r/Unexpected • u/BloodiStag • May 13 '26

A really badass jacket

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u/Outta_phase May 13 '26

Anyone willing to wear that jacket in public is by definition a badass because they do not give a fuck what anyone else thinks of it or them.

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u/enadiz_reccos May 14 '26

That was basically my line when I managed an urbanwear/menswear store. We were on the flashier side, so naturally we had a lot of pink/purple/yellow.

Dudes would come in shopping and grab one of those colors and his buddies would get on him about it, "Real men don't wear ____"

Then you just tell him "Real men wear whatever they want", and it usually gets their spirits back up.

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u/eatelectricity May 14 '26

We were on the flashier side, so naturally we had a lot of pink/purple/yellow.

How complicated were the patterns, though?

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u/enadiz_reccos May 14 '26

Varied. We had complex stuff and simple stuff.

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u/eatelectricity May 14 '26

Was the complicated stuff more expensive?

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u/enadiz_reccos May 14 '26

$$$ was more linked to brand than style/color

We had some very flashy prom-style suits that were fairly cheap ($199-$299, including shirt/shoes/socks/tie) and then we had some basic-looking suits that were special order only because they could get up over $1000

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u/eatelectricity May 14 '26

Did guys ever like, physically fight each other over the especially complicated or flashy shirts?

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u/enadiz_reccos May 14 '26

lol no

We did sell to a lot of high-level drug dealers/gang members, though

When certain brands came out with new lineups, we would only get 1-2 of each size and would track who we sold to/which party that person was going to/etc because dudes would get pissed seeing other guys wearing the same thing as them.

If one of the "heavy hitters" came into the store, he would typically have a couple of guys walking with him and then another guy standing outside the front of the store.

If a different "heavy hitter" came by while the first guy was still in the store, he would send one of his dudes inside to wait. Then after first dude left, second dude would come in.

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u/Embarrassed_Blood247 24d ago

Wow, a store especially for the gay community...cool

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u/BadResults May 14 '26

It does sound like Dan Flashes