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Men’s fashion faux pas that annoy you

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    #92
    ThewhiteJesus
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,714 ✭✭✭ThewhiteJesus


    Flips flops are called thongs in Australia oddly enough


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    #93
    eviltimeban
    Registered Users Posts: 5,087 ✭✭✭eviltimeban


    Suspenders = braces.


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    #94
    partyguinness
    Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭partyguinness


    I find wearing button sleeve shirts with a suit downright criminal and it just looks cheap.

    Double cuff and links all the way for me. I wear a suit (without a tie because I am edgy) to work and have done for all my working life- basically 20 years at this stage.


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    #95
    eviltimeban
    Registered Users Posts: 5,087 ✭✭✭eviltimeban


    partyguinness wrote: »
    I find wearing button sleeve shirts with a suit downright criminal and it just looks cheap.

    Double cuff and links all the way for me. I wear a suit (without a tie because I am edgy) to work and have done for all my working life- basically 20 years at this stage.

    Well that's a bit weird, as you're going French cuff which is more formal, yet not wearing a tie which is informal. Faux pas right there! :)

    Button cuffs are totally acceptable, in fact, they are a better option in the summer when the weather is warmer as you only have one layer of material around your wrist. And if you look at what most Italian men wear, you're looking at buttons. And they know a thing or two about fashion. ;)


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    #96
    partyguinness
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    eviltimeban wrote: »
    Well that's a bit weird, as you're going French cuff which is more formal, yet not wearing a tie which is informal. Faux pas right there! :)

    Button cuffs are totally acceptable, in fact, they are a better option in the summer when the weather is warmer as you only have one layer of material around your wrist. And if you look at what most Italian men wear, you're looking at buttons. And they know a thing or two about fashion. ;)


    It is a personal choice rather than a faux pas I agree but I think that nothing cheapens a suit more than single cuff. Not wearing a tie is the new formal trend..

    Why would I be interested in what Italian men wear? Anyway most Italian men still live with their mother so I have no interest in what they may do...;)


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    #97
    hots
    Registered Users Posts: 5,200 ✭✭✭hots


    partyguinness wrote: »
    I find wearing button sleeve shirts with a suit downright criminal and it just looks cheap.

    Double cuff and links all the way for me. I wear a suit (without a tie because I am edgy) to work and have done for all my working life- basically 20 years at this stage.

    Sounds like you're far more at the faux pas end there... open collar and cuff links is a strange contradiction.


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    #98
    meeeeh
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    partyguinness wrote: »
    Why would I be interested in what Italian men wear? Anyway most Italian men still live with their mother so I have no interest in what they may do...;)
    They live with their mothers because they spend most of their income on a few good quality expensive clothing items. ;)

    I think Ireland is more influenced by British way of dressing which is extremely formal and you would look like a complete spa in most of Europe wearing a morning suit for example. All these rules are very much a consequence of cultural norms and national history. I always think being too perfect or very formal sometimes implies one is trying too hard.


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    #99
    beerbaron
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    partyguinness wrote: »

    Why would I be interested in what Italian men wear? Anyway most Italian men still live with their mother so I have no interest in what they may do...;)

    You're wondering what they look like without any clothes on, you're sitting there imagining that with a big smile on your face.....you dirty fecker


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    #100
    eviltimeban
    Registered Users Posts: 5,087 ✭✭✭eviltimeban


    partyguinness wrote: »
    Not wearing a tie is the new formal trend..

    That's what you need to be avoiding.


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    #101
    partyguinness
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    hots wrote: »
    Sounds like you're far more at the faux pas end there... open collar and cuff links is a strange contradiction.


    Not at all. TBH it is quite common and I see it all the time in my line of work.

    Some people look like a sack of **** in a suit no matter what but thankfully I look great and can pull it off....size 30 waist helps....:D


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    #102
    partyguinness
    Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭partyguinness


    eviltimeban wrote: »
    That's what you need to be avoiding.


    I've been doing it for years and only in the last 12 months or so articles have been appearing about it. Personally I don't give care as I will keep doing it no matter what.


