Where did you get yours, and how much did you pay (if you don’t mind my asking)? I am looking for the perfect fedora and I know exactly what I want and about how much I’m willing to spend, but hardly anyone stocks nice men’s hats anymore. That’s what I mean by them being out of style, compared to the '40s and '50s when lots of men wore hats. I just think they’re sharp.
As a fellow youngin’, I’m inclined to agree with Marabou. I’ll admit, many of our current fashions will be silly on reflection (hell, quite a few are silly now), but many past generations are guilty of this as well. As evidence, I present to you the years 1970-1994.
And, just like you think my Ugg boots look silly, I think your flower printed capri pants and keds look silly too.
You can make fun of us youngins and our style (hell, we dont even know what it was like in your day- when you had to walk 4 miles, up hill in the show without any shoes! Kids nowadays…), but we get to pick on your clothes, too. That’s how it works.
But you know what we can all agree on? Nothing is funnier then a 50 year old woman with blonde streaks in her hair, an orange tan, Ugg boots, a Von Dutch hat, low rise jeans (showing her freshly done hip tattoo), belly piercing, and belly shirt.
Nevermind. Mullets are still funnier.
No, it wasn’t really about young peoples’ fashion being stupid and “grown-up” fashion being all okay. I agree that you get silly outfits right across the board, just in different ways. I’m also not condemning you for giggling at them once in a while- I am certainly not above doing that either.
However, I thought some of your comments crossed the line ino being a bit too judgemental of anyone not comforming to the beauty mag norm. The reason this gets to me a bit is that I do plenty of beautiful people who dread their Summer wardrobe because they can’t cover up their “ugly” untoned bodies. I think this is sad. I think everyone should be able to walk around in a floaty dress/cool tank top on a hot Summer’s day without feeling they should cover up their arms.
I also have a soft spot for gothy kids even though I do agree about this being its own brand of conformity (and I love that t-shirt, Voodoo Lou!). Perhaps conformity is the new non-conformity. But then you don’t get to play with black nailpolish and be accused of Satan worship by the neighbours that way, which would surely be a shame.
Okay, point made, I will try to stop taking this thread to very seriously now.
You’re right, it is hard to find decent hats in shops. I got the Augusta from Miller Hats and I’m very pleased with it.
Stop looking now. White guys can’t do fedoras, and white guys with your build can’t do porkpies. Believe me, I’ve tried.
–Cliffy
Wow, I guess I’ve just been served!
So does that mean that it’s on, or do you have yet to serve him back?
IMO, Dean Stockwell on Quantum Leap was the best-dressed man ever. Rowr!
Saw one of those in our cafeteria today – mid-'60’s gal, with indian-motif silkscreen 3/4 sleeve tummy-top, lo-rise buttonfly cords (highwaters) with 1" heel flowery sandals …
… and a white white white pot belly. Just like mine, but with less fur. No, wait - whiter. At least she didn’t have glaringly obvious collagen injections.
On a sadder note, her shoulders were terribly rounded, forward - that’s a sign of osteoperosis, no?
Big Bad Voodoo Lou, I implore you: do not listen to Cliffy. While in general I have the utmost respect for Cliffy’s opinions, in this he is flat out wrong.
Amen! Oh, and what was that on his head all the time? Hmmm . . .
Huh. I think you just saw my stepmonster.
I mean you’re too thin for a porkpie, Lou. But by all means, ignore my advice. If you can rock a hat, I’ll salute you. But I’m sure that what will really happen is every few weeks for the rest of your life you’ll see your fedora hanging in a closet and you’ll think “Man, I wish I could wear that thing.” 
–Cliffy
Hear, hear! I’ve been a fashion dropout since I was 16, and it’s great. I wear what is comfortable and practical for me, nothing extreme, tight, or revealing. And it means people don’t seem to notice me. It’s like having a personal Somebody Else’s Problem field 
Oh, that’s a relief! I am not thin at all, and if you ever met me in real life, you’d know. I’m always hovering around 200 pounds and I’m about 5’10", so even though I don’t look “fat” if I’m fully dressed, nobody would ever confuse me with being skinny either. I thought you might mean thick white guys can’t pull them off, so I might still try to find my dream fedora.
I’m worried because I sweat a lot, and I wouldn’t want to ruin a good hat by soaking it through, though.
I want a t-shirt that says, “Foolish American Tourist” in Chinese, either kind.
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It used to be that everyone wore fedoras and porkpies, white and black. Are you saying that now only a certain race can do it?
Also are you insinuating that only blacks can wear those hats, or that any non-caucasian (Chinese, Samoan, Mexican) can pull off the look?