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Barbe-fashion survey - what are you wearing right now

 
  

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Saveloy
09:54 / 15.01.03
I'm at work, so it's pink fluffy slippers, pale blue house coat, hair curlers and see-through plastic head scarf. Cuh, I wish! I'm actually saddled with black trousers (which I thought were jeans when I bought them, but they're quite obviously bloody trousers with a flat front, what a knob, eh?), a black t-shirt with red collar, underneath my wife's red t-shirt with a number 9 on it, a dark green (army man colour) ribbed woolly jumper with a fleece-style zippable collar and black Wrangler ankle-height boots (I used to go for the 20 quid Cat knock-offs, but they always fell apart after a month). Oh, and proper bloody underpants, ie white briefs, not boxers, or those things that look like close-fitting shorts, which I just can't get on with - no support, see?

All-in-all, very dull, but I am old, and a dad. What I'm desperate for is a stripey blue and white t-shirt (horizontal stripes, like cornish ware), of the sort I used to live in. Where the f..k are they?
 
 
rizla mission
10:29 / 15.01.03
Ancient faded jeans, Converse, Sonic Youth T-shirt and a big purple wooly jumper.

just for a change.
 
 
lentil
11:11 / 15.01.03
which SY tee are you wearing, Riz? I used to have one with the cover of "goo" on it, it was my favest thing ever but then i spilled linseed oil all over it. It survived another year as a wall decoration but has now passed out of this life

Sav - I find that close-fitting boxers are very snug and give plenty of support. give 'em a try, g'wan!
 
 
Saveloy
11:18 / 15.01.03
MC Lentil> Well, I have tried 'em, cos I like the idea of 'em, but found that although they started off nice and snug, they turned loose and baggy after a couple of hours wear. Hmm, maybe I just had cheap ones. Can you get them underwired? A sort of bra for the nuts would be nice, a cup for each. Any fashion designers on board?
 
 
The Apple-Picker
11:23 / 15.01.03
I'm wearing my straight white-boy drag today, blue jeans that are probably two sizes too small so really uncomfortably tight over my thighs.

Lada, is that sincerely what NY is like? Because where I'm from, tight blue jeans are not straight white-boy wear--not unless the white boy in question is visiting from Tennessee.
 
 
Sax
11:42 / 15.01.03
Aargh! I always get this question when I'm at work!

Duffel Coat: Thomas Burberry. Very dark blue.
Suit: Black David Moss two piece
Shirt: Green cotton. From Tesco, I think, for fuck's sake
Tie: Green silk. River Island
Shoes: London Base. Very nice. Got married in 'em.
Underwear: Calvin Klein boxies. Royal blue.
Socks: Black. Gap. Sorry.
Deodorant: FCUK anti-perspirant
Moisturiser: Clarins Men.
Aftershave: Paul Smith
 
 
Papess
11:58 / 15.01.03
A pair of faded and very, very ripped denims.
A black, lacy Ralph Lauren bra
A frozen, jelly eyemask
Some vaseline
Samsara by Guerlain

This, is my morning hangover ensemble.
 
 
Linus Dunce
12:01 / 15.01.03
A crap brown sweater I got cheap when I was a student, beaten-up jeans from the same era that now possibly could do with a couple of inches on the waist, worn Nikes on my feet and a large squirt of Crabtree & Evelyn under each armpit to disguise the fact I haven't showered or changed my clothes for three days. Hey, I don't start work again until the end of the month -- normal personal hygiene will resume then. Until then I'm loafing to the power of loafing :-)
 
 
sleazenation
12:09 / 15.01.03
bottom to top- black converse one stars some bellbottomed black chunky cords and a green shirt of dubious design and material i picked up in a Thrift store in Atlanta.
 
 
Whisky Priestess
13:07 / 15.01.03
*quickly changes out of salmon-coloured terry dresing gown*

Again, I'm at work so have a fairly conventional-looking set of togs on. From top of head downwards, then:

- Yellow hairband I got in NY in a pack of 6 which I love
- Gold leaf shaped earrings
- Full make-up and gold eyeliner (but only cos I was filming this morning)
- Silver locket (don't mix, I know, but it's under my ....)
- Gold polo neck sweater (over top of ...)
- Navy halterneck "cleavage top" for after work
- Black DKNY tux-style suit jacket
- Non-matching black Oasis trousers which I wear 90% of the time
- Black g-string
- Greeny gold nail varnish
- Black mismatched socks (time to do some washing)
- Black ankle boots

Sarah Jessica Parker I ain't.
 
