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[jaydub]

Jeans do not "match everything." For instance, if I wear a light blue t-shirt with light blue-jeans, this is matching? I do not think that those clothes match each other, but I have been told that "that's not what matching means" and a bunch of crap like that. I feel like clothes that match should look good together, but I am told that this is incorrect.

I do this accidentally sometimes (mostly because I'm thinking about something else while dressing) and my wife will stop me by saying something like "Ladies and Gentlemen, it's Blue-Boy!"

Also, Jayelle, apparently Pedro and I have similar tastes in hats.  I've gone through three or four of them though.  They're the best damn hat design ever.

[jay-ell]

I got picked on a lot in grade school because my Mom insisted on dressing me in one color from head to toe. 

Pink shirt, pink jeans, pink socks, pink denim jacket, pink knockoff Chuck-T All-Star Hightops.  I'm not making this up, people. 

There is no excuse for that kind of thing in this day and age.  Unless the color is black, the top should never be exactly the same color as the bottom. 

[side_show]

I don't know about that JL.  Sometimes it's about texture too.  For instance, a killer silver-grey pair of velvet ##### can go really nicely with a light, flow-y silver gray top.  Basically, I think the monochrome look can be just fine as long as the textures are contrasting and the look one is aiming for is minimal.  If it's all frilly and shit, or we're talking multi-layered, then no:  monochrome is not okay.

I actually took two years of costume design, so I know a lot of theory on what goes together based on colour wheels and shit... Also, in class we talked about the fact jeans are neutral in the North American wardrobe - in most cases they can be read as "black" or "blank" casual, though this used to not be the case.  But shoes, bags and belts all fall into the accessory category and are a lot more of a gray area.  I was watching some fashion show and the host was yelling "Your bag should not match your shoes people!"  Which I found confusing.

[jay-ell]

See, yes.  I understand that sometimes monochrome is socially acceptable -- on other people.  But I just...don't wear things that come on the same hanger when you buy them.  Because of the aforementioned outfit, and other things, including an unfortunate incident involving a very mean middle schooler and a blue tunic top with blue leggings.  I don't even remember what he said, but I remember never wanting to wear that outfit in public again. 

So, I'm with inev.  I prefer the mix and match look.  I'm the girl who goes into a store and throws off the balance between track ##### and matching hoodies by buying the bottoms in one color and the top in another.

Yeah.  I'm that girl.   

[CortJstr]

See I'm the kind of person that I have to buy stuff that I see in store displays. Because figuring out what tie to wear with what shirt might as well be voodoo in chinese.