Does tying your jumper/jacket around your waist

CaptainObvious_ · 13/10/14 - 01:20

make you look like a 90s throwback?

This is what I wonder every time I do this.

No-one else seems to do it anymore

kiviraat · 13/10/14 - 01:22

A lot of tourists this season had salmon chinos and a beige jumper tied round their neck. *shudders*

evil c · 13/10/14 - 01:44

A Sunday night thread if ever I saw one. To answer your question though, yes. Fashions come and go, and tying your jumper round your waist has well and truly gone.

alias alias · 13/10/14 - 02:15

Fashion!? I thought it was just being practical you get hot and don't have a bag to put it in.

exlordlucan · 13/10/14 - 02:43

Cricketers have been doing it for decades upon decades.

f_196 · 13/10/14 - 03:00

I still do it at the football.

If it's too hot, it isn't going on my knee, nor on the floor, so it gets wrapped around my waist.

netcurtains · 13/10/14 - 08:52

I do it sometimes if I can't be bothered to carry but it does make me look scruffy

muggins14 · 13/10/14 - 08:55

CaptainObvious_ wrote: »

make you look like a 90s throwback?

This is what I wonder every time I do this.

No-one else seems to do it anymore

I tell my daughter off when she does it, it looks so messy, there's nothing attractive about it at all and it ruins the sleeves - her top was 2 inches longer in the sleeves after doing it

gashead · 13/10/14 - 09:03

CaptainObvious_ wrote: »

make you look like a 90s throwback?

This is what I wonder every time I do this.

I had a different phrase in mind, but yeah, let's go with 90's throwback in case there's kids watching.

CaptainObvious_ wrote: »

No-one else seems to do it anymore

No, funny that.

Having said that, as bad as round the waist is, it's still infinitely better than round the shoulders. Is there anyone alive who still thinks that's a good look?!

BelfastGuy125 · 13/10/14 - 09:24

Round the waist is definitely a 90's thing.

Putting it over your shoulders makes you look like Hooray Henry on his Yacht.

JigglyBall · 13/10/14 - 09:25

If you're young enough, you would know it actually came back into fashion this year. Tying a plaid/checked shirt around your waist was a big thing. Google "checked shirt around waist" for examples of what you have missed.

Andrue · 13/10/14 - 09:30

evil c wrote: »

A Sunday night thread if ever I saw one. To answer your question though, yes. Fashions come and go, and tying your jumper round your waist has well and truly gone.

alias alias wrote: »

Fashion!? I thought it was just being practical you get hot and don't have a bag to put it in.

Same here. I often do that since I warm up quite a lot when I walk. Not that I care about fashion anyway. There's not many other things you can do with a jumper once you no longer want to wear it.

TrollHunter · 13/10/14 - 10:16

If it's a hoodie, an alternative is to put just the hood over your head leaving your hands free to do whatever you need to.

(Running around pretending you're a superhero and the hoodie is a cape is optional)

SillyBoyBlue · 13/10/14 - 10:34

BelfastGuy125 wrote: »

Round the waist is definitely a 90's thing.

Hmmm. This probably reflects your age.

I used to do it in the 70s. I used to do it in the 80s. I did it for a bit in the 90s too, until I put on weight and it looked a bit naff

BlueEyedMrsP · 13/10/14 - 10:41

I do it for practical reasons, nothing to do with fashion for me. I consider it a sign of maturity when you don't hold yourself a slave to fitting in. I also live near the sea so I can walk out the door to a warm sunny day only to be greeted by a brisk wind some 20 minutes later, so taking an extra layer is just common sense, and tying it around my waist means less to carry.

Jambo_c · 13/10/14 - 10:50

BlueEyedMrsP wrote: »

I do it for practical reasons, nothing to do with fashion for me. I consider it a sign of maturity when you don't hold yourself a slave to fitting in. I also live near the sea so I can walk out the door to a warm sunny day only to be greeted by a brisk wind some 20 minutes later, so taking an extra layer is just common sense, and tying it around my waist means less to carry.

I wouldn't do it purely because it looks terrible, nothing to do with "fitting in", I just like to look good. Saying that, I did do it the other week at a gig as the venue was ridiculously hot, everyone was a sweaty mess though so I wasn't too bothered about looking crap.

[Deleted User] · 13/10/14 - 10:51

alias alias wrote: »

Fashion!? I thought it was just being practical you get hot and don't have a bag to put it in.

Well exactly. I can't believe some threads. You are walking somewhere, you get hot, so you either tie your jumper round your waist or have the aggravation of carrying it for the duration. Who on earth dithers about wondering if jumpers-round-the-waist are in or out this year?

Picto · 13/10/14 - 10:53

Is it acceptable to tie my jumper round my neck and pretend it's a super hero cape?

TrollHunter · 13/10/14 - 11:00

Picto wrote: »

Is it acceptable to tie my jumper round my neck and pretend it's a super hero cape?

Ahem...

TrollHunter wrote: »

If it's a hoodie, an alternative is to put just the hood over your head leaving your hands free to do whatever you need to.

(Running around pretending you're a superhero and the hoodie is a cape is optional)

Picto · 13/10/14 - 11:12

TrollHunter wrote: »

Ahem...

I didn't see your post, the hood over my head must have obscured my vision.

Charnham · 13/10/14 - 11:23

I do this all the time, well all the time, I have a jumper or a jacket, which is only at this time of year, but still I see no wrong in doing it.

duckylucky · 13/10/14 - 12:01

Its wonderful to reach a certain age and not give a damn what anyone thinks if you do whst makes you comfortable

Charnham · 13/10/14 - 12:13

duckylucky wrote: »

Its wonderful to reach a certain age and not give a damn what anyone thinks if you do whst makes you comfortable

just out of interst what age is that?

PrincessTT · 13/10/14 - 12:21

I rarely tie my jumper or jacket round my waist because I hate what it does to the sleeves and I don't like how my bum looks with a jumper/jacket hanging over it.

I always tie my kids jumpers round their waists when they take them off though.

Jambo_c · 13/10/14 - 12:24

Charnham wrote: »

just out of interst what age is that?

I've often wondered this. I don't think I'll ever not care about how I look, I don't follow current trends and buy labels but I love my clothes (I'm into 1960s and mod style stuff). I do wonder when you see old people walking around looking like tramps or just generally poorly dressed and then you see other old men who take a real pride in their appearance and always look really dapper. I'd like to think I'll be the latter.

Elyan · 13/10/14 - 12:27

Fold it and carry it over one arm.

Hey there!

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