 
Gypsy Lantern
13:29 / 15.01.03
At work, so in my mod-goth disguise of black 3 button suit, black shirt & tie, black chelsea boots with zip side, and green parka for outdoors.
 
 
The Apple-Picker
14:03 / 15.01.03
And for today...

I look so hot.

ancient whitish sports bra
navy underoos
black trousers w/ tuxedo-like tape of human silhouettes running down the sides (that I have permanently borrowed from my brother)
different heather grey hoodie from yesterday, full-zip (that I also permanently borrowed from my brother)
faded watery tie-dyed T that reads "Ohio Jr. Olymics: 1994" in purple (that I permanently borrowed from my sister)
my bright orange running shoes with little devils on the sides

I'm going for a run after class. (I apparently own none of my own clothes --Just underwear and shoes.)
 
 
Sax
14:04 / 15.01.03
Which, let's face it, are the important bits.
 
 
The Natural Way
14:16 / 15.01.03
Applepicker: Lada's not from NY. I think his Nan lives in the village next door to mine in E Sussex, England.
 
 
No star here laces
14:36 / 15.01.03
So, barbestyle = converse, gap, suits, faded items and a thorough lack of colour coordination, then...

Plus a wide variety of men's undies.
 
 
Sax
14:42 / 15.01.03
Ganesh: Comfortably not-too-tight padded leather motorbike trousers (excuse: 'wearing them in') and black t-shirt with vaguely retro orange Space Hopper image (misidentified, by an elderly gentleman at a
previous Barbe-meet, as 'Satan'). Pale blue Burberry socks, white Ralph Lauren 'boxer briefs' and DKNY glasses (I am Patrick Bateman...).


And they pay you to sort people's heads out. Christ.
 
 
adamswish
16:11 / 15.01.03
today I have been mostly wearing:

Blue and grey airwalk trainers (2 years old from NYC)
purple socks, possibly M&S
M&S grey combat trousers with zip pockets
Blue Ted Baker t-shirt with retro orange image of dog holding a slipper
Black Ringspun half-zip fleece
Chunky silver ring on wrong finger of left hand from Canada
"Ethnic" necklace that is a cobble together of birthday present and old beads on new leather strap
Silver Fossil wrist-watch

Underwear? What underwear
 
 
Ganesh
16:52 / 15.01.03
Sax, Sax, Sax... this leather trouser envy does not become you...
 
 
Tuna Ghost: Pratt knot hero
16:57 / 15.01.03
Lada, is that sincerely what NY is like? Because where I'm from, tight blue jeans are not straight white-boy wear--not unless the white boy in question is visiting from Tennessee.

I would love for you to explain this further.


I'm wearing dark Lucky jeans with an ash colored long-sleeved shirt under a short-sleeved black t-shirt. And the same red and black necklace I stole from my brother years ago that I never remove. And my new denim jacket that's cut like a sports jacket.
 
 
Goodness Gracious Meme
17:13 / 15.01.03
Actually, Bitch, I'd put it like this:

Barbestyle = blue, black, grey, khaki, and more black.

Barbestyle = Gap, Nike, Converse, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren.

Combats/cargo pants. Fleeces/Baggy Jumpers.

Thus far, I think Haus is leading in the 'designer slut' category with the John Rocha/Kenzo/Calvin Klein Combo. For *homeworking*.
 
 
Our Lady of The Two Towers
17:33 / 15.01.03
The Apple-Picker I'm wearing my straight white-boy drag today, blue jeans that are probably two sizes too small so really uncomfortably tight over my thighs.
Lada, is that sincerely what NY is like? Because where I'm from, tight blue jeans are not straight white-boy wear--not unless the white boy in question is visiting from Tennessee.


