help!-my husband wants to wear these clothes

staceyv · 04-17-2005, 11:18 AM

This clothing is from an 88 year old man who recently passed away. My husband works with his grandson who gave him these clothes. My husband liked these clothes and wanted to wear them. I was able to talk him out of all but two items, which he refuses to donate to the Salvation Army. The fact that he initially thought they were all nice really scares me. Maybe I'm too snobby? Share your thoughts, please. What if YOUR man wanted to wear this stuff??? And please, don't give me crap about about being a control freak- I don't want people pointing and laughing at my husband when he walks down the street, for Christ's sake.

staceyv · 04-17-2005, 11:19 AM

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staceyv · 04-17-2005, 11:25 AM

there's more:
I'm having trouble attaching two pictures- it says "attachment in progress" but when I submit my post, there's no picture...If I figure it out, I'll post the last two. These should give you a pretty good idea of what we're dealing with here, though.

staceyv · 04-17-2005, 11:28 AM

I resized it and it's working

This is actually the last one- and this coat is one he's keeping. He really likes it. He's keeping the previous one, too.

staceyv · 04-17-2005, 11:31 AM

You know, I kind of feel bad about making fun of this dead old man's clothes. I mean, I know they would look really nice on a cute old man and I don't mean to disrespect him. I just don't think they would look right on a 24 year old man, and I feel kind of weird about having these clothes in my home because their owner passed away.

monicakat · 04-17-2005, 11:48 AM

ouch. I feel your pain- my finance has the *worst* taste in clothing, and almost always wears these olive green shorts he's had for probably 10 years (complete with patches of various material used to plug up the gaping holes), a t-shirt, and short-sleeved button-up. With velcro tennis shoes. Gray velcro tennis shoes. The ensemble, when taken in all at once, is quite heinous. But he refuses to accept my input, insisting that he looks fine. I guess I just feel like I should pick my battles. He rarely wears the Frankenstein shorts outside our home, and I just don't want him to feel like I don't love him the way he is, which I do. One of these days he'll grow up and decide he needs some big boy clothes.... I hope.

melidasaur · 04-17-2005, 12:28 PM

stacy, just bag up the clothes when he's not there and take them to the goodwill or something. That's what I'd do. Last year, my husband wore a bright yellow t-shirt under a teal and blue plaid flannel shirt. From that point on, I have to approve his daily clothing choices.

staceyv · 04-17-2005, 12:51 PM

thanks. It feels good to know I'm not alone

I just hope he doesn't get mad at me if they disappear!

wolf · 04-17-2005, 12:54 PM

You are looking at these clothes like an American wife who doesn't want her husband to look like a dork. To a Russian Emigre', this stuff is probably as cool as shit.

Don't sweat it. It's impossible to graft a fashion sense onto men. Just doesn't happen. You should be grateful that he doesn't wear the jeans with the holes over his balls.

SteveDallas · 04-17-2005, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

Don't sweat it. It's impossible to graft a fashion sense onto men. Just doesn't happen. You should be grateful that he doesn't wear the jeans with the holes over his balls.

This is exactly why I always wear khakis and Oxford or other button-down shirts (with occasional jeans and t-shirts). It's adequate for almost any occasion that doesn't demand a suit and prevents me from having to make awkward fashion decisions that I'd probably fuck up anyway.

Troubleshooter · 04-17-2005, 10:06 PM

I'm more of a fashion glacier than a fashion catastrophe. I wear the same thing every day. Levi's jeans, black Hane's t-shirt, black combat/work boots. That's it unless I have to be somewhere special.

Perry Winkle · 04-17-2005, 10:19 PM

I love the sweater in the first pic and the jackets in the second. I actually see people at my school(University at Albany) wearing stuff like those jackets. Some of the other stuff is pretty g-hey.

Beestie · 04-17-2005, 10:41 PM

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lookout123 · 04-17-2005, 10:56 PM

hey, i actually like the jackets in shot # 2. if they were a less cheerful color they would be perfect.

staceyv · 04-17-2005, 11:05 PM

thank you for the lighter fluid- oh my god, I almost died laughing.
those jackets you guys liked- what is that, some kind of retro fashion?
I still don't think he could pull it off...thanks so much (again)for the laugh!

