Posts by williamson

Sorry - post seems to be being duplicated, and the mechanism for quoting seems not to have worked.

[quote name="Ianiceman" url="/t/253842/waywrn-mc-casual-style/4635#post_5327091"]... wearing suity jackets with no shirt collars. Just looks wrong to me...[/quote] An open-necked shirt with a jacket, though a popular "look" today,...

Quote:Originally Posted by Holdfast I personally find a really noticeable difference in warmth between two coats of approximately the same weight but differing length. If warmth matters to you, get one that hits at just above...

Quote:Originally Posted by Doctor Damage Has anyone here bought a Kingsgate recently? I am wondering what the true colour of the "tan" coat is: the official website seems to show a parchment/yellowish colour (below left), but the...

Quote:Originally Posted by dandy1 I am thinking about buying a pair of tan cavalry trousers (from cordings, picadilly) and wanted some advice about what to wear with with them. Is this trouser seen as less dressy and therefore smart...

Quote:Originally Posted by imatlas A perfect compromise for this situation is a suit with no tie. The best compromise, surely, would be a sports jacket (considerably decreasing the formality) but worn with a tie. (Postscript to...

And no thanks to you for your impudent sarcasm! Accordingly, I add "sloppy and unfinished" to "horrid and incongruous". Suit without tie has indeed become a uniform, and a drab one at that. Why forego the chance of colour and...

Quote:Originally Posted by inlandisland ... if I wear a suit to work I am definitely the only one. If I wear a sport coat and tie, I am also definitely the only one, with the occasional exception of the VP...I will wear suits to...

Business suit without tie = horrid incongruous combination.

My feeling is that a hat should be worn for practical reasons, so a Panama for sun protection is fine. The other functions of a hat - protection from cold or rain - mean that hats are appropriate (and look particularly good) when...