Why is plaid flannel considered cool when it really isn't?

[chronoaug]

Originally Posted by PolePosition

Ugly. Excessive zippers on the pants serve no purpose aesthetically nor functionally. The leather jacket is just plain ugly. And the flannel just adds the finishing touches on a horrific outfit.
This isn't really as objective of a thing as i think you make it out to be. The zippers i'm sure are functional, but their utility could probably be questioned. I think it's hard to say they do nothing aesthetically, as i think it does a good job getting across the vision of the designer and is pretty consistent with most junya stuff i've seen. Damn. I like that though. If i lived in new york or some other bigger more industrial city (chicago, boston, etc..) i'd love to rock that straight as a runway getup. I <3 Junya.

 

[milosz]

deconstructed pants

Um... bondage pants. Not a novel concept. Available, I suspect, at your local Hot Topic for less than $50.

 

[Bring The Noise]

Originally Posted by tagutcow

The jacket and shirt are replicas of easily obtainable American brands that cost a small fraction of what those undoubtedly do. Shouldn't high fashion at least try to put a new spin on it?
Taking a look at your local american brands lately? they're not exactly cut slim, i.e. waist suppression, high armholes, narrow arms

 

[chronoaug]

tagutcow- Any high fashion spin on flannel would just have the same posters comment on how pointless it is or something like that and how they shouldn't try to reinvent the wheel. Blah. Can't please them so let them wallow in closemindedness

 

[why]

Originally Posted by milosz

Um... bondage pants. Not a novel concept. Available, I suspect, at your local Hot Topic for less than $50.

If you seriously think they're the same thing I may have to slap you.

 

[whacked]

Originally Posted by Bring The Noise

Taking a look at your local american brands lately? they're not exactly cut slim, i.e. waist suppression, high armholes, narrow arms

Well Schott sized down would look very similar. Here's Leonard Leroy's:

 

[why]

Do not like. Little asian kids can't do rockstar.

 

[milosz]

If you seriously think they're the same thing I may have to slap you.

Yeah, I'm sure the quality and craftsmanship are beyond reproach, etc. etc. etc..

But the argument was that Fashion Designer X had put a unique spin on these articles of clothing, etc. - as an example, zippers! Except that's not unique or new at all. They're bondage pants. A 30-year old fashion concept.

 

[mulansauce]

Originally Posted by PolePosition

Ugly. Excessive zippers on the pants serve no purpose aesthetically nor functionally. The leather jacket is just plain ugly. And the flannel just adds the finishing touches on a horrific outfit.
WTF is an aesthetic purpose?

 

[chronoaug]

I think he's trying to apply mc or aaac rules to fashion, which is different from looking like cary grant. They were put there purposely to achieve a certain aesthetic.

Leon looks pretty good in that pic but i wish he was standing more naturally and had a better haircut (i think that may be old and his hair is better now).

 

[zubin]

i always thought flannels were &quot;ironically cool&quot;....kinda like those xmas knit sweaters

 

[mulansauce]

I always thought xmas knit sweaters were cool, period. Maybe this is why I don't post fit pics. Edit: Here is me in a Ninja Turtles knit, at Christmas time. Not quite a christmas sweater, but the best I could do:

 

[chronoaug]

How the hell did i not have that turtle maker growing up? I swear i owned every other piece of ninja turtle lore. I'm going to chastise my parents next time i see them. Then again, maybe i did have it but like a typical child, forgot about it about an hour after i first used it.

 

[mulansauce]

I had TWO, *****. Although I never used either and I tottally forget what the hell it even did.

 

[Egdon Heath]

Originally Posted by Bring The Noise

Originally Posted by PolePosition

Ugly. Excessive zippers on the pants serve no purpose aesthetically nor functionally.

I think it's where he keeps his heroin.​