04-17-2005, 11:18 AM	#1
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	help!-my husband wants to wear these clothes This clothing is from an 88 year old man who recently passed away. My husband works with his grandson who gave him these clothes. My husband liked these clothes and wanted to wear them. I was able to talk him out of all but two items, which he refuses to donate to the Salvation Army. The fact that he initially thought they were all nice really scares me. Maybe I'm too snobby? Share your thoughts, please. What if YOUR man wanted to wear this stuff??? And please, don't give me crap about about being a control freak- I don't want people pointing and laughing at my husband when he walks down the street, for Christ's sake. Attached Images

04-17-2005, 11:19 AM	#2
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	... Attached Images

04-17-2005, 11:25 AM	#3
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	there's more: I'm having trouble attaching two pictures- it says "attachment in progress" but when I submit my post, there's no picture...If I figure it out, I'll post the last two. These should give you a pretty good idea of what we're dealing with here, though. Attached Images

04-17-2005, 11:28 AM	#4
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	I resized it and it's working This is actually the last one- and this coat is one he's keeping. He really likes it. He's keeping the previous one, too. Attached Images

04-17-2005, 11:48 AM	#6
monicakat Homicidal Terrahawk Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wall drug Posts: 75	ouch. I feel your pain- my finance has the worst taste in clothing, and almost always wears these olive green shorts he's had for probably 10 years (complete with patches of various material used to plug up the gaping holes), a t-shirt, and short-sleeved button-up. With velcro tennis shoes. Gray velcro tennis shoes. The ensemble, when taken in all at once, is quite heinous. But he refuses to accept my input, insisting that he looks fine. I guess I just feel like I should pick my battles. He rarely wears the Frankenstein shorts outside our home, and I just don't want him to feel like I don't love him the way he is, which I do. One of these days he'll grow up and decide he needs some big boy clothes.... I hope. __________________ No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting. -Mary Wortley Montagu

04-17-2005, 11:31 AM	#5
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	You know, I kind of feel bad about making fun of this dead old man's clothes. I mean, I know they would look really nice on a cute old man and I don't mean to disrespect him. I just don't think they would look right on a 24 year old man, and I feel kind of weird about having these clothes in my home because their owner passed away.

04-17-2005, 12:28 PM	#7
melidasaur Traded your soul for pogs. Join Date: May 2004 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 646	stacy, just bag up the clothes when he's not there and take them to the goodwill or something. That's what I'd do. Last year, my husband wore a bright yellow t-shirt under a teal and blue plaid flannel shirt. From that point on, I have to approve his daily clothing choices. __________________ I love England, what can I say?

04-17-2005, 12:51 PM	#8
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	thanks. It feels good to know I'm not alone I just hope he doesn't get mad at me if they disappear!

04-17-2005, 12:54 PM	#9
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	You are looking at these clothes like an American wife who doesn't want her husband to look like a dork. To a Russian Emigre', this stuff is probably as cool as shit. Don't sweat it. It's impossible to graft a fashion sense onto men. Just doesn't happen. You should be grateful that he doesn't wear the jeans with the holes over his balls. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

04-17-2005, 10:06 PM	#11
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	I'm more of a fashion glacier than a fashion catastrophe. I wear the same thing every day. Levi's jeans, black Hane's t-shirt, black combat/work boots. That's it unless I have to be somewhere special. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

04-17-2005, 10:19 PM	#12
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	I love the sweater in the first pic and the jackets in the second. I actually see people at my school(University at Albany) wearing stuff like those jackets. Some of the other stuff is pretty g-hey.

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lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	hey, i actually like the jackets in shot # 2. if they were a less cheerful color they would be perfect. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

04-17-2005, 11:05 PM	#15
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	thank you for the lighter fluid- oh my god, I almost died laughing. those jackets you guys liked- what is that, some kind of retro fashion? I still don't think he could pull it off...thanks so much (again)for the laugh!

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