Beenies, Shorties and fashion, Oh My!

[Heffey]

There has been a fair amount of talk today on questionable dive apparel.

My question is what is your best story or your biggest pet peeve dealing with scuba fashion.

I saw a good one last spring in Oahu.

I popped into a dive shop to look around and a guy wandered in behind me wearing an aloha shirt, short pants and 5mm high top zip up neoprene booties (un-zipped).

Mind you, this shop is in a very nice Waikiki hotel.

I thought it looked pretty funny but I figured he probably had a valid reason for this extra special fashion statement. The thing that really cracked me up is that I kept on running in to him all over the place and he was wearing those damn booties every time.

 

[Fish_Whisperer]

American women who show up in Cozumel and run around in their bikini tops, or in revealing clothing, or men running around town without a shirt on: The locals do NOT appreciate it.

European and American men: That Speedo thing -- Please, in the name of all that is holy, just STOP IT!! Bleargh...

And lastly, the ubiquitous socks with sandals... Good god... That's just wrong...

On the dive boat, watching the occasional fella strapping a friggin' machete to his ankle: This isn't Sea Hunt. Stop it... It's just silly.

 

[Heffey]

American women who show up in Cozumel and run around in their bikini tops, or in revealing clothing, or men running around town without a shirt on: The locals do NOT appreciate it.

European and American men: That Speedo thing -- Please, in the name of all that is holy, just STOP IT!! Bleargh...

And lastly, the ubiquitous socks with sandals... Good god... That's just wrong...

On the dive boat, watching the occasional fella strapping a friggin' machete to his ankle: This isn't Sea Hunt. Stop it... It's just silly.

I agree completly.

Most of all those Speedo grape smugglers have got to go.

 

[TheRedHead]

I don't mind the speedo on the right person. The big tropical print shirt covering the big beer inflated belly reminds me of the woman's mumu - big tent thing intended to cover up. :no

Beanies on men over 40 are a big no no. Even otherwise handsome men tend to get loose under the neck and putting a strap across it creates neck buttocks. :no

Don't like shorties with mid-calf zip up boots. Wear the low cut tropical boot instead. Very short white sports socks work with some sandals on women and I think we will see more of this trend in the summer (I read Vogue, what can I say?). I hate capri pants which are catching on with men (please no, no, no!). Do you want to look like Cotton Hill? (King of the Hill). :no

Plain white t-shirts on buttless men say "redneck." :no

Women with stomach rolls who insist on wearing little tight t-shirts are masochists. And please find a well-fitting bra so you don't create back fat rolls as well. :no

Guess I had better stop before it get moved to whine and cheese.

 

[coach_izzy]

Mullets, they simply they don't go with anything... scuba apparel, hunting, fishing, hiking, definitely no mullets... 80s are so over..

 

[DandyDon]

I hate capri pants which are catching on with men...

I think I had a pair, 40+ years ago. We called them Pedal Pushers, as they idea was taken from bicyclists. They have always been stupid looking. Any woman who looks good in them will look better in shorts - other women, well?

The only case of them is on sailing crews, who want to protect their knees but have to wade in ankle deep water at times. All others: shorts or pants, please.

 

[TheRedHead]

I think I had a pair, 40+ years ago. We called them Pedal Pushers, as they idea was taken from bicyclists.

Right. And they're the new fashion trend for MEN. I saw them on Queer Eye. And here's an article about them: http://www.askmen.com/fashion/fashiontip/26_fashion_advice.html

When I told my man about it, he just snorted. Just say no to Pedal Pushers please!

 

[DPJ]

A friend just got back from France. They are the big thing to wear, but evidently you have to shave to wear them.

Two reasons they will not catch on here.

 

[Heffey]

Beanies on men over 40 are a big no no. Even otherwise handsome men tend to get loose under the neck and putting a strap across it creates neck buttocks. :no

Now come on, that’s not nice. I just bought my beanie.
Good god, now I have to go try it on to see if I have “neck buttocks”.

Don't like shorties with mid-calf zip up boots. Wear the low cut tropical boot instead. Very short white sports socks work with some sandals on women and I think we will see more of this trend in the summer (I read Vogue, what can I say?).

Words to live by: Just because you read it doesn’t mean it’s true.

Socks and sandals are just wrong, wrong, wrong and wrong! :no

 

[Fish_Whisperer]

ROFL!!! "Neck Buttocks" Oh god... I'm going to hurt myself laughing.... LMAO!!