describe your personal style

-a polo shirt lol.

We thought you'd died by neck sweater, OP.

My style is very Babe Paley.

My style is traditional/old fashioned.

I am formally well educated, my clothes are all ironed/dry cleaned, I write in cursive, enjoy reading classics and history, running/biking, and listening to classical music. I have been told I am an eloquent public speaker and have a good dry wit (I disagree, but appreciate the compliment)

I guess I am the average white male (I turn 27 tomorrow- I have been told I'm an 'old soul,' but I am just myself). Dirk Bogarde is a favorite actor of mine and I modeled myself after him.

Pathetic Gustave von Aschenbach

Earrings

Caftan

[quote]Dirk Bogarde is a favorite actor of mine and I modeled myself after him.

Probably not as Barrett in 'The Servant.'

I'm old and retired so I don't care anymore. I just want comfort and clean clothes. When I was younger and more involved int the world my appearance was very important to me. I loved the way Faye Dunaway looked in Bonnie and Clyde and Network. Slim, long pencil skirts, silk blouses, cashmere sweaters. That gives you an idea of my age.

If I suggested to anyone I know that I have “a style,” they’d just laugh.

Likes 70s porn and Steve McQueen? That hardly makes you too rough or a hipster. Kind of sweet in an elderly kind of way. And just about every Frau out there has Connery as their favorite Bond so there is that.,

More comfortable middle of the road vanilla I’d say.

I'm a modern-day Franklin Pangborn.

'Trying not to look gay'. Everyone thinks we'll show-up in a gold lame' Speedo with a feather boa.

Post Modern Forward Thinking New England Intellectual with Southwestern flamboyance and a splash of Florida Manners

I have more of a Serena / Endora type of style, though if the need calls for it - I can dress like Louise Tate or Samantha.

Casual, kind of hippie-ish.

Mrs. Roper meets Allan Carr

Today it’s Brett Butler during the last episode of Grace Under Fire. Sinuses are bad, meds make me tired and loopy and I’m wearing a huge sweatshirt

clown shoes, bow tie, sheer tank top, cargo pants, white tube socks. every day.

Jeans and cheap sweaters from Target covered in pet fur.

[I am formally well educated]

This thread is hilarious.

Costco Gay Schlub

Dark jeans; corduroy pants; a small herringbone or solid color pants in wool or cotton. Button down shirts; a t-shirt under a simple lightweight cashmere sweater; polo shirts in the heat of summer; a simple cotton sweatshirt at home or to run to the grocery store in the winter. A few lightweight black wool classic winter coats of different lengths. A suit or blazer/sports coat often. Good shoes, a few dark sneakers, mostly leather dress shoes but nothing too shiny and flashy.

Early sixties, retired, and slim, and live in a city that's attentive but informal about dressing. I usually aim for at least one piece of clothing of some quality and a good pair of shoes as the minimum. It's a somewhat more modern casual, classic look, I suppose, neither to stand out as some clothes horse wannabe not to look a shabby. In color, the same, maybe an interesting color or pattern but not flashy: a blue fabric that becomes interesting only when you see it at close range, for instance, not a showy peacock blue.

Nude.

Well, I never in all my life!

Like this, most days:

Down-to-earth sophistication mixed with a dash of “crazy-ass”.

Sweatpants and t-shirts. Yes I’m a lazy mofo but I also just wanna be comfortable. Like jeans in the middle of winter makes my skin crawl.

I see more and more people (especially Millennials and Zoomers) ditching jeans for sweatpants these days.

Urban casual - sweatshirts over undershirts, cargo pants, bomber jackets and hi-tops or chukka boots.

Y'all would probably call it "suburban dad", but I just don't give a fuck about "style". I wear what's practical, comfortable, and affordable.

My whole family has always been sailboat sophisticated comfort casual. We never wear Polo but could have been in all of their 90's ad campaigns.

I'm an eldergay whose fashion sense is probably best described as "Gen X lesbian." When preparing for a night out, my gay friends would generally scowl at my outfit and say, "Seriously?" But my lesbian friends would coo, "Ooh, where did you get that shirt?"

