What fashion trend defines this era but will look stupid later? [Archive]

Yoda

10-03-17, 01:37 PM

I was thinking about this a little while ago: when you look at old photos, it's easy to pick out certain fashion trends that look silly now but were ubiquitous at the time.

I'm sure some are exaggerated, IE: I dunno if bell bottoms or giant shoulder pads in women's blazers were ever that popular, and perhaps both came to represent the fashion of their respective eras because they're highly noticeable, and not because everyone was wearing them. And there are definitely a few things like that now, that I can imagine will represent the time period later even though they're not that popular now (like the Risky Business sunglasses revival).

What do you guys think? What're the actual meta fashion trends, and what less popular things will be used as shorthand for the fashion of the era, even if it's not that popular?

Yoda

10-03-17, 01:38 PM

Chypmunk

10-03-17, 01:41 PM

Surely it has to be the vajazzle, no??

Camo

10-03-17, 01:44 PM

When i was like 13-14 i wore hoodies constantly and always had the hood up. I mean always, i never even thought about it i'd walk into friends houses with it up until i got a dirty look from their mum :laugh:

A weird one for me was a fashion trend here that lasted for one summer then was never spoken of again. Girls around my age 12 up to 15 or something wearing dungarees. Think it was just a brief Glasgow thing...weird.

Yoda

10-03-17, 01:48 PM

Glad you mentioned dungarees, because I'm kind of fascinated by jeans. Jeans have been cool (or at least not uncool) for, what, 70 years now? That's crazy.

I think it's because they're nothing like the original conception. I dunno how many people realize this (and it's possible I'm actually mangling the history here), but I think they were originally conceived as a cheap way to make tough, uncomfortable clothing for hard work. Basically closer to a burlap sack than the super soft, cotton-y ones we wear now. I guess, because of their anti-formality, they became kinda cool, and now they share the same outward appearance even as they increasingly feel indistinguishably from sweat pants, or khakis.

Dani8

10-03-17, 02:18 PM

Spine mangling shoes

https://lovelace-media.imgix.net/getty/94983875.jpg?w=740&h=517&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&q=70

seanc

10-03-17, 02:21 PM

Maybe isn't what you are looking for but I think the full body tattoo craze is going to be looked upon as pretty out there. I know it's not clothing but it may be even worse because it's permanent. Man, I feel like an old geezer saying that.

I don't think yoga pants will hold up very well. High boots, both leather and Ugz style. I may already be a couple years behind on this one, still seem popular though. I am biased on that one too, because I hate the looks of high boots now, and always have.

You are probably right about hoodies but it I will probably never stop wearing them.

7thson

10-03-17, 02:24 PM

I hear about men's rompers all the time and see pics everywhere, but I have never seen anyone in person actually wear one - hopefully they don't start - at least not around here :).

http://i2.cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170517071723-romphim-rompers-for-men-full-169.jpg

Dani8

10-03-17, 02:24 PM

I hope yoga pants stay in and leotards never make a reappearance.

Jeggings have to go. So do jorts. And crocs (with or without socks)

Mr Minio

10-03-17, 02:31 PM

Yoda

10-03-17, 02:46 PM

I wear hoodies all the time. They're just so comfy. It's true that the hood itself does not come in handy that often (except for these rainy days when you forgot your umbrella), but them big pockets are really handy. :)
I was thinking about this when I wrote that post, yeah: the pockets are far and away the more useful thing. But hey, isn't that what jackets are for? You can even get more cloth-like jackets, that are basically just hoodies without the hoods.

But I can't deny that having the hood there feels better. It's literally "got your back." I don't quite understand this.

Citizen Rules

10-03-17, 03:05 PM

There's a fashion style today? Ha, not where I live! Unless you count t shirts & jeans....OK, the hoodie thing is the only one I can think of.

As far I know, the last true fashion decade was the 1980s. After that, the world became such a melting pot thanks to the internet and world wide media, that there's a cornucopia of fashions, resulting in a lack of fashions to lead the way.

