Ladies, now your man can be INSTYLE! with INTERNATIONAL MALE!

[chickenscratching]

the casual look:



the, he really needs a drink look



pastel easter look anyone?





more: http://www.internationalmale.com/default.asp

[Kikosexy2]

1. Love ...

their catalog...especially the underwear section--call it soft-core porn of fashion--it's homoerotic fun!

[chickenscratching]

4. that's what i was thinking!

nice thong pics...mmmm.

[Mutley]

2. those are some ugly suits!

[chickenscratching]

6. i know

i didn't realize pastel easter colors were so in this century.

[Richardo]

3. David Byrne: 20 years ahead of the times

[progmom]

5. how could you forget...

The Paisley Glitter Jacket???

[chickenscratching]

8. oh my gawd...

i just had an ulcer seeing that!
:puke:
i don't get it.
ok, which is worse, being an american and travelling to international land with a fanny pack or being an american and travelling to international land with clothes from international male?
hmm??
too wordy?

[mondo joe]

50. I want that.

I could never wear it.

But I want it.

[progmom]

7. and what about...

[chickenscratching]

10. they need to put johnny depp in that outfit

i'd buy a million.



what's with the pastels people~!!!

[Ellen Forradalom]

83. He types with this keyboard.

[progmom]

9. oh my

[chickenscratching]

12. what the fuck?

what the hell is that one called?
is that a fashionable hospital gown or what?

the sparkler:

[jmowreader]

75. I used to have a job where I wore one of those

This thing looks like a hotel desk clerk's vest. Just add an ugly black woolen tie and you're all set to start handing out room keys.

[davidinalameda]

27. praying for a very strong breeze!

let's see what's up his skirt!

[DS1]

11. Is this supposed to be a trench coat, or a bath robe for the bath house?

[chickenscratching]

15. one thing we do know

it's ass ugly. what a cluster fuck of a jacket/robe

[progmom]

13. don't forget the "furs"

[DS1]

14. The Shoes section makes my eyes hurt, I won't even link them

:cry:

[chickenscratching]

16. you mean, like this?

[DS1]

25. No. Get your Gladiator on

[progmom]

17. what is the purpose of this design?

[chickenscratching]

20. that poor poor man

you can see his balls and dignity crushing in on themselves as we speak

[DS1]

21. The built in backbrace provides extra support for all your paper-mache

clothing requirements

/has no idea

[Richardo]

48. The only catalog with a fluffer, apparently.

[DS1]

18. Okay. All jokes aside, this is for gay men isn't it? It has to be. *Not

that there's anything wrong with that*

It's the only male online catalog that has its own model list

[Fenris]

23. What the Hell kind of men's clothing site uses the word "tops"?

Women (and Prince) wear "tops."

[chickenscratching]

28. i think

it's for metrosexuals, definitely.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

19. I really like these clothes, but

it doesn't look like there'd be any room for my boobs.

[BlueJazz]

22. I prefer my OWN clothes..Thank You!.

[swimmernsecretsea]

24. My favorite shirt? "The Swashbuckler" it's a Pirate's treasure!

I actually know someone who dresses himself from that catalog. If you put a flashlight on him he's an instant disco. Me, I go right to the Undergear Catalog and forget the International Male one completely. Life's short. Go for the good stuff right now!

[davidinalameda]

29. who?

:bounce:

[ForrestGump]

46. I started getting that catalog many years ago

( a legacy from a previous tenant) and it was always an exercise in humor to look at some fo the stuff for sale. Having said that, they've sold some things that I like a lot -- never bought anything from them, but I've always loved the pirate-shirt kinda thing (I like the lace-up collar) and have been sorely tempted to buy one. I've been told that my desire for the swashbuckler shirt is silly and that I'd look like some kinda weirdo if I actually wore it anywhere, but that hasn't stopped me before and I've always prided myself on dressing apart from the mainstream, if not at times downright inappropriately. The lace-up men's shirt seems to me a real '70s thing, proving that it's not just the music that was better back then.

One of these days, that shirt'll be mine...



By the way, I recently met (in the course of my job) two dudes who were both wearing lace-up piratey-style shirts. They were both extremely over-the-top stereotypical gay dudes, but they sure looked sharp (they were also much funnier and vastly more considerate and polite than most of the tourists that I deal with, but that's another story).

[Debi]

54. You and Jerry Seinfeld!

Love the shirt!

[SarahB]

69. Remember this one?

;)

I wish I knew where the one with the alternative head was.

[ForrestGump]

79. FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE...the uncut (no, nothing intended by that)

version:

[SarahB]

80. That's the one!

Plus, you know I deserved that too. ;)

[Fenris]

26. Well, now we know where Benny Hinn shops.

[progressoid]

77. Jeepers - That IS Bennie's look!

[Fenris]

30. HOLY SHIT.

[chickenscratching]

31. ok ok

:wtf:
that is so last century, yet again!

[flamingyouth]

33. What? I think that's very you

:evilgrin:

[Fenris]

37. What the Hell is wrong with this site?

It's like a clothing store for professional athletes.

[flamingyouth]

40. I don't think they've changed their catalog since the '80s

[chickenscratching]

34. the party solution

[Fenris]

39. FINALLY! A cape for every occassion!

[flamingyouth]

43. I like the Elvis circa 1973 look better

I mean, if you're gonna do a cape, do it right, people...

[GOPisEvil]

51. Rainbow seersucker?!?!?!?!

:wtf:

Seriously...WTFuckingF?!

