are scarves pretentious

Potentially both, if you do it right.

Does a HOOS have a brass neck?

lazy dom zing

warmioing

neck warmongering

why not just buy a jacket w/ a neck

pretentious on men, fine for women

Yeah, why not just wear a fucking ski coat to every occasion? Because you look like a 12-year-old, that's why.

it's like sunglasses indoors

you were all probably better as 12 year olds

take it to teenpop

i can assure you i wasn't

my mom got me a scarf on some trip she took but its like 80 fucking degrees outside and this is texas so it will be 80 fucking degrees outside until 5 minutes from now when it is 8 fucking degrees outside

I wear scarves half of the year in SF. The weather is changeable and being able to doff a cap or knot a scarf is often the difference between being comfortable or not. What right-minded adult gives a flying fuck whether that's pretentious?

american men really don't do scarves, it's weird

neurotic ones who start polls on message boards to help them make fashion decisions

xp

12-year-old-ness aside, I often find that a lot of the bulky warmth of some winter coats is unnecessary on most days when a lighter coat is fine as long as you have the scarf.

this does always strike me as pretentious tbh; i mean it is an affectation right?? who the fuck ever says "man my neck is freezing right now"?

you guys are mental

i hear you old bean. the weather down here in palo alto is so damnably fickle!! thank god i've got this indie scarf and porkpie hat to keep me comfortable.

yeah but jon a scarf isn't even a thought in yr neck of the woods where its cold as shit on a reg basis. it's cold here irreg and GOD WHY AM I DEFENDING MY LACK OF FASHION CONFIDENCE

you try living in canada without one, smart guys

What are you afraid of looking pretentious for? Are your dockworker buddies going to give you a hard time about it or something?

i never knew scarves were so controversial

Scarves are good for skateboarding/biking in chilly weather

I am an owner of many scarves and have never once considered it was them that made me pretentious.

i don't know how scarves work. somehow i've made through 24 years in wisconsin without one.

hmmm what to wear for a windy day bike ride through the mission. i know, my homemade denim capri pants and an AA deep v-neck t-shirt. and saucony shoes, and a porkpie hat balanced on my noggin at a jaunty angle. hmmmm, i'll have to keep warm though. better grab this 6-foot-long stripy wool scarf, else i look like a tool w/ a cold neck.

What are you afraid of looking pretentious for? Are your dockworker buddies going to give you a hard time about it or something?

-- Hurting 2, Wednesday, March 19, 2008 5:33 PM

i am a college male english creative writing major with frameless glasses if a scarf is pretentious i don't need its help

this is mn necessity, they look hot, chicks like them, you look like an adult

xps lol

i have honestly never, ever been outside & thought "really wish i had a scarf right now".

but then i admittedly do dress exactly the same as i did when i was 12, complete with shamelessly pulling my hood up over my head & tying the string tight when its especially cold & windy.

ty jordan, these people are all fuckwits man

but then i admittedly do dress exactly the same as i did when i was 12

Really, deeznuts?

"man my neck is freezing right now"?

Huh? Two carotid arteries just under the skin = great way to lose heat.

12-year-old-ness aside, I often find that a lot of the bulky warmth of some winter coats is unnecessary on most days when a lighter coat is fine as long as you have the scarf.

Hurting, OTM

Men wearing scarves indoors - classic or dud?

Outdoors - classic
Indoors - dud

what the hell can't you just let guys wear a scarf, why is ilx always so damn black n white, burn the scarf wearers/ice cream eaters/car shouters?

many xposts

Scarves are for people who can't 1. grow beards, 2. wear functional, sensibly-designed cold weather clothing, or (mostly) 3. are w/o sisu.

but a tshirt is like saying "its warm enough in here to wear just a tshirt", and the scarf contradicts that by saying "im cold, specifically around my neck". therefore the whole ensemble speaks thus "i am an contradictory* idiot"

i took great care to wear long sleeves today

the only pain is when it's fkn freezing out, you go to a restaurant or to a movie and you gotta deal with taking off and putting on your coat, your scarf, your fucking hat, gloves. too much equipment after a while

what the hell can't you just let guys wear a scarf, why is ilx always so damn black n white, burn the scarf wearers/ice cream eaters/car shouters?

many xposts

-- ledge, Wednesday, March 19, 2008 5:39 PM

i am a college male english creative writing major with frameless glasses if a scarf is pretentious i don't need its help

-- BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Wednesday, March 19, 2008 5:35 PM

yeah, literally - tshirt, sneakers, jeans, sweatshirts, nike winter coat from goodwill. the only real response or thought i give to fashion of any kind is i hate loud/primary colored shirts. and scarves, apparently.

ive never felt awkward about this, ive always regarded it as typical. i think i dress better than some frankly.

haha wait there are people who go around in tshirts + scarves??

scarves are functional, sensibly-designed cold weather clothing wtf

The real question is why one should care, though. If moonship journey to baja's Palo Alto porkpie and scarf crew are insufferable, they would be even if the fashion changed, and if Jordan and deeznuts have found ways to be comfortable without dressing exactly like me, I most certainly won't gainsay their personal sartorial choices.

http://theproducesection.com/culture/bazooka_3.gif

Lol @ this:

look, its simple. scarf indoors=girls

-- charltonlido, Tuesday, March 15, 2005 7:11 PM (3 years ago)

with taking off and putting on your coat, your scarf, your fucking hat, gloves. too much equipment after a while

Put gloves and hat in pockets of coat: 12 seconds

Pull coat and scarf off together: 4 seconds

Hang on peg/drape over back of chair: 10 seconds (tops)

!!!

