To find DH’s outfit for dinner really unsuitable?

I live in a northern city and the doormen won’t let men in bars/clubs if they’re wearing stone island. I wouldn’t be happy at all!

I mean yeah... If you count Tommy Cunty Robinson & his ilk. There's a whole thing with spotting the badge in the wild.

Couldn't have cared less if DH wore a jumper/sweater but sure as hell not one of those. It's really tarnished the brand

I don't expect my DH to critique what I'm wearing unless I ask for his advice. Similarly my adult DC.

So you dressed up and your husband dressed like a chav…. Yeah embarrassing! Especially the badge - his photo willl no doubt be circulating online at some point !

I would be mortified to be seen in public with any adult wearing stone island.
It’s synonymous with football hooligans and faux ‘hardman’ cokeheads in my area

To me it's the jeans and trainers that sound more the issue.

But we need pics to really give feedback op!

Smart jeans and faded, baggy at the knees jeans are two different things.

ETA just googled Stone Island and it's not really something that appeals to me. I'd say on balance YANBU.

I mean Stone Island will forever be terracewear for me, but it's like £300. So probably cost more than your whole outfit, definitely something he'd consider 'posh'. It's a funny brand. Can be the height of chav and worn like a threat, or pretty slick. Your partner's outfit sounds on the slick end.

Roadmen are the dudes who hang at the corner.

If I get it correctly now. They might rob you, they might not.

There's a TikTok meme about how many people from NYC or Baltimore or Philly or Florida man vs how many UK roadmen.

I don't get the trash on sneaks. Some sneaks are worth serious bank. People have collections. I'd rather wear sneaks than heels, for sure.

Your husband is a scruffy bugger, but you know that already.

Had to Google Stone Island . FFS Why would he even possess it . How old is he and ask him he is having a mid life crisis and wants people to know that he used to be hard.
I would ruin it in the wash .

Certain places in my city won’t admit anyone wearing Stone Island. It really is synonymous with someone who thinks they are hard, and wants everyone around to know this.

Just googled what it looks like and the badge on the arm like that is giving nazi vibes. Eww.

Well I’ve learned something reading this thread, I had never even heard of Stone Island! For a smart restaurant I wouldn’t expect jeans or trainers either.

Stone Island was an original label by Massimo Osti, along with CP Company and Left Hand. He designed and made some spectacular knitwear and jackets 30 years. He was ahead of his time when it came to using different fabrics and coatings in some of his iconic designs.

Shame Moncler got their hands on it. Celebs really started wearing it and now it’s just worn by chavs and roadmen and more often than not, they are just wearing fakes.

Men wear clothes.

Outfit implies that all separate pieces are part of a singular look. No man thinks about his appearance that deeply.

Clothes for a man going to a restaurant consists of... decent trousers, a shirt or nice sweater, and decent shoes. That's not an "outfit."

@MarieJh YANBU about the top OP, but YABU to give the jeans and trainers a free pass to a "nice" restaurant. How I wish dress codes still existed so I'd never have to sit near people dressed like your DH in nice restaurants anymore. 🙄

If he's already wearing jeans and trainers, does it matter?

Having a "Stone Island" label on show is no tackier than Hèrmes or Dior. All visible labels are the same. One says "roadman", the other says "drug dealer".

Oh my god my dds were talking about some we know dressing like a road man and I just presumed they meant he was in high vis and industrious ‘worker’ type trousers and boots.
So it doesn’t mean that?? 🥴

anyway, jeans jumper and trainers - such a variant in all of those things but as long as he was clean and tidy I wouldn’t be upset about this.

Never heard of Stone Island, had to look it up. I’ve noticed that brands which are labelled ‘cheap’ or ‘chavvy’ on MN are always eye-wateringly expensive.

The jumper sounds smarter than trainers. I admit I’ve not heard of that brand but quick google tells me it is expensive. What is roadman?

Stone Island was a firm football terrace favourite about 30 years ago. Now it’s just worn by chavs, roadmen and wannabe hooligans. I’d be embarrassed if my other half was wearing it in this day and age.

I think a lot of people are missing the point. OP had dressed up a bit, wanted to make an occasion of it. Her chap couldn't be arsed. I loathe sitting in a nice restaurant seeing couples where the woman has made an effort but the man can't imagine showing her she's worth dressing up for. But then I'm a cantankerous old biddy who happens to have a partner who doesn't think it is either pretentious or uncomfortable to dress elegantly.

Surely he’d want to protect you incase it kicked off in the restaurant?

Isn’t it a button on label?

I rem pubs used to tell those wearing SI to remove the labels before they were allowed inside.

He should have taken the label off.

I didn't know that. Explains a lot, though!

Both are worn by the kind of bloke you'd cross the road to avoid, round my way at least. They're the modern Burberry baseball cap - a sure sign of a wrong 'un.