HOF: What Are You Wearing Right Now - Part III - Page 3011

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Originally Posted by aravenel 


I agree. They are way too loud.

Patterned trousers are exceptionally difficult to do well.

FWIW, I think he did pretty well there. The only way to pull off patterned pants is to go quiet on everything else, and he did. I would have preferred the pants to be lighter than the jacket, though.

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Originally Posted by aravenel 


This is fair--if you're going to do them, this isn't too bad. But I don't think trousers this loud should be worn outside of madras in the summer on the shore It just feels... Upside down. The pattern draws the eye down towards the leg, instead of towards the face.
 

I kinda agree on that. I'd rather wear loud pants in the summer. Overall, I like to go quite a bit louder in the summer

For example, I quite like this ensemble by Vox, though pants aren't loud at all, but it's a great example on how to wear patterned pents.

RDiaz: Thank you. I sort of wish there was more contrast between the jacket and trousers -- but I'm not happy with my navy blazer at the moment, and wearing a lighter jacket would have made me want a dark tie for balance. I didn't feel like wearing a tie today.

aravenel: I can see where you're coming from. I'd like a pair of madras trousers for the summer, to pair with navy polo shirts or maybe white buttondowns -- I do live near the ocean.

I've gotta say, black_umbrella's pocketsquare is my least favorite part of an otherwise great look. The tie and the jacket are both beautiful. The right dark red or navy blue large-scale paisley square would have been a great touch -- assuming the scale worked.

Septimus: It seems to me that the only way to make a "fancy" stripe work is to wear it in a very English, City of London way, and the BD collar undermines that. It also kind of clashes with the suit in terms of pattern, while all the blues are a little close together for my taste. I find it surprisingly hard to pair a bunch of different shades of the same color together. With a solid burg tie and a solid gray suit, it might be a pretty cool "sometimes" shirt. EDIT: I do kind of agree with aravenel: it would be an interloper in that context, but I think it could work. It's far from a sure thing.

I kinda think putting together an FU rig is like cooking spicy food -- you shouldn't cook bland food (in this analogy, your fairly conservative suit, tie, and square) and then pour in a bunch of hot sauce.  That said, it's cool that you're thinking of things in terms of the rules. I've recently come to the conclusion, though, that the trick to getting away with a rule-breaking combo is to color within the lines most of the rest of the time.