i bought the book for my dad. other then his love for clinque lotion for his face hes not metro at all. hes got the same clothes since i was little. like a cape may sweatshirt and the decal is nearly totally faded off....come on daddy!!! i seen him dress up for a funeral and on a cruise...not much else..

Genesia said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

what world do you live in.? Urban men always have been know for taking care of themselves

the look Prince had in the 1980's especially Purple Rain Parade Lovesexy he got from the Victorian era of history where all the men wore ruffled shirts and make up of different degrees

Italian / Italian -American men have always been know for being stylish getting the hair down eyebrows shaped, jewelery, colors etc etc

as well as Hispanic mainly Cuban Puerto Rican and Dominican men

and African-American men

Ummmm...wrong. Menswear during the Victorian period was not frilly. The clothing Prince wore during the Purple Rain era was modeled after the Regency Period (1780 - 1830) or even earlier.

maybe a combination of both, but definately Victorian. I don't think Purple Rain era was all that frilly. Also the Lovesexy era the look also borrowed from the look of Pirates and Buccaneers gypsies and hippies

renaissance/Baroque/Victorian/Medieval

Thread of the month

Those pictures don't look even remotely like normal Victorian outfits for men.... neither did Prince.

but all those buttons!!!

jtfolden said:

Those pictures don't look even remotely like normal Victorian outfits for men.... neither did Prince.

It wasn't supposed look just like it but the style did come from there.

The first pic with the trench and ruffles seriously reflects the Purple Rain - Lovesexy look

and the 2nd pic the same

look up images of pirates from that age and you'll see Prince especially for Lovesexy. And of course it wasn't every outfit

And I'll say again, Prince is a ROCK STAR not a regular man walking down the street, he's not a metrosexual, (we love to put people in limiting catagories don't we) No one would say that any of the rock stars of the 70's or 80s were metrosexual, we just say it comes with being an entertainer and rock star. So why does Prince have to be equated to a metrosexual.

...and all of this going back and forth should show y'all that u can't really put a word to describe Prince!

OldFriends4Sale said:

JayJai said:

...and all of this going back and forth should show y'all that u can't really put a word to describe Prince!

that's what I say, he's a pre 1990's entertainer and Rock Star

OldFriends4Sale said:

jtfolden said:

Those pictures don't look even remotely like normal Victorian outfits for men.... neither did Prince.

It wasn't supposed look just like it but the style did come from there.

The first pic with the trench and ruffles seriously reflects the Purple Rain - Lovesexy look

and the 2nd pic the same

I'll say it again, neither one of those pictures were of Victorian men's outfits.

jtfolden said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

It wasn't supposed look just like it but the style did come from there.

The first pic with the trench and ruffles seriously reflects the Purple Rain - Lovesexy look

and the 2nd pic the same

I'll say it again, neither one of those pictures were of Victorian men's outfits.

OldFriends...seems like u have to bolden some words

JayJai said:

jtfolden said:

I'll say it again, neither one of those pictures were of Victorian men's outfits.

OldFriends...seems like u have to bolden some words

lol, people see what they want lol

jtfolden said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

It wasn't supposed look just like it but the style did come from there.

The first pic with the trench and ruffles seriously reflects the Purple Rain - Lovesexy look

and the 2nd pic the same

I'll say it again, neither one of those pictures were of Victorian men's outfits.

well you go back to the site and tell the people, the VIctorian era wasn't stiffled to a particular country so there were various styles. So since your repeating yourself, what era do they come from... because Prince sure was rocking that lookin that look from Purple Rain - Lovesexy, the 2nd pic even had the buttons on the trousers inthe groin era

Dress in the Baroque and Rococo Period: 1600 – 1700

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OldFriends4Sale said:

Dress in the Baroque and Rococo Period: 1600 – 1700

[Edited 12/19/10 8:04am]

This is not Victorian. See there below the photo where it says "Baroque and Rococo Period 1600-1700"???

The Victorian era is a VERY SPECIFIC time period - 1837 - 1901 - and men's styles from that period do not generally include lace, ruffles, etc... they were generally rather conservative compared to earlier periods.

If Prince were wearing a cravat, ascot, a detachable collar rather than ruffles... and maybe a cutaway or sack coat you might have something...

jtfolden said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

Dress in the Baroque and Rococo Period: 1600 – 1700

[Edited 12/19/10 8:04am]

This is not Victorian. See there below the photo where it says "Baroque and Rococo Period 1600-1700"???

The Victorian era is a VERY SPECIFIC time period - 1837 - 1901 - and men's styles from that period do not generally include lace, ruffles, etc... they were generally rather conservative compared to earlier periods.

If Prince were wearing a cravat, ascot, a detachable collar rather than ruffles... and maybe a cutaway or sack coat you might have something...

about time, ok his recent years is Victorian with the trench coats and conservative look as well as the Parade era lol

OldFriends4Sale said:

jtfolden said:

This is not Victorian. See there below the photo where it says "Baroque and Rococo Period 1600-1700"???

The Victorian era is a VERY SPECIFIC time period - 1837 - 1901 - and men's styles from that period do not generally include lace, ruffles, etc... they were generally rather conservative compared to earlier periods.

If Prince were wearing a cravat, ascot, a detachable collar rather than ruffles... and maybe a cutaway or sack coat you might have something...

about time, ok his recent years is Victorian with the trench coats and conservative look as well as the Parade era lol

Wrong again.

