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preppy-kei
I was on a night out in Liverpool and my mate saw a black guy with the nerd specs, skinny jeans, tight cardie, neck scarf, etc... he nudges me and goes, "Look, a black fella that dresses like you. He must be gay or something."
I was on a night out in Liverpool and my mate saw a black guy with the nerd specs, skinny jeans, tight cardie, neck scarf, etc... he nudges me and goes, "Look, a black fella that dresses like you. He must be gay or something."
nomadthethird
more issues than Time mag
Ah yes, the old "anybody who dresses up in any way must be gay" line... well now that everyone's dressing like that, I'm sure my boyfriend gets far fewer "faggot"s hurled at him in Bushwick...although he's on the UWS now mostly...
I just got this scarf:
And one kind of like this, 70s chanel Jewish grandma, but without leopard on it, it's no longer there so it must be popular:
I just got this scarf:
And one kind of like this, 70s chanel Jewish grandma, but without leopard on it, it's no longer there so it must be popular:
nomadthethird
more issues than Time mag
I also got a pair of dark purple and bright purple-magenta jeans and around 10 long baggy tanktops for spring including these:
Did I mention I have a shopping problem? And I just turned a bunch of money around.
Did I mention I have a shopping problem? And I just turned a bunch of money around.
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preppy-kei
I think the implication was more racist than homophobic: if a white guy dresses like that then he's just a bit hipsterish/girly, but for a black guy (who is supposed to be BUTCH remember!) to dress like that... he must not be hanging out with other, "normal" black guys. This all makes my mate sound terrible, but there was no intended malice in the comment, just a jumble of preconceptions, really.
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preppy-kei
I can't wait for my rambling/real ale/chunky knits/hair-growing-out-of-my-ears phase, bring it on!
nomadthethird
more issues than Time mag
Yeah, definitely, the threshold for how much tight clothing you can wear without being called a fag is definitely lower for black men.
no no, chunky knits for middle aged guys is cool... especially in the british isles... as are tweed jackets with elbow patches, smoking roll ups or pipes, hanging out at the library all day, etc...
or not even a full on irish famer look, this is perfectly acceptable:
what needs to avoided is this look:
don't leave us hanging, did you guys hook up or what?
nomadthethird
more issues than Time mag
what needs to avoided is this look:
No offense to anybody who lives there but those two pictures are very Pacific Northwest.
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Don't knock it till you've tried it.
Client Eastwood
Well-known member
Is there any more horrible and mundane item of clothing than the "fleece"?
Especially when you see fellas wearing some old knackered one that's gone all faded and bobbly. To really pull off this look, you need a mug of extra strong tea and a copy of The Sun under one arm.
next big look if you believe this
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7912156.stm
mistersloane
heavy heavy monster sound
I really like fleeces but I cant wear them, they make me sweat like a pig and rash up. I fancy people who wear them though.
empty mirror
remember the jackalope
Tentative Andy
I'm in the Meal Deal
Fleeces are preferrable to permanent use of North Face type gear I reckon (though obv the latter are handy if you're acutally hiking, camping etc.). You can get some nice looking fleeces and some crap ones.
I'm a big fan of things like heavy overcoats if they're done well though. Sober and wintery but stylish is the way forward for male dressing I reckon.
I'm a big fan of things like heavy overcoats if they're done well though. Sober and wintery but stylish is the way forward for male dressing I reckon.
Tentative Andy
I'm in the Meal Deal
If you're not actually an effeminate black man, then it might be hard to pull it off.
(If you are, then of course go for it!)
(If you are, then of course go for it!)
Tentative Andy
I'm in the Meal Deal
Re: rainproof-jacket 'fashion'
Before anyone else gets there, I'd like to post this, surely the true nadir of its kind.
Prepare to vomit:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_soXI82GSn...AABL0/wdZZEsKa3Y0/s1600-h/ed+rush+optical.jpg
WHY????
Before anyone else gets there, I'd like to post this, surely the true nadir of its kind.
Prepare to vomit:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_soXI82GSn...AABL0/wdZZEsKa3Y0/s1600-h/ed+rush+optical.jpg
WHY????
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I like dodgy sweaters with stripes or other gaudy patterns or that look like it were bought by your aunt for you for christmas. You know, like what Blur used to wear in the 90s sort of.
I found the dodgiest knitted grey sweater in the clothes cemetary up at my cottage (for non-Canadians: little summer home on lake and often supply bunker for old junk). It looks like something you'd find on the floor of a thrift store but I took it anyway and now if I'm out wearing it people ask about it like they are genuinly interested.
"I guess you can derelict my balls, capi-tan"
I found the dodgiest knitted grey sweater in the clothes cemetary up at my cottage (for non-Canadians: little summer home on lake and often supply bunker for old junk). It looks like something you'd find on the floor of a thrift store but I took it anyway and now if I'm out wearing it people ask about it like they are genuinly interested.
"I guess you can derelict my balls, capi-tan"
mistersloane
heavy heavy monster sound
I really like all that stuff, it's very hard for a man of any shape or size to look bad in it. I like the Redwing and the Edwin stuff that's out there, and Clarks are doing a nitty line in revamped desert boots, if you want to offset it with a bit of rasta chic. I just wish I had the money to buy it.