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Thursday July 06, 06

Top 10 Mens Fashion Faux Pas!

01:14 PM

Top Ten Mens Fashion Faux Pas

Following my thoughts on the common fashion blunders women make, here is the counterpart. Men, you have been warned!

1. The ‘Roadie’ – yes unfortunately this look still exists and walks amongst us. Faded tour T-shirt, horrendous jeans worn with a belt, white athletics socks and dirty white trainers. A very bad hairstyle and a very bad leather jacket often accompany this look. So technically this is the committal of several faux pas all at once but the Roadie look is best summed up as just one big huge mistake.

2. Shoes with no socks – (Espadrilles the worst - no one wants to look like Julio Iglesisus do they?) Shoes worn with no socks on a man is a very tenuous and few can get away with this. I do have a very handsome friend whose style is quintessentially British, and he only just gets away with battered deck shoes worn barefoot but technically, its still dodgy. Even worse boys is the wearing of those little ‘sockettes’ that are made to be worn with sneakers but always show slightly. Very naff. Don’t do it unless you want to look like a 'noughties' neutered male about to get dragged around Ikea.

3. Sandals of course must be worn without socks, but the feet must be in good shape, clean and toenails cut neatly. Men prepare your feet for summer, do not unleash CROWY FEET on the nation!

4. Linen Overload – much like the Denim Overload which takes you into Shaking Stevens territory, wearing a linen shirt AND linen trousers can only result in looking like the man from ‘Del Monte’. What about the Linen Suit? Well, Linen is after all a noble fabric, and immensely stylish in warm climates. It certainly has its place in the male wardrobe, but consideration must be given to colour, cut and how it is worn.

5. Jewellery – Mens jewellery is a tricky area. Gay boys have a knack of getting it right but the hetros frequently get it wrong. The simple fact of the matter is that mens jewellery is best kept very simple – and if you find yourself choosing it from a catalogue shop, forget it…

6. Badly fitting suits are a common male fashion blunder. Traditionally, the average man was said to need two suits. One single breasted for day-to-day use, and one double breasted for best. Double-breasted suits have been out of favour in recent times, and they don’t flatter some physiques. So if you’re buying a suit go for the best quality you can afford and make sure it fits! Remember the golden rule for buttons, SOMETIMES, ALWAYS NEVER. Top button sometimes, middle button always and bottom button never. Easy!

7. Tucked in Shirts & Tops. Speaks for itself. If you’re not wearing a suit, don’t ever be tempted to tuck in your top.

8. Athletic wear – should only be worn for Athletics. Posturing around in a full tracksuit with a baseball cap on is fine if you’ve just come off some pitch/track or other. If you’ve spent the entire day in a pub this look is tragic. It’s that simple. (This also includes the skater look; great if you’re a skater, sad if you’ve never been on one!)

9. ‘Novelty’ Ties, Boxers and Socks. No one is amused and no one thinks you look good if you wear ‘Novelty’ anything. Christmas is no excuse. Which takes us on to…

10. Ropey Underwear. The majority of men can be guilty of sadly neglecting their underwear, leaving it to be bought for Christmas by their Mum and Aunties or long suffering wives. Then they have a habit of wearing it until the elastic perishes and it looks like the Turin shroud! Sort the underwear out boys, we girlies (and the gay boys) like a man who hasn’t left the choosing and maintenance of his pants to some elderly relative!

Heres to lots of lovely stylish boys...;)

xxx

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  • What a beautifully written journal.....I think every self-respecting man reading this ought to print a copy and sellotape it inside his wardrobe door.....a mantra for stylish modern living!

    I found your SOMETIMES, ALWAYS, NEVER advice a particular stroke of genius poppet.

    The Sarge says to tell you he always takes care of his tootsies.....I don't reckon clipping them next to me in the bed is particularly "stylish" but there you go......

    Love Alma xxx
    almareallymatters -- Thursday July 06 2006, @02:06PM (#227455)
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  • . . . used to have a tie with onions on it, which I thought was entralling. And I shan't even pretend to use the excuse that I was young and impressionable - I just rather like hideous ties.
    Poppycocteau -- Thursday July 06 2006, @02:30PM (#227469)
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  • wasn't exactly a fashion DISASTER when we met, but he was pretty darn close....
    I have to say his feet are ever-sandal ready (that's a pet peeve of mine, bad feet)....
    I have tried (and failed) to get him to don some linen pants on vacation (only on vacation) only because I love linen pants on shirtless, tan guys as we frolick on a beach with palm trees swaying gently beh..... oh, sorry....... *ahem*
    he refuses to wear jewelry..... check.
    he has two suits, one horrid and one really nice charcoal pinstripe. The horrid one has not been worn since the mid-nineties.....
    tucking in..... here's where things get hairy.... if he had it his way, he'd tuck in all of his shirts into his jeans..... fortunately, that decision has been taken out of his hands :)
    no athletic wear....check. no novelty items....check.
    and I have to say, his undies are replaced quicker than mine :| he's very, erm, anal about getting 2 new boxes a few times a year.

    I'll never forget though, when he showed up for our second date...... he had on brown knee-length material shorts with a light brown plaid-like design and a pollo shirt with horizontal stripes (!!!!).
    The shorts were pleated....
    that's one I'd add to the list, pleated pants/shorts are not allowed on him, it's flat front always (the one exception is the pants that came with the really nice suit, but that's it). I hate the puffy crotch look.....
    he also had to be weaned off of giant loose fitting jeans (this was the mid nineties) and coaxed into boot cut or straight leg jeans (which he thought looked like girls jeans for a LONG time).
    Oh, that and light colored jeans.... no light blue denim allowed.....

    hee, hee, reading over this I sound like a tyrant.... but he likes it that way.... really...

    it was for his own good.....
    everybody's lost -- Thursday July 06 2006, @02:31PM (#227471)
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    • Re:my boy.... by Anais Nin (Score:1) Thursday July 06 2006, @02:46PM


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