I know the fashion impact of the leisure suit would be diminished greatly without the white shoes and matching belt, but it would be a great way to do a "Paddle to a nice waterfront restaurant" kind of trip. Just take off the rain jacket, and have a high fashion retro outfit for dining or dancing! Or perhaps, a leisure suit clad team of kayak racers? ACA dress code?? Only with matching accessories, I hope. Tina >In a message dated 1/5/00 4:09:17 AM, tina_at_bentobuggy.com writes: > ><< My question: do all polyester fabrics have the wicking properties of these >higher priced spreads? Will polyester thrift shop clothing, such as velvet >shirts or leisure suits work the same way as Patagonia Capilene gear? >> > LedJube wrote: >Hmmmmmmm Leisure Suits . . . . . . . . . >Can't you just imagine what this would do to our sport's image?? And the >follow up movie?? The Nerds Explain How To Surf Without Losing Your Beanie >?? >Would we have to wear the pocket protectors too?? Would the ACA institute a >dress code ?? > >Even if it doesn't, it would be very appropriate walking into the disco >after a day paddle. >Gabriel L Romeu ------------------------------------------------------------- ___________ / OOOOOOO- / I / -OOOOOOO- / I /___________/ / I___________I / Have you hugged your bento today? Check out the BENTO BUGGY website at: http://www.pcez.com/BentoBuggy ------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
><< My question: do all polyester fabrics have the wicking properties of these >higher priced spreads? Will polyester thrift shop clothing, such as velvet >shirts or leisure suits work the same way as Patagonia Capilene gear? >> > Speaking from memory, the old leisure suits didn't breathe worth a damn. They were also clammy which I interpret as not breathing well. Perhaps it was the exertion from busting all the moves on the dance floor (not). Suggest getting out the Sierra Trading Post Catalog or visiting their web site. At $8 - $10 per piece it is higher than the thrift shop, but it is wicking polyester. (No affiliation or commercial interest) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
>I know the fashion impact of the leisure suit would be diminished greatly >without the white shoes and matching belt, but it would be a great way to >do a "Paddle to a nice waterfront restaurant" kind of trip. Just take off >the rain jacket, and have a high fashion retro outfit for dining or dancing! On our New Year's Day paddle our Commodore was in a tuxedo complete with bow tie and cummerbund. We had a champagne brunch at the lunch stop, too. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
At 03:44 PM 1/5/00 -0800, Tina wrote: >I know the fashion impact of the leisure suit would be diminished greatly >without the white shoes and matching belt, but it would be a great way to >do a "Paddle to a nice waterfront restaurant" kind of trip. Just take off >the rain jacket, and have a high fashion retro outfit for dining or dancing! > >Or perhaps, a leisure suit clad team of kayak racers? Perhaps those wide lapels would provide sort of a wind foil and increase their times. > >ACA dress code?? Only with matching accessories, I hope. I wonder how many gold chains it would take to invalidate USCG approval. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I think you are on to something here. Unfortunately, I was too young to own a leisure suit but I have been watching re-runs of KOJAK looking for some fashion tips. From all the responses, it would seem that they are made of "space age" materials (from the Apollo missions) and have some insulating properties. They probably have limited ability to soak up smells like neoprene so there's another advantage. You could walk into a restaurant with all your paddling stink fashionably contained. I have a huge concern about wearing shoes with the leisure suit though. They would definately scuff the finish on a your boat. Worse, they would scuff your friends during a rescue. A solution is to cut the leather soles off the shoes (ie. remove the bottoms) and just wear the tops over your booties (doh...I used the "B" word). Thats a trick I learned in military school (dont ask...it built charachter). We had flip flops shielded by Bates Floataways uppers. Do you know if Floataways are available in white? Tom Rhode Island *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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