Wacky vs wacky - tacky?

[nedzioza]

I bet there's a difference in meaning but I neeed some context to
wotk it out. Thanks for any help

[Gość: Steve]

I had to look up 'wacky-tacky' on the internet. (Am I the only person who automatically does this?) It seems to apply to clothing. Wacky just means a bit crazy or different, whilst tacky adds cheap or bad, lacking taste. The male fashion designer who is continually on Polish TV wearing a hat and scarf and differently styled clothing to any other Polish man could be called a wacky dresser. He seems to be the only man here who believes in the concept of 'style'. Someone wearing a purple bow-tie, yellow tee-shirt, blue jeans with legs shredded from the crutch down to the ankle, purple matching socks and sandals would be extremely wacky-tacky. (Sounds great to me, but I wouldn't have the courage. Come on kids, live a little.)

[nedzioza]

Thanks. I surfed for the answer but in the end I needed some
clarification so I turned to you ;-)
To me Jacyków is definitely a wacky - tacky guy, no doubt about it!
Or I got it all wrong??? :-P

[Gość: Steve]

The trouble with both descriptions like these and the appreciation of clothing styles is that I don't really know what people mean. It follows that I am not sure if you understand it fully either. Within the context of these comments, I think you understand it if you disagree with me about Jacyków's style. (Thanks for reminding me of his name.) I have enormous respect for the guy. He goes way over the top (wacky), but he wears well thought, well designed and, normally, well made clothes that impress me with the underlying work of a careful, professional and modern designer. I have some strange social conditioning against his wearing hats indoors, but that is the only real objection I have to him. Overall, I admire his one man stand here to show that men can dress in a way different to the twin strands of tee-shirt and jeans versus business suits that dominates male dress. I credit him alone with the recent changes I have see away from these two uniforms of 99.5% of urban Polish man: I also saw this change being discussed on TV a week or so back. I wouldn't therefore add the tacky description. However, if you think that most of what I am saying here is a complete load of rubbish and that he is just a tasteless flashy dresser, then wacky-tacky would be very appropriate. Indeed, outside the context of Poland and my surprise at the completely drab, unexceptional appearance of Polish men, even at primary girl pulling age (ie young), I would probably agree with you.

Sorry for the internet insult. I blame the hot weather for my impatience. I recognise that it can be difficult searching for something you are trying to understand. Sorry also for anyone out there who might think I am being insulting about the way Polish men dress. If you do not dress like I describe, congratulations. If you do dress that way, yes, I am insulting you! You dress pretty much like a late middle aged Englishmen who doesn't care about the way he looks or the way other people see him: that is to say me. However, even I only use the blue jeans uniform when I am doing dirty work. I have at least that much self-respect. (Someone in an early post asked me to be a bit more personal, so here it goes. I am still very hot.)