Boomer Guys Have Stuck Fashion Gold

Published on May 9, 2008 in Baby Boomer.

I read it in the New York Times. Plaids and plaids and stripes and checkers are the hot fashion.

One day last week, Mr. Romano was wearing six different patterns: a brown-and-cream houndstooth suit from Paul Stuart, a Truzzi dress shirt in blue and white stripes of varying hues, a Paul Stuart salmon pink tie with a blue paisley pattern, a Charvet gold-and-cream pocket square, suspenders in a chinoiserie pattern of blue, orange and yellow, and color-block socks.

Now picture the guy on the right 150 pounds heavier.

I can’t wait to wear my new outfit to Le Golfing Club. I will be so sheik chic laffed at.

Hat tip to Jay.

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1 Hootin' Anni
May 9th, 2008 at 3:24 am

Greetings!!!

For this month, you’ve been chosen for the Highlighted Blog for us Bloggers Over 50! Your small award is on my personal blog today [Friday, May 9th] –if you’d like to drop by and pick it up for your blog, just click on the graphic/award and it’ll enlarge…then, save it.

Happy Weekend.
2 Brian
May 9th, 2008 at 8:12 am

Not me, brah. I am going Gsngsta Steampunk all the way.

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3 goinglikesixty
May 9th, 2008 at 8:17 am

@Hootin Anni: Thanks! Much appreciated. I’ll drop buy soon and get the check and award.

@Brian: I saw that, very cool! Those fashions would go over really well here in Kentucky.
4 Barbara Ling
May 9th, 2008 at 9:06 am

Fashion, smashion….I ignored it when in my 20s, laughed about it in my 30s, and now consider the ultimate of style to be a sleeveless karate gi.

Go figure.

Enjoy,

Barbara

Barbara Ling’s last blog post..You’re too freakin’ old to learn how to make money with a blog - HAH!
5 goinglikesixty
May 9th, 2008 at 9:14 am

@Barbara Ling: Hi-YA! ***Karate chopped my desk.*** That would be an awesome outfit! You may start a trend.
6 Marty
May 9th, 2008 at 6:23 pm

That is hysterical! You are a true fashion maven and bound to be getting a call any day now to appear on the cover of Gentleman’s Quarterly. I will post this to my blog to give readers a big grin today. Thank you for your sense of humor - if not your fashion sense.

Marty@TheGimpyGirls.com
7 goinglikesixty
May 9th, 2008 at 6:28 pm

@Marty: Woo Woo, maybe I can be your poster boy for gimpy fashion? I gotta go wander around your place. Nice to have you drop in/delurk