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    #103
    partyguinness
    Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭partyguinness


    meeeeh wrote: »
    They live with their mothers because they spend most of their income on a few good quality expensive clothing items. ;)


    There is an expression for that in the US: "N****r Rich"


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    #104
    Cyrus
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    Few things really bother me and they are simple things:

    unpolished shoes
    Shoes where the sole or heel has worn down so much that its noticeable (normally teamed with unpolished shoes)
    Brown shoes with black or navy suits (in rare cases its ok but 90% of the time its not done well)
    Shirts with suits that arent blue or white
    Ties that match shirt colour (normally bought in pack somewhere)
    Puffa jackets with suits
    Coats with hoods with suits
    Incorrect socks, either colour or style
    Trousers that are too big / too long

    Jesus there is a lot, more will come to me.

    Overly large watches with suits
    Overly loose watches


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    #105
    meeeeh
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    partyguinness wrote: »
    There is an expression for that in the US: "N****r Rich"

    It's not a very nice expression. Actually Italians buy less clothes (international comparisons) they just buy better quality. It is actually the type of consumption that should be advocated. My comment was tongue in cheek but you seem very defensive towards anyone who slightly disagrees with you.


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    #106
    Cyrus
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    partyguinness wrote: »
    Not at all. TBH it is quite common and I see it all the time in my line of work.

    Some people look like a sack of **** in a suit no matter what but thankfully I look great and can pull it off....size 30 waist helps....:D

    i dont really care for cufflinks personally i think a single button shirt looks neater.

    also i dont see why you would bother wearing a suit and not a tie, if thats whats up just wear a blazer and chinos.


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    #107
    partyguinness
    Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭partyguinness


    Cyrus wrote: »
    i dont really care for cufflinks personally i think a single button shirt looks neater.

    also i dont see why you would bother wearing a suit and not a tie, if thats whats up just wear a blazer and chinos.


    It's not really one or the other in extremis. It is possible to look smart in a suit but without the tie. I have a tie in my desk if need to Clark Kent into official.

    Blazer and chinos....ah jaysus..I don't want to look like a middle aged lad at a school reunion or a teacher.


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    #108
    v638sg7k1a92bx
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    partyguinness wrote: »
    I find wearing button sleeve shirts with a suit downright criminal and it just looks cheap.

    Double cuff and links all the way for me. I wear a suit (without a tie because I am edgy) to work and have done for all my working life- basically 20 years at this stage.
    partyguinness wrote: »
    Not at all. TBH it is quite common and I see it all the time in my line of work.

    Some people look like a sack of **** in a suit no matter what but thankfully I look great and can pull it off....size 30 waist helps....:D

    Open neck with french cuffs is downright criminal and a size 30 waste is actually quite small and dainty, that's like the hips of a 10 year old boy. Do you lift?


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    #109
    partyguinness
    Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭partyguinness


    meeeeh wrote: »
    It's not a very nice expression. Actually Italians buy less clothes (international comparisons) they just buy better quality. It is actually the type of consumption that should be advocated. My comment was tongue in cheek but you seem very defensive towards anyone who slightly disagrees with you.


    Yeah it is a horrible expression for sure. I am with the Italians on this...I buy very little clothes but when I do I will buy to last for years- I have shoes, jackets and coats that I bought in 2003 and 2004. I have resoled my favourite shoes a few times (Italian funnily enough) bought in 2006. Save for 5 work shirts bought last summer the last time I went clothes shopping was in 2017. I am not being defensive in the slightest- replying back does not equate to being defensive...:)


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    #110
    partyguinness
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    Rosa Tender Handshake wrote: »
    Open neck with french cuffs is downright criminal and a size 30 waste is actually quite small and dainty, that's like the hips of a 10 year old boy. Do you lift?


    No I do a lot of endurance running and marathons. Any gym work will be pure strength/core training rather than building muscle. There is nothing small and dainty about me thank you very much. In fact at 5'10 (which is bang average height) I am very much on the tall side for endurance running and currently about half a stone off fighting weight. Finding clothes to fit is a bitch- clothes that fit me in the summer will not fit me off season.


