Fashion Police Thread
 

When i leave my cave to go and get shampoo or blunt wraps I sometimes see people wearing things that absolutely boggle my mind. This thread serves as a means to vent about particular items or styles that are not acceptable.


These kind of of shoes (MALE)
http://www.simpleeffects.com/blog/wp...ngShoes(1).jpg

These shoes scream out "i dont care" in a bad way. If you wear these kinds of shoes your a symbol of independence in a negative sense. All the other proclaimed "independent" people would not be caught dead in these shoes, trust me. No, those people are wearing thick rimmed glasses and some dirty vans. This specific type of independence is the result of being un-susceptible to advertising, peer pressure or social norms. Your saying, "not only am i not cool, I have not the faintest idea of what cool would be, nor have I ever associated with anyone cool. Shoes to me are merely a function".

Gross.

Sparkly Shirts (FEMALE)
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ted_/shirt.jpg

If the aforementioned shoes screamed "I dont care" this shirt would scream "I care way, way too much". I see girls wear this kind-off shirt and it drives me crazy. A girl who wears this shirt is starving for attention from everyone. "I will cause solar reflections until i get you boys attention goddamit"

It would be ideal for biking at night in, no need for any other reflector.

Tapout Clothing (MALE)
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ql9TGfq18O...400/tapout.jpg

This one is fairly self-explanatory i believe. If you like UFC enough to wear their brand name clothing around chances are your relatively dumb. At least many profession sports brand feature good color schemes and cute fuzzy critters. Tapout is like a gothic version of EdHardy. The "Tapout" logo is never really centered properly either, and makes the ex-graphic designer in me wanna rip my soul apart.

Skinny Jean Cutoffs (Male)

http://www.truereligionbrandjeans.co...r_medium_l.jpg

I know it's not season right now, but I've harbored resentment against this style for quite some time. Why ruin perfectly good jeans? I could undertand if it was your old ****ty arizona carptenter jeans, but those skinny levi's run at least 50$ a pair. You don't even get airflow in your crotch area because skinny jeans are designed to hug your knees, so your ass is still going to be sweating like crazy anyway.


So, what appalling fashion do yall have to tolerate in your daily lives?

Hahaha the first one is completely me, although I'm not trying to make a statement about it. They're just comfortable...

Plus, if this man wears them, that's good enough for me.

http://videogum.com/img/thumbnails/p...nald_conan.jpg

Agreed about the sneakers, and definitely Tapout. Affliction is pretty horrible too.

That guy is super funny.
Thom Yorke im sure you own that swag bro, this thread is not referring to you.


But yeah suit with tennis shoes isn't even in my jurisdiction, that calls for the fashion FBI.

You've already deeply offended me. You can't take that back.

I've actually gone to a club in boots before, which I admittedly felt some shame in doing.

I hate light blue jeans. Especially on girls for some reason. Then again I pretty much only like tights on girls haha as bad as that sounds

yeah man those tights are great.

I used to hate it when it got colder because girls stopped wearing booty shorts and it made my classes seem way longer. But with these tights females shapes are even more revealing, year round. Where do you even go from there? I don't know how you can make sexier "pants" than that.

http://img2.etsystatic.com/il_570xN.190427170.jpg

People who wear this look ridiculous. Hooded wifebeaters, just insanely ugly. When I see someone with this on I just think they're trying to be in a Nelly video or something.

I wear shoes like that. Why? Because that's what they gave me when I went to the Mission to get free shoes when my last pair fell apart. Some people are too poor to care about fashion. You're right. I'm not cool, I've never been cool, and I've never associated with anyone cool. But, I couldn't care less about 'cool'. What's wrong with being unsusceptible to advertising, peer pressure, or social norms? I say screw all of that. And I guess that's your point. But what's wrong with that? For a second I thought surely you must be facetious or sarcastic, but when finished reading I ... think you really feel that way. I don't get advertised to anyway as I don't watch TV or read magazines. I only have three friends in the world and we're all fairly similar in this regard. And social norms - I poop on those. Even if I had money, I wouldn't jump on the hipster "don't care" look because I think they look stupid. Not as stupid as Tap-Out but pretty lame. But I certainly can not be bothered with fashion in the least.

Alot of people wear those sort of shoes because they're actually designed for running.

I absolutely disagree with the cutoffs. Men in cutoffs are awesome.

these however make me sick to my stomach and make you look gay so I'll never hit on you. Like, I don't want my bf to have a better plunging neckline than me.
http://www.deadgoodundies.com/files/...20-t-shirt.jpg

When I see other guys wearing jeans that are far too skinny, I automatically think they'd be insufferable ****s. Maybe this is a bad thing, but I just can't help it.

I seen a guy in Glasgow and his knee was the thickest part of his leg and he was wearing skinny jeans. I was literally disgusted in how thin he was. Other than that, skinny jeans are good if you have meat on your bones.

^The irony for me in your dislike of men's wearing Asics running shoes is that someone who is unsusceptible to advertising, peer pressure, or social norms and views shoes as a function is exactly the sort of person I think is coolest! :)

Running shoes are good for your feet, don't have leather, breathe well, and are comfortable. They also allow sprints when necessary, in case the urge or need to run overcomes the wearer.

The one negative I see in Asics gels is that they suggest the person is willing to pay $80 for shoes when perhaps a $14 pair of Target Prospirits (MY favorite brand!) would suffice, especially since many people don't actually jog or run. Being thrifty is cool.

My idea of cool:

$14 Prospirit running shoes, intended for men, but good for women, too! ;)

http://img1.targetimg1.com/wcsstore/...6/13561706.jpg

YOU, Mrd00d, epitomize cool. You're not a follower, you think for yourself, and you don't waste money on frivolous stuff because you have more important things to care about and uses for your money.

