Posts by Gruto

Do you pull a trolley case or carry a suitcase/holdall for travel? Personally, I find it effeminate to walk with a trolley case. Maybe I just don't understand the wonders of the item?

Quote: Originally Posted by voxsartoria Everything. - B I don't get this dislike of blue pants. Heavy navy blue corduroys (a bit worn, not shiny) or jeans may look great with a brown tweed jacket.

Quote: Originally Posted by iammatt I think that there is groupthink here. The result is that everybody goes out and buys a couple of knit ties. I think that mainstream fashion influences SF tastemakers...

Plus 1 point for bringing brown and green together without lacking a dog, a rifle and a scotch.

From a sociological point of view dressing is about creating an identity. Before 1968 the main identities were working class or upper class - or middle class. Today identities have multiplied. Class still matters, I think, but a thing...

Quote: Originally Posted by whnay. DBs are almost always more formal than SBs. More formal? I would say: more dandified. Formality has more to do with the suiting than SB/DB, IMO.

Quote: Originally Posted by iammatt I think the shape of the coat is great, but it looks too short in relation to the trousers. Maybe the rise of the trousers is not high enough?

Quote: Originally Posted by iammatt Cool clothes - what about the latest version of "the egg", Matt:

Quote: Originally Posted by DocHolliday We talk a lot about avoiding the whims of fashion, but the trends, they do have a grip on MC. If you don't follow fashion, you'll wear a costume, and you'd better go...

From thick flannels to lean worsted, from a four-in-hand to a Windsor, from academian to statesman, from young to old.