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[...] these the mysterious man-pris that David wrote about recently? The guys were speaking German. Maybe man-pris are the next [...]

By: bustard

bustard — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:37:49 +0000

What the hell happened to a decent pair of wool trousers? They allow one’s legs to breathe, and a nicely made pair (there are tens of thousands of pairs out there at the second-hand and thrift shoppes of southern California) looks nice with a clean short-sleeved shirt. Hell, in this heat, even a clean T-shirt (untucked, to boot) does not look bad with a decent pair. They are quite comfortable, and as a 6’3″ semi-scottish bastard with legs that are no less limber than John Cleese (and just as lanky, I might add), I can assure you a nice pair of wool trousers does wonders for style and comfort.

By: bromike666

bromike666 — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:08:54 +0000

Ordered three pairs of these “man-pris” yesterday. 1 heavyweight, 2 lightweight.
http://tinyurl.com/2a7tka

By: mrhooks

mrhooks — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:58:41 +0000

Linen is great because it’s an extremely breathable fabric. So if the guy is too modest to wear shorts (which most likely means there is NO way he would wear any kind of kilt), go get some linen drawstring pants or something along those lines. They’re thin, light, very comfortable, and air goes right through them. The only problem is they crease/wrinkle very easily.

That said, I wear ‘em all – linen pants, shorts, and my kilt (Tartan, not Utilikilt). No man-pris though.

By: thunderboltfan

thunderboltfan — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:52:03 +0000

Hi, Self-Appointed LA Style Guy here. I am not a fan of the man-pris. They’re just wrong. But “I don’t wear shorts?” Please. Get thee to H & M for cool, slim fit shorts unburdened by cargo pockets and such. It will change your entire shorts awareness– seriously. I scored three pairs (they’re inexpensive– it’s H & M after all.) Now if my west side gal pal will just stop calling them patio pants, the little bitch.

By: frazgo

frazgo — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:36:22 +0000

I believe you are correct colinski regarding the fear of shorts may transfer to the kilt.

By: colinski

colinski — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:08:17 +0000

What’s wrong with linen? That’s a great idea. Or seersucker, if you want to class it up. They’re the fabric of choice for dressing nice in a humid ass summer in the deep south.

Uh, I have a feeling if someone is not willing to wear shorts they ain’t going to sport a utilikilt.

By: frazgo

frazgo — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:04:38 +0000

What low blow? I allowed pretty much anything except two items?
Even kilts would work as I understand they are about the ultimate in keeping your junk all nice and breezy cool.

By: lucindamichele

lucindamichele — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:00:54 +0000

I’m totally loving Utilikilts, yep. Super hot. The sig other has one and I get all hot & bothered about the whole thing.

That said, those “man-pris” sound like “I’m a bicyclist and cut off the bottom six inches off these pants so I won’t get chewed up by my bike.” And I have to cop to finding that kinda sexy as well.

please, for the love of god, no yoga pants on men. ever. ever.

ever.

By: WILL•I•AM CAMPBELL

WILL•I•AM CAMPBELL — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:58:54 +0000

In my segue from spandex, my go-to bike garb this past couple years has been the Campmor Trekmor convertible hiking pant ($29.99); very lightweight and wonderfully durable. A few weeks ago I did opt to splurge and buy an expensive ($69.99 on sale)set of Endura 3/4-length bike knickers (prefer that over "man-pris") that sport the unfortunate bike-unfriendly name of "Humvee," but they are very comforatable and sturdy.