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This outfit would be perfect for Carl Douglas performing Kung Fu Fighting, one of the great, cheery, bright, shiny thing artifacts of 70’s popular culture. In fact, it would have been a sartorial upgrade on his already excellent outfit.What's wrong with this? (Take personal preference out of it. Meaning, this is not about whether you or any specific individual would want to personally wear it. But as an aesthetic, what's wrong with these non-jersey pants made with a drawstring waist?)
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I’m very interested in your thinking. Could you post some photos of what you think are done well and what are too Internet-y or are trying to improperly force CM design onto casual wear?A lot of these CM outfits are painful because the person clearly wants to dress casually, but they're holding onto CM ideas that don't work in casual outfits. First, the outfits are very internet-y. They're like the tailored version of a furry. Second, the outfits look so forced and uncomfortable, like a perfectly still, stiff image of a person trying to look casual and nonchalant.
I have to disagree. If you are not actually out jogging, the slimmer cut of newer sweatpants looks better and to me feels more comfortable as there is less fabric ballooning around your leg (and that means it feels lighter too). Tapered legs match them better with non-athletic sneakers.I just think some hybrids like those dress joggers I posted make no logical sense for practical reasons, even though, to me, they still look better than your classic poly-cotton sweatpants.
I always thought joggers are liked because they are comfortable, not because they are nice-looking, so keeping the ugly shape but making them uncomfortable through a non-stretchy material and close cut seems dumb to me: worst of both worlds.
I’m very interested in your thinking. Could you post some photos of what you think are done well and what are too Internet-y or are trying to improperly force CM design onto casual wear?
And I appreciate that you're not one of these guys. I now see what you are saying with cluttered waists and agree on the gurkha waists. However, the two sets you showed are being pushed together to the point that I would consider how far you can push the second set. Meaning, could I wear slimmer pants like those in the second set with a dressier shirt and shoes, though obviously not a dress shirt and dress shoes. The pants in the second set, for example, are baggier and more casual but you can readily wear less casual versions with "dressier" t-shirts (they exist).Whenever those types of SWD outfits get posted, a lot of CM guys say, "that doesn't follow my prescriptive understanding how clothes should fit." Or they say, "this isn't proper" or "this guy looks like a slob" or "this guy looks homeless." Or any number of similar comments.
It does look better, but if the pants are so slim yet not stretchy at all (e.g.100% cotton), can you actually move comfortably?I have to disagree. If you are not actually out jogging, the slimmer cut of newer sweatpants looks better and to me feels more comfortable as there is less fabric ballooning around your leg (and that means it feels lighter too). Tapered legs match them better with non-athletic sneakers.
by the way, what is the functionality of drawstring waists and elastic waists on non-jersey cotton pants? Is there a functional choice to put them on linen pants or is it more decorative?
Nothing, if you want to look like you are going to your Kung Fu class.What's wrong with this? (Take personal preference out of it. Meaning, this is not about whether you or any specific individual would want to personally wear it. But as an aesthetic, what's wrong with these non-jersey pants made with a drawstring waist?)
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The usual for the most part:What were they saying?
They're just jealous!The usual for the most part:
- Why are you so dressed up?
- Going on an Interview?
- Look its Mr. Fancy pants
- Etc.
And one very rude "Why do you dress like that". From a Lesbian so I kind of forgive her, kind of.
Doesn't matter that most everything was thrifted and the shoes I continue to wear cost most than my outfits by far, no one notices or comments on my shoes unless they are a stand out color or style like a spectator.
They more or less got used to it but I could tell they just weren't saying anything to my face anymore, then COVID and telework hit, I got fat and don't fit into my dress pants anymore anyway.
My mom used to say the same thing when I was in grade school but I don't think she was right. I'll just use my sport coats for other occasions, no big deal.They're just jealous!
I am a college professor, and in this realm, the dress varies radically. The corridors I have served - small colleges - have tended to range from extremely casual to frumpy, with most somewhere in between. The President's typically dress well, along with a few - and getting fewer - faculty. So, I am from a comparative perspective, overdressed. But I adhere to a larger standard of what seems appropriate for an educator of college students in the classroom. And frankly, I just don't like the frumpy look for anything much beyond tending the garden or watching a movie on one's couch at night.Humbly speaking, are you the best person at your job? Do you stand out? Or others lack of attention/care to their dress make you look like you are "trying too hard"? Do you have a dress code?