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fat_chris · Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 3198 Location: Beijing

I. How many of you wear jeans shorts?

Be honest now....

II. How's your taste in clothing these days, fellow TESOLers? I have met very few well dressed TESOLers. For the record, I don't include myself in that very select few of well dressed.

One of my resolutions for 2004 is to p(r)imp up my wardrobe. It's slow going but I think I can make it happen.

ls650 · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 3484 Location: British Columbia

Aramas · Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2004 10:47 pm Post subject:

Don't cut-off jeans belong in the 80's thread? or was that the 70's? My usual tropical-wear (if no one I know is going to see me) is shorts, T-shirt and off-road sandals. Evening wear is 501's, a long-sleeve crew and black leather 'brothel creepers' (what my mother called soft-soled shoes).
Current work-wear is very light cotton cargos, indian cotton polo shirt and brothel creepers (all black, of course!).

A tie in the tropics is the height of stupidity.

Shaman · Joined: 06 Apr 2003 Posts: 446 Location: Hammertown

Jeans shorts are a distant hazy memory. Nowadays, during the week I am relegated to wearing a collar. Luckily, I've managed to bypass the leash (ie. tie). Pleated dockers and wing-tipped oxfords finish the ensemble.

During my offtime, I wear just about anything without a collar - waffle-knit henleys are a particular favorite. The obligatory pair of jeans and running shoes usually round out the "I have nowhere to go, nothing to do" attitude.

Shaman

denise · Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 3419 Location: finally home-ish

For me, fashion=black stuff.

My typical outfit at school is is some sort of long-sleeved black top (changing to shorter sleeves once summer hits) and a skirt. Often one or both will be soft and fuzzy.

Evening/weekend wear is pretty much anything. Sometimes the same as at school, sometimes jeans & a t-shirt, sometimes sweatpants, etc.

Funnily enough, I've actually had a few people compliment me recently on some of my outfits. Me?!?!?!?

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guest of Japan · Joined: 28 Feb 2003 Posts: 1601 Location: Japan

For work I wear a suit which I accentuate with one of 30 or so ties.

My casual wear is woefully uncool. It consists of out of style jeans and old T-shirts.

I can spice things up if I'm headed out on a date with my wife or to a party. During these times I'm a poster boy for Comme Ca Ism.

In Japan it's so easy to identify the foreigners. They are almost always poorly dressed, myself included.

lagerlout2006 · Joined: 17 Sep 2003 Posts: 985

As you know my old buddy fat-chris we are in dire need here in God;s favorite country of some fashion police. The way I dress would be a felony. I;m ugly and my mother dresses me funny. Actually I;m a pretty pleasant looking fella. Just ask me. Fashion police I like this idea. Literally. Absolutely. Were on the same page dude. HEHHEH. Call me Ishmael...Thank God I dont have to wear a tie. Do you have a dress code? Dress code here is Nike shoes and NBA paraphanalia...Tattoos optional. (Notice how good my spelling is.) Flawless. When I am not drinking I study the dictionary. But lovely PRC has driven me to drink and I am drinking most of the time...make that all of the time.

NURSE!!! NURSE!!!

fat_chris · Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 3198 Location: Beijing

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

My fashion sense has gotten more colorful and feminie since coming to China. I found a good tailor, so I'm trying to build up a good wardrobe.
Though it also has to be practical. At kindergarten, we run, dance, play, sit on the floor, so everything's got to be easy to clean.

Newfoundland · Joined: 14 May 2003 Posts: 75 Location: Shanghai

Jeans, T-shirt, and a ball hat. Most comfortable thing to wear and hey the classics never die. Cool

Capergirl · Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2004 11:27 am Post subject:

I teach at a university and we work mainly for one major corporate client, so I definitely dress "up" for work: dress pants, skirts, blouses, nice sweaters, high heels (always high heels...can you say glutton for punishment? lol), etc. My students have told me in the past that they "appreciate" the way I dress. I'm not sure what that means, but I suspect that they are flattered that I take the extra effort to look nice when I am teaching them. Field trips are a different story, of course. I am usually in jeans, shorts, T-shirts, sweatshirts, etc. for those.

Gordon · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 5309 Location: Japan

At work in the university I wear collared shirts, dockers and dress shoes. I don't wear a tie, unless it is a special event. My 2 year-old daughter was so shocked last week when she saw me in a tie. She asked we what it was and then said "Papa look pretty". Confused

At home, it's t-shirts, jeans or shorts.

psychedelic · Joined: 11 Feb 2003 Posts: 167 Location: China

Hi Chris,
Interesting posting. A collared shirt is nice every now and then. Yeah, last Summer I had to buy/replace a bunch of dress clothes..waaay overdue..still need more.

Y.S.L. Wink

Ben Round de Bloc · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 1946

I wear jeans to school about 95% of the time, and I live in a place where the normal temps most of the year are in the 90�-100� F. range with very high humidity. For me, all-cotton jeans are the most comfortable. I quickly sweat through khakis and Docker-style slacks Embarassed

. I almost always wear short-sleeved, mostly cotton shirts to school. I don't own a tie. Shorts and sandals are a no-no for men teachers at the university where I work, although women teachers often wear Bermuda-type shorts. Sandals are common footwear for women teachers. Both men and women teachers wear jeans frequently.

By the way, almost anything goes for female students' attire at the university, but male students are not allowed to wear shorts to any of their regular classes. English classes, although required, aren't part of their regular course schedule, so male students can get by with wearing shorts to their English classes, but not many of them do.

Both jeans and jean shorts are common casual attire for men here. It's not common to see cut-offs with the raggedy, no-hem style, however, but Bermuda length denim shorts with sewn hems. Also, khakis, Dockers, or other lightweight slacks are common. Short-sleeved shirts (long-sleeved shirts are more dressy here) and Tee-shirts along with sandals, tennis shoes, or casual-style shoes are also the mode.

Dress-up for men = black slacks, black shoes & socks, and a white long-sleeved guayabera shirt, although suit & tie are also acceptable. The guayabera outfit functions perfectly well at weddings, funerals, and any other formal occasions not deemed black-tie.

Personally, I'm into conservative, comfortable, and clean. Fortunately, there are no fashion police employed by the university, so I don't worry about getting arrested because of my school wardrobe.

Joachim · Joined: 01 Oct 2003 Posts: 311 Location: Brighton, UK

Well French Connection has just come to Hong Kong, so that's very exciting for me!. Otherwise it's usually DKNY, Diesel, Nicole Fahri and if I'm feeling cheap, places like Giordano.

One of the best things about my current job is that I don't have to dress up at all - I am never comfortable in a shirt and tie - just have to wear the company T shirt while teaching, the rest of the time I can wear what I like, which is getting slicker and more fitted recently. Just becuase we're thousands of miles away, there's no need to let ourselves go right?