UPSB v3
Presentation / Clothing
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Date: Wed, Oct 24 2007 19:39:44
Performers usually have a certain attire when performing in front of people. When we think of magicians, we think of tuxedos, though nowadays they wear anything slick. When I think of XCM performers, I think of guys wearing a dress shirt. Now, when I think of pen spinner, I draw a blank. Usually, it's mostly guys with t-shirts and jeans, but I think if we put a little more thought into the clothing, we could achieve a certain effect. What that effect may be, I don't know.
I recently started wearing sweaters because it's getting cold and I found out that having a long sleeve come up to the hand, slightly covering the bottom of the palm gives a really nice look when spinning, especially when filming. I try to avoid striped sweaters and go for the darker solid colors like brown or black. I think this ties back to the "floating hand illusion".
I also noticed that some Japanese and Korean spinners wear dress shirts while spinning and in retrospect, it looks very nice and professional.
I'm not saying that a certain attire should be the standard; instead I just want to give the impression that classy guys can spin, too. Even James Bond. -
Date: Wed, Oct 24 2007 22:54:52
cloud traveler wears dress shirts
But I like aki-maru's "big sweater" look -
Date: Wed, Oct 24 2007 23:30:11
Kam wears dress shirts and he looks very proffesional. I think you are right about long sleeves giving the spinner a nicer look, not to mention it helps on cold days. Wearing something like a graphic tee kinda takes the seriousness out of pen spinning.
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Date: Thu, Oct 25 2007 00:15:55
When i think about penspinning attire i am reminded of all the videos i see of people spinning half naked in their boxers lol
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Date: Thu, Oct 25 2007 01:15:00QUOTE (K4S @ Oct 24 2007, 05:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>When i think about penspinning attire i am reminded of all the videos i see of people spinning half naked in their boxers lol
Too bad there aren't any female spinners willing to do that. :] -
Date: Thu, Oct 25 2007 03:12:46
so wearing sweaters.. gives the same feeling of being proffesional as if you were spinning an unmodded pen?
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Date: Thu, Oct 25 2007 08:25:55
i think the plain t-shirt and jeans look is cool. its casual and fits with when and where we PS. school, home, places. and usually we dont show oof our PSing skill to other people. I like freestyling, i dont wanna wear a sweater anyways ;p i like shirts
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Date: Thu, Oct 25 2007 09:05:51
I hope Swisspinner checks this thread, that way he might wear pants next time he spins.
I was thinking of this though, and I agree with the long sleeves, I always thought that it was so cool when Bonkura was spinning with a long sleeve t-shirt and his ballsign, I dunno why but it made the video look really cool. I think it's because it's so different to what penspinners usually use, and it's professional. -
Date: Thu, Oct 25 2007 10:02:43
yea.. long sleeve makes you look professional..but doesn't it get in the way of spinning? i just can't spin with my sleeve down..it gets in the way too much..
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Date: Thu, Oct 25 2007 17:09:55QUOTE (WhiteFang @ Oct 25 2007, 11:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>yea.. long sleeve makes you look professional..but doesn't it get in the way of spinning? i just can't spin with my sleeve down..it gets in the way too much..
i agree
id say maybe a hoodie with a zip down the middle with the sleeve with yr spinning hand rolled up and the other left down looks kinda cool
i usually wouldnt wear the hood up - if u did some people might think u look like a scobe or something lol -
Date: Thu, Oct 25 2007 19:26:15
Black Long Sleeved Shirt, black background and light on hand
makes everything awesome -
Date: Fri, Oct 26 2007 01:22:21
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned how shirts that are flashy or have text/logos on the front can distract the viewer from the spinning. It is not only a comfort issue.
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Date: Fri, Oct 26 2007 10:27:53
For some unknown reason, i like wearing my school formal attire being : long sleeve white shirt, school blazer, school tie... the works
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Date: Fri, Oct 26 2007 10:37:35QUOTE (Tialys @ Oct 26 2007, 09:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I'm surprised nobody has mentioned how shirts that are flashy or have text/logos on the front can distract the viewer from the spinning. It is not only a comfort issue.
