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

[davo10375]

Originally Posted by Bring The Noise

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Can't believe people hating on plaid flannel... its just a type of shirt. You also shouldn't wear pants because your an animal by the way

 

[mulansauce]

Originally Posted by davo10375

Can't believe people hating on plaid flannel... its just a type of shirt.
I always thought plaid was a type of pattern and flannel was a type of fabric. Interesting.

 

[valiumwaltz]

Originally Posted by mulansauce

I always thought plaid was a type of pattern and flannel was a type of fabric. Interesting.

QFT

 

[davo10375]

ya thats my understanding just going from the title though...

 

[why]

Originally Posted by 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:

I got two of those gatehouses and my brother got the big castle on the hill. We had a full fortress until my little jealous bastard cousin came over.

 

[Surfrider]

Plaid flannel is just like anything else in that it has the potential to be both cool and stylish, or awkward and hideous; it's all about the wearer's demeanor and attitude, and their level of comfort (ergo, their level of confidence) in what they're wearing.

For example, I think Brad Pitt in Ocean's Eleven looks cool as ****, but I could never pull off that look because I would feel as if the clothes were wearing me, others would pick up on it, and I would look like a fool. On the other hand, I have grown up in a rodeo family, so western shirts, Wranglers, boots, and a hat feels perfectly natural to me. Even though I don't usually dress myself in such attire, when I do, I look good because I have self-confidence.

I should add that common sense is important, too. If you try rocking a super-tight, several-buttons-undone, hipster-esque plaid flannel shirt, or if you pair plaid flannel with, say, a high-end, slim-fitting trouser, Allen Edmonds wingtips, a Rolex, and Gucci shades, you're going to look like a fuckwit even if you're the most self-assured motherfucker on the planet.

It's all about self-confidence and common sense, just like everything else under the greater umbrella of "style."