Clothing Approbation

[RJman]

A few (ok,more than a few) years back, as a 26 year old, my mother complimented me on my suit as I was heading out the door with my date. She said I was dressed as well as Lawrence Welk.

Hey, he was dressed by Hardy Amies. The credits on his show said so.

 

[VMan]

Girl: "I like your pants, who makes them?"
Me: "Dolce & Gabbana"
Girl: (flashing me a look that was both totally disgusted and totally confused at the same time - consisting of the biggest frown I've ever seen as well as a head roll) "Never heard of them"

Regarding same pants: "Those look like Gap. They must have been expensive"

 

[LA Guy]

Girl: "I like your pants, who makes them?"
Me:  "Dolce & Gabbana"
Girl:  (flashing me a look that was both totally disgusted and totally confused at the same time - consisting of the biggest frown I've ever seen as well as a head roll) "Never heard of them"

Regarding same pants:  "Those look like Gap.  They must have been expensive"

Go to LA or NYC, and exchange the words "Dolce & Gabbana" for "Gap" (spoken with an accent, of course) and you would've had the same exchange (see Paris Hilton re. Walmart in "The Simple Life".)  Don't know which is worse.

 

[armscye]

"How long the doctor say you gotta wear them shoes?"

 

[familyman]

Checkout girl at GAP told me I was one of the most attractive men she'd ever seen. She wasn't even a sales girl, just taking my money. She was really cute and it was really strange. I'm quite happily married but don't wear a ring. Didn't know quite how to hadle it so I just thanked her and quite sincerely told her that I hadn't even had anything like that happen to me before. I have to blame it on the clothes since, like I said, that's never ever happened to me. Of course it hasn't happened since either. I ran right home and told my wife.

 

[Huntsman]

Nice thread, I'm enjoying the responses.

Most common: "Good luck on the interview." (Last heard for a dove grey and blue herringbone two-button, white shirt, grey, blue, and pink paisley tie, with white pocket square)

#2: "Great hat." (the odd fedora and my old cowboy hat -- in the sea of polos, flip flops and caps I swim in they stand out a little)

#3: "Have you got a gun in there?" or "how much money is in there?" in reference to my silver Zero Halliburton attache.

Favorite: "You are so like, you are the knight on the white horse." The best clothes compliments are those that don't mention the clothes.

Regards,
Huntsman

 

[Brian SD]

I've been slacking on jackets this school semester, but I wore a sports jacket the other day and my Japanese teacher said,

"Wooh? What.. where are you... interview?"

 

[odoreater]

"Come on man, you look like you're a Gotti, hook a brotha up"

- Homeless guy in Newark said this to me while asking for change. I was wearing a tan three button SB suit, a white shirt with grey pencil stripes and a maroon tie.

 

[A Harris]

I was once accused of looking like a used car salesman

The best clothes compliments are those that don't mention the clothes.

Exactly. A simple 'you look nice' is what I like to hear, if anything at all.

 

[odoreater]

I was once accused of looking like a used car salesman Â

Were you wearing a short sleeve dress shirt and sock tie?

 

[alchimiste]

I was once accused of looking like a used car salesman

Because of Goodyear?

 

[A Harris]

I thought I was dressed nicely actually, if a bit less conservative than usual. Golden tan Domenico Spano custom slacks, light olive with windowpane pattern Luciano Barbera sportcoat, blue Borrelli shirt (or was it olive, can't remember) chocolate brown/gold plaid Wilkes Bashford tie. Can't remember the shoes/belt for sure, but I think they were dark brown. Maybe it was the pants - they look pretty gold under artificial light.

 

[AlanC]

Quote:

(cuffthis @ April 20 2005,17:18) A few (ok,more than a few) years back, as a 26 year old, my mother complimented me on my suit as I was heading out the door with my date. She said I was dressed as well as Lawrence Welk.
Hey, he was dressed by Hardy Amies. Â The credits on his show said so.
Um, how do you know that?

 

[Horace]

Checkout girl at GAP told me I was one of the most attractive men she'd ever seen. She wasn't even a sales girl, just taking my money. She was really cute and it was really strange. I'm quite happily married but don't wear a ring. Didn't know quite how to hadle it so I just thanked her and quite sincerely told her that I hadn't even had anything like that happen to me before. I have to blame it on the clothes since, like I said, that's never ever happened to me. Of course it hasn't happened since either. I ran right home and told my wife.

And then did you choose that username as a sort of mantra to prevent it from happening again?

 

[tgfny]

tgfny after a visit to a young lady's apartment who I met at a party and she'd come up and hit on me: "So why'd you come talk to me?"

ditzy blonde: "I don't know; you just looked so good."

Was wearing a gray RLPL pin suit, Hermes "cotton" tie, and cognac EG laceups. For some reason I have fond memories of that outfit.