७ जून, २०१९

"I’ve never owned a crop top before and I was nervous at first about wearing it but my husband loved the way it looked on me and encouraged me to wear it since I liked it so much."

"I really felt cute in it and now I never wanna wear that shirt again even though it was the first time I ever wore it and I felt good about my self in it."

Says a woman who wore a crop top, quoted in a Daily News article that's mainly about men in crop tops, "Just in time for summer, crop tops for men are coming into style." Of course, it's a bad idea. I'm just quoting her a propos of the "wife guy" phenomenon, noted yesterday.

Photos at the link.

६० टिप्पण्या:

Kevin म्हणाले...

We’ve moved from, “if it feels good, do it” to “first, do not offend”.

Gahrie म्हणाले...

Isn't this an appropriation of gay culture?

Lucien म्हणाले...

It’s a good look on a defensive back from the SEC. On 40+ guys, not so much.

The Elder म्हणाले...

Personally, I have far less trouble seeing men in short pants than I do seeing men in short shirts.

rehajm म्हणाले...

Do you have any mens shirts for men?

Darrell म्हणाले...

I prefer a bandeau top on a woman. You can pull it down to expose her tits.

Bay Area Guy म्हणाले...

I self-identify as having 6-pack abs......

mikee म्हणाले...

I lived through leisure suits.
This too shall pass.

The Cracker Emcee Refulgent म्हणाले...

"Isn't this an appropriation of gay culture?"

Gay, hell. '70's and '80's P.E. and football practice in the Bay Area. Oh, wait...

Gunner म्हणाले...

Ladies, dress like you are under twenty five years and 130 pounds only if you are under twenty five years and 130 pounds.

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

"Do you have any mens shirts for men?"

Why, yes, I do! Check out these Amazon Basics linen shirts for only $25. All linen, well-constructed, totally normal, lots of colors.

Ice Nine म्हणाले...

The ol', tacky notion that sexiness is defined by, and proportional to, degree of skin exposure. This is held by people with little concept of what constitutes being sexy.

That aside, Sueretta gets to dress in poor taste just like the skinny girls if she wants to. She felt good about herself. It's really quite brutal what those bastards did to her.

AZ Bob म्हणाले...

Here in Los Angeles, this has been a popular look with gang bangers for some time.

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

Linen... for summer.

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

"Ladies, dress like you are under twenty five years and 130 pounds only if you are under twenty five years and 130 pounds."

Even when I was 20 and 110 pounds, I wouldn't wear a crop top. It's just too much attention to a part of the body that isn't going to look right unless you think about how you are standing/sitting all the time. It's no way to be casual and relax.

rcocean म्हणाले...

Tom Wolfe loved his white linen suit.

Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves म्हणाले...

add a man bun and - yowza.

buwaya म्हणाले...

I am still waiting for the return of g-strings. For men of course. Its a natural, sexy look, if you have the legs and bottom for it.

http://igorot-global.blogspot.com/2005/11/igorot-clothing.html

buwaya म्हणाले...

Granted, you can only wear a g-string if you have developed an air of dignity.

AlbertAnonymous म्हणाले...

Professor Althouse did it again.

I knew the woman quoted was going to turn out to be fat, and that there’d be a picture, but I couldn’t help myself. Curiosity killed the cat and all...

The bonus was worth it though. She wore the crop top and shorts and was - according to her social media post - kicked out of a restaurant for being “dressed too provocatively”.

But that’s not the bonus.

The bonus is this: she was kicked out of “the Golden Corral - all you can eat buffet”

Double bonus — after she was kicked out they saved the evening by eating at.....

Chuck E Cheese.

If I didn’t see the picture of the social media post I’d be claiming fake news (heck the whole thing might be made up by her- who knows) because it seems too stereotypical/obvious.

buwaya म्हणाले...

Having some experience with this - white linen suits in the tropics require having servants.

reader म्हणाले...

Cold shoulder tops don’t seem so bad now.

Nonapod म्हणाले...

As a cisgendered heterosexual male I would never where a crop top... even if I had a 6 pack and I was 20 years old and I was playing football and it was the 1980s.

0_0 म्हणाले...

Crop tops are for men when on most women. Men wearing them? No.

Ken B म्हणाले...

I picture a man in one of these and a speedo saying “Hey! My eyes are up here!”

The Cracker Emcee Refulgent म्हणाले...

"Cold shoulder tops don’t seem so bad now."

I wouldn't go that far. If ever there was a fashion that screams "trailer park", that's it. How do women get suckered into this ugly shit?

gspencer म्हणाले...

"and now I never wanna wear that shirt again"

And the rest of us agree!

Dave Begley म्हणाले...

There is a restaurant in Omaha called the Surfside Club. It is right next to the Missouri River. The sign on the main road reads, "No cutoffs or men's tank tops. Dress decent or stay out."

When Althouse and Meade come to Omaha, we'll go there and take pictures in front of the sign. Iconic.

reader म्हणाले...

