Chris and fashion

Fashion passes. Style is forever.

Christian Weston Chandler has a somewhat peculiar taste in fashion. Although he is willing to spend thousands of dollars on video games, action figures, My Little Ponys and sex dolls, Chris is very stingy when it comes to shopping for his clothes, which are exclusively purchased secondhand at thrift stores like Salvation Army and Goodwill. Therefore, the only clothes he owns are colorful, collared shirts and undersized rugby shirts that have been marinating in his bodily stench and fluids for the past decade. Since most of them are decorated with horizontal stripes, they only make him look fatter.

In Mailbag 42 it was revealed that at least one (the "Advice Dog" shirt) and possibly all of his shirts were purchased by his cruel, cruel mother so people will notice the fact that he's "special" and treat him with sympathy. Alternatively, the reason could also be the fact that the Chandlers aren't exactly what you'd call "fashion savvy". Despite his mother not being the one who dresses him anymore, Chris still chooses to wear these shirts possibly out of a strong aversion to "change," which is a common trait shared among autistic people. It has been debated amongst trolls that Chris would probably look somewhat-almost normal if he only wore a fucking t-shirt every now and then (sans video game/cartoon characters).

Childhood

Ernie also enjoys "The Classic".

In his youth, Chris set the general tone for years to come with many striped polo and tee shirts and khaki pants. The only difference compared to today is that he sometimes even dared to wear single-colored tee shirts or shirts with his favorite game and television characters on them. The only article of clothing he currently owns that doesn't follow the "long-sleeved, colorful clown suit" theme is the Pokémon T-shirt that he has owned since he was 19. Being yellow, it does not look good on him.

Trademark clothing

Artist's vision of Chris's typical outfit, only with a different striped shirt.

Chris's typical outfit consists of:

• His favorite shirt, a striped/weirdly patterned rugby shirt, which is so tight that it accentuates his voluptuous, masculine bosoms. This is the shirt that Chris almost invariably draws himself wearing in the comics.
• His medallions (sporadically) / his High School Ring
• A pair of Pedo-Glasses attached to the Glasses Chain of Fail.
• Jeans (It is likely that he wears women's jeans because they define his rear end to disturbing levels) or khaki slacks.
• Belt Buckle of Fail
• Alternatively, a green terrycloth bathrobe with a mismatched (of course) black belt.
• On occasion, a dark suit jacket, perhaps for the many funerals that plague his existence.
• Recently, a sports bra to keep previously mentioned bosoms in check.

The newest addition to his wardrobe is the Mount and Do Me shirt.

The "IBA" outfit

In mid-June 2009, roughly around the time he made friends, Chris temporarily decided that his current look was old hat. He got rid of many of the striped shirts (mostly because he couldn't fit into them anymore) and grew a terrible goatee.

The reformed Chris's wardrobe consisted of:

• Sunglasses over normal glasses (Glasses Chain of Fail remains)
• T-shirt over long sleeved shirt.
• Goatee.
• Tattoo sleeves
• A black vest that is too small for his girth.
• DIRTY, CRAPPED BRIEFS

Unconfirmed reports state that he was seen walking around downtown Charlottesville blasting Guns 'n' Roses from a pocket radio and trying to pick up women.

His new attire was first properly presented to the world in the Rollin' and Trollin' video.

Soon afterward, however, he went back to sporting his traditional clownshirts, and claimed that he was pressured into making the Rollin' and Trollin' video.

Theory of fashion

The clothes that Christian chooses seem almost like a costume for him, especially his infamous striped shirt. Given that he is autistic, observers often speculate that he may have difficulty with identifying things visually, including himself. In Sonichu 7, he alluded to having to take time to study his appearance in a mirror, possibly wearing the shirt in question. Either way, Christian seems to regard his shirt as an integral part of his identity in the same way that trolls do.

Of note, during his conversation with Kacey while posing as Liquid Chris he claimed to also own a striped shirt like the "impostor". He expressed much joy at the fact that it was red, white, and blue, implying a patriotic view of the colors.

Wardrobe

Below is a gallery of most of Chris's wardrobe, along with links to the videos they appeared in:

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  "The Classic"
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  "The Advice Dog"
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  "The Impostor"
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  "The Napoleon"
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  "The Racing Stripe"
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  "The Power Ranger"
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  "The Dunwich Horror"
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  "Two-Faced"
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  "The Poké-Master"
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  "The Horizontal Horror"
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  "The Jerkop"
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  "The Greasy Flag"
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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  "Star Fleet Captain"
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  "The Scuderia Autistirarri"
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  "The Flag-Waving Patriot"
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  "The Captain Falcon"
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  "The DangerStripe"
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  "The Cyclone Joker"
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  "The Swamp Monster"
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  "The Traffic Light"
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  "The Manchild"
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  "The Rugby of Shame"
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  "The PaRappa Shirt"
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  "The Muscle Bra"
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Wrist warmer

Ever wonder what that thing is behind Chris's neck?

“	Yes, it is a part of my necklace; it's a "Wilson" wrist-warmer I use to cover the discomfort of the number of Links back there.	”
Chris

Chris most likely wears it as a counter to sensory defensiveness, a condition common among autistics, in which a normally harmless sensation directly triggers a fight-or-flight reaction.

Cosplaying Chris

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Christ, you can tell this world is totally fucked up when people start cosplaying AS Chris!!!

Chris appeared in his Ash Ketchum costume from around 2000 to 2004. It was originally created as a Halloween costume in either 1998 or 1999. He proudly wore it to The GAMe PLACe every week and to the 2004 Anime Mid-Atlantic convention. With it, he won a costume contest against 5 kids dressed up as Team Rocket. The prize was a t-shirt. For a while, he resurrected this look for his profile picture on The Hook Cafe.

The Ketchum-style trainer outfit consists of:

• Faux-denim vest
• Cut up gardening gloves
• Pokémon League ballcap
• Fanny-pack (Also known as a 'belly-bag' and a 'bum-bag' to Britfags)

The ensemble is usually accompanied by a yellow Pokémon tee-shirt, or white Sonic Heroes tee-shirt underneath (see gallery below).

Chris can no longer wear this costume due to his obscene girth.

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  HOT ROD 138, I c-ch-choose you~!

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  This is the most depressing thing ever seen by man kind.

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  A sketch of the costume. It's so brilliant, its voluptuous lines and shading caresses your eyes like a sensual piece of chocolate dipped velvet...

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  Dat hat is a-pretty-a-goddamn dirty