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Old 01-21-2014, 09:59 PM   #21
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I think wearing a porsche shirt and hat is a little too much. I would feel comfortable saying you can wear one piece of porsche branded apparel at a time. I do like the martini racing line.

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Old 01-22-2014, 05:27 AM   #22
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All I can think of on this thread is this:

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Old 01-22-2014, 05:47 AM   #23
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I wear my "the world is flat" t-shirt because it is subtle and not brand specific. I never wear Porsche shirts, jackets or hats. It just feels a bit too "look at me" and pretentious.
It's like the Harley guys that have to have the logo on everything they own just so everyone knows they own a Harley and are, by default, the coolest guy on the planet. I can't help but feel contempt when I see it.
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Old 01-22-2014, 09:52 AM   #24
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This is what I wear when driving the Porsche

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Old 01-22-2014, 12:12 PM   #25
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While on the topic of Porsche accesories, any nice keychains or accesories? Here are my keys.
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Old 01-22-2014, 01:19 PM   #26
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Here are my rules on "branded" stuff. My wife thinks I am retarded.

1. Never two branded items together, i.e. hat and t-shirt. One or the other. Together is an "outfit". Guys don't wear "outfits"...

2. Never when driving my Porsche. Only when driving another vehicle. Unless going to a car show or Porsche event. Then it's OK. But it's better to wear a cap or shirt with the logo of one of your other toys...
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Old 01-22-2014, 10:58 PM   #27
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I'm OK with logoed apparel because the PORSCHE logo is visually elegant. I still wear a Karmann Ghia t-shirt, too, because the logo is just too cool. it took me a bit of soul-searching to wear the KG shirt while driving a Porsche, but if you trace the family history, they're basically siblings.

The comments about Harley owners and two pieces being an outfit rang true to me.
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Douchebaggery comes from within. Having said that, anyone who wears a baseball hat backwards is a douche bag.
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Old 01-23-2014, 04:05 AM   #29
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I wear a camo VW symbol hat.

Covers my car and wife's. The camo covers the ford.
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Old 01-23-2014, 04:40 AM   #30
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Douchebaggery comes from within. Having said that, anyone who wears a baseball hat backwards is a douche bag.
Agreed. Double this if over 35 years of age.
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Agreed. Double this if over 35 years of age.
And now, to make the message long enough to be posted, here are some letters.
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Wore the hat today actually, large group of African American females said "ohh girl, dat boy be lookin' like he gone to play some tennis"
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Old 01-23-2014, 12:27 PM   #33
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I wear T-shirts with Porsche on them, but not the official gear. We do have some official mugs.

I really like this shirt, you can customize it to match your car:

Custom Htees T Shirt Porsche Boxster 986 987 Pick Car Colour Plate s XXXL | eBay

Pick your Boxster body style, color and plate! :dance:

Who DOES buy that Porsche wear?! They must keep selling it to someone, but to whom?
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Old 01-23-2014, 12:35 PM   #34
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I've been wearing these since before I owned a Porsche:



And I'm thinking about getting one of these:



I think they're acceptable because both have appeal beyond the fact they say Porsche on them.
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I wear T-shirts with Porsche on them, but not the official gear. We do have some official mugs.

I really like this shirt, you can customize it to match your car:

Custom Htees T Shirt Porsche Boxster 986 987 Pick Car Colour Plate s XXXL | eBay

Pick your Boxster body style, color and plate! :dance:

Who DOES buy that Porsche wear?! They must keep selling it to someone, but to whom?


Wow! That's incredibly terrible!
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Old 01-23-2014, 01:21 PM   #36
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I've been wearing these since before I owned a Porsche:

I wont lie, I have been tempted by the Porsche Design/Adidas driving shoes. That said I'd never wear a shirt with an Adidas logo on it.

The only time I wear Porsche T-Shirts are to Porsche events (or on "I'm going to work on my car today" weekends). And the shirts are generally from previous Porsche-related events that I've attended like the Monterey Historics.

The only time I might wear Porsche ball caps would be during a Porsche driving event while in the car.

I completely agree about the "no matching" logo wear. I generally avoid any type of logo-wear clothing, and if there is a logo somewhere, I make sure it is very subtle.

I might be tempted by a Porsche designed watch too...(someday when I have money to burn).
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A little off topic, but my driving shoes are Piloti Sebrings in oxblood. I really like these shoes a lot!
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Old 01-23-2014, 05:19 PM   #38
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The thing i really don't like about most Porsche design stuff is that it is made in china. Though I do love my Carrera sunglasses made in Austria.
I have a varsity Porsche jacket and a few pca jackets. a couple of polo shirts as well. I do not really plan out my outfit so if i grab a Porsche shirt out of my dresser and a Porsche jacket out of the closet oh well :P
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Wow! That's incredibly terrible!
Is there where I get in trouble for not looking at it very closely?

Or maybe it's the yellow boxster that has you horrified? Understandable, then.

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Is there where I get in trouble for not looking at it very closely?

Or maybe it's the yellow boxster that has you horrified? Understandable, then.

Just giving you a hard time, lady

For me, wearing a shirt that depicted my car would be akin to wearing a shirt with my face on it
And no, the yellow isn't helping matters any!
But I would wear a Reading Rainbow shirt, lol!

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