Posts by DocHolliday

I've decided 1963 was the pinnacle of men's clothing.

If everything in your outfit is so impeccable that people can only nitpick your shirt weave (barring the grossest of exceptions), I would say you're doing pretty well.

Quote:Originally Posted by mafoofan And who or what defines "the traditional markers and mores of good taste?" You're fooling yourself if you think you can find some sort of unimpeachable reference. I'd find it boring if it were...

No offense to you guys, but your individual opinions are of way less interest to me than the traditional markers and mores of good taste in tailored clothing. Foo, you're embracing the very relativism that the thread was meant to combat.

Quote:Originally Posted by mafoofan I think you guys are losing track of what this thread is about. It arose specifically because all talk of what defines "good taste" degenerates into "I like what I like!" Manton identified...

Joking aside, this thread might be more penetrable to newcomers if there were more distinction between "bad taste," "suboptimal" and personal preference. I've thought about starting a discussion along those lines, but it seems like a...

Quote:Originally Posted by dopey This is absurd, and is a consequence of your irrational aversion to, among other things, tattersal. See what happens when you you are at loose ends? You tug at one thread and the whole thing...

The last line reads like an obit. Sad he no longer posts.

Caustic, that tie would look more at home with an OCBD and some crumpled, tatty khakis. Maybe some bucks or (dare I say it) boat shoes. The bals are too dressy for such a bright, casual tie, and dark brown brogues seem aseasonal with the...

Try some Tom Baker. Pyramids of Mars, Horror of Fang Rock, Genesis of the Daleks.