Preppy Shades…
As today was the fourth day over 85 here in Massachusetts, I thought I’d write something about sunglasses. I myself am a fan of them however my girlfriend refuses to wear them. Don’t know why but she thinks she looks goofy. Anyways, right now I just have some white plastic oakley’s but was looking to get another pair. I don’t think I want to be spending a huge amount of money, like most of these, but I want a good pair. I don’t want to look like I’m wearing huge girl sunglasses though, so
they should be masculine. Here are some I’m looking at if I can afford them that is…
Maui Jim Maka These are some nice wrap around glasses, and in my opinion look good, but at $280 they’re out of my range.
Next we have The Shield Glasses by Ralph Lauren. Ive always thought the model wearing these looked stone cold cool. Once again though, $220 is quite expensive for sunglasses. I could practically get a Wii!
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In the midrange I like the Ray-Ban 4091. At $140 they are still an
expensive pair of glasses but they have the same wraparound look as the Maui Jims, and the brand name quality, yet not such a big price tag.
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At only $20 American Eagle Aviators are as cheap as you can get
without looking stupid. While they kind of look cheap, that’s because they are but they still look surprisingly good with a lot of different things. Wearing aviators with shorts and a rolled up oxford shirt is perfect for going to the beach or a cookout.
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You gotta have a pair of shutter shades… and at only $25 how can you not buy them?
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So are these wrap around and shield glasses too feminine? Sure they look good on the models but in real life… who knows.
Is it okay to wear a tie at college/high school?
So I have a friend who wears primarily American Eagle clothes and doesn’t consider himself preppy. He’s a little unique but thinks he has a sense of style (which is essentially just wearing American Eagle clothes). One day he comes into class with a short sleeve shirt much like the one to the left from American eagle, only white, with a nice red tie. He looked like an IT guy or some nerd who was there to fix the system mainframe. People asked him “Why are you wearing a tie today?”mostly assuming that it was for some sports event later that day.He responded to this question always defensively, saying “I like to look nice and wanted to wear a tie.”
Frankly he looked rediculous and obviously this kind of dressing just looks silly. If you are going to wear a tie, it should always be with a nice shirt, with perhaps a sweater covering it in an informal situation. American eagle short sleeve shirts just look ridiculous this way.
But I was wondering, is it acceptable to wear a tie in an informal situation, like high school, college or going out? Guys are always wearing ties in J Crew ads, or Ralph Lauren models, but if you are not a successful businessman who is used to wearing a tie every day of his life, doesn’t it look a little silly? I really don’t know where I stand on this, because on the one hand, it makes what you are wearing look classy, whereas on the other, if your in college where most people just wear t-shirts and polos, you look like you have over dressed to the extreme. Is this sort of thing only acceptable at places like Yale or Harvard?