tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post4177551361641526208..comments2023-10-20T08:27:40.314-04:00Comments on male pattern boldness: Just Don't Call It a Onesie: Making My Own "Calchemise"Peter Lappinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-18665835026376799672016-04-19T16:21:26.998-04:002016-04-19T16:21:26.998-04:00I think this would look good (or, better?) with a ...I think this would look good (or, better?) with a contrast fabric for the "shorts" section - from afar, it would look less like Edwardian modesty bathers and more like two separate items. And did you guys ot have the 'bodysuit' fashion of the early to mid nineties? Many a girl group, and definitely Kylie Minogue and sister Danni, rocked that look. And they definitely used the popper tape...Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01290734262189113184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-83292262320137637692016-04-16T14:21:38.842-04:002016-04-16T14:21:38.842-04:00Looks too much like long johns that Buddy Ebsen wo...Looks too much like long johns that Buddy Ebsen would wear in an old western movie. However, in different less underweary fabric I think it could be pulled off. Jacket and a belt would look great too. Hate buttons, but that is my phobia.Josettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17470039217443534947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-75136390443004038202016-04-15T14:27:44.947-04:002016-04-15T14:27:44.947-04:00I think it's a horror, but if anyone can pull ...I think it's a horror, but if anyone can pull it off, you can! I'm sure someone has suggested "boxer shirt" by now...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-46859014452427161872016-04-14T15:25:12.994-04:002016-04-14T15:25:12.994-04:00If the intent is just shirt tail neatness while we...If the intent is just shirt tail neatness while wearing pants... then just go crotchless... ala jock strap! Solves the toileting problem too.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09155989557718044667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-67818357479565106842016-04-14T13:04:54.533-04:002016-04-14T13:04:54.533-04:00Still no, no, a thousand times NO!Still no, no, a thousand times NO!Ustabahippiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122575920295309826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-57163956437351542212016-04-14T13:02:47.412-04:002016-04-14T13:02:47.412-04:00Amen,woman.Amen,woman.Ustabahippiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122575920295309826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-77893830621400063532016-04-14T12:11:26.424-04:002016-04-14T12:11:26.424-04:00As long as you've gone this far, how about men...As long as you've gone this far, how about men's skirts and dresses? Why not?? So easy to access everything. I once did production sewing for a small design house that featured many jumpsuits (for women). Fortunately all of them had very roomy bottoms, so all of us at the shop simply used one leg section to pull up and out of the way, and moved our panties to the side (or not if no panties) to do our business. No one took off the whole top. So... why not so for men? Must the leg sections be so tight? (looking at the picture of the 2 guys and both have wedgies). But, why not the skirt-shirt? Also this same designer loved loved loved snap tape - a notion I will hate till the end of my days - difficult to sew and totally frustrating to use.Pegnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-75858366113182319832016-04-14T08:17:48.642-04:002016-04-14T08:17:48.642-04:00I think those snap tapes are best kept for the te...I think those snap tapes are best kept for the terry towelling onesies we put on babies!Helen Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798255730030143980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-34748087685426058832016-04-14T08:17:45.218-04:002016-04-14T08:17:45.218-04:00I think those snap tapes are best kept for the te...I think those snap tapes are best kept for the terry towelling onesies we put on babies!Helen Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798255730030143980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-45208372052019601362016-04-14T07:10:21.093-04:002016-04-14T07:10:21.093-04:00Looking good Peter!Looking good Peter!Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05413198575104625457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-38399744884028782262016-04-13T22:58:58.850-04:002016-04-13T22:58:58.850-04:00Neither: no pockets and long sleeves.Neither: no pockets and long sleeves.Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-77384844396831419602016-04-13T20:57:50.107-04:002016-04-13T20:57:50.107-04:00Breast pocket? Sleeve hem trim?
