Comments on: Hit Or Miss Wardrobe

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 05 Jul 2004 02:00:26 +0000

Actually, I haven’t worn a uniform since high school (although growing up with nine years of ties, blazers, and polishable shoes trained me to feel comfortable wearing not-so-comfortable clothes). My post was more of about the fact that I can’t just “see” how things look the way other people seem to be able to do, so I have to be conscious about not buying something that I’ll eventually realize looks ridiculous after wearing it for six months.

Fashion-savvy! Sweet!

By: tina

tina — Sun, 04 Jul 2004 19:49:49 +0000

All the pics I’ve seen of you have shown you to be quite the attractive, fashion-savvy guy, actually. I wish my boyfriend would dress that way.

By: Francis W. Porretto

Francis W. Porretto — Sat, 03 Jul 2004 05:45:04 +0000

Part of the reason for a school uniform is to educate young persons in how to dress modestly yet attractively. This is an all but unspoken consideration these days. Accordingly:

1. Start with your school uniform. You don’t have to put it on; just hold it in your mind’s eye.

2. Replace the tie with something more to your tastes. Alternately, if wearing a tie has always made you feel as if there was a trap door under your feet, just waiting to be sprung, jettison the tie altogether.

3. Replace the shirt with a shirt of the same general cut and style-pattern, but alter the color, or choose something in a different color-pattern (e.g., if your school uniform shirt was a solid white, try a pinstripe).

4. Deal with the trousers in the reverse fashion from the shirt. Keep the color and color-pattern, but replace them with something in a contemporary cut (e.g., replace ordinary slacks with Levi’s Dockers or the Haggar equivalent).

From there on out, the world is your oyster.