French Blue shirts okay? - Page 2

I'm not a fan of dark shirts in general, although I did own a few back in the late 90's.

I LOVE French blue color on shirts. Very classy and timeless. Can't go wrong. Try with a yellow tie.

Oh gosh - we're back in 1996

French blue shirt with dark (charcoal) grey pants?

At the risk of showing my lack of class, +1. I prefer my french blue OCBDs to light blue because french blue is a closer match to my eye color. When I wear this:



with the french blue OCBD shown, I get multiple compliments; when I used to wear it (routinely) with a light blue shirt, nada.

Fire away.

Hell 2009 as well. I have formed a dislike of any light blue shirt for that gentlemans very suggestion. To me it seems every slovenly non-matching newscaster in america, as well as your average cubicle dweller loves to were light blue shirt with yellow tie. I dry heave everytime I see it.

Not saying that light blue doesnt look good when done right, but so many do it wrong.

Very light to light blue is fine - it's the most versatile and elegant shirt color. Mid to dark blues are a different story altogether

If you must have dark blue colors in your dress shirts, why not make them navy bengal stripes?

How about blue check shirts?

Yikes. Today I'm wearing:

Freedom Blue shirt with white contrast coloar (French cut)
Black Pants
Black Loafers (normal toe, not square)
Yellow Tie
Tan Jacket

I think I might have made a SFaux Pas.

i think the mid-blues look great with a light suit color, such as tan khaki or a light grey.

If you must have dark blue colors in your dress shirts, why not have a variety, including french blue (I also own a french blue bengal stripe OCBD, in addition to my solid french blue OCBDs)?

Especially in winter, when everyone seems to wear darker colors, I like to go slightly darker than the hackneyed combination of khaki trousers, light blue shirt, and navy blazer by wearing either tan cords or light brown tweed trousers with a french blue shirt and navy blazer.

French blue shirts have their place, though I agree they can be harder to coordinate than light blue.

That about sums up my attitude. I have one French blue shirt that can actually harmonize quite well with several of my sport coats. I rather like it with some browns and tans. I have four French blue Bengal stripe OCBDs that I wear quite a lot more. They seem more versatile somehow.

Show-off.

I'm just trying to contribute something concrete and positive by showing how french blue can be worn, rather than dismissing it out-of-hand. You're certainly free not to like the picture I posted.

You should post a picture of your french blue eyes.