Stranger's Reactions to your Clothes?

[Vinyl Only]

While in Berlin with my girlfriend, i really got confused by people's reactions. Of course we both wore a bunch of black clothes, but no dramatic silhouettes (no drop crotch, no super long tees). But people were staring in a way ive never seen before. I don't know if it's the "issue" but my girlfriend has very skinny legs and sometimes people start talking about them as they are walking begins her . In Berlin, people would stare intensely though and one even poked her sister they could both point at us very indiscreetly we usually just ignore these people, but it actually started making us feel a little uncomfortable.

Anybody else tried something like that in Berlin?

Well, despite having boutiques like Kostas Murkudis and Darklands its rare to see people decked out in head to toe FASHION ensembles or even all-black outfits. Berliners tend to dress more down than up and also mix their hi and low items in a more practical, unfussy way. Even fashion students at Utica dont do intense all black fashion looks.
In Berlin I think an all-black look comprised of mostly/all fashion brands come across as trying too hard to (most) Berliners and often designates tourist status in almost the same way as fannypacks and Under Armour do in NY.

[Nickefuge]

Why is your t-shirt(rick) see through

Don´t wear your white see-through Rick T to work. I speak from experience.
You´ll be amazed how many nipple jokes there are.

[devour]

Don´t wear your white see-through Rick T to work. I speak from experience.
You´ll be amazed how many nipple jokes there are.

Im still a student so i wear them casually when i am just hanging around, and i wear a black one as well. It honestly doesnt look that bad to me, I don't know why its such a hot topic among my friends.

[Shucks]

Well, despite having boutiques like Kostas Murkudis and Darklands its rare to see people decked out in head to toe FASHION ensembles or even all-black outfits. Berliners tend to dress more down than up and also mix their hi and low items in a more practical, unfussy way. Even fashion students at Utica dont do intense all black fashion looks.
In Berlin I think an all-black look comprised of mostly/all fashion brands come across as trying too hard to (most) Berliners and often designates tourist status in almost the same way as fannypacks and Under Armour do in NY.

good post. this is so true of my experience of berlin. especially if people are wearing all new stuff that hasn't been beaten up at berghain for a couple of years. still, some people in berlin go against the grain and when they do, they REALLY do - and that is nice to see.

but u mean ANDREAS murkudis, right?

[Nickefuge]

but u mean ANDREAS murkudis, right?

I think he means Costa Cordalis.

[mgala]

Well, despite having boutiques like Kostas Murkudis and Darklands its rare to see people decked out in head to toe FASHION ensembles or even all-black outfits. Berliners tend to dress more down than up and also mix their hi and low items in a more practical, unfussy way. Even fashion students at Utica dont do intense all black fashion looks.
In Berlin I think an all-black look comprised of mostly/all fashion brands come across as trying too hard to (most) Berliners and often designates tourist status in almost the same way as fannypacks and Under Armour do in NY.

It's an interesting subject! I'm going to Berlin again next month, and see if it get the looks again Or maybe i will be looking way more mainstream in my new grey, not black, folded kangaroo derbies

[Vinyl Only]

good post. this is so true of my experience of berlin. especially if people are wearing all new stuff that hasn't been beaten up at berghain for a couple of years. still, some people in berlin go against the grain and when they do, they REALLY do - and that is nice to see.

but u mean ANDREAS murkudis, right?

Oh yeah, whoops!
I mix the brothers names sometimes...

[Vinyl Only]

Also, glad to hear you agree about Berlin.^^
I noticed this particularly after finding myself in Berlin directly after men's fashion week in Paris. After a week or so in elaborate layered looks I was craving a simple hoodie and leather jacket which at the time I just didn't have with me.
The clothes I wear go relatively unnoticed to most in NY but in Berlin they speak much louder. Its fun to play with this volume rather than feel like its always on full blast.
I also agree about the extremes there--they certainly don't depend on boutiques to explore their outer limits!�� Which is of course very healthy!!

[BlacknWhite]

One of the Doctors I work with mentioned that I looked, "like Dracula" in a Julius long cardigan but did say that he thought it was very 'fashion forward'..whatever that means.

As in you're brave for going against the norm. I'd take it as a compliment and not think much of it.

[voltbird]

"It's not Halloween anymore!" is my favorite comment I've gotten. This was in a Chipotle.

[Shucks]

[voltbird]

^ That was exactly my response!

[orlais]

Also, glad to hear you agree about Berlin.^^
I noticed this particularly after finding myself in Berlin directly after men's fashion week in Paris. After a week or so in elaborate layered looks I was craving a simple hoodie and leather jacket which at the time I just didn't have with me.
The clothes I wear go relatively unnoticed to most in NY but in Berlin they speak much louder. Its fun to play with this volume rather than feel like its always on full blast.
I also agree about the extremes there--they certainly don't depend on boutiques to explore their outer limits!�� Which is of course very healthy!!

TBH I wore what I usually wear when I was last in Berlin and as long as you are comfortable with what you are wearing and the confidence shows, no one will give you a second look. There are more foreigners in Berlin than Berliners so......

[fncyths]

whilst on family vacation and perusing the men's week shows my little niece comments:

-"Are you looking at what you're going to be for Halloween?"

-"... yessss"

-"I'm going to be Ariel"

[Faust]

Haha, brilliant!!!