The Deep V

The first trend for this trendiest of social experiements is the Deep V. This is a top mainly sported by hipsters, but in Cardiff it is also worn by the Valley folk that come to town on weekends. So the day before we were set to wear the V necks, we headed into Cardiff City centre to find the appropriate tops. Unfortunately it was not as simple as walking into Primark and picking one up on the cheap. It seems that we have got to the scene a little bit late; searching round Cardiff not finding anything remotely deep or V shaped. We did notice, however, that there were a lot of people wearing a similar top which was not in the V shape. On Googling this at home I found out this was a Scoop. Many of the people looked much like this Douchebag below:

One deep scoop

However we had already planned our first outing, and Deep V's it was, so stubbornly we went on searching. James managed to find something worth investing in from the Officers Club. Two V neck T-shirts (which were relatively deep) for a tenner. Done deal.

So on the night of the first trend, which happened to be a Bank Holiday Sunday, it was time to try on the V. My God did it seem low, I am not one for the V neck and I felt uncomfortable. So much so that my walk into town was increased by 10-15 minutes as I tried to find a route with the least amount of observers. Meeting James and his girlfriend in the Gatekeeper it was under-way and time to watch people's reactions.

You can see below that we went for the blue end of the colour spectrum, what you may not be able to see is that each V also comes with its own handy chest pocket.  The chest pockets were for lady's business cards adding a lucky dip element to the night for our fellow partiers: who would get a call back and who would be discarded?  Let me tell you by the end of the night these were full pockets (and all were discarded - this blog isn't about meeting women).

The V's at the start of the night

Initially we could tell that people were longing for the V's to be deeper. Many of the women were looking from face, down the V to it's point with disappointment all over their faces. We concluded that this disappointment was due to the V stopping before it reached the trouser department! The barmaid that was serving us was giggling to herself as she looked longingly at our manly chests, it seemed as though it were a giggle of humour, but clearly was the similar giggle a school girl would make went talking to a boy she liked as he makes the lamest joke ever. Others in Gatekeeper didn't seem to notice how deep the V's were, so onward to Buffalo Bar it was.

Buffalos it the sort of place that kooky people and hipsters are most likely to be seen. However, upon arrival all we found was a chap upstairs dancing by himself. It was a sort of break dancing style which one would perform before doing the actual moves that are impressive. This just made it look as though he was taking up a lot of dance floor without actually justifying it with any flips or spins. He was also wearing a dirty scoop (in vest form), and for this reason we didn't value any opinion he may have had on our deep Vs or our much more conservative style of dancing.
 

V or Scoop?

Below you can see James attempting to get the most out of his Deep V .

A wider Deep V, and on the left a God Damn scoop!!!!

The night ended in Live Lounge, which is a neutral place in terms of style. We thought here our trendy threads will have the most impact of getting a reaction. With a large crowd, the Vs were initially unnoticed, and even at the bar the bar-staff were not showing signs of liking or disliking the style. In order to mix things up, potentially creating our own style, James and I rolled up our sleeves to create a Deep V vest (essentially showing the finger to the traditional scooped vest).

A new style?

This incurred a reaction very quickly, and the reaction was people copying our style. As the saying goes, 'Imitation is the greatest form of flattery'. People were clearly keen on the rolled up sleeve Deep V. I even had a female tell me, out of the blue, that one of her friends had a boyfriend. I wasn't sure which it was, because she didn't seem to point at any of them as she said it, but good for her. The girl that told me, I would assume, did not however, and if she did... well... goodness, each to their own I guess.

It also turned out that the deep V enables friendships to form in a much quicker time frame than usual. This is because the added intimacy the V makes others feel towards our gentle selves results in them feeling they've known us and our chests for a lifetime.  This is demonstrated in a blurry photo:

Note the look of genuine friendship

To summarise the significance a Deep V wearing has had on the general public, in the time between penning this in draft form and adding some touch ups, Lewis Smith was spied wearing his own Deep V on TV, word travelled faster than we could have envisaged. OK that doesn't summarise the Deep V, but to do that in words is an unlikely thing.  

The Deep V; friendships, extra chest, sports stars and a general lack of understanding.