Posts by J. Cogburn

OK, unless Manton's going to jump in here, the balance of the argument is with those who give the midnight blue a thumbs up for business wear. Now ... what about a 30% mohair fabric to give it a little sheen for the night club. Is that...

By the way, those are some big-a**ed pant cuffs you've got there Foo. How many inches are we talking about?

Quote: I understand what you're saying, but I think it's pretty easy to tell when a guy knows what he's doing. Conversely, it's pretty easy to tell when a guy doesn't know what he's doing. These days, the gulf between the two...

Quote: In this day and age, I can't imagine anyone wearing a stylish, well-fitting DB would be mistaken for a goober from anywhere, regardless of the shirt collar. The simple fact that that the suit fit correctly would put the...

If you are a "winter" in the old Color Me Beautiful lexicon - or a "clear" in the new iteration of the same - then you are a guy who'll look great in high-contrast color combos. Dark hair and swarthy, olive-toned...

Quote: The double-breasted in the 1st half of the century was, as Foo points out, the more casual lounge suit. Foo said nothing of the kind. Lucky for him ... the claim is flatly wrong. Quote: Who gives...

Foo's DB flannel is (perhaps) an exception. The DB is dressy but the flannel is less formal than the worsted alternative. Hence, we're sending mixed sartorial messages. The BD can thus be used to highlight the casual side of that...

The thousand we might want to poll don't have to wear a suit to have an opinion about whether suit A is "dressier" than suit B. Just like I don't have to grow facial hair to have an opinion about whether a short-cropped beard...

The DB evolved from the frock coat, which historically was more formal than the single-breasted lounge jacket that helped pushed the frock coat off the market once and for all. A DB dinner jacket is less formal than a SB model for...

If Clark Gable jumped off a cliff, would you do likewise? A button-down is the most casual business shirt one might wear. A DB is the dressiest coat that one might wear. Combine them if you like but be careful. While combos like...