I’ve been thinking about generational stuff a lot lately. I’m noodling through a future post so I’m paying attention to millennials more than normal. I was talking about my new interest with someone and they sent me this story from their local paper.
You may have spotted the new summer trend in men’s fashion: short suits.
The look, which features short trousers and is paired with a tailored jacket, has found its way into retail shops across the country. But should you go for it?
It all comes down to your personal style — if you have the confidence to don the new look with attitude, yeah, go for it. I like it and I’d wear it.
If you google “short suits” you get this. You’ll note it is almost all women in those pics. Then again, this guy is not exactly manly.
100 years ago, the custom was to put little boys in short trouser suits.
There’s a point to be made there, but I’ll resist the temptation to state the obvious.
It still is.
Is it abnormal for a gen. X’er like myself to find men in shorts silly? A code for every occasion. Jeans are for lumberjacking and rodeo. Shorts are for when one intends to get wet. If you want me to take you seriously, you had better dress the part. I recently joined family for dinner at a high-end steak house. The wait staff were better dressed than most of the eaters!
Since technology solved the big clothing challenges, styles for men have been consistently utilitarian. Young men will engage in a degree of peacocking, but that usually means displays of status. Wearing these weird suits says the wearer is either gay or crazy. I’m thinking the former is the target audience.
Otherwise, dressing for the occasion is how men’s clothes are judged. In normalville, I think that still holds/
Bermuda’s revenge:
jeans are the most comfortable, the most durable
Thank you for the nice stuffs of these dresses.