Foo - You! Put your collar down! Yes, YOU!

Ugh. Why why why?

Here's the thing: If you were around for it the first time, you aren't allowed to do it the second time.

Can we just end this fad and call it done? Especially when someone in their late 20s/early 30s wears a polo shirt with the collar flipped up to work on casual Friday? Please! Someone end it! I'm begging you!

For some, the trend never left...

I thought we were talking DOG collars. I was thinking your casual Fridays are a lot more interesting than mine.

yeah, i see it all the time here. it's the most stupid thing i've ever seen. kinda like pegging your pants or rolling up your sleeves. remember that?

OMG the 80's flashback, yep I seen it here in Colorado, a PINK POLO flipped up.

so, wait, are you saying I should ditch my Member's Only jacket?

And if you say to toss the parachute pants, we're going to rumble.

Yes, like totally gag me with a spoon, like really!!!!! :D

It's so sad. I threw away all my right-handed gloves, too!

I was born in the 80's, so this bit of history passed by my kid eyes. Thank God. I did wear the shirts with the little alligators on them, though!

:d

Hopefully the Coca-cola tshirts won't come back too. Or was it the knee high Converse all stars in neon green?

Oh and to show that its all things 80's http://cgi.ebay.com/RAD-RACING-T-SHIRT-From-the-BMX-Movie-Large_W0QQitemZ8324276886QQcategoryZ52405QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Is it wrong that I want one of those tshirts?

okay that tee shirt is the shizznit. But you have to be 6' and 150lbs to pull it off right...

(e.g. NOT me :lol:)

so, wait, are you saying I should ditch my Member's Only jacket?

And if you say to toss the parachute pants, we're going to rumble.
Back when that was the style....my parents could never afford the "real deals".

But...instead of me doing without, they wanted to help....so always got me these crappy look-alike versions which for me was even worse.

So....I never had a "Members Only"....I had a cheapo look alike called "Players Club". I was too fat for parachute pants....none fit me. But when Jordache was the thing, I got "Rigoletto" or something like that (until I oped for Levis). Let's not forget the "hot box" (converse lookalikes from K-Mart) I had in 6th grade. I never even got an Ocean Pacific T-shirt. :rolleyes:

Oh...forgot to mention...yes the collar up thing is MAJOR stupid looking. Even when it was being done, I never did it (then again...I seldom did follow the trends, even as a kid).

What I have always wondered.....is why are the so many shirts even made with collars in the first place? If they aren't shirts that you will wear a tie with, then why is a collar even needed? You'd look like a dork if you tried to wear a tie on a Polo style shirt, why not just make without collars instead?

Is it wrong that I want one of those tshirts?

NO! Absolutely not! That was my favorite movie growing up as I used to race BMX. Memorized every line in that movie!

What I have always wondered.....is why are the so many shirts even made with collars in the first place? If they aren't shirts that you will wear a tie with, then why is a collar even needed? You'd look like a dork if you tried to wear a tie on a Polo style shirt, why not just make without collars instead?

Because I am really hairy and I hate it when my back hair sticks out from the collar of a T-shirt. I don't go swimming so I don't scare little children with my hairy body.

As long as we are talking about shirts, if you are wearing a button-down collar shirt without a tie, please button the collar down anyway. And guys, a tank top is never, ever a good look unless you are expecting a film crew from "Cops" to show up at your house.

I doubt that there are too many body builders here, but does anyone else find those Gold's gym muscle shirts disgusting? And as long as I am on a roll, who told women that capri pants look good? The last time they looked good was on Laura Petrie back in the early sixties.

yeah, i see it all the time here. it's the most stupid thing i've ever seen. kinda like pegging your pants or rolling up your sleeves. remember that?

Hey! I still peg my pants... On one side, during my commute anyways. Sometimes I forget to unroll them though. :o

Who the heck is wearing polo these days anyway? Uuugh!

I went to Ralph Lauren last year, and *shudder* guuuuuh! Those clothes were just... elephant-hole bad. I couldn't believe what they were asking for in price for an 80s look!

What you ought to do is walk up to them and rip their shirt off. Just take some scissors to them and rip them off their backs. Then tell them "I told you no flipped up collar, you 80s freak!".

Koffee

Because I am really hairy and I hate it when my back hair sticks out from the collar of a T-shirt. I don't go swimming so I don't scare little children with my hairy body.

As long as we are talking about shirts, if you are wearing a button-down collar shirt without a tie, please button the collar down anyway. And guys, a tank top is never, ever a good look unless you are expecting a film crew from "Cops" to show up at your house.

I doubt that there are too many body builders here, but does anyone else find those Gold's gym muscle shirts disgusting? And as long as I am on a roll, who told women that capri pants look good? The last time they looked good was on Laura Petrie back in the early sixties.

