Posts by Oleg

Quote: Originally Posted by neyus Some great advice. Suits: Definitely Herringbone Shirts: Go for Boston Brothers/Rhodes & Beckett/Edward Stripe on Sale. I would only buy from Australia if its under $100.00. I...

Quote: Originally Posted by Journeyman I know that some people argue that it's unethical to order from overseas stockists rather than buying from Australian stores, or that if we don't buy from Australian stores they...

[quote=Eccentric;2524543]I think a good summary of some of the better advice here would be this: whatever you wear, don't act like an arrogant prick. That will get you ostracized a lot faster than anything you wear.[/QUOTE] That and...

Seems there's a bit of a Marmite effect going on: love them or hate them. I love them (though hate Marmite). I used to pick them up cheaply from a shop just off Victoria Street in London, when I worked nearby. Still have several...

Smedley changed their fit a couple of years ago: I went from a large to a medium. The medium's trim on me (I'm 5 ft 10, medium build) though not overly so but I would probably be swamped by the large now. Limited help, I know, but...

Don't understand the stampede: you've probably a lifetime of wearing suits ahead of you so enjoy not doing so while you can. On how far one can go, perhaps it's just a matter of seeing how long it takes for the football team to dole...

Don't know about classics depts (I'm a political scientist) but it annoys me when people don't suit up for interviews. But smart and professional rather than flashy and save the tweed until you've got that classics chair at Balliol.

I'm with the majority opinion on this: don't like them at all. Penny loafers or desert boots would all be better with what you say you'd be wearing. And even Vans or Chuck Taylors would be fine, surely?

Canberra: 5 (where I live at the moment, rather 'my' city, which would be shared between Edinburgh (born there, my family's there); Brighton (where I did much of my growing up); and London (where I lived for many years before heading to...

I'd warn against trying to dress to much like a Harvard prof just yet. You're still young and won't be forever so enjoy it. When I was in your position, I think I probably overdid it a bit: a natural desire to look authoritative,...