Zatol Ugot?

OK, ladies...I want to solicit your opinion. I will admit up front that I am a bit conservative in my look and style. I have never been one to try and follow the latest fashion trends (clothes, haircut, etc) and have always stuck with the advice to never confuse fad with fashion.
With my disclaimer in place, I want to know your opinions on the most prevalent look that I see for men today that I have heard termed as Slacker Chic. You know, the haven't-shaved-in-a-few-days-and-my-hair-hasn't-really-been-combed-in-a-while-and-I'm-too-cool-to-really-be-concerned-with-my-appearance look. Every single commercial on TV, print ads and the public in general seems to be saturated with this look. It drives me crazy! I know that it shouldn't but I actually find myself yelling at the TV telling the object of my scorn to "Shave and run a comb through your hair". It especially irks me when the guy in question doesn't even have an evenly spread beard and it looks patchy and scraggly. Yet he puts on his Coldplay wool cap (in 98 degree weather) and thinks that he is the coolest thing since sliced bread.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not talking about the I-don't-have-to-work-this-weekend-so-I-don't-want-to-shave look that will go away on Monday morning. I'm talking about the look that is supposed to look like you do not care what you look like but you actually spent 2 hours making sure that your beard is just the right length (amazing how the same guy never really grows a full beard...must be trimming and working to keep that non-effort look) and that your hair is in just the right haphazard place.
Opinions please.

P.S. Sorry for the rant, just curious if this look is really attractive to women.

Almostrecovered

styles come and go

remember the Miami Vice look? they actually sold razors that would leave the scruffy look

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Zatol Ugot?

I just don't remember the Miami Vice look lasting this long and being so pervasive. The Slacker Chic look seems to have taken on an air of legitimate fashion and not just a passing fad IMHO. The Miami Vice look also seemed to have a juvenile, tongue in cheek kind of feel to it.

Anyway....

Almostrecovered

well you also have the grunge look in the early 90's
the alternative punk look to an extent from the early 80's
the Miami Vice look from the mid 80's
the emo look from a few years ago

etc etc

even bell bottoms had their comebacks

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Nicole01

I love keeping my hair nice! I have ever since I can remember. I use the best products and buy them online at a discounted price.

I love to dress nice. However, it's been many years since I've boughten any new clothes. I told my husband I'd like a new wardrobe, but with school coming up with the 2 kids I have to put my own clothes shopping on hold.

I do not wear makeup very often. I do buy nice brands, but they are 4-5 years old. My foundation actually had mold in it and I haven't gotten around to buying more.

I do my best to stay thin with the best of my ability. I'm disabled, so my activity is at a minimum.

I do all this for myself. My own self esteem. When I was a runner I had a ton of confidence. I was very thin and toned with long blonde hair.

Gaia

I like this slacker chic look... because it then makes us frazzled moms look cool!
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Mavash.

I think who am I to judge how others choose to look. It's their life not mine.

FrenchFry

Do you mean like:











because...Yeah. I personally love it.

that_girl

My husband is clean cut That's what I like and I'm happy he is.

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notperfectanymore

All I know is I find "skinny jeans" on men simply repulsive, lol...they make the men look like little boyz

Zatol Ugot?

Yep. That's the look. If you don't mind me asking, do you consider yourself a younger person (say <30)? Just trying to see if this is a generational thing.

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YinPrincess

I like the first guy - I think he's cute.

I like a man to look like a man. I don't mind a bit of scruff and scraggle.
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FrenchFry

Oh yeah, I'm under 30.

Hipsters just grew up and got artsy jobs in advertising, inflicting their style choices on the masses. So, hipster style everywhere!

Plus, facial hair is very cute.

Runs like Dog

NC State radio WKNC 88.1 has a 90's grunge program called "The Flannel Solution".

OP you're also talking about some of the hipster look too and those people all need to die in a fire.

You know who else? Tom Ford. Anyone can go buy a cheap suit two sizes too small. That's not fashion.

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