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Apparently, The Irish Are Straight Savages When It Comes To Fashion And These 30 Stories Prove It
Fashion is one hell of a tough nut to crack. For most of us, it’s somewhat similar to that one cursed mathematical equation from high school that still gives you nightmares. And for a few lucky ones, thousands of inspirational Pinterest boards later and they’re rocking a red beret like a Hollywood A-lister off duty.
But according to this hilarious Twitter thread, you wouldn’t pass looking like this in Ireland. “Props to anyone who tries to be fashionable in Ireland. I wore a red beret once in Waterford and someone called me super Mario,” tweeted an author who goes by the handle @janky_jane.
Twitter immediately caught up with her, and a whopping 132.7K likes later, we have some of the most entertaining stories of getting savagely roasted for their sense of style on the streets of Ireland. So next time you’re in Belfast and thinking of rocking that long fake fur coat you got in a thrift store at Bricklane Market, you'd better opt for something, or anything else, really.
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Helen Haley 4 years ago
Its always the warp core. That's ok though, apparently, the deflector dish can fix anything.
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Agnes Jekyll 4 years ago
My ex had a blue greatcoat, and he looked like a Russian soldier--but a short hipster version.
If you ask for a definition of the Irish sense of fashion, it would be mission impossible. In our globalized world, “national’’ fashion simply does not exist. International fashion trends are sweeping across the globe despite geographical coordinates and that’s the whole beauty of it.
One of the biggest trends of the past decade is sustainable fashion. This has to do with our global shift towards ‘slower’ and more mindful consumption. More low-profile, local fashion creators are coming to the market and Irish brands are no exception. One great example of a conscious Irish brand is Native Denim. “We put in what the high street takes out,” is the company mantra and though €170 may be a lot for a pair of jeans, they guarantee it for 5 years, but they bet it’s gonna last 20.
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Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
That's your cue to move about 50yards, good luck to the friend spotting traffic cones.
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Russian Otaku 4 years ago
Oooo I felt that. Driver is a lifehmmmnaay hmm a rep savoir yeah I'll go with a reputation savoir and embarrassment preventer LUL
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Night Owl 4 years ago
Yeah. It's one way to brighten up a funeral, I guess
Load More Replies...You can’t have that heritage classic look without a quality Irish tweed. The Landskein is another sustainable name in Irish fashion that specializes in stylish tweed coats and jackets made in Donegal tweed. The materials, linings and fusing they use are to Oeko standards, meaning they test the textiles for harmful substances, plastic polybags are biodegradable and buttons are made from natural horn.
Another great Irish brand to follow is Stable Of Ireland, founded by two friends Sonia Reynolds and Frances Duff, who seek to transform Irish heritage fabrics and give them a modern and stylish look. Think of crochet tops, Irish linen shawls, scarves, handknitted Aran sweaters and similar goodness.
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Got Myself 4 Dwarves 4 years ago
Insult saved into the memory bank for future use (now I just hope an opportunity arises to use it)
ThoughtsAreNotFacts 4 years ago
Right! In general I feel making fun of people for what they wear or how they look is such a awful thin. But some of these are so freaking funny!!
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Got Myself 4 Dwarves 4 years ago
Ah f**k, here comes the theme tune into my brain - guaranteed I'll be awake at 3am giving it nana nana na inspector gadget! Go gadget go!
C Lawson 4 years ago
Mine too. Thats the first thing that popped into my head and it'll be there forever
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Auntiecorn 4 years ago
Right?! I would name the coat my "inspector gadget coat" or something along those lines! I'm not that creative..
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Terry Tobias 4 years ago
Back in the 80's, I had a chambray duster that I loved and wore all of the time. A friend of mine dubbed it my "Rough Rider" coat, like I was about to mount my horse and ride with Teddy Roosevelt. I wore it with pride and would still wear it today if I could!
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Kari Panda 4 years ago
I knew it couldn’t be Tinky Winky as 'a triangle is the sign of the gays and purple is the colour of the gays'. That was a claim made by some fanatics who wanted to protect children from this scary gay agenda. It was so ridiculous it always stuck with me.
