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Something Light: I wouldn’t get caught dead wearing …
There’s something new in the world of weather protection: the Nubrella. ABC News’ Scott Mayerowitz gave the product a test run, and as you can imagine after seeing the picture, he “was instantly the center of attention.”
Despite the potential perks–it’s apparently quite effective for clearing paths along busy sidewalks–for me the Nubrella ranks with muumuus and moon boots as things I wouldn’t get caught dead wearing.
How about you? Fill in the blank: ”I wouldn’t get caught dead wearing _______.”
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Low rise jeans (we called them hip huggers we they were “in” during the 70’s)and platform shoes were the first things to come to mind. There are many more things I wouldn’t be caught dead in: bikini, anything red or psychedelic pink, spike heels etc. etc. Most things considered fashionable, I wouldn’t be caught dead in.
Muumuus, however, are part of my every day wear in this culture.
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Whoops, should read “when they were “in”"
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capris
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Ditto #3. My husband calls them old lady pants
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Hotpants, halter tops, tube tops.
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A Kilt.
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Dolphin shorts
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I don’t know what they are called, but it’s a short just under the bust sweater of one color over a long sweater of another color. They are often worn with capris and high heels. Speaking of capris, put me down for those.
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I have no experience being dead, but I suspect it wouldn’t matter to me what I was wearing.
An alternate version of the question: If I wouldn’t be caught, I’d wear . . . .”
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Well, I actually would wear both capris and low-rise jeans and consider them stylish.
My own least favourite fashion trend are those short skirts (usually denim) with a pair of black leggings underneath that come down about to mid-calf.
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Where to begin?
- Super high-waisted, stone washed, skinny-leg, or tapered-leg jeans jeans
- Leggings
- Crocs
- a knitted poncho of any kind
- a denim jacket
- any sweater with some kind of snowman/Christmas tree/Easter bunny/other representative figure on it
- shorts, unless I’m working out
I will admit that back in my homeschool days, I wore jumpers (of the American, not British, variety), and now I would never, ever be caught dead in a jumper. Same goes for white “tennis shoes”.
Also, the deal with capris is that the vast amount of people wear either the wrong length or the wrong cut . . . worn properly, they’re far more flattering than (gasp) shorts.
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Doy, I didn’t mean “jeans jeans”.
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There was a time when I could have made a long list. I used to wear coat and tie to the Wednesday evening prayer service. Now, when I go to Orlando or Myrtle Beach, for instance, I don’t even take a tie. Though I usually attend the Sunday am service.
I have learned that nobody cares what I wear. I notice the young people on Sunday morning, going into the Contemporary Service as we old folks are leaving. They don’t care what they wear either.
Becky has already proclaimed that I’m a dork. And Becky would know.
A few years ago, we took Chuck and his family to Texas to visit Fort Worth, where he was born, and other places in Texas. While visiting the capitol in Austin, we were all dressed in tourist garb. Except for some, now forgotten, reason, I didn’t have my tennis shoes. So, here was I, wearing jeans and Sunday dress shoes. Becky didn’t come close to me. But I think she’s the only one who noticed.
I spent a large part of my life worrying about what people thought of me. It’s liberating to realize that they don’t think about me at all.
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A Harley-Davidson T-shirt
A bowtie
An earring
A bracelet — neither gold nor rubber
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Okay … guess I’m weird … I thought the nubrella for really cold and wet weather where I’d be outside for a good amount of time is a great idea.
And … I wouldn’t be caught dead in lingerie disguised as clothing to be worn in public.
And … I love my capris
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I could never be caught dead wearing: crocs, shorts, miniskirt, and those terrible Grecian sandals that tie up the leg.
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“My own least favourite fashion trend are those short skirts (usually denim) with a pair of black leggings underneath that come down about to mid-calf.”
Although I myself wouldn’t wear that (I’m 55) I actually like the look on young girls.
And I agree with Alissa’s thoughts on the capris!
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You gotta wear some sort of shorts in So Cal, but I would never wear them with Uggs.
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Well, I try to keep up with the latest styles and fashions relevant to me by subscribing to and regularly reading ‘Farmer’s Fashions’ – it is a pretty good magazine (in color too) and keeps you from being embarrassed by inadvertently going out of style.
For instance, you certainly don’t want to be caught wearing socks that do not match your bib overalls, whenever you go down to the store on Saturday morning to shoot the bull with the boys. Why you would never live it down!
A sampling of articles from the latest issue of Farmer’s Fashions’ shows the breadth and depth of the magazine:
Bib Overalls – One Tuck or Two?
Bib Overalls – Long Johns Underneath or Just Bare Skin?
Bib Overalls – How Many Chewing Tobacco Stains is Simply One TOO Many?