Marlene Dietrich meets Abe Vagoda.

Very butch. A mix between Liberace and Elton John.

Off the rack options for men over the last 24 years have been restricted to military/tactical. You’re in army man, policeman, hiker, biker, or burnout drag.

As a trashy person, I knew I’d never pull of logos so I adopted Martha Stewart’s version of “stealth wealth” before she went to jail.

These could be BugleBoy jeans, but they were made by a political asylum seeker in Belgium.

Think Dame Edna on gummies.

I am a hermit Homer Simpson if he never had pussy.

The endless pandemic days I never had to put on pants or sweats have endured.

The days I have to leave the house are dreaded and tiresome.

Tammy Faye circa 1987

I stand by the fact that ass-less chaps are classic and never go out of style.

Also, fuck my HR manager’s insistence on white desk chairs.

I ran out of Ozempic, so now I’m wearing a parachute.

Only the HOTTEST

Sparkly spandex one-piece. Thank you, Richard Simmons for giving me this sense of style !

[quote]This thread is hilarious.

Almost as funny, R20, as your inability to do proper quotes.

Describe my personal style? Lacking.

I’m a fat slob.

I like a casual peppery look. Lots of tees and layers of many colors from Brooks Brothers, Vineyard Vines and similar type brands. Those stores don’t exist in flyoverstan so you know you’ll have unique pieces few others have.

I used to wear a lot of Liz Claiborne for Men.

Nowadays, khakis, loafers, T-shirts, and pullovers.

I've been overweight and am now average weight. Even when overweight, I tried to dress OK for the occasion. Be honest. I'm guessing that the "lazy" people who wear sweatpants all the time are overweight.

Anyway, I wear mostly dark, solid colors. Lots of dupes, so it's a personal uniform.

I’d say classic (ie, caftans)

I'm Second Hand Rose.

Ann Taylor “suits” my needs.

“You bought that dress and Ann Taylor loft!” 😂

R52. A scandalous accusation!

Expect a visit from my attorneys, when they find you on the interwebs!

My style is grandiose, majestic and youthful at the same time, with a touch of Marie Antoinette whimsicality and a few sparkles of strong virility, for good measure. When dressing up, I favor the caftan because it flatters my voluptuous figure and enhances my masculine beauty.

The feathered little number you can see below is something I wear on casual occasions, when I want to dazzle while keeping my reputation for modesty intact.

R54. Honey I love the wallpaper…oh, wait.

Choo Choo Charlie and a class act.

Vintage boho beatnik... with a DNA of nature-boy, Zen hippie.

Think Breathless if Belmondo had lived then retired in Taos or Hanalei.

But given that I have passed my three-score-and-ten I suppose I just look dated.

I wear caftans of lavender, tangerine and turquoise. And lots of accessories! Along with a signature curly bob. My husband hasn’t fucked me in 15 years!

I dress like the “arty” wife of a successful Boca Raton dentist… lots of Missoni, Pleats Please by Issey Miyake, and Dries van Noten. I also adore Arche shoes, bold brightly colored eyewear, and very chunky jewelry, a lot of which I make myself.

I dress like the “arty” wife of a successful Boca Raton dentist… lots of Missoni, Pleats Please by Issey Miyake, and Dries van Noten. I also adore Arche shoes, bold brightly colored eyewear, and very chunky jewelry, a lot of which I make myself.

Fleece-y normcore

[quote]describe your personal style

nuclear winter

"Rockabilly lite," I guess. T-shirts and Levis 501s and 513s. Flat caps. Chuck Taylors and motorcycle boots. Chain wallet.

I have a big collection of vintage 1960s "suburban dad" short-sleeve buttondown shirts with the little loops at the collar, as well as "shirtjacs" like the one in this picture, worn over white undershirts.

My one John Waters-esque rule: no canvas shoes after dark EVER. Just leather shoes.

R4, your taste in Sir Dirk is commendable!

