[J m HofMarN]

I figured it'd be a cool idea to discuss the various fashions the forum members favor here. From hair to clothes to shoes or jewlery, whatever. Talk about what you hate and what you can't live without.

I for one have been slowly drifting out of my grunge/Judd Nelson phase (whenever-I-started dressing-myself to present) and gotten into a more contemporary emo punk look. I seriously dig the contrast of red and black, and it works well with long hair. So I have a scarlet kimono, some red shirts, some black shirts, a lot of black pants, and a black fedora with a red band. And of course some red and black narrow neck ties. I rarely leave home without a neck tie anymore, even if its just with a tee shirt.

Also, I now own one of those wrist scrunchies, and I have some grommit hole belts coming to me, in red and black of course. Oh and an MCR belt buckle. I know, I'm an awful emo fag.

[SimeSublime]

I dress for comfort, not fashion. As such, I tend to wear t-shirt and shorts in summer, t-shirt jeans and jacket in winter. I tend to favour surfing/skating brands not because I'm a surfer/skater, but because they're comfortable and last. That being said, I do like humorous shirts, I really should buy some more. But that costs money, and there's so much crap out their it's hard to find something that I think is funny.

[Deepsycher]

Some people go through with spending all their money on idiot users before being reduced to rags. By dressing in old comfortable rags then at least I know where I truly stand against these wicked people out there. I rather face one face than two faces. One face is wicked the other illusionally exists for the money over the other until its gone.

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Rough Necked
Tight Arsed
Droopy Bottoms

This post has been edited by Deepsycher: 02 May 2007 - 07:05 AM

[Slade]

I prefer casual. I care not for fadedness, stains, or holes in my clothing, excepy holy shirts and socks suck. My t-shirts are primarily black, some with silly sayings, some with bands I like, though I wear a button shirt upon occasion. I <3 real fedoras and wear a long black overcoat. Sometimes I wear a delightfully hideous green sports-jacket I got at the Salvation Army for 5$, sometimes also with my overcoat. I also have orange shoe-laces in my black Vans, which I wear for comfort, not because I wish I could skate (though I do!).

The end?

[Emu]

I generally dress in a fairly functionalist manner (pants and shirt, nothing fancy) but I do have an inexplicable affinity for coats. I looove my coats. In the cooler months I have my long black trenchcoat, and when it's really cold I have my long wool overcoat. For warmer months I have a very nice lightweight gray coat that is slightly shorter, but also vaguely trenchcoat-like. I insist upon wearing it even when it's warm enough that I don't really have to, until it is actually too warm out to be comfortable wearing it at all. I wear coats indoors often. it used to drive my mom crazy. I am wearing my coat now. it must be some sort of security-blanket-type complex.

[Spoon Poetic]

I'm an art student, so I wear whatever can get messy. My day-to-day wardrobe is pretty much a pair of paint-covered, clay-covered, or holy jeans or khakis, plus a paint-covered or just downright crappy shirt that I won't mind if it gets ruined (long sleeved if I'm doing dangerous sculpture stuffs, short sleeved otherwise). My shoes are either my Tiberland heavy-duty boots I stole from my dad for when I do dangerous sculpture stuff, or my messy paint-covered tennisshoes for any other messy art stuff.

However, aside from... well, most of the time; when I'm not doing art stuff, I like to be comfortable over all else. But I do try to integrate things I like into being comfortable. I have a few pairs of simple bondage pants (I say "simple" because they don't have billions of zippers, they don't have skulls, etc. etc. - they're not emo or poseur bondage) that I wear without the straps, and as my goal is not to look goth/emo, I usually would wear like, a white tank top with my bright purple denim button up shirt from the 80's over it (and a fedora!). I love tank tops, and I like to wear shirts over them that I can take off when it's hot. I like bright colours or pastels with dark colours (usually black), I don't like all black or black and red or anything else that's typically "punk," "goth," or "emo," though if I did lean towards any fashion category, it would be punk. Before it turned pussy and became emo, that is. I love guy pants, the ones with the big pockets, but I also like jeans that are nicely fitting and show my figure. I rarely wear shorts, because it's too hard to find a pair of shorts that aren't so so so short that I'm not comfortable in them. I can't wear women's tennisshoes, so I wear guys' shoes which are cooler anyway, but most of the time I wear a pair of black Vans (also for the comfort factor, not the skater factor). I change the shoelaces in my Vans a lot, but they're usually ribbon instead of actual laces - right now they're black and white zebra striped. I have several fedoras I like to mix and match with sometimes, and several SEVERAL jackets. I apparently love jackets. I have jean jackets, a cashmere jacket, a suede trenchjacket (it's not cold enough down here to have a trenchcoat, plus I'm allergic to wool), some linen trenchjackets, leather jackets, a denim jacket with a dragon on the back, a letterman jacket, and I could go on for quite a while. I have an affinity for fedoras and jackets.
But I have no problem with just throwing on a pair of jeans or exercise pants and a tee-shirt, either; even when I'm not going to be getting messy.
And I don't wear makeup except for when I'm pretty much obligated to, due to the "rules" of society for dressup events, and even then I'll just throw on some mascara and lip gloss, most of the time.

