"Smart Casual" 10-year High School Reunion: POAL - Page 6

Uh, go buy another pair (of whatever) and then wear your OCBD, jacket / sweater, and shoes with lots of brogueing (if that's a word) or suede. THAT'S smart casual and would look damn good. Or maybe just a pair of charcoal wool pants with a OCBD / zip neck sweater and jacket.

It's my university college's quincentenary next year. I'm wondering what to wear for any get-togethers and the like. Wouldn't want to clash or anything.

Would you mind if I came along? I'll check my book but I think I'm free.

The great thing about England ... your school event won't likely be "Smart Casual."

I must go back on what I said ... as I'll still attend such events in England. But in America ... forget it. One such reunion here in the good ole U. S. of A. had me sitting at a table where the conversation centered on how to sharpen lawn mower blades. At one point I excused myself ... letting the table know I'd prefer to commit suicide rather than continue following the conversation.

How about a country suit instead of a city suit. Something in brown tweed with patch pockets, if you've got it. Any color other than charcoal or navy, so it's more casual in nature. If you're stuck with the navy suit because its evening, go with the blue shirt. White shirt against a dark suit definitely looks too business, with our without pinstripes.

How about just blowing it off.....

I suggest foregoing the pen, keep the shade, the cigarrete and TsingTao.

Have you considered rotating OneShoe so that each pair will only ever see one reunion?

Please return the pictures of the Anna Matuozzo shirt; I miss them.

In Mafoofan's case, perhaps. But at my HS 10-year reunion 2 years ago, quite a number of guys turned up in suits, albeit a lot of them did so sans tie.

Made in USA 501 will cost a bit more than $100. The Billy Reids fit that, but only come in 34 length, so you'll need them altered, plus they're $190 with tax. They have a nice high rise too. Just has the red tab on the pocket and the patch at the back. APC NS is logoless, but ~$160. NS have a SLIGHTLY lower rise. I think the Uni's are too low rise for Foo, but I could be wrong.

That's because it does. On this one I'll be of my father's mindset ... he's certain his thoughts are fact.

I don't know whether it's germane, but to my 50th reunion last year, in a semi-rural setting, I wore a brown Donegal tweed jacket, a tattersal check shirt and, of course, an ascot. (Can't remember what slacks I wore. The shoes were brown A-E Wilberts.) I regret to say that a number of my classmates wore jeans and one or two were even in Crocs--disgraces to the Preppy Nation, they were!

On a more serious note, I'd second the idea of an odd jacket, decent wool slacks and an open-necked shirt, preferably with the ascot. It seems to me that a navy blazer would be ideal for this setting. Agree that tweed seems a tad too "diurnal."

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