Comments on: The Monday Photo (Fred Perry) http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/5983 The daily organ of the Northeast Corridor Social Club Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:32:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: trixie http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/5983#comment-61049 trixie Tue, 19 May 2009 03:23:02 +0000 http://www.greatwhatsit.com/?p=5983#comment-61049 this is the brand of shirt that all the skinheads used to wear in dc in the 80's. it was a fred perry polo, some jeans with suspenders (but not over the shoulders, hanging down) doc martens, and a bomber jacket. maybe a cap if you were an extra badass. didn't really associate this brand with anything but homophobic dudes with crew cuts from my teen years, but there you go. still kicking 25 years later (the shirts, not me!) this is the brand of shirt that all the skinheads used to wear in dc in the 80′s. it was a fred perry polo, some jeans with suspenders (but not over the shoulders, hanging down) doc martens, and a bomber jacket.
maybe a cap if you were an extra badass.
didn’t really associate this brand with anything but homophobic dudes with crew cuts from my teen years, but there you go. still kicking 25 years later (the shirts, not me!)

]]> By: lane http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/5983#comment-61046 lane Mon, 18 May 2009 21:17:10 +0000 http://www.greatwhatsit.com/?p=5983#comment-61046 i was hoping stella would check in with this. it's kind of an english thing. i was hoping stella would check in with this.

it’s kind of an english thing.

]]> By: Dave http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/5983#comment-61045 Dave Mon, 18 May 2009 20:59:54 +0000 http://www.greatwhatsit.com/?p=5983#comment-61045 Okay, I don't really know much about the Fred Perry brand. Here's what I see in the photo: The model is pale, English, pouty like he's just been crying. Longish hair, but the polo shirt and the laurel wreath logo lend him a certain sportiness. You see very little of him, less than half, and his eyes are directed toward the logo. And the color -- all blue, very soothing. It looks expensive and highly coded, only for insiders. Okay, I don’t really know much about the Fred Perry brand. Here’s what I see in the photo:

The model is pale, English, pouty like he’s just been crying. Longish hair, but the polo shirt and the laurel wreath logo lend him a certain sportiness. You see very little of him, less than half, and his eyes are directed toward the logo. And the color — all blue, very soothing.

It looks expensive and highly coded, only for insiders.

]]> By: lane http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/5983#comment-61044 lane Mon, 18 May 2009 15:56:37 +0000 http://www.greatwhatsit.com/?p=5983#comment-61044 hey ks, nice! i was going to put up a paul weller pic, wearing FP. and a pete townshend pic, his birthday is tomorrow, btw. happy 64th pete. hey ks, nice!

i was going to put up a paul weller pic, wearing FP. and a pete townshend pic, his birthday is tomorrow, btw.

happy 64th pete.

]]> By: ks http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/5983#comment-61043 ks Mon, 18 May 2009 15:11:44 +0000 http://www.greatwhatsit.com/?p=5983#comment-61043 Lane, you're so mod. Lane, you’re so mod.

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