Topic: The "Traceur" Look

[Brett Robert]

Gabe dude, I love you. No homo.

Haha, lulz.

I think the traceur look should include the standard Illabaca mustache & soul patch... I believe it's called a Rob Roy?

I just can't wear sweat pants.  The last time I wore sweat pants TLC was a hot new group and Cross Colours were in fashion.  To me sweats are for kids (go ahead, smite me!)  Haha.  I don't have the traceur look at all.  I rock cut off Dickies, and often go barefoot and shirtless.  Sometimes a wifebeater.  Hoodie if it's cold.  I probably look more like a confused parolee (especially with my tattoos) than a traceur.

[Matthew Wang]

Gabe, make a Wikipedia artice on that hahahaha!

[Spencer B]

Gabe dude, I love you. No homo.

Haha, lulz.

I think the traceur look should include the standard Illabaca mustache & soul patch... I believe it's called a Rob Roy?

I just can't wear sweat pants.  The last time I wore sweat pants TLC was a hot new group and Cross Colours were in fashion.  To me sweats are for kids (go ahead, smite me!)  Haha.  I don't have the traceur look at all.  I rock cut off Dickies, and often go barefoot and shirtless.  Sometimes a wifebeater.  Hoodie if it's cold.  I probably look more like a confused parolee (especially with my tattoos) than a traceur.

That, with the right kind of sweatpants = Total badassness for me.

But I can understand how a lot of people don't like sweats. Even though they are my favorite thing to wear, even in warm weather, some people just don't like them or they don't fit right on their body.

[Elektrik]

my friend and i have decide that sweatpants are the best invention since the swiffer wet-jet.
of course i have no idea whether or not a swiffer wet-jet was a good invention.

[Kyle Rudolph]

my friend and i have decide that sweatpants are the best invention since the swiffer wet-jet.
of course i have no idea whether or not a swiffer wet-jet was a good invention.

It was. As a man who has cleaned many a floor I will back it.

[Brandan Mendenhall]

Hmm... I never really put much thought into the "style", I guess. I just wear whatever's comfortable, which is usually a pair of track/basketball pants, and whatever shirt I'm wearing at the time. Yesterday it was the snorgtees "I Drink Your Milkshake" shirt.

I rarely put any thought into wearing sweats or hoodies, since there's a low of like... 65 degrees at worst during the winters here.

[Harry Smith]

Gabe dude, I love you. No homo.

Haha, lulz.

I think the traceur look should include the standard Illabaca mustache & soul patch... I believe it's called a Rob Roy?

I just can't wear sweat pants.  The last time I wore sweat pants TLC was a hot new group and Cross Colours were in fashion.  To me sweats are for kids (go ahead, smite me!)  Haha.  I don't have the traceur look at all.  I rock cut off Dickies, and often go barefoot and shirtless.  Sometimes a wifebeater.  Hoodie if it's cold.  I probably look more like a confused parolee (especially with my tattoos) than a traceur.

When I read that the first thing I thought was " Silly rabbit sweats are for kids!"

[Samuel96]

I will make a chart because i feel like it and bob has fat eyebrows.

Head: Beanie, awesome free flowing hair
Upper Body: Shirt with black, white, shades of gray, and blue Hoodie with dark colors
Lower Body: Sweats across the black and white spectrum
Shoes: Parkour shoes baby

[Skye]

^^^playstation logo!!!!


sorry, I just caught that 
But I wear whatever I wear. Yes sometimes that means jeans O.o

[Keliomer Castillo]

sounds too much like Skater culture for me to like this imo

What's bad about that?

Every sort of group has a "style" to it, most starting out to be unintentional. It's just because of the clothes they wear to suit the activity they do. Eventually, those clothes become regonized as the sort of "style" that a certain group of people wear.

There are skaters, cheerleaders, traceurs, golfers, surfers, band (music) lovers, goths, and many other groups.

All that really matters is the attitude, imo.

It's bad because it starts attracting people who are only into the "traceur" look about parkour and not parkour. This  leads to people calling things parkour that aren't parkour (i.e. climbing buildings, being reckless). The attitude that those people bring to parkour isn't something anyone should want.

[Elektrik]

sounds too much like Skater culture for me to like this imo

What's bad about that?

Every sort of group has a "style" to it, most starting out to be unintentional. It's just because of the clothes they wear to suit the activity they do. Eventually, those clothes become regonized as the sort of "style" that a certain group of people wear.

There are skaters, cheerleaders, traceurs, golfers, surfers, band (music) lovers, goths, and many other groups.

All that really matters is the attitude, imo.