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Got Myself 4 Dwarves 4 years ago
Ah my fellow Scottish sarcastic twats living up to their reputation - never change
AspieGirl88 4 years ago
Should’ve asked “What’s the story in Balamory”, if it was that colourful (plus they’re in Scotland)! 🤣
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AspieGirl88 4 years ago
At least he didn’t ask if her name was Cruella, because he might’ve got slapped! 😂
AspieGirl88 4 years ago
Woah. What did I say that was so wrong? I’m not trying to be nasty! 🥺
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Kari Panda 4 years ago
My first day of work, I wore an ankle-length old-fashioned skirt and a white blouse because my mother had claimed that would be expected of me and I couldn’t just dress casually. Well. Everyone else wore a t-shirt and jeans and I felt so ridiculous. Started dressing normally the next day. Several weeks later, one of my co-workers told me how on my first day, they all thought I was some stuck-up prig and wanted nothing to do with me. (Pro tip: If possible, go visit your future work place as a customer to see how people dress there.)
Two_rolling_black_eyes 4 years ago
There are catholic neighborhoods around the world that has some kids getting first communion every week. It never hurts to keep a couple cards with the get well, birthday, etc in the drawer you can pull out.
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Dude should've just rolled with it and made himself the every day fancy suit guy.
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Sam Yobado 4 years ago (edited)
Wear what you like, not everyone has to wear the twat costumes these brain surgeons probably had on.
Derek Clark 4 years ago
Why would the remarks of two strangers bother you enough to not wear it again? Problem isn't the jacket but your self-confidence .
Toea Muresan Iulia 4 years ago
kinda cruel, but actually in Moldova elegance comes with white gym suit (for the groom), adibas or other fake gym suits for the other men wedding guests :)))) not kidding, check the pictures https://alexandrudochia.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/cum-recunosti-mirele-la-o-nunta-din-republica-moldova/
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Laura Carney 4 years ago (edited)
Lol, my high school nickname was chili con carney. Good times.
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lara 4 years ago
I think I am moving to Ireland. Great sense of humor, it seems. Right down my alley. They say what I am, sometimes, not saying.
wow that's fantastic 4 years ago
if i were a zebra i would just say that i trampled over the zookeepers and escaped
AspieGirl88 4 years ago
Oof ... she kinda asked for that, TBH. Why would you wear zebra stripes & tiger print together (unless you’re below the age of 10)? 😂🤷♀️
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Evelyn Culligan 4 years ago
I just heard that on the radio today!!! I'm in Belfast, was going to post it & this popped up!
Alison O'Connor 4 years ago
ah now boi a white turtle-neck jumper you just asking for trouble ;)
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Got Myself 4 Dwarves 4 years ago
They are an epic sweet. However, my mother being diabetic means she gets the sugar free. Trust me, don't eat a full pack, or your digestive system will hate you
Tobias the Tiger 4 years ago
Werther's Originals are so good, especially the caramel-coffee ones.
Leslie Burleson 4 years ago
I always start singing 50's style glee club music to men in cardigans . Bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum Mr. Sandman
AspieGirl88 4 years ago (edited)
He should’ve told them to f**k off & buy their own damn sweets! 😂
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AspieGirl88 4 years ago
Awww, that’s just mean! Ponchos are great to wear! I once had a nice deep green knitted one that I wore with blue jeans & no one ever called me out on it. They’re so cosy, too! I’ll have to buy another one of these days... 🥺
Calypso poet 4 years ago
I don't understand why you're getting downvoted. These people sound mean and slightly racist. I have a coral, black and beige poncho type wrap that I wear with jeans and I get so many compliments.
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Toea Muresan Iulia 4 years ago
you laugh but these are kinda great when is chilly (chilli) outside
Susan Missett-King 4 years ago
I wore a pink poncho and my sister said "Ole" every time I came in the room.
Dandelion Patch 4 years ago
Google Juan Valdez coffee commercial, that's probably what they were referencing.
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Birgit M 4 years ago
Fellow goth here. I was asked if I was The Undertaker‘s wife. (They meant the wrestler.)
Lizzie Smith 4 years ago
I was once sat on a bus, in full goth mode, when an old lady grabbed my hand and told me she was going straight to church to light a candle for my loss.
