HOF: What Are You Wearing Right Now - Part III - Page 2432

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Originally Posted by PTWilliams 

Success at the fashion party.

This picture definitely represents an idea of success to most - me included!  Should have gone with braces, though ("suspenders"), and in answer to your previous question, I'd say a waiscoat alone is always wrong, unless you're a waiter, or indeed a tailor - with your jacket hanging nearby.  The matching trews definitely take away the waiter look, but even if you're really in the mood for novelty, I'd still have gone with a jacket - maybe a cream DJ/smoking jacket, and complete the "in-your-face" but with a bit of dilution for that tartan.  Anyway, 10/10 for bravery - there's always something to be said for being yourself.

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Originally Posted by Pliny 

 

 

wait, what?

Haha....dictionary definition of "literally" is definitely going to change in the next few years; but I'm in the reactionaries' camp right next to you, sir!  That tartan might have looked like mass murder, but I doubt that any blood was shed!

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Originally Posted by Pingson 

Chilly this morning and that calls for another three-piece suit.

I blame the lack of PS on the fact that was woozy after having woken up at 4.30 this morning and then having to suffer through the last two quarters of the debacle on MNF.

Mr Pingson, you are a shining light.  My attachment to a three-piece is obvious, but this is splendid.  All I'd say is, pocket square aside (a dandification anyway; matter of mood), perhaps you are selling this fine suit short with the suede shoes?  It might be a heavier, country-style fabric, but still, I think your excellent Tricker's half brogues might have been a more fitting companion.  I'm nit-picking though - great look.

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Originally Posted by clapeyron 

 

it's not just that you wore a belt with a vest, no you tucked your vest in... 

 

of course, the reason being that you clearly were the best dressed person and not because of the novelty

This must be the "tell-it-like-it-is" for which the public has been agitating - harsh but not wrong!

Maybe it's a bit sad to to choose an item of clothing solely because I want to post it on here.  But after the above comment (probably right, but we're all individuals!), I had to post something just for the elegantly-attired Mr Luftvier.  The last picture is with your entertainment in mind, Sir.  Not with a suit, but a bit of fun nevertheless :)

Yeah, let it fly....

Mad as it might look, I had a great lunch meeting today, deal done I think - might get some more attractive shoes next month!

A professor from central casting today. Heavy tweed, mohair, corduroy, suede, and a Harvard (Oxford for my homeland) comma to boot.

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Originally Posted by upr_crust 


The close-up shot of the suit/shirt/tie/PS combo makes the tie look much redder than it is (a property of the camera which I use, which adds red in low-light situations) - the seated shot is the most accurate shot, color-wise. Otherwise, thanks for your insights.
It is incisive (and ironic) that you say that, as the last suit that I bought at New & Lingwood in London was a short, and my salesman at Paul Stuart says that their Phineas Cole line suits me better as the jackets are cut shorter. It seems as if I am shrinking - I had thought that I was 5'10", but was measured for biometrics recently, and was measured as 5'9" - not strictly "short" from a menswear point of view, but leaning in that direction. Who knew?

Either shorter, or higher-buttoning, but not both - that might have the opposite effect, and make you look broader.  I'd keep the low two-button, and normal or very slightly shorter.  You do have a lovely selection of suits, though.

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Originally Posted by mimo 

 

Maybe it's a bit sad to to choose an item of clothing solely because I want to post it on here.  But after the above comment (probably right, but we're all individuals!), I had to post something just for the elegantly-attired Mr Luftvier.  The last picture is with your entertainment in mind, Sir.  Not with a suit, but a bit of fun nevertheless :)

Yeah, let it fly....

 

Mad as it might look, I had a great lunch meeting today, deal done I think - might get some more attractive shoes next month!

Which is it?  a. 'There are norms of  good dress'  or b. 'We're all individuals' .

Seems to me that you're having a bet each way.  Plenty of 'a' from you until someone calls you out on something like the color of your laces.  Then it's 'b'.

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Originally Posted by Pliny 

 

 

Which is it?  a. 'There are norms of  good dress'  or b. 'We're all individuals' .

 

Seems to me that you're having a bet each way.  Plenty of 'a' from you until someone calls you out on something like the color of your laces.  Then it's 'b'.

I don't see that the two are mutually exclusive.  Everyone has some "rules" or preferences.  But everyone has a different opinion on what's "the norm", or perhaps put more accurately, which "rules" are there to be broken.  Me, I don't like the "sockless" thing, and I also don't like penny loafers with a suit.  But it doesn't mean they're wrong - they're just wrong to me.  Once upon a time the whole "no brown in town" thing was a rule.  Now it's an anachronism, and a rule most people break as a style choice, me included.

As for being "called out", I'm not sure what that means.  I'm not competing in conformity.  I'm only sharing at all because some seem to find the idea offensive that someone might respond to their requests for feedback while not permitting them the same.  I'm not asking for approval.  So I'm happy to be a sport, but although the opinions of complete strangers on the internet are sometimes interesting, they are hardly going to define my taste.

I think it's nice to see the trends observed by others, but also the individual diversions.  There's a lot of tweed around this season - I like it, and I've just bought some myself.  I've also been inspired to pick up a couple of accessories the like of which I've seen on this forum.  It's a useful source of new ideas.  But the "fashions" are just one aspect - the thing I like most on this forum is the quirky eccentricities, even the things that don't quite work.  They're all potential sources of inspiration.

The thing is, though, it's not a competition.  Just as someone I know has just started imitating the contrasting-shoelace thing having liked the look on me, there are others who will find it anathema.  I'm not offended by that and feel no need to adjust my ways as a result.  But it would be a sad state of affairs if I were to start trying to imitate whoever seemed to be most popular on an internet forum, and rush to a Ralph Lauren wank-fest with my credit card in hand.

Posting an imitation of others would be a waste of time.  If I am bothering at all, I figure it might as well be as individual and caricatured a version of me as possible, otherwise I'm not really contributing anything at all.

Interesting question, though. :)

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Originally Posted by Pingson 


Have to agree with Lufty on the coloured laces, but as you say "suum cuique". Also, have to say I'm not sold on the PS, too matchy with the tie and shirt. But I dig the SC, very nice!

Quite understandable, the shoes are offensive enough on their own.  I was just in the mood today for a bit of silliness; I think it's healthy not to take it all too seriously!  

I was in two minds about the PS, was also considering a darker blue or a safe white.  But in defence of this one, what doesn't really come across in the photo is that the blue items are all different shades and very different textures: twill shirt, coarsely-woven silk tie, satin PS.  Thanks for the feedback anyway; you do have a point.