So, R48, are sweatpants the new caftan?

I dress like a '70s street pimp. Occasionally, I ask random women, "Bitch, where's my money?!"

r63 again — this is the look I was trying to describe ... vintage button-down, Levis, Converse sneakers with snappy socks.

It's not really popular with gay men but I think it's classic casual.

North/South East Coast prep. Winter is usually a cashmere sweater (crew, v, or cable) white jeans and Tod’s loafers or drivers. Summer is usually Lacoste polo, Vineyard Vines shorts, and flip flops.

I dress in a combination of “I’m at the beach”, “It’s Easter” and “I don’t have to work”.

My unspoken style is drawn directly from the 1980s James Harriet series on PBS. The last few years have produced awesome product.

Tweed popping up everywhere - even on puffers…

Higher waisted, fuller leg pants with rounder toed shoes…

Shackets that can imitate cardigans….

Monochromatic embroidered shirts…

R63, how old are you?

Describe your ball sack

Baggy NASCAR pajama bottoms with a "Taters Over Haters" T-Shirt.

OP sounds absolutely fucking insufferable

[quote][R63], how old are you?

Mid-fifties. And I don't wear "turnups" (rolled cuffs) like the guy in the photo.

Flip-flops, socks, shorts, poncho, tiny joint held with tweezers

I dress like hooker in Prague.

R74 happy to be that to someone who goes around using the word insufferable like they're dame Edith Evans in the year 2024. It's cringe AF.

R75 / R63, thank you for answering. What's the appeal of a chain wallet?

I dress for comfort, mostly preppy. In the winter I usually wear patterned button down shirt, lightweight V neck cashmere sweater, jeans, Clark's desert boots, switch to thin cotton sweaters in spring. I have the desert boots in brighter colors, red, blue, green, and I match those with the patterned shirts. Summer, usually off white chinos with polo or fitted short sleeve shirts, I hate blousy shirts. I'm 62 and retired.

I dress like R48. Dark, solid colors. Good quality clothing but nothing that would call attention to myself. If I’m having a lazy day, sweatpants sometimes, but not in public unless it’s just to walk the dogs. I wear t-shirts when I’m not working.

I don’t like to decide what to wear every morning, so my clothes all look the same, black, navy, gray, solid, and it makes my life easier.

Jeans (Wrangler 936 or Levi 505) and a white tee shirt around the house. White oxford button down out of the house. Leather loafers or white Vans. Sometimes leather lace-up ankle boots. Sometimes cowboy boots.

White hoodies when I'm cold in the house. Bomber jacket or 3/4 length or longer dress overcoats depending on the weather and my mood.

(R63 - Wanna fuck?)

As a woman, I tend to meander between 2 major styles, casual 70's boho and the sort of "less is more" sobre elegance....I mean, it's what I attempt anyway. My go to colors are green, red and black. I dress mostly in earth tones and jewel tones, usually prefer darker colors, rarely war any light colors or good forbid neon shades. Though I do like a very pale light yellow sometimes.

A little bit goth

Goth, R84? Like how, and how old are you?

Goth is not a good look at any age.

I like your style OP. Have fun with it.

I live in a place where the climate is cool to cold for 6 months of the year. I'm tall and relatively slim for my advanced age. I tend to wear black 501s and a black v-neck shirt as my undergarment every day during the winter, with different colored sweaters or a plaid windbreaker over it, a lightweight black down jacket in the shoulder season and a much thicker puffy down jacket in the dead of winter. In late spring, summer, and early fall, I wear shorts or white jeans, and a black t-shirt most of the time. Since my hair is now white and I still have a lot of it, I think the contrast is more flattering than wearing white. For more formal occasions, I just toss on a dark suit coat, and maybe a collar shirt. I like the variety of colors of Alfani brand.shirts and those shirts are a good fit for my body type.

Apparently the author of the article below shares my fashion sense.

I'm double denim and bare feet.

before long hair on men

A lot of Sweater Gays on this thread.

what is a sweater gay?

Gays in warm climates, Rose.

