Have you spotted any of these yet?

[Annette Curtain]

These are "Urban Woodsmen" and the look is HOT (apparently) and it's coming our way !

(of course Shoreditch is awash with them - tho hardly a tree in sight ironically)

http://archives.jrn.columbia.edu/2010/www.thegarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Urban-Woodsmen.jpg

I'm particularly impressed by the end two.

There are other dressing-up-like-something-from-a-book/film looks out there, but this one's caught my eye.

Have you seen any in your E.D Fash-Binoculars ?

[DJKillaQueen]

OMG....no.2 is a dead ringer for a friend of mine. He lives in ED so they are already here, but fear not, as he's about to move to nunhead, thanks to proerty prices being too high in ED :)

[richard tudor]

Are these the missing hairy fannys you spoke about in an earlier message.

[Annette Curtain]

richard tudor Wrote:

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> Are these the missing hairy fannys you spoke about

> in an earlier message.

I think there might be a link Richard, indeed.

Well observed, the abundant muff may well be making a come back.

Are you a fan of the well covered fanny too ?

If so, welcome on board.

[DJKillaQueen]

I've kept it in it's frame at the Musee D'Orsay this time, just to add artistic integrity :D

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dtZkYJTYXuc/TTYYG24sOCI/AAAAAAAAAjA/xm08fJEYr1E/s640/OrigineDuMonde_Courbet1866.jpg

[Gingerbeer]

I think in the U.S. we call that camel 'fro.

[binary_star]

Yes, seen plenty...soooo 2012!

[????]

Have to agree, it's a bit of an old look, *bob* and MrBen have been banging on about these types since at least April....keep up Nettie

[red devil]

A very old look, the whole retro beardy thing has been doing the rounds for yonks, think Kings of Leon 5 years ago...coming to a Sydenham high street soon

[Isla]

Im intrigued as to why the end two particularly impress you, why not the first two?

[ianr]

Keen trenders, read on ... http://nymag.com/guides/everything/urbanwoodsman/63407/

[civilservant]

Isla Wrote:

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> Im intrigued as to why the end two particularly

> impress you, why not the first two?

Yes, why? Is it something to do with hats? Myself I think the first one is rather fine.

[sheilarose]

ianr Wrote:

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> Keen trenders, read on ...

> http://nymag.com/guides/everything/urbanwoodsman/6

> 3407/

This article was written in January 2010.

[Jeremy]

Obviously the check shirt look has been popular for a few years, but the number of young men sporting full beards has increased exponentially during 2012. And yes, plenty of them round here!

[Huguenot]

It's probably my age, but I can't shake off the feeling that admiring oneself in the mirror is not a characteristic a man should be proud of.

The 'urban woodsman' is such a ridiculous affectation that it falls front and centre in the 'vanity' category.

It's a particularly pathetic look because unlike hipsters (who consciously look vain and pretentious), woodsmen try and pass themselves off as capable and manly. Twerps.

I first came across this look a couple of years ago sported by some early doors Facebook employees, and it's fair to say that they were total tw*ts.

[womanofdulwich]

I doubt any of them can cut down a tree.

[Gingerbeer]

Can anyone even look at that picture without the Lumberjack Song playing in their head?

[*Bob*]

Huguenot Wrote:

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> It's probably my age, but I can't shake off the

> feeling that admiring oneself in the mirror is not

> a characteristic a man should be proud of.

>

> The 'urban woodsman' is such a ridiculous

> affectation that it falls front and centre in the

> 'vanity' category.

>

> It's a particularly pathetic look because unlike

> hipsters (who consciously look vain and

> pretentious), woodsmen try and pass themselves off

> as capable and manly. Twerps.

>

> I first came across this look a couple of years

> ago sported by some early doors Facebook

> employees, and it's fair to say that they were

> total tw*ts.

I think it's something called 'fashion', Huge. Some of it may be a touch ridiculous, but - on balance - it's makes for brighter world than one populated solely by pot-bellied thirtysomething's in chinos and one-size-fits-all pastel-coloured tees from Uniclo.

[KidKruger]

Fair point bob, what are the REST of the geezers wearing around here - pretty dire 'dress code' from what I see in the bars / on the street !

[Dee Woffaz]

Young Fogies! Lordship Lane is full of them.

[Huguenot]

Haha, well there's fashion, and then there's Vivienne Westwood.

There's a particular kind of attitude that goes with this 'look' that I don't think is so much fashion as conceited self-regard.

It's unbecoming in man of substance etc.

[*Bob*]

Of course I have a little snigger at some of the more ludicrous looks on-show, but my underlying feeling is usually 'and why not.. good on yer!'.

It's so disappointing to see someone 'giving up' on clothes.. At any age.

[Huguenot]

Well, I always put a tie on to watch Match of the Day.

[*Bob*]

Where football is concerned, I favour a noose.

[red devil]

Misread consonant #1...

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/wa_0-O8WSOU/0.jpg