Ken 1Men’s Summer Scarves: Yay or Nay?
May 21st 2008 02:19
First and foremost, what are they actually called?
I thought it’s ‘Morocco Scarf’.
My posh friends however gladly corrected me and said it’s ‘Prayer Scarf'.
Then, an anonymous poster corrected them and said it's ‘Keffiyeh'
Either way, you see them very often hanging on young men nowadays, even during scorching summer. Possibly to your dismay, the fabric isn’t necessarily thin either and it also has frayed on the sides (itchy alert!).
Women wear them out and can easily say it’s a fashion statement. Men? At least a few eyebrows are raised. But of course, many of them don’t care anyway.
So, why would men, gay and straight, wear them?
- If they’re narcissists, we can say scarves make their shoulders/neck/chest look firmer and more built up, hence more attractive.
- If they despise boredom, scarves are terrific substitutes for necklaces that are becoming tedious and timid for today’s fashion accessory.
- Perhaps it’s written in the Bible. Fancy Jesus and His 12 disciples wore them around the town and inspired men since 2000 years ago.
-Or simply two words: David Beckham.
If the supposedly ‘sex god’ fancies it, why wouldn’t you as well? Well, I won’t.
Heck, even the Hollywood bad boy, Colin Farrell, and Hip-hop icon, Jay-Z, wear them too
Now, Why I would NOT wear them:
1. Duh, it’s sizzling HOT outside!
2. You look like you’re punishing your grandpa for stealing your cookies, so you decided to raid his attic and cut up his old sofa.
3. You look like you just robbed a bank and not ashamed of it whatsoever.
4. At a restaurant, you’re a giant toddler wearing a napkin around (not in front of) your neck.
5. I never even saw hippies wearing them.
So, what’s your say?
I thought it’s ‘Morocco Scarf’.
My posh friends however gladly corrected me and said it’s ‘Prayer Scarf'.
Then, an anonymous poster corrected them and said it's ‘Keffiyeh'
Either way, you see them very often hanging on young men nowadays, even during scorching summer. Possibly to your dismay, the fabric isn’t necessarily thin either and it also has frayed on the sides (itchy alert!).
Women wear them out and can easily say it’s a fashion statement. Men? At least a few eyebrows are raised. But of course, many of them don’t care anyway.
So, why would men, gay and straight, wear them?
- If they’re narcissists, we can say scarves make their shoulders/neck/chest look firmer and more built up, hence more attractive.
- If they despise boredom, scarves are terrific substitutes for necklaces that are becoming tedious and timid for today’s fashion accessory.
- Perhaps it’s written in the Bible. Fancy Jesus and His 12 disciples wore them around the town and inspired men since 2000 years ago.
-Or simply two words: David Beckham.
If the supposedly ‘sex god’ fancies it, why wouldn’t you as well? Well, I won’t.
Heck, even the Hollywood bad boy, Colin Farrell, and Hip-hop icon, Jay-Z, wear them too
Now, Why I would NOT wear them:
1. Duh, it’s sizzling HOT outside!
2. You look like you’re punishing your grandpa for stealing your cookies, so you decided to raid his attic and cut up his old sofa.
3. You look like you just robbed a bank and not ashamed of it whatsoever.
4. At a restaurant, you’re a giant toddler wearing a napkin around (not in front of) your neck.
5. I never even saw hippies wearing them.
So, what’s your say?
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