Posts by cosmic

Quote: Originally Posted by Lovelace  You missed the obvious one. Wearing a SR flannel suit and a bowler hat whilst posing with a Thompson machine gun. Come on. LOL, I deserve to be damned for eternity for...

One other point about rules. What do you normally do when you know a rule, but then see an exception that clearly works? If following a rule would get a worse result than breaking it, then it is silly to follow the rule. Rules are...

Quote: Originally Posted by Lovelace  Give an example. Wearing an impeccable double-breasted pin-stripe Savile Row suit and tie while getting drunk at a dive bar at a biker meet in Sturgis. Wearing African...

Quote: Originally Posted by Cantabrigian  There is or should be more to 3. Not messing up shouldn't be your sole aim. There is a modern style vocabulary though not ubiquitous and more in flux than in the past. There...

Quote: Originally Posted by unbelragazzo  I agree. To play the game you have to know the rules and the language. Just like you should know whether or not it's polite to belch at the table in whichever country you're...

My 'rules' would be:   1. It fits well 2. It looks good & matches the rest of the outfit 3. It isn't inappropriate   Beyond that I would say everything is subjective taste, fashion, and so on. Let's face...

Dark blue linen blazersuit, half-lined. Cool, casual, and versatile - the jacket can be worn separately with chinos or jeans for dressing down on evenings and weekends; or you can pair it with a tie, shirt, and pair of oxfords to look...

What would be your recommended basic shirt & tie combinations for the wardrobe staples of solid navy suit, and solid charcoal suit? White, light blue, cream and pink would be the classic shirt choices, with maybe light green or...

At that price, go bespoke. Savile Row or Naples bespoke is $4-5k, I'm sure SF has a tailor at those prices also

Charcoal chesterfield is much more suitable for business. A trench coat is pretty much casual only.