HOF: What Are You Wearing Right Now - Part III - Page 1166

Originally Posted by Threadbearer 

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Originally Posted by acridsheep 


I'm going to disagree. I like the colors, but the jacket (and all of his jackets) appear like they are hanging on for dear life in a wind tunnel. I'm no tailor, so I'm not sure what that problem is.

Originally Posted by zbromer 

That jacket looks like one of those unstructured Borrelli Linosa/Sorrento coats that Vox loves. In his love for them, he's also described how they can be a very difficult fit. See here:
http://www.styleforum.net/t/104131/borelli-linosa-sorrento/0_20#post_1781271
I think that's what going on. The styling of that outfit is perfectly nice, but he just doesn't have the right build for that type of coat. I've actually noticed that about a number of his outfits. His styling, while not to my taste, is fine, but he's not choosing the right cut for his body, particularly those aggressively cut double-breasted suits.
He's short and muscular. He has broad shoulders and a narrow waist. He's got thick arms and legs. He's going to be a very difficult fit and just won't look great in a lot of types of cuts. I don't mean this as an insult. It's just a reality. I'm embarrassingly short and rather stocky myself, and I'm a very difficult fit too. I spent several years wearing ill-fitting coats, because I liked the looks of certain coats. It took me a few years of experimenting to realize that I need to find a cut that is appropriate for my body type.
He's got a good sense of style, because he puts together nice outfits. However, the cuts often just don't work on his body type.

Originally Posted by ianGP 


No acridsheep stamp of approval?
@zbromer - thank you for that lengthy feedback! That is precisely what I'm having trouble with. 99% of the time when I'm at my tailors, I'm trying to imitate a certain style that, gathering from some people's responses, don't complement my build. I feel I'm still in the very beginnings of my "sartorial journey" and trying out different things.
Have you got any examples of better silhouettes/better fitting suits on someone of my build? or yours for that matter - you described your build closely similar to mine. It's something I'm completely aware of yet not so sure how to fix. I'm just going with trial and error.....lots of trial and error.

Originally Posted by jfrodrigues87 



This is my first post and have just started working in the city...so be nice., also excuse the creases in the cloths (picture taken at he end of the day)

Wearing
Gievies and Hawkes suit and overcoat( the tension on the jacket is due to my body movement)
Tag heuer 1500 watch
Loake shoes
TM Lewin shirt
Hackett tie
Vintage bag

Originally Posted by fullb 

It's been a while
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Originally Posted by Threadbearer 

Do these colors work together? The brown suit has thin lines of blue and lavender in it, hence the lavender shirt and the blue Hober grenadine. The PS is for pop, but it also has little blue circles in it.
Is this color combo good, fair, or just plain bad?

 

Originally Posted by upr_crust 

The scarf and cufflinks are the rest of the swag from the UK, on a rainy Tuesday - the cufflinks are set with green amber.
Suit - BB
Shirt - Ike Behar
Tie - Charles Tyrwhitt
Cufflinks - Natural History Museum, London
PS - RLPL
Scarf - Ede & Ravenscroft
Shoes - New & Lingwood
Raincoat - Burberry
Hat - Weatherproof Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)

Originally Posted by jfrodrigues87 

 

This is my first post and have just started working in the city...so be nice., also excuse the creases in the cloths (picture taken at he end of the day)

Originally Posted by jfrodrigues87 

Originally Posted by add911_11 


Wearing
Gievies and Hawkes suit and overcoat( the tension on the jacket is due to my body movement)
Tag heuer 1500 watch
Loake shoes
TM Lewin shirt
Hackett tie
Vintage bag

Originally Posted by Ich_Dien 

Also, please don't wear a belt with a suit.