[FuzzySlippers]

53. I think you should get that outfit

for the golf course. :P

[GOPisEvil]

55. Uhhhh....no...

I am decided unstereotypical when I play.

No loud pants for me. My golf game is funny enough. :D

[chickenscratching]

66. kick!

:kick:

[cmf]

32. International Male = Clothing for Pimps and Pirates n/t

[chickenscratching]

36. do pimps

tend to wear so much pastel?
do you think it's for metrosexual pimps?

[cmf]

44. Well, the gay and "metrosexual" men I know

Have much better fashion sense than what is depicted in International Male, so I'd have to say that IM caters to pimps with no fashion sense. Even for a pimp. Which is pretty bad.

[sui generis]

35. that's so . . . GAY!

it's all part of our evil plot to convince straight men that they'll be fashion plates if they start dressing like us. (heh heh heh, we don't really dress like that)

It worked amazingly well with the mullet you have to admit. A few of us ran around with mullets until even Grandma started sporting one, then ***PFFFFT*** overnight, no more gay mullets (well at least among the men); left ya'll with that legacy and we got none of the blame.

Same thing here. I can't wait to see you guys sportin' lavender spats at the local pool hall.

:evilgrin:

[chickenscratching]

41. its the whole metro and techno sexualthing right?

an excuse for men to dress like pastel easter eggs, think that theyre being fashionable, but be laughed at publicly. ???
do people think this is what gay people wear? pirate costumes?
do check out the underwear section, very spicy you know.

[Richardo]

38. How could you ignore the sporting gear on page 127?

:9

[chickenscratching]

42. you ass hole!

i did NOT need to see those ridiculous cock masters again!
ARGHHH!@

:)

[Fenris]

45. "Dear International Male. I like Converse. But they're not gay enough."

[Ivan Sputnik]

47. The models all look

like they're trying not to laugh. I can't imagine any guy, gay or straight, wanting to be caught dead in that stuff. Who buys it?

[Fenris]

49. Tough guys, of course.

:crazy:

[Deja Q]

52. Pic #3 and the Cat from Red Dwarf (on the far left), separated at birth?

I miss IM's cape though. Very sheik. And goth. And gay! :D

[Beaverhausen]

56. Gee thanks! I have to find something for my BF to wear to meet the parents

something from this catalogue ought to work nicely!!!

[Radical Activist]

57. I've seen these before

but its still freaking hilarious.

[driver8]

58. Are you sure that catalog isn't "International Pimp Daddy"?

Those are some stylin' threads...

[WindRavenX]

59. can't....breathe.....

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my GOD!!!
WORST. STYLE. EVAH!

[Bouncy Ball]

60. I do SO love the International Male threads.

I look forward to them and we haven't had one in a long time. I know when I see one I am going to laugh myself into a freaking hernia in no time.

Now, that being said, this entire thread is WAY more fun if, when you look at each picture, you imagine that the guy is right in front of you and it's a date or work situation and you HAVE TO KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE AND KEEP TALKING.

God, it's hilarious.

[beam me up scottie]

61. That would work except

for the guy in post 49...

[freethought]

62. How could anyone like these suits! They're hideous!

Anyone wanna guess at the price of just one of those? Uuuuuugh!
The one thing that irks me about magazines like GQ or International Male is the clothing they say you should but very month. And if you have to ask you can't afford it.

[RevolutionaryActs]

63. After scrolling through this thread, I can't breathe and I'm in tears!

SO FUCKING FUNNY! :rofl:




This was the topper though:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=3039127&mesg_id=3039313

:o :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[khashka]

64. They only ever get worse

These clothes are for gay men who are blind and have no sense of style (but think because they're gay they must have one). If you can get over that... well crap looking clothes that are badly made and fall apart as soon as you look at them.

But the underwear catalogue is pretty good so long as you don't intend to order anything........


Khash.

[JI7]

65. HAHAHH i can't stop laughing

this is too funny. i had seen the website before. but never looked through all their clothes and the clothes just seem to get worse based on those posted on here.
.
but i know where to look next time i need a good laugh.

[chickenscratching]

68. no kidding

they should pass this site along to people with depression issues.

[terrya]

67. Such gorgeous men...wrapped in such hideous clothes.

[tjwmason]

72. Bad packaging - good contents

:9

[spinbaby]

70. Have you seen the Dorcus collection?

http://www.lileks.com/institute/dorcus/index.html

[progressoid]

76. WOW! that's some scary shit

They didn't look too bad until this one...the He-Skirt

http://www.lileks.com/institute/dorcus/dress.html

[ffm172]

71. does anyone knows someone who actually wears those clothes????

I just can't belive there are guys who are really buying those clothes and actually wear them!!!!!

[chickenscratching]

73. personally, no

but i'd pay good money to see it.

[jakefrep]

74. Who do they sell to?

Pimps? Drug Lords?

[SOteric]

78. Ermmm.... No thanks.

Julsy's dude of choice would look pretty silly hiking through a rain forest in those get-ups.

[u4ic]

81. I see Herb Tarlek shops there, too

[northzax]

82. generally, I try to avoid

any store with the word 'male' in the title that has a jewelry section. but it is nice to see that the spirit of Crockett and Tubbs and the good people from Silk Stalkings lives on.

[Terran]

84. You guys DO get, don't you...?

that International Male is for gay men? Not that I know anybody who dresses anything like that. Their clothes are like theater costumes. But check out the extensive underwear and swimwear section, humanahumana!

[PassingFair]

85. I am NOT a racist...

but I HAVE seen with my own eyes, black gentlemen wearing these suits on any given Sunday morning in Detroit. They are wildly colorful and fun to see.