What is swagger? discuss

[ppllzz]

Originally Posted by breakz

Are you guys posting pictures of dus b/c you know they had swagger in life? Or bc the photos themselves suggest they have "swagger?"

If it's the latter then the only "swagger" they have is looking relaxed and comfortable. Which means y'all need to buy less and wear more.

IRL swagger is acquired through being born with great looks and the genes to develop an incredible body

people who are wearing nice clothes IRL always look like they are trying too hard, no matter how well dressed they look

 

[mlyngard]

Originally Posted by PG2G

needs more melanin

Originally Posted by Gravitas

^^^ Better?
Well, now it all depends then, don't it? A cultural thing, like. Brit swagger:

 

[denimaddict]

Brad Pitt in Fight Club. It is really a measure of leadership ability and a sense of proportion in clothing.

 

[Fuuma]

Originally Posted by denimaddict

Brad Pitt in Fight Club. It is really a measure of leadership ability and a sense of proportion in clothing.

Leadership ability???? Proportions but not use of texture, etc?

 

[tagutcow]

Originally Posted by breakz

Are you guys posting pictures of dus b/c you know they had swagger in life? Or bc the photos themselves suggest they have "swagger?"

If it's the latter then the only "swagger" they have is looking relaxed and comfortable. Which means y'all need to buy less and wear more.

All of these photos have guys wearing clothes that look lived in. It's different from a guy cheesing it up for his self-timer with freshly opened Gilt boxes in the background. Also, the process of living itself winnows out clothes that are overdesigned or have superfluous details.

Of course, the subject of a photo taken by a professional who knows his craft is going to be more swaggery than aforementioned self-taken WAYWT.

 

[Gus]

Originally Posted by ppllzz

IRL swagger is acquired through being born with great looks and the genes to develop an incredible body

people who are wearing nice clothes IRL always look like they are trying too hard, no matter how well dressed they look

I don't think you need to have particularly good looks to have swagger. It is confidence, doing things with authority and being unflappable. Keith Richards has mega swagger.

 

[IIIrd Icon]

Originally Posted by tagutcow

All of these photos have guys wearing clothes that look lived in. It's different from a guy cheesing it up for his self-timer with freshly opened Gilt boxes in the background. Also, the process of living itself winnows out clothes that are overdesigned or have superfluous details.

Of course, the subject of a photo taken by a professional who knows his craft is going to be more swaggery than aforementioned self-taken WAYWT.
concur! somehow, the [visual] of scampering to get in front of the camera to take your own fit photo does not compute to swagger. need to edit title to "What is SF swagger?".

 

[CharlieAngel]

Mick Swagger is alright, but I hated the Stones' disco years.

 

[krillin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDetQ...om=PL&index=16

 

[mlyngard]

^ on point. Was going to use him as an excellent example of swagger regardless of what you wear. Dude doesn't even need to swag-ger to have swagger: On that note: Subcat:/Music/famous musicians/Garfunkel, Art/no swagger whatsoever{very_white]:

 

[tonio028]

^ Ah the old Simon and G fizzle. Hmmm...Garfunkel carried around that mop top effortlessly and without hesitation. Does that not get sawg points?

 

[Gus]

Paul Simon - swagger??? You have got to be kidding.

 

[Crane's]

Main Entry: 1swag·ger
Pronunciation: \\ˈswa-gər\\
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): swag·gered; swag·ger·ing \\-g(ə-)riŋ\\
Etymology: probably from 1swag + -er (as in chatter)
Date: circa 1596

intransitive verb 1 : to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner; especially : to walk with an air of overbearing self-confidence
2 : boast, brag

I'm not real sure I would want to own swagger at least not according to MW's definition.

It appears these days it has to do with one's general lifestyle and how well they own it. Clothing is only part of this.

 

[GraphicNovelty]

Originally Posted by Fuuma

kinda like Nietzsche perceives Christian values.
You dropped a reference there, let me pick it up for you.

In my opinion, swagger is the the feeling you get when you know you own your look. Here's my personal anecdote: I used to have a leather motorcycle-type jacket that fit me perfectly and looked awesome (Because it was unisex, and i've been working out, I've since outgrown it). I felt so ******* cool in that jacket that putting it on just made me feel super confident; I would honestly look in the mirror and think to myself "i'm ******* awesome today." Why? Probably a combination of qualities that the garment had. Some of these qualities were innate, in that I loved the way the garment looked, smelled, and fit. But there were also a series of psychological associations that I had with that particular type of jacket: In my mind, leather jackets are the ultimate in ******* badass--it probably has to do with how many comic books I read; as silly as this sounds, that jacket made me feel like Wolverine: dangerous, masculine, cool, what have you. And that confidence translated to my everyday life; people started treating me differently in it--women in particular loved the jacket. The girls I dated at the time liked me in part because of this attitude that i was dangerous, masculine and cool and they found that particularly attractive. And I honestly think that attitude came off as genuine, because I was so damn sure of that fact because I was constantly reinforcing that image in my own head every time i put on that jacket. I've been able to keep that feeling alive pretty well now in the way that I dress (winter is harder, because so much of my confidence is tied to my own physicality) but I still look at that jacket sometimes (i gave it to a friend of mine, who loves it almost as much as I did) and miss how it made me felt. And that is what swagger means to me.

 

[Gravitas]

Originally Posted by Crane's

Main Entry: 1swag·ger
intransitive verb 1 : to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner; especially : to walk with an air of overbearing self-confidence

Oddly enough, I had a conversation with an older friend on Monday about the word swagger (I find it fun to explain/discuss popular culture and internet culture to/with him). He mentioned something to the tune of this.

Swagger seems to me to have an aspect of masculinity, I don't think i'd consider most goth-ninja posters (some come off as masculine) as having "swagger," even though I do enjoy their style.