80s Fashion Coming Back: From Collars to Shimmels

We all hate popped collars. We all hate the people who wear popped collars. Yet, somehow, the rebirth of this 1980s fashion statement remains popular with many bags of douche. I can understand how popped collars were cool in the 80s (along with stonewash denim, way too many bracelets and the "mandana"), but today...come on. You gotta know how lame that is.



The only guys that can maintain my respect while sporting the popped collar are astronauts. If that's not a popped collar, I don't know what is.




The inspiration for this post came from this guy. You don't see the shimmel much anymore. For those of you who may not remember, a shimmel is a style of shirt made popular by the Chicago Bears in the 1980s that doesn't cover the male midriff.

But check out the model! Note the grizzly beard, "I don't give a damn" hair and blatant disregard for the establishment. I admire him. Society tells us that we should have to wear a shirt that covers the entire torso...that our bellybuttons, are an eyesore. As a man, I know the pain of having hair from my Love Trail ripped from my flesh by a minor buttoning accident. When I look at this picture I see freedom. I see pride. I see power. I see one badass mutha who don't take no crap off of nobody!

I say it's time we stop the senseless suffering. Today. Men of America rise up and be worthy of this historical hour! Feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme, get on up it's Shimmel Time!

If you want to be as cool as this guy, you can buy your shimmel here.

PS I know this has nothing to do with American Gladiators, but then again, neither do I.