Why do I keep seeing boys/teens growing duck tails? and other trends.

[capt_noonie]

Only $38 for elastic slippers? What a deal!

Seriously though, how come? Are the regular colors cheaper? and They probably would go with your dress.

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by susan lynn

My son has started liking Sperry shoes, kind of like boat shoes.I live near Atlanta so all we have around here is boys wearing pants 2 sizes too big, letting them ride down so you can see there underwear, so they hold the pants up with one hand when they walk. Of course this isn't allowed at my son's high school unless you are wanting to stay home for a few days on suspension.

Oh forgot to mention, since the skinny pants rage has started, instead of pants too big and saggin showing their boxers, we now have fat kids wearing skinnies two sizes too small and still showing their underwear! My eyes!

[DvlshAngel985]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

Only $38 for elastic slippers? What a deal!

Seriously though, how come? Are the regular colors cheaper? and They probably would go with your dress.

I fit into kids sizes. Little feet come in handy sometimes. I read the reviews, and apparently the soles of the kids shoes are ticker and sturdier than the adult shoes.

[DvlshAngel985]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

Oh forgot to mention, since the skinny pants rage has started, instead of pants too big and saggin showing their boxers, we now have fat kids wearing skinnies two sizes too small and still showing their underwear! My eyes!

Wait! I got a good one! Skinny jeans with the butt sagging down. BF called them cagado pants, because it made the kids look like babies with soiled, sagging diapers.

[capt_noonie]

Nice! What size are you in kids?

[DvlshAngel985]

I'm a 3, 3.5. Depends on the shoe. My last shoe purchase was a 2.5 for my converse allstars.

[capt_noonie]

Oh yeah, that's right. Kid sizes are just like men's sizing, just lower in number. You know what's weird is shoes like Converse and Doc Marten's that are in mens/kids sizes, I wear a 4, which translates into a 6, but I wear a 7 in womens. Maybe mens shoes they make wider? I like my shoes loose.

[DvlshAngel985]

Maybe. I thought my new converse were an abnormality. I've had several pairs over the years, and they always run a bit small, so I get 3 or 3.5. This time I got a 2.5.

[KazzyK810]

Here in Michigan, my daughter has some Toms & claims they're really comfortable, but she's a 21 year old college student that walked around most of the last school year in moccasins, indoor/outdoor slippers or uggs....none of which have arch support.

My son, 19, also in college, doesn't have (& has never had) a rat tail but he does have a faux-hawk.

If junk shoes & goofy hair-dos are my biggest problem with them...I consider myself lucky and voice no complaints

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by KazzyK810

Here in Michigan, my daughter has some Toms & claims they're really comfortable, but she's a 21 year old college student that walked around most of the last school year in moccasins, indoor/outdoor slippers or uggs....none of which have arch support.

My son, 19, also in college, doesn't have (& has never had) a rat tail but he does have a faux-hawk.

If junk shoes & goofy hair-dos are my biggest problem with them...I consider myself lucky and voice no complaints

Good point.

Nothing wrong with faux hawks. Just as long as the wearer is under 30, or at least looks under 30.

[susan lynn]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

Sperry shoes - Google Search
Had to google those. Those are boat shoes! Mr Howell-I'm-rich-and-own-a-yacht-shoes. Preppy and not bad, but they are wearing these with sagging rapper pants??

No he wears the shoes with khaki pants or nice shorts. It is a lot of the other boys that wear the saggy pants, it looks so stupid, they try to walk with their pants like this.

[roseylovestosho]

I agree with everything that you've said. Mass marketing is a double-edged sword. A lot of these powerhouses (I'm more familiar with LV) have to delicately balance marketing while maintaining its exclusivity. Chanel tries to circumvent this by incorporating these ridiculous quarterly price hikes (a classic chanel flap bag is now approximately $4,0000) and now LV is trying to catch up by increasing their prices as well (two as of this year...with a rumored third to take place before 2012) upon realizing that they are no longer as exclusive as they'd like to be. I see girls walking around with LV bags around campus all the time. Not all of them are real of course...but still. Louis Vuitton is not as exclusive as it once was due to (in my opinion) using mainstream celebrities for their marketing campaigns. What's even more unfortunate is that the craftmanship is not getting better as the value increases...quite the opposite from the looks of it. I can't begin to count how many complaints I've read about the canvas peeling, uneven stitching, piping issues with couture purses nowadays...I don't know I'm a sucker for history, craftmanship, and customer service...however it seems that none of the brands are achieving any of the latter two.

Now MY rant is over.

[DvlshAngel985]

Originally Posted by roseylovestosho

I agree with everything that you've said. Mass marketing is a double-edged sword. A lot of these powerhouses (I'm more familiar with LV) have to delicately balance marketing while maintaining its exclusivity. Chanel tries to circumvent this by incorporating these ridiculous quarterly price hikes (a classic chanel flap bag is now approximately $4,0000) and now LV is trying to catch up by increasing their prices as well (two as of this year...with a rumored third to take place before 2012) upon realizing that they are no longer as exclusive as they'd like to be. I see girls walking around with LV bags around campus all the time. Not all of them are real of course...but still. Louis Vuitton is not as exclusive as it once was due to (in my opinion) using mainstream celebrities for their marketing campaigns. What's even more unfortunate is that the craftmanship is not getting better as the value increases...quite the opposite from the looks of it. I can't begin to count how many complaints I've read about the canvas peeling, uneven stitching, piping issues with couture purses nowadays...I don't know I'm a sucker for history, craftmanship, and customer service...however it seems that none of the brands are achieving any of the latter two.

Now MY rant is over.

You see that in everything now. We just cleared my dad's storage room in one of the buildings he maintains. (he's the maintenance guy/property manager) The property just sold, and we had to clear out. My dad has stuff in there from when he started (over 26 years ago) and it's amazing to compare the quality of a faucet from 20 years ago (made in USA product) to something he bought last week. (made in China) We took it all with us since you can't find quality products anymore.

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by roseylovestosho

I agree with everything that you've said. Mass marketing is a double-edged sword. A lot of these powerhouses (I'm more familiar with LV) have to delicately balance marketing while maintaining its exclusivity. Chanel tries to circumvent this by incorporating these ridiculous quarterly price hikes (a classic chanel flap bag is now approximately $4,0000) and now LV is trying to catch up by increasing their prices as well (two as of this year...with a rumored third to take place before 2012) upon realizing that they are no longer as exclusive as they'd like to be. I see girls walking around with LV bags around campus all the time. Not all of them are real of course...but still. Louis Vuitton is not as exclusive as it once was due to (in my opinion) using mainstream celebrities for their marketing campaigns. What's even more unfortunate is that the craftmanship is not getting better as the value increases...quite the opposite from the looks of it. I can't begin to count how many complaints I've read about the canvas peeling, uneven stitching, piping issues with couture purses nowadays...I don't know I'm a sucker for history, craftmanship, and customer service...however it seems that none of the brands are achieving any of the latter two.

Now MY rant is over.

Agree! That's why I love antiques!

[Britster]

I saw this thread and went WTF is a duck tail?! LoL.

Then I saw something about a rat tail and went ooohhhh!

No I don't see a lot of rat tails anymore.. Gross!! But I see a ton of emo tight pants boys walking around.