Tracksuits, when did so many teenagers just stop bothering with individuality?

KeithM89

Clandestine wrote: »

Erm...what made you think that?

The face in your sig.

candy-gal1

Yep, I think so too OP, tbh its either an age thing on my part or else teens and some people in general are slowly but surely becoming sheep and individuality style wise will soon become seen as "bad", "wrong", or a waste of time! :rolleyes:

This would be one of the culprits imho, just one of many of the "great" :pac: popular shows on TV nowadays

Clandestine

greenpyjamas wrote: »

I often find than individuality has more cons than pros to be honest, especially when you get condescending eye rolls from adults on the street or sniggers from your peers.

That shouldn't matter. People project their own insecurities onto others, if they are going to give you sh!t for wearing what you want, they're not worth your time (Unless you look a right fool)

Scylla wrote: »

The face in your sig.

Oh right haha. Its just a screencap from a film... not actually me

Pumpkinseeds

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

Im 27 and still wear tracksuits, well tracksuit bottoms and a hoody or jumper every day apart from at work (unless its Friday) and if im going out pubs/nightclubs etc....

People who see people in tracksuits as scum, or see it as chavy looking are in my opinion ****

Nice attitude, and also why many people see some tracksuit wearers as scumbags

Pumpkinseeds

Clandestine wrote: »

Teen here, I never wear tracksuits. Don't put everyone under the same umbrella.

I said many teenagers, not all teenagers:)

greenpyjamas

Clandestine wrote: »

That shouldn't matter. People project their own insecurities onto others, if they are going to give you sh!t for wearing what you want, they're not worth your time (Unless you look a right fool)

Oh right haha. Its just a screencap from a film... not actually me

Yeah, I know that and honestly I don't care, I'm just saying in general people find conformity easier than individuality, from my personal experience.

Pumpkinseeds

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

There used to be a crazy Gerry on a bus route I use, haven't seen him for a long while now. Angry man with a golf umbrella that had a rubber stopper on the end, didn't seem to matter what bus I caught, crazy Gerry was almost always on it. I think he spent most of his time on that bus route:D

Did he wear a tracksuit?

Pumpkinseeds

Deleted User wrote: »

Did he wear a tracksuit?

Nope he was actually quite expensively well dressed.

Grayson

I was in Amsterdam last year. Three days into my visit i realized the only person I'd seen wearing a tracksuit was running past me. And unlike when you see someone running in a tracksuit in Dublin, they hadn't just stolen a phone.

Dats me

Is wearing jeans (like moi) not conforming also? What would you have us wear? "Oh, that lad in the bee suit, really admire his originality"

Mr Benevolent

Oh look, another 'it was better in my day' thread.

Start thinking, really thinking about what you wrote, OP. You're just regurgitating the same bile that middle aged people have been spouting for 4000 years.

Pumpkinseeds

Dats me wrote: »

Is wearing jeans (like moi) not conforming also? What would you have us wear? "Oh, that lad in the bee suit, really admire his originality"

I suppose it depends on your idea of conformity. I wouldn't describe making an effort and taking a little pride in your appearance as conformity. Conformity to me is just settling into a saggy assed unisex tracksuit with an elasticated waistband. Although there does seem to be a broad spectrum of tracksuit, ranging from the lurid neon all the way through to the cheap heavy grey cotton saggy ones.

I just don't get the appeal of wearing the same thing as everyone else. At least EMO's make a bit of an effort, you can give them that much. There used to be a lot of style diversity, you just don't really see that much of it these days among teenagers. Usually the teen years are when people experiment with style etc.

Thataone

Surely there's nothing *that* wrong with average teenagers wearing trackie bottoms and hoodies?
If they were to wear anything else (some) people would still find cause for complaint in some shape or form, for example they'd be called sl*ts if they wore tight clothes/short skirts. You can't please everyone.
And I think in the grand scheme of things being an "individual teenager" is not an easy thing. Teenagers want to fit in 99% of the time. By dressing like their peers it's one less thing they've to contend with in a bid to fit in with other teens. I know somebody will now tell me that it's "not about fitting in" but I think that while a teenager is trying to find friends, sort out where they're going to uni, keep up with school work etc they have enough on their plates.

At least in trackies all their skin isn't on show and they're not wearing dead animals. Isn't that enough

Pumpkinseeds

Thataone wrote: »

Surely there's nothing *that* wrong with average teenagers wearing trackie bottoms and hoodies?
If they were to wear anything else (some) people would still find cause for complaint in some shape or form, for example they'd be called sl*ts if they wore tight clothes/short skirts. You can't please everyone.
And I think in the grand scheme of things being an "individual teenager" is not an easy thing. Teenagers want to fit in 99% of the time. By dressing like their peers it's one less thing they've to contend with in a bid to fit in with other teens. I know somebody will now tell me that it's "not about fitting in" but I think that while a teenager is trying to find friends, sort out where they're going to uni, keep up with school work etc they have enough on their plates.

At least in trackies all their skin isn't on show and they're not wearing dead animals. Isn't that enough

Yeah the thing is the tracksuit thing seems to carry through into adulthood. It's as though once people put one on they just don't bother with decent clothes anymore. I'm amazed at how angry so many people are about their beloved tracksuits being criticised. Honestly folks people who choose to wear nothing but tracksuits are really just look a tad lazy and slovenly.

