What will the well dressed Freshman guy be wearing this fall?

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<p>Brown14, not trying to argue with you, but I disagree. What if you actually boat? And also is it is essential to the southern tux. And I’m not preppy at all, I just wear them occasionally but they are my dress shoes besides my tuxedo shoes.</p>

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<p>“it is essential to the southern tux…”</p>

<p>^ I’m sure they look better in the south, but up here in the northeast they stick out like a sore thumb to me. The only people who boat in Jersey are the ones who live on the shore, but otherwise it just looks weird.</p>

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<p>that is valid, i was just using my knowledge to give advice.</p>

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<p>I don’t look good in sneakers. I do look good in Sperrys. </p>

<p>There’s no question as to which I should wear – the more appropriate shoe. Polos and sneakers almost never go well together, in addition.</p>

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<p>What’s wrong with a parent making minor decisions that the child is unwilling to make or incapable of making?</p>

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<p>^ I highly doubt someone going off to college is incapable of making decisions regarding his or her own wardrobe.</p>

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<p>^You’ll be surprised. There’s plenty of rich kids that never had a job or parents buy them everything. </p>

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<p>^In this photo the guy is wearing a light brown belt and gray slip-ons. Is it only when wearing a suit that the belt should match the shoes?</p>

<p>Also is it “hipster” to have chrono rolls?</p>

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<p>This thread is hilariously preppy and filled with tools. Seriously, do not wear boat shoes or old people clothes in college. Just don’t do it.</p>

<p>Sneakers, nice flip-flops, maybe a dress shoe but use sparingly. T shirts (plain, sports team, college), maybe a few polos, some cargo or party shorts, some jeans, some workout/chill tees, some gym shorts, maybe one pair of dress shirt/tie/khakis, some sweatshirts, a jacket, a few hats, and some belts.</p>

<p>Don’t really need a suit IMO.</p>

<p>Pig eyes, tons of guys don’t really care that much about clothes. Not a big deal for a mom to care. She shouldn’t be getting him stuff randomly but it is ok for her to care.</p>

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<p>You would be surprised. Some of the things I see at college should never be worn by anybody.</p>

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<p>I do notice when they don’t match, so I generally always match them.</p>

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<p>That statement is hilariously wrong. Have you been to some college campuses? Almost everyone wears boat shoes.</p>

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<p>@4.340 </p>

<p>What are old peoples’ clothes? Have you been to college yet?</p>

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<p>Yes, I’ve been to college campuses. At my school less than 15% wear frat daddy clothes. Very similar at UMD.</p>

<p>And I know even less people do that on the West Coast.</p>

<p>Most colleges aren’t overflowing with elitist tools. Your viewpoint is quite skewed.</p>

<p>BTW, even a school like Princeton isn’t that heavily populated with guys wearing boat shoes. Stop overstating it. A lot of people may wear them but not almost everyone. C’mon. 10% of every college is filled with complete losers who wear disgusting clothes.</p>

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<p>Haha, I find highly bizarre too. But considering this is CC and a lot of threads here ask things like “Which classes should I take?”, “How many shoes should I bring?”, “What type of pants should I wear?”–where it’s normal to see people requiring help making basic decisions and seem to incapable of functioning-- I can understand why few others are concerned. </p>

<p>Somebody who, I’m assuming is at least 18, should be able to pick out his own clothes.</p>

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<p>^ Old people’s clothes? lol How old are you?</p>

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<p>Have you BEEN to Princeton? I am not at all overstating. On another thread someone said, “OMG no one wears Brooks Brothers in college.” I could not help myself, I LOLed.</p>

<p>Almost every guy owns them, most wear them regularly. That is not an overstatement.</p>

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<p>You sound like a complete girl.</p>

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<p>Then pretentious and girly am I.</p>

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<p>Romani . . . If you look at my posts I did not say a word about picking out my son’s clothes. I’m paying the bill and will be going along. He’s a very stubborn kid and will buy what he wants but will also occasionally open up to suggestions. That’s all I’m hoping for.</p>

<p>So just settle down already!!</p>

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<p>^First off, I’m not worked up. Secondly, you went on a forum asking what kind of clothes your kid should wear. Usually that implies that YOU are picking them out for him as YOU are the one asking. </p>

<p>My question was whether or not it was normal to have a parent inquiring about what their college age kid should be wearing. That is not normal in my neck of the woods, that’s all.</p>

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<p>Well dressed and freshman are oxymorons.</p>

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<p>^ You seem a little too wrapped up in what’s “normal.” It’s like you’re saying OMG – this is different than what I’d do therefore it’s wrong.</p>

<p>Don’t over think it – I’m curious about what the college-age trends are right now. So shoot me.</p>

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<p>I refuse. However, since you’re asking about trends not just what our personal style is, you should tell us if it’s a public or private college. Very different atmosphere–as the debate has shown. </p>

<p>At my boarding school, 50-75% dressed like Baelor’s recommendations. Here at UW Madison, very few dress so formally.</p>