What do you guys think of this whole scene/look?

[Artisan Fan]

Originally Posted by iammatt

Apparently not.

 

[tom288]

I wonder what frat/sorority theyre all in??

 

[Aaron]

Originally Posted by josepidal

No token minorities in the photos eh?

Middlebury Grad...

 

[gorgekko]

Originally Posted by iammatt

If these two mate, what will the chin of the offspring look like?
A humorous statement given how many people on this forum post pictures of themselves after making sure to blot out their faces first.

 

[odoreater]

Originally Posted by gorgekko

Humorous given how many people on this forum post pictures of themselves after making sure to blot out their faces first.

I'm pretty sure that has more to do with protecting anonymity than anything else. Not that everyone who posts here is good looking, but blotting your face from pictures really has nothing to do with how good looking anyone is.

 

[itsstillmatt]

Originally Posted by gorgekko

A humorous statement given how many people on this forum post pictures of themselves after making sure to blot out their faces first.
you will notice that I don't tend to do so

, but that is because I am devastatingly handsome.

 

[DocHolliday]

I have to cut out my face so Ed won't keep hounding me with PMs.

 

[odoreater]

Personally, I cut out my face because it's beauty would make the internet implode.

 

[username79]

What a douchebag:

 

[LabelKing]

All the men have that vaguely pudgy face and a similar hairstyle.

 

[pscolari]

Originally Posted by arnach

What a douchebag:

Thank you for clarifying that for us. I trust you know this person, and did not make this comment based on the picture alone?

 

[ABALO]

Originally Posted by pscolari

Thank you for clarifying that for us. I trust you know this person, and did not make this comment based on the picture alone?

The outfit makes the douchebag

 

[gefinzi]

Originally Posted by Artisan Fan

What unmitigated Bullshit. They should get over themselves and their high taxes and realize this is the kind of fun one can have when an economy is booming. They should also realize everyone is benefiting.

Drinking beer and watching horse races is not just reserved for the rich in this country. Lots of middle class equestrian enthusiasts.

We should celebrate other's success and end this dead end path of class warfare.

Agree entirely. A lot of posters on this topic doth protest too much. I for one would rather attend a horse race with men wearing madras sportscoats and women with too much makeup than attend a street party with men wearing t-shirts and women in halter tops. I was never one to accept the argument that if you oppose something you are secretly attracted to it (eg homosexuality), but reading these posts makes me wonder if some Style Forum members are still bitter about rejection from a fraternity twenty years ago.

 

[AlanC]

Somehow, I missed/ignored this thread. I probably would have been better off without it!

Some of the people in the pictures look fine. Many are disasters, but when is that a surprise at any event?

Originally Posted by odoreater

I don't get it. Why is it a costume when these guys dress that way, but not a costume, when say AlanC dresses that way?

Originally Posted by Edward Appleby

Because he's badass?

Yes, I think that's it.

Originally Posted by Brownshoe

It's the sunglasses. The sunglasses ruin everything.

Those bug-eye things, the necklace strap doodads--yick.

If they just ebayed some old hornrims and had sunglasses lenses put in, they would look so, so much better. These high-tech numbers are completely at odds with the aesthetic of the clothes and spoil the whole effect they're after.

Brownshoe has an excellent critique from a Trad standpoint. The sunglasses are exactly what jumped out at me when I first glanced through the pictures.

Honestly, on the whole I think the Trad forum is probably dominated by non-frat types. I would agree that the folks in the pictures are a verifiable 'type' who bear some relation to Trad, it would be interesting to compare them to, say, a NYC Christmas party or something similar. The clothes would be different, but it wouldn't be any prettier.

Originally Posted by Get Smart

+1. It's like there's a hierarchy of critique.....first we bemoan that folks don't dress up anymore, then when they do we're critical of all the nuances they "aren't getting right".....will we ever be content???

I've noticed this approach pretty frequently, too. SF/AAAC et al and the niceties of exactly how much cuff to show will never (and has never) been of interest to the general population. To some degree, be happy with what you can get.

 

[pscolari]

Originally Posted by ABALO

The outfit makes the douchebag

Says the person with a banana hammock and pink wife beater as your avatar.