[quote]A lot of Sweater Gays on this thread.

"The one on the floor is vicuna."

I would say I generally go with the preppy style OP described. Gap, J Crew, Banana Republic, Polo stuff. I don't wear jeans, only khakis. Most of my shirts are solid colors: gray, blue, white, brown. I wear those Converse-style canvas sneakers. In colder weather, v-neck and cardigan sweaters.

r88, I bet you look great.

I would wear any of the shirts at r90. Mass-market clothes were so much more flattering then.

Age appropriate attire that is current but not necessarily trendy. I like colors and pastels, I tend to stay away from floral prints and plaids. I tend to dress based on the place I am going and the people I will be around.

It should take someone a few minutes - if not longer - to notice your style.

Anything else is trying too hard.

A couple of seconds is more like it.

r98 that sounds like a rule from the 1950s or a workplace where everyone wears a uniform. Or Boston. Are you from Boston?

My personal style is very akin to Edie McClurg's in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off."

Schizophrenic

My shoes tell me what clothing I should wear, but most of them talk in Spanish, Italian, or French and I put on an old Quacker Factory sweatshirt to drown them out. Old Ralph Lauren teddybear sweaters work, too.

Sad ass replies no style pretending they look great when looking like sacks of shit

Paddington-core

Fred Sanford or Grady Wilson

Gay male here - I've been at DL since 2004 and one of the things that stands out about the DL crowd is that DLers are some of the worst dressed gays on the internets. And most posters are proudly defiant about how bad they deliberately look. This is my conclusion after numerous "should I buy this?" and "what should I wear to xxxx event" and other fashion threads.

Essentially, Lisa Luder would shit herself. All and all, I'd have to say they're really... awful.

[quote] Sad ass replies no style pretending they look great when looking like sacks of shit

Who hurt you?

Shoes.

I have worn cheap shoes, but I do tend to spend money on shoes. My dad was frugal, but shoes were his one splurge area.

[quote] Essentially, Lisa Luder would shit herself.

Stealth scat thread.

R107 hated my Etro linen cargo pants in 2006; I wore them for 14 years!

Suck it, R107!

Dark colors, natural fibers, and a modest fit are my criteria for clothing. DL has taught me no tennis shoes after six o’clock, no denim after age forty and no flip flops EVER (except to tread the nacreous layer of permacum at the tubs).

I just wish I could approach random people and dust them off.

Is it fabric softener? Everyone walks around in dull faded clothing that looks slept in.

Granted, this is an improvement over the basketball shorts/hockey jersey shit I tolerated for years. I’m just surprised everyone was able to raid the same Goodwill reject bin.

I'm an aging old money, East Coast, boarding school type meets bohemian creative guy meets suburban comfort. I've never been into trendy looks. I can't pull it off trying to be in fashion. And truth be told, I think it looks tacky. But I know that is my own weirdness. But the idea of wearing the higher fashion or carrying around expensive leather bags seems low rent to me.

My s.o. Bobby describes me as "always young at heart, kinda dumb and kinda smart".

Blue collar muscle daddy and it does me well

Scruffy bogan - US equivalent would be white trash dirtbag, UK closest equivalent would be chav. Like the blokes in the link but I'm much slimmer though

Black singlets/ wifebeaters, camo cargo pants in summer, black jeans in winter (often dirty and marked with oil/grease/ transmission fluid stains etc from working on old cars), camo/ khaki shirts or old checked flannelette shirts (often with the sleeves torn off), or metal T shirts (Iron Maiden, Metallica AC/DC etc. Holden Special Vehicles Racing jackets, steel capped workboots in winter, jandals/ thongs in summer. I've got a few Holden and Chev baseball caps plus a black wide brimmed hat for in the sun plus a similar straw hat I got from Bunnings hardware store. For going out to fancy joints I have some snakeskin cowboy boots, and I also have a few tooled leather belts with big belt buckles (I have a collection). I also have some shirts with sleeves and no oil stains etc and a buch of camo, I can usually put together something out of that if we're going out someplace more formal