Comments on: At least it's not spandex.

At least it's not spandex.

greatgefilte — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 15:21:30 -0800

The Corduroy Appreciation Club meets annually in New York on November 11, "because 11/11 is the date that most resembles corduroy." Pictures, as well as an interview with a corduroy fan who came all the way from the UK to the meeting.

By: randomination

randomination — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 15:41:33 -0800

Make headlines! Sleep on a corduroy pillow. Somebody had to say it.

By: greycap

greycap — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 15:47:20 -0800

Truly it is the fabric of kings (says proud owner of corduroy jacket).

By: brain cloud

brain cloud — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 15:53:55 -0800

That has to be the coolest thing I ever saw. And by "coolest" I mean warmest, because, yummm, corduroy.

By: bardic

bardic — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 16:06:51 -0800

Soft and plush is the new hardcore.

By: sonofslim

sonofslim — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 16:15:48 -0800

wow -- i met a couple members of this club in a bar in manhattan once and they asked me to join, based on a jacket i was wearing. they have corduroy-backed membership cards and everything. at the time i found it peculiar in a very bklyn-hipster way, but now that it's on MeFi i regret turning them down!

By: arcticwoman

arcticwoman — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 16:33:29 -0800

They meet on Remeberance Day? Or do Americans not have Rememberance Day?

By: scratch

scratch — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 16:47:27 -0800

Instead of Remembrance Day, USians have Veterans Day, but it's mostly for shopping (and a day off, if you're in a labor union). Anyway, corduroy rules because I'm allowed to wear corduroy pants at work, even though jeans are verboten. Which is stupid, but I love me some corduroy. I've always wondered, though, is it okay to wear corduroys in summer?

By: joshuaconner

joshuaconner — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 16:58:16 -0800

Don't get me wrong, I loves me the corduroy, but it always bothered me how a rip that would be minor in a regular pair of pants is absolutely catastrophic in corduroy. Make some ripstop corduroy and I'm sold!

By: mr_crash_davis

mr_crash_davis — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:30:25 -0800

My favorite pair of pants as a youngster were corduroy bell-bottoms, with the bell so big it covered my shoe. I loved the way they fit, the way they felt, and the way they went shhhk-shhhk-shhhk when I walked.

By: PlusDistance

PlusDistance — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:39:19 -0800

When the speakers were finished, did the audience members applaud or just rub their legs together?

By: tellurian

tellurian — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:40:10 -0800

Thick or thin cord mr_crash_davis? It may account for the different sound.

By: mr_crash_davis

mr_crash_davis — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:46:44 -0800

Heh. It was the Seventies, so of course it had to be thick. The wider the wale, the better.

By: Iron Rat

Iron Rat — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:52:47 -0800

11/11 is pocky day.

By: Nathanial Hörnblowér

Nathanial Hörnblowér — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 19:54:17 -0800

Corduroy was always my favorite when I was a kid.

By: of strange foe

of strange foe — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 20:12:17 -0800

The New Yorker piece was suitably twee.

By: dreamsign

dreamsign — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:17:53 -0800

Surely I'm not the only one who wants to see them go head-to-head with the velour gang just so I can see the uniforms.

By: otherwordlyglow

otherwordlyglow — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 23:12:57 -0800

Has anyone ever tried Cordarounds? I wonder if the Corduroy Appreciation folks have taken a stance on horizontal corduroys. I've wanted to order a pair but they don't make women's pants and I'm not sure if the men's would work on me.

By: jimmythefish

jimmythefish — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 23:55:46 -0800

Lest we forget.

By: pracowity

pracowity — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 04:10:21 -0800

FYI: first made in Manchester, apparently, and has nothing to do with France or its kings.

By: Mike D

Mike D — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 08:37:31 -0800

Up next: The annual meeting of the Snowman Appreciation Society, held each year on August 8. Oh crap...

By: baker dave

baker dave — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 10:25:18 -0800

there is a bar in manchester just off tib street called CORD all the wall have navy black cord on them

By: mzanatta

mzanatta — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 15:32:50 -0800

otherwordlyglow: I used to work with Chris Lindland from Cordarounds, and they actually had him as a featured speaker for last year's Corduroy Appreciation Day gathering. I believe he was well received. (I think they even mention that in the New Yorker article.)

By: thekilgore

thekilgore — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:28:21 -0800

Mike D - I figured the Spandex Club met on August 8. What with the lumpiness and all.