<p>O.k. I go to a Southern College, and it’s a big school, so being “in-style” is a must for some. So here’s what most guys are wearing in the South, it may be different in the North:</p>
<p>-Khaki shorts. Cargo pants are on their way out of style. Short Khakis are great.
-Polos, Lacoste, Nautica, etc. are great. A&F, Hollister, Aeropostle are no longer in style.
-Sperry top-siders, regular Nikes/Adidas
I’d come up with more suggestions, but eh, I can post them later.
But if you really want to be “preppy” you could just wear long khaki’s, a nice button down shirt, and a tie, with your shirt tucked in.</p>
<p>I didn’t say wearing polyester would make you experience spontaneous combustion, but I do see something similar happening if you are waiting at a bus stop or some other outdoorish ampitheater location and you are standing underneath an outdoor ceiling made out of glass and the sun is beaming down at you through the glass. </p>
<p>Petroleum has a lot of good uses, but being an element in clothing products is not one of them.</p>
<p>I thought of another drawback of polyester. </p>
<p>Odors are retained in the polyester until it has been dry cleaned. If you stain polyester with certain elements, it will explode in the washing/drying machine and your whole apartment complex can come down in flames, especially if it’s a CHEAP wood framed building! </p>
<p>My hatred of polyester is only surpassed by my hatred of wood framed housing and paper thin dry wall! </p>
<p>My house is made of solid bricks and has a few marble walls, very sound proof and it would not come down in a fire. </p>
<p>But seriously, if you fart or sweat while wearing polyester, the odor will stay with you the whole time. </p>
<p>If you wear something more breathable like cotton or wool, the odor will go away. </p>
<p>It’s your choice. Do you really want to smell like bacteria the whole day?</p>
<p>They are cheap because they are cheap fabrics. They are comfortable and last for years, oddly enough.</p>
<p>Edit: I didn’t see the second question. I hate polyester. I buy cheap 100% cotton polo shirts. I seem to be prone to static cling, so I stay away from synthetics.</p>
<p>As much as I abhor polyester and other cheap synthetic fabrics, if they are going to be used frequently, the polyester will out-last fine cottons and some super-fine wools (I’m thinking super 220s). If you wear a super-fine wool suit everyday it is not going to last very long, I say a polyester suit worn everyday could possibly last 6 to 12 months in the best case. The super fine suit will not if worn daily. </p>
<p>I have to replace silk ties on a regular basis because I wear them so frequently, whereas someone else who has been in the same low-level but steady position for years always wears the same petroleum-based polyester tie.</p>
<p>This assuming that the polyester hasn’t killed you or burned down your house first. </p>
<p>I don’t know how he has survived for so long wearing polyester everyday. </p>
<p>Very thick wool will still out-last polyester, but for warm environments they are prohibitively hot, almost as bad as polyester itself. The breathability factor saves the heavy wool.</p>
<p>Polyester is bad for, though it might last longer than some of the high end cottons and high end wools if worn frequently. </p>
<p>If you disagree with any of the statements I have made so far in this thread, the burden of proof is on you to prove why I am wrong. </p>
<p>Until then, you have no grounds to call me a ■■■■■. </p>
<p>Btw, calling someone a ■■■■■ is trolling, as the accusation is by it’s very nature provocative and is made with the purpose of inciting attacks.</p>
<p>1) Polyester is highly flammable, it only takes a small spark or someone smoking “accidently” bumping into you to instantly set the whole thing on fire. </p>
<p>2) Polyester will melt INTO your skin and fuse with the outer epidermis, causing various surgical complications that wouldn’t exist if you were wearing cotton, wool, or silk</p>
<p>3) Polyester will explode if exposed to heat and certain chemicals. </p>
<p>4) Cotton and wool feel better against your skin</p>
<p>5) Polyester is not breathable, it will capture in heat like a steam bag in a microwave and keep it there </p>
<p>6) Polyester tends to capture odors and not let them escape either, so if you sweat, fart, or stain it with greasy food or fish the odor will stay there until you treat the polyester at the dry cleaners </p>
<p>7) If you attempt to treat polyester stained with certain elements in your in-house washing machine then dry it, the unit will explode and your habitat will be set on fire. </p>
<p>8) The production process for petroleum-based polyester polymers is water-intensive and toxic-heavy. You are wearing volatile organic compounds (VOCs), sulfuric acid and dioxin-producing bleach treated with formaldehyde!</p>
<p>9) The production process for nylon and polyester is also energy intensive and produces lot of greenhouse into the atmosphere.</p>
<p>4 – subjective opinion; apparently athletes tend to disagree with you</p>
<p>5 – untrue, since athletes wear it</p>
<p>6 – a wash with good detergent will deal with it</p>
<p>7 – that’s why you don’t use it for working on things which can spill oil or fuel on you, but you wouldn’t use your finely made wool suit for that either</p>
<p>8,9 – cotton production is water and pesticide heavy; wool depends on the sheep and the feed production</p>
<p>If I ever become a major shareholder at a private educational institution or a private company, I will lobby to have polyester items banned in the dress code because of public health and safety. </p>
<p>I would rather have employees wearing 100% wool togas, 100% cotton 5X-Large tall t’s, or 100% silk curtain drapes than to see polyester in my presence, much less have polyester touching me!</p>
<p>It says very clearly in the bible, Leviticus 19:19, that you shall not wear clothes woven with two materials. </p>
<p>Polyester is a very unhealthy blend of many synthetic materials and feels like plastic.</p>
<p>Who wants to wear a plastic/petroleum blend that can melt into your skin and spontaneously combust if exposed to a heat source and fuel? </p>
<p>Polyester is a cheap fabric and not the best for good quality mens clothing.</p>
<p>Let’s say you made yourself a good breakfast, and olive oil got on your polyester shirt.
Or let’s say that you were cleaning your room and solvents got onto your polyester shirt.
If it is hot outside, or you stand under a glass structure in direct sunlight, you are putting yourself and those around you in very real danger by wearing polyester.</p>