Any woman wearing capris needs a good beat down. Send them my way.... I'll take care of the rest....

Koffee

why do yall get so bent out of shape by other peoples clothes....i hate seeing people in spandex...it needs to stop :rolleyes:

Hey! I still peg my pants... On one side, during my commute anyways. Sometimes I forget to unroll them though. :o

we'll i guess we'll let you slide on that. just don't spike your hair and wear a headband at the same time please.

we'll i guess we'll let you slide on that. just don't spike your hair and wear a headband at the same time please.

Or rip the collar totally off your sweatshirt and then wear it with one shoulder showing.... and with legwarmers.

Koffee

Oh...forgot to mention...yes the collar up thing is MAJOR stupid looking. Even when it was being done, I never did it (then again...I seldom did follow the trends, even as a kid).

What I have always wondered.....is why are the so many shirts even made with collars in the first place? If they aren't shirts that you will wear a tie with, then why is a collar even needed? You'd look like a dork if you tried to wear a tie on a Polo style shirt, why not just make without collars instead?


It's for the country club.

Who the heck is wearing polo these days anyway? Uuugh!

I went to Ralph Lauren last year, and *shudder* guuuuuh! Those clothes were just... elephant-hole bad. I couldn't believe what they were asking for in price for an 80s look!


Koffee

I worked for a number of years at a store that sold Polo. I was, and still am, amazed at the price people will pay for really inferior merchandise. The Polo suits looked like they were made in Mrs. Grant's home economics class.

We also sold Louis Vuitton purses. I can think of very few things as tacky as that.

Or rip the collar totally off your sweatshirt and then wear it with one shoulder showing.... and with legwarmers.

Koffee

I don't think I could pull that look off. ;)

so, wait, are you saying I should ditch my Member's Only jacket?

And if you say to toss the parachute pants, we're going to rumble.

You mean rumble like they did in the movie "The Outsiders"? Or rumble like they did in the movie "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogalo"? 'Cause if it's rumble like in the movie "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogalo", then you and me should turn the music up...

:p

And guys, a tank top is never, ever a good look unless you are expecting a film crew from "Cops" to show up at your house.
**BLUSH**

Or rip the collar totally off your sweatshirt and then wear it with one shoulder showing.... and with legwarmers.


:p I thought that look was so hot. But that was when I was young and impressionable.

...she's a maniac...

You mean rumble like they did in the movie "The Outsiders"? Or rumble like they did in the movie "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogalo"? 'Cause if it's rumble like in the movie "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogalo", then you and me should turn the music up...

:p

Just glad the sunglasses Ice T wore are not coming back. Then again the safety glasses that the refinery workers wear, look almost like Ice T's.

anyways, crank that music up Shabba-Doo!

I flip the collar up on my cool Fonzie leather jacket ----- AAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYY!!

Ugh. Why why why?

Here's the thing: If you were around for it the first time, you aren't allowed to do it the second time.

Can we just end this fad and call it done? Especially when someone in their late 20s/early 30s wears a polo shirt with the collar flipped up to work on casual Friday? Please! Someone end it! I'm begging you!

What if you were around the 1st time and didn't wear the collar up (on your iZods) ? Sometimes I regret resisting that fad back in 1982. Can I do it now and pass it off as a mid-life crisis? Did Scarlett Johansson flip her iZod collar up in Lost in Translation?

Ok, I barely missed the flipped-up collar thing in HS. (Born 1976.) How long until we get back into Denim Everything? That was sorta nifty.

Oh . . . and I apologize for this, but -- how on earth can you be too fat for parachute pants? If you're too fat for parachute pants you're too fat for other pants. You can't argue with a drawstring, man!

I worked for a number of years at a store that sold Polo. I was, and still am, amazed at the price people will pay for really inferior merchandise. The Polo suits looked like they were made in Mrs. Grant's home economics class.

We also sold Louis Vuitton purses. I can think of very few things as tacky as that.

Word.

Koffee

I don't think I could pull that look off. ;)


Thank you.

Koffee

Any woman wearing capris needs a good beat down. Send them my way.... I'll take care of the rest....

Hey, now! Trust me, you'd rather see me in capris than in short shorts! :eek:

Still new enough to biking that my thighs are still recovering from a life of brownies........ :p

Hey, now! Trust me, you'd rather see me in capris than in short shorts! :eek:

Still new enough to biking that my thighs are still recovering from a life of brownies........ :p

Both situations would make you a fashion victim and worthy of a good pimp slappin'.

Koffee

Both situations would make you a fashion victim and worthy of a good pimp slappin'.

Koffee

Hehe...you'd have to brave the 100 degree + humidity down here first. :p Make long pants just too hot.

