Thoughts on a pink shirt..
 

OK,

I'm just a regular heterosexual male, nothing special, boring even... The other day I decided to wear a salmon pink shirt to work and I got rather a few comments... Mostly the guys just saying it was effeminate and taking the piss.... But it made me wonder, are we so stereotyped by the clothes we wear?

Personally I have a lot of shirts in many colours and the pink one for me is just another colour.. In fact in some countries a man wearing such a colour of shirt is considered confident and self assured. So it's really odd how cultures differ.. :shrug:

I know I don't treat people differently if they are wearing a pair of worn jeans and an old ripped jacket or a $8000 Brioni suit, it's the manners of the person that dictate my response.. I just wondered how other people felt. Have you been treated differently, badly even, due to the clothes you wore at that time?

:wavey:

Well, Tusk guy at work has pink shirts in his rotation, and i think they look nice, although they do suprise me. Mainly cause i hardly ever see other guys wearing them. I like Pink, though. Ever made fun of cause of clothes and stuff? Yeah, it's called elementary, middle, jr. high, highschool :laugh: :laugh: But not so much how you mean it.
Keep rocking the pink, Superfly! :wavey:

Those 'tards need to get a life
 

Tusk guy? Do you relate him to Fleetwood Mac or does he just look like the Elephant Man? :confused:


I'll wear it again for sure.... Ain't letting a few people narrow my clothing choices.. :) :wavey:

That was my thought too.. :laugh:

Or maybe it's 'cos they have to wear a blue shirt uniform and I can wear what I like within reason.. The perks of management.. :laugh:

He was a drummer in the USC marching band when they recorded TUSK :wavey:

Pink is a color that looks good on most people.....more men should wear it. :nod:

Absolutely!! Most men look very hot in pink.

-Lis

I think pink looks nice on a guy. Some guys won't wear it, because they see pink as a girl color. But who ever heard of a color being girl or boy. I thought all colors were neutral. Colors are for all!!!!!!!!!! People should unite over colors, not divide! :p I say show your manliness and wear the pink with pride!!!!!! :thumbsup:

I personally won't wear anything pink, but I also prefer to not wear a shirt that says ANYTHING, so you really can't go by me :laugh:

I remember my first Betsey Johnson coat. It's one for the picture thread. It's black felt with pink wild heart prints all over it and black faux fur cuffs, collar and trim.
I had gone over to Virgin Records before my night job (I was working some concert) and these two little high school girls proceeded to follow me all over the store tittering and one of them finally blurted out "It's so ugly!" I just smiled, paid for my stuff and walked over to the theater where the music crowd flipped for it and a few of them would have like to have stolen it right off my back. :laugh:
I had a lot of wild clothes from that time period including a faux leopord print coat that was much coveted by Mr. Chris Robinson of the (now defunct) Black Crowes.
I also had another Betsey Johnson dress that I used to call "June Cleaver on acid." That one got auctioned off on ebay, along with some of my more wild, expensive pieces of clothing from that time.
Did I answer the question? :confused: :lol:

Honey, you rock your Betsey Johnson floral jeans and your coats and your boots and when I'm 40, I hope i'm able to rock them that well too.

Pink shirt? Much like Stevie feeling comfort in her black dress, I say if it feels right, wear it :nod:

You must dress like Simon Cowell.

Madformac, honestly, don't worry about it. As a retail professional (ok, so im only a part time manager in a retail store, but i know the drill), I can tell you that pink shirts are very "in" for guys. A lot of guys are wearing it these days. In our store, we even have pink polos, button downs, and graphic tee's in pink. So, it's very "hip" for you to wear pink. And yeah, even if it wasn't, I still wouldn't worry about it. It's good that you are confident enough to wear the style of clothing that you are comfortable in, even if others don't like it. Hell, look at Stevie...people dissed her for years on her clothes, but she didn't care. Just tell anyone who makes fun to go find something important in their lives to think about, because obviously their lives are so boring.

Mac..you'd look hot in any colour shirt :]

Our management wear purple /white checks and nothing could be worse than our vibrant blue with cherries and oranges! Haha..

