Fratty clothing?

[Tuffy11111]

Originally Posted by pshsx1

Can I add Sperry to the list? I was looking through my closet as I read the lists, and that was the only major thing missing that's considered "fratty" up here.

Sperry and Cole Haan for sure.

[winnie_tuck]

For a girl, it is always a Northface jacket and Uggs! You must have a Northface back and a Vera Bradley purse as well. Abercrombie has cute girl clothes but yeah i've never owned Aeropostle or American Eagle. I like Lacoste and Lucky Brand Jeans and Ralph Lauren. J Crew is like so 1990's. Banana Republic is also cute for girls mostly.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by winnie_tuck

For a girl, it is always a Northface jacket and Uggs! You must have a Northface back and a Vera Bradley purse as well. Abercrombie has cute girl clothes but yeah i've never owned Aeropostle or American Eagle. I like Lacoste and Lucky Brand Jeans and Ralph Lauren. J Crew is like so 1990's. Banana Republic is also cute for girls mostly.

Isn't Vera over yet? When you can buy knockoffs of it in every local drugstore and gas station I would think it would be over. Ditto the Uggs.

I mean when I was in school, the minute something was knocked off we didn't touch it....I guess students today just don't get it, or are less cool and more stupid and sheeplike in general.

[pshsx1]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Isn't Vera over yet? When you can buy knockoffs of it in every local drugstore and gas station I would think it would be over. Ditto the Uggs.

I mean when I was in school, the minute something was knocked off we didn't touch it....I guess students today just don't get it, or are less cool and more stupid and sheeplike in general.

idk, the sororities here seem to be hopping all over Vera still.

It could be one of those things like Ralph Lauren, though: I know when I'm looking at Polo from Kohl's and when I'm looking at Polo from the Ralph Lauren outlet or online.

[Tuffy11111]

Originally Posted by pshsx1

idk, the sororities here seem to be hopping all over Vera still.

It could be one of those things like Ralph Lauren, though: I know when I'm looking at Polo from Kohl's and when I'm looking at Polo from the Ralph Lauren outlet or online.

Obviously from the north......mwahahaha. Where in Michigan are you from?

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by winnie_tuck

For a girl, it is always a Northface jacket and Uggs! You must have a Northface back and a Vera Bradley purse as well. Abercrombie has cute girl clothes but yeah i've never owned Aeropostle or American Eagle. I like Lacoste and Lucky Brand Jeans and Ralph Lauren. J Crew is like so 1990's. Banana Republic is also cute for girls mostly.

I hope this is a joke. Seriously.

[Pdaniels2]

Polo has become the number one staple that you'll probably see among ALL universities and fraternities. It is highly likely that you'll see people wear Brooks Brothers, Lacoste, Vineyard Vines, Southern Marsh, etc.... As far as footwear goes, just hit a Dillards and go to the mens section. Almost any of it can be worn with any fraternity staple clothing, Sperry's seem to be the number one casual footwear of choice though, save formal type events. When it comes to winter wear, Columbia, Mountain Hardware, and Patagonia. Try to stay away from North Face though, as half the fraternal community take offense to it now since it has been picked up by so many in anti-greek system.

[Tuffy11111]

Originally Posted by Pdaniels2

Polo has become the number one staple that you'll probably see among ALL universities and fraternities. It is highly likely that you'll see people wear Brooks Brothers, Lacoste, Vineyard Vines, Southern Marsh, etc.... As far as footwear goes, just hit a Dillards and go to the mens section. Almost any of it can be worn with any fraternity staple clothing, Sperry's seem to be the number one casual footwear of choice though, save formal type events. When it comes to winter wear, Columbia, Mountain Hardware, and Patagonia. Try to stay away from North Face though, as half the fraternal community take offense to it now since it has been picked up by so many in anti-greek system.

Absolutely. I'm a polo brand whore

[JonInKC]

I rock the rainbow-colored suspenders and drive a Pontiac Fiero.

Fratty?

[SWTXBelle]

One of the things I love about living in Texas is the non-ironic wearing of Wranglers and boots. "Fratty"? Perhaps not. Cool? Yep. I love seeing businessmen in their expensive suits - wearing boots. Come rodeo time in Houston, western wear will be everywhere. Love, love, love it.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

One of the things I love about living in Texas is the non-ironic wearing of Wranglers and boots. "Fratty"? Perhaps not. Cool? Yep. I love seeing businessmen in their expensive suits - wearing boots. Come rodeo time in Houston, western wear will be everywhere. Love, love, love it.

I saw that far too often in Fort Worth. Thank goodness for cosmopolitan Dallas -- I don't have to look at it much anymore

[MikeV86]

I'm lost what do a persons clothes have to do with being in a fraternity?

[JDCookMS]

Originally Posted by MikeV86

I'm lost what do a persons clothes have to do with being in a fraternity?

It's just... a lot of guys in your traditional IFC fraternity, at least in my experience, tend to dress in a certain manner. Your style of dress helps for you to fit into that social scene with more ease and not stand out. In fact, it can even help identify you as someone that is part of a fraternity. For instance, I can tell on campus if a person is a pledge/brother and it's even to the point where I can tell which fraternity they belong to based on their dress. (If it's a Monday and the guy is dressed up in a blazer, with a certain tie, they're a pledge of fraternity X. Or, one fraternity has a reputation where their guys are almost wearing those fishing shirts.)

[dekeguy]

Originally Posted by MikeV86

I'm lost what do a persons clothes have to do with being in a fraternity?

In reply to your question I copied my earlier comment as I believe it speaks to the issue. I submit that regarding clothes, it is more a matter of how one wears them rather than their labels and brand identifications. Preoccupation with labels and specific brands suggests a terribly shallow outlook.

Copied from my last posting:

"Hmmm... I get the feeling that this thread went down the "path of the right label". Fratty as a term of description grates on my eardrums but whatever. The point, I think, is that simply put - the way a fraternity man dresses is the way a fraternity man dresses. It has less to do with brands and more to do with attitude and confidence. When you can walk into a gathering of dozens or even hundreds and you are dressed differently than everyone else and THEY immediately realize THEY are dressed wrong then you have it.
The real "old row" houses could give a damn less where you buy your clothes but rather how you wear them. Confidence and attitude. Yes, there is a bit of arrogance attached to it, but not too much. You know that what you do is right by the simple fact that you do it. You just don't make a big deal about it. So, 'relaxed' is a big part of it as well.
I would look hard and think twice about any house that was too overtly label conscious. A gentleman does not wear his tailor's label on the outside of his clothes."

[winnie_tuck]

They make knock-off Louis Vuitton but I still have my phone case from there. They make knock-off Coach and I still have my Coach umbrella and ensemble. I have to say I am confused by the anti-greek community or whatever comment wearing north face or any brand. The world is a big place so i'm sure lots of non Greeks wear Ralph Lauren. My brother is 11 and wears it and of course is not Greek yet. In the South we all wear Northface , leggings and Uggs.