^^ years of practice in front of mirror

i should really talk, though, i wear a tie almost every day

it's more of a space thing, in movie theaters and crowds etc. plus i have to do this whole arm flap shoulder hunch thing to get it all settled right, that takes a lot of space. fuck winter, basically.

damn, dn dropped the Midwesterners down a seed.

You people are priceless, you know that? Thank you all for this thread. :)

i honestly think i have abnormal body temp because i dont wear socks indoors if i can help it, never wear shoes in private, & think all girls are total pussies when it comes to cold weather.

sry brownie

Oh now that's lovely.

Calling a woman "a pussy": ironic enough to be funny? I'm leaning toward "no".

jesus laurel! i mean that their circulation or whatever seems drastically different that mine. its just a joke its not meant to be 'ironic'.

Perhaps you would've been better off calling them "wusses".

what a cunt

Wait, I thought pussy was a good thing.

big hoos fashion threads are generally dud

not ironically though xp

this thread reminds me of walking around the suburbs in NYC approved wear and having all the tonys and joeys in their baggy jeans and sketchers go "fuckin homo L okokk at tha tfuckin homo"

women are so gay

I didn't even think about wearing a scarf, as this was my first winter in a cold environment in the last five years. But when I think about all those times walking to work thinking about how my whole body was warm except my face - yeah, I'll have to get a scarf next year.

dudes seriously need to quit rocking the tee/sportcoat thing

tonys and joeys

?

I get the part about not wanting to be called a homo by a stage actor's award, but baby kangaroos? Baby kangaroos, stanton???

Can we compare scarves now?

Deej's scarf sounds verr niiice.

My favorite scarf this winter has been the black one -- just black, nothing precious. (Unless of course you think wearing a scarf at all is precious, etc etc.) Like more than a couple of my favorite articles of clothing, it was a gift from ms. jules, who seems to know what she's doing when she buys men's clothes.

Look! A picture! IIRC, every visible piece of clothing in this picture was a result of her laser-guided internet shopping. :)

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i191/fluxion23/scarfing.jpg

My other fave scarf is kind of a sky blue, nice and bright -- it really pops out of a dour grey-and-black-and-necessary winter getup.

kingkong, scarves do not protect much against yr face; the cold you felt was likely to extremities such as ears & nose; youd be much better off wearing a ski-mask. or a hood.

burt stanton, you are exactly the kind of asshole you are railing against but in reverse.

"my precious"

http://www.swell.com/images/us/local/products/detail/DAM0302CHU_BR_dt.jpg

nice option if you don't have a hoodie

I always wear a hat on my feet when I'm at home

northern exposure hats, STLYISH OR FUCKIN HOMO? s/fh

http://www.mcphee.com/pixlarge/11360.jpg

hahaha. warmth > not getting made fun of

I call my favorite scarf "gryffindor".

Mine is "Snape." (I just decided.)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

I am disgusted by SJP-hatred

just in case you were like wondering and stuff

kingkong, scarves do not protect much against yr face; the cold you felt was likely to extremities such as ears & nose; youd be much better off wearing a ski-mask. or a hood.

-- deeznuts, Thursday, 20 March 2008 17:02 (Yesterday) Link

The vegan straightedge guy upthread is completely wearing a scarf over his face. I'm gonna get one and go get warmioed.

Neck-warmioing is #1!!!

What's SJP?

xx-post.

Pretentiousness

http://www.ocn.ne.jp/sports/espa/nakamura/report/images/ph_06_07.jpg

i am shocked at how close pretentious came to overwhelming neck warmioing

Florioida

this does always strike me as pretentious tbh; i mean it is an affectation right?? who the fuck ever says "man my neck is freezing right now"?

-- deeznuts, Wednesday, March 19, 2008 5:30 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Link

the fuck

whoa 80 people voted. The only cold neck should be on a beer.

You lose 80% of your heat through your head and neck.

That's so awesome! For centuries we've been wearing most of our clothes on the wrong part of our body! FUCK ME, tomorrow I am tying my jeans around my neck and my coat around my head. The rest I will neglect clothing cause I don't lose my heat there anyway!

I'm now knitting the Irish Hiking Scarf. It's totally awesome. In a Katia Mexico yarn. It'll probably be neglected cause I don't wear orange/red/pink stuff anyway. :-( But I'll have at least done a cable scarf!!!

I'm also gonna do a scarf in brioche stitch. Awesome stitch cause it's quick and bulky.

That said, knitting scarves can be extremely tedious. :-( Unless I can watch telly whilst doing it.

think all girls are total pussies when it comes to cold weather.

I will print this out as a sticker and plaster this on my non-existent car bumper.

http://www.helloyarn.com/irishhikingscarfallisongray.jpg

irish hiking scarf.

i'm wearing a scarf. indoors. whaddaya gonna do about it? huuhh?

i never thought my scarf was pretentious. then i got it drunk one evening. oh jesus. weltanshung this and lumpenproletariat that.

https://www.kungfunation.com/index.php?main_page=product_music_info&cPath=999&products_id=753

why would anyone wear anything on that site

I'm not sure but maybe because they liked any one of those 60 or so bands?

i like and own records by most of those 60 or so bands!

but that scarf alone is so rong as to put me off anything else they might ever make

^ internets hyperbole

https://www.kungfunation.com/index.php?main_page=product_music_info&cPath=999&products_id=504

^^ i lied, this is awesome

the kung fu folks are hands down the nicest people to do business with at a trade show, <3 'em