Hmmm, Perhaps I should have put a few more qualifiers in between the two sentences. The jeans are two sizes too small because I made a mistake when buying them, not because I deliberately chose them that way.
And I don't know about NY, I'm in London.
 
 
Sax
18:07 / 15.01.03
Ganesh, is it that obvious?
 
 
The Apple-Picker
18:19 / 15.01.03
Lada's not from NY. I think his Nan lives in the village next door to mine in E Sussex, England.

Oops! Sorry Lada--my big and obvious mistake.

And Johnny O--I suppose it was a very weak joke. Given my extensive travels of the world, I can say that I've met very few men--straight or no--who wear jeans that fit them, let alone jeans that are tight. As for the Tennessee/the South comment, I humbly refer you to Billy Ray Cyrus.
 
 
Jack Fear
18:53 / 15.01.03
Olive-drab khakis, red T-shirt under a white cotton button-down under a charcoal-grey half-zip fleece pullover, white socks, white boxer-briefs, brown hiking boots, wedding ring, metal-frame specs with ear-wires, a splash of bay rum and a boyish grin.

When I go outside, I'll put on my brown leather jacket, scally cap, clip-on shades and two pairs of gloves—tight pair of wool knit under a loose pair of rawhide leather: it's gaddam cold 'round these parts.

Once home, I'll trade in the boots for slippers and put on my apron.
 
 
Mono
19:08 / 15.01.03
Brown cotton tights (substitute for undies in this freezing Massachusetts winter)
Faded, ripped and patched Levis
Red t-shirt with white piping around the neck and sleeves
Black and off-white striped sweater (piratey)
Orange 'classic' Reeboks
Sandalwood oil that I got at a vegan soul food restaurant in Chicago
 
 
Constitution Hill
19:32 / 15.01.03
oh lordy

bengali: Barbestyle = blue, black, grey, khaki, and more black.
Combats/cargo pants. Fleeces/Baggy Jumpers.


today, and most days, i wear -
Khaki combats [with pockets big enough for a large tobacco pouch, oi vay!]
faded green t-shirt with Manrique logo [which i bought in Lanzarote oh so many years ago when it was rough & ugly but certain that after a fountain of washes it'd metamorphose into the gorgeous soft thing it is today. Huzzah!]
Dark blue jumper with collar thing.
My Cats, that i've worn almost every day since 1995, and will one day soon bite the dust rather than kick it. I will miss them when they're gone.

I haven't bought new clothes for 3 years. But hopefully i'll be employed soon so that will have to change. Actually, it might have to change before so that i can appear employable.

[off-topic] was anyone here in Blackwell's earlier looking for a Hopkins poem for his wifes thesis?
 
 
grant
21:06 / 15.01.03
Shirt: button-up corduroy long sleeves, hunter green, with a (slightly rusted) blank badge. Because it was chilly this morning, it's buttoned up and tucked in - usually not. The badge sort of lives on this shirt.

Undershirt: ratty white "American Media Productions" shirt. This is a small TV production company I did a little work for before I got the job I now have, working for American Media, Inc. Which is a large print company that has absolutely no relation to the small TV company. Thus, irony.

Pants: Dockers. They would be khakis, I guess, except they're a slate grey - the color of institutional uniforms.

Socks: white. cotton. lovely.

Shoes: Cordovan veldskoens, shiny finish, resoled once, and in some need of a polishing. I'm pretty much always wearing them. I own a pair of black Vans, but I'm not even sure where they are.

Belt: black leather Groundcover belt. Unless it's a formal occasion, I'll be wearing this belt. It's unobtrusive but authoritative. Thick, with a steel buckle and tip. Made by the same people who made the shoes. I've linked off to them before - it's a South African leather company.

Underwear: flannel boxers. sold by some envirnomental catalogue that the schoolkids haul around to blackmail their relatives into getting stuff from to support the school. They're comfy. I fear (from a recent, confusing urinal break) that I've put them on backwards.

Now the fun part will be to see how many of the exact same items I'll be wearing tomorrow.
 
