What's your summer wardrobe?

[MrBen]

Hooray - almost seven days of uninterrupted sunshine brings the masses out and acting as if they are in Mexico It always amuses me. In the past week I have seen some ridiculous outfits and some very silly sunglasses. Women you are far better at this than us men as we stumble awkwardly into summer with last years shorts, palid flesh and hairy legs....But enough about me....

What is YOUR summer wardrobe?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Burkah in pale colour - I burn!

[annaj]

Hee hee. I know exactly what you mean MrBen, it always makes me smile to see the dramatic response of a sun-starved population to the first few days of warm weather. I spotted someone shopping on Lordship Lane in a bikini top, vest and hot pants - it's not THAT hot surely? And don't even get me started on sunburn....

Not that I'm immune to the excitement of the first summer days. I enthusiastically forced MrJ and friends to sit outside having drinks on Thursday long after it was too cold to do so and we'd all put fleeces on.

For me the best bit is foot freedom. Flip-flops after a winter of too tight, uncomfortable proper shoes. Bliss! :))

[cdonline]

My Winter wardrobe without a coat.

[HonaloochieB]

The same as cdonline, though if it gets very hot I roll my shirt sleeves up and push my cap back three inches.

[Guest]

As above, but in honour of the season I have bought a lovely pair of red shoes for going to work in (where I put the winter black ones on of course).

If any other girlies are reading this, TK Maxx in Lewisham has a consignment of Lulu Guinness espradrilles and sunglasses. VVVVVG

[Brendan]

The British male?s summer dress sense is a running joke amongst those of us from sunnier climes. The ladies all look lovely come the summer but the blokes seem to just miss it somehow. They have the right clothes but they just don?t seem to be able to put them together properly.

[HonaloochieB]

Following on from Brendan, a particular loathing of mine is men in three quarter length trousers.

It's an insult to trousering, your lower body and the rest of the world.

What do they think of a morning when they're dressing?

"I know I'll put on a pair or strides that make me look like a monumental wanker"

Probably not, but that's the 'look'.

Stop it now.

[dulwichmum]

HonaloochieB!

OHMYGOD!!! "An insult to trousering, your lower body and the rest of the world"

I almost inhaled half a glass of Chablis!

[HonaloochieB]

DM, I'm glad you agree with me.

I stopped short of using the phrase 'the giddy limit' but it is really, isn't it?

[reenie40]

Although female I tend to follow Mr Bens fashion of last years shorts, pallid skin and hairy legs. I can't really do Summer although I do enjoy looking out of the window of a cool room at Sun...

[SimonM]

>>>I spotted someone shopping on Lordship Lane in a bikini top, vest and hot pants >>>

He must have looked a right tit....:))

[MrBen]

Brendan Wrote:

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> The British male?s summer dress sense is a running

> joke amongst those of us from sunnier climes. The

> ladies all look lovely come the summer but the

> blokes seem to just miss it somehow. They have the

> right clothes but they just don?t seem to be able

> to put them together properly.

Brendan -absolutely! Not long ago the British males summer dress consisted of sports shorts, a football top and white trainers with socks (I'm thinking 90's here). Or worse - bare chested with the shirt kind of stuffed into the back of the shorts. A shocking look still worn today and one that screams "I'm British".

Then there is what I call the Classic Clapham summer male look as worn by a certain demographic. This is tailored khaki shorts teamed with an untucked collared shirt and the vital moccasin style tassled deckshoes, usually in brown and worn without socks. Everyone knows that only Italians can wear closed toe shoes without socks!

A year in Sydney and 2 Aussie girlfriends later and I have been forced to improve. I got some urban cammoflage shorts and Haiviana flip flops. So I'm trying.

Ladies - you all mostly look great and THANK YOU again for improving the scenery this past week. And sorry for my hairy legs.

If I may say so the only two things that can put me off a girl in summer are:

- Ladies with big overhang bellies who wear crop tops or very short skirts

- Really hard yellow cracked heels and bad half painted toe nails in flip flops

But what do you like a guy to wear in sumer? Can we do flip flops? And should I shave my legs to a no 1 with clippers from Argos on Rye Lane?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

A big no-no is a short-sleeved shirt with a tie. Just doesn't work.

[Brendan]

HonaloochieB Wrote:

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> three quarter length trousers.

> It's an insult to trousering, your lower body and

> the rest of the world.

I guess I leave the plus fours in the wardrob today then.

[HonaloochieB]

Brendan Wrote:

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> HonaloochieB Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > three quarter length trousers.

> > It's an insult to trousering, your lower body

> and

> > the rest of the world.

>

> I guess I leave the plus fours in the wardrob

> today then.

No need Brendan, plus fours are perfectly acceptable, though only on the golf course. They are an item of sporting apparel as opposed to a truncated version of a piece of clothing. Carry on.

[Michael Palaeologus]

Shorts of a variety of lengths, short sleeved shirts, sandals, Ray-bans and a base-ball cap (I get sun stroke), Factor 8.

[annaj]

Factor 8? With your skin!

That's just asking for trouble.

You should be a minimum factor 15 at home 30 abroad.

[Cassius]

It would seem that there is definitely a uniform for the men I see around ED - long shorts, pseudo surfing t-shirt, flip flops and it would seem that a lot of men around here are very challenged in the hair department.

[snorky]

In summer, I take off my jumper if it is particularly temperate

hey presto, a summer outfit for no money whatsoever

economy in all things - no need for special summer clothes at Snorky Mansions

[Brendan]

On Saturday I left the house in dark blue cords a black t-shirt and black trainers. My other half was sensibly dressed in a sun dress of sorts but I, with typical southern hemisphere cocksure bravado, fobbed off the heat with a ?Hot? This isn?t hot. I know about hot and this isn?t it. etc.?

Anyway about halfway down LL I started to feel like I was walking around in an oven. By the time we had finished in the garden centre I was leaving a trail of sweat behind me and I could only gasp, ?Cold, anything cold please.? by the time I had withered into the Drum for a drink.

So it is sun dresses from hereon forward for me this summer.

[Jah Lush]

Jeans, tee-shirt or short-sleeved summer shirt, Jesus sneakers. Shades. That's it.

[jumpinjackflash]

It should be the law that no one (especially fellas) should wear flipflops if their second toe is longer than their big toe!

[HonaloochieB]

Brendan Wrote:

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> On Saturday I left the house in dark blue cords a

> black t-shirt and black trainers. My other half

> was sensibly dressed in a sun dress of sorts but

> I, with typical southern hemisphere cocksure

> bravado, fobbed off the heat with a ?Hot? This

> isn?t hot. I know about hot and this isn?t it.

> etc.?

>

> Anyway about halfway down LL I started to feel

> like I was walking around in an oven. By the time

> we had finished in the garden centre I was leaving

> a trail of sweat behind me and I could only gasp,

> ?Cold, anything cold please.? by the time I had

> withered into the Drum for a drink.

>

> So it is sun dresses from hereon forward for me

> this summer.

In that case, can we drop the final 'n' from your name?

Go on, you know you want us to.

[Brendan]

I?d make one ugly Brenda.