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What men wear when it's hot

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by gabrielle

There is this particular outfit, like the indentikit embarrassing male outfit, which is something like this:
Large brimmed beach hat/slightly floppy hat
SUNGLASSES (seriously, it's april here)
Long brown shorts
unremarkable short sleeved shirt, preferably with unpleasant pattern on it. And important requirement is none of these can match in the slightest.
Stop doing it guys, please:(

gabrielle | 27 Apr '08, 00:05 | Send note | Report this | Reply

I don't wear any of those things.

I think summer is better for girls clothes-wise. Floaty dresses, etc.

When I went to Latitude last year it basically seemed like a fashion parade for the girls in their floaty dresses. I wondered if they'd bothered to go and see any bands.


You obviously didn't see my mate

she'd managed to rip her jeans just either side of the crotch leaving a thin sliver of material to maintain her modesty. Bad times.


bad times

or good times?


I wore jeans

t-shirt which is horizontaly striped
brown traiers
and grey zippie cardi thing

took off the cardi thing cause it were too hott to play football in.

Do i win at life?


You always

have


this summer..

i will mostly be rocking a moo moo


I'd have gone with Kaki shorts

but otherwise this is pretty much spot on.

I wear jeans and t-shirt/shirt with rolled up sleeves. I don't have the legs for shorts and I think I'd rather just suffer and have to wash them stupidly often.

As mentioned women look amazing during summer, men look pants. Winter is much better for us.


indeed

http://www.pennersinc.com/stores/penners/catalog/Creekwood%20CW5521%2089-Khaki.JPG
what makes them think this will ever look nice. There is no accessory to save it. No day is hot enough for them. Only on this following occasion
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51EQM9SQEEL._SS500_.jpg
would they be acceptable, and as you can see the rushing waves are covering up the shorts anyway


I wore sand coloured Clark's desert boots

faded blue Levi's 507s and a fitted sky blue tee shirt.

I agree with you about the hideousness of the stereotypical summer attire for the middle aged man though. You forgot to mention the classic socks and sandals combo though!


As a pale male

who goes lobster under a 50 watt bulb; jeans and a tshirt at all times!


I mostly ware the same stuff in summer

as I do in winter but with less jumpers e.g. jeans and Tshirt. I hate that look it looks horrible, also the football top and 3/4 length track suit bottom trousers with socks and trainers is well funny, preferably with oaklies. Plus any man in sandles is a no.


I wore sunglasses today

but only because it was sunny enough to warrant it for the first time this year. also because they are awesome and have hearts with a keyhole on them.

Light t-shirt + thin jeans + cheap plimsoles/deck shoes = slick and easy summer clothes.


I vote we do exlude Underpangs from this generalisation

as they do sound FUCKING AWESOME!

pics please


Dave

Can I loan your sunglasses for ATP?

Many thanks,
Becky


Women are guilty, too.

The first sunny day here, I could have sworn I'd stepped out into a red light district. It's possible to make a little too much effort for just standing around and doing nothing on your street corner, you know?


SHUT THE FUCK UP BEFORE YOU RUIN SUMMER

Ignore him girls: know that your skimpy summer efforts are appreciated


i was wondering when someone was going to rebel

against such an absurd statement :)


this made me lol

but to be fair, it's fucking difficult to find any sort of acceptable male shorts.

i own one pair, which are a kind of smart, tailored pair of white ones. i wear them with white plimsolls/slip ons, assorted t-shirts, and possibly a waist coat although that's generally precluded by the heat. i think the smarter ones are the only vaguely acceptable type; khaki ones are fucking dreadful, particularly if they're ill-fitting and covered with unnecessary pockets.

so yeah, jeans ftw.


You forgot the hideous flip-flops

Ugh, I can't stand it when people wear flip-flops in the city. Especially when they're men, and especially when it occurs as soon as there is the slightest hint of sun.


Men & Flip-flop

Only a good combination when not in Britain


men + flip-flops =

cunts!!

sorry, just dont think its a good look..


Hot weather clothing hierarchy....

From coolish to baking hot here are my wardrobe decisions...

Start with basicly Jeans, t-shirt, sweathsirt, trainers

weather gets hotter..

Leave sweathsirt at home

weather gets hotter..

Swap jeans for shorts

weather gets hotter..

swap trainers fr sandals or flip flops

sunglasses and hats are purely a sun issue, no matter what the temperature.

It's ok to wear sunglasses any time that it's very sunny, no matter how cold it is.


Short sleeved shirts are evil

what's wrong with sunglasses though? On my walk to work the low sun is often straight in my eyes- making sunglasses a practical option.


i wore a short sleeved shirt on saturday

i was looking right dappa!


shorts + t-shirt + cap

no specs
flip flops when it's roasting / Cons when a lesser temperature, but hot nonetheless

shorts FTW! I can't wait for Summer.


I prefer winter.

But summer means I can wear my hats.


Probably.

But my summer hats are winter hats that I wear in summer. Post-ironic or something.


you've prompted me to change my profile picture.

It includes the greatest winter hat of all time PLUS a viking hat.


i love my hat


I <3 your hat too.

Very Scandinavian.


IMHO

jeans
jeans made into shorts numetal style
tshirts

are the only acceptable things. really.


oh and i know i'll get stick for the numetal shorts...

but i think it's hot. a left over from my numetal boy fancying days...


my b/f has some...

i wore them to a pirate party once.


I wish I owned some long brown shorts

then I could wear them to annoy the hell out of you.


I find summer difficult

'cos I don't wear shorts, jeans or t-shirts. So it is hard to decide what to wear...

I do wear short-sleeved shirts when it gets really hot but I prefer not to do so.


I suppose it is.

But I'll probably adhere to my usual trousers/shirt combination. I just look shite in casual clothes.


men get it worse

summer dressing wise. Shoes man. What's a guy to do?


This too.

In addition to the above I never wear trainers if I can avoid it.


Or flip-flops, sandals or deckshoes.

I adhere to a strict dress code at all times.


This summer I will be mainly wearing

a mankini. To work.


converse, jeans & a tshirt

or just ask yourself what would cassavetes or raef from the apprentice wear in 30 degree weather and go with that...loafers, trousers & a polo

keep the flip flops in the closet until you're on a beach somewhere. no one wnats to look at your hairy toes...a modicum of decency please.


The long search for an appropriately sombre epitaph is over

That (put into the past tense) shall sit engraved above me for all eternity


I think this is directed at Dan thw

His shorts appeared to have been bought during a particularly strong LSD trip circa 1993.