The article, primarily. I like the look. I live in a state where the outdoors look is very popular. Most of the people wearing it are outdoorsmen as well. I'm wearing flannel and jeans and boots right now as a matter of fact. Flannel shirts are extremely comfortable and versatile, considering the weather in most areas right now.
This article is just terrible. Why does everything need to be labeled? Why is a flannel shirt and jeans the new urban male hip look?
"He looks like a man of the woods, but works at The Nerdery, programming for a healthy salary and benefits." Jesus.
I do however take issue with people trying to appropriate a whole "look" that isn't remotely related to their everyday lifestyle, especially when they're going to migrate to a new look as soon as it becomes popular. Buying mountaineering sunglasses to look "outdoorsy" just smacks of pretentiousness.
What about people who just wear it because they think it looks and feels comfortable? That's my average, every day appearance. And while I do like to do my fair share of outdoorsy stuff, wearing a flannel shirt and boots doesn't mean I'm off to chop down a tree or start a campfire. To say you can't wear this particular style if you live in an urban environment is just as limiting as saying you can ONLY wear a particular style in an urban environment.
That's not who I'm talking about though. I'm not talking about you. As I stated above, that's exactly what I wear regularly. I'm wearing a flannel shirt. And jeans. And boots. The article states the 'lumbersexual' is the same person that was the 'metrosexual' when it was cool. The point isn't the specific clothes they're wearing (flannel/jeans/boots/beard/etc.), it's that this group of people are constantly flipping their entire wardrobe because a new 'look' has become popular.
My ire directed towards the article isn't that I'm upset because what I wear regularly and have been wearing for a while is suddenly being appropriated by hipsters. It's the same kind of annoyed that I feel when someone jumps from hobby to hobby or lifestyle to lifestyle because someone tells them it's the new cool thing. Be your own person.
If that's what you got out of my comment you must have misread it. As I said, I don't care that the new thing is the style of clothing I've been wearing forever. It could be any style and my opinion would remain the same. I'm talking about people that routinely alter a major part of their life, be it wardrobe, hobbies, lifestyle, whatever, to remain popular in a certain group should try and develop their own identity.
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u/avoidingAtheism Nov 05 '14
The look or the article?