In fact the only fashion sense I get when I venture out into public is the well worn look.

Chypmunk

10-03-17, 03:10 PM

I quite like hoodies tbh - much, much easier than finding a bin for your rubbish when in town ... I hope they stick around for at least the remainder of my lifetime. Not sure I'd wear one myself though :D

Dani8

10-03-17, 03:12 PM

There's a fashion style today? Ha, not where I live! Unless you count t shirts jeans....OK the hoodie thing is the only one I can think of. .

LOL

http://tariqniaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/5-hg.jpg

Has this one gone out yet?

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/44/29/78/4429785a58a9103e686c8ad76780b734.jpg

Wait...is that Duck Man?

How about these

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/93/b6/03/93b6035a3fbb9b54827d6de8e183c1fe--low-waist-jeans-early-s-fashion.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AvWXt1Hyemc/UEdq5xinZ7I/AAAAAAAAAzI/52PH6qDMdVs/s1600/muffin+top+picture.jpg

And couldnt people of walmrt be labelled a trend?

Captain Steel

10-03-17, 03:16 PM

I remember thinking everything in the 70's was stupid AS it was happening - the hairstyles, the clothes: leisure suits, jogging outfits, Disco (everything except comic books - one of the best eras for comics IMO!).
Now, everything I thought was stupid at the time is now considered a joke and something to be laughed at.

ash_is_the_gal

10-03-17, 03:25 PM

I'm sure some are exaggerated, IE: I dunno if bell bottoms or giant shoulder pads in women's blazers were ever that popular, and perhaps both came to represent the fashion of their respective eras because they're highly noticeable, and not because everyone was wearing them

ummmm Yoda

are you SHURE you wanna make that statement?

i'm just sayin, me and my crew wore the hell out of both of these. ok ok, i was born a little late to wear shoulder pads and also be cool, but i still did. i think it was more common when dressing up, though, and i used to wear a lot of dresses as a kid (jehovah's witness, lol)

oh! and as soon as bell bottoms became trendy again for like 3 months in 1996ish, i bought like 7 pairs at the mall for back to school shopping.

ash_is_the_gal

10-03-17, 03:28 PM

I don't think yoga pants will hold up very welli know they never do when i wear them

Sylvie

10-03-17, 03:29 PM

I sincerely hope skinny jeans for men goes away one of these days. I see it a lot here in the US, but when I was in the UK and Ireland last month I saw it every single place I went. And not only were they skinny, but they were rolled up at the bottom, just like some girls wear them. I guess it's just me thinking it's not attractive, but what do I know? :p

I don't own any hoodies, and aside from having my boring 'business casual' clothes for work, I just like jeans and a t-shirt.

I cringe whenever I see myself in my 70's clothes, yikes! Terry cloth tube tops and Dr. Scholl's wooden sandals? Yuck!

Dani8

10-03-17, 03:35 PM

I wish this idiotic trend would go away

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0WJp1QUN0eU/hqdefault.jpg

Yoda

10-03-17, 03:58 PM

oh! and as soon as bell bottoms became trendy again for like 3 months in 1996ish, i bought like 7 pairs at the mall for back to school shopping.
I remember the bell bottom revival (BAND NAME). I actually loved it: I didn't actually venture to wear any, but I thought they were cool and was glad they were coming back in style. Didn't seem to last.

My friend Adam, growing up, would often just cut tiny slits at the bottom of his jeans on either side, around where the seams were, to achieve a similar (but less pronounced) effect. It actually worked well because we were still wearing jeans that were a little baggy and "pooled" on the shoes a bit, and that made them sit better on our sneakers. Always thought that was a cool little thing. The kind of cool little thing that would be ruined today by being referred to as a "lifehack."

