StylePoints: Why are you in such a rush to be old?
Why are you in such a rush to be old?
I’ve recently noticed that a disproportionate number of hasgtagmenswear bloggers are college students. To them, I say: what the fuck is wrong with you kids? You have your whole life to dress like a grown man,and a small window in which you can indulge your more whimsical side. DON’T FUCKING BLOW IT.
This is the time to engage in all that counter-cultural bullshit that makes for fantastic storytelling later in life. Instead you’re strutting around campus like a fratted-out Alex P Keaton. Oh, you like clothes? Then experiment with them. I can’t wear Dries Van Noten but you assholes can…and you don’t. Whats with the gratuitous formality? Nobody is mistaking you for a grown-ass man, son. Trust.
I used to look at those Street Etiquette dudes with the side eye. Those dudes were the emperors, and they were prancing around SoHo butt-ass-naked. I couldn’t understand how no one seemed to notice that more often than not, those dudes looked ridiculous. More recently, I’ve come to the realization that I had been projecting myself onto them. Everything they wear would be laughable on me because I probably have 15 years, ten inches and 100 pounds on them. You know what? Those dudes are dope. They hnow exactly who they are and execute that shit flawlessly. You look fucking ridiculous, Little Lord Fratleroy.
I talk about this all of the time. Which is why I love fashion and all of the crazy avant garde stuff. As much as I appreciate classicly tailored garments and classic “#menswear” I still love all of the left field stuff. Which in my opinion is ultimately pushing modern menswear forward. No lie currently my personal style is influenced by all of that stuff. Because it currently fits my budget and it just works for me. But im slowly investing in high end pieces that I hope to infuse within my current wardrobe. Because actually appreciate modern design. I figure since im young i might as well experiment and find something i truly appreciate and hopefully find that “sweet spot” within my personal style.
I think the problem with the current menswear trend is you got all of these guys who probably weren’t even into fashion before (hell most of these dudes were wearing hollister co. and stuff). So they hop on this thing and they they’re running the game. While trying to insult people who don’t necessarily dress within that whole realm. Which is stupid. Then they insist on trying to maybe work within the industry. Only really having a knowledge of what some old man with that last name Obrian or whatever said in GQ magazine. In my opinion one of the biggest sources of problems of this are people aren’t investing in enough time into they’re personal style. It;s getting to the point where blogs etc. are full of too many damn rules.
I actually posted my opinion on this in the “fuck #menswear” thread on super future.
my rant might not make much sense, but yeah…