Would you Dys someone wearing a denim shirt?

[Dystopian]

I was recently ridiculed...admonished...for my denim shirt.
My shirt was referred to as a "Shawshank Redemption" shirt as that was the attire of the movie.
WTF?
It was so hellish that I felt as though I was being accused of a crime.
I have an array of denim shirts. Most of them were purchased at the Salvation Army, and many are over 20 years old.
The accuser does not own denim shirts as they are not in style.

I'd just like an opinion of denim shirts; those who love them and those who loathe them.
Photo of said shirt:


Thank you.

peace~

[jmm]

1. I think I have that shirt!

I bought a denim shirt about 12 years ago the exact same color with the same buttons as the one in your picture. It was cheap, cute, and it's lasted me over a decade so I don't care what anybody has to say about style.

[Dystopian]

23. : )

:hi:
I'm not into style either... and cheap is great...
I've never thought twice about what I wear..I just put things on.
Cool that we share a shirt:hug:

peace~

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

48. according to this fashion blog

denim shirts are very much in style right now.

http://youlookfab.com/

[Blue-Jay]

2. Ooo! It has snaps instead of buttons!

FANCY!

[Fire Walk With Me]

3. Taunting and mockery is not admonishment.

Crank it up a couple levels.

[Dystopian]

24. Fancy...

Very! It happens to be the only denim shirt I have with snaps.
Snappy!:D

peace~

[hippywife]

4. Wear what you want and what feels good, Dys baby.

Be who you are, no matter what or who.
For you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbL1LptZ8Vc

[Dystopian]

29. You....

hippywife:hug:
Thank you....that was a beautiful song...brought me to tears.
Yes, that particular shirt....many beautiful memories...one negative memory can never erase all the beautiful ones.
It's a very old shirt.....it was old when I bought it.

peace~

[Dulcinea]

52. Agreed.

Wear what feels good to you. Life is too short for uncomfortable clothing. Anyone who dysses/disses your fashion choice probably doesn't have enough to do.

[Demoiselle]

5. Denim shirts are classic. I love them.

[Dystopian]

30. Thank you

Demoiselle:hug:
Sometimes we are what we wear.

peace~

[av8rdave]

6. I love denim shirts

Especially when they're just a bit worn and washed a million or more times.

Almost as soft as flannel, and they stay looking good forever.

[Dystopian]

31. A million or more....

av8rdave:hug:
That's the way I feel....and the older the better...

peace~

[LeftyFingerPop]

7. I own three of them...

and I have impeccable taste.

Does that answer your question? :D :hug:

[Dystopian]

32. Yes it does!

LeftyFingerPop:hug:
That does it for me! You have a reputation for impeccable taste!
Made me smile:D .....as always.
You need to buy more.
Hurry up!;)
Thank you!


peace~

[Chan790]

8. I think they're tacky...

just like hipsters and cord-blazers and "nerd glasses" and bald guys with shaved heads and tribal tats.

Edit: Yes, I would most definitely "diss" someone I knew for wearing a denim shirt.

[bluesbassman]

11. Isn't a "bald guy with a shaved head" an oxymoron?

I mean a "guy with thinning hair who shaves his head" makes sense, but why would a bald guy need to shave his bald head?

[Chan790]

12. Ask Jason Statham...

he's literally bald and he does in-fact shave his head of the peachy-fuzz remnants.

[bluesbassman]

14. I see.

Well, as one who is rapidly approaching that condition, I believe I will opt for shaving what little remains rather than some lame attempt at conserving a facimile of hair.

[LeftyFingerPop]

13. Regarding your edit, she spelled "Dys" correctly. "diss" is incorrect.

Google it.

[Chan790]

16. it's a colloquial thing...

as someone who unfortunately gets to see it in writing frequently...the group or cadre most likely to use the term (teenagers) use "diss"; you'd likely be dyssed by them for using dys. It's just not obvious enough for the LOL-speak generation; dictionaries be damned.

(The joys of tutoring creative writing for inner-city youth.)

[LeftyFingerPop]

18. I guess my point is that...

it does not matter how it is spelled and IMO does not warrant the pointing out of a perceived spelling error.

This is the lounge.

[MiddleFingerMom]

39. I think you meant to say "lozenge". n/t

[Dystopian]

34. Okay....

Chan790:hi:
You didn't "diss" me as I'm not someone that you knew...
And you don't know me...

But I do get your point...they're tacky....you would "diss" anyone in a denim shirt.

Thank you for your opinion. I asked.

peace~

[Chan790]

40. No actually...

I think if it's something that you feel is quintessentially you or that makes you feel comfortable, that's cool. That wouldn't be true of any of my close friends though...well maybe my roommate except that it violates his work dress-code and he dresses like Bill Belichick when he's not at work.

It was a fad-fashion item though and a lot of people wore them because it was "cool" to wear a denim shirt. So...if any of my friends ever showed up in a denim shirt, like any of the other fad-fashion items I listed, it would be a cause for ridicule.

[Dystopian]

43. Thank you for your clarification

Chan790:hug:
You are young...Yes, checked your blog and now understand why you may think that denim shirts are a fad item. Denim has been around since the beginning of time.;-) I'm old enough to be your mother.:-)
It's impossible for denim shirts to be a fad-fashion....Denim shirts always were.
They are so ordinary...common...In my opinion it can't possibly be a fashion statement. But that's just me. The word 'cool' in the poll was just a word....
I could have used other words to convey the same meaning. Example: You used the word cool in your first sentence.
I hope that you don't judge people, ridicule for attire that is universal. I try not to judge, but admit that it's difficult...we're human. Although I sound serious...this was meant to be a goofy poll based on an important learning experience.
We cease to be when we stop learning....

