End of an Era

[HazelGod]

<<< This cat did a wet tshirt contest years after discovering grey pubes!

What's that expression? "I'll never drink that much again."

I didn't win (that went to the 19yr old perky Parton impersonator) but I got my share of cheers and whistles. I'm sheepishly proud of myself.

Pics, or it didn't happen.

 

[midlifebear]

Dragonfly, yoooos is b(ee)oooty(ful). No te preocupes. And never forget the moral about The Harper Valley PTA.

Edit: And snoozan, if you have any old pearls and sweater sets you like to get rid of, please let me know. I'm looking for a good Poodle skirt, too.

Cheers!

 

[Calboner]

I think that there are some general principles that explain this sort of thing, but that can also be misunderstood.

1. Clothing styles that teenagers can get away with look absurd and unflattering on people who are well into their physical maturity.

This is true, but in affirming it one may neglect the fact that a lot of the clothing fashions of young people are tacky and ridiculous. (I have my own pet examples, but I won't state them here, as to do so would distract from the main point.) They do not look good on young people: they just look less ridiculous on young people than they do on older people because we expect young people to make some bad choices in fashion. Their tastes are immature and they need to distinguish themselves from their elders. We expect better judgment of those who have been adults for a good long time: that is why the clothing of young people sometimes looks ridiculous on them.

2. The disparity between what a teenager can wear and what an older adult can wear is greater for women than it is for men.

Yes: but the fact is that there is far greater diversity of style in women's and girls' clothing in general than in men's and boys' clothing. Men can get away with wearing the same kind of casual clothing all their lives because there are certain articles of casual wear, like blue jeans and a T-shirt, or chino trousers and a polo shirt, that have remained in fashion for decades. Women's fashions, casual and formal, have far greater diversity and change far more quickly, so a woman is more likely than a man to make the sort of upsetting discovery that Dragonfly reports.

For my part, I forsook blue jeans in favor of grown-up clothes when I was in my early twenties, and since then I have only had to make small adjustments for changes in fashion, such as the width of collars and neckties.

 

[Gonzo3]

End of an Era.
Sounds dramatic doesn't it.
But for me it's true.
There comes to a point in a womans life when youthful, cute and quirky fashions simply look tragic and ridiculous.
I'm sure this phenomenon happens to men as well.
I was reminded of this fact in a very startling way the other day.
I had passed a little boutique that specialises in up market surf clothing.
A little t-shirt with an edgy, grave yard humour motif caught my eye.
With out a seconds thought I had brought it and took it home.
The sight that greeted me in the mirror was not the one I had pictured in my head and it was a huge shock.
I looked like mutton dressed up as lamb.
I had passed being young and moved to old.
Is there anyones else ( man or woman) who has found the same thing?

awwwwwwwwwwwwww just look upon it as a new chapter starting in your life,many new exciting adventures a head im sure :smile:

 

[Phil Ayesho]

2. The disparity between what a teenager can wear and what an older adult can wear is greater for women than it is for men.

I dunno about this...

Ever see a grey haired guy in those baggy jeans that hang down around their thighs with their boxers showing?

And, not long ago, every guy over 30 who wore his baseball cap backwards or sideways... they sure looked like idiots... didn't they?


I see lots of older guys trying a little too hard to stay "hip and current...

I have a lot more respect for folks who can find a style that suits them and stick with it.

 

[The Dragon]

Thank christ I look OK naked.

 

[HazelGod]

Thank christ I look OK naked.

There's nothing as plain as "OK" about how you look naked, love. :wink: