Posts by jawboneofa

FC, I always thought of grenadine ties as particularly appropriate for summer; are they not in your opinion? Or are you simply tired of seeing them?

Quote:Originally Posted by MrDaniels Welcome and thanks for sharing. I think it's a cool look you have put together... (THAT said...) That shirt will most likely never serve you well when used with a suit and tie. Thanks, Mr D....

Thanks for the feedback, Holdfast. I appreciate your thoughts. I don't particularly like the fit of the jeans I had on, which is why I didn't do a full length shot. I hadn't really thought about how necessary just the color is in terms...

Quote:Originally Posted by Holdfast  Is that an odd jacket or a suit? If an odd jacket, what colour trousers? I can't make them out for sure in this pic. Seems like they'd have to be very dark to work with the tie, given its strong...

I figured I should stop lurking and try a post or two. End of the day, iPhone, bathroom mirror photos. You can't tell too well from the picture, but the tie's a silk knit.

Essential, I didn't mean to say that wearing them up around your navel is unacceptable, only that pulling pants up or down is no way to arrive at a proper hem length. Without regard to the "correct" amount of rise in general, the...

Pulling your pants up is not a good way to fix hem length issues. Get the waist adjusted so that it sits at the proper place as permitted by the rise of your pants, and adjust the hem from there. They do still look like they need to be...

It's hard to know exactly what you mean by "between no break and enough break" (wouldn't enough break be...enough?), but my suggestion would be to take them up an inch or so and have from the top of the calf down slimmed. I don't know...

First of all, square-toed and cap-toed are not mutually exclusive, meaning you can have a square toe that is also capped. As to your question, square-toed shoes, compared to a sleeker, rounded toe, are less elegant whether you are...

From what I've heard, Meermin is a good affordable option as well (see http://www.styleforum.net/t/277707/meermin-carmina-2nd-brand). That said, I don't know much about lasts, ect. But they are definitely sleeker in the toe box than AE...