<p>I’m not a fashion designer, and I don’t actively pay attention to what people wear; it’s just something I noticed after having spent A FULL YEAR on campus. And I admit that my description of myself was a little bit (read: a lot) weird and out-of-place. I hardly ever post in this forum, and I was bored and tired last night when I posted this.</p>
<p>By the way, even though I dress conservatively, I am extremely liberal, so no Sarah Palin shirts!</p>
<p>comiclover: i ask because i met a few texans this summer. we were in chicago for a week and they were freezing in 50/60 degree weather. just making a point that cold is all relative to where you live. when someone from warm regions says its ‘really cold’ i take that to mean, it’s warm.</p>
<p>True, this past winter in Texas was actually pretty chilly one where I am too. But the point stands that I need nowhere near the same amount of winter clothing that somebody in Buffalo NY would need, etc. One or two jackets are good enough to get me through the few months, so it’s not a big shopping/purchasing expense.</p>
<p>Out of curiousity, how do others feel about the plain big t-shirts. I don’t look thugish (atleast I don’t think) but I do wear big plain clothes, and only wear either athletic pants in summer, or sweats and hoodies in winter. No jeans or real coats or anything (and yes, I can deal with the cold with sweats and hoodies, and I’m probably from a colder place than most of you). I’ve seen a couple of conflicting opinions here on what people think of that.</p>
<p>^ IMO it looks like you don’t give a crap and just wear basic clothes to “get the job over with”. If you were hanging around the house or playing sports at the park I see it as reasonable, but for school, parties, and generally being out in society, I would see it as a little careless. I know people don’t like to deal with “fashion” and stuff, but buying and wearing clothes that fit and present you nicely is just a sign of good upkeep. I’m not saying you have bad hygiene at all (I doubt it actually), but a first-impression by somebody sitting next to you may say otherwise.</p>
<p>I like to look good for my own sake. I am actually more comfortable when I think I look well presented than when the clothes are what most people call “comfortable”.</p>
<p>There’s nothing wrong with a tee-shirt, but wearing a Large White shirt doesn’t give the impression of a person dressed to leave the house. Walk around the mall, a large store, or some sort of downtown area, and you will not see many people wearing just a white t-shirt. Most people wear graphic tees, polo shirts, button down shirts, layered shirts (more girls than guys here) etc.</p>
<p>Why do you need the impression of “leaving the house”, and can you define that by the way?</p>
<p>I don’t think it matters if you wear a white t-shirt, just wear what fits with your image. You’re not going to the workplace where your impression on people can mean hired or fired and everyone expects you to dress a certain way.</p>
<p>i think a nice pair of khakis/chinos/whatever and a polo shirt are fine. I would never want to provide free advertising for some multi-national corporation that exploits children. but you can change it up. i like to wear loud shoes or an interesting color or w/e. just be original, yet classic if that makes any sense.</p>
<p>“you wear that on a regular basis? that outfit basically spells dork.”</p>
<p>I know plenty of well-dressed guys and men who wear that fairly often, and I wouldn’t describe it as dorky. There’s nothing wrong with a polo shirt and khakis; it’s a classic.</p>
<p>Why does it matter? It shouldn’t matter what people think of you. If you like wearing what you wearing then go for it. And if others want to wear loud shirts then let them; that shouldn’t be a problem and that definately shouldn’t be the reason why you shouldn’t be someone’s friend (not saying you said this, just saying in general).</p>
<p>I wear skinny jeans and graphic shirts and I’m not going to change my style for no one, nor will i care what people think of me in College. If me wearing skinny jeans is going to be the reason why I won’t make a friend then I’m all for it.</p>
Quite a generalization to make, as you are describing probably 95% of males at elite institutions. Now go back to your Ed Hardy t-shirt, because nothing says c-l-a-s-s like that.</p>
<p>used to be a dude in my dorm who would dress in suits daily. he was also the most sophisticated guy i’ve ever met–he was passionate about Byzantinian history and wanted most desperately to be an archaeologist. also, in high school some of my friends decided to make school classy, so they would all wear polos or tweed suits on certain days. It caught on with a few people, surprisingly. </p>
<p>Wear what you want. Long as it’s clean and isn’t garish, it’ll be fine.</p>