Comments on: Jolly Rogered http://manolomen.com/2006/04/10/jolly-rogered/ Fashion and Lifestyle Advice for Men Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:39:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Manolo for the Men http://manolomen.com/2006/04/10/jolly-rogered/comment-page-1/#comment-2878 Manolo for the Men Fri, 28 Jul 2006 04:05:57 +0000 http://manolomen.com/2006/04/10/jolly-rogered/#comment-2878 [...] Today’s New York Times contains an disappointing article about the current widespread use of skulls in fashion. Although the paper is right to note the trend, one Izzy touched upon a while back, it fails to give any recent history of the death’s head as decoration, including its use on Nazi S.S. uniforms or its place in the iconography of heavy metal, something the British shoemaker Jeffery West tries to market. The article claims that the skull has largely lost its edge as a symbol, but Izzy thinks its connotations depend upon the sex of the wearer. It’s one thing for a woman to borrow style cues from pirates or Hell’s Angels—she is clearly playing dress-up. But when a man does the same, he is liable to come across as threatening or uncivil—far from a good thing in Izzy’s estimation. [...]

]]> By: Jeff the Baptist http://manolomen.com/2006/04/10/jolly-rogered/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Jeff the Baptist Mon, 17 Apr 2006 18:20:03 +0000 http://manolomen.com/2006/04/10/jolly-rogered/#comment-160 I'm sorry but in those outfits he looks like one of the lesser incarnations of Dr. Who. Colin Baker perhaps? I’m sorry but in those outfits he looks like one of the lesser incarnations of Dr. Who. Colin Baker perhaps?

]]> By: la petite chou chou http://manolomen.com/2006/04/10/jolly-rogered/comment-page-1/#comment-135 la petite chou chou Tue, 11 Apr 2006 22:37:22 +0000 http://manolomen.com/2006/04/10/jolly-rogered/#comment-135 That's what it looks like. Indeed. I want to start calling you "teh." It's short and funny. That’s what it looks like. Indeed.

I want to start calling you “teh.” It’s short and funny.

]]> By: Never teh Bride http://manolomen.com/2006/04/10/jolly-rogered/comment-page-1/#comment-134 Never teh Bride Tue, 11 Apr 2006 21:38:41 +0000 http://manolomen.com/2006/04/10/jolly-rogered/#comment-134 Did he actually glue a pink skull and crossbones cutout onto a real LV bag? Did he actually glue a pink skull and crossbones cutout onto a real LV bag?

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