― mark p (Mark P), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 19:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 19:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 19:57 (nineteen years ago) link
― Fetchboy (Felcher), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 20:13 (nineteen years ago) link
― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 20:17 (nineteen years ago) link
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― mark p (Mark P), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 20:26 (nineteen years ago) link
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― The Ghost of Big Pulsating Ego (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 20:39 (nineteen years ago) link
― ()ops (()()ps), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 20:43 (nineteen years ago) link
Ermine-lined cocksocks.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 20:48 (nineteen years ago) link
― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 20:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Ghost of Warm AND Luxurious! (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 20:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― strng hlkgntn, Tuesday, 10 May 2005 20:51 (nineteen years ago) link
― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 21:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Sensational Sulk (sexyDancer), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 21:06 (nineteen years ago) link
― Vichitravirya XI (steph jam), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 21:37 (nineteen years ago) link
― donut debonair (donut), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 21:46 (nineteen years ago) link
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― donut debonair (donut), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 21:55 (nineteen years ago) link
ive started wearing polo shirts becasue for some reason i decidd that round necks of t shirts look a bit weird, but i will never puit the collar up
― ambrose (ambrose), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 22:20 (nineteen years ago) link
― walter kranz (walterkranz), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 22:28 (nineteen years ago) link
― donut debonair (donut), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 22:31 (nineteen years ago) link
It's not exactly back to the days of poodle skirts, penny loafers and varsity jackets. Rather, the retro look is freshened with a touch of hip-hop.
― donut debonair (donut), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 22:32 (nineteen years ago) link
― Kim (Kim), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 22:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― jones (actual), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 23:06 (nineteen years ago) link
― Amon (eman), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 01:04 (nineteen years ago) link
But yeah, back to the current totalitarian surplus: as a gay man with a genetic affinity for pink, I have issues with macho guys sporting this look. The problem with metrosexualism is not its widespread dominance but its widespread superficial dominance which does little to change the underlying behaviour and attitudes of most of those over whom it holds sway. (for Melbourne readers, I always think of these guys as metaphorically standing on the corner of Chapel St and Commercial Rd)
The really galling thing is that there is now an assumption that, even if you're gay, wearing pink or flipping up the collar is a prima facie metrosexual manoeuvre.
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 01:42 (nineteen years ago) link
I always loathed polo shirts on anyone no matter how they're worn - they screech I AM THE SNOBBY RICH PRICK FROM A JOHN HUGHES FILM really loud.
Esp with the whole white slacks and/or jumper casually tossed over the shoulders and sleeves tied in a knot at the front look. Blech.
― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 01:54 (nineteen years ago) link
Geeta confirmed for me that my taste in men was hopelessly preppy.
"Esp with the whole white slacks and/or jumper casually tossed over the shoulders and sleeves tied in a knot at the front look. Blech."
Oh but this is a slightly different look Trayce - I'm guessing yr thinking the ralph lauren polo shirts and boat shoes "private school kids at barbecues on Sorrento beach" look.
The current pink polo shirt with collar turned up look is more of a preppy/urban/eurotrash 3-way, and is directly connected to the distressed jeans phenomenon. It's about a wholehearted commitment to following the dictates in fashion trends to the point of counter-intuitiveness (the point of this specific look for example may just be that from an outside perspective it sends all sorts of mixed messages). Whereas the Sorrento Beach look strikes me as being about wealth and refinement transcending fashion - it's an appeal to the timelessness of good, respectable labels and styles etc.
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 02:09 (nineteen years ago) link
― gem (trisk), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 02:17 (nineteen years ago) link
Dare I suggest these are the same guys on Commercial rd who would have been sporting the Beckham fauxhawk 18 months ago? =)
― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 03:37 (nineteen years ago) link
― gem (trisk), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 03:42 (nineteen years ago) link
― haitch (haitch), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 04:17 (nineteen years ago) link
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― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 04:19 (nineteen years ago) link
― haitch (haitch), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 04:19 (nineteen years ago) link
― gem (trisk), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 04:20 (nineteen years ago) link
― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 04:20 (nineteen years ago) link
― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 04:20 (nineteen years ago) link
Do, Ned! We shall honour the fire and push them all into the Yarra.
― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 04:21 (nineteen years ago) link
― Amon (eman), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 04:34 (nineteen years ago) link
― gem (trisk), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 04:35 (nineteen years ago) link
TOWELLING CUFFS OMG I need one.
― in my heart of hearts I am a preppy boy (cis), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 04:43 (nineteen years ago) link