Agent Orange Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Something I have noticed over the years is that old people tend to only wear clothes of a certain colour, mainly beige. I have seen this lots, especially with the men, but can't work out why. Is that shade of brown seen as fashionable in the oap circles? Or is it, brown is a good shade to cover those accidents that come with old age? Fill me in... I want to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perplexed Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Don't forget that if the OAP in question is female, it's the law to buy a coat thats just that little bit too small... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Something I have noticed over the years is that old people tend to only wear clothes of a certain colour, mainly beige. I have seen this lots, especially with the men, but can't work out why. Is that shade of brown seen as fashionable in the oap circles? Or is it, brown is a good shade to cover those accidents that come with old age? Fill me in... I want to know. You are colour blind my orange friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Orange Posted September 3, 2009 Author Share Posted September 3, 2009 You are colour blind my orange friend. Oh, I see colours.... lots of colours, but not on old people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiz* Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 I've always wondered this too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slickwitch Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Don't forget that if the OAP in question is female, it's the law to buy a coat thats just that little bit too small... And pants just those few sizes too big.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsy Hack Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Well, from an evolutionary standpoint, younger people tend to dress more brightly than older people because they need to make themselves as visible and attractive as possible to attract mates (this is also why women tend to dress brighter - they are more choosy than men because they need to find a suitable father with good genes); the elderly, on the other hand, are not generally reproductively active and for various reasons don't need to find a life partner - thus they can afford to dress in drab colours. (CAUTION: Above explanation is for novelty purposes only. Use in rarified scientific circles is entirely at the users own risk and may result in severe ridicule and accusations of navel-gazing). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daftlad Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 And even in the middle of summer they wear about 5 layers of clothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sketty24 Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 You have a point, I've always wondered this too. And, almost all OAPs seem to wear the same clothes. It's like some kind of uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sketty24 Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 And even in the middle of summer they wear about 5 layers of clothing That's not even a heat issue. My granddad wears his thick blazer in summer and he's sweating. I suggest he doesn't wear it, he's all 'no, no, got to wear it when I go out' I think it's a formality thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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