HOF: What Are You Wearing Right Now - Part III - Page 331

Long time lurker. Don't think I have ever posted a fit. Will only be wearing a suit a few time between now and October, hence the casual fit today. Critique/comments are always welcome. Have a great afternoon!

^Welcome. Good to see another Philly guy here.

Looks good. Details on everything?

like the shoes:stylish

Thanks!

Shirt - Gap
Chinos - BB Milano
Wheels - Church's

Nice casual shoes!

I like this, but I would love it with a Half Windsor to fill out the spread and be in better proportion to the lapels. But you certainly have a knack at pulling off a DB.

Thanks, man!

I would never buy these shoes, but they work nice with the suit!

Wrong.

I have plenty of shirts with taller collars and have posted them on several occasions.

However, this "advice" is just a great example of the algorithmic approach to dressing failing to work on an individual level. Everyone has a knee-jerk reaction and thinks this is brilliant advice yet fails to play it forward.

If I get a taller collar, the next thing people gripe about will be that my slim ties aren't proportionate to my large collar.

Then if I get a wider tie, people say the tie is way out of proportion with my slender frame, that I should get a narrower tie (and probably a smaller collar to match)!

So rather than going in circles, I simply reject the notion that there is somehow only one exact shape and size collar that I should be wearing. I have a bunch of variety in my collars and ties now, and sometimes this will include shirts with smaller collars to match slimmer ties, sometimes it will be the opposite. (<-- this means I'm right)

Brioni blazer
NM pocket-square
Lorenzini shirt
Etro pant
DY belt
NM socks
Prada bluchers
Creed cologne
Omega watch

Always, you hit all the right notes. Deets on the tie? I have a BB that looks very similar.

See... there you go. You nailed it. Color, not an issue for me (most of the time lol). I do look at color more than anything else - pattern, material, texture, etc. Color for me comes first. Thats where I need to take a step back and say - hey - scratch a bit beyond the surface.

Part 2 of that problem is I am drawn to excess and unusual items. If faced with a rack of solid ties and a rack of patterns, Id snatch the whole rack of patterns. Multiply this logic by shoes, jackets, shirts, etc... and well, you have a whole mess of patterns. Its like I am a pattern hoarder But this I realize and am trying to incorporate a bit more restricted eye when making purchases.

Its not about "tricks" though - Like Ed said yesterday, I like to experiment, and its clear that I am nowhere near a CBD enviro. I'll take the losses with the wins, as long as I can take that mental note what I fucked up this time. I just have a lot of unusual shit, that looks even more unusual when all put together.

tl;dr - Great fuckin advice bro - you put it better than most - and I owe you a drink next time you hit teh Apple.


Damn skippy son

Oh - to those who asked - the greenies are Edward Green. Appropriate, no?

McFly??? Is that you???


You never like these shoes.


Dude, I have been carpet bombing this forum with pics for the last year. Where have you been?

I am trying to keep it down to once or twice a week.

Thanks though!


Thanks, HF.

Thanks, bro.