/fa/ - Fashion

>>17394383
Work wear draws criticism because for many it is the contemporary variation of the "lumbersexual" hipster dogshit of the early 2010s. It's a weird metrosexualization of a drastically different lifestyle than that of the wearers. Presenting yourself as if you've experienced adversity or overcome a certain challenge without having done so is lame. This is textbook poser behavior and the fact that it's often soft office workers donning the apparel of skilled tradesman and manual laborers (without the wear patterns of actual use) gives it a stolen valor angle with a class twist.


If the outfit doesn't have the wear and character that actual use bestows it, then it becomes but a costume, an adherence to a trendy style as opposed to the expression of the individual.


As for your example i would not call that an agregious example of inauthentic workwear, carhartt jacket is pretty versitile and mainstream anyways. That guy looks onions because of his build and his surroundings. Dudes got star wars and Seinfeld and a bunch of other pop culture shit in prominently display. Looks like he's got a desk job and would openly discuss Adventure Time or Tame Impala with colleagues.