As far as flannel shirts go, I was wearing them in the '60s, '70s, and '80s. Most of them I got as gifts for birthdays and Christmas. I think I still have some vintage ones from the '70s. I quit wearing them sometime in the late '80s, right around the time that grunge was hitting the big time. I don't know why I quit wearing them. I just did. Instead, I started wearing hoodies from Mexico. The kind that look like they are made out of colorful burlap, like what Sammy Hagar wears. Yeah, those kind. During the '90s, I started wearing a Levi's jacket, but it eventually fell apart. So I went back to the Mexican hoodies for a while, 'cause I could buy them for real cheap in Tijuana. Now, I just wear my leather jacket when it's cold. Mr Moneybags gave me that one. It's a nice Wilson, with a removable liner. It probably cost $300. I think it's the coolest jacket I ever had. I may, eventually, go back to flannel shirts. The funny thing about that is I hardly ever buttoned them up, or tucked them in. I wore them as a jacket, cause it was perfect for San Diego weather; where it's warm during the day, and cools off at night. Currently, almost everyone in San Diego is wearing hoodies and those knit beanie/crew cap/ski hats, just like Seattle. The fashion is exactly the same here as it is there. It was like some sort of a parallel universe, black hole, alternate reality sort of thing for me, when I was living up there. There was absolutely no difference in fashion, or accents in speech patterns. It was shocking, because I expected the culture to be different, and there was barely any. I even heard the word "dude" used as frequently as it is here.
The flannel here wasn't really worn tucked in or buttoned either - except but uptight folks when they bought a 'dressy' one during winter. LOL. It was really just another jacket/hoodie to go between the t-shirt and the outer jacket of whatever.
I'm kind of disturbed the the beanie/ski hat trend as a regular head accessory. I don't get it, short of actual cold weather (which we don't have enough of) or having a perpetual bad/unwashed hair day, which is a personal problem. I suppose for some sub cultures or personalities it's ok, but I don't really get the widespread appeal of having a too-warm sweaty head in knit fabric. Ew.
Yeah, the beanies aren't really my style. I tend to associate them with gang members. Actually, hats aren't really my style. I rarely wear one. That black leather hat that I wore up there I bought specifically to be my rain hat. It worked well, except for if the wind was blowing real hard. I hardly wear it down here. I bought it more for function than form. I get compliments on it, but I'm not trying to make a fashion statement with it. I got it at Disneyland for $13. A hat like that normally sells for about $50.
I keep telling myself one day I'll buy a fedora, but to do that I'd have to upgrade my wardrobe. Y'know, I bought a footstool once, and it didn't match, so I re-decorated the house.
Otherwise, I tend to wear hats for function, also. These days, it's often to contain sweaty post-boxing or skating hair, or from wind/rain/sun depending on the context.
Down here, I've been noticing some young kids wearing Alpine style hats, Like what you would see during Octoberfest, or on Bing Crosby's head. I don't get it, but whatever works for them.
The only accessory that I almost always wear on my head is sunglasses. I like to protect my eyes from UV light, 'cause I don't want cataracts later on. I also use them as safety glasses. I even wear them when it's raining, because if the sun comes out the glare off the wet streets is a little too much for me. I usually get polarized sunglasses. They enable me to see things I wouldn't normally be able to see.
As far as flannel shirts go, I was wearing them in the '60s, '70s, and '80s. Most of them I got as gifts for birthdays and Christmas. I think I still have some vintage ones from the '70s. I quit wearing them sometime in the late '80s, right around the time that grunge was hitting the big time. I don't know why I quit wearing them. I just did. Instead, I started wearing hoodies from Mexico. The kind that look like they are made out of colorful burlap, like what Sammy Hagar wears. Yeah, those kind. During the '90s, I started wearing a Levi's jacket, but it eventually fell apart. So I went back to the Mexican hoodies for a while, 'cause I could buy them for real cheap in Tijuana. Now, I just wear my leather jacket when it's cold. Mr Moneybags gave me that one. It's a nice Wilson, with a removable liner. It probably cost $300. I think it's the coolest jacket I ever had. I may, eventually, go back to flannel shirts. The funny thing about that is I hardly ever buttoned them up, or tucked them in. I wore them as a jacket, cause it was perfect for San Diego weather; where it's warm during the day, and cools off at night. Currently, almost everyone in San Diego is wearing hoodies and those knit beanie/crew cap/ski hats, just like Seattle. The fashion is exactly the same here as it is there. It was like some sort of a parallel universe, black hole, alternate reality sort of thing for me, when I was living up there. There was absolutely no difference in fashion, or accents in speech patterns. It was shocking, because I expected the culture to be different, and there was barely any. I even heard the word "dude" used as frequently as it is here.
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I'm kind of disturbed the the beanie/ski hat trend as a regular head accessory. I don't get it, short of actual cold weather (which we don't have enough of) or having a perpetual bad/unwashed hair day, which is a personal problem. I suppose for some sub cultures or personalities it's ok, but I don't really get the widespread appeal of having a too-warm sweaty head in knit fabric. Ew.
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Otherwise, I tend to wear hats for function, also. These days, it's often to contain sweaty post-boxing or skating hair, or from wind/rain/sun depending on the context.
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The only accessory that I almost always wear on my head is sunglasses. I like to protect my eyes from UV light, 'cause I don't want cataracts later on. I also use them as safety glasses. I even wear them when it's raining, because if the sun comes out the glare off the wet streets is a little too much for me. I usually get polarized sunglasses. They enable me to see things I wouldn't normally be able to see.
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