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[De_El]

hahaha thank you for your concern sean

imma wear it today as a trial run because it was the first shirt i grabbed out of my dresser and i can't be bovved to change it. but i'll keep what you say about blazers and vests in mind in case i get cold, i guess.

[Lines]

I think you could get away with a zip up hoodie with it, but not much else.

[evilbobthebob]

Well if wearing a shirt over a tshirt makes someone a douchebag, I guess I've been telling everyone I'm a douche for a while now. At least they can have an honest assessment of my personality.

[De_El]

sooo not the point. it's the design that's kind of problematic, not the fact that it's a tshirt. 

[evilbobthebob]

Yeah well I have quite a few tshirts that go for a similar aesthetic.

[Nodaisho]

I do happen to dislike the current fashionability of what might be called 'military-chic' for more-or-less the same reason.

Uh....military fashion is not a current thing. It's been around forever. Especially in the goth scene.

Camouflage was high fashion in France in the early 1900s, that's how old it is. And overcoats tend to take a lot of cues from military outerwear, if they aren't complete rip-offs of military designs. I'm probably missing some even older cues (cravats?).

I just like surplus clothes because they are comfortable, cheap, and have a lot of pockets.

[Eris]

I like my docs because I wanted big stompy boots that were comfy, and didn't have the huge soles that a lot of goth stompyboots for ladies (and men too, I guess) seem to have around here. These boots are probably themost comfy shoes I have, and if they weren't a faded red colour I would wear them to work all the time rather than my sneaker-y shoes which make my feet hurt after standing for a few hours. But es, main reasn for getting them was big boots that were a bit different to what I normally wear, to essentally help me be more confident.


Gus, I am seeing a lot of plaid stuff around in stores, and I think I could pull some of it off if I tried wearing them. Should I at least try plaid and get the internet's opinion? I would have done it earlier, but est just keeps givivng me disapproving looks whenever I start looking at plaid.
hell yeah, unintentional pagbreak

[Nodaisho]

What is going on at the shoulders there? I'll probably need a translation, since odds are it is in Norwegian.

[iamiam]

looking good, jens!

[iamiam]

then again i wear jeggings so what do i know

[Something Witty]

I wear combat boots because they last forever and are more comfortable to me than most shoes. Also the steel-toe helps when heavy car parts fall on my feet.

[JD]

Man I have these gigantic hiking boots that I never wear. Perhaps I should change that.

[David_Dovey]

Hannah I think you should try it. Don't let Ben be your fashion guide.

Don't let Ben be your fashion guide.

Look I don't wanna be mean or nothing cos I like Ben but his posts in this thread don't exactly inspire my confidence in him as a style svengali.

[JD]

Jens you probably should not wear a button up with that jacket.

[David_Dovey]

I see nothing wrong with Jens' outfit at all. Actually it is crazy how well the jacket fits you dogg, seeing as I assume you haven't had it altered, have you?

[Alex C]

I've always liked the cut of military style jackets but kinda find patches and such bit tacky, tbh. A fairly minor nitpick though.

[Nodaisho]

Yeah, I don't wear any patches on my military-ish jackets, aside from the flags that come on them, and even then I don't wear American flags, I figure having a flag of a different country helps give the idea that no, I'm not in the military, so please don't thank me for my service.

[David_Dovey]

Second time washing my jeans today, starting to see the first really noticeable fades, some really awesome electric blue in the seat and slight whiskers, and really really slight on the front knees yeahhhh

[plumbob78]

Nah, it's an old soviet jacket. The shoulders read "CA" on each side, but I've never been able to figure out what it stands for! I don't think it's California.

edit: I guess you can't actually see the shoulders at all! They're just red shoulder pads. I can't find another image on the web of it, but... they're shoulder flaps.

Jens, the "CA" would transliterate as "SA" and stands for "Sovietskaya Armiya" (Soviet Army). The C is a Cyrillic S.

