5921

I noticed the exact same thing. Nice jacket, Aaron.

5922

My friend bought a black leather trenchcoat when the Matrix first came out. We were about sixteen at the time, and this thing cost about two hundred quid, so he must have saved for ages. We laugh about it to this day. We being everyone who knows except him, that is. He tries to pretend it never happened.

I love these analyses, by the way. Funny stuff, though it feels a little disingenuous putting pictures up that are deliberately intended to show what a unique rebel flower you are, rather than actually asking for real advice. Were I involved in that online dating thing I’d be sorely tempted. I’m a little tempted anyway.

5923

Yeah, I’m with Hunty. The analysis is far more entertaining when done on real pictures and not set ups.

5924

I already had a serious analysis done pages and pages back. Not to mention that fire could probably do a serious analysis of my “look” without looking at a picture.

grins

5925

Yeah, he is a bit Farscape-esque.

5926

I wear a black trench coat that I’ve had since HS. It goes with everything. Note, however, that I wear it with nice clothing in most cases. It’s my rain coat, so I’m not wearing it to look cool or anything. And I bought it well before the Matrix. I like the way it looks, and it really is fantastic for the rain. It’s not leather, obviously.

5927

I don’t think you should feel the need to justify your trenchcoat. Context is everything. They can be very nice. The fact you got it in high school and are still wearing it rings some alarm bells, but who’s to say? You may have gone for a quality classic early doors. They’re just an item of clothing with a bit of negative baggage for many people.

Another trenchcoat story: The other goalkeeper for my university football team was a borderline insane German with a Jedi Mind Tricks obsession and an inexhaustible supply of weed. He would regularly walk around campus wearing a trenchcoat teamed with shorts. From behind he looked naked, bar the trenchcoat. He was nearly escorted from the premises by the porters on suspicion of being a flasher three times, to my knowledge.

Unfortunately these days the trenchcoat is just so very often the choice of the creepy dude, or the dude who tries too hard to be a little bit creepy even though he’s really nice. If you carry it off like Bogart, awesome. It’s just that these are the sort of associations that one does not have to confront if one’s choice of winter coat is, say, a mid-length reefer or mackintosh.

5928

I own two trenchcoats, neither of which I wear anymore. Both I have had since high school. One is an oversized leather trenchcoat that just looks kinda silly on me now that I got my junior year (11 years ago). The other is an old canvas trenchcoat that’s probably forty years old now and has the lining falling out; I need to get it repaired before I wear it again, but I adore it and miss it.

But this has nothing to do with dating on the Internet! Then again, neither do I, being married for two years and together for ten.

5929

If you’re gonna wear a trenchcoat, you should at least get the katana as well.

5930

You’ve hit the main issue with the trench. It was original something to wear over a uniform, and later, the suit (essentially a civilian uniform). It looks sharp in this context.

The disheveled appearance/creepiness comes from dropping every other aspect of formal dress, while maintaining the trench.

Women can, of course, pull of a trench with anything (or nothing) else underneath. Such is life.

5931

The Columbine guys did their part to create this association.

5932

Hahaha, so true about the hair care, Fire. :)

5933

I’m not actively on any dating sites. But fire’s analysis fascinates me.

I met my current girlfriend on Zoosk using one of these pictures.

Love to see what you think:

5934

She was using those and you still met her?

(2nd pic is much better, although disembodied hand is a little off-putting. Smart clothing, genuinely smiling face, a touch of unkept hair to go with the fairly well groomed demeanor.)

5935

It’s kinda like the geeks who wear a fedora with ratty t-shirts, shorts and sandals, really.

5936

I never brush my hair. :(

Shampoo and conditioner and some spray-bottle detangler/leave-in conditioner every day.

5937

Burberry style trenchcoats are fine. Leather trenchcoats aren’t.

5938

See, you’ve got 3 things on Aaron. ;-)

5939

All I can think of is that douchebag from the Ultimate Gamer this season with the messy hair. God, I wanted to punch him dead in the face every time he was on camera.

5940

Trey doesn’t need hair styling. He has two Ducatis.