We've just had a post knocking low slung pants exposing boxer shorts, which have gotten the goat
of some, and raised defense for the young by others. Over the months/years/decades, there have
been some really outlandish men's styles, from the zoot suits to the Speedo brief bathing suits worn
as beach and resort wear (competitive swimming, the fastest swimmer can wear whatever he likes).
Here are a few of my historical men's fashion train wrecks. What are yours? Mine are:
In the 1970's, some men took to wearing clear plastic shower caps as street wear. In addition to
looking really misplaced, this must have bred all kinds of scalp problems from retained moisture and
tropical heat under the cap. A little later, young boys started carrying hair combs slung out of their
back pockets, which was probably a good sign of a blossoming interest in personal grooming, but
this hung on with some young people much longer, and caught on with some adults, so only recently
has the back-pocket comb in view completely disappeared (I hope). In the late 80's or so, the flip-front
pompadour caught on with middle-school kids and still hangs on with some adults today. I guess
you can call these "mistakes," or self-expression. What are some of your least-favorite trends?
Disclaimer: I still defend the right to wear plaids and stripes together, despite much fussing by some.
In fact, The New Yorker used to have lavish ads with one model wearing stripes, plaids, and paisley all
at once. Maybe you had to stay in New York City with that.
of some, and raised defense for the young by others. Over the months/years/decades, there have
been some really outlandish men's styles, from the zoot suits to the Speedo brief bathing suits worn
as beach and resort wear (competitive swimming, the fastest swimmer can wear whatever he likes).
Here are a few of my historical men's fashion train wrecks. What are yours? Mine are:
In the 1970's, some men took to wearing clear plastic shower caps as street wear. In addition to
looking really misplaced, this must have bred all kinds of scalp problems from retained moisture and
tropical heat under the cap. A little later, young boys started carrying hair combs slung out of their
back pockets, which was probably a good sign of a blossoming interest in personal grooming, but
this hung on with some young people much longer, and caught on with some adults, so only recently
has the back-pocket comb in view completely disappeared (I hope). In the late 80's or so, the flip-front
pompadour caught on with middle-school kids and still hangs on with some adults today. I guess
you can call these "mistakes," or self-expression. What are some of your least-favorite trends?
Disclaimer: I still defend the right to wear plaids and stripes together, despite much fussing by some.
In fact, The New Yorker used to have lavish ads with one model wearing stripes, plaids, and paisley all
at once. Maybe you had to stay in New York City with that.
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