Imagine you’re a 15 year old middle class boy but you like to dress like a roadman

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What watch brand do you favour? Any one got any intel on watches these type of young gents wear? To set the scene, they are also wearing black joggers or low slung jeans, Nike sport socks, Nike trainers, a white t shirt preferably Calvin Klein and a gym shark or Nike hoody, Ralph Lauren if they are feeling swish, topped off with a black north face or adidas coat and perhaps a little Nike beanie if
it is sub zero temps or they are unhappy with their hair. Any cool brands to know for a watch?

You’re coming across as someone who doesn’t really have much experience of teenage boys.

Also as someone who was never a teenager themselves.

I love all the funny roadmen, but am frankly shocked by the boys 'graduating' to wool sweaters and Uniqlo and preppy stuff, surely that's for guys in their forties?! [Clutches pearls]

I used to be one, funnily enough.

As a young teenager, I worried a lot about my appearance and my clothing. Then when I grew up, I realised it was very effeminate and insecure for me to worry that much, and not very masculine at all. I also realised that all men are ugly anyway, meaning that men who care about their appearance look a bit silly.

That took a turn.

Oh well, there’s your answer OP - tell your son he’s ugly and if cares about a watch he’s an effeminate fool.

Cheers @shuggles.

Young lads wearing tracky bottoms for comfort 😂(and girls with their Nike Pros)

retro watches are a in for sure - my 21 yr old asked me to sort out one of my old 90s ones for her - got them both done and found out they are worth a bit these days. Happily wearing my other one now after 30 odd yrs

Oh well then! The man expert has arrived and given their excellent opinion. Thread over!
Never, ever let your teens - especially boys, because it’s not at all manly and is frankly far too girly - worry about their hair, their clothes, experiment with their image etc etc. There. Sorted! Right?! How very dare you try and get something for your roadman for Xmas that he might like, op! How. Very. Dare. You.

You’ve contradicted yourself then, haven’t you?
And haven’t we moved on from using terms like “effeminate”? Is there any particular reason that boys shouldn’t care about their appearance but it’s fine for girls to?

Uniqlo is super popular amongst my teens and their friends. I love it as it means we can buy reasonably priced stuff that lasts. My older one loves a quarter zip sweater.

Oh yes my older DC has graduated to a quarter zip sweater! 😄
As a complete aside, do they have a weird formal process for asking girls out? ( He's 18 My little 15 year old precious lamb obviously doesn't even know what girls are...)

😂😂😂

Well it hasn't really but thanks for your snarkty comment. I don't know what/who Top Boy is either so that didn't help.

However, I'm happily child-free so never likely to need to know tbh, was just curious.

This is all making me laugh a lot, and reminding me of the time I wore pink jogging bottoms with one leg rolled up and my friend threatened to not be seen with me.

Absolutely. I think image and fashion is incredibly difficult for young men.

Please become a classic please become a classic please become a classic

no help here just admiration

This is so deeply specific and painfully accurate 🤣🤣🤣

But with the strap. My own roadman is not down with a pocket watch.

He wears the Omega x Swatch.

You may be a man, but you have absolutely NOTHING in common with teenage boys today.

Tracksuit bottoms are not worn for comfort. Yes, of course they are comfortABLE. But they are chosen for the aesthetic and they are worn at all times.

Actually, I'm a 47-year old woman and I wear my Nike Phoenix and Adidas Winter Originals for the look, not the comfort. Streetwear is a vibe.

You are not vibing.

Probably thinks vibing is “effeminate” 😂

In my experience (cutting off the layers in the resus department of ED) they usually wear undies, then a saggy pair of tracksuit bottoms and then a pair of jeans with the waist band under the buttocks. The two layers help protect against stab wounds and in one memorable occasion providing a hiding place for an 18 inch zombie knife.

I have no idea what "vibing" is.

I am a normal person who wears normal clothes, that's all.

young middle class boys who dress and talk like wanna be gansters

the wannabe rd men dress act and talk a certain way

The real road men are the young guys delivering drugs and stuff like tramadol / and benzos and talk like they live in Jamaica or the yard

The wannabe ones they all dress very similar to the real ones and talk the same but their parents can’t actually understand them 😂

the real proper rd men who inspire the “yoots “ to look like them but they wannabes are not necessarily in a gang culture

some proper road men are smart and the drugs money to make something better of themselves
most don’t and spend time in and out of prison
getting stabbed or shot

my DH family sisters were all into
RD men as young women and haven’t changed even though they are in their 50s 😂
None of them are married
all have a few 4 by 4 kids
all constantly moan about whatever rd man they are currently with

I know you have no idea what vibing is. And that's fine. But inserting yourself into a conversation about roadman style when you self-identify as a 'normal' person wearing 'normal' clothes, is wild.