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Barbe-fashion survey - what are you wearing right now

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16:42 / 25.05.06

I'm wearing black boxer-briefs and an Alexisonfire t-shirt that depicts a giant mastodon. Later, I will wear a black chef coat, black pants, a black chef-hat (not a tall one, a beanie-style one).

Jake, Colossus of Clout

16:44 / 25.05.06

I'm just in boxers at the mo. Sweet Banana Republic boxers with a blue gecko print, however. Later I'll throw on knee-length beige linen shorts from DKNY, a bright orange terrycloth polo from Polo (imagine that) and by leather Banana Republic flip-flops. I love flip-flops so much I think might burst. You'll rarely see me in anything but from April-October.

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

16:53 / 25.05.06

Camouflage combats, a VW T-shirt and para boots. I AM TEH ELEGANT.

17:27 / 25.05.06

lavender and black stripey knee-hi's (black studded clogs tossed to the side o'desk), ratty carhart black overalls with custom leather shoulder straps, black underthings, and a Lenore baby doll t-shirt with Mr. Gosh saying "Love Hurts" on the back. Topped off with a mild smile of amusement.

17:50 / 25.05.06

black square-toed shoes thast i forgot i had for three years, dark bleu jeans and socks, a killah black cowgirlish shirt with off-white piping and pearly buttons and a killa red hair clip.

all from charity/thrift shops in either america, british seaside towns or sweden.

17:53 / 25.05.06

and black underthings

18:01 / 25.05.06

Je m'habille un Black turtle-kneck jumper tres kewl wot I pinched off Mrs Mick (I am TEH WAFISH MAN), brown patterned shirt, horribly tight black boot-cut jeans and pointy, pointy pixie boots.

In my head it is 1967.

18:22 / 25.05.06

Black suit pants (that despite being suity are nevertheless a bit flared), leather boots, DKNY black stretchy clingy long sleeved tops I borrowed from someone.

18:32 / 25.05.06

A strategically placed sardine can, three palm fronds, a styrofoam ball, a broken fluorescent tube and a sticker from the local Kabbalah Centre.

I used a red pen to make one of those swirly symbols that mean it should be spelled "Center."

18:33 / 25.05.06

Hurricane season again?

18:36 / 25.05.06

Like so:

18:37 / 25.05.06

In five days, yes.

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

18:42 / 25.05.06

You crazy Americans and your crazy spelling.

Seriously, though, good luck with the weather, grant. Thinkin' of you.

18:48 / 25.05.06

I like your little image Grant. That's ace.

Tom Paine's Bones

19:42 / 25.05.06

Black combat trousers, a pair of army surplus boots and a Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine t-shirt.

In my house, it will always be 1991. Like a really rubbish Groundhog Day.

19:46 / 25.05.06

Navy textured jeans, red John Richmond T shirt, khaki levis long sleeve T shirt on top. And a big blanket from Ethiopia to keep me warm.

ORA ORA ORA ORAAAA!!

07:31 / 26.05.06

I am wearing old etnies sneakers which used to be navy blue, but are now closer to brown, mismatched socks because tomorrow is washing day, and it's been raining for weeks, here (one is spiderman, the other is marvin the martian), navy blue esprit pants, a tan tshirt which has the word "opperession" written on it (yes, opperession), and a charcoal hugo boss suit jacket which also cost $2, but $2au, which makes it even better.

but if I have to actually go outside for longer than 10 minutes, I'll put on an enourmous fuzzy navy trenchcoat, which looks more like a dressing gown than anything else, but isn't.

Suit jacket, trenchcoat, and possibly pants were bought by the kilo in the world's greatest op-shop.
By the kilo!

08:09 / 26.05.06

Big socks, a long brown skirt, a black vest and a large plaid dressing-gown. I fancy it's a little like a smoking jacket. Ideal wear for the at-home academic.