A cold shoulder top in a trailer park is downright demure.

अनामित म्हणाले...

Crop top + shorts?

Yancey Ward म्हणाले...

Yeah, it was hilarious that it was a buffet restaurant that kicked her out.

gspencer म्हणाले...

Homer Simpson would be delighted to be her escort,

https://cougarthis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/IMG_3618.jpg

Hammond X. Gritzkofe म्हणाले...

Men in short shirts.

Next: men in shorts, short shirts, and short socks.

Men in jock straps.

Hammond X. Gritzkofe म्हणाले...

...she had been kicked out of a greasy spoon for dressing “too provocatively”

"Provokingly" maybe.

Deevs म्हणाले...

Seems to me that by making this gal not want to wear a crop top again, the restaurant has actually done her a favor.

I'm lucky enough to be a guy with copious amounts of hair adorning my torso. I realize that is offputting to many people, so I'm perfectly happy to keep my shirt on. I hate the idea that one's personal comfort in dress should always trump the comfort of all those around us. That's why I never wear shorts on a plane (you're welcome, Althouse). I don't like being next to the hairy leg of some dude I don't know.

No crop tops for me.

nob490 म्हणाले...

"Mid-rift revealing crop tops are all the rage..."

Mid-rift?!

Just in time for summer, The Daily News has stopped editing their articles.

Jaq म्हणाले...

Crop tops are the bomb on young women. That is all.

BarrySanders20 म्हणाले...

Will Farrell rocked a sort-of crop top/midriff-exposing top in the More Cowbell skit. That's about how I'd look. Maybe I'll get one and wear it out with the teenagers when they make questionable clothing choices.

Sam L. म्हणाले...

MEN: HIDE YOUR NIPPLES.

wild chicken म्हणाले...

High school football teams were wearing something like this in scrimmages years ago.

I guess it couldn't catch on until older guys got in shape.

narayanan म्हणाले...

Golden Corral finally apologizes for throwing out ‘provocatively’ dressed customer who claimed weight-based discrimination

Dopey म्हणाले...

Perfect complement for the man bun.

effinayright म्हणाले...

Next fashion craze: halter tops for men with nothing to halt.

effinayright म्हणाले...

mikee said...
I lived through leisure suits.
This too shall pass.
***********

Who can forget the Full Cleveland?

https://nachodonut.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/the-full-cleveland.jpg?w=500

Tyrone Slothrop म्हणाले...

Involuntarily my mind went to an image of me in a crop top, surgery scars, 260 pounds of blubber and all. I laughed so hard my dentures fell out. You may not have the same reaction.

Bilwick म्हणाले...

You know the annoying couple where the man and the woman dress alike? I look forward to seeing Bill and Hillary Clinton in matching crop tops.

n.n म्हणाले...

Women in crop tops. Men in slacks.

stevew म्हणाले...

I apologize to all you if this has been said already:

Can we get a POV on adult males in crop tops AND shorts?

Truth is that most men would look ridiculous in a crop top because they have a body more like Will Farrell's than the two ripped guys in the article.

BUMBLE BEE म्हणाले...

Man bun, crop top, short-shorts == dance line.

bagoh20 म्हणाले...

When I was a young man I dressed to expose as much as possible and still be legal. I was always comfortable and never self-conscious. Now I wear what I can to cover as much as possible, and I'm rarely comfortable or relaxed in my clothes. Aging and the associated metabolism sucks.

Bay Area Guy म्हणाले...

Fat men should not wear crop tops, either.

Phil 314 म्हणाले...

More fat shaming ahead!

Hawaiian shirts are preferred

madAsHell म्हणाले...

Are the tattoos part of the appeal??

Ingachuck'stoothlessARM म्हणाले...

. " I BOUGHT A CROP-TOP,
AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS LOUSY

Unknown म्हणाले...

"My wife's boyfriend loves it on me!"

John Scott म्हणाले...

In order to post here I think Ann should demand that everyone send her a picture of themselves in a crop top. We can have a contest. Who wore it the best, handicapped by age.

todd galle म्हणाले...

Never did a crop top, but most of our fraternity brothers in the mid 80's hit the local thrift shops and bought cheesy leisure suits for some of our theme parties. Mine was a wonder of checks, brown on white. Wish I still had it, but my waist was then a 32, and I'm now not a 32. Don't know where it went. Probably to a charity bin. My wife removed a bunch of my clothing after we got married. I'm still mad (after 30 years) that she tossed all my Suicidal Tendencies shirts when I was TDY and not on hand. Still have the vinyl though....

FIDO म्हणाले...
ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.
stlcdr म्हणाले...

Blogger Ann Althouse said...
...totally normal...


Not sure about your tone, there. Sounds like a micro aggression.

(Oh, and on the article, there aren’t enough face-palm memes on the innertoobes ...)

Clyde म्हणाले...

No. Just no.