Markie's Fashion

[przed]

I'm still working to get a post ready about my Frankfurt trip and Mark's concert, but in the meantime, I've been debating the fashion merits of the jacket Mark's been wearing to a lot of the gigs with cenea. (Among the many reasons I love Mark is his striking but sometimes wacky fashion sense. Which means sometimes I love his outfits, and sometimes, not so much.) We got a more classic white jacket in Frankfurt.

I am...not fond of this jacket. But Ros had the best reaction to it when she saw this pic of it on Tumblr.



Me: Whaddaya think, Ros? Do you like Mark's jacket?
Ros: I like it. ::pause:: But I want to colour it in.

Hee.

Comments

[asilia.livejournal.com]

I adore Mark's quirky fashion sense ♥

My friends and I had been debating the hat he's been wearing lately before the gig (the really big one - it's just beyond awful!)... and then he came on stage wearing this jacket and carrying the hat in his hand. Haha, we all went like "Nooooo!" He only put on the hat for a moment during the concert - then someone shouted "Take it off!" and he went "You sound like my wife!" I immediately gave Emma about a 1000 sympathy points, lol. And thankfully he also took off the jacket at some point.

Ros' reaction is priceless - someone should tell his kids to have a go at it with some colouring pens :D

[przed.livejournal.com]

I adore Mark's fashion sense too, not least because it so often matches my own. (Waistcoats, hats, brocade as a fabric choice, I've got 'em all in my wardrobe. Which is no doubt part of why Mark has risen so quickly in my affection. *g*) I'm even fond of that crazy thing he wore to the 2011 Brits.

But oh, that hat. I really, really hate that hat. It's a perfectly fine hat, but the brim is far too wide for his height. And I say that as an even more diminutive person than Mark with a similar affection for hats. (We got the hat briefly in Frankfurt, but he quickly took it off again.) And yep, Emma definitely gets about 1000 sympathy points. *g* Though I also have to say that it is a long-standing policy with me that I never tell the Sweetie that he should or shouldn't wear something. Not unless he asks. *g*

Someone should definitely tell his kids to have a go at the jacket with colouring pens. *g*

[asilia.livejournal.com]

I completely agree about the hat - I personally love Mark's hair so if it was up to me he would never wear any hats at all but the ones he used to wear around... was it The Circus?... were fine but this one? As you said, too big! No wonder Emma hates it too, lol.

And I absolutely adore Mark's quirky fashion sense, even though it makes me *facepalm* a lot but somehow I think that's part of the charm ;) I completely forgot about that... thing at the Brits, I think all the Willowen love made up for the fact that it looked like Mark had chosen a cardigan that was at least 5 sizes too big and had been ripped apart by his dog *lol*

[przed.livejournal.com]

You're right that Mark's hair shouldn't be hidden. But if he must hide it, he really needs to rethink which hat he's going to hide it with.

It's kind of amazing that those Brits were my introduction to TT and Mark. (I think my reaction went along the lines of "Wow, I love this song! Wow, I love that guy's voice! Wow, what the hell is he wearing?!") Your description of that garment is 100% accurate, and yet I still sort of love it. (The *facepalm* is totally part of Mark's charm. *g*)

[asilia.livejournal.com]

Mark has worn some awful things over the years *lol* I think the worst has to be the pink blouse-thing he wore for the Princess Diana concert around 2007-2008... That was just the least manly piece of clothing I've ever seen!

During the old TT days, he used to be so fashionable - and I kinda think afterwards, when finally no one was telling him what to wear anymore, he went all out and started having his own, super quirky fashion sense. He also did a lot of weird stuff with his hair back then. I still shudder thinking about the blonde highlights...

[przed.livejournal.com]

See, I actually love that pink blouse thing, precisely because it is the least manly piece of clothing I've ever seen. *g* But my favourite look for him, hair and clothing, is the Patience video. Love the Hobbit hair, and love that coat and scarf combination. And I think he's just at his most beautiful there. (Hence, the icon. *g*)

Ah, the blond highlights...not his finest hour.

[asilia.livejournal.com]

I LOVED the hobbit hair - he looked so cute at that time ♥ And it was the time of the comeback so I pretty much loved everything about it anyway. I liked the way he had his hair for The Ultimate Tour - just a little shorter than the hobbit hair that followed :) And around the time when they recorded Progress (not his best time personally, but definitely a good time for hair :P)