Members TIMKEYS Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 whatever you decide to wear , take a good look at yourself in the mirror before you walk out the house. Pay attention to colors. Pay attention to how things fit and do they make you look slimmer or like a stuffed sausage. White tennis shoes are pretty hard to sell on stage. If you are not slim stay away from T shirts. we for sure are more casual than a lot of bands since we are a beach band and play in a climate where its blazin hot in the summer. We have one guy who happens to be the oldests who can pull off a T shirt and jean. The rest of us collared shirts are our best bet. I doubt that I will ever dress in the red silk shirts with puffy sleeves black slacks and fuzzy beatle boots that we wore in one of my first bands. Just sayin lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 Originally Posted by Lee Knight But you know... he can. I think he was saying he can't in shorts, a tshirt and ballcap. All the people you mentioned dress well and purposefully. A lot of it is probably generational, which is why this question is coming up so much lately. For those of us that came of age in the 70s and 80s the idea of dressing to make a statement isn't much of an issue than for the guys who came up in the "anti-fashion" 90s it seems. And for those guys who are now reaching their 40s and have put on some weight and are, maybe for the first time in their lives, realizing that just showing up in the clothes they did their day-job in doesn't give them the same "rock" look that it did 20 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted December 19, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 19, 2012 Originally Posted by guido61 I think he was saying he can't in shorts, a tshirt and ballcap. You're right... I missed that. Cold medicine and coffee... it's not pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mstreck Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 I was speaking from personal experience. The only thing I've found to make me look like I might belong on stage has been dark/black jeans and a black t-shirt - and not one that us too snug (shows off my gut).I'm forcing myself to lose weight because I know that I'm going to have to wear trim button-down shirts for some of the gigs/venues that we're chasing. The clientele definitely won't be wearing jeans and t-shirts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpaceNorman Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 Originally Posted by mstreck .... I know that I'm going to have to wear trim button-down shirts for some of the gigs/venues that we're chasing. The clientele definitely won't be wearing jeans and t-shirts. As cheezy as it sounds ... if the gig calls for a "dressed up" look - I'm all for going all the way, and wearing the tux. I'm of the opinion that when going for that "tweener" look of dress pants, dress shirt and a jacket - it's virtually impossible to distinguish yourself from the rest of the audience. Put on the tux, and that particular problem is solved. When I'm "tuxing" - I wear a classic wing tip shirt along with a red bow tie and red vest. As somebody who's always warm - I lose the jacket the moment we take to the stage - yet still retain that a look that says "formal". I also love that the crisp white shirt and bright red tie and vest provide me with great contrast when I'm seated behind a stack of black keyboard gear. The only thing that I really dislike about wearing a tux (or any "dress" attire for that matter) - is that it forces a total change of clothes between setup and performing - as well as a total change between performing and teardown/loadout. I'm one one of those guys who puts my whole body into tear down and load out - and just can't do that kind of work in dress clothes. Unfortunately, many venues don't provide a place that's suitable for changing in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar Slim Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 Originally Posted by guido61 the guys all wear black or grey (usually black jeans) and then we call a "color" for the night and everybody wears whatever accessory they have that is that color--be it tie, scarf, shirt, jacket, hat. I play in a Billy Joel tribute band named An Innocent Band that is playing a casino for New Years Eve. I told the group about this idea last night and everyone liked it. So we will be "borrowing" this idea and dressing in all black with red accents for our New Years Eve gig. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 Originally Posted by Guitar Slim I play in a Billy Joel tribute band named An Innocent Band that is playing a casino for New Years Eve. I told the group about this idea last night and everyone liked it. So we will be "borrowing" this idea and dressing in all black with red accents for our New Years Eve gig. Thanks! Borrow away! It's certainly not like WE invented the idea. We, of course, borrowed it from some other band. But it's an easy look to do and we get compliments on how good we look (I HOPE they aren't being facetcious, anyway....) at almost every gig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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