Is that the "American Apparel" dude?

Poor Rob. He always takes his outfits one step too far. Then, after sober consideration, he takes things a few dozen more steps too far.

Clarification needed-

The choice of patch pockets has been pointed out as a fail in a number of cases in this thread, albeit a minor one in the context of the more basic offenses to the eyeballs on display. There are so many oddities with some of these examples, however, that I'm having some trouble parsing exactly what is the aesthetic problem FNB and others who've pointed this out see in the patch pockets in these cases.

For example- the first tweedy plaid (the brownish partially lined one) seems like something that could take a patch pocket to me.  Tweedy jacket with patch pocket?  That seems normal.  Is the beef the obvious pattern on the tweed (and the mismatch in pattern seen here) or a general dislike of patch pockets as a style option in this case?

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/8091/p1010498qe.jpg

I had similar thoughts on the gunclub one, but that example adds the stature element and the patch pocket breaking you up if you're short.  I can't tell if the person in the pic is short or not.  Or made of wood.

http://vox.smugmug.com/Fashion/soigne/1/786065411_Va6ht-O.jpg

I get the incongruity and weirdness elsewhere (the peak lapel example) but think patch pockets can look non-heinous on a plain tweed, cord, lightweight casual sportcoat, or navy blazer.  What made the patch pockets bad enough to note on these two in your opinion?

Last edited by D. Adams (2010-05-30 20:46:12)

It also looks like red pants guy bought a pair of spanking new white bucks and then did a little ersatz dirtying of them.