tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post4964827704948418672..comments2024-03-29T06:55:47.109-05:00Comments on Althouse: Are young men getting all dressed up these days...Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-58088239042943378082009-12-19T01:21:34.443-06:002009-12-19T01:21:34.443-06:00Heads up in case anyone is awake and reading this ...Heads up in case anyone is awake and reading this blog: Oprah (!) is doing an hour-long special on Mad Men, as I type. 2 AM Friday night.vbspurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992013640447117624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-62766839883591641822009-12-18T23:36:04.687-06:002009-12-18T23:36:04.687-06:00Not interested in advancement. For same or slightl...Not interested in advancement. For same or slightly more pay, they work a lot of nights and weekends and stress out about organizational politics too much. Seems not worth it. I am happy and effective right where I am.kentuckylizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08110491371985845560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-49847973752603728122009-12-18T23:34:01.016-06:002009-12-18T23:34:01.016-06:00I dress for comfort, colorful soft suits, usually ...I dress for comfort, colorful soft suits, usually knit. Cotton cardis. With the nucular blast hot flashes I wear tank tops underneath. Must expose the decollete to vent the heat.<br /><br />Used to do formal business wear when I was younger and could still tolerate panty hose and heels...but realized that with my stature, it made me intimidating. Not good for a counselor.<br /><br />Hence, softness, color, comfort, unthreatening auntielike matronliness.<br /><br />And Birkenstocks. LOLkentuckylizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08110491371985845560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-57470183642735058432009-12-18T19:33:53.518-06:002009-12-18T19:33:53.518-06:00Where I live there are many who spend more on dry ...<i>Where I live there are many who spend more on dry cleaning than I do on clothes. I pass no moral judgement on these idle fops.</i><br /><br />Hah! That made me laugh. My coworkers are looking at me quizically.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330712047609650184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-35221124537308577302009-12-18T19:31:22.756-06:002009-12-18T19:31:22.756-06:00The article fails to take on the most important is...The article fails to take on the most important issue. Namely that baby boomers are too fat to pull off the stylish clothes. yeah I said it FAT.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205752419540502278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-47202889886066620612009-12-18T19:00:06.633-06:002009-12-18T19:00:06.633-06:00"If St Francis were alive today, he would, li..."If St Francis were alive today, he would, like me, wear jeans and a sweatshirt. They are the <i> vestments of sanctity, </i> not of sloppiness."<br /><br />SNORK!!!<br /><br />Can anyone imagine a MAN from the 60's making such a pussified comment? Could any woman today do anything but sneer at such a preening and pretentious weenie?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13674777005774379542009-12-18T17:27:24.610-06:002009-12-18T17:27:24.610-06:00Ew, I really like those Autsin Jeffers tartan belt...Ew, I really like those Autsin Jeffers tartan belts featured on the thetrad.blogspot linked on the article, purchased from <a href="http://elizab.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=EB&Product_Code=lm-5013-tartan&Category_Code=lm-belts" rel="nofollow">Leather Man Ltd.</a> I'm getting one.Chip Ahoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12597726289890879627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-79260331452097927272009-12-18T16:31:19.819-06:002009-12-18T16:31:19.819-06:0046 long British tweed all wool sport jacket from G...<i>46 long British tweed all wool sport jacket from Good Will for $7.50. </i><br /><br />Humma, humma, Ken! You're what used to be called approvingly (and still is by me) a big man. :)vbspurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992013640447117624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46769267072141431172009-12-18T16:26:33.920-06:002009-12-18T16:26:33.920-06:00Here's a partial solution: Hand me up's ...Here's a partial solution: <i> Hand me up's</i> <br /><br />Of course you must be same size as your son(s) and be careful about not dressing "too" much like a twenty-something. <br /><br />So work out and keep perspective.Phil 314https://www.blogger.com/profile/04133300763922742206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-87931329890695622812009-12-18T15:40:05.641-06:002009-12-18T15:40:05.641-06:00"Where I live there are many who spend more o..."Where I live there are many who spend more on dry cleaning than I do on clothes."<br /><br />Back in the day, I used to get Christmas cards from my dry cleaner! I still get a giggle about that.<br /><br />Personally, I think Victoria is, once again, right on the money when she said this:<br /><br />"Dandyism in men especially is tied to youth. It is when men are at their most virile and available. It stands to reason that they want to look their best to attract the target of their interests."Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02094488084214911115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-446186475809048192009-12-18T14:57:07.349-06:002009-12-18T14:57:07.349-06:00I recently bought a perfectly fitting 46 long Brit...I recently bought a perfectly fitting 46 long British tweed all wool sport jacket from Good Will for $7.50. You don't have to tell where you got it if it looks good.ken in txhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345764031059905578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-83415027749208240792009-12-18T14:42:09.042-06:002009-12-18T14:42:09.042-06:00Let me take this one fellow republicans.