Bib Overalls – The New Sexy Look; Make Her Forget All About Her Canning
Bib Overalls – Suggestions for Power Accessories You Simply Cannot Be Without
Bib Overalls – Innovative Speedo Brand for That Wet Work in Ponds and Creeks
Also, it is always recommended to watch the Farmer’s Fashion Show in Abilene on cable; they have a big catwalk there where all the models (big beefy dudes with grizzled chins and John Deere hats) dressed in the absolute latest in Bib Overalls pirouette, flounce around and pose provocatively on square hay bales.
However if you should go to this Fashion Show, watch where you sit because the models are always spitting long brown streams of Red Man chewing tobacco into the specially constructed gutters alongside the catwalk and sometimes their aim isn’t too good – especially if you don’t clap hard enough for them.
(It is quite competitive among Bib Overall fashion designers – why, not so many years ago, you might remember that terrible scandal when an internationally famous Bib Overall fashion designer whose daring design had just won first place at the Farmers Fashion Show was MURDERED by a rival jealous fashion designer, whose design had only managed a weak third place showing (due to a poorly-timed rear snap failure right on the catwalk).
Anyway, the murder weapon was quickly determined by police to be a 9030 John Deere tractor. It took the police a long time to finger their suspect, though, because the parking garage at the Fashion Show was chock full of 9030 John Deere tractors.
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Must agree with the capri-bashers. They remind me of the silly movie about flight attendants in which Mike Myers’ character proclaims, “You’ve placed your emPHASis on the wrong sylLABle.” Those ghastly pants focus the attention on what is often the wearer’s least attractive feature: her calves. And if she’s a little larger, her hips. Far better to wear a well-fit pair of slacks, or modest shorts (but only if she has the legs for them). Capris try to be a little of each, and fail at both.
But anyway, I nominate any item of clothing with a beer logo on it. I don’t care how many coupons you saved, or what a deal you got at the Kitsch-o-Rama, or whether the cut and color are flattering: I don’t want to see your Budweiser t-shirt/leather jacket/cap/thong, etc. Ever.
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my high school uniform – pleated, plaid skirt. stiff oxford shirt, sweater vest with embroided logo, knee socks, and saddle shoes. It may everyine look “spiffy”, but it’s so uncomfortable! Everything is stiff except the socks which spend the entire day sliding down your legs and pooling at your ankles.
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I am with Chas on this one.
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My capris are staying. I would never wear leggings however. I would suspect that some of this would be generational. When I was in high school, there was a big taboo on white socks with pants. Many things that I wore when younger I would not wear now, including the new tops that make one look pregnant. Been there, done that.
Drill, that is too funny!
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A beaded chain attached to my reading glasses.
(Actually I told my husband, who suggested one, that I wouldn’t wear one until I’m 70, so if I live that long, I may be stuck)
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Well, I have worn miniskirts, bell bottoms,and hot pants. I have even slipped into some “farm fashions”. Now I wear capris (old lady pants) and crocs.
Capris are great because in the summer when you ride in a car, your legs aren’t sticking to the seat. They are cooler that pants and actually more comfortable.
While shopping in the girls department (I have four grandaughters) I find many of the pre-school fashions to be styled to make these girls appear sexy. The bust area is outlined and accentuated. Pants are cut very low. I really have to search for appropriate clothing for these little girls. I wouldn’t be caught dead buying those things. I believe this is called the pornification of our culture.
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Chas, at least you didn’t wear the dress shoes with shorts and black socks like I’ve seen some tourist wear.
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A thong (butt-floss) that shows out the top of my jeans. (just ugggh!)
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Anything!
Oip!
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Sometimed I don’t believe everything Drill says.
Kathy, you can wear your glasses stuck up in your hair.
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Drill….
You wear socks with your overalls?????!
I didn’t think it was even politically correct to wear… uh… “underclothing” with Bib Overalls, much less socks!
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Socks of any kind with sandals, leather pants, see through anything. Jewelry of any kind except a plain cheap watch that costs no more than $20, contact lenses, low riding pants.
Forgot: Grillwork for teeth, gold or silver teeth, diamonds in teeth, green stuff stuck in teeth
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I never bought any capris, simply because I kept thinking it would be a short-lived style and it would be over by the time I bought them…but I think they’re a very attractive style, and I generally don’t go for “trendy.”
I wouldn’t be caught alive in…
* anything that was in style in the seventies (the most hideous decade ever for fashion)
* the glasses that were in yearbook pictures in the late sixties and are now worn by people more stylish than I (I have a hard time making eye contact with someone wearing them, as they just seem so silly)
* short shorts, or anything that shows much skin
* spike heels
* low-rise pants (I was down to a pretty small wardrobe of pants for a couple years there, while I waited for that stupid style to go out)
And I never have liked blue jeans of any kind (way too uncomfortable, unfeminine, and ugly, not to mention that one is supposed to keep track of what’s stylish and what’s not in jeans), but in college I finally got a couple pairs just because everyone else wore them. After a few years, I realized that I went months between wearing the jeans, and only wore them when (1) I thought about it, (2) I knew mostt other people would be wearing jeans, and (3) I’d be standing up a good part of the time I was there rather than trying to sit down (I never wore tight jeans, but even loose jeans aren’t made for sitting in, in my experience, which makes them useless as clothing). I finally threw them out and gave myself permission never to don another pair. And now, I’m happy to be 40–old enough that I don’t even have to pretend to care about styles.
