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Tweed taking over today's fashion: old news?

Lenore

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Flitcraft said:
Where I live, most people would choose death by lethal injection before dressing nicely for any occasion...you should see what people wear to the local WalMart... and speaking of odor...let's not even start on uh, err "relaxed" personal hygiene standards.

You know, for the multicultural and personality conscious city that Houston is... I'm going to have to agree with you. Sometimes it's just down right frightening... and speaking of walmart, have you see the people of walmart website? I'm always in line next to these people...

Edited to Add: I would have linked to it... but some of the people dressed in public would NOT meet the modesty restrictions of the Lounge... I think that really sums it up.
 

Geesie

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Brad Bowers said:
Wow, I guess I'm a hipster now for wearing a Derby.lol

Brad

The pertinent question is, "will you be wearing it next year?"
That is the difference between a trend follower and one who (for better or worse - think of mullets and muscle shirts) just chooses a look he likes.

I've been wearing bow ties since high school because I like them and will continue to do so whatever the vagaries of fashion say.

I've worn Converse All-Stars since the 1st grade and they've been in and out of style a few times since then. I was "hip" at those times, I guess. Funny story - yesterday I had the Converse on and a cardigan. Someone complimented me on my "vintage Kurt Cobain" look.
 

Richard Warren

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The NY Times. Where else can you get ignorance and stupidity so seamlessly packaged together with self-importance without any any bothersome humility?
 

Marc Chevalier

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Richard Warren said:
The NY Times. Where else can you get ignorance and stupidity packaged so seamlessly together self-importance without any bothersome humility?

You'll enjoy this:


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pgoat

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we did a tweed ride here the other day - only managed to drum up three people including me! Here's the organizer:

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pgoat

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Richard Warren said:
The NY Times. Where else can you get ignorance and stupidity packaged so seamlessly together self-importance without any bothersome humility?
what happened to "no Politics?"[huh]

fwiw, the dude pictured rides around like that all the time - he's done tweed rides in other cities and was trying to bring some class to us yobs in our neck of the woods...was sad to see so few takers, but we're doing some more rides of this type in future.
 

Alexi

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ehhh most of that style has been going on for the last 10 years (at least) in Boston and NY.

we've got tweed rides up here as well.
 

Paisley

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Lenore said:
have you see the people of walmart website? I'm always in line next to these people...

Edited to Add: I would have linked to it... but some of the people dressed in public would NOT meet the modesty restrictions of the Lounge... I think that really sums it up.

Yes, I've seen it. It's like a train wreck that I can't stop looking at.
 

Richard Warren

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I've looked at the Times article, and I've looked at the parody (but have never seen the ad it takes off on). The 92YTribeca crew made a valiant effort, but the Times article is just funnier.
 

Geesie

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Funny I should read this thread again. I wanted to get a tweed sport coat for the cooler (relatively) months and none of the department stores (Penny's, Sears, Macy's, Dillards) in my price range carry a single tweed jacket.

I guess it is not taking over today's fashion.
 

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