HOF: What Are You Wearing Right Now - Part III - Page 2935

It's right down the middle between gray and blue -- I'd say the picture is pretty accurate as far as the color goes, though I had to mess with it on the computer because the light in this room is a mixture of tungsten and flourescent.

 

Are you categorically opposed to gray jackets with khaki trousers? Even gray tweed? I can see where you're coming from in terms of the textures, though it doesn't bug me much.

 

Would brown horn be enough contrast? My concern is that the jacket lacks enough detailing to separate it from an orphaned suit jacket -- and I'd like to make it work, since I don't have much to spend and this fits well.

 

Thanks very much -- I've been defaulting to cream silk when I don't know what square to wear, thanks (I think) to a post of yours in the good taste thread.

If you are limited to that jacket, then definitely go with horn over the others. You want to make the most use out of what you've got. MOP really only makes sense in spring and summer, and either MOP or silver will make it much more conspicuous that you're wearing the same jacket again and again. They are also much more casual.

Part of the reason you should stay away from khakis is precisely to make it less apparent the jacket is orphaned from a suit. Paired with pants so casual and rough-and-tumble, the jacket is even more slick and smooth in contrast.

 

great job on those patch pockets.

 

agree 100% on the lapel, pocket square pocket overlap.

 

I can't help but wonder how much more sophisticated this outfit would look if the watch was a thin dress watch with leather strap.

 

I am sure it's your favorite watch, but I see no difference between wearing a sports watch with a suit and replacing your dress shoes [or in this case, dress boots] with tennis shoes.

 

It is the same idea and creates the same image; one that is not harmonious.

While I agree that a more elegant watch would have benefited this look, let's not exaggerate.

 

I didn't.

 

Intriguing that you failed to quote the explanation I gave of criticism: "It is the same idea and creates the same image; one that is not harmonious."

 

Wearing such a watch with a suit is a disharmonious look. There is nothing about that idea that is an exaggeration.

 

The idea that the disharmony is no different than the disharmony created by wearing tennis shoes with a suit is not hyperbole, much less an exaggeration..

 

But you are entitled to your opinion as well.

 

I usually find such opinions are often based strictly on the cost of a item and not how IT LOOKS. Correct me if I am wrong.

 

FYI: this is a SPORTS WATCH and should be worn with SPORTSWEAR not a suit or dinner jacket:

 

 

I am sure that millions will prove me wrong every day by wearing something because they can and not because it looks good on them or it's correct.

My point is that wearing tennis shoes with a suit is far, far, far worse than wearing a diving watch with a suit. One is absurd. The other, just not quite "right" but still well within the realm of reason.

Unbel and Foo, I concur with all of the above points. This jacket is pre-StyFo, and it shows. It even has novelty colored "buttonholes" on the sleeves. I particularly agree with the point about lapel/breast pocket overlap. The irony for me is that I've found that the 3/2.5 PRL suits fit me better than most other RTW options, are available at substantially less than retail on a regular basis, and have little-to-no lapel/breast pocket overlap. I have accepted that sour note to get the better fit, but it tweaks me if I think about it too much.

All that said, I still enjoy wearing this jacket! I can't defend it, but it's true. I haven't been able to find a better-cut replacement in a similar fabric, either.

I picked up a navy herringbone suit last year which I quite like, and I have a solid navy at the tailor right now for alterations. I think it was JapanAlex who asked several months ago (disparagingly, I think) whether I wore anything other than gray. I guess it must be true.



I feel like I've been inducted into an exclusive club. I like the patch pockets.

Correction: That watch should not be worn, period.

Exactly, recondite is picking the fly shit out of the pepper on this.

 

I see, so there is a range of disharmony where some is acceptable and the balance intolerable?

 

Well, I guess I don't have as wide a range as as yourself.

 

The wearing a dive watch with a lounge suit, might seem absurd to the same degree as tennis shoes to some [me included].

 

I am content if we agree in principle but will continue to disagree upon the particulars such as the range of disharmony which might be acceptable, since I find only harmonious compositions appealing and therefore acceptable.

 

Cheers!

another note, a fine watch when seen in person is always clearly more than just a watch. and for me, it is that touch of quality and fine finishing, that allows a fine watch, even a sometimes sportier one, to still work with a suit.

(no i dont mean every single high end sports watches, i am talking within reason, please do not anyone bend my words)

 

A suitable metaphor only if the caca de la mosca is the size of a Rolex in real life.

 

We agree in principle that disharmony is both present and visible.

 

You would like to attack my position by pretending that the disharmony is insignificant, even while it is visible. 

 

However, your metaphor that implies the disharmony is neither significant nor visible.

 

You can do better, no doubt, but why would you attack an opinion based on something that is entirely visible?

I didn't imply anything. I stated, utilizing an exemplary metaphor, you are being very picky regarding an excellent looking outfit. Your position, read opinion, was never attacked. This disharmony is only visible to those who search for things in the realm of minutia. Which further supports my statement. You're picking the fly shit out of the pepper.