Azizi - yes, I did start by saying "to each their own", and I do mean that - also that I like to see people who show by the clothes they choose to wear that they don't give a hoot about current style conventions or what other people think.

The current "style convention" in the UK for casual wear for men of most ages, except for perhaps those aged 75+, is the one I described: baseball cap, trainers(sports shoes/sneakers), T-shirt, sweatshirt, long baggy shorts (which I think you would describe as short pants ending just above the knee). I think that "look" becomes increasingly unattractive and unsuitable, the older a man is (anything over 20s). To me, there is something rather amusing about seeing a 50 or 60 year-old Englishman wearing a baseball cap and trainers (sneakers).

As far as the tattoos and shaved heads are concerned, this seems to be an increasing trend among younger men (say, under 40).It's just a personal thing, but I find that "look" rather unattractive. Body piercings, ditto. But - each to their own, and no doubt they don't like the look of me, either !

Azizi - I will see if I can find a picture to illustrate the "old-fashioned crumpled British look", which is devoid of all the non-British style imports that I mentioned (i.e. the baseball caps, the sneakers, the sweatshirts...) so you can see what I mean.

I agree totally with Jeri that of course it is what a person is like on the inside that is the important thing. However, what people choose to wear does tell you something about their personality and the aspects of themselves that they wish to present to the world.

- jeanie