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InfectedVoice 4 years ago (edited)
Long nicknames are the best, we call my friend Jason 'Jonny Five' because sometime in the late 90's we went round his house 2 nights in a row and he had channel 5 on the tv both times, he is not known by any other name now.
Got Myself 4 Dwarves 4 years ago
What do you call a guy wearing a suit in park head? The accused (insert drum noise here) (For those who don't know is area of Glasgow where Celtic park is located, other locations can be substituted to suit)
AspieGirl88 4 years ago
That second one is just silly. The other two are very believable, TBH. 😅
Suzanne Haigh 4 years ago
I have heard sillier and known them to be true, don't underestimate
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AspieGirl88 4 years ago
Nah. Lara Croft would never be without her pistols (except when she’s at her mansion)! 🤷♀️😅
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Gerard Neaux 4 years ago
I'm so curious now what's considered good standard of dressing in Ireland
A Head 4 years ago
My 15 year old daughter has basically that same jacket and wears it everyday with her red Converse high-tops. She looks awesome.
Karen Clark 4 years ago
Oh, yes! That jacket with red Converse high tops? Iconic! Fab-u'-lous!
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AspieGirl88 4 years ago
Let her wear whatever is comfortable for her & don’t judge. She might have personal reasons for dressing a certain way, after all. 🤷♀️
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AspieGirl88 4 years ago
They obviously have sponges where their brains should be, because they made themselves look a whole lot dumber! 🤷♀️😅
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Scagsy 4 years ago
Growing up I was a chubby kid and my family moved from Yorkshire to Staffordshire. Some twat called me pudding and it stuck til we moved back again. Thank God we moved back again.
InfectedVoice 4 years ago (edited)
Again, long nicknames are cool, one of my other mates is called Kinger because we went to a Burger King for a birthday party when we were young and he was the only kid who put a paper crown on, that was 35 years ago and it's still his name.
Eglė Bukauskaitė 3 years ago
seeing this they tease for clothes that can be changed rather than physical appearance (fat / 4 eyed / etc). Which is really nice actually!
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Toea Muresan Iulia 4 years ago
I have a full lenght leather jacket with hood. unfortunately I don t have a scythe
Shika Louis 4 years ago
I think the real question is, if Wankula's here, who's in the coffin????
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Katinka Min 4 years ago
However, if the lads think, that's where the vag is, they'll have some surprise waiting for them
Coleen 4 years ago
And all those boys thinking they got to "third base." ;-)
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denzoren 4 years ago
I'm not gonna lie, I like the jacket..but you must have expected to get some comments. Lol
Caro Caro 4 years ago
True, jacket is nice but the comment is even better!
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Agnes Jekyll 4 years ago
I gotta say, few things irritate me more than a hat worn on the back of the head. Commit to it or lose it but don't go halfway.
Jamma 4 years ago
Look up "Adebisi's hat"...you'll be so annoyed. This TV character had a hat that defied physics. It was a natural wonder. :D
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Alison O'Connor 4 years ago
the 'bucket' residents, the lady of the house speaking, oh its you Daisy
Hogswallop 4 years ago
Love this one! Saw him in a play once many years ago and ran into him afterwards while walking to the car. He stopped for a chat and was really nice.
James Game 4 years ago
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fkeepingupappearances.fandom.com%2Fwiki%2FOnslow&psig=AOvVaw0PO19pggIiVy6lRb3-B3A9&ust=1629368138493000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAsQjRxqFwoTCPD61rqruvICFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD
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Muff_Fluff 4 years ago
Is it a pigeon? Is it a tomato? No, it’s retired Superman!
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Chris Hooley 4 years ago
Judith Gentileschi? Awesome. Go Artemisia's Holofernes on their arses.
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FloC 4 years ago
Purple birkenstock anke boots ?????? O_o I have to google that to see how the hell it looks.