Dani8

10-03-17, 04:10 PM

What the whtty what what...sure glad this bypassed my country

http://www.tresbohemes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Mexican-Pointy-Boots.jpg

SeeingisBelieving

10-03-17, 04:15 PM

I would think ear guages and even more recently those nose rings with the points in a downward position.

Monkeypunch

10-03-17, 04:35 PM

I do have one answer in mind. It's not one of the shorthand fashions, but rather, one of those things that's so ubiquitous that it barely even registers as a fashion choice, let alone a bold one:

Hoodies.

I find it really, really easy to imagine looking at photos in 30 years and being unable to answer questions from people about why we were all wearing hoodies.

"Did you only wear them when it looked like it might rain?"
Well, no.

"Only when it was cold out?"
Er...no, sometimes on warm, sunny days, too.

"Did you use the hood that often?"
Almost never, in fact.

"So why did you have it?"
I have no idea.

I'm wearing one right now, by the way. I have no plans to use the hood today at all and it's not particularly cold.

I love hoodies, and I'm in my 40's. They're like the convertables of sweaters. I have several really comfortable ones I'd never live without.

But as for fashion trends that are gonna seem stupid?

The Man Bun.

I hate those now. I'd like to run around the mall and cut them off people's heads with a pair of scissors. It would be a public service!:D

Yoda

10-03-17, 04:35 PM

I've seen guys who look good with man buns, but they're invariably guys who would look good with pretty much any hair style.

Dani8

10-03-17, 04:38 PM

I was thinking Hey Man Buns look OK

https://www.menshairstylestoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Man-Bun-Hairstyles-For-Guys.jpg

then I came across this

https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/donald-trump-man-bun.jpg?w=513&h=600

Gangland

10-03-17, 04:50 PM

To the chagrin of my wife, I would dress like Humphrey Bogart everyday if I could (gun included). My job requires me to be pretty decently dress, so I recently just stopped wearing either a suit or a tie to work everyday.

My biggest problem with mens (I've seen women with them too) fashion are slouch beanies, and they seem to be getting longer and longer to where the person wearing it looks more like a xenomorph than a hipster. Also, I find that the size of watch faces are getting ridiculously big.

SeeingisBelieving

10-03-17, 04:57 PM

My biggest problem with mens (I've seen women with them too) fashion are slouch beanies, and they seem to be getting longer and longer to where the person wearing it looks more like a xenomorph than a hipster.

:lol:

Thanks for an unexpected laugh. My thoughts on seeing them wandered more towards the Green Goblin or just goblins in general :).

Also, I find that the size of watch faces are getting ridiculously big.

I'm not a fan of big chunky watches and the depth of watch faces can be awkward as well. I have very slender wrists though so a big watch would look wrong.

Dani8

10-03-17, 05:05 PM

My biggest problem with mens (I've seen women with them too) fashion are slouch beanies.

How dare you. I have some slouch beanies and currently knitting the slouchiest beanie of all time in totally non mainstream colours :bawling:

Joel

10-03-17, 05:13 PM

Man buns, man buns, MAN BUNS,,,, horrible

Gangland

10-03-17, 05:29 PM

How dare you. I have some slouch beanies and currently knitting the slouchiest beanie of all time in totally non mainstream colours :bawling:

I apologize! I'm sure your slouch beanies are the epitome of class!

Dani8

10-03-17, 05:30 PM

I apologize! I'm sure your slouch beanies are the epitome of class!

It's only taken me 2 years and still not finished. I;m sick at the sight of it. You're excused.

doubledenim

10-03-17, 05:38 PM

It's definitely joggers.

And Yoda, I'll remind you Josh Brolin was rocking a pretty sweet hoodie in Goonies.

Nausicaä

10-03-17, 06:17 PM

I love slouch beanies... I like beanies with a bit of backing but not too much that people call me a gnome... and they have, especially when I wear my neon pink one. :rotfl:

Kaplan

10-03-17, 06:36 PM

For men, it's the tight clothes. Tight t-shirts, tight pants, even tight shorts. And seriously, capri pants for men? These clothes not only look hideous, but they make buying clothes annoying. For women, I guess it would be the high-waisted clothes.