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Socks with sandals,
A t-shirt under a t-shirt,
white socks with anything other than athletic gear
tattoos or anything requiring piercing any part of my body
and I’m with Mark Roth on being dead. If I’m found wearing anything on my list, someone else is responsible!
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A plaid sweater vest.
Like Ken, sandals with socks.
Khakis and loafers.
Short sleeved dress shirts.
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Can I give a man’s perspective on capris? Thank you.
No woman except Mary Tyler Moore (as Laura Petri) has ever looked good in capris. She, however, was exquisite.
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KBells, et.al. I didn’t mean to imply that I’m not aware of the effect of clothes. I wouldn’t be wearing shorts anywhere except in my yard. I appreciate the way some people look in their clothes. But unless you know the person or see him often, your impression is fleeting. I even saw a guy wearing a Clemson sweater the other day. My sympathy, however, was fleeting.
But I echo StuBob, #14.
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Anything the women have mentioned is something I will never wear.
As for men’s clothing, I am glad leisure suits went out of style. I could never figure out their appeal. Or why men wear necklaces. And I co not like to wear pink, at all!
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I wear capris all summer! I cannot wear shorts to work, and pants are hot, so capris are the next best thing. I don’t have bad calves, so maybe I’m ok wearing them. I would never wear any item of clothing that accentuates fat rolls by showing each of them off as they cascade over the top of one’s pants. Or anything that requires bra straps to be out in the open. Both are so unattractive. Do girls not realize that there are different bra styles for a reason? Or that they would be more attractive in a loose fitting top that didn’t show off their lovehandles in extreme detail? Or worse, with their belly fat hanging out of their tops and over their pants? Yikes!
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I’m with you Peter. The wossies that went to KU wore pink shirts and no man wants to be a woosie. My wife is just killing me over their national championship in BB but I guarantee you not one player on their team wears pink.
My wife wears shorts in summer and Capri’s in the winter. Is is too hot in Phoenix to wear long pants. Short sleeve dress shirts are the only thing to wear there in the summer too. I don’t know anyone who wears a
No one wears a suit there either unless they are in a coffin. My wife and daughter will wear the newest fashion fad going even if I laugh at them.
If someone said that shrink wrapping one leg and the opposite arm was cool we would have a pallet of shrink wrap delivered the next day – 5 different colors mind you
Did anyone ever get the what edible clothes was all about? I was waiting for the low cal ones but they never materialized
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Were I ever to get pregnant again, I would not wear a clingy outfit that enabled everyone to watch the baby roiling around under my skin.
I never saw the point to capris–make up your mind, slacks or shorts.
I love my skorts, however.
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I live in Florida. It’s already HOT.
We all wear capris. To wear long pants in this weather would be to suffocate.
Capris have to be the right length and cut. Mine are more like cropped pants.
We all wear them with sandals and tank tops or such.
They only look stupid if they are too tight, too short, or (gasp) worn with closed shoes and socks.
So, put me down as never wanting to wear tight, short, cheap/old-lady capris with closed shoes and socks. That is like a man wearing shorts with black socks and sandals and a Hawaiian shirt and fisherman’s hat.
’nuff said?
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a clergy collar or religious robeware
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A sweater or t-shirt with a brand name on it. I wear:
Carolina,
Lions,
etc.
I’m not talking about teams, towns, places you’ve been, etc.
But I would never wear a shirt that says:
Abercrombe
K-Mart
Sears
etc.
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Hmmm…
a dress (because I’m a man)
leisure suit (won’t come back anyway, thank goodness)
socks with sandals
short sleeve shirt with a necktie (a fashion faux pas, guys, c’mon on!)
any t-shirt with a ad for beer or mention of sex
white socks with dressy slacks
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I would never wear a University of South Carolina jacket like Chas.
An earring
Cowboy boots
A bluetooth headset in a public setting
A “Vote for Obama” t-shirt
I would say a pair of Speedos, but I actually own a pair of Speedos. Chas, I had those packed away for the trip last week (aren’t you glad I didn’t wear them?!?). Actually, Speedo makes more that the Euro man-thongs that get the bad rap; this is a pair of rather tasteful trunks that I brought for the hot tub in Pigeon Forge.
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What’s a bluetooth headset?
What’s a speedo?
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When capris first came in, I thought they wouldn’t last a season because they look so unflattering on most women.
Apparently most women don’t realize this, because capris are still going strong.
I’d wear the umbrella in a heartbeat in miserable weather.
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