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    #111
    v638sg7k1a92bx
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    partyguinness wrote: »
    No I do a lot of endurance running and marathons. Any gym work will be pure strength/core training rather than building muscle. There is nothing small and dainty about me thank you very much. In fact at 5'10 (which is bang average height) I am very much on the tall side for endurance running and currently about half a stone off fighting weight. Finding clothes to fit is a bitch- clothes that fit me in the summer will not fit me off season.

    I know that if you rolled with me I would rag doll those size 30 hips all over the mat.


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    #112
    funkyuser
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    wearing a dress shirt untucked


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    #113
    partyguinness
    Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭partyguinness


    Rosa Tender Handshake wrote: »
    I know that if you rolled with me I would rag doll those size 30 hips all over the mat.


    I am going to close my eyes and pretend you are Jennifer Lawrence.


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    #114
    lawred2
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    partyguinness wrote: »
    I find wearing button sleeve shirts with a suit downright criminal and it just looks cheap.

    Double cuff and links all the way for me. I wear a suit (without a tie because I am edgy) to work and have done for all my working life- basically 20 years at this stage.

    cufflinks are grand for certain occasions but at work it's just a pain the in arse..

    constantly slapping off the desk as I'm typing


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    #115
    lawred2
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    partyguinness wrote: »
    Not at all. TBH it is quite common and I see it all the time in my line of work.

    Some people look like a sack of **** in a suit no matter what but thankfully I look great and can pull it off....size 30 waist helps....:D

    you need to eat something


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    #116
    partyguinness
    Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭partyguinness


    lawred2 wrote: »
    you need to eat something


    You assume that I am underweight and do not eat? Don't be so churlish.

    Try a 20 mile run or ultra without eating. Go on. See how that works out for you..;)

    But anyway back on topic...ties that go past the top of the waist band. Donald Trump is a classic example. I have noticed that quite a few US politicians do not carry suits very well. Mostly ill fitted.


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    v638sg7k1a92bx
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    partyguinness wrote: »
    You assume that I am underweight and do not eat? Don't be so churlish.

    Try a 20 mile run or ultra without eating. Go on. See how that works out for you..;)

    But anyway back on topic...ties that go past the top of the waist band. Donald Trump is a classic example. I have noticed that quite a few US politicians do not carry suits very well. Mostly ill fitted.

    Even if what you say is true, a size 30 waist is still very small.

    Are you sure you know your measurements, that sounds like the hips of a young boy who is still growing?


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    #118
    partyguinness
    Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭partyguinness


    Rosa Tender Handshake wrote: »
    Even if what you say is true, a size 30 waist is still very small.

    Are you sure you know your measurements, that sounds like the hips of a young boy who is still growing?


    Ok what a bizarre and ill informed statement. A size 30 waist might be strange in your world but it is not at all unusual by any stretch of the imagination. That is your second reference to young boys and coupled with throwing me around like a rag doll- I will draw my own conclusions about your frame of mind.


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    #119
    Cyrus
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    partyguinness wrote: »
    It's not really one or the other in extremis. It is possible to look smart in a suit but without the tie. I have a tie in my desk if need to Clark Kent into official.

    Blazer and chinos....ah jaysus..I don't want to look like a middle aged lad at a school reunion or a teacher.

    a suit needs a tie, you can cod yourself into thinking it looks cool ands edgy without one but it doesnt.

    as for your comments about blazer and chinos, it informs your decision to wear a suit without a tie :D

    and stop buying italian shoes get something decent :p


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    #120
    Spook_ie
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    Rosa Tender Handshake wrote: »
    There are many but no dimple a neck tie trivially annoys me.

    What is this "no dimple a neck tie" thing?


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    #121
    boombang
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    Haven't read the thread, so don't know if this has already been mention. Something I see men do more than women:

    Buy a nice suit or jacket, but fail to remove the little label on the cuff that identifies the brand. This is only supposed to show you who makes it in the shop, it's not the grown up version of Nike swoosh across your chest.


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