# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![ForumBot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ee59a6/32.png) [@ForumBot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ForumBot)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2008, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/61 "2008-03-06T07:50:29Z")
Boot cut low-rise jeans that are slightly tight fitting (esp on the butt. I gotta show off) and a gold or silver/metallic grey t-shirt with a cool design on it (my favorite one has a whale crushing a city.) ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2008, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/62 "2008-03-06T08:35:04Z")
Cool weather: Boot cut blue jeans, pull-over sweater or turtleneck, loafers and a blazer (with matching beret) or denim jacket. Warm weather: Denim or khaki capris, summer sweater or polo shirt and sandals or white canvas shoes. Add silver hoop earrings, a silver bracelet and rings and there’s my look. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2008, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/63 "2008-03-06T08:59:28Z")
I am a creature of mood. I wear a lot of long full skirts in the summer. I had to give up my peasant blouses though. Traded them for something with sleeves that didn’t make me look like I was in costume. Shoes – wedge sandals or ballet flats depending on the skirt. Love big earrings, exotic wraps and scarves and being a total cliche. Or I can wear a Harris tweed three piece suit (the skirt, not pants) with a silky blouse and loafers. **Zeldar** said recently that this looked “marmy” – meaning like a schoolmarm. Or I can wear my righteous cowgirl boots and jeans. My latest acquistion: lamb houseshoes. I don’t mean like Persian lamb. I mean like Lambchop. ---
**Author:** ![Purgatory\_Creek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/74df32/32.png) [@Purgatory\_Creek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purgatory_Creek)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2008, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/64 "2008-03-06T12:20:10Z")
Back when I was alive: Levi 501 button-fly jeans. Ramones T-shirt A cigarette A cup of coffee Bare feet (summer) or work boots (winter) Gray fedora Now that I’m old, fat, and agoraphobic: A 1984 Paint-A-Thon T-shirt Jersey sweats My father’s old plaid flannel bathrobe $4.97 Target brand canvas flats ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2008, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/65 "2008-03-06T12:28:44Z")
Male, 36. When I was in my teen years, blue jeans, a T-shirt (usually something hippie related), and sneakers. Now, blue jeans (in better shape than I used to wear, but still frayed at the cuffs), a long-sleeve button shirt open at the collar, and black casual shoes. Of course, what I’m probably best known for at the office is wearing something more like [this:](http://flickr.com/photos/jmrocher2001/1358210171/in/photostream/)a helmet, cycling shorts and a T-shirt with a zipper down the front. ---
**Author:** ![coffinjumper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8baadc/32.png) [@coffinjumper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coffinjumper)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2008, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/66 "2008-03-06T12:35:27Z")
Depends on who is coming. If it’s my friends from Rocky it would be either a corset with fisnets and a short skirt slit all the way up one side or pleather pants with a bra and a fishnet shirt, both usually with boots with a spiked heel, though occassionally Nine West heels or stillettos. If they were from classes then black pants/jeans with a black band/concert/theatrical show shirt. (One day I wore my yellow blue sun shirt and the entire day people stopped me to comment on the color. “you’re wearing yellow” they’d say,as if I didn’t know. Not one of them stopped me to comment on how awesome Firefly was. _le sigh_ ) If they know me from the thetare it would be blacks, completely and utterly and the socks better go past the ankle and be black too. ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2008, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/67 "2008-03-06T13:53:36Z")
Jeans, t-shirt from Threadless (untucked), Doc Martens. Unless I’m at work, in which case it’s a plaid button-up from LL Bean, khakis, and the Docs. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2008, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/68 "2008-03-06T14:59:44Z")
Black Levis, running shoes, the loudest Hawaiian shirt you can find. This is the default. I got married in a Hawaiian shirt. I go to funerals in a Hawaiian shirt. I will be cremated in a Hawaiian shirt. Just to throw my students off, some days I wear khaki Dockers instead of Levis (Born to be wiiiiild…). ---
**Author:** ![Foxy40](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2008, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/69 "2008-03-06T15:12:05Z")
Black slacks, colored blouse, three inch heels, briefcase, silver jewelry. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2008, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/70 "2008-03-06T15:21:35Z")
