Holdfast
Stylish Dinosaur
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There's also a relentless conformity to this type of thing that I imagine lots of folks are reacting to. Everyone looks the same, everyone dressed the same, everyone trying to signal they're in the right group/social class. Lots of people getting drunk and chasing tail. It's the Trad relation of the njguido.com pics that were being mocked earlier.
...some... like to fancy themselves rebels in bow ties.
I think the reaction we're seeing here arises partly because everyone seems to be walking in such lockstep. It's the same criticism people regularly level at the Trad forum, or at folks who adopt the AmJack uniform. They wear the clothes to fit in.
Agreed 100%.
(to fritzl and Artisan Fan) Did somebody with two identities post twice without realizing it?
Ouch. This is going to be fun.
How do we know that these kids don't dress like that in real life too?
Fair enough and you're right to call me on it. I don't know them. That part of my comment is pure guesswork... but it's a guess based on real-life experience of similar contrived social groups/events.
Isn't it though, just a little bit? Not getting at you personally, so please don't take it the wrong way, but in an abstract sense isn't this a minor equivalent of wearing the navy DB and cap to the yacht club?My firm has a retreat at a country club once a year and everyone busts out their tradly duds - are we all just as affected?
Look, my WAYN pics show I'm certainly not immune to a bit of affectation and that's not what gets me about some of those photos...
But come on, there are limits and doing something just because everyone else is shows a lack of true flair. Obviously the next counter to that comment would be "what about the difference with wanting everyone wearing proper dinner jackets and bowties at black tie events" - fair question, but that's more of a uniform not a outfit choice as such. And even then, I wear green slippers with black tie occasionally...