Why Grandpa's clothes are suddenly chic.

[Carlisle Blues]

Read this article in Newsweek.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/182573

I have to admit that I am one of those "bookish lumberjacks" who crowd the cat house. But I cannot see spending four times the amount on clothes to "look" vintage.

In this regard all I have to do is what I normally do. Bathe once a month and wash my clothes every year or two.

 

[Talbot]

And I wonder wether Grandpa would pay those prices

 

[Tiller]

Still, how we dress says a lot about who we want to be, and that ache for authenticity—or, at least, the aura of authenticity—is revealing.

I think that quote has alot of truth in it.

 

[Carlisle Blues]

In my world if I say I am a lumberjack I have to chop wood. You can't buy authenticity. shakeshead

 

[Geesie]

- Grandpa did not wear cargo pants
- Grandpa would not wear $245 fake Levis
- Grandpa, though I never knew him, probably would have worn Dickies or something similar since one was a carpenter and one ran a trucking business.

 

[Viola]

My Grandpa, rest his soul, would beat somebody up wearing $245 fake Levis.

 

[KeyGrip]

You can't buy authenticity. shakeshead

Precisely. They're trying to sell the idea of Grandpa's clothes, which doesn't seem too far off for the fashion industry.

 

[celtic]

http://thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=37992

 

[Carlisle Blues]

Celtic apparently not --->:deadhorse lol lol lol

Oh maybe it is

 

[Marc Chevalier]

In my world if I say I am a lumberjack I have to chop wood.

And sleep all night, and work all day!


(With apologies to Monty Python.)

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[Feraud]

You can't buy authenticity. shakeshead

But it apparently is on rampant sale.

 

[Son_of_Atropos]

this makes me sick.

 

[Carlisle Blues]

And sleep all night, and work all day!


(With apologies to Monty Python.)

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Marc you are a goofball...lol lol lol lol lol

 

[Lady Day]

Introducing haute Americana, one of the most powerful—and paradoxical—forces in men's sportswear. Until recently, men like Leung would've skipped the Woolrich for a skinny Dior suit. But in recent years a number of tastemakers, many foreign, have dedicated themselves to reviving iconic American clothing for a hip new audience.

That just weirds me out. $500 for a wool jacket you could get at a goodwill in the midwest for $4?

Whatever.

LD

 

[Forgotten Man]

My closet is full of REAL Granpa and Great Granpa clothes.

 

[Lily Powers]

And sleep all night, and work all day!


(With apologies to Monty Python.)

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Yes, but does he put on women's clothing and hang around in bars?

 

[Marc Chevalier]

My closet is full of REAL Grandpa and Great Grandpa clothes.

But where are you storing the naked geezers?

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