That depends on the angle though, like with bonkura's angle you can only see the hand and sleeve on the plain background. -
Date: Fri, Oct 26 2007 13:41:50
I don't think that the Japanese students were wearing dress jacket/shirts, I think they were wearing their school uniforms(Which look somewhat like dress jacket/shirt, although slightly different.).
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Date: Fri, Oct 26 2007 14:42:18
Right now I'm thinking, wear whatever you want, as long is it aint your underwear! If the male/female ratio of pen spinners reverses, so does my opinion on this!
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Date: Fri, Oct 26 2007 16:01:37
I don't find there is a penspinning attire except from the bracelets, those anti-sweat things (brassard in french ^^), sleaves, etc... I honestly don't really mind, I like wearing something when I spin but sometimes I don't. Sweaters and long-sleaved shirts wouldn't make a difference because I'm usually quite hot and I always roll put my sleaves, even my jackets sleaves sometimes (if it's not a heavy jacket), so there but I have spun with sleaves and it does look good, but every spinner should have whatever they want, it would suck if all of a sudden everybody starts with sleaves... be creative and personalise yourself ^^
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Date: Fri, Oct 26 2007 16:58:28
do wristband actually help??? or do they just look good or do they get in the way??
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Date: Sat, Oct 27 2007 05:21:19QUOTE (Arno @ Oct 26 2007, 12:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>do wristband actually help??? or do they just look good or do they get in the way??
Just like how racing stripes on a car automatically add 50hp, a wristband will increase your penspinning ability by 10 fold. True story. -
Date: Sat, Oct 27 2007 10:49:03QUOTE (K4S @ Oct 27 2007, 06:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Just like how racing stripes on a car automatically add 50hp, a wristband will increase your penspinning ability by 10 fold. True story.
lol OMG U SERIOUS???!?!? SWEET IM GONNA WEAR EM ALL UP MY ARM!!!
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Date: Sat, Oct 27 2007 11:27:15QUOTE (K4S @ Oct 27 2007, 01:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Just like how racing stripes on a car automatically add 50hp, a wristband will increase your penspinning ability by 10 fold. True story.
Dude, you obviously haven't heard of painting the tires or the entire car red, that is like adding 10 bottles of nos. -
Date: Sun, Oct 28 2007 00:34:10
depends on the video really.
if its like whole body, I just think a baseball t-shirt style is fine.
as for hand presentation, I always wear a Wristband, everywhere, not just for videos or somethin, It's become more like Habit...
But Wristbands really do help me in spinning, keeps my wrist stationary and trains the hand for keeping straight/still. -
Date: Mon, Oct 29 2007 00:11:04
i personally like using sweaters or a wristband because you like mostly see the wrist soo..... yeahhh
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Date: Sun, Nov 4 2007 06:28:59
any1 kno a good place to get custom made sweat wristbands, that i dont have to pay for like 100. Or a place for a custom t-shirt. Planning on putting UCPSB logo and my name on the back maybe names of pens i spin with or tricks i can do. for the wrist band i would put UCPSB logo one side other my UCPSB name(Aries)my real name...
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Date: Tue, Jan 1 2008 19:00:40
i spin while sitting crosslegged on the floor of my bedroom
you can see my pants... i usually wear pjs -
Date: Tue, Jan 1 2008 19:07:06
Swisspinner style is the way a pen is ment to be spun...
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Date: Thu, Jan 3 2008 06:16:48
Think I will get a sweater soon after reading this thread xD
Ya, I find that ppl wearing it when the spins, they look really professional. *just taken a look at kam's videos -
Date: Thu, Jan 3 2008 10:05:14
I don't care how cool or good Eriror is...I do not like wristbands
I mean...I can see why Tennis players wear them...if you sweat too much and it starts dripping to your hand, you'll lose a good grip on your racket. But in PS, what's the point? The way I see it...the only reason you would be wearing a wristband is to look cool. And if you're trying to look cool, you automatically lose points in my book
It's like making a joke...if you tell it and start laughing at it yourself, the joke is already no longer funny.
