Washignton City Paper Cover Story

Originally posted by miss pretentious:
wait. i thought i was the indie poon train? damnit.

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Originally posted by miss pretentious:
for that LNS crew though, the attire is grown-up frat boy, which is fine. khakis - not cargo or pleated. slim-fitted dress shirts with ties are ok with jeans as well. i just broke up with one of these guys for god's sake. not litterally LNS. but, young republican and that is the attire.

well congrats on ditching the young GOP, but i don't think the frat boy look is even good for frat boys, let alone anyone who has graduated.

ugh, pass the krazy glue.

That's nice, Betty…but those guys are like 17. Pigiron is over 30, and Vansmack is 35ish. Yes. those outfits looks fine on 17 year old models on a runway, but would you recommend them for average looking over 30 guys?

Originally posted by you be betty:
You're still wrong.
If you don't like polos that's fine, it's your personal style. But really, they CAN be worn if you aren't a preppy asshole. You can wear a slim fitting polo with slim fitting pants and huge, colorful hi top nike dunks for example and look great.

That guy from Voxtrot looks good in what he is wearing and that's why I posted it. Fits him well.

These looks from Dior Homme are quite nice…

These guys need to eat. They're like 6'4" 130#

Originally posted by you be betty:

These looks from Dior Homme are quite nice…
&lt;img src="http://men.style.com/slideshows/mens/fashionshows/S2005MEN/CDMEN/RUNWAY/00041m.jpg" alt=" - " /&gt;
&lt;img src="http://men.style.com/slideshows/mens/fashionshows/S2006MEN/CDMEN/RUNWAY/00330m.jpg" alt=" - " /&gt;
&lt;img src="http://men.style.com/slideshows/mens/fashionshows/S2006MEN/CDMEN/RUNWAY/00520m.jpg" alt=" - " /&gt;
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Re: Dior Homme looks—
I'll give you the first shot, that's reasonable. The other three are straight up laughable. Fashion sucks.

Originally posted by Celeste:
Re: Dior Homme looks—
I'll give you the first shot, that's reasonable. The other three are straight up laughable. Fashion sucks.

Yeah, I have to agree with that.

Pigiron: I'm with you on the slim jeans. Then again, I'm a waist 34, so I'll never fit slim jeans. Just get some dark blue regular fit Levis and pair them with a nice all black t-shirt. And black shoes or boots. Don't wear sneakers/running shoes, save them for the gym.

Polo shirts are fine if they're in a basic solid dark color.

I can almost hear Flock of Seagulls playing in the background.

Seriously – this look was stupid in 1984 and it's just as stupid in 2007.

Originally posted by you be betty:
&lt;img src="http://men.style.com/slideshows/mens/fashionshows/S2005MEN/CDMEN/RUNWAY/00041m.jpg" alt=" - " /&gt;
&lt;img src="http://men.style.com/slideshows/mens/fashionshows/S2006MEN/CDMEN/RUNWAY/00330m.jpg" alt=" - " /&gt;
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
I can almost hear Flock of Seagulls playing in the background.

BWAAAHAAHAHAHA!!! too funny :)

this thread makes me feel proud to be a slob who wears band t-shirts, slightly baggy jeans, and chuck taylors or plain black shoes/boots. when you are spending too much time thinking about how you look, you're not spending enough time on more important issues.

and those pictures betty posted are just as laughable as those materialistic LNS douchebags.

I dress like the description above (snailhook's). I appreciate all the input, but with the exception of Charlie Nakatestes' ideas, none of these would work on me. If I ever wore a white belt, I'd be dragged out of the bar by my own friends and beaten with it.

i'm not telling you all to dress like that. actually, please do not.
those were just examples of some things that i liked done with polos.

there is nothing wrong with wearing a band shirt and jeans and not giving a fuck what you look like. that's perfectly fine with me.

Originally posted by PigIron:
I dress like the description above (snailhook's). I appreciate all the input, but with the exception of Charlie Nakatestes' ideas, none of these would work on me. If I ever wore a white belt, I'd be dragged out of the bar by my own friends and beaten with it.

and if your friends would be that judgemental of what you wore, maybe they shouldn't be your friends…

Originally posted by you be betty:

Originally posted by PigIron:
I dress like the description above (snailhook's). I appreciate all the input, but with the exception of Charlie Nakatestes' ideas, none of these would work on me. If I ever wore a white belt, I'd be dragged out of the bar by my own friends and beaten with it.

and if your friends would be that judgemental of what you wore, maybe they shouldn't be your friends…

OK, Mom.

