Blast from the past: Vintage clothing and such

I'm an OG, dawg.

 

I have these sans the high tops.

I've also got a hoodie that I wear - that I wore in high school.

I've still my button-down grunge shirts, too, but I live in a warm climate without much opportunity to wear them.

 

I still have and wear some clothing I bought in my 20s, especially ties and dress shirts that no longer quite fit (but likely would if I shed 10 pounds). They never really go out of style within their niche, although every once in while something like Band of Outsiders (currently) will come along and put a slight twist on it and it becomes "in" instead of "classic." The purpose of lopping a quarter inch off the width of a tie escapes me -- it's like putting weird shit on a pizza instead of leaving well enough alone.

 

I found a pair of Nike indoor soccer shoes I liked a couple of years ago. Still wear them, and made sure to order another pair not a month after breaking in the first ones.

I've also worn just two pair of Ray-Ban aviators since switching to contact lenses when I was 17.

Do jerseys now considered vintage count? Most of the ones I own have been retired by their teams. If nothing else, it avoids having a jersey of a guy now somewhere else in the era of free agency.

 

I've never been without a pair of these since they were just sneakers and not retro-cool:

 

Hoodies are coming back in a big way. They were the shit in Hong Kong and Tokyo over Christmas this past year.

I have several, but my old fave is my alma mater's hoodie that reads "Cocke County Fighting Cocks" in script.

 

SO awesome.

I was once thisclose to buying that exact jacket...

 

Being around a college campus, I think we've gone back to like 1991.

I'm seeing mocs without socks nowadays. Hadn't seen that since at least the mid-90s.

 

Who has ever worn socks with mocs?

 

Not sure why, but I hate the way Chucks look on females. Even very attractive females.

 

Never got the thing with Chucks. Half my office wears black Chucks, but I don't see the appeal. Even when the hot girls wear them. But then I rarely have a day where I'm not wearing Tims, so mayhaps I'm not the target audience.

 

I've got a closet full of them. They're some of my favorite pieces of clothing.