[alphaspiraton]

http://imgur.com/gallery/A06riBV

Note the herd mentality. Also note that there is not a single thin girl.

It's getting harder to say "you're not like most other girls I have met" without a smirk on your face.

[scorpion]

A man wants to stand out from the crowd, a woman wants to stand out in the crowd. A subtle but important distinction.

To ultimately demonstrate his superiority to the larger group of lesser men, a man must be prepared to go without its comfort. He must show that he is not only unafraid to face the crowd's judgment, but that he is capable of doing without its support.

In contrast, being the weaker sex and reliant on social networks for support, a woman can never afford to stand out from the group. She must not be separate from the group, but rather she demonstrates her fitness by being the most exemplary member of the group. She does the same thing as everyone else in the group, but hopefully does it better.

You see this truism illustrated perfectly in this picture. All the girls wearing the exact same boots. Why? Because that's what they're supposed to do. They all got the boot fashion memo and they followed it. They don't want to be "that girl" who is caught not wearing boots when everyone else is doing so. That would place them outside of the safe confines of the group and open them up to social ostracization from other women.

The flipside of this is male peacocking. A man who flagrantly and confidently stands out from other men only raises his value in the eyes of women.

This is why women are such hopeless followers of popular fashion and social trends in general. They simply have to keep moving and remain in step with their peers.

Women herd; men peacock.

[kosko]

(10-30-2013 02:03 PM)alphaspiraton Wrote:  

http://imgur.com/gallery/A06riBV

Note the herd mentality. Also note that there is not a single thin girl.

It's getting harder to say "you're not like most other girls I have met" without a smirk on your face.

Same shit with those dumb 'MK' purses women always walk around with.

Never understood why people like to all look the same. Women are notoriously bad for it but I still don't understand it.

The only time people look cool all dressed in the same thing is if Men are suited up in fresh Black suits, or Women in nice Black Dresses because even with those your character, body type, and take will still make you look different.

Relevant:

I seen one of these things out 2 weeks ago on a balmy 12 degree Celsius (53 F) day here in Toronto. Winter is coming soon and the streets will be filled with these junky coats.

[Wutang]

I think that the real boots + jeans is vastly superior to the uggs boots that thankfully are dying a slow death. I guess girls realized that dressing like a New Zealand Shepard isn't attractive.

As for other cliched North American fashion, can't say I'm against yoga pants either. It's the one thing that men and women can agree about liking!!

[Emancipator]

Guys herd for clothing just as bad as women.

The more suburban types
Ed Hardy
TapOut

The new urban group following hipster fashion
Diamond Supply Co.
Obey

[OkStudies]

(10-30-2013 02:27 PM)scorpion Wrote:  

A man wants to stand out from the crowd, a woman wants to stand out in the crowd. A subtle but important distinction.

To ultimately demonstrate his superiority to the larger group of lesser men, a man must be prepared to go without its comfort. He must show that he is not only unafraid to face the crowd's judgment, but that he is capable of doing without its support.

In contrast, being the weaker sex and reliant on social networks for support, a woman can never afford to stand out from the group. She must not be separate from the group, but rather she demonstrates her fitness by being the most exemplary member of the group. She does the same thing as everyone else in the group, but hopefully does it better.

You see this truism illustrated perfectly in this picture. All the girls wearing the exact same boots. Why? Because that's what they're supposed to do. They all got the boot fashion memo and they followed it. They don't want to be "that girl" who is caught not wearing boots when everyone else is doing so. That would place them outside of the safe confines of the group and open them up to social ostracization from other women.

The flipside of this is male peacocking. A man who flagrantly and confidently stands out from other men only raises his value in the eyes of women.

This is why women are such hopeless followers of popular fashion and social trends in general. They simply have to keep moving and remain in step with their peers.

Women herd; men peacock.

Yes, women are physically (and maybe psychologically) weaker, but what says they are weaker in everything else?

Would a woman automatically die on a deserted island or would she figure it out and survive?

[Nonpareil]

(10-30-2013 02:27 PM)scorpion Wrote:  

A man wants to stand out from the crowd, a woman wants to stand out in the crowd. A subtle but important distinction.

To ultimately demonstrate his superiority to the larger group of lesser men, a man must be prepared to go without its comfort. He must show that he is not only unafraid to face the crowd's judgment, but that he is capable of doing without its support.

In contrast, being the weaker sex and reliant on social networks for support, a woman can never afford to stand out from the group. She must not be separate from the group, but rather she demonstrates her fitness by being the most exemplary member of the group. She does the same thing as everyone else in the group, but hopefully does it better.

You see this truism illustrated perfectly in this picture. All the girls wearing the exact same boots. Why? Because that's what they're supposed to do. They all got the boot fashion memo and they followed it. They don't want to be "that girl" who is caught not wearing boots when everyone else is doing so. That would place them outside of the safe confines of the group and open them up to social ostracization from other women.

The flipside of this is male peacocking. A man who flagrantly and confidently stands out from other men only raises his value in the eyes of women.

This is why women are such hopeless followers of popular fashion and social trends in general. They simply have to keep moving and remain in step with their peers.

Women herd; men peacock.

Excellent observation. I've continually noticed that women, whenever a popular new character comes out or there's an awards show, flock to get the exact same outfit that they see on the celebrities they worship. Men may cop the style or try to emulate some of the wardrobe and the vibe, but at least we try to make it our own.

Needless to say, this winter in my toggle coat, a Burberry/Lacoste scarf, Parasucos/501's, Zegna shades, sinister black leather gloves (girl I opened last week with them on, 'You look like an assassin.') and double-buckle dress boots. Rakish.

I saw no less than ten girls today, in not even a heavy-traffic area, in these dumb knee-high brown boots.

About 10% of women can pull them off (coincidentally, usually the same percentage of women that would look good in anything).

At least they're better than Uggs.

[AnonymousBosch]

(10-30-2013 04:17 PM)Emancipator Wrote:  

Guys herd for clothing just as bad as women.

The more suburban types
Ed Hardy
TapOut

Both brands are considered 'bogan' wear (lower class) in Australia. TapOut is sold at K-Mart.

Fat chicks here seem to love tiny Everlast track tops, which squish the back fat out above their arse. I mentally associate the brand with muffin tops now.

[Wutang]

The popularity of Tapout and other douchey designs (flaming skulls, tribal marks, etc.) seems to have died down since like 2011. I remember when I saw middle school kids wearing Tapout shirts at the mall in like 2009 that it was hitting the peak. I live in NJ which was ground zero for this unfortunate detour in male fashion and if it's on life support here then I imagine it must be dead else where.

And like I mentioned before, are you guys really going to complain about yoga pants?

[Bacchus]

The herd instinct in women isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's just that the culture has decayed in the last 60 years. It used to be that all girls would dress like this:



Now the herd mentality has a lot of them looking like this:



Don't knock the herd mentality. Instead, blame the diseased culture. 60 years ago, Miley would have been doing the sock hop in a poodle skirt. And if those girls in the Life photo had grown up in the present era, they'd be tatted-up tumblr sluts.