Not at all. I am suggesting that if you follow the whim of media and commercialism you will generally find you have to "spice up the wardrobe" without knowing why you had to do it. Also you will only buy a brief relief from the ghost that consumes us all - the need to feel accepted. I just wanted to say that rather than focus you choice on what other people think (let's face it - the seller is hardly a neutral witness) it is better to focus the choices on yourself and your own well-being. That way (God forbid) you may actually wind up buying stuff you may want to wear again after giving it a resting period. Or combine backwards with your old wardrobe. Why? Because your clothes reflects you and not a glossy poster image in Cosmo. Looking at the remainder of your post I gather that you actually agree to some extend.

Fashion scares me. I think it stems from my natural fear of shopping for clothes. It's quite possible for me to walk around clothing stores all day and come home with only one or two items. And then not wear them.

I can't stand the saleswomen (not being sexist here, i never see a clothing salesman) that pressure you into buying stuff. They have an extra spectrum of vision that highlights the aura of indecisiveness and then they zero in with an armful of suggestions, praising whatever you try on regardless of how it fits. Going shopping with a GF is almost as bad, but at least they've the good sense to tell you honestly. ( :( ) Yep, clothes shopping and fashion are two of my least desirables.

[Edit: We have to be fashion conscious about socks now?! That does it. They were the one and only item i didn't have to stress over.]

[ 10-12-2005, 08:54 AM: Message edited by: Sever ]

OH NOOOOOOOO - why didn't you TELL ME!!!!! ;) - I am sure we went to the football and shopping in that very combination. At least I was better dressed for the wedding.

Oh the shame - oh the ignomony. I am crushed - Davros the fashion disaster. I shall have to go into the garden and eat worms.

How does that song go again :

Nobody loves me
Everybody hates me
Think I'll go eat worms

Fat ones skinny ones
Big ones slimy ones
Ones that squiggle and squirm

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Ones that wiggle, dumbass. Jeez. Don't you know anything? [img]tongue.gif[/img] :D

[Edit: The only plus for speedos is the absence of the wiggle factor. Not sure what girls think of this, or speedos in general, but offenders should be made to wear blue denim and white sneekers.]

[ 10-12-2005, 10:40 AM: Message edited by: Sever ]

Note that I didn't say white socks with white tennis shoes, just tennis shoes. Or sneakers. Or gym shoes. Or whatever else you want to call 'em.

White socks with dress shoes? Not unless the whole outfit's white, I do believe.

I don't wear those teeny little ankle socks, but I do wear my tube socks pushed down for the most part. I just don't get that "white up to the kneecap" look... :shakes head:

As for speedos, there's just one question: do you have a body that merits speedos? If not, it's off to the brig with a baggy hawaiian shirt with you!

If you're one of those lucky men with NO body hair, a chiseled physique, AND confidence in your...*ahem* "garden tool," then you can wear a speedo.

Remember, it's basically the same as being naked, maybe a wrung or two lower on the fashion scale.

Oh, and ankle socks rock. You wouldn't catch me dead in a pair of tennis-shoes with tall socks, mostly because the tall socks irritate the crap out of my leg hair!

Ilander, we from Kentucky have to be careful. Wrung is what you did to the neck of a guy who pissed you off. It's the past tense and past participle of wring. A ladder has rungs, however.

Wellard, in warm weather, I wear sandals. Either my Birks or Chaco sport sandals, mostly. For closed-toed casual affairs, I will wear either my leather Doc Martins or my most recent wardrobe addition, a tan/brown pair of Adidas made of hemp. Sometimes I'll go all lumberjack and wear my Gore-tex hiking boots, but rarely -- unless there's snow.

Sneakers, or trainers for non-US folks, I reserve for, well... training. You'll see me in them when I'm running, etc., but otherwise never.

White socks are goofy, especially when pulled up. When wearing casual attire, I usually go with white ankle socks. If you mix colored/dress socks with sneaks/trainers, you are officially a fnerd.

[ 10-12-2005, 12:29 PM: Message edited by: Timber Loftis ]

Corection noted Bungleau ...sorry :D


It seems as though the visible pulled up high white sock syndrome a la Michael Jackson (the black era) is now officially over.

Has anyone else got any fashion questions or advice?

Yeah, I got this leather accessory item that you wear on your head. It's pretty strappy, and it has a little ball that goes in your mouth. What kind of outfit and social settings would this little gem go well with?

Aren't they the things you strap on die hard extreme conservatives - just before you place them in front of a TV with Micheal Moore videos on looped replay? :D