'Sides, I never, ever, claimed to have good fashion sense. :rolleyes:

But at least I don't wear tight capris. *shudder*

Man O Man
WAY long time ago, way way way back, guys who wore the collars up were gay, the collar up was an inside hint to let other gays know.And the pink shirt? yeh that too.
How do I know. The college I went to had one great place to dance, in town and it was you guessed it, a gay club so we all hung there str8ts, gays and the inbetweens

Thank you.

Koffee

Hey Koffee, is that your pic in your avatar? If so, it's small and kind of hard to see, but that collar looks dangerously close to being up. Looks good on you, I'm just sayin' is all... ;)

Both situations would make you a fashion victim and worthy of a good pimp slappin'.

Koffee
Fashion smashion...I like the feeling of crisp acryclic against my neck...It isn't like anyone/thing else wants to go anywhere near my hairy neck.

This picture is not actually of me, but of the perfect me, in my fantasy world. I'm not sure if I'm the one on the right or the left...Maybe I need a good slappin'!

C'mon guys, every 20 years or so fashion trends recycle. I thought that was pretty common knowledge.
I agree with the OP that if you were around 'the first time around' than you shouldn't adopt the new trend.

Back in the 70's, the 50's were hip: Grease, American Graffiti, the Ramones, etc. The 80's saw a
resurgance of 60's fashions: head bands, denim, knitted bracelets, etc. (the Grateful Dead had their only
top 10 hit in 1988) The 90's welcomed back bell bottoms and low waist lines, 'that 70's show' debuted in 1998, etc.

So here we are bemoaning the ressurection of the 80's 'preppie' style. You can almost predict the next fad.
I suppose the 'grunge' look will be back soon enough. Time to break the flannel out of the mothballs. :rolleyes:

Time to break the flannel out of the mothballs. :rolleyes:
MMM, flannel and moth balls. No there's a smell that reminds me of home. Jack you are right, it is all about recycling. Even in music you are hearing stuff (both good and bad) from new groups reviving what was popular two decades ago. I'm thinking Blondie and the Go-gos (I'm just in that kind of my mood right now)

This is what prevents the human species from killing itself due to boredom - a collective memory of no longer than two decades or half a generation.

You don't think the economy would survive if industry had to think up new things to sell every year do ya?

I'm just sitting back and waiting for the new fangled electronic and hypersonically wireless clapper. Clap on clap off!

Funny thing though, other than those funny mtbs and some minor gearing, braking and frame material modifications, bikes haven't changed that much....hmmmm maybe bikers are a timeless lot!

there are only a few good things that came out of the 80's. me, my brother, nintendo, and a few lucky ladies.

stupid collars, i see that crap all the time at the bars, i just want to smack them.

<snip> Funny thing though, other than those funny mtbs and some minor gearing, braking and frame material modifications, bikes haven't changed that much....hmmmm maybe bikers are a timeless lot!
You are so right. The guys in the fixed gear forum love this one:

http://www.duke.edu/~jhe3/images/C_A0051-01-150dpi.jpg

You are so right. The guys in the fixed gear forum love this one:

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Yeah, that's what I'm talking about!

Who the heck is wearing polo these days anyway? Uuugh!

I went to Ralph Lauren last year, and *shudder* guuuuuh! Those clothes were just... elephant-hole bad. I couldn't believe what they were asking for in price for an 80s look!

What you ought to do is walk up to them and rip their shirt off. Just take some scissors to them and rip them off their backs. Then tell them "I told you no flipped up collar, you 80s freak!".

Koffee

I wear polo shirts because my mom buys me some every year at christmas. I keep the collar up so my neck doesn't get sunburned. Yes, I ride in cotton and my mom still buys (some of) my clothes. Yes, I'm embarrassed.

This morning, as I was trying to dress myself, I noticed the blue Polo I put on had a pink logo. I thought that probably it was a ladie's shirt which gave me pause but I wore it anyway, heck it's friday!

Koffee, I'm going to fantasize about you ripping my Polo shirt off my back.

I don't see what was so trendy about "collars up" back in the 80's. Winos and the homeless around downtown always had their collars up during colder weather; not as a fashion statement, of course!

Any woman wearing capris needs a good beat down. Send them my way.... I'll take care of the rest....

Koffee

Can I watch?

Both situations would make you a fashion victim and worthy of a good pimp slappin'.

Koffee

Oh, talk dirty to me Koffee! I'll be the pimp and you can be the ho that shows for work in capris and turned up collar polo shirt.

A little late, but I had a guy in my English class wear his polo like that. Wear a turtleneck then! I wanna slap whoever made that "look" "cool".

Rooling up pants are cool, only if its the very bottom, you know like the greasers back in the 70's... for us young'ins, the equivilent would be stupid EMO people, die!