Seriously, I have no problem with any of the ideas in this post. I think the pictures look great. But I know damn well I wouldn't get away with it, thats all. Everybody has their own thing. I wouldn't say I'm necessarily "proud" of the way I dress, but I don't think I'm comfortable doing anything else. And although I don't live in the Fashion Kingdom, I'm hoping polos are OK.

Why did you ask a 17 year old girl for fashion advice in the first place? ;) She's gonna tell you what she likes to see on a 17 year old boy.

It sounds like you have a pretty good sense of what works for you and what feels right, anyway.

As a student studying fashion, i thought i'd add my opinion into the mix. While youbebetty made some good points, not everyone wants to look like a hybrid of the preppy/scenester â??looksâ?. I think what is most important in menswear is to have stable pieces. Whether it be a jacket or a nice pair of shoes and work around that piece. A nice sports coat with a pair of dark washed jeans and a nice pair of shoes is comfortable but not too casual. Layering and subtle use of bright colors mixed with darker more monotone pieces also works well. I think its possible to look really put together without it looking like you tried very hard. I find the most stylish outfits are the ones that look effortless.
Some looks I find quite nice
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v719/MissBlueLovesYou/FASHION/menswear4.jpg" alt=" - " />

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Originally posted by Celeste:
Why did you ask a 17 year old girl for fashion advice in the first place? ;) She's gonna tell you what she likes to see on a 17 year old boy.

It sounds like you have a pretty good sense of what works for you and what feels right, anyway.

My initial question (scroll up) was asked half-jokingly (at the expense of the boys in the article, not Betty's). When she answered (very kindly, honestly, and sincerely) everything took a new twist and topic actually turned to fashion.
Although I have a good sense of what feels right for me, I know I'm not the most fashionable guy and I appreciate input. I think you can ask anyone for fashion pointers. If I go to the store for clothes, I don't request someone my age, I really just want someone who knows a shitload about clothes. If I took the advice from 30-ish guys I work with or live around, I would probably end up looking like a retard.

If you'd like to purchase me any of the first three outfits, I'd happily wear them.

Originally posted by D.:
As a student studying fashion, i thought i'd add my opinion into the mix. While youbebetty made some good points, not everyone wants to look like a hybrid of the preppy/scenester â??looksâ?. I think what is most important in menswear is to have stable pieces. Whether it be a jacket or a nice pair of shoes and work around that piece. A nice sports coat with a pair of dark washed jeans and a nice pair of shoes is comfortable but not too casual. Layering and subtle use of bright colors mixed with darker more monotone pieces also works well. I think its possible to look really put together without it looking like you tried very hard. I find the most stylish outfits are the ones that look effortless.
Some looks I find quite nice
&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v719/MissBlueLovesYou/FASHION/menswear4.jpg" alt=" - " /&gt;

&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v719/MissBlueLovesYou/FASHION/menswear6.jpg" alt=" - " /&gt;

&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v719/MissBlueLovesYou/FASHION/menswear8.jpg" alt=" - " /&gt;

&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v719/MissBlueLovesYou/FASHION/menswear-1.jpg" alt=" - " /&gt;

Originally posted by PigIron:
If I took the advice from 30-ish guys I work with or live around, I would probably end up looking like a retard.

Ha ha…that's probably true!

Originally posted by Celeste:

Originally posted by PigIron:
If I took the advice from 30-ish guys I work with or live around, I would probably end up looking like a retard.

Ha ha…that's probably true!

Its absolutely true. I'm a 34-years old. I don't normally care much about fashion, but still I want to avoid looking like a total ass. I'm a high school teacher. Its common knowledge that public school teachers are at the bottom of the fashion scale. Its unfortunate but true.

Originally posted by you be betty:
also, if you can rock the plaid shorts, do it. but be careful…

you can take the girl out of Bethesda, but you can't take Bethesda out of the girl :p