 
Knight's Move
22:24 / 15.01.03
Mustard George Arthur Dunn single breasted two button jacket.
Green cotton button shirt.
No tie any more (was red with paisley pattern from someone on Jermyn street).
Work pass card tragically still round neck (forgot to take it off with the tie).
Biege drill cotton pleated trousers with turn ups that hang nicely over the shoes and look like they've been slept in but used to have a knife edge crease.
Black leather belt with simple off gold buckle.
Green wool socks.
Oxblood gibsons with leather uppers and souls from Descol of Northamptonshire.
Silver watch.
Black and gold cigarette holder containing Dunhill International.

One of my more resolutely dandified days I will admit, but not very different from my usual style. Except when I dress like a war reporter circa fall of Saigon.
 
 
Elijah, Freelance Rabbi
23:00 / 15.01.03
from waist to neck i am lex luthor of smallville fame
from waist down i am Pa Kent in skater shoes

from neck up i should watch less tv
 
 
grant
13:42 / 16.01.03
I'd like to state for the record that my boxers were not on backwards.

They are (cruelly enough) constructed without a fly.
 
 
Matthew Fluxington
14:38 / 16.01.03
I'm wearing basically what I always wear lately - greenish-grey khaki slacks with a black or dark blue t-shirt which you can't see because it is underneath a sweater, which is always a solid color - maroon, charcoal, black, navy blue, forest green. Sometimes I wear khaki-colored khakis instead. I have two overcoats for when I'm outside, one is charcoal, the other is black and has a small Jicks pin on the lapel. I usually wear plain black Skecher low-top shoes, though I recently acquired a pair of plain black sneakers which I wear when I have to do a lot of walking or standing still. I have a charcoal grey scarf that my sister made for me which I don't wear often, and a charcoal grey little wool cap that I wear a lot lately because it is very cold here.

Most of the t-shirts I wear are band t-shirts - shirts that I wear often include Jicks, Clinic, Flaming Lips, GBV, Sleater-Kinney, Stereolab, and a U2 t-shirt which conveniently does not say U2 anywhere on it. A lot of the time when I'm writing here, I'm in my sleeping uniform - black pajama pants and t-shirt, sometimes a sweatshirt. I especially love my Wu-wear black sweatshirt, which is solid black with a big Wu W logo on the chest.

In the fall and spring, I tend to wear a lot of button down shirts and ties, but that's become a little more rare since the past fall I haven't had to go to work or school, so I'm less inclined to fuss over how I look. I only ever wear solid colored shirts (maroon, black, grey, dark green) with solid colored ties (maroon, red, black, dark blue).

And there you go.
 
 
casemaker
15:15 / 16.01.03
2 State Street man made, black dress shoes. 1 double layer of socks, the top layer being black with a red argyle pattern. 1 pair Grey/green boxers. 1 pair Black thermal skivies. 1 pair Black Dickies trousers. 1 Black non-leather belt, silver buckle. 1 Black ribbed thermal long sleeve undershirt. 1 charcoal micro-weave button down. 1 black non-leather wrist watch braclet sans watch. 1 Dark Blue Navy coat. 1 black skull cap. 1 pair black mittens. 1 red and black weave wool scarf.
 
 
rizla mission
15:22 / 16.01.03
I must say, on the evidence of this thread, Barbelith's dress sense seems exceptionally dull.

Where's the hats* with flashing ligthbulbs on, absurd New York Dolls style drag outfits, "Jesus is a Cunt" T-shirts, balaclavas, caftans, cow bells, ponchos, moonboots, marching band outfits, silk shirted mod finery etc.?

*any kind of hats in fact.. more hats, that's what we need I think..
 
 
Sax
15:26 / 16.01.03
Did I mention the Derringer tucked in my stocking top?

The trouble is, Riz, they got a lot of people at work. Boy, you should see me in my civvies! Bling-bling-a-glitterdamerung-a-go-go!
 
 
Matthew Fluxington
15:49 / 16.01.03
Where's the hats* with flashing ligthbulbs on, absurd New York Dolls style drag outfits, "Jesus is a Cunt" T-shirts, balaclavas, caftans, cow bells, ponchos, moonboots, marching band outfits, silk shirted mod finery etc.?

In some very tasteless and attention-starved person's closet, I'm sure.
 
  

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