Fashion Board 12-09-03 through 1-08-04

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Well, Americans wear point collars, which are the uniform or accountants and guidance counselors everywhere. And Americans also tend to wear exclusively white or blue shirts with everything and buy their suits and shirts too big, which makes them look like a middle manager pulling an old suit out of the closet to accept some lifetime service award.

Pink, and Charles Tyrwhitt and some of the other English shirtmakers cut their shirts thin and offer spread collars, which is the only sort of dress shirt that really looks good with a suit (the tab collar is an abomination, the rounded collar is only acceptable if you're an NBA first round draft pick or Deion Sanders and the buttoned down collar is only apporporiately worn casually, sans tie... even if you're a blue blood like Dr. Dean).

Pink stuff lasts foreever and the stitching is perfect. Of course, if you can swing Brioni or Borelli, that's better, but you'll pay twice the price. Turnbull & Asser is also good shit, but the collars aren't real spreads - they're more modified American spread. Tyrwhitt is the best bargain, but they don't last half as long as Pink and the fabris don't come in all the cool patterns like Pink.

Dandy.

[Not Flaming]

Originally posted by ABBAKiss
Can you stretch out your avatar a bit? She looks very Star Jones.

It is Starr Jones. It is from the Halloween episode of the View. Are you insinuating something?

Shalom!

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
Shouldn't she be his "fuck child"?

Or, "rape child," really. I know it was the south, but, still, she was only 16 at the time. And hardly in a position to consent. But I digress to the politics board.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
Dandy.

Hey, I'm usually flying by the seat of my pants, so I need to at least look good in court.

Originally posted by bilmore
Well, I don't really "play", actually, but I'm greeted with that at least twice daily, and no one has ever used it as "peace out". But YMMV, I guess.

Do you mean to tell me, that there are people in Minnesota, who go around saying "Namaste" in stead of "hello" or "good day"? I have never in my life heard of anything so ludicrous or pretentiously clueless. It is positively Peters Sellersian. Nope, I dont believe you. Not even in the most godawful piece of suburban sprawl in the 703 area code would I imagine in my worst nightmare someone might say that to someone as a greeting. Could not happen. I assume you are not speaking of the signoff at the end of yoga class.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
Do you mean to tell me, that there are people in Minnesota, who go around saying "Namaste" in stead of "hello" or "good day"? I have never in my life heard of anything so ludicrous or pretentiously clueless. It is positively Peters Sellersian. Nope, I dont believe you. Not even in the most godawful piece of suburban sprawl in the 703 area code would I imagine in my worst nightmare someone might say that to someone as a greeting. Could not happen. I assume you are not speaking of the signoff at the end of yoga class.

I have no idea what goes on in Minnesota, but a person I deal with frequently (based in India) signs off with it in her emails. I thought (from yoga class) it technically meant "the divine in me bows to the divine in you", but I suppose that also means "peace out". I'm not sure if she is being pretentious or if it is a common sign off in India.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
I have no idea what goes on in Minnesota, but a person I deal with frequently (based in India) signs off with it in her emails. I thought (from yoga class) it technically meant "the divine in me bows to the divine in you", but I suppose that also means "peace out". I'm not sure if she is being pretentious or if it is a common sign off in India.

I have no cock in this fight, but this website seems to support bilmore --

http://www.taketheleap.com/namaste.htm

Peace out.

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
I have no idea what goes on in Minnesota, but a person I deal with frequently (based in India) signs off with it in her emails. I thought (from yoga class) it technically meant "the divine in me bows to the divine in you", but I suppose that also means "peace out". I'm not sure if she is being pretentious or if it is a common sign off in India.

bitch please, if the person is from India, it is legit, like someone from England saying Cheers. Its when pretentious or clueless follower type americans get in on the act that it become unacceptable. and I note you dont say she says hello.

Dear Gwink:

Namaste! Greetings from Calcutta. I miss you

Susan

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
Do you mean to tell me, that there are people in Minnesota, who go around saying "Namaste" in stead of "hello" or "good day"? I have never in my life heard of anything so ludicrous or pretentiously clueless. It is positively Peters Sellersian. Nope, I dont believe you. Not even in the most godawful piece of suburban sprawl in the 703 area code would I imagine in my worst nightmare someone might say that to someone as a greeting. Could not happen. I assume you are not speaking of the signoff at the end of yoga class.

Despite being an overwhelmingly white and Scandinavian state, there are actually quite a variety of other cultures that reside and, in some instances, even thrive here. I think it is at least possible that some Hindus do not consider it ludicrous or pretentiously clueless when other Hindus use the word "namaste."

[bilmore]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
Do you mean to tell me, that there are people in Minnesota, who go around saying "Namaste" in stead of "hello" or "good day"? I have never in my life heard of anything so ludicrous or pretentiously clueless. It is positively Peters Sellersian. Nope, I dont believe you. Not even in the most godawful piece of suburban sprawl in the 703 area code would I imagine in my worst nightmare someone might say that to someone as a greeting. Could not happen. I assume you are not speaking of the signoff at the end of yoga class.

I don't think it's pretentious if they're Hindu. "Pretentious" is sort of reserved for . . . well . . . . you.

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
I have no cock in this fight, but this website seems to support bilmore --

http://www.taketheleap.com/namaste.htm

Peace out.

Ah, so its a greeting and the american yoga community has bastardized it into a signoff. typical. I will from now on use it as a greeting, like the many many people Bilmore knows inMinnesota to be on the receiving end of it semi daily. I will also say Salud at the dinner table and cheers in all of my emails.

but I will not use any of the above in my posts bc that shit hit its sellpast date when I first posted under the re line "I got it".

[purse junkie]

Originally posted by bilmore
I don't think it's pretentious if they're Hindu. "Pretentious" is sort of reserved for . . . well . . . . you.

Pretentious? She's from the 203 area code, you low-rent prole!

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
Despite being an overwhelmingly white and Scandinavian state, there are actually quite a variety of other cultures that reside and, in some instances, even thrive here. I think it is at least possible that some Hindus do not consider it ludicrous or pretentiously clueless when other Hindus use the word "namaste."

Then I guess Bilmore must live in an overwhelmingly hindu part of Minnesota to be on the receiving end of it semi daily.

I hate when people try to build an argument whose crux relies on the exception and not the rule, or the minority, and not the majority, or the ten percent and not the ninety percent. That was beneath you, Flower. You really are past your sellby date arent you? Did your brain decide to join your sense of humor on holiday in Balmour?

[ABBAKiss]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
Namaste -- Salud -- Cheers

I left a post-it for a colleague that said: "Hi ___. I stopped by to say Hola but you weren't here. Your loss. ABBAKiss."

He called me a few hours later to lecture me about the proper way to use the Rap lingo "Holla" (Holler). :doh3:

Originally posted by paigowprincess
Then I guess Bilmore must live in an overwhelmingly hindu part of Minnesota to be on the receiving end of it semi daily.

I hate when people try to build an argument whose crux relies on the exception and not the rule, or the minority, and not the majority, or the ten percent and not the ninety percent. That was beneath you, Flower. You really are past your sellby date arent you? Did your brain decide to join your sense of humor on holiday in Balmour?

and ps, how many hindu americans really go around saying namaste in greeting to white folk? twice a day, bilmore? i think you better lose the hyperbole before it capsizes your kayak