MUSA Knickers - Sartorial Slippery Slope

[jimD]

Dear RBW list,

Please help!

I recently got some of these (black ones) and have been wearing them pretty much all the time around the house.
They are totally comfortable, they are great on the bike.
They are perfect for my commute.
Yesterday I found out they are pretty much perfect to wear around work.
At > 60 years old I can't really pass as a hipster.
I'm getting strange looks from my peers at my high tech work place.

What am I to do?

-JimD

[Andrew]

Get a second pair, in alternate colour, of course.

- Andrew, Berkeley

[Seth Vidal]

Start a fan club because you're my hero!

-sv

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[William]

Rivendell MUSA knickers are not hipster wear anyway.  Wear them with pride!  Try a set of the pants, too. 

[PATRICK MOORE]

Give in gracefully and post a photo.

Patrick "be-knickered myself" Moore

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[jimD]

William,

You are correct sir.

However I'm sensing that they may be considered  inappropriate, from a sartorial point of view, 

as work attire for a senior type person (a.k.a., old fart).

Perhaps I'm making a career limiting move?

-JimD

anxiety ridden in the ant farms of silicon valley

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[William]

I work in high tech as well.  South Hayward but our home office is in Milpitas.  I admit I've never worn my MUSA knickers to work, and I have two pair.  I'm 43.  

On Saturday, February 25, 2012 10:39:37 AM UTC-8, JimD wrote:

William,

You are correct sir.

However I'm sensing that they may be considered  inappropriate, from a sartorial point of view, 

as work attire for a senior type person (a.k.a., old fart).

Perhaps I'm making a career limiting move?

-JimD

anxiety ridden in the ant farms of silicon valley

On Feb 25, 2012, at 9:02 AM, William wrote:

Rivendell MUSA knickers are not hipster wear anyway.  Wear them with pride!  Try a set of the pants, too. 

On Saturday, February 25, 2012 8:16:56 AM UTC-8, JimD wrote:

Dear RBW list,

Please help!

I recently got some of these (black ones) and have been wearing them pretty much all the time around the house.
They are totally comfortable, they are great on the bike.
They are perfect for my commute.
Yesterday I found out they are pretty much perfect to wear around work.
At  > 60 years old I can't really pass as a hipster.
I'm getting strange looks from my peers at my high tech work place.

What am I  to do?

-JimD

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[jimD]

Wear em - We can be the pioneers of a fashion revolution.

-JimD

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[Allan in Portland]

On Saturday, February 25, 2012 10:39:37 AM UTC-8, JimD wrote:

William,

You are correct sir.

However I'm sensing that they may be considered  inappropriate, from a sartorial point of view, 

as work attire for a senior type person (a.k.a., old fart).

Easily remedied with a pair of argyle socks. Dagwood hitting the golf links is the look you're going for. :-) Don't show any skin and you'll be fine.

-Allan

[jimD]

Excellent,

With the argyle socks could I wear the ensemble to church?

Oh, wait, that would mean I'd have to join a church.

-JimD

The Buddhists might take me - plus fours and all.

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[William]

Your OP title referred to a slippery slope.  Where do you fear your fashion sense will take you next now that you've allowed yourself to 'rock' the knicks?

On Saturday, February 25, 2012 1:39:11 PM UTC-8, JimD wrote:

Excellent,

With the argyle socks could I wear the ensemble to church?

Oh, wait, that would mean I'd have to join a church.

-JimD

The Buddhists might take me - plus fours and all.

On Feb 25, 2012, at 1:20 PM, Allan in Portland wrote:

On Saturday, February 25, 2012 10:39:37 AM UTC-8, JimD wrote:

William,

You are correct sir.

However I'm sensing that they may be considered  inappropriate, from a sartorial point of view, 

as work attire for a senior type person (a.k.a., old fart).

Easily remedied with a pair of argyle socks. Dagwood hitting the golf links is the look you're going for. :-) Don't show any skin and you'll be fine.

-Allan

Perhaps I'm making a career limiting move?