In my view, keeping things simple usually works best. The more you try to add to your attire to look cool, the higher the chances of you messing it up. Think of it like this...in design, it's much easier to get a match when you have two colors (black & white, blue & red, etc.). But once you start trying to use 5 different colors in the same design, chances are it won't look good.
I think the same holds true for clothing. Keep it simple...a solid color or two works and doesn't detract from your PS. But if you want to make a statement, then go for neon Pink?
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Date: Thu, Jan 3 2008 11:06:01
I like wearing sweater and spin but i can't always wear it, the weather is warm in my place. Unless there is heavy rain or when im going to be in the lecture hall during rain.
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Date: Thu, Jan 3 2008 17:09:55
I got a leather jacket from a relative as a gift.
It has two pockets on the front that are like 21cm tall and like 8cm wide (I am guessing here)
anyway, they are great for my pens in one pocket and cards in the other. (I know 1 handed cut and can do a fan,
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the jacket also looks very nice so I where it to school with like a polo shirt underneth. It works with our schools anoying dress code.
If I ever get good enough I will be wearing it in my vids.
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Date: Tue, Jan 15 2008 15:51:51QUOTE (Kam @ Jan 3 2008, 11:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I don't care how cool or good Eriror is...I do not like wristbands
Too late, I changed already.
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Date: Wed, Jan 16 2008 01:45:36QUOTE (Kam @ Jan 3 2008, 04:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>But once you start trying to use 5 different colors in the same design, chances are it won't look good.
I think the same holds true for clothing. Keep it simple...a solid color or two works and doesn't detract from your PS. But if you want to make a statement, then go for neon Pink?
obviously someone knows nothing of fashion -
Date: Wed, Jan 16 2008 02:52:38QUOTE (Aries @ Nov 3 2007, 10:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>any1 kno a good place to get custom made sweat wristbands, that i dont have to pay for like 100. Or a place for a custom t-shirt. Planning on putting UCPSB logo and my name on the back maybe names of pens i spin with or tricks i can do. for the wrist band i would put UCPSB logo one side other my UCPSB name(Aries)my real name...
eh buy a plain white tshirt, and like do the tshirt print thing with the iron? -
Date: Wed, Jan 16 2008 04:20:01
I like seeing black wrist bands or black long sleeve shirts.
Makes the pens stand out more imo.
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Date: Wed, Jan 16 2008 08:41:02
Hm I think I'm planing to have a nice suit in my next 3 years video presentation or something.
I think to have style on the clothes will make the people more interested in penspinning when you showing it for peoples.
Good Idéa. -
Date: Wed, Jan 16 2008 10:42:00QUOTE (Xero @ Jan 15 2008, 11:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I like seeing black wrist bands or black long sleeve shirts.
Makes the pens stand out more imo.
o.0...you'd think that those would make the pens stand out "less" but i dunno
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Date: Wed, Jan 16 2008 14:13:51
@Kam
As much as I respect you, I disagree. If you're spinning a KT or something with a sharp tip or end wearing a wristband can protect you. People like me, who shiver just by looking at your veins, should wear a wristband. Enough said -
Date: Wed, Jan 16 2008 15:01:29
I only hurt my fingers last time while I was spinning a regular pen.
I didn't get any injuries while spinning a mod so far, so, still don't get it when you say protecting you from getting hurt. Unless you only spin regular pens. -
Date: Wed, Jan 16 2008 21:13:19QUOTE (Novastrike @ Jan 16 2008, 10:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I only hurt my fingers last time while I was spinning a regular pen.
I didn't get any injuries while spinning a mod so far, so, still don't get it when you say protecting you from getting hurt. Unless you only spin regular pens.
well sometimes when i spin a kt and i hold it at a bad angle, it sorta hits into the back of my hand or the underside of my wrist
and that could hurt a bit if i was spinning fast enough since it's so sharp
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Date: Thu, Jan 17 2008 00:07:11
Long sleeves ftw!
