27 August 2012

Style Council: Nautical Flag Trousers





Nautical Flag Trousers - Two days left to bid here on eBay

I could fit in these -- Maybe 10 years ago. Even then, barely. I was thinking of buying 'em anyway. Just so I could look at 'em in the closet. No bids so far. If you're a 34"/30", you'd be crazy not to. Update: Nautical Trou make $169.50 via eight bids.



Of course, if Paul Weller could do this video in the '80s, you could certainly wear these pants. No matter, uh...what you do.

18 comments:

Dallas said...

thick waist line aside, you need thick(er) skin to wear these.

tintin said...

They'll look a little out of place in El Paso.

Amatourist said...

I thought I saw the Ciudad Juarez burgee on there somewhere.

Dallas said...

el paso, dallas, same difference.

you are quick to point out geographical information when getting comments outside of the predictable "love this image" range.

tintin said...

Amatourist- Good one.

Dallas - I was gonna use Amarillo instead but I lived in El Paso and know for a fact that there's little nautical themed sportswear there.

You know the Time, Place & Occasion rule? No bolo ties on a sail boat. No topsiders in the stirrups.

Dallas said...

know it well.

have you seen home from the hill? saw it for the first time last night. you may enjoy it.

tintin said...

Saw it on TCM. Caught the last hour. I always like George Peppard. The Blue Max is a fave.

Anonymous said...

Can't comment on the pants, but that Style Council song really brings back good memories. In the video they're punting on the river Cam in Cambridge.

The Singlular Adventures of the Style Council, with soul singer Dee C. Lee...Perfection.

-DB

Main Line Sportsman said...

Home from the Hill..great film...wondeful cinematogrophy...Mitchum is a classic role here...cited in on my Blog ages ago...a true sportsman's film.

Thise pants should be cut into strips and made into ribbon belts and maybe a few watchbands.

KSB said...

I dunno - I think most guys who would wear these would look like a paunchy bottle of old label Canoe.

Giuseppe said...

Dammit, that's the last thing I need. Still, I'll probably stay up half the night trying to justify buying them anyway.

Moss said...

God I miss the Style Council. Got me though an Ohio puberty.

Anonymous said...

foppish nonsense

T said...

I'm 34,30, but I'm pretty sure they lynch people in Hickory NC for wearing trousers like these.

tintin said...

T-
I knew the Lumms in Hickory well when I was a kid.

T said...

The Lumms? You're gonna have to elaborate a bit, Tintin. I'm not actually from this neck of the woods. Are they one of the furniture families?

T said...

I just realized it's probably some bit of obscura that I'm too stupid to grok.

LDB said...

Well-deserved inclusion of The Style Council. Never got their due on this side of the pond. Grab a copy of "My Ever Changing Moods" (aka "Cafe Bleu")and you will be hooked.