Nausicaä

10-03-17, 06:47 PM

You know what I can't stand, talking of beanies(but slouch beanies still rule!), those beanies that look like pussycat heads... that a lot of women wore at those 'women march' protests at the beginning of the year. I thought they looked utterly ridiculous.

I think it's more the association for me, when I see that pussycat beanie I see a hardcore feminist, and I don't like hardcore feminism and what it seems to represent now.

I'm sure some will look back at that hat and think, what was I thinking.

http://static3.uk.businessinsider.com/image/5883b4f7dd089563248b467d-480/womens-march-on-washington.jpg

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/img/56721755/Master.jpg

Camo

10-03-17, 07:03 PM

Really love the perfectly pictured Trump sign with "Bort" :laugh: Man i'm naming all my children Bort.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au1He0_eCkw

The Gunslinger45

10-03-17, 07:08 PM

LOL

Has this one gone out yet?

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/44/29/78/4429785a58a9103e686c8ad76780b734.jpg

I think you hit the nail on the head with that one.

Dani8

10-03-17, 07:50 PM

LOL

Has this one gone out yet?

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/44/29/78/4429785a58a9103e686c8ad76780b734.jpg

I think you hit the nail on the head with that one.
It's master Yoda ungreened.

Miss Vicky

10-03-17, 08:53 PM

I own a hoodie. It's dark blue and says Six Flags on it. It's quite comfy but I only wear it in when it's really cold and only put the hood up when it's windy (so my hair doesn't blow in my face) or raining.

I've never been much for fashion trends, though I did have tops with shoulder pads and wore a lot of neon colors in the 80s (and may have done a side pony tail a time or two) and had a pair of bell bottom jeans in high school - though in my defense the jeans were given to me by a friend.

resopamenic

10-03-17, 09:26 PM

Those v neck t-shirt

ynwtf

10-04-17, 12:39 PM

Those v neck t-shirt

NOH!!!!!!
I need my v-neck T's!!! I feel all twitchy and claustrophobic without them =*(

Swan

10-04-17, 12:42 PM

Those Movie Forums shirts. This large cultural fashion statement surely defines our era, but I can't see them lasting too long once virtual reality takes over.

resopamenic

10-04-17, 12:45 PM

Those v neck t-shirt

NOH!!!!!!
I need my v-neck T's!!! I feel all twitchy and claustrophobic without them =*(lol i just cant stand if see man wear the low cut one, it way absurd to meee....

ynwtf

10-04-17, 12:51 PM

lol i just cant stand if see man wear the low cut one, it way absurd to meee....

Yeah. I hate that I've experienced v-necks. So hard to go back to the tighter neck collars =*(

Also, please never ever ever change your avatar!!!

resopamenic

10-04-17, 12:56 PM

Ms. M

10-04-17, 01:01 PM

I wish this idiotic trend would go away

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0WJp1QUN0eU/hqdefault.jpg
👍👍👍👍
And selfise sticks too.

Ms. M

10-04-17, 01:04 PM

Ms. M

10-04-17, 01:09 PM

How dare you. I have some slouch beanies and currently knitting the slouchiest beanie of all time in totally non mainstream colours :bawling:
I wear them too. I love them on men and women:)

ynwtf

10-04-17, 01:16 PM

UGH yes. Damn selfie shots and duck face poses.
Also those horrible Snapchat filters. Female friends continually blur out their faces to a plastic texture, enlarge their eyes, and tops off the pic with a mouse nose and whiskers. W.T.F? I have friends on FB that post pics of their kids but use Snaptchat (or whatever) to mask out their kids' faces with smiley icons. WHY BOTHER POSTING?!

stagbucarpruspe

05-21-20, 11:47 AM

I believe ripped jeans will look disgusting after 20 years! Also, suits that contain not normal pants, but shorts!

herpawearo

05-22-20, 04:14 AM

Super skinny jeans with a low waist represent the style, which I can’t stand. The butt has a square form in such type of pants. The front part looks even more atrocious and vulgar due to the small zipper. When I see, people wearing such pants I have a feeling they will literary fall down from the butt. This style already started to lose it’s power on the market.