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Got Myself 4 Dwarves 4 years ago
I've always wanted these. Been tempted to walk out the bowling with them leaving behind some s**t primark flats
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denzoren 4 years ago
The only comment I've ever gotten that stood out...was actually a mean comment. I was walking down the street in a t-shirt and some floral board shorts and a woman in a passing car just shouted "wow, those pants are gay". I was so confused...like...so what? They're my favorite pants. It didn't stop me from wearing it again. Lol
Monday 4 years ago
Of course those pants are gay, they sound like the happiest pants I've heard of in a long time.
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Louloubelle 4 years ago
If this is how everyone in Ireland talks to people, my hat is off to you all. You are truly the most quick witted people on the planet. It does explain the way my father talked to me growing up. He lived with his grandmother and her brother who were born and raised in Ireland. When I was in high school a million years ago, Osh Kosh B'gosh overalls were all the rage. The first time I wore them, my father asked if I was going out to plant the crops. Painter's pants, also popular, was asked when I would be done painting the living room. But now I need to know, if I ever visit Ireland, as a middle aged, slightly overweight woman, what should I wear that I won't get called out on?
Fidgets McGee 4 years ago (edited)
My fave in Vancouver: POV I'm 6 foot, wearing long black coat and shiny black boots power walking out of the skytrain cuz I'm late--behind me hear "da-da-da da-da-DA da-da-DA" Darth Vader theme music!! OMG I laughed, spot on!
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wow that's fantastic 4 years ago (edited)
i wore a suit with yellow buttons, red shirt and black sleeves and my brother said "attending nutcracker eh"
Louloubelle 4 years ago
I'm just amazed at how quick they are coming up with this. I'll admit to being jealous.
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IlovemydogShilo 4 years ago
My friend told me the once in the 1980s her mother bought a black fake fur coat white boots and white gloves. When she wore them altogether her son, my friends brother, asked why she was dressed like a border collie.
Alison O'Connor 4 years ago
I loved this, my Nana used to always say I was sweeping the streets with my pants and she called one of my pants the 'galvanised trousers', awh miss her
Kenny Kulbiski 4 years ago
In the unlikely event I ever get to Ireland I'm packing the weirdest clothes I can lay my hands on just to hear this first hand.
denzoren 4 years ago
The only comment I've ever gotten that stood out...was actually a mean comment. I was walking down the street in a t-shirt and some floral board shorts and a woman in a passing car just shouted "wow, those pants are gay". I was so confused...like...so what? They're my favorite pants. It didn't stop me from wearing it again. Lol
Monday 4 years ago
Of course those pants are gay, they sound like the happiest pants I've heard of in a long time.
Load More Replies... Louloubelle 4 years ago
If this is how everyone in Ireland talks to people, my hat is off to you all. You are truly the most quick witted people on the planet. It does explain the way my father talked to me growing up. He lived with his grandmother and her brother who were born and raised in Ireland. When I was in high school a million years ago, Osh Kosh B'gosh overalls were all the rage. The first time I wore them, my father asked if I was going out to plant the crops. Painter's pants, also popular, was asked when I would be done painting the living room. But now I need to know, if I ever visit Ireland, as a middle aged, slightly overweight woman, what should I wear that I won't get called out on?
Fidgets McGee 4 years ago (edited)
My fave in Vancouver: POV I'm 6 foot, wearing long black coat and shiny black boots power walking out of the skytrain cuz I'm late--behind me hear "da-da-da da-da-DA da-da-DA" Darth Vader theme music!! OMG I laughed, spot on!
Load More Replies... wow that's fantastic 4 years ago (edited)
i wore a suit with yellow buttons, red shirt and black sleeves and my brother said "attending nutcracker eh"
Louloubelle 4 years ago
I'm just amazed at how quick they are coming up with this. I'll admit to being jealous.
Load More Replies... IlovemydogShilo 4 years ago
My friend told me the once in the 1980s her mother bought a black fake fur coat white boots and white gloves. When she wore them altogether her son, my friends brother, asked why she was dressed like a border collie.
Alison O'Connor 4 years ago
I loved this, my Nana used to always say I was sweeping the streets with my pants and she called one of my pants the 'galvanised trousers', awh miss her
Kenny Kulbiski 4 years ago
In the unlikely event I ever get to Ireland I'm packing the weirdest clothes I can lay my hands on just to hear this first hand.
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