What real men wear

[Blu (Ontario)]

It really is to bad that cilts and the colour pink is considered femine. We shouldn't have stereotypes for everything, who cares! We're people and colours shouldn't matter, no matter who wears it, even if it is pink.

I think this is a living remnant of the '40s and '50s (and I suspect well before that) when clothing for men was pretty subdued. A lot of black, brown, grey, white, and various shades of same. My father had a couple of colored shirts for weekends. Underwear was strictly white. Blue jeans were not allowed in our house. A bit of color in socks and ties. The hallmark for men as I remember it was mostly dull color and course fabrics. (ooohh ooohh ooohh - Thanks to Tim Allen) It was almost as though it wasn't masculine to be concerned about such things. Right from birth - (boy babies in blue , girl babies in pink) - we were conditioned to this at home and school as though it was the law. Silly as it sounds, I still, to this day, cannot bring myself to wear something pink. I doubt that I'm alone.

[MacMullen]

Right from birth - (boy babies in blue , girl babies in pink) - we were conditioned to this at home and school as though it was the law. Silly as it sounds, I still, to this day, cannot bring myself to wear something pink. I doubt that I'm alone.

Although, pink on baby girls and blue on baby boys sure does help me in avoiding a faux pas, when they're at that age that you can't tell one from another with the diaper on.

Even then, several people have referred to my girls as beautiful baby boys, even when they're dressed in frilly pink dresses.

And, for the record, I do have a pink tie and wouldn't mind having a pale pink shirt. Nothing too dark, though. I try to avoid clothing that looks like I dyed it in Pepto Bismol.

[Livingston]

I have a very light pink dress shirt. Works well with the blue pinstripe suit and a red tie.

[GMan]

I have several friends in the art world that say I look good while wearing pink shirts. Of course one must be aware to not clash them with the kilt one is wearing. Ham is a wonderful influence on this board, so Thank You Ham.

[Southern Breeze]

Interesting thread. I've worn light pink dress shirts for years and never gave it a thought. Now that I've thought about it I'll keep wearing them. :smile:

[GlassMan]

I'm pretty conservative when it comes to my long-sleeve dress shirts. For shirt-sleeve shirts I can go with almost any color. And during the summer I combined a light SportKilt with a hispanic Gueavera shirt for the ultimate in hot weather comfort.

But for long-sleeve dress shirts I have to say I've always been conservative. My closet has usually been stocked with white shirts, ecru shirts, blue shirts, blue shirts with white colors, white with blue strips, white with burgundy strips, white with black stripes, and white with blue strips but white collars. In other words, when I get dressy I look like a banker from the waist up. But this season I allowed Nopadon to buy me some pink shirts & yellow shirts. And I have to say I'm kind of enjoying them.

[Shay]

Although, pink on baby girls and blue on baby boys sure does help me in avoiding a faux pas, when they're at that age that you can't tell one from another with the diaper on.

Even then, several people have referred to my girls as beautiful baby boys, even when they're dressed in frilly pink dresses.

I wouldn't worry overmuch- I have a girl with short hair (she insists) and a boy with long hair (18 mo and awaiting his first haircut) and people mix them up all the time. She puts her hand on her hip, and asks the person, "Don't you think we should have the hair we like?" If people get upset because you get the gender of their baby wrong, they've got screwed-up priorities- they're also probably the ones who say their toddlers have 'boyfriends' and other semi-creepy stuff.

I love the pinks-shirted TV host. Almost all of the pink-wearing men I've known have been natty dressers, the kind of guy who never looked disheveled even after shoveling manure- like a Cary Grant type. It was usally a dress shirt, and I really like that look, especially with a deep rose tie or a nice paisley.

[bubba]

Ain't no way I'm gonna wear pink