TONGO

05-22-20, 07:54 AM

Skinny jeans on guys.

Nuff' said.

GulfportDoc

05-22-20, 10:35 AM

Stirchley

05-22-20, 02:28 PM

In women's clothes, we may finally be beginning to see the move away from the "slut look". It can't happen too soon.

What can’t happen too soon is men not using this word to describe women.

Bretfromhope

05-22-20, 03:37 PM

Skinny jeans for men, beard on men (Hippie / Mellinenial look) but let's face it, there is no real fashion trend right now for these times. Unless you count face tattoos and colored hair on rappers now.

Citizen Rules

05-22-20, 03:43 PM

Given that most people's clothes they wear look like they've just taken a break from mowing the lawn, I'd say that just about every variation of that will look stupid later-- since it already looks pitiful...:rolleyes:

In women's clothes, we may finally be beginning to see the move away from the "slut look". It can't happen too soon.

And in men's suits, hopefully the Pee Wee Herman look won't last too awfully much longer!

What can’t happen too soon is men using this word to describe women.Your post is unfair to GulfportDoc. He never described women who wear provocative clothes as sluts. He said the fashion look was a "slut look" and he placed that term in quotes showing it was a common usage vernacular. Let's chill on the knee jerk reactions especially when they are completely misconstrued.

Wyldesyde19

05-22-20, 03:54 PM

GulfportDoc

05-22-20, 07:43 PM

If any of you doctrinaire wokesters can't imagine what the "slut look" is, and recognize it, then no amount of education is going to be able to enlighten you.

Wyldesyde19

05-22-20, 08:04 PM

In other words, you have no idea and decided a catch all term used pejoratively towards women for showing some skin.
Gotcha. Love how you you derisively boil it down towards Being “woke”.

Citizen Rules

05-22-20, 08:07 PM

Gotta back up Stirchley here. It isn’t how he used it, but the word itself I think she objects to.
Using the term “slut look” can be viewed as perjorative towards a woman in general, even if said woman isn’t perceived as one at all. It’s too easily used as a catch all phrase that is usually meant to degrade a woman for daring to show a lot of skin or something similar (gasp!).
Now, I don’t think Gulfport actually meant any offense with it, so I’m not really condemning him, but I would like to know what exactly is the “slut look” anyways? If she had worded her post correctly and fairly she would've said: "What can’t happen too soon is people not using this word to describe women's fashion." See the difference? Maybe English isn't her first language?

If any of you doctrinaire wokesters can't imagine what the "slut look" is, and recognize it, then no amount of education is going to be able to enlighten you. I've heard that term a couple of times while shopping with my wife in the women's department. Guess who said it? Young women & teen girls and they said it with enthusiasm & admiration for particularly 'hot' looking clothing. Last time I heard it, was at Christmas and a teen girl commented to her friend on a pair of 5 inch platform high heels, she said something like, 'Oh, look at those slut shoes!'

Wyldesyde19

05-22-20, 08:23 PM

If she had worded her post correctly and fairly she would've said: "What can’t happen too soon is people not using this word to describe women's fashion." See the difference? Maybe English isn't her first language?![/I]

I get your point, and maybe she could have worded it better, but by the same token, describing something as the “slut look” is probably something that could have been better phrased as well.
Describing an outfit as “the slut look” is, by extension, implying said woman looks like one.
Now, I don’t think that was his intention, but if we’re arguing her response was unfair, one could say his was as well.
Like I said though, whats the “slut look” exactly? Revealing too much skin? Too much makeup? Short skirts?
It differs from person to person I imagine.

