Men's Fashion Faux Pas
 

Nothing to do with aviation, but I thought this might help some of our more sartorially challenged members.

Men's fashion faux pas

• Socks with sandals
• Ill-fitting clothes: "One should never be in danger of tripping over one's own pants."

• Pleated pants

• Cowboy hats

• Skimpy swimwear or tight pants, "The world is full of phallic symbols. Try not to create any more."

• Hawaiian shirts

• Pony tails when balding, "A pony tail accentuates your thinning hair."

• Cargo pants at work

• Outdated facial hair — soul patch, goatee, mustache or grizzly beard

• Excessive tattoos and piercings

Fashion do's for fall

• Cashmere or merino wool sweaters
• Suit, look for something traditional with modern innovations

• Skinny tie

• Skinny pants

• Skinny suit

• Key colors: tan, beige, pale gray and black

• Fabrics: tweed, herringbone

• Leather bag

• Rain shell


http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...fashion09.html

Instead of "Outdated Facial Hair" listing all types of facial hair (With the exception of 'Chops) why don't they just say "No Facial Hair".

Well, I guess I have good news, I fall into the fashion Do's. The sad I didn't know that I did until that article:p

I don't wear them at this job, but used to have some cargo khaki's that I flight instructed in, loved those pants!!! All that other crap is just what a Metro-sexual male would wear. Not to mention I'm far from a "skinny" defined type of guy:D

No Hawiian Shirts? That's not going to work...we're airline pilots (and a lot of ex-military officers).

What's wrong with pleated pants? Inquiring minds want to know.

Pleated pants make your butt (and your stomach) look bigger than they really are.

Hawaiian shirts are ok depending on how colorful the fabric. I've seen orange ones that you can use as a safety vest on your walk arounds.

Cargo pants are nice, I think.

Soul patches are so ..... gross. I'm glad it's outdated.

Cowboy hats are ok as long you leave them on to cover your bald head.

I don't know why the author lists the faux pas like that. Perhaps he wants us to buy his book.

Just about all those "dos" for fall would set my Gaydar a pinging.

The author definetly sounds like a seattle yuppie.

Cashmere? Good grief.

In retrospect, I can appreciate wearing a uniform because I don't have to fit any "styles" of the day, especially ones thought up by fashion fairys.

I wonder if the author would lump in flight suits with cargo pants.

The article was written for the general public, thus won't apply to most airline pilots :p

Airline Pilot Layover Fashion advice:

• Think twice before reaching for that 1980's Member's Only jacket.
  
• Leave the blue raincoat in your room unless it's covering your pilot uniform.
  
• If you've been packing the same layover clothes for the past several years, trust me, it's time to go shopping.

who's got more?

What about Crocs? During our 2 week long summer here in NH I live in mine when I'm at home. They are black and I do not wear socks.

For new hires everywhere,

• Don't wear your pilot hat with 'civilian' clothes.

White sneakers, with black uniform socks isn't a fashion statement. It's a fashion catastrophe.

Don't carry a backpack? :)

Apply some deodorant. Sweat stains that spread to your stripes are unsightly.

Avoid very tight fitting pants. I heard a story once when the guy bent down when he heard a rip (no, not the gassy kind). He also had on white shorts so it was very evident his black pants had torn open. So maybe you should wear shorts the same color as your pants?

I'm sure airlines won't allow this, but I can't stand guys who wear their shirts open enough to expose their hirsute-ness and that biggest faux pas of all - the thick gold chain necklace. God almighty, that is gross.

I'm not carrying a leather bag no matter what the fashionistas say. Sounds like a man-purse to me. I'll stick with my cargo pants thank you.

No, it's a men's carryall! ;)

I thought as long as your belt matched your shoes than all was well?:)

I carry one at work, it holds 40 lbs of books and attaches to my roller suitcase :p

that is funny you should mention that.. because just a few days ago we were sitting in the cockpit while the pax started walking out to the plane... then we see this jumpseater, with the top three buttons of his uniform shirt UNBUTTONED (I guess he was going for the 'rumpled, carefree and brawny' look?) and a big glaring gold chain hanging out. (he had the epaulets on and all.) My captain just shook his head silently but I on the other hand couldn't stop laughing. I mean, just.. wth??! I couldn't help but wonder what kind of bootleg operation this dude worked for, but when we looked at his jumpseating form, it was actually one of the top regionals!

as far as the sweat stains go... I actually researched this a while back. I could be mistaken, but I think those stains are the result of alcohol based deodorant mixing with sweat, not the sweat itself. Which makes sense, because then why wouldn't neck line for example be just as stained? I mean guys sweat there just as much if not more because the neck line is pressed to the skin even more than the armpit area.
some people def. need the deodorant though.. it's not fun being forced to sniff someone's BO while flying with them all day long in that tiny little shared space.

I was at IAH last night when two CAL FOs approached the gate agent wanting to get on. One FO was remarkable in that his uniform pants were, well, a bit short and I could see his shoes and socks quite clearly. At least the socks were not white. I've seen guys wear "floods" before, but there was a real flood, not walking around the airport in uniform.

Drifting a bit here - if the CAL FO on flight 366 yesterday is a member of APC, I just want to say - you are cute! Several other passengers I did not know even commented about it. ;)

After reading about the fashion do's I was wondering... Now there is no doubt. My gaydar is painting solid red! or is it rouge, in this case? If Vagabond tries to tell us the CAL FO was a chick; I'm raising the BS flag. Sorry you got left off Queer Eye, better luck next butt.

no brainers that ive seen:

-sneakers with uniform
-white socks with uniform
-no belt

the best is when guys with clip on ties forget to button up the top button or two after a flight and walk around the terminal with the tie hanging from one side of the collar!! hilarious.

Life was so much easier in the military - throw on the flight suit, put on the boots and hat and you're good to go. No worries about color coordination or what's "in" or "out". Of course the pay wasn't so hot and the working conditions tended to suck . . . .

Using the term "Faux Pas" paints red on mine! Must be a Left Coast thing.

And we all know the next step from metro-sexual is full on gay

Haa one day after work all I had was my uniform socks and shoes my white tee shirt and some cargo shorts.. I got some looks that day..

Cowboy hats....,Hawaiian shirts...The writer must be Young :D Why everybody should have at least a few of each!

Uh, vagabond is female. Your gaydar must be on the fritz.

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Lessons are better learned the hard way.

Therefore, "bi-curious" comes before "metrosexual"? Man, I can't keep up with this stuff anymore. :D

Article from the Seattle Times, eh? Safe to say that addressing some of those faux pas in the Pacific Northwest is pretty hopeless...


Also, while tattoos may be a faux pas, they seem a mite permanent to be considered fashion... at least until that new Harvard ink comes out later this year.