I live a...Let me take this one fellow republicans.<br /><br />I live and work in Cambridge, Mass which is incredibly fabulous. I live a couple of blocks from Harvard Square and one block from the Harvard Law School. Lots of grad students.<br /><br />I work in biotech, which is part of the "creative class". High wages and high levels of fabness.<br /><br />It's all about 60's retro now, but not the 60's hippies, the 60's corporate class.<br /><br />Must have stores to go to: Marc Jacobs, natch; Brooks Brothers-yes somewhat of a suprise to me as well; Filenes Basement for Penguin, Ben Sherman, Izod, FCUK-for tight cute vintage sweaters; H&M for retro cheap shit that will get you through the season; BCBG for all kinds of cheap "Uniform-think carmakers" pants that are flat front, tight, but where your butt is just flat-don't show off the ass you can bounce quarters off of.<br /><br />Also, when home for the holidays raid your dads closet. There are bounce to be goodies in there. I found some great tight jersey shirts that were blue with white pipings on the arms and neck that made my guns looks beautiful.<br /><br />Take a risk. This should all be age appropriate as well. <br /><br />Aren't we all glad that those oversized ridiculous jeans that the young people were wearing are gone?<br /><br />How are you? I care>Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16081499394785682952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-32232633367688568092009-12-18T14:40:33.945-06:002009-12-18T14:40:33.945-06:00People who think nice clothes are gay must also fe...People who think nice clothes are gay must also feel that carpentry, mechanics, and basically all areas of human endeavor that value precision and craftsmanship are gay.<br /><br />Being a sloppy, careless ass is the only way to be a man? I believe it's the opposite... that's Don Draper's appeal!LouisAntoinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04456639148681106648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-78314673533462031972009-12-18T13:53:07.831-06:002009-12-18T13:53:07.831-06:00Victoria, I also want a Kelly bag, a desire I deve...<i>Victoria, I also want a Kelly bag, a desire I developed after I read "Le Divorce." </i><br /><br />The Hermès Kelly bag is my Holy Grail, Class-Factotum. As you say, one day. :)vbspurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992013640447117624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-90816098065975084382009-12-18T13:51:41.791-06:002009-12-18T13:51:41.791-06:00Aeroeaglem5 wrote:
I would credit it to the indie...Aeroeaglem5 wrote:<br /><br /><i>I would credit it to the indie/hipster movement that has been growing in our nation and its related indie musicians/ indie movies.</i><br /><br />The thing is, before the indie/hipster movement of today, there were (for example) the Teddy Boys of the 1950s, as well as the enormous <a href="http://www.mediastorehouse.com/image/british-fashion-mens-oxford-bags-oxford-1930_1324378.jpg" rel="nofollow">Oxford bags</a>-wearing dandies of the 1920s, etc. etc. etc.<br /><br />Dandyism in men especially is tied to youth. It is when men are at their most virile and available. It stands to reason that they want to look their best to attract the target of their interests. <br /><br />I don't think Puff Daddy or Jay-Z are the reasons for our era's metrosexuality. I just think that at last, working class boys feel comfortable pampering themselves, and not feel like fruits because of it. Aristocrats and rich men have done it for millenia.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Victoriavbspurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992013640447117624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-63805781729519137362009-12-18T13:43:46.988-06:002009-12-18T13:43:46.988-06:00Victoria, I also want a Kelly bag, a desire I deve...Victoria, I also want a Kelly bag, a desire I developed after I read "Le Divorce." <br /><br />Then I saw Le Price.<br /><br />Someday. After the mortgage, retirement, etc.<br /><br />I have not seen Mad Men yet. I am #43 on the waiting list at the library. I will watch for The Purse.<br /><br />Should I ever get a real crocodile purse, I will definitely let you know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-25136009530491023602009-12-18T12:59:58.327-06:002009-12-18T12:59:58.327-06:00Louis, that's exactly what I thought of.