Thank you for calification....yet I feel that I must address something in your other post:D

peace~

[bluesbassman]

9. You're asking the wrong guy. I routinely wear old potato sacks.

'Course you, Dystopian, could wear a potato sack and look fabulous in it. :loveya:

As for the denim, heck yeah wear it. If you like it, and it's comfortable, that's what matters.

[Dystopian]

35. omg

bluesbassman:hug:
I'm dying here....

The visual of you in an old potato sack ....with your bass.
Now that's hot!
:rofl:
I'm getting old fast...I'm going to get a potato sack so I can look fabulous!
I'll wear a denim shirt over it just because I can:D

I must finish what I started....
Too funny....


peace~

[Skittles]

10. WHO ridiculed you, Dystopian?

I WILL KICK THEIR DENIM-DISSING ASS

[Dystopian]

45. Oh great!

Thank you! Skittles:hug:
Funny...thinking about this person makes me feel that the ass kicking would be mutually enjoyable!
Just my mind running wild:D
I have quite the imagination ....

:hi:

peace~

[femmocrat]

15. That's ridiculous. Denim never goes out of style.

I'm a fashionista and I have a slew of denim shirts. I usually wear one of them on casual Fridays. :)

[Dystopian]

47. Casual Fridays!

femmocrat:hug:
That's great! I work in a field where casual is daily. Our supervisors don't expect us to dress up and get tempera paint and glue or other kiddie stuff on our clothing. I get every day....and you get a special day!
A slew....awesome.:D

peace~

[kimi]

17. The best denim shirts (and by that I mean all of em)

are soft, smooth and sensuous.

'Nuff said.

[Dystopian]

54. You've got it : )

'Nuff said...for sure.:hug:

peace~

[mitchum]

19. Only if it has seed burns

[bluedigger]

20. I was welding.

[mitchum]

28. I wish I had thought of that to tell my mom

damn

[Kali]

25. ...

:spray:

[Dystopian]

55. I'll fix that....

Soon...accidents happen :-)

peace~

[whistler162]

21. No but I do wonder what you tried to say about

Denim shirts?

What is Dys and what language?

[Dystopian]

56. Explanation

See post #4.
Dys is in caps....a goofy take on my user name.
'Dis'....Language (slang) of a younger generation used for 'disrespect'
I don't speak it....but I can write it.

A DUer held in high esteem actually used it when I first joined...but would never recall.
It's an inside job...so to speak.:D

As far as the shirt story...In retrospect...a lesson in life.
It takes all kinds...

peace~

[Biker13]

22. Biker13

Wears nothing but denim shirts! I love them, their soft and sensual, as someone already stated.

Plus, he has the broadest shoulders God ever put on a man, so they look fabulous!

He also has a long blond ponytail, and a beard. My heart stops every time I look at him!

[Kali]

26. best shirts in existence

pearl snaps getting hard to find (wrangler still uses them)

I mail order them from a veterinary catalog.

[MiddleFingerMom]

27. Denim shirts are OK, and I have had my share of them over the years...

.
... but I GREATLY prefer blue chambray shirts.
.
Long-lasting, laid-back but somehow sophisticated, mmmmsoftmmmm,
and go with everything (even my lederhosen and propellor beanie --
although people point and giggle if I try to wear all THREE at
the same time).
.
Compared to chambray, denim IS just a leetle stiff and coarse
for my tastes and skin.
.
Wear mostly scrubs tops now, though I haven't worked in that
field for over 30 years. Comfortable, functional, no-fuss.
.
And they make my door-to-door ob/gyn scam so much more credible.
.
.
.
Say ah!!!
.

[Kali]

33. ...

:rofl:

[progressoid]

36. More importantly: What about denim underwear?

[pitohui]

37. i wear them, i wear lots of vintage

people tease me sometimes abt my vintage clothes, "oh my eyes!" about some of the psychedelic stuff but for the most part i think they accept that i have a "different" look because i more often get compliments and questions abt where i purchased the items

i think the key to making it look like a "look" instead of you just grabbed a rag from 1978 out of the back of your closet is good grooming and good accessories

if you're wearing an expensive squash blossom necklace with the denim shirt, for example, ain't nobody gonna "dis" you

[Arkansas Granny]

38. I love my denim shirt. I use it as a light jacket.

[mopinko]

41. dh is always on the hunt for the un-denim denim shirt to wear to work.

a denim shirt that is not blue, pretty much what that means. although he has quite a few that are black, but they have computer company logos on them. so, they are cool in a lot of ways, but he can't wear them to work.
i think a denim shirt covered with political buttons is a work of art.

[dana_b]

42. until that person starts buying your clothes for you...

well, you know what you should have told him/her to do.

[kentauros]

44. I would have replied with "Then I'd say I have great taste in shirts,

since that was such a great movie!" and walked away ;)

[Jade Fox]

46. Sorry. Denim belongs only on the....

lower part of your body in the form of jeans IMO.

But that's just me. :shrug:

[soleiri]

49. I would never wear a denim shirt

I would look ridiculous in it, because it's not my style.

Would I dys someone for wearing a denim shirt?
Hell no, that's rude and some people look damn good in denim shirts (I'm just not one of them).
I might snicker a little if they bedazzled it, however.

[blogslut]

50. Denim shirts

never go out of style.

[Shell Beau]

51. Denim shirts and jackets are actually stylish right now. At least

according to all of the fashion mags. So, where your denim proudly and know that you are stylin'!! ;)

[Deep13]

53. Not a fan. Too hot in summer, too cold in winter.

Style and fashion are among the things a giveth a shitt naught about.