2008 Woodie Awards
Style, more style!
Men
Issue date: 2/1/08 Section: Opinions & Editorials
This week we're talking about men's clothing: What is up with what some guys wear? What should they wear? What's good and bad? (Guys: read on! Please! It will make you happy! There are several football references!)
JC: Can we talk about berets? I saw a bad beret incident in the library the other day. It was on a guy, too.
EP: Guys and accessories: generally a tricky road to walk. Especially hats. Berets might not be the best choice. However, baseball caps are also overrated. It's like, if you have bad hair, fix it -- don't just cover it up!
AA: So many guys hide their hair, but whether it's because you are used to wearing a hat or because you are unhappy with how your hair turned out that day, sometimes it's perfectly acceptable to let your hair flow free and wild. By taking off the hat, guys can show admirers that no, there isn't a scary bald spot or crazy dye-job underneath that hat -- just a gorgeous head of hair.
DW: What about shoes? Also, button-down shirts don't have to be saved for special occasions, though several guys on this campus do know this.
EP: Okay, did you know that some guys do not know how to wear sweaters and button-downs as a combination? It's a good one though -- and clearly a better choice than sweatpants. On that note: more guys should wear T-shirts and jeans when "dressing down" instead of resorting to sweats. Especially the same old athletic sweatpants day after day after day....
KW: As most people probably know, I'm morally opposed to sweatpants in public. They are meant for the gym. If my boyfriend wore them to class or wherever, we would need to have a serious conversation. Also, on a side note, white undershirts are not acceptable as shirts.
EP: You know what is bad: white tanks like that under unbuttoned shirts. Luckily for everyone on earth, it doesn't occur a lot anymore.
KW: I realize that for many guys at Lawrence, dress pants do not even register as an option unless absolutely necessary. So then why is it that when they are forced to dress up, guys end up wearing pleated pants -- a major faux-pas. Perhaps they should be against some national dress code.
JC: Can we talk about berets? I saw a bad beret incident in the library the other day. It was on a guy, too.
EP: Guys and accessories: generally a tricky road to walk. Especially hats. Berets might not be the best choice. However, baseball caps are also overrated. It's like, if you have bad hair, fix it -- don't just cover it up!
AA: So many guys hide their hair, but whether it's because you are used to wearing a hat or because you are unhappy with how your hair turned out that day, sometimes it's perfectly acceptable to let your hair flow free and wild. By taking off the hat, guys can show admirers that no, there isn't a scary bald spot or crazy dye-job underneath that hat -- just a gorgeous head of hair.
DW: What about shoes? Also, button-down shirts don't have to be saved for special occasions, though several guys on this campus do know this.
EP: Okay, did you know that some guys do not know how to wear sweaters and button-downs as a combination? It's a good one though -- and clearly a better choice than sweatpants. On that note: more guys should wear T-shirts and jeans when "dressing down" instead of resorting to sweats. Especially the same old athletic sweatpants day after day after day....
KW: As most people probably know, I'm morally opposed to sweatpants in public. They are meant for the gym. If my boyfriend wore them to class or wherever, we would need to have a serious conversation. Also, on a side note, white undershirts are not acceptable as shirts.
EP: You know what is bad: white tanks like that under unbuttoned shirts. Luckily for everyone on earth, it doesn't occur a lot anymore.
KW: I realize that for many guys at Lawrence, dress pants do not even register as an option unless absolutely necessary. So then why is it that when they are forced to dress up, guys end up wearing pleated pants -- a major faux-pas. Perhaps they should be against some national dress code.
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