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What do you wear around the house?
Hello there,
I've been watching Mad Men for a while now (partly because of the story, but mostly to steal whatever style tips I can). However, there's one thing that's been bothering me. Whenever you see any of the characters at home, they're dressed almost as if they're they're getting ready to leave. White shirt and trousers, and done up hair and dresses. I've always known that people ought to dress with a certain modicum of style (even at home), but for a guy used to seeing his family wandering around the house in sweatpants and tattered teeshirts, this makes me wonder: what do real gentlemen wear around the house?
That's my question. What's an elegant, yet modern, way to dress when at home.
Also, what do you guys wear around "the castle"?
I've been watching Mad Men for a while now (partly because of the story, but mostly to steal whatever style tips I can). However, there's one thing that's been bothering me. Whenever you see any of the characters at home, they're dressed almost as if they're they're getting ready to leave. White shirt and trousers, and done up hair and dresses. I've always known that people ought to dress with a certain modicum of style (even at home), but for a guy used to seeing his family wandering around the house in sweatpants and tattered teeshirts, this makes me wonder: what do real gentlemen wear around the house?
That's my question. What's an elegant, yet modern, way to dress when at home.
Also, what do you guys wear around "the castle"?
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Permalink Reply by JonEdanger on -
I'm not sure what real gentlemen wear. I typically wear khakis and a polo shirt after work (most of the year.) Winter I'll add a hoodie. Summer replace khakis with shorts.
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Permalink Reply by JonEdanger on
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I work with assholes.
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Permalink Reply by Native Son on -
Only one each, Shane and JonEdanger? Lucky, Lucky, Lucky.
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Permalink Reply by JonEdanger on
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Filter got us. We both said @ssh0les. Plural.
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Permalink Reply by Will on -
Search the forums and find an earlier thread on this, for more answers.
For me: whatever I had on when I got home. Sometimes an A shirt if I was hot.
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Permalink Reply by Native Son on
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To the OP. That show is set about 50 years ago, in Manhattan. Back in those "dark ages", people dressed with more formality than now. Folks also dressed according to their socio-economic status, and those white collar "masters of the advertising universe" did tend to wear suits and ties unless they were under the car or behind their lawn mower.
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Permalink Reply by Logan on -
Even when behind a lawn mower, they would still have everything from the suit but the jacket.
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Permalink Reply by Mike on
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I realize that I'm talking about people who lived the 50s, but what I'm curious is what would be considered elegant by today's standards (oh and when I say today's standard I don't mean track pants or boxers around the house).
I'm just curious what a modern-day gentleman would wear at home.
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Permalink Reply by Dale K on
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A modern day 'gentleman' would wear khakis and a polo shirt. But! two things to keep in mind.
1. If you're going to work on the car, mow the lawn, work the flower bed, etc. you have to change clothes. Wouldn't want to soil those khakis.
2. If you change clothes two and three times a day, that means double or triple the amount of clothes going into the laundry basket. If you're a bachelor, that's no big deal. If on the other hand... just be ready to the woman to get frustrated. LOL
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Permalink Reply by Carl Monster on -
If it's warm enough for short sleeves I am in shorts; I prefer plaid over khaki.
For any kind of work it will be cargo shorts; the extra pockets come in handy.
Unless I am doing something really disgusting I don't change clothes; a little dirt does not scare me.
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