Ten Fingers, 6 Strings: High Fashion

July 07, 2006

High Fashion

Let's get down to some serious business. Frequent Tenfingers6strings.com contributor and all-around great dude, Rick, asks for some advice in setling a fashion dispute with his significant other:

Do you think Madras shorts are cool? I bought this plaid shorts today that Beth seems to think are very uncool. I just don't want to be getting to that age where the things I think are pretty cool are really retarded. Or do I?

Well, not that I'm going to proclaim you a fashion maven, but this is one area where your wife is behind the times. GQ magazine put out their spring/summer trends and Madras/plaid shorts back, big-time, this year. I bought a pair and wore them around an annual festival they have in my neighborhood. I was greeted with many nods and verbal gestures of approval from some people of high fashion. That's saying something because usually people just give me the finger.

But, be careful, you can't just go wearing plaid pants like some maniacal Poindexter. Here is some pertainant advice you should follow when you don your plaidwear that will help you to avoid getting pounded by the football team:

GQ's spring issues highlighted several trends including madras shorts, or plaid shorts that you can find at stores such as J.Crew and American Eagle. Popular items include Henley shirts, motorcycle jackets and everything in color, stripes and fun patterns.
And yes it's OK to wear different patterns and prints, just make sure the color scheme blends. GQ suggests monochromatic colors when mixing, oh, say a flower printed tie with a striped shirt.

All right, enough of the fashion advice, after all I climb mountains for Pete's sake.

Talk to you all later this weekend.

Posted by 10 fingers 6 strings at July 7, 2006 03:41 PM | TrackBack

Comments

Thanks for the tip. Are you really off watching the Devil Wears Prada instead of climbing mountains on the weekends? You seem to have an abundance of knowledge about fasion. Not that there is anything wrong with that.

Oh, and when is a good date to come out for a "climb". Not sure my old body can handle the kind of stuff you do, or at least say that you do. Anyway, I was reading this hiking magazine on a plane yesterday and got the itch to just get my arse out there and enjoy Mother Nature, my Madras clad arse of course.

Can we also swing by Nancy Pelosi's office? I would so love to meet her, she is my idol. I think she wears Madras bloomers.

Posted by: Rick at July 7, 2006 10:05 PM

Nice dude...you had me at Pelosi's "Madras bloomers."

Posted by: TF6S at July 8, 2006 01:23 AM

Blind, general advice from another woman (the first woman being Rick's Beth, of course)...Madras shorts...ummm...it is definitely IN- the question is should ALL men run & buy a pair. Tall, lean men could pull it off (like my dear TF6S who is now officially 5'10"!!). If any man considers himself tall and lean- then he should go for it & maybe a high fashion director will spot him & pull him in for his big break. :)

Just like Daisy Dukes should never have been made in a size 16...some men should run for their lives if they find someone is recommending he wear madras shorts. PS- Please do not forget that the shirt/belt/shoes/socks/etc. also matter in pulling the look off. Approach this look with caution.

By the way, I saw The Devil Wears Prada and it is a great chick flick (there were maybe 4 men in their with their bright-eyed girlfriends or prospects...we all know why, right? Major brownie points leading to hopefully getting some tonight...get your heads out of the gutter- I am referring to ice cream *wink*).

Posted by: Latina in SF at July 9, 2006 08:21 PM

I could just let it go, but the teacher in me must acknowledge and correct the mistake...I meant to say, "By the way, I saw The Devil Wears Prada and it is a great chick flick (there were maybe 4 men in there with their bright-eyed girlfriends or prospects...we all know why, right? Major brownie points leading to hopefully getting some tonight...get your heads out of the gutter- I am referring to ice cream *wink*)." Homonym slip before...

Posted by: Latina in SF at July 9, 2006 08:26 PM

If it is in the Preppy Handbook, it is always in style.

Posted by: The Colossus at July 10, 2006 01:54 PM

Tall and lean I am. I am not walking around with a wide bottom covered in plaid screwing with everyone's eyes. I am wearing them now in fact and loving it. I think my wife is coming around. Especially when I attempt to hypnotize her by shaking my madras clad can in front of her. I've only managed to upset her stomach I think. But I press on anyway.

TF6S, you still open to an excursion this month? I could do the weekend of the 21st for this month. Possibly the following weekend but I'm waiting on news about a work trip.

Posted by: Rick at July 10, 2006 03:23 PM