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| Armani Embraces ’Metrosexual’ Fashion |
| 2004-01-16 |
| Check the photos at the link. Giorgio Armani summed up the five days of menswear preview showings for fall-winter 2004: dressing a man who dares to show tenderness. Throughout the week designers have been abandoning tough guy looks to explore the gentler side of the male ego, from the sporty wholesome look of the English countryside, to the genteel style of velvet suits, cashmere sweaters and silk evening wear. "Metrosexual" is the name invented for a You will never catch the Army of Steve™ wearing this crap. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #12 Sorry, but these guys just look like burglars carrying bags of loot slung over their shoulders. |
| Posted by: Dan (not Darling) 2004-1-16 3:15:04 PM |
| #11 As I recall, this shit happened once before, round about the time of the French Revolution and before. Guys dressed in velvets, silks, wigs and whatnot, with effeminate manners and snotty, arrogant attitudes. Guess history really likes repeating itself, eh? Ed. |
| Posted by: Ed Becerra 2004-1-16 2:40:07 PM |
| #10 Jeans, flannel shirt, work boots, and a straw cowboy hat/JD baseball cap: High fashion for much of Middle-America's non-industrial working men. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2004-1-16 1:52:57 PM |
| #9 Ummm. How about "Redneckian"? |
| Posted by: whitecollar redneck 2004-1-16 12:29:24 PM |
| #8 Don't forget the Levis and Wranglers. |
| Posted by: raptor 2004-1-16 11:28:26 AM |
| #7 MJH, right on bro'. Carhartt's and a good durable flannel is what I wear as well when I'm not in my day to day tree-suit. I'm also hick enough to appreciate hunting camo wear and a good pair of construction boots. A catchy name for our manner of dress could be "construction site fabulous". I have nothing against homo's but any supposedly straight man that can "accesorize" or espouses the creativity of armani must be viewed with a jaundiced eye. Also, I believe a man should always have a clean bowling shirt on hand as well, never know when you might have to go as some girl's date to a wedding ;) |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2004-1-16 9:32:41 AM |
| #6 Carharts and Dickies? Thats the Colorado look - always has been out here. Need functional clothes out here if you live on a ranch, or actually work for a living (or ride a motocycle all year round like Funny thing this year is Carhart & Dickies are what the high school kids are buying to be "in style". |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2004-1-16 9:10:42 AM |
| #5 I live in DC, and the metrosexuals are running rampant here. I've made a resolution to buy only carhart and dickies(except for suits). I can't think of a catchie name for my style though... |
| Posted by: mjh 2004-1-16 8:21:05 AM |
| #4 I saw guys dressed like this 20 years ago. We called them derelicts. |
| Posted by: David 2004-1-16 8:19:09 AM |
| #3 That dude in the grey suit looks looks like he would be particularlly apealing to a Queer-eye guy. |
| Posted by: raptor 2004-1-16 6:45:04 AM |
| #2 Umm.. you just might. The cap looks like a standard issue navy wool watch cap. Maybe the rest of the outfits, but the hat itself looks very familiar. |
| Posted by: Ben 2004-1-16 3:25:02 AM |
| #1 Color challenged to say the least. A Lucky Guy could start a real revolution with a little peach accent silk added to the edges. A Lucky smile would help and never count out a Lucky Guy in premium leather! |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-1-16 1:32:50 AM |