June 11, 2007

The Unfashionable Male

I should start this out by saying I have never been a trend setter. Clinton and Stacy do not use me as a yard stick of "What to wear". I am just making an obvious observation. There seems to be an outfit that seems universal in IT and sales. White athletic shoes, with socks pulled up, polos, cargo shorts or khakis, you know the biz-cas fare that's to be expected. But it is how they all wear the shirt tucked up to their nips and two or three electronic devices hanging from their braided leather belts that looks so goofy. It is as if they include these instructions when you buy a polo at costco:


Polos are t-shirts with collars. No tuck required. Please do not muffin top your budda belly and love handles. You look like a dairy queen soft-serve.
Here is an example of what I am talking about:



Why do they even sell these? Are there cellphone quick-draw duels that require Billy the Kid like reflexes?! Pockets, dammit, use them! My wife used to work at a cellular phone call center, and these things were the biggest reason for people needing replacement phones. There are enough things to say about the rudeness of cell phones and cell phone accessories to fill a thousand blogs, I am just saying stop wearing them on your belt like some white collar superhero, you look like a ween.


"I want gadgets all over my body just like daddy!"