However, just so you know, I've always thought Asics running shoes are cool, so I was surprised to read the OP thinks otherwise. People may be looking at you and your shoes and thinking, "Cool!" even though that wasn't your intention when wearing them! :)

My idea of a cool shoe? Brogues goddamn it. Brogues.

http://www.thestyleking.com/wp-conte...gues-Milan.jpg

I have brogues haha. I bought them for pub golf because you need to dress up as a golfer.

I never knew what they were called for the longest time. I love them. Immensely.

I'd also like to add that sweatpants are upsetting.

http://sweatpantsformen.com/sweatpantsformen2.jpg

Like what you said about Asics, they make me think the person that is wearing them is just giving up on everything. Ever since I was a kid I've hated the look of them. Pajamas are pretty damn bad too.

I love my grey trackies. House lounging ftw.

Fuck yeah mate. My brown suede ones are currently covered in sick stains, unfortunately. Now that was a bloody crime.

T-shirt's with graphics on them should only be tolerated if (1) it's something you're overly obsessive over or (2) it's an old shirt. Otherwise it's just in extremely bad taste.

Other trends that annoy me: white sunglasses, baseball caps with the flat bills & stickers still on them, and hoodies with repeating graphics.

Regarding footwear; I usually stick with black boots with steel toes. They're functional, safe, and indiscreet. I just wish more companies made extra wides.

Its really hard to remove yourself from marketing influence and brands etc. In my linguistics course focusing specifically on advertising the prof talks a lot about how most advertisements and brands really hit us on a subconscious level beyond our control, and because our minds are always naturally mapped to be curious about finding meaning (and being pretty good at it) in everything its really hard to not be influenced because we do this naturally. Like when we see an advertisement for a nice family driving a car, on some level we will associate "nice family" with "this car", and for many peoples they may think I want to have a nice family (or I have a nice family) this car seems right. We may not explicitly think this but its hitting us. Its not to say that this is necessarily mind control or anything but it shows that we are bombarded with so many advertisements and trends that we can't critically process all of them so naturally we are all being persuaded to some degree beyond our control since we can't be critical of every image we see.



Like even the fact that mr.dood had to point out the fact that he is not like other people shows that some influence was there already (no offense I actually think its really awesome you do whatever you want and put some extra effort into making a choice that many people don't think about). Vevangelica on the other hand haha shes on a totally different world (one totally awesome cool one).

Indiscreet? I'm not sure I understand how that word would apply to a pair of boots.

http://www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&ai=C...=crocs&cad=rja

Surprised this thread went three pages with no mention of these abominations.

I'm with HHB on the dorks with straight billed ballcaps with stickers still on them. I'd also like to give a shout out to visors which always came acrossed as a half ass hat.

If you saw someone walking down the street in a pair of these

http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strol...ocs%20suck.JPG

As opposed to these

http://s.shld.net/is/image/Sears/spin_prod_526353901

Who would you be more likely to look at?

With or without socks, these bloody things should be forbidden:


http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8AAm2OWax4...Io/s1600/1.jpg

Not sure. The Crocs I guess, since they're ugly and brightly colored. I'm still not following the connection to the word "indiscreet" though. Is there something rash or imprudent about black boots that I'm not aware of?

Crocs make you look like you stole the shoes of a Dutch clown.

So...yeah, you articulated what i said in a different way. Point for point. You are very "independent."
I guess i didn't explain the emotional connotations behind it a well as you did.

Oops. **** that prefix; I meant discreet.

EDIT:

On the topic of boots; I can not emphasize black enough. Browns are godawfully ugly, and any unusual colour (white, red, etc.) is too loud, unless you've some fetish for running about looking like an 80s skinhead stereotype.

http://www.rddusa.com/images/product...land-pants.jpg

I've always thought that these look ugly as hell. Why would anyone wan't to wear these? I had to wear these when I was in army but why would anyone wear these voluntarily? Just asking..


http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/...rench-coat.jpg

Long leather jackets weren't cool when the Matrix movies came out and they're not cool now either


I agree with the running shoes being ugly. They're good for running but they don't look good.
Brogues look nice. I own a pair of these:
http://stephenstyledotcom.files.word...0-pm.png?w=584

I actually have a pair like those although I haven't worn them in over a year. Not really sure why I bought them but they do go well with any colour t-shirt and they are as comfortable as hell to wear. But yeah I have no real desire to wear them anymore.

Everybody can wear what they want but for some reason these pants annoy me. Maybe it's because I really disliked the time I spent in army and actually the whole concept of "army"

Anyone wearing them are just trying too hard to blend in.

:laughing:

Agreed. It's always funny seeing the surbuban girls at the mall with the army caps on. It's a fashion accessory synonymous with death.

http://image.made-in-china.com/4f0j0...y-Hat-001-.jpg

I absolutely detest when girls my age wear sweatpants, hoodies, headbands, and tie their hair back. It seems to only be around where I live that they do it too, and I usually get the impression that they're on the rag that particular day.

It basically means "avoid me". And I do.

Fuck you guys, I rock cutoffs like a beast. I only did those to 2 pairs of my jeans because they were to short to wear as pants.

Really now.

I plan on making cutoffs out of a pair of skinny jeans I've had for three years once it gets warm enough. They're super worn out and I only paid like 20 bucks for them in the first place... I don't feel bad at all.

I dress like a fifteen year old boy and personally couldn't care less about what other people wear. There are so many other things I'd rather think about.

dunno about Finland, but in the rural Midwest many people like to hunt deer, and for many poor people hunting is a very practical method of reducing the cost of groceries. As you can imagine, many people can't afford to have both good, warm camoflauged clothing as well as normal clothes.... so they just make the most out of what they have.