09:03 / 26.05.06

Invader Zim screams in purple and black across my chest, tongue jagged and pointy, his hand reaching out for something, possibly the switch to stop the electricity flowing through him, causing him to glow purple around the edges.

A slight hole has formed by my inner thigh, a discrete tiny gap, in the black jeans that are fraying, slowly fading.

Socks are a red that seems somehow off, not bright enough to be a proper red but not very close to pink either.

Shoes are black and of the Vegetarian Shoes variety. They are new enough that if I jump in puddles, the water spills in over the top of the shoes as opposed to through the soles.

Digits flash on my wrist, surrounded by black and silver, trapped inside a "boy's watch".

09:06 / 26.05.06

Really old dark blue jeans, a revolting pair of baby blue slippers (the pick of the three (three!) pairs my odd mother-in-law bought me for my birthday), M&S grey knickers (meant to be grey, not just old white ones), M&S bra, lovely pink T-shirt from Spitalfields which is getting too old and lilac v-neck. Accessorised with lilac 'Breastfeeding makes a difference' wristband, wedding ring, moschino glasses, and baby forming stylish frontal adornment by simultaneously sucking nipple and grabbing hair. Baby in turn is clad in gorgeous organic baby pink and white striped vest, one pink baby Gap sock and a little bit of crusty sick.

12:19 / 26.05.06

I'm wearing a pair of black Levi's 501, black Converse, black socks, black boxer briefs, dark olive green long-sleeved t-shirt, black sports watch on my left wrist and a silver ring on my right hand ring finger.

Boring, I know, but I don't have enough self-confidence to even enter stores.

Whisky Priestess

13:04 / 26.05.06

Bottom up:
Grey suede flat knee-length boots (somewhat knackered by love and constant wear)
Tan tights
Brown check long skirt (office/pub suitable)
Bright green nylon knickers (I like to coordinate)
Forest green Ted Baker vest
White angora shrug with diamante brooch (favourite new thing despite its tendency to give me hot flushes)
Silver and peridot earrings (from Devon, from parents)
Grey Alice band (I really need to find my black one)

13:20 / 26.05.06

I feel like an arse, because I'm wearing a Hulk t-shirt. I'm too old to be seen in this sort of thing. But it was cheap in TK Max and the colours work nicely together: the hulk's lime green skin next to his strawberry mousse pink trousers, on an orangey red background. And what's really impressive is the *different shade of green* they used for the sheen on his hair - it's a lovely dark bluey green. And it's the most handsome version of the Hulk I've ever seen (it says "P & C 2004 Marvel). So, yes, a nice t-shirt, but I have no right to be wearing it.

09:01 / 27.05.06

In my semi-hungover state I am wearing a pair of g-star trousers which I pulled on to avoid scaring my flatmate when I went to get tea, and an old t-shirt with a grafitti styled picture on the front. Oh and socks, boxers, watch and belt.
I need to make myself presentable before I leave the house.

foolish fat finger

12:55 / 29.05.06

very baggy blue jeans, from a charity shop (Oxfam), that were the height of fashion about 4 years ago. some black suede adidas trainers, £4 from Lighthouse charity shop.
dark blue cotton boxers from Asda. really baggy fleecy grey jumper with zip neck and pockets, from a charity shop, possibly a pets one. now has many cigarette burns.

and the coup de grace, under the jumper, a GMTV 'get up and give' T-shirt that is far too large- if I wear it with just my boxers on, it looks like I am wearing a miniskirt. it is blue and covered with white emulsion marks from when I decorated my mum's living room.
to complete the picture, I haven't shaved for about 12 days, and I need a haircut. also I have glasses, and I am wearing a black bandana that I made out of the corner of a sheet I found in a skip (dumpster to our American friends). I am wearing odd socks, one of which I found in a skip 3 or four years ago, the other was a Christmas present (primark essentials). I mean, the other was part of a few pairs of socks I got for Christmas, not that someone just gave me the one, altho these days, very little surprises me...

so... how you like me now...? ha ha!