John McClane

05-30-20, 02:43 AM

Blonde hair. We’re going to look back on this decade and see photos with a sea of blonde mops. We will look back and say “they thought they were so cool but they looked like everyone else.”

Stirchley

06-01-20, 01:45 PM

⬆️ Are you referring to blonde men or women? Or both?

I was blonde when I lived in London and, yes, they do have more fun. :)

MovieBuffering

06-16-20, 01:28 AM

Face tattoos on these kids are going hilarious in about 50 years when they are old. Well the ones who make it that far. Something tells me if you are putting tattoos on your face your decision making will lead you to a young grave.

Sir Toose

10-13-20, 10:48 AM

Tattoos in general have definitely reached the stage where people seem to think that more is better. I remember people were shocked in 2002 when Ralph Fiennes stripped off his shirt in Red Dragon and had tattoos all down his back. Today, it's commonplace - point being - it wasn't that long ago.

Yoda

10-13-20, 11:32 AM

Yeah, definitely. For some it's almost a lifestyle. I play a lot of softball these days and there's a ton of tattoos there, very often up and down people's entire arm. I see it so much it barely registers as noteworthy now. A lot of them talk about their long-term plans for more, saving up for elaborate additions, etc.

Stirchley

10-14-20, 01:49 PM

I play a lot of softball these days and there's a ton of tattoos there, very often up and down people's entire arm.

Aka “sleeves”. I see a ton of it here. Sometimes I see a white girl & I think she’s wearing a dark hoodie when in actuality it’s her tats all over her arms.

The very worst is seeing gangstas with tats all over their bald heads & on their faces. Gotta hurt like a bitch getting those. :eek:

Austruck

10-14-20, 04:47 PM

To go back to the original post, let me assure you, Yoda, that in the 1970s, a LOT of people were wearing bell bottoms. In fact, it was tough in a lot of stores to find straight-leg jeans (except for something like Levi's, which has had their classic straight-legs forever). Most of the bell bottoms were also low-waisted. I clearly remember getting a pair of wide bell bottoms from a place called InJeans in the 1970s. Five bucks for the jeans. Wide legs and a ridiculously tiny zipper because of how low the rise was on them.

And yes, I do think jeans started out as heavy-duty work clothes and then trickled their way down to the general populace... who now rip them on purpose to the point where they look ridiculous and cease to keep your upper thighs warm or dry in various types of weather.

And please, let's pass a law to keep men from wearing skinny jeans.

Also, shoulder pads were in everything women wore in the 1980s. Not just suits, but many/most tops that weren't T-shirts. I remember when shoulder pads went OUT of style, sitting around snipping them out of a bunch of tops and blazers. Good riddance!

As for hoodies, they've been around forever, but they weren't always called hoodies. We just called them sweatshirts or zippered/zipped-up sweatshirts (if they had zippers). Their use and name may have changed but their existence is much longer than those recent changes. If anything goes out of style, it won't be the clothing itself. It might just be that their usage morphs again.

I'll be glad when Ugg-type boots are completely gone. I don't mind them as cold-weather boots, but I dislike seeing people wear them as regular shoes when the weather is perfectly fine. I think of them as Ugh-boots. :)

John McClane

10-14-20, 04:59 PM

And please, let's pass a law to keep men from wearing skinny jeans. Them skinny jeans are all well and good until you need the man to go collect firewood and start a fire. :lol:

Austruck

10-14-20, 05:30 PM

Them skinny jeans are all well and good until you need the man to go collect firewood and start a fire. :lol:

Or breathe properly. Or sit down.

Stirchley

10-14-20, 05:31 PM

And please, let's pass a law to keep men from wearing skinny jeans.

Why?

Austruck

10-14-20, 05:33 PM

Why?

I think they're hideous and can't understand what purpose they serve. It's the skinny LEGS of skinny jeans on men that look really "off" to me. Not that I love the look on women, either.

