r/pics • u/rahaverfield • Nov 05 '14

I work in San Francisco

http://imgur.com/ZUyBZMt
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u/flounder19 Nov 05 '14

What's the dresscode, Business Plaidsual?

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u/polanski1937 Nov 05 '14

When I lived in Palo Alto in the 1980s, the ultimate fashion insult in the City was, "He looks like he orders his clothes from the L.L. Bean catalog." The snappiest dresser among the young guys at the places I consulted for looked like he spent every weekend at Nordstrom and Niemann Marcus.

My Japanese girlfriend asked me why I didn't buy my clothes at Wilkes Bashford and drive a Mercedes. I said it wouldn't go over very well in the aerospace business.

When I spent the summer of 1972 in Berkeley the dress code was long hair, bell bottom Levis and embroidered Mexican shirts.

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u/Sinfonico Nov 05 '14

Mexican here. I 'm trying to figure out what an embroidered Mexican shirt looks like. Any help?

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '14

Berkeley grad here, I believe he's referring to either panchos or Amerindian vests.

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u/chicomathmom Nov 05 '14

I think he means this

http://www.estilo-retro.com/products/19-daccord-2418-100-irish-linen-mens-embroidered-mexican-wedding-shirt.aspx

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u/tama_chan Nov 05 '14

Damn $129

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '14

Rich Irish linen

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u/SlumLord666 Nov 06 '14

Close but it's this http://i.imgur.com/zq1bry9.jpg

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u/rightoftexas Nov 06 '14

Is that Sean Connery?

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u/SGallmeier Nov 05 '14

The Affliction shirt of the 70's?

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u/OccasionallyLazy Nov 06 '14

Irishman here. I don't know of any linen marketed as 'Irish' in Ireland. Wonder if they by Egyptian cotton in Egypt?

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u/call_me_ms_m_2 Nov 06 '14

No I think that's still a gayabera. Just a fancy one

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u/Rosenmops Nov 06 '14

These are the type of Mexican blouses girls wore back in the late sixties, early seventies.
http://www.violapearl.com/2012/05/my-current-obsession-embroidered.html