Usually the typical Abercrombie look. Summer: T Shirt, cargo shorts, flip flops. I don’t tend to wear hats much, however. Winter: polo or long sleeve with sleeves rolled up, jeans, black Kenneth Cole casual shoes. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2008, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/71 "2008-03-06T15:42:45Z")
[QUOTE=Nzinga, Seated] Huge sterling silver hoop earings Amber jewelry Head wrap or afro dark glasses lip gloss low cut shirt or turtle neck leather jacket too tight jeans high heals Big buck-toothed grin ETA: I almost forgot! Almost always in black and red. [/QUOTE] I think I’m in love. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2008, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/72 "2008-03-06T17:02:35Z")
I’ll throw in my sex & age…I’m F and 40. When I described my typical outfit above, I was thinking more about winter, since we are in the middle of a seemingly endless one right now. In the summer, I wear capris just about every day, and although some of my pairs are denim, I tend to get them in different colors & patterns, and I wear them with t-shirts or sometimes a lightweight sweater. Sometimes I’ll wear low-top Chucks with them, and sometimes I wear flip-flops or other sandals. I’m interested to read that some folks still wear Docs…I still have a few pairs (even a b&w spectator pair, like **Big Bad Voodoo Lou**!), but never think to wear them anymore. ---
**Author:** ![ForumBot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ee59a6/32.png) [@ForumBot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ForumBot)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2008, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/73 "2008-03-06T17:12:10Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] I got married in a Hawaiian shirt. I go to funerals in a Hawaiian shirt. [/QUOTE] Cite. ---
**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 6, 2008, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/74 "2008-03-06T17:36:15Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] Black Levis, running shoes, the loudest Hawaiian shirt you can find. This is the default. I got married in a Hawaiian shirt. I go to funerals in a Hawaiian shirt. I will be cremated in a Hawaiian shirt. Just to throw my students off, some days I wear khaki Dockers instead of Levis (Born to be wiiiiild…). [/QUOTE] I’m not \*that \* dedicated, but I did get married in a Hawaiian shirt…on the beach. Not in Hawaii, unfortunately. ---
**Author:** ![BetsQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@BetsQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BetsQ)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2008, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/75 "2008-03-06T17:55:28Z")
You know, I think it’s a little sad that we all have an answer to this. I’m making a note to add some variety to the wardrobe next time I shop. But the answer for me is: solid, red, black, or blue T-shirt, preferably with a V-neck, long-sleeve in winter, or sweater, jeans or chinos, and comfy shoes that aren’t quite sneakers, like Sketchers. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2008, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/76 "2008-03-06T18:05:43Z")
I can dig up photos of my wedding. That one I can document. I also wore a Hawaiian shirt to my father’s memorial service a couple of years ago. That one I don’t have photos of. ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2008, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/77 "2008-03-06T20:00:16Z")
Ramones tank top. I have some “official” ones, and some I made. Black jeans. Boots. Ankh. ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2008, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/78 "2008-03-06T20:20:57Z")
Winter - Solid colour v-neck fitted sweater, tight boot-cuts, strappy heels. Summer - short shorts, halter tops, flip-flops Female, 27 I love my style. ---
**Author:** ![LilGypsyGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilGypsyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilGypsyGirl)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2008, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/79 "2008-03-06T21:21:35Z")
[QUOTE=Really Not All That Bright] Semi-ratty jeans, flip flops, buttondown shirt with the sleeves rolled up OR a t-shirt relating to piracy and/or drinking [/QUOTE] Wow - honey, is that you? 😉 Take away the flip flops, replace them with workboots or a pair of AirWalks or Vans, and you pretty much have my fiancee’s entire wardrobe summed up in one sentence. Hm. Mine too, now that I look down at my “Plunder Bunny” tee and denim capri’s. Oh, and my skull 'n crossbones flip-flops. 😛 Is this an Orlando thing? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2008, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205/80 "2008-03-06T21:34:40Z")
Different styles of jeans, black belt, black, clingy shirt, and black shoes. In the summer, I wear capris, chinese shoes, and mostly black shirts, but I do throw in white shir s as well. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stereotypical-outfit/440205.md?page=5)