Facts and acceptance

[Torchwatch]

Back in the 1970's a group of us school boy runners would individually and frequently go to the 2 sports shops in town seeking running shorts, shoes and spikes.
On each visit the young runner would be told that the shop doesn't stock those items as there is no demand.
We didn't know that the others were doing the same thing.
Occasionally someone might get into London and get running gear there.
It wasn't until the London Marathon began that the local shops started stocking running gear, and new sports shops sprang up to compete for sales.

If your local stores want a share of the specialist sportswear market let them stock the goods, otherwise buy on internet mail order.

The dork shorts are being mass produced in China and the Third World, and sold at prices which even after retail profits are cheaper than buying the fabric and elastic they are made from. If you want better designed sportswear you will have to pay for it.

[California Dolphin]

Here's a simple idea that I'm actually doing.

I've got several pairs of worn out jeans and I'm making them into cutoffs. So I cut them off 1/2 way up from the knee. I'd like to cut them shorter, but any less in length would expose the pockets.

I wear my cutoffs along with traditional athletic socks and sneakers and regardless of what you think about styles in clothing (and their alleged association with a person's sexuality), the pre 90s does in fact look really cool.

Anyway, if you can't find real shorts in the stores, make your own and start wearing them in public and that will be a simple way to make a statement!!!

CD

[Byron]

You are quite right but manufacturers can't allow you to provide yourself for years with shorts from tough old jeans - that means you won't be going out to buy their pretty boardies !

[California Dolphin]

Regarding Byron's comment, I buy jeans at Goodwill or another second hand store where I can get stuff on the cheap.

Amazingly, the second hand places have tons of perfectly good jeans and shirts for 10 cents on the dollar so I don't have to pay top $$$ at the mainstream retail outlets.

By the way, if you want new stuff, here's a site that sells the old style:

http://www.rustyzipper.com/mens/shorts/1970

There are more on line sellers so just Google the phrase "Men's Vintage Style Shorts Or Swim Suits".

CD

[California Dolphin]

Regarding the return to the old style athletic shorts, take a look at what guys are wearing on this site:

http://www.trackpic.net/

If the shorter look makes a return in athletics, I believe it will quickly gain acceptance with general public.

CD

[Byron]

http://www.aolcdn.com/aolpolltool/ch...ts?w=300&h=300
Footballer here makes a contrasting point.

I'm a little sceptical about the guys on the street enthusiastically making style changes as it is the girls who own the short shorts fashion now and the cargo pants are well established for the guys to assert their difference.

One athletic guy seems to want to go shopping with plenty of free leg movement nevertheless:
http://menshortshorts.blogspot.co.uk...3_archive.html (pic 3)

[California Dolphin]

"I'm a little sceptical about the guys on the street enthusiastically making style changes as it is the girls who own the short shorts fashion now and the cargo pants are well established for the guys to assert their difference."

No one "owns" any fashion style and anyone can assert their their difference if they've got just the basic initiative to do it.

The problem is the vast majority of the guys don't have any initiative to do anything out out of the mainstream.

CD

[Byron]

.....reminds me of yesterday's news on Egypt - one of those places where the opportunity of a democratic vote for a government should be something
very precious - but so many thousands of citizens have nevertheless ignored
their franchise.

[NJHunkguy]

Not sure is this the right thread to pose this...

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A few days ago, I went to a vacation beach town in New Jersey.... I was wearing that Chssiebum. I don't understand what's up here. People are so conservative (or whatever you call them)

The suit was a square cut, not even small coverage. When I was walking the beach by myself, I over heard people saying things about it, giggles. "gay slur" in Spanish, "maricon". I mean, my view their culture are pretty wild. Why do they look at swimsuit so conservative. Something's wrong with the people in here. Don't understand why will it be funny to wear speedo type. Do I have to also wear big trunk to the beach and pool too....

But I did found that, if I wear a speedo type with company of ladies, then they would just look and usually not making comments!

[Byron]

What a refreshing post NJH ! You are making comments in relation to nationalities and swimwear. You must immediately delete the letters US of course (and did you say the slang was Spanish??) - hope STS is reading this !