an interesting look at the effect of accessories

[Vuk]

yeah they connotated with gangsters because people like that do wear them alot. its sort of silly because they are so common place now.

Yeah, I know guys who go to my Uni's Cristian outreach organization who wear those all the time. :P

[Centurion1]

yeah but people develop impressions of things. in ten years it may be fedoras with a negative connotation.

[Rhyfelwyr]

If you wear a cap like that here you'll get battered by the neds/chavs for looking kind of stupid.

Maybe its a cultural thing but here wearing bling = flambuyoant = sissy boy!

[Vuk]

If you wear a cap like that here you'll get battered by the neds/chavs for looking kind of stupid.

Maybe its a cultural thing but here wearing bling = flambuyoant = sissy boy!

lol, I will have to wear one next time I am in the British Isles.

[edyzmedieval]

Drop the glasses, wear lenses.

Start wearing shirts with cufflinks, watch as well, matching.

Fit clothes.

Nuff said.

[Centurion1]

i do wear contacts id say 75% of the time. sometimes i dont feel like wearing them though.

i often weasr shirts with cufflinks and i love my watches (seiko divers and skagen dress watch)

i dont dress like a bum.

Edit: cuffs not cufflinks. hell i would want to hit someone who goes to a college bar in cufflinks

[edyzmedieval]

i do wear contacts id say 75% of the time. sometimes i dont feel like wearing them though.

i often weasr shirts with cufflinks and i love my watches (seiko divers and skagen dress watch)

i dont dress like a bum.

Edit: cuffs not cufflinks. hell i would want to hit someone who goes to a college bar in cufflinks

Since when is wearing fit clothes dressing like a bum? It actually makes you look better.

Going to a college bar in cufflinks...no. But going to a nice restaurant with a girl, it's required.

[Rhyfelwyr]

I am permanently dressed like a bum. I have one pair of shoes that are kind of like a cross between trainers and boots and I haven't cleaned them since I got them years ago. The only trousers (or pants for Americans) I have are of the tracksuit variety. For t-shirts all I have are some plain ASDA ones but I do have football tops I can wear if I want to look like less of a tramp. Plus in the winter I wear a jacket that looks like it belongs to an old man.

So I guess I look more like a cross between a chav and a bum.

I've got style.

[Motep]

I am permanently dressed like a bum. I have one pair of shoes that are kind of like a cross between trainers and boots and I haven't cleaned them since I got them years ago. The only trousers (or pants for Americans) I have are of the tracksuit variety. For t-shirts all I have are some plain ASDA ones but I do have football tops I can wear if I want to look like less of a tramp. Plus in the winter I wear a jacket that looks like it belongs to an old man.

So I guess I look more like a cross between a chav and a bum.

I've got style.

You would not happen to be a korean male adopted by an upper middle class white family, would you?

[Rhyfelwyr]

You would not happen to be a korean male adopted by an upper middle class white family, would you?

No... um, why (lol)? I haven't heard of this stereotype before, if that's what it is.

[Centurion1]

he probably knows one like that.

edz

tart wearing shirts with cufflinks, watch as well, matching.

START, implies i do not.

when your at a restaurant so nice it requires cufflinks....... that means your probably in a suit or at least a sports jacket.

[A Very Super Market]

Now I thought we would be talking about decorative bracelets. Silly me.

[Motep]

he probably knows one like that.

He wins.

[Jaguara]

Drop the glasses, wear lenses.

Start wearing shirts with cufflinks, watch as well, matching.

In North America, cufflinks are pretty rare unless you are attending something extemely formal, or if you are involved in the cultural elite (personally I don't hang with the Rothschilds, Gettys, Irvings or the Aspers). I think I wore them to high school prom and to my wedding...maybe as part of a dress uniform, but I don't even remember...

[Megas Methuselah]

I never wore cufflinks before in my life, but sometimes (for kicks) I'll wear dress pants (slacks?)& shoes, dress shirts (with cuffs), and a tie with gel in my hair. I get a lot more respect when I do this.

But I don't usually roll like that.

[Vuk]

I never wore cufflinks before in my life, but sometimes (for kicks) I'll wear dress pants (slacks?)& shoes, dress shirts (with cuffs), and a tie with gel in my hair. I get a lot more respect when I do this.

But I don't usually roll like that.

Sounds good, all but the gel.
Where I come from, there is a stereotype about guys who put gel in their hair. (think Charlie Sheen)

[edyzmedieval]

Sounds good, all but the gel.
Where I come from, there is a stereotype about guys who put gel in their hair. (think Charlie Sheen)

Charlie Sheen is winning, so the gel is a must...

[Centurion1]

charlie sheen is a drug crazed woman beater so i think in the end he loses....

[Motep]

charlie sheen is a drug crazed woman beater so i think in the end he loses....

You've seen the multiple rehashes of all of his saying he wins, no?

At any rate: never been a fan of cufflinks. They make me feel too formal.

[Megas Methuselah]

charlie sheen is a drug crazed woman beater so i think in the end he loses....

Dude, who are you kidding? Charlie Sheen is dating a freaking pornstar. Charlie Sheen is dating TWO freakin' pornstars. Playa. Winna.

[Togakure]

I've worn glasses and contacts at various points in my life but have never been accosted because of them. Ok ... maybe in grade school, I was teased sometimes ("Four-eyes!" etc.), but it never got to me. Just kids being kids.

When in my prime and into such things, I enjoyed a few accessories. They included:

• A variety of Revo and Oakley sunglasses (still have my Oakleys that are exactly like Hoot's in Black Hawk Down)
• An Omega Seamaster watch, 18K, stainless, and crystal (still have it but it needs some work)
• A gunmetal gray Zero-Halliburton aluminum briefcase with the advanced locking mechanism (still have it; holds my pistolas)
• A subtle and understated Hawaiian engagement ring (no strings, just a cool understated style; long lost)
• Black, short, skin-tight deerskin cop gloves (need to replace my current ones which are worn out)
• Black, rather plain but elegantly understated, hand-made, leather-soled Lucchese "cowboy" boots
• My trusty and warm Nino Cerruti double-breasted top coat for more formal affairs in cold weather
• My trusty black leather jackets, varying in styles over the years, but usually understated and on the "traditional" side of style

Nowadays I just prefer a t-shirt, jeans, black boots, black belt and either a sport jacket or leather bomber, depending on the scenario. Done with the bling thing.

[Postino]

I've worn glasses since 2nd grade. people stopped fooling with me in highschool. These days I wear "birth control" specs and find that I also need to keep some other kind of birth control on my person.

[edyzmedieval]

An Omega Seamaster watch, 18K, stainless, and crystal (still have it but it needs some work)

A fine choice my friend.

I would suggest taking it to a specialised watchmaker to check it up and then wear it, always strikes the gentleman chord.