Pluggers by Rick McKee for December 29, 2022

someday

That’s a loser suit, not a leisure suit.

Many tend to give credit to Don Johnson for coming up with the scruffy 5 o’clock beard, leisure coat over a T-shirt, no socks & loafers “Miami Vice” look in the ’80s.

But Jed Clampett had already nailed that style in the ’60s….a true visionary indeed.

I’m retired, so ALL my clothes are leisure clothes.

Lesiure suits may come back, but 1970’s polyester no way.

I owned one leisure suit. Its probably in a land fill. Never wish to see another.

My leisure suit is my birthday suit – but I’m not (lei)sure, if it ever will come back into “style” again

Was Leisure Suit Larry was finally threadworn, snagged by the MeTwo Movement?

My suit was gone a long time ago … No need to bring it back ;-)

Ah, the power of polyester!

Well, they never bio degrade. But, then, there’s that ‘If you wore it once’ guideline.

I haven’t owned a suit in over 20 years and have no desire to ever have another. I would have to rent one if a situation ever arose where I needed to wear one.

Many fashion return; bell bottoms, wide lapels, narrow lapels, wide ties, narrow ties, etc. But thankfully the Leisure Suit hasn’t and never will.

The closest I’ve ever gotten to a fashion trend was buying double-knit slacks, because for a while there wasn’t anything else.

still waiting for the 12 inch lapels with aerodynamic properties.

It ain’t gonna happen!

I guess he will have to wait until they remake the Six Million Dollar Man

I don’t wear suits anymore. Leisure or otherwise. The freedom to make comfort the top priority of one’s wardrobe selection has to be at least the third greatest perk of attaining older age.

I can’t believe people are hanging onto leisure suits. Pathetic losers! I do, however, have my Nehru shirts and jackets dry-cleaned every year.

NOOOOO. Anything but the 70s clothes!

Polyester is a polymer invented in the 1940s [the first polyester (Dacron) suits, made by Dupont, went on sale in 1951]; and, like many inventions, has been tweaked and improved over the past seven decades, evolving from the slick, stiff, odor-retaining fabric into a high-performance, premium material with a much lower ecological footprint.

It’s somewhat amazing that the material survived the ‘70s double-knit, hot, smelly, slick, shiny leisure suit. And even back then there were complaints that it wasn’t eco-friendly. But, it had several things going for it: didn’t wrinkle, didn’t shrink, kept its shape, machine-washable, sturdy.

By the ’90s, a lot of these defects went away: The tubular shape of the fiber was changed. New cross sections emulated natural fibers, deflected light — no more shiny. New brushing and spinning processes give it a natural, cotton-like, hand-feel. New treatments prevent microbial growth and prevent odor retention.

And, although polyester requires more energy for processing, cotton requires a lot of water and land to grow. And polyester is very recyclable — a lot of the industry is set up to use recycled polyester in its manufacturing. This results in a lower eco-footprint than cotton.

Now, if we could just figure out how to get rid of those pesky microfibers [micro-plastic shed during the manufacture, washing, wear of synthetic/polyester clothing].

Polyester microfibers go into the ground, water, and air and they don’t go away. They result in about 35% of the plastic that is polluting our oceans, being absorbed by sea plants and eaten by sea creatures. Microfibers are found in land plants and animals. They are found in rain and snow at the tops of mountains. We are breathing, eating and drinking microfibers. Not bio-degradable. They take between 20 and 200 years to decompose. Not good.

everything comes back into style eventually (sometimes unfortunately)

Fitting is another question entirely…..

True Pluggers (male and female) have no idea what’s in fashion, and couldn’t care less. They wear what they want wherever they want. Now THATS Freedom, lol!