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Date: Thu, Jan 17 2008 07:28:42
for me, clothing doesn't really matter
im too busy watching the penspinning to look at the clothing
but i have to admit that i hate it when people wear bracelets or wristbands -
Date: Thu, Jan 17 2008 17:47:28
But the one Eso is wearing seems cool to me...
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Date: Thu, Apr 10 2008 01:30:54
Personally, I like to roll up my sleeves (more convenient) and where sumthin that doesn't attract all the attention to da clothing. I mean, it's about penspinning right? Not who's clothing looks the coolest.
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Date: Thu, Apr 10 2008 20:00:22
I spin in my undies sitting in a kiddie pool full of orange jello with a handle of vodka in my other hand on a warm summers day.
dont pee in the pool. -
Date: Thu, Apr 10 2008 20:09:51
WTF
I like wearing long sleeve shirts, or jackets
...but lately, I've just spinning with w/e. -
Date: Thu, Apr 10 2008 20:23:34
Whatever I put on in the morning is what I spin in.
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Date: Thu, Apr 10 2008 21:55:34
With whatever I'm wearing. I did it with my PJs once.
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Date: Fri, Apr 11 2008 03:27:20
I belive that clothing is good to wear while spining but beyond that I think anything is ok as long as it will not distract video viewers
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Date: Sun, Apr 20 2008 21:08:50
I was thinking about this before, but more fashion stylish. I mean, you can judge a person to be a skater by his clothes (even if he wouldn't skate, you can still see what clothes are typical for a skater), or something else. Would it be possible to judge someone to be a penspinner based on what they wear?
What I see as typical penspinner clothes is a sort of Asia-inspired hip-hop style. Kind of tight clothes and a New Era cap. I don't know why, I mean I haven't ever seen a penspinner walk around in that but it gives me the feeling of "penspinner". Would be cool if you one day could see who spins pens just based on this. -
Date: Sun, Apr 20 2008 21:35:47
I don't do it for visual effects, but I just don't like spinning with sleeves. Never have. D:
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Date: Sun, Apr 20 2008 21:45:09
I like to color coordinate with my pens. And I'm digging the whole sweater thing.
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Date: Tue, Apr 22 2008 03:00:05
I don't wear anything on my upper half when I'm spinning
har har har -
Date: Wed, Apr 23 2008 00:35:52
I dont like spinning with long sleeves cuz my pen always seems to get stuck on the sleeve and mess up my combo
so in videos i just show my hand and part of my fore arm. -
Date: Tue, May 20 2008 17:03:27
I sport my stylin' SpinZ wristband around the house...
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Date: Thu, Aug 14 2008 12:23:54
I think its a good idea. I'm a girl though.
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Date: Thu, Aug 14 2008 16:05:09
I like wearing longsleeve shirts
or a t-shirt + wristband. -
Date: Thu, Aug 14 2008 16:54:55
I wear what i have on at the time. I don't think its worth the trouble to change clothing just to spin unless its for an important video or something. Just solid colour shirts would work for me as long as it isn't too flashy. I can't stand spinning with long sleeve shirts either . I think that the floating hand illusion is really cool though and it allows you to concentrate on the hand more.
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Date: Thu, Aug 14 2008 16:57:42
I normally just go t-shirt. I wish I could wear a long sleve shirt, but I just get too hot. (lol)
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Date: Fri, Aug 15 2008 02:19:57
yea those japanese who wear dress shirts while spinning appeal to me
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Date: Wed, Oct 15 2008 01:10:24
personally, i like black t shirts and wristbands. wouldn't it be awesome if we could get some UPSB wristband made?
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Date: Wed, Oct 15 2008 02:08:20
Clothes are for losers.
Spin naked. -
Date: Wed, Oct 15 2008 03:31:36QUOTE (Chives @ Oct 14 2008, 07:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Clothes are for losers.
Spin naked.
