I was just browsing through a local Shoe City, and I came across two different pairs of shoes that looked right, and were the right price. Only problem one, they both had pink highlights. One was a black pair of hi top Adidas, with pink strips. (I think it looked like this .
The other pair was Pretty standard casual New Balance, albeit it with pink highlights. To both, the clerk claimed that such a thing was acceptable. What kind of outfit goes with pink strips? Anyonwe noitice anyone wearing such a shoe?
At some of the clothing stores around here, there’s been more and more pink shirts (both t-shirts and button down dress shirts) in the mens sections. One of them was even a t-shirt that said something to the extent of ‘real men wear pink shirts’ or ‘tough guys wear pink shirts’ or something like that.
Pink for guys is everywhere: accessories, shirts, highlights on pants, shoes, backpacks. I HATE it.
First: the pink thing became popular (while I was in highschool) because it was a gang thing. Lots and lots of gangs started wearing pink, since they couldn’t wear the red or blue or whatever. Before long, it started catching on for the yuppy guys (as all things do) and pink stuff was sold in the GAP.
Secondly: I just don’t like it. I dunno why (and it ain’t cuz they might have teh gay). I just don’t. And, quite frankly, everyone should dress to my liking.
EVERYONE! Get rid of your capris! Your “mom jeans”! Your pink-man shirts! And your stupid baby doll tops that make even the skinniest girl look pregnant! United we stand!
I love to see a man wear pink. It shows he’s not a neanderthal and it looks good with almost everybody’s skin tones. 'Course, that doesn’t apply to shoes, since you don’t keep your shoes up near your face where they’ll highlight your complexion.
Men, wear pink! Wear paisley and flowered ties! Heck, wear orange!
Conversely, there’s always the possibility (I swear this is true this happenedtoafriendofmycousinwhowenttoschoolinArizona) that if you wear pink you’ll start to grow breasts and lose your beard and your voice will get all high and next thing you know, your penis is gone!
And I don’t like pink on most men, much. It doesn’t look gay, really, it just doesn’t look right. I wouldn’t want my husband to have a pair of sneakers with pink on 'em. But then, I don’t like eyeliner on guys either, so it could just be that I’m old and out-of-it.
Listen, pal. A real man can wear any color, and make it look manly. Didn’t you see all those baseball players wearing pink wristbands on Breast Cancer Awareness Day?
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Super high waist/rise (or at the natural waist, which ever), loose in the the thigh, tapered on the calf. Here are some examples (not the best, but you sorta see):
All memes surrounding men wearing pink are irritating.
Pink for men is not something that has waxed or wane, it is a constant. It is a preppy classic, it is something that gangs have used, it is something that is used by those who love to reiterate the “real men wear pink!” brand of cloying shit.
It’s a color that looks fine on most anyone. Wear it or don’t. If you’ve so thoroughly bought into the “Pink is for girls!” shit, then don’t. Bear in mind that lavender is one of the few colors acceptable for traditional businesswear shirting in many instances.
I love it and wear it all the time. Light, pretty pinks. The pair of sneakers I want to buy next are a lovely darker shade of pink with lighter highlights. I don’t listen to boy bands or follow the latest teenybopper styles, I’m certainly not trendy. Why the wide brush?
