I wanted to write a quick note on the fashion here. This is not a review/critique of the fashion here; I haven't taken enough time to properly observe and analyze the fashion here to do that. Just a couple of quick notes.
Typically...
Typically the people dress fairly...normal...here. You know, jeans, jackets, t-shirts, button downs. The occasional pair of Keds or Converse. There's mildly more "trend/fashion" here than in the US, more variety I guess I should say, but less than in Europe. A better way to say it: the fashion here falls somewhere between that of the US and Europe, but closer to the US. Again, not a bad thing, just is.
I haven't anything striking or stunning. No "window shopping" displays of women's dresses or men's that stand out or are remarkable.
Men's suits and mainly their ties
You do see plenty of (presumably) businessmen in suits. They seem fine, ranging from the lower to middle, maybe upper middle of the range of quality of material and cut. I have't anything truly outstanding, in suit or combination of suit and tie. The Argentinians aren't always dressing to impress on a Tuesday, which makes sense.
I do have to say, the ties, las combats, LAS CORBATAS, seem, more often than they should, to be too short. One of the most basic rules of fashion: unless you are trying to be different, the tie should come right to the top of the belt, just touch it, graze it, kiss it. Shorter and you look like you're too tall/fat for the tie. Any longer and you look like you've hiked up your pants and you're 80 years old. You might need a top hat, cane, and suspenders, but the Mr. Magoo version of all these things, not the sweet Dumb n Dumber version(s).
And that's all she wrote.
-B
Typically...
Typically the people dress fairly...normal...here. You know, jeans, jackets, t-shirts, button downs. The occasional pair of Keds or Converse. There's mildly more "trend/fashion" here than in the US, more variety I guess I should say, but less than in Europe. A better way to say it: the fashion here falls somewhere between that of the US and Europe, but closer to the US. Again, not a bad thing, just is.
I haven't anything striking or stunning. No "window shopping" displays of women's dresses or men's that stand out or are remarkable.
Men's suits and mainly their ties
You do see plenty of (presumably) businessmen in suits. They seem fine, ranging from the lower to middle, maybe upper middle of the range of quality of material and cut. I have't anything truly outstanding, in suit or combination of suit and tie. The Argentinians aren't always dressing to impress on a Tuesday, which makes sense.
I do have to say, the ties, las combats, LAS CORBATAS, seem, more often than they should, to be too short. One of the most basic rules of fashion: unless you are trying to be different, the tie should come right to the top of the belt, just touch it, graze it, kiss it. Shorter and you look like you're too tall/fat for the tie. Any longer and you look like you've hiked up your pants and you're 80 years old. You might need a top hat, cane, and suspenders, but the Mr. Magoo version of all these things, not the sweet Dumb n Dumber version(s).
And that's all she wrote.
-B
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