed in any way.
Oh, and I cling to the 90′s notion that wearing fur is like wearing a sign that says: “I am a bad person bereft of any kind of working moral compass.”
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phil
// Feb 18, 2009 at 2:15 pm
Joe you reminded me of a trend that I like. I am very happy with the end of wide ties, for now.
Ties should be 2 7/8″. If they are wider they look like bibs. This has always been true and always will be. For most of my adult life, wide ties have been the rule. For the longest time if you wanted a regular tie you had two options: Hermes or Brooks Brothers “University” (which got discontinued!).
Reason has prevailed and now we’re seeing ties get narrower. Everyone who disagrees with me can cry about it for the next ten years or so.
As for “too small” suits. I think that’s not so much a trend as it is Thom Brown trying to justify his paycheck. You’re a bit thinner than me though, maybe these would suit you:
http://fashionindie.com/thom-brown-fall-2008
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Joe
// Feb 18, 2009 at 2:27 pm
its not just thom brown bro. Its been all over the place. TB was just leading the charge. Dying down now thank god. I am sure it will be replaced by something equally/more horrible.
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Joe
// Feb 18, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Fill just sent me this link. Look at how sucky it is: http://www.brooksbrothers.com/blackfleece/menlooks_viewall.tem
The only possible reason for it is to make it so your old suit looks different/wrong or that the new suit you buy looks out of date soon. It sucks.
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ryanb
// Feb 18, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Who is going to wear those modern day foppish dandy outfits? Seriously, who, besides someone in a Bravo TV show?
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feverishpoptart
// Feb 18, 2009 at 2:47 pm
@Phil There is a special place in fashion hell reserved for guys who wear affliction shirts. As well as Ed Hardy, Ugg boots, crocs and sweatpants with words on the butt.
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zjyw
// Feb 18, 2009 at 4:35 pm
@ feverishpoptart: GOOD POINT! If I somewhat like a trendy item, I also buy a cheap version of it to only use it for a couple year or so. And I invest in classic clothes that will never go out of style, like a peacoat.
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beth
// Feb 18, 2009 at 4:49 pm
GEESH! Affliction shirts sure can be scary/ugly!
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ching
// Feb 18, 2009 at 5:16 pm
I don’t really follow fads. I will usually spend the money on simple, classic, feminine pieces that will outlast any fad. My favorite staples include Christian Louboutin heels, Chloe boots, APC dresses and jackets, almost anything from Anthropologie, and designer jeans are an absolute must. Almost anything I wear must go with a pair of black Chuck Taylors just in case my feet start hurting. Another must for me is to always wear one piece that pops.
Now that I am pregnant my style has become much more casual since comfort is most important. My maternity attire has pretty much been jeans with a basic top, or a dress or tunic over leggings.
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phil
// Feb 19, 2009 at 11:36 am
Ching you shouldn’t wear one-piece bathing suits that pop off, it could get you in trouble at the beach! Waaaaaaah! Also since you are pregnant you should dress like M.I.A.
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Joe
// Feb 19, 2009 at 12:05 pm
In rags?
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phil
// Feb 19, 2009 at 1:38 pm
No Joe, I don’t mean like she is missing in action. When I read your comment I wrote your name on a piece of paper and then punched the paper.
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ching
// Feb 19, 2009 at 5:13 pm
@ phil I can’t pull off the M.I.A. style. Maybe I should wear a lot of spandex through my pregnancy. It can just expand with me.
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feverishpoptart
// Feb 19, 2009 at 10:27 pm
@Phil I’m going to have to steal that paper punching line.
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