Aaaaand now you know more about me than you ever wanted to know!

[J m HofMarN]

Somehow I knew this topic wouldnt actually take off until a girl found it lol. Thanks SP.

[Spoon Poetic]

Ha. Ha.
I'm not so into fashion, I just ramble.

[Gobbler]

I've got a lot of jeans and very casual clothing for when I need to look a bit more ordinary, but usually my style is black and white, long pants usually, since I don't want to show the burn-scars that represent my last girlfriend's parting gift to neither the world nor myself. I like to wear short sleeved shirts over my t-shirts or muscle shirts, too.

Then there are two pairs of shoes in my closet, both leather, one black, one brown and... uhh... let's see... I usually round up the image with a single chain around my neck (there used to be something on it, but... long story) and my trusty old watch.

Also, I was born to wear suits, but well, they amount to the things that being a poor students prevents me from having right now.

I'm not overly conscious about my looks, quite the contrary. Natural beauty does it for me. (Ha... heh... haha... *sigh*)

Dressing up like an emo or a goth is... something that's only cool when it's done right by the right people - doesn't happen very often though, so my general advice is: Hands off, there's no need for you to degrade yourself like that. Can't say that I really have a thing for all that grunge stuff either.
But I go all when I see people who successfully combine the 1920s brilliant style with modern (mostly Italian) elegance and a bit of post-modern design (which might also be a little futuristic).

This post has been edited by Gobbler: 02 May 2007 - 03:59 PM

[Deepsycher]

I don't need the latest brand name to be self contented.

Dark moany voice "Hey everybody look ay me, I am better than you all because of my Nike clothes with Nike written all over it." I remembered opening a subject about this on clothes.

I don't like the meaning of the fashion I see. "It is no different to following the jones."

Something I often hear:
"Mummy, I want a new mobile phone."
"Why do you need a mobile phone?"
"Cause all me friends ave them."

Now that is what I am against.
Fashion for the sake of it.

Not going to go out to buy the latest without a good reason for the need of it.


Another issue is the Gothic culture. I don't know if that is fashion related as everybody who joins up to that has to buy and do the latest things. I have asked what goes on at Universities near me in these Gothic groups and the whole thing sounds like a joke. Talking about what they refer to as freedom they discriminate against anybody who doesn't join up and pay.

Now what do you think of that?

This post has been edited by Deepsycher: 02 May 2007 - 04:11 PM

[Cyzyk]

I edit a fashion magazine. This is similar to being a pacifist sniper. Given my choice, I'd rather be a sniper than a fashion magazine copy editor, but it isn't an option at the moment. Hopefully the future will offer me a chance to look into such as an employee of some branch of the military, but so far I'm stuck making sure people spell things right.

I wear what occurs to me. Mostly I dress like a bum. A colorblind bum.

[Sailor Abbey]

Clothes are stupid. I hate clothes. I try to wear as little as possible at all times. Especially shoes. I HATE wearing shoes. I go hiking barefoot. Its pretty painful at first, but you get used to it after a while. Socks too. Oh my gods I hate socks. Even more than shoes. I’ll wear sandals if I have to go to the store or something. Or boots in the snow. Obviously. I only wear clothes cause its illegal not to. That and because my family lives on both sides of me and that might be a smidge uncomfortable for my uncle if I were to answer the door in the nude.