No comment...
As for me, I don't film from an angle that shows what I'm wearing, so it really doesn't matter for me. -
Date: Wed, Oct 15 2008 04:23:33QUOTE (Chives @ Oct 14 2008, 07:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Clothes are for losers.
Spin naked.QUOTE (FrozenIce @ Oct 14 2008, 08:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>No comment...
As for me, I don't film from an angle that shows what I'm wearing, so it really doesn't matter for me.
That's why you spin naked. No one can see you anyways.
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Date: Thu, Oct 16 2008 03:19:02
Oh ho ho ho, i get it... TY aiyah
ON TOPIC:
I find spinner's wearing long sleeves more appealing. I don't know why. -
Date: Thu, Oct 16 2008 12:31:23
toast spins in underpants + tshirt. like a real man.
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Date: Sat, Oct 18 2008 20:58:16
Does it actually matter? XD
I spin in whatever I'm wearing ... o_O -
Date: Sat, Oct 18 2008 21:47:00QUOTE (BL4CKCR4Y0NS @ Oct 18 2008, 01:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Does it actually matter? XD
I spin in whatever I'm wearing ... o_O
Well some spinners spin over their legs instead over a table
Take Dongza or Frip for example, they don't usually spin over a desk when their recording
So if you have like no pants on then that could be a problem -
Date: Sat, Oct 18 2008 22:33:49QUOTE (CaliMartinio @ Oct 19 2008, 08:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Well some spinners spin over their legs instead over a table
Take Dongza or Frip for example, they don't usually spin over a desk when their recording
So if you have like no pants on then that could be a problem
Oh yay! Problem!
But why wouldn't you be wearing pants anyway? o_O -
Date: Sun, Oct 19 2008 00:00:32QUOTE (BL4CKCR4Y0NS @ Oct 18 2008, 03:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Oh yay! Problem!
But why wouldn't you be wearing pants anyway? o_O
Uhmm regular people would
But people like Chives, yeah...you get it -
Date: Sun, Oct 19 2008 19:15:18
Well, I like basically 2 styles :
wearing dress shirts like some Japanese people do sometimes (Like SEVEN, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfZGfZrWJoE )
or, just wearing casual stuff, some nice shirt or something... and long sleeve are also cool I believe.. I shall check that when winter comes -
Date: Mon, Oct 20 2008 05:59:40
I really don't get the point of paying attention to what you're wearing when you film...It's not like you're going to lose a battle or get cut from a collab just because of the shirt you're wearing...
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Date: Mon, Oct 20 2008 12:41:52
Well, some people wear to suit the theme of what their spinning for.
Check out Eso's Spinners in Black collab.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUzK6LQ4qrA -
Date: Mon, Oct 20 2008 12:45:49QUOTE (FrozenIce @ Oct 20 2008, 01:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I really don't get the point of paying attention to what you're wearing when you film...It's not like you're going to lose a battle or get cut from a collab just because of the shirt you're wearing...
someone made a comment against eriror's red shirt during eriror's battle vs scott shaputis... and apparantly that affected his decision on who he voted for =\
so as ridiculous as it may seem (and i dont' think that clothing should affect who someone votes for in a battle), there are some people who may think differently and feel that a video should have the pen, clothing, and background all matching one another -
Date: Mon, Oct 20 2008 15:45:12
we were trying to do the dress shirt idea with Encore's first
there wasn't really any comment on it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ7IRz_9zYc -
Date: Mon, Oct 20 2008 22:09:57QUOTE (TEK @ Oct 20 2008, 11:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>we were trying to do the dress shirt idea with Encore's first
there wasn't really any comment on it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ7IRz_9zYc
Hm. Just noticed that.
But some spinners wore short sleeve shirts, and others didn't even have their wrists in view.
So I dunno, a whole collab with the same dress code is a neat idea,
but it loses individuality when it comes to the spinners. -
Date: Sat, Jan 31 2009 13:56:27
leon really looked like a magician and also the background. the guy of GPC with devils converstion thingy.