Men's fashion faux pas(es), as reported by yahoo!

I think messenger bags serve the same purpose and just look more grown-up:



The passionate defense of pleats surprises me. I'm just not quite sure what they add. What's the upside? To me the sleaker, the better. That's why I don't like pleats or even busy patterned ties (I stick with stripes - two colors - and subtle dots). I do like pinstripes or a subtle glend plaid pattern (Express sells a terrific gray suit like that for about $400).

To see some great examples of being subtle and sleek but still expressive, check out the Dev Patel spread in GQ:

http://www.gq.com/style/wear-it-now/201007/dev-patel-reboot-your-suit-photos#slide=1

 

Aren't the plural and singular of "faux pas" exactly the same? Pardon my French, but I believe faux is already plural.

 

Correct.

 

Attache or messenger bag - I'm covered on any given work day.

 

I'm wearing a pink-ish Nike Dri-Fit polo golfing today. Take that, Yahoo!

 

Pleats look better on people who are top heavy or overweight. Also, I think they're much more common in the South than elsewhere.

 

I get my clothing advice from this site.

askandyaboutclothes.com

I find it much better (and there is no spam) over anything by GQ et al.

 

One they did not mention was the short sleeve dress shirt that give you the appearance of Assit MGR at a fast food restaurant or a saw mill.

 

Nothing wrong with short sleeve in general, see Polo-style, madras or a linen for the summmer. But a short sleeve dress shirt with a tie????? Shudder.

 

Most of these things aren't "fashion faux pas" because there's no fashion involved. Fanny packs? Please.

I'm with Dick Whitman on this. Dressing properly doesn't make you a fashionista, it makes you look, well, grown up. The majority of North American males dress like they did in middle school.

In high school I worked in a men's wear store (this was the mid 60's) and there wasn't a pleat to be found on any trousers. There's nothing flattering about them .

And Boom is bang on about short sleeve dress shirts. Horrible, horrible, horrible.

 

I'm not disputing the popularity of flat-fronts for about a 20-year run (late 50s to mid 70s). I'm saying for the majority of the 20th century pleats were the preferred style.
That's why pleats are the 'classic.'