[calenlass]

Jens that jacket makes you look dashing. Wear it more.

[Coward]

I'm going to sound stubborn here but, in many ways, I am a grumpy old man. Call it perks.

Jens, that jacket does look good on you. However, it's not a look I would recommend. As part of a uniform it is an item of clothing designed, amongst other things, to make you a part of something bigger than an individual. Call it an army, a brotherhood, whatever - the bigger point is when someone puts it on they're saying they stand for the wider values of that organisation, they're saying they've earnt the right to wear it. If that doesn't apply, certainly in the case of a uniform with a little attached history, then I don't think that person should put it on.

I don't suggest for one moment that by wearing that jacket you're making yourself out to be a Soviet officer or anything like that. Like I say, it looks good on you and that's probably why you choose to wear it. You could probably achieve a similar effect in a smart civvy jacket is all.

[RallyMonkey]

it looks good on you and that's probably why you choose to wear it.

I think that's really as deep as you need to get into it.

[Something Witty]

I think his point is that if you wore some military jacket and some guy was actually in the military he might flip out about it. (I've seen this happen)

[RallyMonkey]

And our point is that that guy would be acting silly.

[Alex C]

It's also silly to act like clothing isn't part of the non-verbal dialogue we have with the people around us every day. Ignore that at your own peril.

[Rizzo]

Guys, stop being fashion wankers. If this jacket was some sort of complex fashion decision you have far too much spare time.

It's a nice jacket, wear it. If military types get offended then they're far too thin skinned. And you're in Norway. I doubt the military in Norway are as enthusiastic as they are in the States.

[Rizzo]

Fair point (build a robocop outfit - best piece of fashion you can own).

[Jace]

That jacket looks good on you. It looks good on your body.

[Something Witty]

It'll look better on my bedroom floor. 

[sean]

jens you should just give that jacket to me

[Lines]

I want to be a commie just like Jens.

[sean]

jens wants to be a commie just like me

[Scarychips]

jens likes commies just like me

[Something Witty]

Quote Tunnel!

[JD]

Switty you ruin everything

[Something Witty]

Just doing my job.

[Gemmwah]

Hey Jens, I like your jacket.

[Lines]

dontcha wish you were a commie just like me

dontcha

[Ballard]

Move along, folks. There's nothing to see here.

[Lunchbox]

I wore the backwards blouse today.
You can do the buttons up on your back! It is a bit tricky (the buttons are slightly too big for the holes) but it is DOABLE.

[sean]

linds i actually sing that song to myself just like that every time i shower

[Lines]

I knew it.

Because I was in the room the other day listening to you.

Yep.

[Rizzo]

Guys, I need some new jeans and I'm thinking of getting some dark purple ones. Is that cool? I don't really care if you say no but I am kind of interested in opinions.

Also gonna get some plain dark grey ones.

[BrittanyMarie]

actually i think you could pull off dark purple really well. so long as you don't pair it with something stupid

[calenlass]

Rizzo is incapable of wearing anything stupid.

[BrittanyMarie]

see then it's all cool. buy the pants and post lots of pictures!

[Rizzo]

Rizzo is incapable of wearing anything stupid.

Whatever you say Katie...

[JD]

you looks silly in that photo, not stupid.

[elizaknowswhatshesfor]

I am too late for boots discussion. I will add this anyway: I have Doc Martins, I've always had them, since my feet were big enough to own them, I still have the same pairs from when I was a kid. They are awesome for walking, or being places where there's water & you don't want your feet to get wet.

They are practical. Sometimes clothes that look good can be practical & good value (Like old army surplus.)

[A Wet Helmet]

I have a pair of Doc's that are old enough to walk into a bar by themselves and order a drink.

Don't wear them much anymore.  I've actually been saving them because I want to bronze them like baby booties and make bookends out of them.   I've got another pair I bought right before my oldest was born, and she's going to be 16 soon.   Is it sad that I still think of those as my 'new' boots?