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#1 2011-11-21 11:58:53
- 4F Hepcat
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The Statement Shirt
This pathetic piece of journalise in The Independent on the so called rise of the 'statement shirt':
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/features/loud-and-proud-statement-shirts-6265187.html
For the record, Mambo made t-shirts in the late 1980's that were not in anyway, to be mistaken with a shirt.
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#2 2011-11-21 12:21:11
- Andy_B
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Re: The Statement Shirt
Wearing one of these must be the badge of the fully-fledged, fully paid-up prick: like my brother-in-law, an executive in the gas industry, who suddenly began sporting an earring. God save us from 'The Independent', the newspaper of choice for the bland, shallow, predictable-as-daybreak types who live around me.
#3 2011-11-22 00:15:30
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Re: The Statement Shirt
The choice of model is interesting, he has that typical stodgy and flabby look, the direct result over a decade or more of too many microwave meals and cheap red wine that has become the definitive English male. A product of deindustrialisation, IT jobs and rampant consumerism.
Combined with a 'statement shirt' the overall effect is of being a bumbling idiot.
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#4 2011-11-22 02:37:58
- The_Shooman
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Re: The Statement Shirt
`statement shirt' = pthh
blokes with ear rings = pthh
#9 2011-11-23 07:02:20
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Re: The Statement Shirt
Best comedy on NorAm TV right now.
My brother has a suitably derisive term for the set that wears this sort of shirt -- "men in outfits".
#10 2011-11-23 10:31:57
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Re: The Statement Shirt
There's a lot of guys who like that kind of shirt though, generally middle aged, overweight and notable for their buffoonery.
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#12 2011-11-23 11:19:27
- formby
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Re: The Statement Shirt
"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
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#13 2011-11-23 11:30:14
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Re: The Statement Shirt
^Funnily enough, I found old school chum on Linkedin, easy to find as he had a really distinctive name. Haven't seen him since 1988 and then checked out his photos on Facebook - I couldn't recognise him, hair all grey, pushing the weight a bit and flowery shirts. I felt quite sad.
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#14 2011-11-24 11:48:02
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Re: The Statement Shirt
I've identified this problem in my new style book. Nothing I hate more than an overtly fancy shirt. It really is a way to identify fashion wannabes, IMO. It's best just to stay away and leave the fancy patterns and fabrics to coats and pants I say.