Friday, August 08, 2008

Intrigued by a starched-collar wearing douchbag at our overpriced neighborhood bar Wednesday night, at least one table reportedly asked a server if "that was still in style."

That got me thinking: What's Wikipedia have to say on the subject?

Behold: The Upturned collar

Today, some Americans regard the trend as having worn out, and thus the wearer of an upturned collar can be the object of mockery and scorn. Still, others continue to turn up their collars as a popular culture fashion. This has been bolstered by publicity from retailers with a middle-class clientele, such as J. Crew, Abercrombie & Fitch, and American Eagle Outfitters (although Abercrombie & Fitch company styling requirements for the 2006 Holiday floorset officially said that their workers should not be turning their collars up).

See that 'crombie detail here.

Also of note: It's common place to make light of someone by citing their name/face under a specific encyclopedia entry. (Examples: Bush for failure, Edwards for cheater, your weird friend as "creepy.") As the aforementioned Wiki entry confirms, it actually happened for this poor shmuck.

#posted by Dave 6:16:00 PM