I totally agree with that, but there ARE people whore bare flesh showing or body hugging t-shirts.
What is this nonsense with straight men wearing earrings in both ears? I cannot begin to tell you how much this trend annoys me.
Also, I have almost gotten used to straight men highlighting or bleaching their hair . . . almost. I grew up in the dark ages of the 1970's and 1980's. Back then if a man lightened his hair he was gay. Back then darkening hair to cover gray was never considered gay. It was usually a sign of a man who was recently divorced and on the dating scene again or had been laid off mid career and was trying to look younger while job hunting.
my wife still beats me though...
You poor thing. You should start a husband beaters thread.:wink:
j/k:smile:
I don't think fashion makes it easy. Men's fashions seem almost deliberately ambiguous in some ways because people are beginning to recognize that good looking clothes are the ones that fit nicely to the body, have some sense of color scheme, and that they look and feel good. With that said, men are, in general terms, a lot more concerned with their dress and their appearance now than, say, ten, maybe twenty years ago. "Stylish" is in.
I just think some guys are naturally confused by the metrosexual fashion style and will try a little too hard to copy it either because they THINK that's how they should look or they really haven't developed a style of their own. I'll never forget the dude strolling on campus who overdid the pink shirt, ripped up jeans, sandals, and gradiented unisex glasses and spiky hair gel. I couldn't help but laugh.
I'm really tired of seeing everyone wear the same tired, boring, and uninspired brands like Hollister or Abercrombie and Fitch. Sorry if this offends, but I know I don't want to be a walking billboard for some brand. Y'all know I love Guess, but I wouldn't wear something with a big logo plastered across the front. It just doesn't look very detailed or interesting. Polo shirts and random scrawls are just that, nothing important. How many A&Fers have EVER surfed a day in their lives, anyway?
(If anything, I'd rather people like my style and say, "Hey Dee, you awesome lookin' dude with the righteous hair, where'd you get that shirt?" "This?" I query and smile, "Go to Guess. It's real nice.")
Anybody can get a damn sweatshirt and puffy-paste big bubble letters on it. It's a travesty when it looks like shit and still sets you back $50 and more. What the hell for? Fashion without value, style, or inspiration drives me up the wall.
For the rest of it, I think so long as you're not wearing a typical gay icon (rainbow flag, pink triangle) anywhere on your clothes, then you're safe. You're safe due to a lack of burden of proof. You'll either win the affection of some girl on a dress-you-up makeover project (voluntary or not) and some dudes will check you out, not your ass, though...
As much as I love wearing thongs on the beach, there is a perception that only gay men would wear one. At least, that seems to be the case in the Twin Cities.
I like wearing them because I have a good body and love showing my bulge off.
I don't know where this perception started but I wish it would go away.
You hit that nail right on the head. Many guys hanging out in a group on the beach get nervous when they see a guy in a Speedo for the same reason. They make comments amongst themselves that Speedos are gay and they would never wear one, especially if there are women in their group. Athletic, fit guys look great in sexy swimwear, yet that double standard for guys and gals is so ridiculous. The fashion industry offers clothes for the fit guy - the important thing here is for guys to buy these styles and wear them. I'm anxious to see what this summer will bring on the beach. If nothing else, the hem line has to go up with board shorts by about 12". I'm going to look for board shorts made from nylon and have them hemmed. I run and cycle and want to show off my legs, not hide them.I bust my ass to look good in a thong and I absolutly love wearing it,:biggrin1: One time I got chased by some rednecks who were fly fishing on the beach, they were calling me a fag and wanted to beat my ass. But I guess that what happens when you run across ignorant, narrow minded people that are insecure about their sexuality and want beat somebodies ass for exposing them to something that makes them confront their own sexuality.![]()
That's what I've noticed.About six years ago I finally got the courage up to wear my thong at the beach when my wife dared me to do it.
:tongue: Personally i think Gillete has it covered. Its not what you are wearing, its who's wearing what. regardless of orientation some guys will come off looking gay and some guys don't. But feather Boas will pretty much do any guy in!Avoid feather boas.
I'm not a big fashion hound, so I don't really know... but it seems like the first one I remember doing this (and starting the whole nasty trend) was Tommy Hellfinger. (Typo intended.) It seemed so crazy to me. He gets a $5 t-shirt, silkscreens his name all over the front of it, sells it to gullible, insecure customers for $50, and they walk around advertising for him, to other gullible, insecure folks.Absolutely Dee! I often want to pick up those t-shirts brazened with a brand name and want to walk up to the counter and ask if the price on the tag is what they are going to pay me to advertise for them. I don't get the brand name culture.