Posts by recondite

Always, and especially when the oxford cloth is a type of pinpoint or pindot.   Quote: Originally Posted by JLibourel  ^Well, given the fact that the lounge or "business" suit evolved from country and beachwear...

Not a law.   Laws must have universal application in the space time continuum or be true for all potential observers and not describe a truth relative to a particular observer.   This idea is merely a hypothesis with...

Quote: Originally Posted by chogall    Black + Khaki.    Looks fine to me and I am wondering how brown would look better here.   But then it would help to see the...

Quote: Originally Posted by jrd617  Do you realize that the "dilettante" OP you are responding to wrote a book on classic menswear? Also, it seems that your fondness for black shoes is informed the opinions you...

Quote: Originally Posted by YRR92  ^^   What of tan trousers or tweed jackets? I dunno if I'd do black shoes with either of those, and that's most of what I'm wearing when I'm in coat and tie. Would...

Some basic principles need to revamped and clarified: -Oxfords [together with Balmorals and Wholecuts] can be worn with anything -Black shoes can be worn with anything -Brown is almost never better than black, the world's ugliest...

Quote: Originally Posted by jrd617    Executive Summary:   Shoes with buckles are for children and dilettantes. Brown shoes serve no purpose, other than being different, and the worst shoes ever made...

First some personal opinion: monk shoes should never be part of a streamlined shoe wardrobe.  As a point in fact, only children and dilettantes wear shoes with buckles. Sorry for the brutal truth, but there it is.   Your...