-JimD

anxiety ridden in the ant farms of silicon valley

 

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[Bruce Herbitter]

Second on the pants. I love, love, love them. When they were on sale, I bought a 2d pair. Realizing they were discontinuing, I bought a 3rd pr. I much prefer them to tights, although below freezing, I'll wear them OVER a pair of wool tights. Wore my blue pr of MUSA pants today on a cold and windy metric. They were wonderful. They move well with you, keep the wind out, let your sweat evaporate, and don't affect your aerodynamics (at least they don't make me any slower than I already am)

I have knickers too, and they are okay, I just prefer the long pants.

Bruce

On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 11:02 AM, William <tape...@gmail.com> wrote:

Rivendell MUSA !  Try a set of the pants, too. 

[Bertin753]

Be sure to add a yellow sweater vest.

Patrick Moore

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[jimD]

Well I'm thinking brightly colored hawaiian shirts would make fine riding garments.

Sort of a contrarian version of the run of the mill ghastly lycra bike attire.

They might 'meld' with the MUSA knicker as work fashion.

How would such shirts go with the argyle socks?

Where does one find wool argyle socks?

-JimD

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[jimD]

MUSA pants and shorts are on my list.

Shoot, I'm re-tooling my entire wardrobe.

Seriously, these suckers are comfortable. 

I'm wearing them all the time.

-JimD

I've become a MUSA fashionista.

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[Beth H]

If you can wear the knicks at work and your employer doesn't mind,
you've won.
Relax and work in comfort.
Beth "trying to decide if a sixth ear piercing will raise eyebrows at
my synagogue gig" Hamon

[grant]

This may be the top Sheldon-tribute signature of all time. Out of the
ballpark, Beth. I dunno whether "congratulations" or "good luck" is in
order, but take your pick.

[GeorgeS]

I wear MUSA knickers (I have two pair) to work all the time. I'm 70
years old. No eyebrows raised here, but then I teach in a university
where "dress code" is more likely to be the name of a band than of a
social convention. If I really wanted to spark interest, I would have
to put on a coat and tie and perhaps some wingtips. The MUSA
knickers and shorts are great. I just wish they didn't look like they
were made out of something developed by NASA.

GeorgeS

[islaysteve]

I smile because this is such a West-coast-centric forum. I can just imagine me wearing such to work.  (Written with love as a California-born-and-bred lad, transplanted to the East Coast long ago).  Don't worry, all is good, Steve

[Leslie]

On Sunday, February 26, 2012 7:40:13 PM UTC-5, islaysteve wrote:

I smile because this is such a West-coast-centric forum. I can just imagine me wearing such to work.  (Written with love as a California-born-and-bred lad, transplanted to the East Coast long ago).  Don't worry, all is good, Steve

No pants or knickers, yet, but I've recently got a pair of MUSA shorts;  not shorts weather here yet, looking forward to really breaking them in.

But at work...  'business casual' is the standard, slacks are the norm, but I can pull off khaki Carhartts easy enough, as I 'could' need to go out on a site at short notice.   However, some of the higher-ups are a bit tight;  we used to have a 'jeans Friday' where you could donate money for a charity, but recently, decided to cancel it, said we didn't look professional enough if we wore blue jeans... even was going to have the money refunded back collected for the charity (I believe everyone who had paid declined refunds).   

Maybe one day, things will come around...   'til then, I think they might make some good weekend pants....

[Bruce Herbitter]

I have worn MUSA pants on casual dress Friday. Feel great, and the chain lube grease marks  usually go un-noticed..

[Greg]

I don't have any MUSA knickers..but I do own 2 pair of Prana Nemisis
Knickers (good for climbing, stretch woven nylon). I wear them to
work. But I work at an outdoor speciality retail shop so, no big deal
on the dress code. I plan on getting some MUSA's soon, though.
Especially now that they have the longer legs. I'm 57 and a typical
day will see me wearing knickers, Merrell "Barefoot" Tough Glove shoes
and a Patagonia Pima organic cotton plaid shirt.
BTW, the Merrell line of "barefoot" running and causual shoes are
great for cycling too when paired with a Grip King or the like. At
only about 6 oz. a shoe....not much inertia to overcome..

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