Guys who dress Preppy — Page 2

Wow... I just realized that I am wearing a polo shirt, cargo shorts and flip-flops. And I wasn't even trying to dress preppy today; I just threw these clothes on to sit around the house in.

...are gay.

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i fvcking hate labels...

"Also, why does it bother you so much? I always wonder why some people despise Abercrombie, etc.-wearing people so much. It's their own personal decision and it doesn't affect you. Why do you care at all?"

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Because, Joshua, the utter lack of creativity that is shown by people who desire to look just like everybody else so they can fit in is just another disappointing, stultifying aspect of American culture. And, actually, that does affect me. Seeing people joining in without so much as a whisp of critical thinking is basically the nucleus of everything that's wrong with our culture.

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Maybe Joshua doesn't dress like that to fit in - maybe he just really likes the stlye and feels comfortable in that clothing. Although there are several people like you describe, FindingNamo, who annoy me thoroughly.

Oh Joshua, I am willing to take you at your word that you "just really like" that certain style of clothing. With a huge grain of salt.

I'm sure you were in no way influenced by the marketing of that style, by the people in your life who also dress in that style, or by the countless influences in American culture that pressure people to conform.

I'm sure that you suddenly arrived one day at the individual decision that you "like" a certain style and later found out that, wow, it's called The Preppy Look. Who knew?

Let me spell it out for you again, the stultifying sameness of American culture today, of which "the preppy look" is particularly emblematic, affects me on a daily basis.

You can drive from one end of the country to the other and see the exact same Gaps and Abercrombies marketing the exact same style to people who have learned the lesson that to fit in is to be cool. DON'T be an individual. DON'T think for yourself. And PICK one of the four or five acceptable pre-packaged styles because what you wear really says EVERYTHING about who you are.

It's true, it does. Just not in the positive way you think it does.

People who buy into that crap, the way you have, do absolutely nothing to advance creativity in our culture.

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Updated On: 5/29/05 at 06:41 PM

I don't mind guys in preppy Lacoste knit shirts as long as once can see their nipples. Otherwise, what's the point?

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I do see your point, FindingNamo - but what would you have us do? Do you knit all of your own clothes yourself? Go nude?

Updated On: 5/29/05 at 07:11 PM

And I can understand that. But I don't do that and that is what is frustrating. Namo thinks because I buy a few items from some of these stores that he has a personal vendetta against, it makes me unoriginal and, apparently, not worth existing as a human being.

I know. But it seems that way. I'm not advancing culture in our society, so what's the point of living?

Amen!

Okay, here is the thing:

I don't dress like everyone else. I have a few items from those stores. You don't seem to understand. A few jeans from A&F, a couple shirts from Gap, get the idea? You've never seen the way I dress. I don't know how else to explain this to you.

People who buy into that crap, the way you have, do absolutely nothing to advance creativity in our culture.

Hmm, that sounds like judging. You're telling me that I am not "advancing creativity in our culture", yet you don't know a damn thing of any importance about me.

Just out of curiosity, how do you advance culture in our society? What breakthroughs have you made? These are genuine questions of mine.

Stop the fighting.
Everyone relax.
Personally, I think people should dress to only impress themselves.
I love that Barrett wears pink polka dots with pinstripes. It looks great on him. I could not pull it off but he looked adorable.
Bruce Villanch wears funny tee shirts and that looks good on him.
Musto looks great in salmon and I could never carry it.
I look good in red and black. People always say to me why do you only wear red and black and I say because thats what looks good on me.
Wear what you like.
Don't conform.
I cut my hair short for my tv show and I hated it. I am much happier with long hair and I don't give a damn what people think.

Updated On: 6/1/05 at 09:01 PM