When the sun suddenly strikes in May some male inhabitants of Stockholm like to have an after-lunch-nap on a bench by the water.
Or perhaps its a case of the overabundance of options when deciding on the right path becoming to much to deal with, the place to contemplate those options is on a bench by the water.
Please note that stylish men who like to bask in the sun do so wearing light pink loafers. Also barely noticable is a matching pink handbag. Pink loafer man hence sports the colour for all seasons. Above left, below right.
Other male inhabitants like to contemplate life in the sun and path-chosing by watching the faint ripple. Above right.
Other option might be snappy, brisk walk by water. Time to move on. Below left.
4 comments:
What is it with Sweden and pink? When I was there on an international camp many years ago now, just about all the teenagers (including/especially the boys - which would never happen here!), seemed to have a thing about pink, particularly a strong, vibrant pink. Personally, I love it, but I've never seen so many people wearing it as in Sweden. Any ideas why?
That's hilarious, and I've never thought Swedes had a particular fondness for pink - even if its admittedly my favourite colour - well, perhaps in the Miami Vice / yuppie era of the 80ies.
Maybe its genetic, maybe its the weather or maybe some say that it takes a certain man confident enough to be able to wear pink without feeling silly, can it be that there are many of them in Sweden? I have no idea, and I'm so trying to see what you saw, lots of pink wearers on the streets here, so far not a lot of luck. But it sure made me think, thanks for this comment! :)
Maybe it was an 80s trend... Or a scout thing, since that's what the camp was all about.
I still love it, though, esp. the combination of strong pink with khaki. Looks great. Serious and frivolous at the same time.
I bet it was a scout thing, I mean I've heard all about the book "Scouting for boys" on Parkinson's TV-show and I can take a hint...;)
You've definitely got me thinking about Swedish men/boys and pink now, even M - who really isn't a fan of pink - had a pink shirt on the other day, great with jeans.
And I completely agree on the serious/frivolous thing with pink, all (except for neon) bright colours are great, but pink really adds that extra touch!
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