Remember in “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” when the Burgermeister Meisterburger forbad all the children of Sombertown to have toys? And he sang that great song about “It’s a Difficult Responsibility” in a really thick CHerman accent with his broken leg and his weasley assistant sang, too, and Miss Jessica the schoolteacher had to help Kris Kringle figure out how to get toys to the children? And she had the most beautiful smooth red hair and the tiniest waist, and you SO wanted her to marry Kris Kringle, but secretly you loved the Winter Warlock better than everyone (“Call me Winter… please.”)?
Of course you do.
And you know that the economy is acting like the Burgermeister Meisterburger yelling “NO MORE TOYZ!” We all do. And we know that Santa Claus is coming any time soon to save us.
But that doesn’t mean we have to dress like the children of Sombertown. In fact, just about now would be a great time to add some really wonderful color to your wardrobe. Guys, I’m talking to you. Help us out here. You know how PeaceBang feels about the excessive (in fact, downright obnoxious) casualness of the Hawaiian shirt, and God knows you should NEVER wear bright colored pants, but there are other options:
Thanks for brightening my day, pastor! Love your fun seersucker shirt!
Or for the hotter summer days in the casual setting:
All shirts by Orvis. Make sure you keep them freshly ironed and wear with a pair of nice, crisp chinos and appropriate shoes. No hairy toes and crusty heels, menfolk. There is such a thing as a pumice stone, you know, and you shouldn’t be wandering around in huaraches anyway.
And for those of you who wear suits or jackets, look how much fun it is to see a tie that manages to be something other than the average blue or red!
Yay!
And here, by the way, is a really helpful article about suits and sports jackets for you, fellas. You’re welcome.
P.S.
www.overstock.com is an amazing resource for sports jackets on super, super, super markdown.
Oh wow, I think those shirts are ugly. Sorry, PB. How ’bout a polo? If the office is casual enough to wear those, then a polo works just fine. And you can have many bright colors, just not prints that are (IMHO) as bad as or worse than Hawaiian. [Really? I admit they’re not for everyone, but I could think of certain colleagues who would look great in every option. Polos are too casual and sporty. Their colors wear off in the wash and they look drab quickly, they show spots in an instant, and they look very bad pulled over big guts. I’ll keep looking for other options. – PB]