Frank Fotheringham...Breast pocket? Sleeve hem trim?<br />Frank FotheringhamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-71098770990703525242016-04-13T20:20:54.197-04:002016-04-13T20:20:54.197-04:00The only men I would like to see wearing this, is ...The only men I would like to see wearing this, is the men who wear their pants down so far that you can see most of their underwear. If only it would catch on with them! janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02637808893882629744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-27857494477100645702016-04-13T14:53:46.782-04:002016-04-13T14:53:46.782-04:00...fit adjustment opportunity...and since more of ......fit adjustment opportunity...and since more of their bodies are exposed than usual, there's more shapes to work with (aka, attempt to put into some pleasing proportion)...magpihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106150045407509313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-74865866682878013122016-04-13T14:51:53.567-04:002016-04-13T14:51:53.567-04:00It's interesting how a male integrated-waist g...It's interesting how a male integrated-waist garment starts to invoke similar fitting issues to what women deal with all.the.time. Your last photo: those two guys have extremely different builds, but in the usual male uniform of slacks + shirt, it'd be much less obvious, since the waist break between garments offers a fit adjustment opportunity. I'm wondering what other how-to-think-like-a-girl challenges this project will hold... right - have you got long hanging space in your closet? Legs tan 'enough'? Sock height/shoe vamp line proportionate to hemline + leg shape?magpihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106150045407509313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-51122769542296228742016-04-13T14:10:20.196-04:002016-04-13T14:10:20.196-04:00Your post really made me giggle. Good thing you Go...Your post really made me giggle. Good thing you Googled "shundies" before committing :-) I can see a more practical aspect to the calchemise beyond shirt tucking, and that is laundry. One less garnet to fold and one less drawer taken over with underwear. Also, in case you start to rethink the snap tape, please listen to the voice of experience and do NOT go for the "convenience" of snaps at your crotch. I remember those with horror from so many body suits I had as a kid. They're messy, uncomfortable (imagine that snap tape pushed up in all your man parts all day long!), frustrating (because what if you get the snaps misaligned and don't know it until you walk away, or what if they suddenly come unsnapped - BOING - while you're mid conversation, or what if people hear you cursing in the stall of a men's room as you attempt to contort your body enough to get the dang things snapped when you're in a hurry - and yes, these things all DO happen with crotch snaps)... you'll do your best to avoid ever using them even if you have them. Good call on the seam. Wacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15117299813469075230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-72418154917731656042016-04-13T13:36:25.430-04:002016-04-13T13:36:25.430-04:00love the carefully worded explanation of practical...love the carefully worded explanation of practical matters!crosspatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11999663871787226503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-70144056161446313492016-04-13T11:50:14.294-04:002016-04-13T11:50:14.294-04:00I eagerly await the results of this sartorial expe...I eagerly await the results of this sartorial experiment! I love jumpsuits on me despite bathroom logistics and on 16-month old Taco. So maybe it's time for men to get in on the act? Although, part of me can't help but think of that old timey "Play golf free while having your suit pressed" photo.Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-27010499727941950622016-04-13T09:34:20.069-04:002016-04-13T09:34:20.069-04:00Perfect! Sounds like a good, comfortable solution...Perfect! Sounds like a good, comfortable solution. The calchemise (in the French pictures above) looks too much like underwear, yet I don't mind the look of one-piece surfing/swimming body suits so I guess it's a fabric, color, fit, and function thing and not the (very) general idea. Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15242005980195348193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-29057602600971994502016-04-13T09:31:40.465-04:002016-04-13T09:31:40.465-04:00It's one of those things that takes a bit of g...It's one of those things that takes a bit of getting used to. I don't know how well wearing them as rompers would go over in the heartland, but anything goes in NYC. I made my one and only jumpsuit in the early 70's. Designer Vogue and it was cute, but it had to be taken off to use the facilities and so totally was not worth it! As underwear like most women I've worn my share of spanx and I'm not sure why you'd want to make your clothing life difficult. But, each to his own and you'll have to decide if it's worth wearing them.Nancy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235347323004026695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-29399232367490578952016-04-13T08:19:04.607-04:002016-04-13T08:19:04.607-04:00So you're a morning man too!
In grade school ...So you're a morning man too!<br /><br />In grade school I was a 4 o'clocker, ever vigilant and proud to never have used a stall at school.<br /><br />I was also "toilet color" averse in my youth, which made one vacation to Michigan a long withholding period (a sick pink in an A-frame cabin - it mattered at the time). Testosteronenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-65808126539518370982016-04-13T05:40:46.820-04:002016-04-13T05:40:46.820-04:00Oh please do leave the house in that! Male fashion...Oh please do leave the house in that! Male fashion so need a bit of variety & I'm sure if any city can take it it would be NYC! It looks rather retro to my not so historically accurate eyes, so not so shocking. Love that Hello Kitty eas your partner in crime! As outwear the lack of crotch opening probably looks better. But as a sufferer of women who take too long in public toilets I'm not a fan of garments that require total disrobing in the stalls. But it probably isn't going to take off enough to cause similar problems for the gents.overflowingstashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15541994272534658220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-7961093779327046932016-04-13T01:49:18.421-04:002016-04-13T01:49:18.421-04:00When I was a child I had a blouse/skirt combinatio...When I was a child I had a blouse/skirt combination that was buttoned together so the blouse stayed nicely tucked in. Anne-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407827983634620698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-53244053109069655182016-04-13T00:30:47.855-04:002016-04-13T00:30:47.855-04:00I can see the point as a design exercise but you r...I can see the point as a design exercise but you really wouldn't leave the house wearing that, would you?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01697246183217584497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-26060018626410419242016-04-12T23:07:44.110-04:002016-04-12T23:07:44.110-04:00You are really funny!!! And even if I'm laughi...You are really funny!!! And even if I'm laughing, your guy rompers do look cute.<br /><br />SummerSummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02916907167958911607noreply@blogger.com