Good lord - give it up already, would you? It's obvious you know nothing about clothing or its place in history. Stick to writing your little "era" pieces about the music and leave the clothes alone.

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OldFriends4Sale said:

about time, ok his recent years is Victorian with the trench coats and conservative look as well as the Parade era lol

WHAT???? No. There's no connection.

Is there some reason you feel you MUST connect Prince to the Victorian era?

I swear you mugs dig up the damndest things to get pissy over.

babynoz said:

I swear you mugs dig up the damndest things to get pissy over.

Yes.

But, what about the children??

(It's what most people say when they want to win an argument)

kewlschool said:

babynoz said:

I swear you mugs dig up the damndest things to get pissy over.

Yes.

But, what about the children??

(It's what most people say when they want to win an argument)

prince is just prince. he belongs in his own category. be it for his outfits,and music.

Genesia said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

about time, ok his recent years is Victorian with the trench coats and conservative look as well as the Parade era lol

Wrong again.

Good lord - give it up already, would you? It's obvious you know nothing about clothing or its place in history. Stick to writing your little "era" pieces about the music and leave the clothes alone.

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Such Nastiness -Morris Day

All you say is WRONG. with no definate answer yourself, it's obvious you know nothing either... offer the correct era and I will leave the Victorian alone, because never offered a correct one.

so tart and bitter ... would you like more pepper with your salad?

I'm done with the little era pieces Gene sigh suck my kiss beautiful nightmare and lighten the hell up Genocide

la wenches keep taking la bait, you couldn't give it up if it came with a million dollars honey lol ...waiting 4 a response while I eat me christmas cookies

Victorian Pirates, Pimps & Hoes, Gypies

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jtfolden said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

about time, ok his recent years is Victorian with the trench coats and conservative look as well as the Parade era lol

WHAT???? No. There's no connection.

Is there some reason you feel you MUST connect Prince to the Victorian era?

LOL Until someone offers a specific time period that the look comes from I'll keep throwing the bait lol

Harlequins and Pierrot clowns too

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OldFriends4Sale said:

jtfolden said:

WHAT???? No. There's no connection.

Is there some reason you feel you MUST connect Prince to the Victorian era?

LOL Until someone offers a specific time period that the look comes from I'll keep throwing the bait lol

Harlequins and Pierrot clowns too

I did give a specific time period, you mental midget.

All of the Purple Rain-era costumes were based on clothing from the Georgian period.

[img:$uid]http://www.fashion-era.com/images/calthrop/calthrop-DRAWINGS/stage.jpg[/img:$uid]

[img:$uid]http://www.fashion-era.com/images/calthrop/calthrop-DRAWINGS/army-uniform-1801.jpg[/img:$uid]

[img:$uid]http://www.fashion-era.com/images/calthrop/calthrop-DRAWINGS/-the-navy-uniform-georgian-man.jpg[/img:$uid]

[img:$uid]http://www.fashion-era.com/images/calthrop/calthrop-DRAWINGS/george-iii-king.jpg[/img:$uid]

He has also worn Regency-inspired clothing (Regency is actually part of Georgian - but it's late Georgian - the time when George III had gone mad and his son, the Prince Regent, took over the rule). In fact, most of the high collars Prince wears to this day are Regency collars (note the collar on this jacket)...

[img:$uid]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Seriziat.jpg/200px-Seriziat.jpg[/img:$uid]

Now, go play in traffic.

OldFriends4Sale said:

jtfolden said:

WHAT???? No. There's no connection.

Is there some reason you feel you MUST connect Prince to the Victorian era?

LOL Until someone offers a specific time period that the look comes from I'll keep throwing the bait lol

Harlequins and Pierrot clowns too

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So illogically, continually insisting on the wrong answer until someone spoon feeds you a real one. That's not really bait but it does smell like chum.

@ this argument.

Another good thread ruined by the nastiness and rudeness of certain individuals.

I guess some people are very brave with a keyboard in their hands

JoeTyler said:

Another good thread ruined by the nastiness and rudeness of certain individuals.

I guess some people are very brave with a keyboard in their hands

Oh yes, fisticuffs over non-Victorian garb. What is this? RuPaul's Drag Show?

jtfolden said:

JoeTyler said:

Another good thread ruined by the nastiness and rudeness of certain individuals.

I guess some people are very brave with a keyboard in their hands

Oh yes, fisticuffs over non-Victorian garb. What is this? RuPaul's Drag Show?

I like a good argument, we all do. This thread was interesting; but when some people start using insults and bitter/harmful mockery, you know it's time to go someplace else...

I guess a +15.000 posts level allows you to insult other orgers

jtfolden said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

LOL Until someone offers a specific time period that the look comes from I'll keep throwing the bait lol

Harlequins and Pierrot clowns too

[Edited 12/20/10 7:07am]

So illogically, continually insisting on the wrong answer until someone spoon feeds you a real one. That's not really bait but it does smell like chum.

Oh jtfolden, I think it got really blown out of proportion, I was having more fun with it than anything, I didn't make it serious, it came from you and Genesee, dam lighten up.

And since you know that it isn't just give the answer instead of saying it's wrong... I don't see why that was so hard. and again lighten up

Pimps & Hoes, and don't tell me that Vanity 6 and the Dirty Mind-Purple Revolution lace teddy's were not Victorian inspired lol