A thread on 5ch’s “Nandemo Jikkyō G” (Anything Goes Live) board shared an image comparing good and bad examples of “middle-aged dad” fashion.
Replies piled up over whether New Balance sneakers actually pair well with a jacket, and whether tucking your shirt in makes you look sharper. Many also agreed with the take that “looking clean-cut just means wearing clothes that actually fit your body.”
The left one's seriously lame lmaooo
Take the photos in the same pose, come on
>>3
Exactly this!
And honestly, they should've matched the composition and size too, or it's not a fair comparison
Exactly this!
And honestly, they should've matched the composition and size too, or it's not a fair comparison
>>3
This.
Also the facial expression needs to match, or it's not really a comparison
This.
Also the facial expression needs to match, or it's not really a comparison
In the end all you can do is make yourself look as sharp as possible
It's a no-go the moment New Balance is involved
>>7
But they're the comfiest to wear, though
But they're the comfiest to wear, though
So basically an undercut and glasses equals stylish?
Jacket and tie with sneakers, though…
Thought it looked a bit off, then realized it's a Seoul (Korean street-style) thing
This old guy actually pulls it off well
https://livedoor.blogimg.jp/kaikaihanno/imgs/9/9/9993bc6e.jpg
This old guy actually pulls it off well
https://livedoor.blogimg.jp/kaikaihanno/imgs/9/9/9993bc6e.jpg
>>12
He's got a sharp build to begin with, so it looks decent even left as-is
He's got a sharp build to begin with, so it looks decent even left as-is
If your gut isn't sticking out, tucking your shirt in makes you look better, right
The left one's deliberately styled to look sloppy
The sizing's off too
The sizing's off too
>>15
Someone up top said "looking clean-cut just means wearing clothes that fit your body size" — yeah, I really feel that now
Someone up top said "looking clean-cut just means wearing clothes that fit your body size" — yeah, I really feel that now
You're better off not wearing New Balance
Sneakers with this outfit just look wrong
>>19
It's not weird these days anymore (lol)
Even old guys gotta update with the times or they'll get left behind
It's not weird these days anymore (lol)
Even old guys gotta update with the times or they'll get left behind
>>19
Talent managers, startup founder types, people trying to look stylish — this is basically their go-to look now
It's easy to move around in
Feels like it's gotten more common since the earthquake
Talent managers, startup founder types, people trying to look stylish — this is basically their go-to look now
It's easy to move around in
Feels like it's gotten more common since the earthquake
>>19
This has kind of a "BEAMS guy from 20 years ago" vibe (BEAMS = a Japanese fashion brand)
This has kind of a "BEAMS guy from 20 years ago" vibe (BEAMS = a Japanese fashion brand)
Bugs me that some of them skip the belt
Middle-aged guys with a try-hard undercut ("iki-ri tsuu-buro") are cringe to look at, just stop
A "fashionable" old dude is just cringe
>>25
Totally get that
Totally get that
If he's not even wearing a hat, he clearly doesn't get it
Should middle-aged guys wear glasses even if their eyesight's fine?
>>41
You'll get presbyopia eventually anyway
You'll get presbyopia eventually anyway
>>44
Nobody's even looking at an old guy's outfit anyway
Nobody's even looking at an old guy's outfit anyway
>>45
You lose
You lose
Feels like the shoes just don't match the rest of the outfit overall…
>>48
Well it's a New Balance ad, so can't be helped
Well it's a New Balance ad, so can't be helped
If you're doing sneakers with a jacket, at least go leather, like Stan Smiths
New Balance just doesn't match
New Balance just doesn't match
>>73
Leather sneakers are actually the lamest option for this style lmao
Leather sneakers are actually the lamest option for this style lmao
Comparison photos
Good example
Bad example
Good example
Bad example
>>63
He's got a full head of hair, you baldy
Once you're older, styling your hair's a hassle, hence the hat
He's got a full head of hair, you baldy
Once you're older, styling your hair's a hassle, hence the hat
>>84
I mean YOU'RE the bald one
Anyone trying to stick a hat on him is bald
I mean YOU'RE the bald one
Anyone trying to stick a hat on him is bald
You can't grasp the importance of balancing casual and formal without knowing some fashion history
Middle-aged guys keep recycling the all-casual outfits that were trendy in the 1990s, which is why they end up looking like overgrown kids
Middle-aged guys keep recycling the all-casual outfits that were trendy in the 1990s, which is why they end up looking like overgrown kids
"Inbound uncles" (older foreign tourists) are all over Tokyo these days
And it's pretty much all like this lol
And it's pretty much all like this lol
>>93
Uniqlo
This is pretty rough too if you ask me lol
This is pretty rough too if you ask me lol
>>101
So damn lame!
So damn lame!
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyō G) thread “[Image] The “correct answer” for old-guy fashion has been found lmaooooo”.
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