Suit...Louis, that's exactly what I thought of.<br /><br />Suit up! And Ted's rocking the tweed professor look now, too.Shannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15709594638793030086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-26853953166893979512009-12-18T12:46:20.636-06:002009-12-18T12:46:20.636-06:00Mad Men is kinda of High Art, but for the hoi poll...Mad Men is kinda of High Art, but for the hoi polloi there is How I Met Your Mother, with Nell Patrick Harris, the gay actor playing the oversexed heterosexual, celebrating The Suit. Watch for a musical number in January on the joys of The Suit.L Nettleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01177747117164521842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-51246964642739099362009-12-18T12:36:32.279-06:002009-12-18T12:36:32.279-06:00As a younger person (I'm 22) I'd have to s...As a younger person (I'm 22) I'd have to say there is a trend to dress better among a certain segment of society. Having said that, this trend is wholly unrelated to the show "Mad Men". I would credit it to the indie/hipster movement that has been growing in our nation and its related indie musicians/ indie movies. Take for example a director like Wes Anderson, who's characters often dress in the manner described. It is in part a reaction to the way other people are dressing, but its ridiculous to say its because of a show that, to be completely honest, I have never heard a single person say they watched. I'm not saying it doesnt have a big audience, just not so much in the segment of society being discussed. Most of those people spend time at coffeeshops/shows/smoking weed. And don't think im criticizing either, Im one of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-30117408950202365352009-12-18T11:59:22.709-06:002009-12-18T11:59:22.709-06:00I cherish all the hours I have saved over the year...I cherish all the hours I have saved over the years by not giving a shit about fashion. All the extra hours researching, shopping, trying on, and working to pay for the latest return trip around the fashion ferris wheel. Most importantly, not wasting the mental and emotional energy of thinking about it. It's self-imposed drudgery. Even if I enjoyed it, I would smack myself in the head and say: "Get a clue, dude." <br /><br />Now, I need to develop the same attitude about politics.bagoh20https://www.blogger.com/profile/10915174575358413637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-55503917164301001592009-12-18T11:45:26.767-06:002009-12-18T11:45:26.767-06:00Class-Factotum wrote:
Victoria, it is my lament t...Class-Factotum wrote:<br /><br /><i>Victoria, it is my lament that I have a fake crocodile purse. I want the real one.</i><br /><br />I searched forever for a REAL croc purse on eBay. I'm not sure why I was astonished at the price, given that they were decades-old vintage pieces and a rare hide to boot, but I was. Mine was not so dear, but still bit a croc-like chunk out of my wallet. I WOULD LOVE to have had one with the paws (or whatever). Should you ever get one, C-F, I want a pic! :)<br /><br />(Mine was identical to the bar scene one in S2E13)<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Victoriavbspurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992013640447117624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80672168783957985842009-12-18T11:42:15.380-06:002009-12-18T11:42:15.380-06:00Here's Andre 3000 from Outkast's clothing ...<a href="http://www.thefader.com/2009/3/20/stylee-fridays-benjamin-bixby-fall-winter-2009/" rel="nofollow">Here's Andre 3000 from Outkast's clothing line.</a>LouisAntoinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04456639148681106648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-26088015917786502902009-12-18T11:36:42.865-06:002009-12-18T11:36:42.865-06:00Fascinating that the article doesn't talk abou...Fascinating that the article doesn't talk about the influence of hip hop artists on this trend... as they got older they started dressing snazzier. See Jay-Z.<br /><br />Brand consciousness has evolved beyond faddishness; there's a pursuit of true luxury, which equals craftsmanship. Whether it's Italian luxury brands or reconfigured American classics.<br /><br />As rappers go, so go the young men of America.LouisAntoinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04456639148681106648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-86449256092151343862009-12-18T11:20:17.144-06:002009-12-18T11:20:17.144-06:00Its just the young 'glomming-on' to a pop ...Its just the young 'glomming-on' to a pop culture 'trend'. What's old is new, happens all the time. Makes great golf garb.Toad Trendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03113877205525601966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-14768468721539812472009-12-18T11:12:11.110-06:002009-12-18T11:12:11.110-06:00Victoria, it is my lament that I have a fake croco...Victoria, it is my lament that I have a fake crocodile purse. I want the real one. With the feet: http://class-factotum.blogspot.com/2009/11/marriage-201-lecture-450-in-japan-we.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com