Reality Check

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=fashion

After reading the above link, I felt compelled to blog a bit on men's fashion, or lack there of. I know it's not a reality show, just a reality check.

Let's start with socks. Unless you are a Japanese man in Japan, socks should never, ever be worn with sandals! If you are wearing shorts, your socks should not extend beyond your sneakers. Which leads me to appropriate footwear with shorts, sneakers or sandals, golf shoes are acceptable but ONLY on the golf course, if you are done golfing, put on your sneakers or sandals. If you are wearing dress shoes with shorts, go change and if you are wearing knee socks with dress shoes with shorts, you are hopeless and you should just stay in the house. The below comment reminded me that white socks do not go with everything!

OK on to pants and waist lines. Pants and slacks should only be worn at the waistline. Not below your ass. If I can see the backs of your knees and you are not wearing shorts, your pants are too low! If the crotch of your pants are between your ankles, your pants are too low. If I can see your underwear (hopefully you are wearing some), your pants are too low. Parents take note, if you see your child going out of the house with pants as described above, picture that child walking into a job interview dressed as such. Like it or not, it's a reflection on you. Let's put this not so stylish style out of business!

On the flip side of too low pants we have too high pants. What is it that makes older men wear their pants up to their chests? Please don't do this, it looks stupid! Do men shrink and not buy shorter pants? If you are cinching up your pants so they don't fall down, don't! Get some suspenders. Suspenders don't have to look bad. Get some funked out neon pink suspenders or maybe a pair with cool designs on. Make them your friend. Still think suspenders are old fashioned or ugly? Take a good look at yourself in the mirror with your pants up around your neck and you be the judge!

We've discussed too low and too high pants now let's take a look at too tight pants. If you can't find your waist because your belly is hanging over, your pants are too tight. This is not an excuse to say "I'm still wearing the same size pants I wore in high school". This just tells me your IQ is probably the same size as those pants. Rednecks and cowboys seem to be the biggest offender of this and they usually wear too tight jeans. This is not a turn on guys! Oo yeah, I'm digging that big 'ol belly hanging down to your knees, come to mama! I don't think so. Cover that stuff up! Plus, that's gotta hurt! I don't think I would want to be in the same room when you take those babies off. I can hear the woosh from here!

These are serious problems going on out in the world. If I have dissuaded at least one person from appearing in public looking like any of the above, my work is done. Double D