It doesn't worry me at all, I just thought it was an interesting observation. :laugh:

Thankyou Michele :xoxo: . Nice to know my fan club has at least one member! :laugh: :laugh:

:wavey:

i think it is totally :nod: o.k 4 a guy 2 wear pink, salomon, purple..., doesn't make me think anything about their sexuality~ i just think of it as a shirt~ people need 2 get a life if by wearing a certain coloor, becomes the topic of conversation & people feel the need 2 comment on it~

madformac, you are so gay! :laugh: Kidding!! I love pink, it is a staple color in my wardrobe and I am wearing my salmon cashmere hoodie today, actually. :D Of course I'm a woman so it isn't an "issue".

People always make judgements based on how you look. You can't control that. If I go out in my sweats I'm completely invisible (I almost never do). but made up with nice clothes on is a different story. I'll even be treated better in stores and such if I'm dolled up. It is what it is. But I always dress for me and what I like, screw everyone else, hehe. :thumbsup:

*shrug*. I wear a black band shirt every day. :laugh: And I have certain shirts that I'll wear only on certain days. It saves me time in the mornings.

Monday - Blondie shirt (Debbie from the self-titled album cover) - I didn't get this dried on time, so I'm wearing my My Ruin shirt today
Tuesday - Siouxsie & the Banshees
Wednesday - Kittie shirt with blue longsleeve underneath
Thursday - Another Blondie shirt
Friday - Buckingham Nicks shirt

:D I rock. I know exactly when I'm going to wear what shirt, etc, so it's a real time-saver, especially when I wake up late and don't have much time before the bus comes.

Thank you darling. :xoxo: :wavey:

Your sponteneity is inspiring... :laugh: :lol: :wavey:

You go for it--I love men who wear pink! It looks good on them and it shows confidence. Yesssss!!!!!!!!!

I don't think anyone has made fun of me really, but one guy who I dated right after I separated from my ex (ie., the rebound man), kept making "suggestions" as to what would be an appropriate wardrobe for me. He basically wanted me to dress like a middle-aged Jewish businesswoman. Not me at all! He was gone in fairly short order.

Any guy who would a wear a pink shirt is definitely gay. Everyone knows that!

:rolleyes:

My preference for madformac...his birthday suit :p

Well, yes that's a nice thing to say.. :xoxo: :xoxo: and I'd love to post a photo of myself in my birthday suit.. But I can't find a tie to match it and my digital camera needs charging so I can't take a photo, what a shame.. :sorry: :laugh: :laugh: :p

eBay is a glorious thing, my dear. ;)

(It took me FOREVER to get mine, though. And when it came, the package was all beat up. -_-. Shirt wasn't hurt, though! Yay!)

LMAO!!!!!

I still have a flat battery in my camera.... ;) :D

LMFAO!!!!! Where the hell did that come from?!?! A PINK energizer bunny in ray bans and sandals.... :laugh:

Bang The Drum as LB might say... :)

If I posted a pic of myself naked then I'd still be wearing pink right? So no point in me doing that.. ;) :laugh: :wavey:

LMAO!! Girl, you're a genius!

Silly...did I say post? :rolleyes:
I typed that YOU in your birthday suit would be my preference... :]

Besides...if you posted everybody'd want sum and we can't have that... :xoxo:

Are you joining the MFM fanclub as well then?

LOL! No we can't have that at all... :blob1: :laugh: :blob1:

MFM fan club... :laugh:

Yes I can see it now.... :cool:

The bronze package gets you a badge and a t-shirt, maybe pink? :shrug: :laugh:

Silver gets a signed picture and a regular fan club bi-monthly newsletter as well as the bronze goodies...

Gold gets a phone call from me personally and I'll buy you a coffee if you are ever in the UK :laugh:

Now, as for the platinum package...... Well, it's very expensive.. You get a first class ticket to London, a night in the Mandarin Oriental, a meal with myself and a late night surprise, to be announced on the night... :laugh: :lol: :laugh:

All cheques to be made out to "Mick Fleetwood Enterprises"........