Perhaps I am simply projecting my own discomfort at the thought of wearing pants that tight. (FWIW, it's also not good to have so little air circulation around one's nether regions.) :D

Okay, I'm OFFICIALLY OLD. So sue me.

Stirchley

10-14-20, 05:38 PM

(FWIW, it's also not good to have so little air circulation around one's nether regions.)

Wondering if any of the gents here would like to discuss their nether regions? Anyone? :D

Yoda

10-14-20, 05:53 PM

I do not wear skinny jeans, but I do like Slim. Pretty tight but not painted on. I think I bought a skinny pair once and I've never worn them, just too tight. They're in the attic in case I ever get into really ridiculous shape, I guess? Probably not even then.

But yeah, it's a fine line. Closer-fitting clothes usually look better and they've got to fit the form pretty tightly before it starts to go the other way and look worse, and most skinny jeans are past that line, I think, whereas most slim jeans are right on.

WrinkledMind

10-15-20, 04:11 AM

Girls shaving off parts of their heads, while leaving behind small bits. Or going for supershort but badly trimmed hair. And making them florescent green or pink. It looks weird now, and it will be deemed weird in the future.

And this is coming from a guy who worships girls with short hair. I mean, my heart skips a beat everytime I see a girl in a pixie (or something similar) cut.

Also, taking the piercings a bit to far. I love a good piercing at the right places. I have pierced ears myself (though it is a religious thing, where we got our ears pierced as kids). But putting large, hollow rings in your earlobes, lips doesn't look great.

Finally, don't even get me started on skinny fit jeans for lads. It's not a good look. And how are these people comfortable with such tightly fitted clothes around their crotches. I tried one once and my tenders rebelled. What if you get that unexpected boner? Happens to all of us. How will you handle that in tight jeans?

I really do not understand the fad of tight jeans for men. They look amazing on women, but not men. Also, it does affect me even if I don't use them. The amount of time and energy I have wasted searching for regular fit jeans in markets saturated with tight fit jeans is a lot.

Sir Toose

10-15-20, 10:20 AM

I think of them as Ugh-boots. :)
:laugh:

RE: Jeans
My dad told me that back in the 40's / 50's the only kids who wore jeans to school were either farmers, poor or both. A bit sad to think about really - being marked immediately. Guess some stuff never changes.

For me though, growing up in the 70's, it was all about the bell bottoms. I had a pair of brown plaid corduroy B.B.s and a yellow turtleneck my mom made me wear for dressing up. For everything else it was the Sears Toughskins (https://www.pinterest.com/pin/2533343516752559/) :)

ynwtf

10-15-20, 12:51 PM

I've been growing my beard out for a bit and have become more aware of guys in my area doing the same. It's less a seasonal shift and more a fashion thing, I think. There are a few manbuns, but that hasn't really caught on here in south Alabama except for older high schoolers or maybe local junior college kids. They can't support a beard so maybe they don't count. Still, there's not many manbuns. I think most guys around here would sooner physically assault a guy sporting a manbun, so that herd is thin. I guess my point is that I'm noticing fashionable overlaps between guys with beards because we're either lazy to bother shaving or the ever country farmer/biker type and the younger, more fashion-conscious guys with the tighter jeans, autumn-themed flannel shirts and the occasional manbun. I'm confused now as I don't really fit in either of those tribes. I'm wondering what's going to become of the burly beard in a few years time. Disclaimer: I have my share of autumn flannel too, so don't assume me too judgmental.

Stirchley

10-16-20, 09:51 AM

My dad told me that back in the 40's / 50's the only kids who wore jeans to school were either farmers, poor or both. A bit sad to think about really - being marked immediately. Guess some stuff never changes.

My parents’ generation always told me that in England it was considered rather low-class to sport a tattoo in those day. Only sailors had them & of course it was an anchor. How things change.