Degree of Difficulty – The Jumpsuit
I don’t quite recall my inspiration, but over a year ago I ordered some jumpsuits on e-bay, convinced I could wear them in public without being flogged. All these months later, I have never even tried.
I’ve meant to – the main thing that’s held me back is not my courage, but the weather. If it’s cold enough to wear a jacket, a jumpsuit seems wrong. If it’s hot enough to sweat, again a jumpsuit seems a poor choice. My short midwestern springs and falls seem to fly by without my jumpsuit-ing ever getting off the ground.
Whether or not I can someday coordinate with the weather, I’ll first need to determine if I can even coordinate a passable jumpsuit outfit. Tell me if I’m getting close.
Involving any boots or any remotely-masculine shirt in my attempts continually trapped the look in a Billy Joel “Uptown Girl” video type vibe. The pink-patterned dress shirt, my oxfords, and some silver jewelry prettied it all up, so it played less literal and not so grease monkey.
So this was the best I could do. Served up this way or any other, I’d say sporting a jumpsuit earns at least an 8 on the Degree of Difficulty scale. I have an extra one in my basement, exactly like it, if someone else out there wants to attempt the feat as well.
February 6th, 2009 at 8:51 am
i love this jumpsuit.
nice site dude, i stumbled upon it through the uber intense discussion on hateration and validity, over at my friend’s site. if i were in this jumpsuit i think i’d be having a pretty fantastic day. positivity: in one unit of clothing. did anyone claim the one in your basement yet???
February 6th, 2009 at 9:30 am
Hi Chell!
No one has claimed my extra jumpsuit yet. I’m only 5foot9, 30X32 pants, and the jumpsuit is so small I have to cuff the legs or they look lame. So…the jumpsuit would only work on a fairly small man.
Whoever thinks they could squeeze into it is welcome to it.
-Will
February 25th, 2009 at 9:19 am
Winston Churchill loved his. If you’re going to wear it, wear it like this. In NYC. You’ll wind up on The Sartorialist.
October 20th, 2010 at 3:38 am
its just amazin! by the way what do you find as the difference between a jumpsuit and coveralls?
October 20th, 2010 at 4:55 am
Thanks, Ryan. I think the difference between the two is that a Jumpsuit is for military men jumping out of planes, and they tend to have elastic/tapered leg bottoms. Whereas Coveralls are to protect your clothes from dirty work, like a mechanic would wear, and they usually have non-tapered leg holes so you can get them over your normal pants easier. But in fashion-land, everything seems to just be called a Jumpsuit.