13:34 / 29.05.06

Underneath: Grey Muji pants, black M&S socks
On Top: Plain black Gap t-shirt, black Muji V-neck jumper, dark blue Carhartt jeans, brown & green Puma Clyde trainers. And that pretty much covers all the colours in my wardrobe...

uncle retrospective

14:05 / 29.05.06

Brown DC trainers, grey faux mole skin combats, a red long sleeve t-shirt under a blue Mogwai come on die young t shirt all topped off my new Pillar box red hair.
And no under things, Uncle R is free and easy, the way God intended.

01:46 / 30.05.06

I didn't know you were over 14, Sav.

I'm wearing a stripey polo shirt in alternating shades of turquoise and white. Dark blue jeans and white pumps. I am the maxi-prep.

05:21 / 05.06.06

Am clad in a long black Imogen Heap shirt with enough shape to be worthwile and enough bag to hide a multitude of sins, a fairly generic pleated denim knee-length skirt from Long Tall Sally and a pair of mismatched stripey thigh highs.

Shoes are a needless evil once the weather becomes warm, and will not be worn.

All Acting Regiment

05:45 / 05.06.06

Updating to say that I'm wearing exactly the same Dunlop green flash as the guy I was walking downstairs behind earlier. I have the following to say. Guy: nice shoes. Shame you're a dick!

"Ooergrr", you muttered, on seeing me, to your girlfriend, the traditional Northern grunt of dissaproval*, "Look at this cunt. Ooergrr."

She replied, in full seriousness, as if tending the wounds of a little lamb: "He can't wear them like you do, Kevin!"

I mean, wtf? They're on my feet. That's how everyone wears shoes. What does Kevin do, carry them on a special shoe rack in his guiche?

Dickhead.

Erm...what else? Tight olive buttoned shirt, slighlty millitary, open save for the bottom two buttons, black tee underneath, dark H&M jeans.

*Description applies equally to girl and sound

06:51 / 05.06.06

Why are Converse All Star sneakers so badly made now? It has to do with them being "Made In China" - why, oh, why does people who are the captain of great shoe companies suddenly decide that they'll save money and do even more mega-mass-production and start hiring sweatshop workers in China to do their shoes?

My sister's fiance, from Chicago, scoffed at my fraying converse sneakers; he wears Vintage Sneakers that has held up for years, brought via ebay from a factory outlet - they do not have the "MADE IN CHINA" label. My shoes, which I brought last year, are withering away already. Sigh.

I'm wearing a black jumper, black sleeves, black 50's glasses with little diamonds on sides, amber necklace (for a cold I'm fighting off). I'm also wearing a pair of japanese denim jeans that were meant for men, but I loved the design of it so much - the pockets are elegantly embroidered into pictures of a man wrestling with a carp - that I took it to a tailor and had it fitted to my womanly curves. What else? I'm wearing grey socks with my ratty converse shoes, and I have black undies and bra on underneath all.

07:46 / 05.06.06

Just to show off my thoroughly middle-class credentials: M&S brown shoes, generic black socks, Zara navy trousers, M&S white shirt, and pants are errr... blimey... Matalan! Oh, and M&S white hanky.

09:21 / 05.06.06

Black, tight v-neck Topman tee, dark blue River Island jeans, no socks (yet) and a pair of Topman boxertrunks that (in the words of Ganesh) make my mango and passion fruit Innocent look like it's getting warm.

unheimlich manoeuvre

13:33 / 05.06.06

Old brown and muddy puma cells that I aught to throw out, but I don't.
Mismatched socks, one with an annoying hole on the sole. (Yes I can darn.)
Worn faded blue Cat jeans, sans one back pocket, bought cheap from TK max eons ago. Plain lime green T-shirt I got in the Lakes last year.

Slob. And I need a shave.

15:46 / 05.06.06

navy poloneck, ankle-skimming navy tapered trews and low cut pumps,
I am a hepcat.

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