It's bad because it starts attracting people who are only into the "traceur" look about parkour and not parkour. This  leads to people calling things parkour that aren't parkour (i.e. climbing buildings, being reckless). The attitude that those people bring to parkour isn't something anyone should want.

not that it isn't going to happen anyway. theres no stopping the fools

[Kyle Rudolph]

sounds too much like Skater culture for me to like this imo

What's bad about that?

Every sort of group has a "style" to it, most starting out to be unintentional. It's just because of the clothes they wear to suit the activity they do. Eventually, those clothes become regonized as the sort of "style" that a certain group of people wear.

There are skaters, cheerleaders, traceurs, golfers, surfers, band (music) lovers, goths, and many other groups.

All that really matters is the attitude, imo.

It's bad because it starts attracting people who are only into the "traceur" look about parkour and not parkour. This  leads to people calling things parkour that aren't parkour (i.e. climbing buildings, being reckless). The attitude that those people bring to parkour isn't something anyone should want.

not that it isn't going to happen anyway. theres no stopping the fools

Word. There are skaters who dress like skaters and are awesomely legit and there are posers that dress like skaters and are dicks. They exist in every sport and/or discipline. Just gotta make the best of it.

[BearMills]

sounds too much like Skater culture for me to like this imo

What's bad about that?

Every sort of group has a "style" to it, most starting out to be unintentional. It's just because of the clothes they wear to suit the activity they do. Eventually, those clothes become regonized as the sort of "style" that a certain group of people wear.

There are skaters, cheerleaders, traceurs, golfers, surfers, band (music) lovers, goths, and many other groups.

All that really matters is the attitude, imo.

It's bad because it starts attracting people who are only into the "traceur" look about parkour and not parkour. This  leads to people calling things parkour that aren't parkour (i.e. climbing buildings, being reckless). The attitude that those people bring to parkour isn't something anyone should want.

not that it isn't going to happen anyway. theres no stopping the fools

Word. There are skaters who dress like skaters and are awesomely legit and there are posers that dress like skaters and are dicks. They exist in every sport and/or discipline. Just gotta make the best of it.

Yeah I agree you're going to find people like that with almost every look. I tend to notice it more with Surfing/skating.

[Clinton Swaim]

My "traceur" look is my normal, everyday clothing. A nice, well fitting t-shirt, light shorts, and my Five Tens.

[Geoffrey Gonzales]

I wear dark short-shorts, color & day of the week socks (today could be green and/or orange), and black Feiyues.

Your look has a counter culture.

On a bleaker note, my inspiration comes from climbers, being one.
You may find another counter culture there.

[Brett Robert]

It's bad because it starts attracting people who are only into the "traceur" look about parkour and not parkour. This  leads to people calling things parkour that aren't parkour (i.e. climbing buildings, being reckless). The attitude that those people bring to parkour isn't something anyone should want.

[derail]

At the risk of derailing this topic, I feel like I should point out that climbing, whether trees, rocks or structures, is one of the central types of parkour movements.  The other basic movements being running, jumping, and vaulting (and swimming, which also fits the "A to B efficiently, human body w/o equipment" definition, though the overwhelming majority don't consider swimming parkour).  They are all methods of getting from one point to another that can be used with either efficiency or expression as one's primary focus.  All of them can be practiced safely, or not.  Climbing buildings carries the additional risk of alarming or distressing the public and thus potentially damaging the reputation of parkour. It is, however, an essential skill that should be practiced in places where the safety and public exposure risks are minimal, IMO.

[/derail]

[Keliomer Castillo]

It's bad because it starts attracting people who are only into the "traceur" look about parkour and not parkour. This  leads to people calling things parkour that aren't parkour (i.e. climbing buildings, being reckless). The attitude that those people bring to parkour isn't something anyone should want.

[derail]

At the risk of derailing this topic, I feel like I should point out that climbing, whether trees, rocks or structures, is one of the central types of parkour movements.  The other basic movements being running, jumping, and vaulting (and swimming, which also fits the "A to B efficiently, human body w/o equipment" definition, though the overwhelming majority don't consider swimming parkour).  They are all methods of getting from one point to another that can be used with either efficiency or expression as one's primary focus.  All of them can be practiced safely, or not.  Climbing buildings carries the additional risk of alarming or distressing the public and thus potentially damaging the reputation of parkour. It is, however, an essential skill that should be practiced in places where the safety and public exposure risks are minimal, IMO.

[/derail]

duly noted.

[Lydia Cloak]

Hmm...I think the only thing I've gone for as far as the Traceur/Traceuse look is the sweat bands. I've always loved em and finally got my reason to wear them. Otherwise, this is my look (I hate sweat pants, can never find a pair that fits and they look terrible on me  )



But yeah...always all black. The shirt switches up sometimes, but it's again...always black. Haha.

[Geoffrey Gonzales]

 it gets too hot for pants, here.

Shorts rule

[Geoffrey Gonzales]

That wasn't an innuendo.