Thataone

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

Yeah the thing is the tracksuit thing seems to carry through into adulthood. It's as though once people put one on they just don't bother with decent clothes anymore. I'm amazed at how angry so many people are about their beloved tracksuits being criticised. Honestly folks people who choose to wear nothing but tracksuits are really just look a tad lazy and slovenly.

I agree that once it gets into adult hood, it does look slovenly! That's when things go too far.
As far as the teenagers go though, I'd say leave 'em off :P

greenpilot

Obesity equals Tracksuit.

Simples.

gobnaitolunacy

Unless you're playing sports or training, it's a lazy way to dress. Fcuk all thought goes into it.

Pumpkinseeds

Mr Benevolent wrote: »

Oh look, another 'it was better in my day' thread.

Start thinking, really thinking about what you wrote, OP. You're just regurgitating the same bile that middle aged people have been spouting for 4000 years.

Who're you calling middle aged:P, incidentally I've seen plenty of middle aged people wearing tracksuits.

EoghanIRL

Another vast generalisation . This thread pops up at least once a month in some form .

Ruudi_Mentari

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Still, better than the shellsuits teenagers wore when I was a kid.

*shudder*

Should have seen my pals one, he hit his teenage yrs just the wrong side of 1992 or whatever

unlucky. and there was this rocker, or regular lad as i knew em beside him it his slightly older cousin with just a basic denim jacket / flannel shirt looking free as a f'n bird in comparison, tbh

Irish Guitarist

Back in my day we had proper clothes. For instance LA Gear runners with three different coloured laces in each runner and Joe Bloggs jeans that had blue denim in the front and black denim at the back. The black denim was about half as thick as the blue denim, so the back of your legs would be colder than the front.

Ruudi_Mentari

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

You had the Cure heads etc and clothes make a statement about the persons sense of style and individuality, or lack of it

Won't be going for the Robert smith look anyhow.

Simon Gallup, if any of em that classic greaser look is understated and low maintenance. And regular enough

MaroonAndGreen

I dont get the hate for skinny jeans? :P

There grand on most people IMO!

DaveDaRave

Those tracksuits arent cheap. Maybe thats what they think looks good and youre being judgemental

MickFleetwood

Yet another thread criticizing the current generation. :rolleyes:

Perhaps they like purchasing and wearing clothing they feel comfortable in? Or should they simply go out and instead buy other pieces of clothing to be an "individual."

MickFleetwood

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

Yeah the thing is the tracksuit thing seems to carry through into adulthood. It's as though once people put one on they just don't bother with decent clothes anymore. I'm amazed at how angry so many people are about their beloved tracksuits being criticised. Honestly folks people who choose to wear nothing but tracksuits are really just look a tad lazy and slovenly.

What do you mean it "seems" to carry through into adulthood? Have you grown up with a group of people who wore them as adolescents and grew up to wear 'em as an adult?

Speak for yourself on decent clothes, by the way. Nobody is bothered about you criticizing tracksuits FFS, they're getting angry with the hundredth thread complaining about either how scummy, ugly, pathetic, stupid or horrible the current day teenagers are.

People who make assumptions about others and their personalities (you calling tracksuit-wearers "lazy and slovenly" :rolleyes:) based on the clothes they wear are so petty and condescending. How about disadvantaged people who cannot afford stand-out clothes and can only wear what they're given, yet still find the time to succeed in whatever they're doing, be it sporting or academic.

But no, you're right. They're just lazy, slovenly conformists.

CrabRevolution

This thread is baffling. Teenagers wear tracksuits because they are comfortable and simple pieces of clothing. Often cheap, and easy to take care of.

You can try to derive some big judgement on society about individuality and personalities from that and twist into a 'we were better in my day' but you sound ridiculous and boring by doing that.

And to those who go on about how they make no effort or it's lazy, do you expect everyone to dress to please you? On one hand you criticize teenagers for caring too much about satisfying peoples judgements and so dressing the same, then you argue that they should dress in a way that satisfies your judgement.

Don't even own any thick grey tracksuit bottoms (Have only 2 navy O'Neills pairs that i got for playing for my county) and am not too fond of the look myself, but the attitude of people judging here is even worse.

mattjack

LexieOnRale wrote: »

My tracksuits do promote my individuality, from the personal apliqued statements across my ass.

"Juicy"
"Angel"
"Horny"

There's one for every occasion.

Velurebabe4lyf

Oh , I can just see you now , a vision in pink or orange and with that fresh ,wholesome, pregnant at 16 look.

Who thought Northside ?

Potential-Monke

Don't mock tracksuits. Them, combined with tucking them into your socks, makes my job easier.

Anway, i think your time would be better spent giving out about the knobs with Beats by Dre headphones on.

Femme_Fatale

Mr Benevolent wrote: »

Oh look, another 'it was better in my day' thread.

Start thinking, really thinking about what you wrote, OP. You're just regurgitating the same bile that middle aged people have been spouting for 4000 years.

Indeedly. I'd have thought tracksuits were even more popular in the '80s tbh, along with sweatbands and armbands and leg-warmers.
The '80s was the leisure-wear decade, especially with sport and dance actually being kinda fashionable.

One item that never seems to go out of fashion is a pair of rose-tinted specs.

I see no more people wearing tracksuits now than I saw in 2007. Or 2002. Or 1997.