• 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.socialEnglish
    42·
    9 days ago

    I would dress like a kid if they made the cool kids designs in large adult sizes. They have all the best shit. The mens section is a sea of drab, lifeless bullshit. How come we don’t get head-to-toe Spongebob outfits? It’s not fair.

    • Hueristic_Autistic@lemmy.world
      10·
      9 days ago

      I’m the exact opposite. Always have been. Everyone has always tried to get me to, “Find my style,” bitch please! My style is nice and boring no design heather gray, solid black, forest green and gray t-shirts with a pocket, pain black relaxed fit wrangler jeans or cargo shorts that go below the knee for biking or to longer events that I don’t want to feel the wind on my knees or exposed in.

      Also, when you bike as a dude when you wear something like 6" to 8" inseam for shorts, you’re gonna either be wearing something skin tight where your balls are up against the shorts and I’ve always wondered if there’s a sports cup at play or feel like you’re wearing boxers. Maybe that’s just me. 10" inseam is the shortest I can go and yeah I know I have autism but I can’t relax with anything shorter.

      Then there’s the whole crew vs quarter cut for men and if you wear ankle cut as a dude in the summer you have a sick obsession with enjoying blisters. Anytime really, like fuckin’ shit ankle cut socks are SHIT!!! Quarter Cut Socks especially dickies are the fucking best!!! If you wear crew cut socks in the summer with shorts you piss me off because I get the comfort at home but out in public, it looks so fuckin’ stupid.

        • boonhet@sopuli.xyz
          1·
          8 days ago

          I have ADHD and it comes with decision paralysis

          Which is why all my t-shirts are black and all my socks the same.

          The only decision to make is shorts vs jeans. That decision gets made twice a year, in April and October pretty much

    • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      8 days ago

      I mean, SpongeBob’s outfit is khaki shorts, a black belt, high white socks, a white short sleeve button down, and a tie. The men’s section absolutely has all of that.

        • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
          1·
          8 days ago

          Ah. There are few things I want to wear less than clothes with graphics on them. Gimme plain, practical clothes in solid colors all day every day. The duality of neurospicy man I suppose.

  • Fizz@lemmy.nz
    13·
    9 days ago

    I look at women and they’re so well dressed in so many different and interesting styles. When i look at men they are dressed very plain usually “badly dressed” the ones the are well dressed rarely have an interesting style.

    I am thinking more about clothes these days because I want a dress style that i find interesting and I struggle to find the mens equivalent what I see in womens clothing.

    Ive never gone to a clothing store and seen wizard robes or anything cool. Never seen a cape, never seen a pirate shirt.

    • Axolotl@feddit.it
      22·
      9 days ago

      No one stopping you from wearing a dress

      Anyway

      Never seen a cape

      Can we normalize capes again?, like cmon! This is so cool:

      • YellowParenti@lemmy.wtfEnglish
        5·
        8 days ago

        I live where we have 3 seasons of summer and about 1.5 months of hoodie weather. There was a freeze and actual snow! spouse took a hoodie, other ones were dirty. I took my wool blanket, folded it in half, and used 3 safety pins to hold it in my shoulders. It looked like this

        But in dark gray with sweater, jeans, and my tan work boots. I felt damn cool and people were checking me out. Live your dreams!

    • Hapankaali@lemmy.world
      13·
      9 days ago

      It’s an interesting phenomenon, because throughout most of human history it was men who wore (if they could) flamboyant outfits, while women tended to be more demurely dressed. Sexually dimorphic species (ducks, peacocks, etc.) are often similar, with males having vibrant colours. What changed, and why? I’m sure some sociologist has thought of an answer.

      Signed, plainly dressed man.

      • BlaestEgnen@feddit.dk
        7·
        9 days ago

        I think the reason is as simple as flamboyant outfits being easily available.

        Two hundred years ago, a flamboyant outfit indicated you did minimum manual work. As that’d destroy the drip, and it was also quite expensive. While commoners would wear often brown/grey work outfits.

        It’s the same reasons for why it used to be in to be white/pale, as that indicated you’d stay inside all day rather than working the fields. Now it’s in to be tan, as that indicates you’re able to sunbath rather than work in an office all day long

        • vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works
          6·
          9 days ago

          I think there’s also a factor of WW1 and 2, even well into the depression it wasn’t too uncommon for men to wear somewhat colorful clothes but after WW2 it seems that the only folks using color were pimps and hippies. From there it was simply a matter of industrial clothing not really giving folks an option.

    • MountingSuspicion@reddthat.com
      4·
      9 days ago

      Wisdom Kaye is a male model and he does great videos exploring a more diverse perspective on men’s fashion. It may not be exactly what I looking for, but it’s definitely a fresh new perspective compared to what I see in day to day male fashion.

      • StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        9 days ago

        Sure but like he said there’s the whole availability aspect. You go to a kohls, or a Walmart, goodwill even, you’ll see a load of different styles for women. Men get t shirts, shorts, and maybe a jacket

        • MountingSuspicion@reddthat.com
          4·
          9 days ago

          I’m not suggesting men and women have equal access to equivalent style variety, but it seems like they are saying in part that men don’t have “interesting style” options. I recommended watching his stuff because he often wears skirts or dresses or womenswear cuts to get a shape less common in menswear that the commenter might like and be able to mimic. He does whole videos of thrifted fits too. Also lots of general styling tips for men to spice up an otherwise plain look.

          I’m not disagreeing with him, just trying to help with the resources I know of. Not really sure what your comment is getting at because I didn’t suggest anything other than a possible point of influence that it seems like you aren’t familiar with.

        • RecitalMatchbox@lemmy.world
          1·
          8 days ago

          I get a decent chunk of clothes in the women’s section: shorts, pants, sweaters … They have better shaping, though it takes some searching for good fottong stuff. But also, a french tuck can really add life to a formless men’s sweater or shirt.

      • glups@piefed.socialEnglish
        2·
        9 days ago

        Would any of his outfits work on the orc body-type? Cuz that’s more or less what I’m working with

        • MountingSuspicion@reddthat.com
          1·
          9 days ago

          I’m not a fashionista or anything, but I think it’s more about finding your style and finding your fit within your style. Feeling good about your look is more important than it working for you in my opinion. The easiest upgrade with the most impact is generally tshirt to some other kind of top, but his looks are often a little more involved than top+bottom. He does have the traditional model aesthetic of tall and thin, but I think his tips and general style could be incorporated by anyone.

  • Deacon@lemmy.world
    7·
    9 days ago

    I look good.

    I mean, I’m not like fashionable or anything, but I’m certainly not goofy.

    Then why did I reply? - is a question I will be pondering thoughtfully and humbly for a bit.