Comments on: What’s the male equivalent of a Kronenbourg? Or: how do you dress your age when no other bugger does?

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:15:57 +0000

Having come up through the fiercely territorial American university system I find it endlessly entertaining to see a ned walking about in a flourescent hoodie which says “Yale University”. No, son, you didn’t go to Yale.

So yes, add “Branding of elite American universities, esp. on apparel worn by thickos” to your list.

By: Gary

Gary — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 08:23:19 +0000

Heh heh heh. As ever, the posts I give a lot of thought to get bugger-all comments, but do a half-pissed rant about nothing and it’s comment central :)

By: paul

paul — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:46:42 +0000

There’s nothing wrong with black trainers!

By: mupwangle

mupwangle — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:03:28 +0000

I don’t think I’ve changed clothes since I was a teenager. (other than getting them washed, obviously!) I was unfashionable then and damnit – i’m unfashionable now.

Clothes, to me, are to keep you warm when it’s cold and to stop you getting arrested when it’s warm. Other than that I don’t really care.

(Mind you, being a porker I avoid clothes that are very tight. I always did though, even when I was skinny, so that works out OK)

By: Ms Mac

Ms Mac — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:50:50 +0000

I think you’re being a bit harsh excluding rugby jumpers- they’re ok. As long as they’re not brand spanking new and worn with the collar up- totally cockish.

And jeans that show off your bum are ok as long as they’re not so tight you can see your front bottom through them. There’s a horrible style of men’s jeans out now with the back pockets so low that they make men look like they left their arse at home- avoid these at all costs!

Lapels should never been seen anywhere near denim, ever.

If James May is your style icon, please be aware of his ponytail hair mistake. Don’t wear long hair (which on men is all wrong anyway) tied back all day and then just untie before going on camera. You end up with a ponytail wave.

By: Tony Kiernan

Tony Kiernan — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:34:27 +0000

a ‘rave’ complication,

Heh.

I blame H&M. First time I went into one of them I thought “a shop for gay or Japanese men: Yeah, that’ll last in Glasgow”. Seems to have won out, though.

I’ve taken to waxing my ‘tache. No-one notices the clothes after that.

By: Brennig Jones

Brennig Jones — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:06:12 +0000

I only take my leather jacket off to get naked/be naked. I’m 52.

By: andi

andi — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:32:40 +0000

Today, i’ll mostly be wearing black jeans, black bike boots, with as it happens a black tee, a black leather waistcoat (12 years old, repaired once and will probably be buried in it) and a black denim jacket (that I do need to replace). Which is what i’ve being wearing for over over a decade now. For going out fancy i’ve got red shirts, a ‘not guilty’ bhs suit for the official and a Yakuza collerless one for weddings.

But then again i’m 27 and have being for 20 years (facebook age 31-real age 41), you are right a lot of people do wear stuff they shouldn’t, trying to be something they’re not and they do look ridiculous.

Related to this last night I saw an ad for a ‘rave’ complication, can’t wait till the 40ish start wearing the dayglo again, available on queen st. btw

By: Gary

Gary — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:56:48 +0000

> [boomer] Not exactly what it means, but all Boomers dress like that, so why not?

Baby Boomer, maybe?

By: Gary

Gary — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:56:25 +0000

> But then everyone who meets me thinks I’m in my early twenties, so ha.

Heh. Not all of us have the picture of Dorian Gray in our attics, unfortunately. You know that saying, at the age of 40 every man has the face he deserves? A look in the mirror suggests that unless I spend the next three and a bit years being a saint, I’m doomed.

By: Gary

Gary — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:55:09 +0000

Haha :-D

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:56:01 +0000

> I’m wondering, is there a term for the male equivalent?

“Midlife crisis.”