# What's your stereotypical outfit? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 5, 2008, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205 "2008-03-05T17:24:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tremorviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/1 "2008-03-05T17:24:55Z")
Some friends and I were talking about a “Come dressed as the honoree” party where you (obviously) dress up like the guest of honor, birthday person, etc. I said I couldn’t think of what people would wear to be dressed as me and every single one of my friends (and a few I polled independently) said “Black pencil skirt and 4” heels". (Hey! I sez indignantly, I don’t always wear black pencil skirts, I also have a dark grey tweed pencil skirt and what about the houndstooth… :smack: ) Anyway, what’s your indentifying outfit? Hawaiian shirt, cargo shorts and birks? Boot cut jeans, trendy trainers, a cute top? Khaki pants and navy polo (like my aunt’s default outfit that gets her frequently mistaken for a Blockbuster employee)? Heavy metal/strip club t-shirt and black jeans? Pastel track suits? What would your friends wear to your party? ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/2 "2008-03-05T17:46:04Z")
Red Sox hat, work shirt unbuttoned over a t-shirt, jeans and Simple clogs. OK, sometimes it’s a flannel shirt. Does the same seat at the bar count? ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/3 "2008-03-05T17:49:32Z")
Oxford shirt over "khaki"s in any of 8 or so colors with New Balances in either brown or black. Belt and tie, and the watch from _Stranger Than Fiction_. Alas, my fashion sense is stuck thoroughly on page 58 of the Land’s End catalog. ---
**Author:** ![3acresandatruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e79b87/32.png) [@3acresandatruck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3acresandatruck)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/4 "2008-03-05T17:51:53Z")
They’d wear Wrangler jeans, a plaid flannel shirt over a white cotton tee-shirt, and work boots with white socks. If it’s warm weather, they leave off the plaid shirt and replace the jeans with work shorts. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/5 "2008-03-05T17:53:30Z")
Levi’s 501s, stained white T-shirt. If its a ski day, black ski pants, black turtleneck. ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/6 "2008-03-05T17:59:27Z")
Black pants or jeans, Macy’s INC blouse, black shoes. ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/7 "2008-03-05T18:08:43Z")
Jeans, fitted t-shirt and a pair of Converse. I will also probably have on a hoodie. ---
**Author:** ![Sunrazor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sunrazor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunrazor)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/8 "2008-03-05T18:11:07Z")
My closet is stocked almost entirely from J.C. Penney’s men’s section. Typically, St. John’s Bay long-sleeve twill shirt, Dockers pants, Rockport shoes. Boring, I know. But comfy and stylishly anonymous. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/9 "2008-03-05T18:12:41Z")
Skirt and sweater – I have a full array of both so can’t narrow it down any better than that. The sweater is almost always over a turtleneck, though, and I’m wearing opaque tights (black, navy, brown, or cream) and flat, comfortable shoes. Summer: Skirt and a solid-color “dress” tee, bare legs, sandals. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/10 "2008-03-05T18:14:43Z")
Socks…sombrero…smile. ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/11 "2008-03-05T18:18:17Z")
[QUOTE=scout1222] Jeans, fitted t-shirt and a pair of Converse. I will also probably have on a hoodie. [/QUOTE] Swap the Converse for plain black laceless sneakers from Payless, and that’s me. Sometimes I get crazy and instead of one of my gray zip hoodies, I’ll wear a button-down shirt, unbuttoned over the t-shirt. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/12 "2008-03-05T18:19:51Z")
long sleeve t-shirt (or maybe a polo), jeans and sneakers. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/13 "2008-03-05T18:21:33Z")
Jeans and a t-shirt. Jean/khaki shorts if it’s hot out. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/14 "2008-03-05T18:21:56Z")
[QUOTE=tremorviolet] Hawaiian shirt, cargo shorts and birks? [/QUOTE] Replace the birks with sandals, and up until recently, yeah. These days it’s jeans, sneakers, and some sort of interesting shirt. There is no typical. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/15 "2008-03-05T18:23:01Z")
**Summer:** Dickies shorts, Converse Chuck Taylors, t-shirt. **Winter:** Jeans, Chucks or Doc Martens, t-shirt or button-up shirt. This of course doesn’t include “work,” which is always lame khakis and lame polos or button-up shirts. ---
**Author:** ![Belrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/16 "2008-03-05T18:37:21Z")
Jeans, hiking boots, & either a colored T-shirt or open-collared dress shirt with sleeves rolled to just below the elbow. The you-can’t fire-me-because-I-run-the-computers “Corporate Geek” look. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/17 "2008-03-05T18:45:40Z")
Jeans (blue or black) and either a nice T or a short-sleeve blouse, and black or white sneaks. If it’s cool, maybe a cardigan. Comfy and not in the least bit stylish, that’s me. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/18 "2008-03-05T18:45:54Z")
Dressy pants, a short-sleeved knit top or blouse of some kind with a tank under it, and a zip-up sweater over it. And ballet flats. My internal thermostat is broken. I live in layers. ---
**Author:** ![supergoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@supergoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supergoose)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/19 "2008-03-05T18:46:49Z")
Long patterned skirt (and top) and striped socks in vivid contrasting colors, the socks mainly black and [other color] stripes. Except that I don’t think I have hardly anything in yellow or lime green. I tend to favor reds and blues. ---
**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/20 "2008-03-05T18:53:53Z")
Jeans and a black (or white) v-neck t-shirt from The Gap. Black flip flops or Converse. Baseball cap. That’s daytime though. Nighttime is jeans with a sexy black (or white) v-neck shirt/sweater and black, heeled, pointy boots. I trade the baseball cap for jewelry. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205.md?page=2)