[sesame_street_hustler]

fashion trends are kinda funny sometimes...its like, you see one person wearing something,..then no more than two weeks later, you see 50 more people wearing the same thing.

fads fade

whats really funny is that some people will invest their hard earned dough on trendy clothes to look cooler than you. they want to look preppy. you see them,.always wearing name brand clothes with the name really friggin huge on their shirts....

H O L L I S T E R

AMERICAN EAGLE

dont these kids know that the "real" preps dont sport huge ass labels on their clothes like advertisements. it looks really cheap when people do that..like they are flaunting what they are finally able to afford.

then its like,.the poorer people who still want to look cool and not ghetto, get their clothes at old navy.

what is old navy? its basically a generic clothing store that became cool just because its owned by gap....so what. the clothes are cheap and so are you for shopping there.

i can see how old navy was created,..it went something like this:

(monday morning.... the high rise corporate offices of banana republic, key executives are gathered around the table for a discussion)

exec 1: we need a clothing line that still looks cool, but is marketable to white trash, financially challenged ethnicities, and society scum.

exec 2: well, banana republic was too expensive, so we ended up creating the gap line.

exec 1: well, that line seems too high, because many teens are stealing the clothes and not paying for them.

exec 3: we need to find a country who's workforce is willing to work for less than 25 cents an hour.

exec 2: no manufacturing plant in mexico is willing to work that cheap.

exec 1: and we still need to bring home a profit.....

exec 3: i recommend bangladesh

exec 2: excellent idea,.they will work for 2 cents an hour...now, what should we call this new "cheaper label of clothing that will give even wal-mart a run for its money"

ceo: the name still needs to sound hip,.or the clothes wont sell.

exec 3: how about..umm...old air force?

exec: 2: nooo...the air force isnt that old,.it was created in the 1940's

exec 3: ...ohhh,..darn..

exec: 1: old coast guard??

exec 2: no,.sounds like two different brands of bathing soap.

exec 3: how about old navy??

ceo: i love it!...old navy it is!

so, as you can see,.that scenario probably is how old navy came into existence.


people love to flaunt things they own they think are nice,..they want the world to know where they stand as far as their financial status is...

the same holds true for nicer cars..

its like if someone has a lexus, infiniti,.mercedes..etc...they have to get the personalized license plate to go with it.....

california: mylexus

maryland: hirollr

new york: bigbalr

florida:mybling

legal disclaimer:
(license plates used in this example have no bearing on real license plates that may be in existence..current or expired. such similiarities are coincidental)

pllleeeaasee....so what,..you have a nice car,..big deal..just drive the damn thing.

then there's the ladies in their mid-40's, who are white collar entrepreneurs, and drive huge ass lincoln navigators,.or similiar monster sized SUVs,.that are usually cream or silver in color,..and they talk on their cell phones everywhere they drive.

its a fucking SUV..it has 4 wheel drive, antilock brakes,.towing, torque,.etc...take the damn thing out to the lake,..splash some mud on it,..NO cake mud on it,.take it up a mountain..drive it in a forest...stop babying your damn SUV like its a crown jewel that needs to be polished every 10 seconds....geeeessssssshhhh

i wont even get into the redneck "ford vs. chevy vs. dodge...who has the bigger balls and bigger truck debate" ....the "calvin hobbs character pissing-on-automakers-i-hate label flashing outside on their back window"

it looks really stupid.

the original poster asked "why didnt this thread topic exist before???

because it drive peeps like me "nucking futs!!!!!"

This post has been edited by sesame_street_hustler: 02 May 2007 - 10:17 PM

[optimus_prime]

Clothes are stupid. I hate clothes. I try to wear as little as possible at all times.

mmmmm...abbey,.say.. what club do you go to and do you have a man?

[Sailor Abbey]

whats really funny is that some people will invest their hard earned dough on trendy clothes to look cooler than you. they want to look preppy. you see them,.always wearing name brand clothes with the name really friggin huge on their shirts....

The whole idea of trying to impress people by buying expensive shit is retarded. The only reason you should wear snazy clothes is to pick up chicks. All other reasons are childish. And after you’ve successfully attracted a mate, there’s absolutely no reason to care about what you wear. What matters is what you look like naked. And even thats not really so important.

mmmmm...abbey,.say.. what club do you go to and do you have a man?

I don’t club, I'm agoraphobic. And I hate Florida break beats and hip-pop, which is all clubs around here seem to play anymore.

This post has been edited by Sailor Abbey: 03 May 2007 - 07:20 AM