Does your clothing lead to conversation?

[Mojooo]

My clothing style is pretty basic - I tend to wear basic design clothes with plain colours.

I was in the far east a few weeks ago and bought a 'jazzy' shirt. Later on a woman I was talking to said I had a nice shirt - that's about as far as I think anyone has ever spoken about my clothing.

I was in Thailand with a group on a tour and another guy not on our tour came in with a Newcastle Utd shirt. This very much excited an Aussie in our group wondering why that guy was wearing a NUFC shirt.

Later on I went over to the guy and asked. Turns out he was from Singapore and spent some time studying in Newcastle.

Got me thinking it might be a way to get some conversation started when abroad (something I welcome personally).

I was thinking maybe next time I am abroad I would wear a t-shirt with a Union flag on it - that way people might know where I am from and might strike up a conversation (IME people area very interested in the UK - especially when I regale my stories of having been up to the top of Big Ben etc)

Another idea I had was to buy a t shirt that says something like 'Speak to me in Japanese' - but when they do, they would soon find out I don't speak that language.....but it could be quite funny.

I guess for some people - and particularly woman, clothing is a fashion statement so is probably a common point of conversation...but for old fat blokes on PH - I'm thinking probably not much.

How about you? Any other ideas?

Edited by Mojooo on Friday 11th July 21:44

[Tango13]

I've had random people strike up conversations about my bike leathers and the various paint jobs on my crash helmets over the years.

[Jasey_]

Lederhosen is a good ice breaker

[borcy]

The list is endless.

Mr Blobby outfit is a good start.

[MitchT]

When I had my first job as a graphic designer the marketing manager from one of the client companies who was visiting complimented my shirt. I grew up invisible to females so I didn't quite know where to put myself!

Also, I have a bright red shirt with a small cavallino on it which came from a Ferrari collection many years ago. I don't wear it very often as it is literally Ferrari red and I'm quite an introverted person who doesn't often feel confident enough to pull it off but, whenever I do wear it, I feel like I'd have fewer postiive comments from women if I'd turned up with a basket full of kittens!

Finally, back down to earth, I was at York station many years ago wearing a Ferrari F1 team polo shirt when a random guy told me Schumacher was crap and Alsonso was where it was at. Schumacher won the next five championships!

[Monkeylegend]

I have several pairs of very brightly coloured "Odd Socks" with various comical cartoon like faces and other patterns on them of all different colours on each sock.

They are sold as Odd Socks and you get them in packs of three with each sock different. They are a bugger to pair up in the sock drawer.

When I wear them with shorts this time of year they nearly always prompt a conversation with people I know.

[waynedear]

Yes

[vaud]

Yes.

I wore an adult dinosaur costume through our village to go to school to talk to the KS2 kids in French for the second time this year.

Monsieur Dinosaur.

Lots of comments. Mostly positive from parents. Apparently I have a virtual fan club.

[Easternlight]

Nope. Never.

[Ezra]

The only conversation my clothes trigger is usually some snide remark from my wife telling me to get back to the wardrobe and pick out something thats not a cast off from Worzel Gummidge

[RDMcG]

I buy mail order clothes of no distinction in plain colours. I have a couple of black suits for the odd more dressy occasion. No logo stuff whether automotive or designer labels. Basically cheap hard wearing stuff and utterly uninteresting to anyone else.